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How to Have Siri Compose an Entire Email with Just One Command

Did you know that you can dictate an entire email on Siri with just one command? It's true, starting with the wake words "Hey Siri" (or pushing the home button until she 'wakes up'), you can state an...

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How to Install the Apple Security Update on Jailbroken Phones

You know you need to apply the urgent Apple security update on your jailbroken iPhone. While you can't do it without restoring your iPhone to its unjailbroken state, it's very easy to get the update...

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Kissing Across the Internet: Kissenger Device and App Sends Haptic iPhone to...

While we personally find this vaguely-to-very disturbing, some of our readers may be interested in the newest thing for long-distance relationships: sending 'actual' kisses across the Internet. The...

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Study Finds that Just Having Smartphone in Sight Reduces Quality of...

A study out of Virginia Tech, dubbed "The iPhone Effect", found that even just the very presence of an iPhone or Android phone, or other versions of smartphones, has a substantial negative impact on...

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iPhone WiFi or Bluetooth Automatically Turns Back On? Here’s Why and What to...

Ever since the update to iOS 11, people have been stymied as to why, after they turn off bluetooth or wifi, it magically (and annoyingly) turns itself back on. You know you turned it off... you checked...

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Location Based Reminders Now Available on iPhone for Anywhere

We've written before about how to set up location-based reminders in the iPhone, however until fairly recently it required you to have the address of the location at which you wanted to be reminded in...

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Bluetooth Selfie Remote to Take Selfies

We recently had an opportunity to review this wireless bluetooth selfie remote for iPhone and Android, and its selfie remote app, and it's a great addition to your selfie-taking bag of tricks! And it...

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How to Have Siri Compose an Entire Email with Just One Command

Did you know that you can dictate an entire email on Siri with just one command? It's true, starting with the wake words "Hey Siri" (or pushing the home button until she 'wakes up'), you can state an...

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How to Install the Apple Security Update on Jailbroken Phones

You know you need to apply the urgent Apple security update on your jailbroken iPhone. While you can't do it without restoring your iPhone to its unjailbroken state, it's very easy to get the update...

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How to Find, Recover and Restore the Recently Deleted Folder of Photos on...

If your iPhone photos Recently Deleted folder has gone missing, you're not alone. Here is how to find your missing iPhone deleted pictures folder.

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How to Know If You Are Interacting With a Bot

It is no secret that messaging platforms have a bot problem. While some of these programs will tell you upfront that you are interacting with a chatbot, others will try to fool you into thinking you...

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Google Photos Will No Longer Back Up Images From Messaging Apps by Default

Google Photos has been backing up images and videos from social media apps by default. But going forward, it is no longer going to be business as usual as they are putting the backup feature on hold....

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5 Practical Microsoft Apps You Should Have On Your Android or iOS Device

In today’s hustle and bustle, it is not uncommon to have your hands so full that you hardly have time to sit down at your computer and get things done. This is where having some practical apps...

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Why is Adobe Flash Player Being Discontinued? We Explain

A few years ago, you could hardly visit a website without interacting without some form of Adobe Flash Player element. The software was used to build websites, games, and ads. 20 years ago, it was the...

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The NSA is Telling Mobile Users to Turn Off Find My Phone, WiFi, and...

The National Security Agency (NSA) is recommending that people who are concerned about privacy turn off Wi-Fi, Find-My-Phone, and Bluetooth whenever they do not need to use those services. Yes, this is...

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iTunes Does Not Recognize iPhone? Here’s What to Do

If iTunes doesn't see your iPhone, and does not recognize your phone, you've come to the right place. Here's what to do.

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How to Remove Contacts from Your iPhone Sharing Menu (a/k/a the “Share Sheet”)

Here's how to remove sharing suggestions from your share sheet on your iPhone or iPad (i.e. how to remove contacts from the share menu).

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How To Save Online Articles To Read Later

You spot some interesting content as you browse the Internet but you do not have the time to go through it as you are busy working on something else. So, what do you do to avoid burying the content...

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iPhone or iPad No Longer Showing Recent Message Contacts in Quick Share...

If you've lost your iMessage contacts from your quick share section (the "share sheet") on your iPhone or iPad, here's how to get them back.

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With Google Photos Ending Unlimited Storage, Here Is How to Check How Much...

If you are a user of Google Photos, then by now you probably know that Google Photos’ unlimited storage is ending in June 2021 (approximately six months from now). This will end the sweet era of...

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