Jason Cipriani/CNET iOS 7 launched with a revamped design and new features galore. Not all features were welcomed, with some users pleading for the ability to revert back to iOS 6 or turn off some of the more “annoying” features. One such feature was the motion found through iOS 7, including on the wallpaper background …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET On Monday, Google pushed out an update to Chrome Beta for Android. As usual when it comes to the beta build of its popular browser, Google included some new features for users to try out. The features are often not ready for the stable build, but ready enough for beta users to use, or at least try to …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET When iOS 7 launched with a redesigned Safari tab interface, we showed you how to manage open tabs. But one thing we missed that should have been obvious was a workaround to closing every open tab at the same time. Have you ever tried swiping away 10 or 15 tabs? It’s an exercise in frustration, to say the …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET The Genius Bar is typically the best place to visit when having issues with an Apple device, but don’t forget to make an appointment first. Each time I make a visit to the store, I stand and watch as customer after customer comes in, thinking Apple takes walk-in Genius Bar appointments quickly. More often then not, the customer …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Sometimes the only proper response to someone on Twitter, or even via Messages, is a GIF. With a proper search, you can find an animated image for almost any situation. As I’ve mentioned in the past, managing GIFs in iOS is a pain. Boxie does provide for a simple method of organizing GIFs, but it doesn’t help you …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Muzei Live Wallpaper is a free app from developer Roman Nurik. His name may sound familiar, as he is also the developer of the popular DashClock widget. Taking the same approach that he took with DashClock, Nurik has made Muzei Live Wallpaper free and open to developers to integrate with various services. After installing Muzei, you’ll have the …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Having to refer to a loved one by name when using voice commands isn’t the worst thing in the world, but it can be annoying. Up until recently, saying “OK Google, call my brother” wasn’t possible. But as of last week, Google has updated Google Search (and thus Google Now), adding the ability to recognize commands based on …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET With iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, Apple introduced a new feature called iCloud Keychain. The feature aims to help keep your online accounts more secure, and at the same time speed up the amount of time it takes you to enter your log-in credentials on certain sites. In an effort to help you keep accounts secure, Apple …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET When the Nexus 5 launched, it had its own custom launcher, which at that time was called the Google Experience launcher. Google announced the launcher was going to remain exclusive to the device, but as Donald Bell covered there are workarounds to get the Google Experience on other Android devices. Then earlier this week Google updated the Google …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Back in August 2012, Netflix announced a new feature called Post-Play. The thought behind the feature was to make it easier for those of us who binge on a steady stream of episodes from the same TV series. With Post-Play, Netflix will automatically begin playing the next episode, without requiring any interaction from the user. Every two episodes …
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