If you’re a Spotify Premium subscriber, you might have just noticed that your Spotify app looks a little different.  In an effort to streamline operations, the new, updated Spotify Premium app ditched a couple of buttons. The Browse and Radio buttons are no longer at the bottom of the app, leaving you with only three: …

Here’s how I start my day: I snooze my iPhone’s alarm once (OK, fine — twice), roll out of bed, walk to bathroom, and brush my teeth while checking email and the weather. With a hidden tidbit of iOS 12, I now get a brief but detailed weather forecast right on my iPhone lock screen to help streamline my morning …

Two of baseball’s classic teams are set to square off in the Fall Classic. Founded in 1901 as one of the charter franchises in the American League, the Boston Red Sox play in Fenway Park, baseball’s oldest stadium. The Dodger franchise began playing in Brooklyn in 1883 (as the Brooklyn Atlantics) before heading west to Los Angeles in 1958. Dodger …

Preorders for the iPhone XR have begun. The iPhone XR will start shipping on Oct. 25, with first shipments expected to arrive by Oct. 26. The XR features a 6.1-inch LCD screen, an aluminum body in a rainbow of color choices, a single rear-facing camera and the same IP67 water resistance as the iPhone X last year. The iPhone XS …

With iOS 12, Apple introduced Memoji — talking cartoon versions of yourself. Memoji, however, aren’t the only way to create a cartoon you, as long as you don’t need your cartoon you to speak or move.  iOS 12 has some new photo filters that can turn boring selfies into fun comic book drawings, as Cult of Mac points out. And unlike …

Microsoft’s rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update has not gone smoothly. After updating, some users reported that the update deleted many of their personal files, and Microsoft halted the update. Believing it has fixed the issue, Microsoft has started rolling out the update again — but only to its Windows Insiders. With this rocky rollout, you may prefer to delay …

Instagram added two-factor authorization last year to help protect your account, and now it’s even better.  Before, IG’s two-factor relied on SMS, which isn’t the most secure way to receive authorization codes. Now, you can set up IG 2FA with an authentication app to make your account even more secure. Here’s how. Protect your Instagram account with 2FA Open Instagram, …

After running tests in select markets, Waze has expanded its carpooling service nationwide. Whether you are frightened by the alarming report on climate change earlier this week and want to reduce your carbon footprint or are simply looking to make a few bucks or new friends during your commute (while also reducing traffic and carbon-dioxide emissions), Waze Carpool is worth …

It’s now much easier to follow someone you meet on Instagram. No words need be exchanged nor letters tapped. With Instagram Nametags, you can simply scan each other’s account to follow each other quickly and easily.  If you’ve dabbled with Snapchat’s Snapcodes, Instagram Nametags will look and feel instantly familiar. Here’s how Instagram Nametags work. Now playing: Watch this: Instagram’s …

iOS 12 has introduced a slew of new features and hidden gems. And one seemingly small addition to the Photos app can make a huge change to the way you share photos and videos.   Instead of texting or emailing photos and videos from your iPhone ($899 at Amazon), you can instead send an iCloud link that recipients can use …