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Google Pixel Watch Update Brings 3 Big Missing Features
The Pixel Watch is getting blood oxygen level measurements and other additions more than six months after its release.Google's Pixel Watch is getting three health and fitness updates that could help bring it up to speed with the Apple Watch and other smartwatch rivals. Those additions include blood oxygen saturation measurements that take advantage of the Pixel Watch's SpO2 sensor, high and low he ... Read more
2023-06-14 00:04:06
iOS 16.5 Brings These Major Security Fixes to Your iPhone
The latest iPhone software update patches a few bugs that might be actively exploited. Though Apple announced iOS 17 at its Worldwide Developers Conference, you should still download the latest iOS update now. The tech giant released iOS 16.5 on May 18, and the update gives your device a lot of security patches and fixes, including for three security issues that might be actively exploited. CNET ... Read more
2023-06-14 00:02:26
Your iPhone Has a Hidden Keyboard Trackpad. Here's How to Use It
This secret iOS feature makes it so much easier to type on your iPhone and iPad. It isn't alway easy to type on your iPhone. Autocorrect can sometimes be a pain (though it's improving with iOS 17), or maybe you just make grammatical mistakes every once in a while. If you then need to make a quick fix, it can also be difficult to move your cursor to where the mistake is, especially if it's farther ... Read more
2023-06-14 00:02:06
iOS 17 Brings Updates to Apple's Messages. Here's What to Expect
Messages are getting an upgrade through Apple's iOS 17 update. Updates are coming to Apple's Messages, but you'll have to wait to get your hands on them (unless you're in the company's developer program). Apple revealed its iOS 17 software update on June 5, but it won't arrive until the fall. The iOS 17 update makes some major changes to Messages, adding abilities like turning pictures into stick ... Read more
2023-06-13 23:59:38
Best Mac Mini Deals: Lowest Prices Yet for Latest Mac Mini Models
Save big on a Mini. Apple's newest M2 and M2 Pro Mac Mini desktops are at all-time low prices right now. Apple's upgraded lineup of Mac Mini desktops officially hit shelves in January, and the latest models offer some welcome improvements over the previous generation. They come equipped with the company's new M2 and M2 Pro processors, and they have a starting price that's $100 lower than that of ... Read more
2023-06-13 23:57:47
Apple Maps Gets Offline and EV Charging Port Features in iOS 17
Apple's long-awaited offline Maps feature will arrive later this year. Here are all the details to know before then. When you're lost in a no-signal zone on a road trip, the last thing you want to hear from Siri is a constant "rerouting." But worry no more. The iOS 17 update will let you use the Apple Maps app offline, assuming you have a compatible iPhone. This much-anticipated feature ... Read more
2023-06-13 23:54:08
Nothing Phone 2 Finally Has a Launch Date
The next phone from Nothing will be unveiled in July. Nothing Phone 2, the next version of Nothing's phone, will launch July 11, the company said in a teaser posted Tuesday on Twitter. The teaser invites people to "come to the bright side" and points to Nothing's website. The Nothing Phone 2 is expected to be a more high-end phone than the first version. Nothing has already confirmed i ... Read more
2023-06-13 23:49:17
Apple's Beta Software Program Lets You Try Unreleased iOS Features
Beta software can be glitchy, so we suggest downloading beta updates on something other than your main device just in case. Apple made the iOS 17 developer beta available to anyone who enrolls in the Apple Developer Program, regardless of whether they paid the $99 enrollment fee. However, developer betas can be full of bugs and glitches. If you want a more stable version of iOS 17 but don't wa ... Read more
2023-06-12 21:30:47
I've Been Using Google's New AI Search. Here's What I've Learned
Forget having to go to ChatGPT or Bard. Google's new version of Search brings generative AI right into the internet's most popular web page. Google's experimental AI-integrated search engine is a ChatGPT-like reimagining of online search. I've been using it for the past few weeks, and it's clearly the future. Introduced at Google I/O in May, the new AI generative search engine does away with th ... Read more
2023-06-12 21:30:11
Apple's New iMessage Features Help It 'Catch Up' to Texting Rivals
Commentary: But one new iOS 17 Messages feature should get imitated by Apple's rivals ASAP. Apple's iOS 17 plans to overhaul the Messages app, bringing some of the best features we've already seen on WhatsApp, Signal, Google Messages and other rivals to iMessage. And in a move that takes the Messages app forward, Apple is also bringing a new Check In feature -- to help alert friends or family whe ... Read more
2023-06-12 21:28:41