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Bought the New iPhone 14? Here's the Easiest Way to Transfer Your Data
If you just bought one of the new iPhone 14 models or you're planning to, we'll explain how to transfer all your information without losing a thing. If you bought one of the new iPhone 14 models today, you're probably ready to tear open the box and start experiencing all the new features of iOS 16. While getting a new phone is exciting, we don't recommend rushing the setup process. Instead, take ... Read more
2022-09-17 00:10:49
Hidden iPhone Messages Let You Chat Secretly: How It Works
One of the built-in apps on iPhone lets you keep your conversations hidden. It's pretty easy to keep everything forever on your iPhone, but sometimes you don't want your words to be saved for all time in an email or text message. That's one reason why apps like Snapchat, which features self-destructing text messages, have gotten popular. While iOS 16 adds the ability to unsend text messages that ... Read more
2022-09-17 00:09:29
Uber investigating hack on its computer systems
Uber's computer network has been hacked. The ride-hailing company said it was investigating after several internal communications and engineering systems had been compromised. The New York Times first reported the breach after the hacker sent images of email, cloud storage and code repositories to the newspaper. Uber staff were told not use the workplace messaging app Slack, the report said, qu ... Read more
2022-09-17 00:07:05
iPhone's New Search Button in iOS 16 Is Frustrating. Here's How to Get Rid of It
A simple toggle setting can make the irritating home screen feature go away. Now that you can download iOS 16 on your iPhone, you'll find that there are some features and settings that you absolutely love. And on the other hand, you'll find others that you might not be so fond of. If you're getting the new iPhone 14, this will apply to you too. One particularly frustrating feature that comes to ... Read more
2022-09-15 21:59:02
Apple Watch Series 8 Review in progress: My Thoughts After Wearing It for a Week
So far, it's hard to tell how the Apple Watch Series 8 compares with the Apple Watch Ultra -- or upcoming competitors. But I decided against testing the car-crash feature, for obvious reasons. The Apple Watch Series 8, starting at $399 (£419, AU$629), joins the temperature sensing wearable pack with a new temperature sensor of its own. Temperature-sensing wearables have been a trend these past fe ... Read more
2022-09-15 21:58:31
More 5G Phones Are Being Shipped Than 4G Phones, Analyst Says
Three years after 5G phones first launched, they've surpassed 4G phones. Just three years after the first mainstream 5G phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G launched, global shipments of 5G phones have just surpassed those of 4G phones, according to an analyst. You'll have to squint to see it, but the graph tweeted by Counterpoint partner and research vice president Neil Shah does show 5G phone ... Read more
2022-09-15 21:58:00
New iOS 16 Lockdown Mode Can Protect You From Cyberattacks. How to Use It
Apple's iOS 16 security feature can guard against an industrial-strength iPhone hack. It's not every day you have to worry about being targeted in a state-sponsored cyberattack. But in the event that it does happen, Apple released a new feature with iOS 16 that can protect your iPhone and the information stored on it (and other Apple devices). In the last few years, governments and organizations ... Read more
2022-09-15 21:57:24
US school app accounts hacked to send explicit image
Parents in the US have reported receiving a notorious explicit image after hackers targeted a school app with 10 million users including teachers, students and family members. There were many reports from schools and teachers of the image being sent from hacked accounts on the Seesaw app. Seesaw said that a link to an "inappropriate image" was shared and it had taken action to stop the ... Read more
2022-09-15 21:55:49
Google loses appeal over record EU anti-trust Android fine
An EU court has largely upheld a record fine against Google for using the Android platform to cement its search engine's dominance. The €4.125bn (£3.5bn) penalty is the largest anti-trust fine ever handed down by the European Commission. It said Google had breached its laws by forcing Android phone-makers to carry its search and web browser apps in order to access the Google Play Store in 2018. ... Read more
2022-09-15 21:55:00
iOS 16 Brings Back a Long-Missed Battery Feature on the iPhone
Apple removed this much-loved feature with the release of the iPhone X, but now it's back. As long as you have a compatible iPhone, you can now download iOS 16. Released yesterday, the latest version of the iPhone operating system software adds a bevy of excellent new features -- and brings back one that users have missed for years. I'm not sure why Apple removed it, but I'm sure glad to have it ... Read more
2022-09-13 20:14:01