It may sound funny to say this, but PDF files — electronic copies of printed documents — are still around and are still very useful. Short for Portable Document Format, PDFs allow you to create a digital version of a paper document, letting you store and access them a lot easier than having to rifle
This security feature can ensure the person you're texting isn't a scammer -- or worse. Zachary McAuliffe Staff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a TV series
For almost a year, leaks and rumors have built up hype for the upcoming Apple Watch Series 10, which has been called “Apple Watch X” by some people. Rumors about the grandiosity of this watch upgrade started in 2023 when some inaccurate reports expected Apple to replace the Apple Watch Series 9 with an all-new
The iPhone 16's battery could be much better—and a lot easier to replace. Credit: Parilov / Shutterstock.com All batteries age, and the lithium ion battery in your iPhone is no exception. Overtime, the battery degrades, and, as such, can no longer hold as much of a charge as it could when new. After a few
Apple made a big change to iPhone processors in 2022. This was the first year the non-Pro and Pro iPhones featured different chips. The iPhone 14 Pros introduced the A16 Bionic that Apple later used for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. But the base iPhone 14 variants featured the A15 Bionic chips from the
If you're traveling this summer, you don't want your iPhone to die while you're looking up directions. Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings and more. There's
Apple is finally loosening some restrictions on third-party repairs. The tech giant said in its latest white paper, Longevity, by Design , that it will extend software support to third-party replacement batteries and displays installed into iPhones later this year. This means that it won’t deactivate True Tone and battery health data for iPhone users
No need for a web browser or any third-party apps. Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings and more. Blake has over a decade of experience writing
One of the more compelling features Apple showed off for macOS at Worldwide Developers Conference 2024 earlier this month is the ability to mirror your iPhone to your desktop . Brave souls who don't mind installing developer betas on their devices can now check that out for themselves, as it's available in the latest iOS
Power Users — The beta's Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT. Samuel Axon - 6/24/2024, 8:24 PM Enlarge / The 2024 iPad Pro. Samuel Axon Apple has added the ability to format external drives in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, the major software updates for iPhones and iPads due
