Jason Cipriani

Pixel 4: 6 hidden features you need to try right away

The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are here. Google’s latest phones have fancy new camera features and an improved assistant, and you can control them by waving your hand over the display. Both devices run Android 10 out of the box, which has its own share of features you should check out — such as …

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How to back up your Android phone and keep all of your important information safe

Keeping a current backup of your Android phone and all of the data it holds is an important task that’s part of owning a phone. Let’s be honest, phones break, get misplaced or — even worse — get stolen. And when that happens, the financial burden of replacing a phone is stressful enough; don’t add to the stress by not …

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iTunes is dead. Here’s how to back up and sync your iPhone in MacOS Catalina

With the release of MacOS Catalina, Apple made some key changes to how you’ll use your Mac going forward. For starters, iTunes is nowhere to be found, developers can tweak iPad apps to run on the Mac and you can use your iPad as a second monitor with Sidecar.  After installing MacOS Catalina, you’ll notice that you have new Apple …

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Put down your iPhone and DJ your Spotify music with your voice

It’s been a long time coming, but you can finally use Siri on your iPhone or iPad to control Spotify. Start and stop music, change tracks or start playing a podcast using your voice.  Spotify updated its iOS app with support for voice commands on the iPhone ($500 at Best Buy), iPad ($170 at Amazon) and  AirPods ($100 at Amazon) as well as  CarPlay, …

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Here’s where Apple hid burst photos in the iPhone 11’s camera app

The iPhone 11 and 11 Pro’s headline feature is its camera. There are now two cameras, including a new ultra-wide-angle camera on the iPhone 11, three total cameras on the 11 Pro (and 11 Pro Max), and the ability to capture stunning photos at night on all of Apple’s iPhones for 2019 and a new feature called Deep Fusion. But there’s …

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3 new ways to share iPhone photos and links in iOS 13

Prior to iOS 13 and iPadOS, the process for sharing a photo or link with one of your favorite Messages contacts was a convoluted and laborious task. You had to tap the share button, select the Messages app, type in the contact’s name, select the contact, compose the message and then hit send. That six-step process is trimmed down to …

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New iPhone 11 or 11 Pro: Do these 5 things first

After unboxing your new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max, and setting it up using Apple’s new transfer tool, you may be asking yourself… What now? Well, there are a couple of settings you should double-check before test-driving the iPhone 11’s most important update, the camera. We’re going to walk you through the most important five. …

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iOS 13.1 is already here. Everything new and how to get it on your iPhone or iPad

Apple’s iOS 13 launch has been, well, a little confusing. There haven’t been any show-stopping bugs or issues, but just five days after the launch of iOS 13, we’re already getting iOS 13.1, with new features and performance improvements. Typically, Apple releases a major OS update — like iOS 13 — and a week or so later, releases something like …

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Galaxy Fold: What you need to know about buying Samsung’s foldable phone

Samsung’s first phone with a foldable display is ready to launch in the US. Those customers who’ve been patient enough to wait while Samsung fixed issues with the screen will be able to purchase the Fold starting Friday, Sept. 27.  The Fold was originally slated to launch in April, when reviewers started experiencing issues with the screen. Some had debris …

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iOS 13 puts your iPhone’s Reminders app on steroids

The Reminders app on iOS 13 and iPadOS has been completely redesigned. It looks nothing like the version we’ve had since iOS 7, and that’s for the better. Not only does the Reminders app have a new look, but it’s also much, much smarter.  For example, now you can just type out “Baseball practice every Wednesday” and the app will …

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