With OS X 10.11 El Capitan, it’s easier to view two windows side by side with Split View. The new Photos app also has a Split View button, though it operates a bit differently than El Capitan’s system-wide Split View feature. In Photos, click on a thumbnail to expand a photo from your library. The …

Enlarge Image James Martin/CNET During a keynote event in San Francisco earlier this month, Apple unveiled the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus . Apart from a new rose gold color option, the new iPhones look the same as last year’s models, though Apple has added stronger glass and aluminum to help prevent the phones from bending when sat …

Apple yesterday released its first update for iOS 9. If you have yet to take the plunge to iOS 9, then your iPhone may still offer the outdated iOS 9 update on the Software Update screen instead of version 9.0.1 that addresses a number of bugs. Happily, there is a way to skip the iOS 9 update and go from …

To tell you the truth, it’s growing on me. When I first encountered iOS 9’s lowercase keyboard, I felt confused and dismayed. Unmoored, if you will, suddenly separated from iOS’s venerable ALL CAPS keyboard. Now that I’m a week in, I’m starting to feel better about iOS 9’s case-shifting keyboard. The lowercase letters don’t look so strange, and it’s easier …

If you mindlessly check Facebook throughout the day and end up wasting more time than you’d like to admit reading the trivial comings and goings of your friends and family, then you may want to check out Detox for Facebook. This browser extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari replaces your Facebook news feed with an actual news feed. It’s not …

Time Machine is an easy way to back up your Mac. If you don’t perform regular Time Machine backups, however, the next one could take a while. Time Machine does its work in the background, but there is a way to see how much time remains. From the Time Machine icon in the menu bar, you can see how many …

For me and my iPhone ways, Wi-Fi Assist is a small but most appreciated part of iOS 9. During the summer months, I like to take my dog for a walk and listen to a few innings of the Cincinnati Reds on the MLB.com At Bat app. Because my iPhone clings to the weakening Wi-Fi signal in my house as …

There are two likely suspects if you find your selfies lacking: your face or your phone. Let’s assume it’s the latter. With a low-resolution camera and no flash, it can be a challenge to snap the perfect selfie shot. To aid this important, time-consuming endeavor, Apple has improved the front-facing camera on the iPhone 6S , which will boast more …

Say what you will about the utility of the Apple Watch , there is no denying it’s a beautiful watch with attractive watch faces. And thanks to a clever Danish developer, you can borrow a watch face from the Apple Watch to use as a screensaver on your Mac. Head to Rasmus Nielsen’s website where you’ll find a free download …

If you like the idea of 3D Touch on the forthcoming iPhone 6S that will let you, among other things, peek at an app before deciding to open it, then you may want to check out Chrome extension HoverCards that delivers similar functionality right now on your computer. At present, HoverCards currently works with only six types of links — …