PixieMe/Shutterstock Apple's virtual assistant Siri hasn't always been great, though there is an understandable reason for its early struggles. Siri came about at the height of the rise of digital assistants, and it's an area Apple had little experience in. The tech giant is a notorious holdout for emerging tech, as it prefers to get
New Africa/Shutterstock Any smartphone user can tell you that one of the most stress-inducing situations you can find yourself in when it comes to your mobile device is running out of battery when you need it to keep functioning. If you own an iPhone and you have a habit of checking your screen for incoming
Apple reported its Q1 2023 earnings this afternoon. During the holiday quarter, the company took in $117.2 billion of revenue, down 5 percent year over year, and earnings per share of $1.88. It was the first such YOY for Apple since before the covid pandemic. Most of the curiosity around this quarter’s numbers was tied
One of the iPhone 14 new features is Crash Detection. Apple claims its accelerometer, alongside a high-dynamic range gyroscope, can detect whether someone has been in a car crash accident. When it does, the iPhone automatically dials emergency services if the user can’t reach their iPhone. Apple says the iPhone 14 uses the barometer, which
The iPhone offers strong end-to-end encryption for all your data, and that’s a great feature to have on the most important computer in your life. But that encryption is only as good as the PIN or password that protects your Lock Screen. Not using a password renders all that iPhone security useless. Even if you
The feature gap between the iPhone and iPhone Pro could widen with the 2023 models. According to a leaked antenna design document obtained by MacRumors, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will include WiFi 6E connectivity, while their more affordable siblings will not. The document, a schematic outlining the iPhone 15 line’s antenna architecture
Our first heap of malicious mobile apps in 2023 is a doozy. Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) teamed up to share a list of more than 200 apps containing malware on iOS and Android devices. “The public is being asked to look out for malicious apps,”
That iPhone in your pocket is also a powerful camera that lets you take amazing photos and videos. That’s especially true if the phone happens to be a flagship model. Camera performance is an increasingly important selling point for new smartphones, and that’s where Apple, Google, Samsung, and others battle each other for supremacy. In
Photo: George Dolgikh (Shutterstock)I’m a big advocate for keeping your tech as long as possible. I still have my original Touch Bar MacBook Pro, and I plan to run it into the ground. But one legitimate reason to upgrade your tech is when a company stops supporting it with security updates. That begs the question:
Photo: Kicking Studio (Shutterstock)Has this happened to you? You turn on your iPhone’s camera to take a photo, only to see something strange: Your phone seems to be switching between camera lenses on its own, throwing off your ability to take your picture. After all, how can you properly frame a shot when the lens
