Photo: Cristian Dina (Shutterstock)Rarely do I go to bed without something playing on my iPhone, usually a YouTube video. The problem is, I need to make sure the video is long enough for me to fall asleep to, but not so long it wakes up me down the line. Plus, I need to make sure…
Viktollio/Shutterstock In some ways, life can be measured by the accumulation of things. Our old technology can serve as a time capsule of the months or years when we were using it. In the same way that pulling old toys from a box in the attic triggers childhood memories of playing with them on the…
charnsitr/Shutterstock Close on the heels of analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's claim that Apple is seriously considering ditching the Lightning connector; we now have Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman reporting the same. An article by Gurman asserts that Apple has already started testing iPhone models with the USB-C connector, citing an unnamed source. In addition to new USB-C-ready…
Chinnapong/Shutterstock Pop-ups aren't all bad. Sometimes, you might run into a pop-up that's necessary to complete a transaction or download an important file. This works on a case-by-case basis since the internet is not created equally, even though most modern sites usually don't rely on pop-ups to make things work on both ends. However, in…
Farknot Architect/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/May 9, 2022 9:48 pm EDT The primary purpose of the Group Messaging feature on the iPhone is fairly self-explanatory: it's a way to message multiple people simultaneously rather than text them all individually. In practice, it's about the same as texting a single person in that you simply have to type what…
Tada Images/Shutterstock Sending photos to friends or family is a great way to share memories, and the typical route of doing this over iMessage on iPhone involves looking through your photo gallery to find the picture in the app itself. However, there's an easier way to do this if you already have the photo open…
FellowNeko/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/May 8, 2022 6:15 pm EDT Whether you're traveling, at home, or visiting family, chances are your iPhone has dropped service at some point. It's usually not a huge problem when you're in the kind of place where your Wi-Fi connects automatically, but it can be a bit of a problem outside of…
Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/May 2, 2022 6:35 pm EDT Apple's "Find My" app is designed to pull double duty, acting as both "Find My Friends" and "Find My Phone" at the same time in the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It can, of course, be used to help you locate your lost, missing,…
Apple may be about to change the iPhone's charging port. According to a Bloomberg report, the company is testing new iPhones and adapters with USB-C, which is what MacBooks and iPads already use, not to mention a plethora of devices outside the Apple ecosystem. We've reached out to Apple for confirmation and have yet to…
When it comes to cutting-edge technology, we all know that Apple fights for that top-of-the-list spot, regularly pushing out upgraded versions of their flagship iPhone. However, because Apple's existing models usually last a good handful of years, most people don't rush to upgrade their iPhone every time the company puts out a new model. The iPhone…
