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Organize Your iPhone Notes Faster With This Trick
Tagging your notes on iPhone can help you stay organized. Here's how to do it. Your iPhone is packed with helpful features -- including voice isolation for calls and the option to view all your Wi-Fi passwords -- and Apple's Notes app is no exception. It's one of the most powerful note-taking tools in the mobile world. You can use it for shopping lists, on-the-fly reminders and jotting down any o ... Read more
2023-04-22 00:32:26
HTC Vive XR Elite Review: The Shape of Headsets to Come
A pair of VR glasses, almost: The XR Elite shows how hardware will likely evolve. Out of a small, black drawstring bag, I take out a pair of unusual black mirrorshade glasses. I show them to my son. I tell him they're VR. A Quest 2 player, he looks surprised. The HTC Vive XR Elite feels like some sort of impossible future step towards the next generation of VR and AR. These bug-eyed, glossy gogg ... Read more
2023-04-22 00:31:30
Google Pixel Fold Leak Includes Display and Camera Specs
We have purported specs and a possible first-look date for Google's foldable. What's said to be a new Pixel Fold leak appears to fill in whatever gaps were left in knowledge about Google's first foldable phone. If the details are true, we have not only a long list of potential specs, but also a date for the device's big reveal, and it's ahead of Google I/O 2023. Leaker Jon Prosser previously rel ... Read more
2023-04-22 00:30:31
Got a New Apple Watch? Try Changing These Settings
A few customizations can make your Apple Watch much more useful. The Apple Watch is already easy enough to set up and use, but tweaking a few settings can make a big difference. For example, you can decide how you'd like to activate Siri, select which apps appear in your dock, make your apps appear in a list view rather than a grid and set Portrait Mode photos from your iPhone as your watch backg ... Read more
2023-04-20 21:04:59
Acer Unveils Its Most Powerful Gaming Laptop Ever: Predator Triton 17 X
Acer has announced its new lineup of gaming laptops, including one that it heralds as its "most powerful" ever: The Predator Triton 17 X, which will launch in May in the US starting at $3,800, or in June in EMEA for 4,500 euros, Acer said Thursday. The Predator Triton 17 X can be configured with up to a 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX processor with up to 24 cores at a 5.4GHz max turbo f ... Read more
2023-04-20 21:02:06
Pixel Fold: Every Major Rumor on Google's Foldable Phone
One of the most anticipated phones of this year could be revealed next month. Pixel Fold design: More Oppo Find N than Galaxy Z Fold 4 Animations found in Android 12L, Google's software designed specifically for large-screen devices such as tablets and foldable phones, have offered hints at the possible appearance of the Pixel Fold. Based on that, Google's foldable phone will take the form of ... Read more
2023-04-20 21:01:43
You Can Download the Android 14 Beta Right Now on Your Pixel
This is the first public beta Google has released of Android 14, aka Upside Down Cake. The first Android 14 beta is here. Google announced the release of Android 14 Beta 1 in a blog post last week. If you want to test out the experimental software right now, you can download and install it on your phone today -- as long as it's compatible. Android 14 brings several tweaks and revamps, including ... Read more
2023-04-20 20:58:25
HBO Max Changes to Max Next Month With New Features, New Plan
The revamped streaming service will add Discovery Plus titles but keep its $10 and $16 price tiers. WarnerMedia and Discovery completed their merger in April 2022, and with that came a promise to introduce a revamped streaming service by summer 2023. Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled it as Max, a rebranded platform that combines content from HBO Max and Discovery Plus. Company CEO David Zaslav ann ... Read more
2023-04-20 20:56:13
Legacy Blue Checkmarks Are Now Gone From Twitter
If you want to reach more people, you'll have to pay for Twitter Blue. Here's how to subscribe. The last Twitter users who retained blue checkmarks from the company's previous method of verification had their badges stripped away Thursday. If you want one of the blue badges, you'll have to pay for the social media company's Twitter Blue subscription service. Twitter announced that it would start ... Read more
2023-04-20 20:52:46
Is It Time to Upgrade to the iPhone 14? How to Decide
The answer will depend on which iPhone you currently own. The iPhone 14 lineup might sound like a tempting upgrade, especially if you're eyeballing the iPhone 14 Pro for its sharper camera and always-on display. But depending on which phone you have, it might be a good idea to wait before upgrading. If you have a recent model, such as the iPhone 13 or maybe even 12, it would be wise to hang ont ... Read more
2023-04-19 20:52:58