Along with MacOS High Sierra comes Safari 11. The latest update to Apple‘s web browser addresses two of the bigger Internet annoyances: autoplay videos and ad trackers. Unless you like being greeted by mysterious sounds when you visit a site, which you then must track down to stop or silence, then you’ll want to use Safari’s new tool …

MacOS High Sierra introduces a number of under-the-hood changes — the new Apple File System (APFS) for speedier performance and better security, HVEC for improved video compression and Metal 2 for more powerful graphics — but it also brings improvements and new features to your favorite Mac apps, too, from Siri and Spotlight to Photos, Safari and others. Let’s have …

You don’t need to spring for an iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) or iPhone 8 Plus ($212 at Amazon) or wait for the iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) to arrive in November in order to get the latest iOS bells and whistles. On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 11, the company’s newest mobile operating system for iOS devices. If you have …

iOS 11 adds a bevy of new features and interface tweaks to your iPhone (and even more changes for your iPad). After opening your new iPhone or upgrading your current iPhone, here are the settings to check or change straight away. Do Not Disturb While Driving Given the frightening number of drivers I see each and every day with their eyes …

TV’s biggest night is upon us. The 69th Emmy Awards take place on Sunday in Los Angeles. The shows starts at 5 p.m. PT. Stephen Colbert will host. CBS will broadcast (Disclosure: CBS is CNET’s parent company). And you can check out TV Guide’s Emmy Awards guide to see all of the nominees. If you don’t have cable or satellite …

iOS 11 has plenty of goodies in store for iPhone 7 Plus photography enthusiasts, providing greater control over the big phone’s second camera lens. In addition to the regular, wide-angle lens, the iPhone 7 Plus has a telephoto lens that provides a 2X optical zoom and an additional camera setting called Portrait mode that blurs the background for that artsy …

You don’t need the new iPhone X or even the iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) or 8 Plus to use and enjoy the AR apps that are set to hit with iOS 11. When Apple previewed iOS 11 earlier this year, it introduced ARKit for developers to create AR apps for the iPhone and iPad. With iOS 11 set to be released in a week, I expect ARKit apps to be the buzz of …

Here’s how my conversations with Siri usually go: press the Home button, ask a question, realize I spoke before Siri was listening, press the Home button again, ask the question, repeat the question because Siri misheard me, ask again but louder because Siri still didn’t get it right, curse Siri’s name, open the Google search app and ask it my …

Now playing: Watch this: Enable iOS 11’s hidden dark mode 1:39 iOS 11 introduces a display setting that inverts some but not all of the colors on your device. iOS has long had a setting to invert the colors on your device, but now it has a smarter invert option that leaves photos, videos and other elements alone. It’s the …

Are you ready for the future of iOS? On Tuesday, Apple is set to release iOS 11, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. With it, you’ll be able to edit Live Photos, customize the new Control Center, make Venmo-style Apple Pay payments, more easily free up storage space — all the while …