Katie Teague

Waiting for a Tax Refund? How to Tell Exactly When Your IRS Money Will Arrive

This story is part of Taxes 2023, CNET’s coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. Filing your income taxes isn’t easy, but if you’re lucky, there’s a reward at the end — some cash back via your tax refund. Tax changes in …

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Before You Sell Your Car, Do These 4 Things to Get More Money

Buying a newer, more advanced vehicle is always exciting — but before you do, you need to decide what you’ll do with your current car. For instance, you could trade it in at a dealership, sell it or donate it to charity for a nice tax deduction. If you plan to sell or trade it in, there are a few …

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iOS 16: How to Unsend and Edit Text Messages on Your iPhone

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. iOS 16 is out, and you can download it right now, which means that you can finally use one of the more anticipated features — the ability to unsend and edit text messages on the iPhone.  If you make a grammatical …

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iPhone 14 Pro Has an Apple Watch

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. A feature that’s been available on the Apple Watch since 2019 is now coming to the iPhone. The new iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will each have an always-on display that shows the clock and selected widgets on …

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iOS 16’s 2 Essential Updates for Apple Maps: How They Make Travel Easier

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Today’s release of iOS 16 — Apple’s latest version of its iPhone operating system — adds a long list of cool, new features, and Apple Maps showcases several of them. Some of the additions to Apple Maps include high-resolution …

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Buying the New AirPods Pro 2? You Can’t Trade In Your Old AirPods. Here’s Why

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. If you’re ready to trade in your old AirPods for the latest AirPods Pro 2nd generation from Apple, we’ve got bad news. Apple won’t accept your used earbuds. Buy AirPods Pro 2 While Apple accepts trade-ins for iPhones as far back …

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Turn Your Android Into a Google Home and More. Here’s How

If you typically get a new Android phone every year, your options are to either trade in your old phone or keep it. So if you choose to keep your older Android, what should you do with it? Some options are to stash it in a drawer or try to sell it. But you may like the idea of making it …

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Disney Plus Prices Go Up $3 in December. Here’s How to Cancel Your Subscription

In December, Disney Plus is raising its prices by $3 and adding a new ad-supported tier. That means the new price will be $11 for those who want commercial-free viewing, or $8 for those who don’t mind watching ads. If you’d rather not pay more to keep the same plan you’ve got now, you can cancel your subscription. However, the steps …

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5 Unexpected Places to Put Your Apple AirTags

How many items do you tend to lose on a regular basis? Keys, wallets and phones come to mind as commonly misplaced items — and they’re also common things you can put an Apple AirTag on to help keep track of their whereabouts. However, we’ve got several more things you may have not thought of before. While generally you need to be …

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How to Clean Your AirPods the Right Way

This story is part of Try This, CNET’s collection of simple tips to improve your life, fast. You probably charge your AirPods or other earbuds every day, but do you clean them regularly, too? Not only can dirt and earwax stick in the crevices of your buds, muffling the sound, but they can harbor bacteria. Repeatedly putting your earbuds in your ears without disinfecting them …

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