The AirTag tracking tiles that Apple unveiled last year and that are available for purchase are one way the iPhone-maker can help you track non-Apple devices. Apple also allows its Find My app to locate items made by third parties . The groundwork for the AirTag was laid in 2014 with the iBeacon, a small, inexpensive Bluetooth transmitter that provided location-based information and …

Sign In with Apple is a privacy tool that helps improve iOS users’ security when using third-party apps and websites with their Apple ID. It has been available for some time. You can choose the Sign In with Apple tool to verify your credentials instead of signing in with Facebook, Google or making a brand-new account on an app or …

Apple’s Notes app is a handy way to keep track of checklists, articles, photos and more. The app is included on iOS devices by default, and your Apple ID makes it easy to sync all your notes.  If you’re using Notes as a journal or to keep track of more personal information, you’ll want an extra layer of protection against …

Microsoft’s Windows 11 was made available to Windows users on May 17. The latest OS brings a fresh design, improvements to Microsoft Teams and forthcoming support for Android apps, among other features. And many of these new features are useful for productivity and multitasking, whether you need help organizing files for school or have to do three things at once for work. These features include …

Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system came with a ton of new features like Android apps on your Windows PC, natively supporting Microsoft Teams and a cleaner, more Mac-like design. But Windows 11 also gives you options for new wallpaper.  If you’re not a fan of Microsoft’s new default wallpaper — a blooming, abstract flower shape that pays homage to Windows 10’s royal blue colors — you …

If you use Google Photos, you’re probably familiar with the Memories feature, which resurfaces photos from the same date in previous years. While it can be fun to look back and reminisce on certain events, not all memories are ones you’d necessarily want to relive — like a painful breakup, the loss of a loved one or the beginning of …

Duolingo, a 2021 CNET Editors’ Choice award winner, has already made learning a new language fun and relatively stress free. In the coming months, Duolingo will debut a fresh redesign that aims to make language acquisition even easier. I took the app’s new look for a spin ahead of launch.  And don’t worry, Duo the owl is still there. He …

Each year, digital security becomes more important. Many of us rely on iPhone or Android apps for entertainment, navigation, exercise and social networking, but these apps are notoriously tough to trust. There’s no way to tell at face value if an app is tracking you (even when you say stop), and no protection is foolproof in today’s world of ever-evolving …

File storage shouldn’t be something we think about much, but with the number of photos and videos we all take of our friends and family (and, of course, those hilarious memes we save), our devices’ storage capacity can shrink quite quickly. That’s why cloud storage is so important: it can make your life easier by keeping your most precious files …

Twitter will apparently shortly belong to Elon Musk, and maybe you’re thinking about leaving the platform for a bit (or even permanently). You can do this by deactivating or deleting your account, but there’s also another way to get rid of your digital footprint, without nuking the whole thing — just delete your tweets. Brett Pearce/CNET Twitter’s popularity bloomed in …