When I started using the SleepWatch app on the Apple Watch a year ago, I intended to mostly compare it to other sleep tracking products I had tried. But it led to a series of events that helped me not only quantify my sleep better than other sleep tech, but also identified a bigger issue: my …
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Millions of people working from home and practicing social distancing to avoid coronavirus are taking advantage of free video chat apps to stay in touch with coworkers, friends and family. But staring at your own face framed by your messy living room or plain home office on the screen can get dull — for you and for them. Luckily, popular video …
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Every time my iPhone rings with an incoming call, the rest of my Apple devices ring in unison, turning my kitchen into a cacophonous digital orchestra. Making matters worse, my iPad and Mac often continue ringing for a few seconds after I’ve answered the call, leaving both the caller and me startled and confused. Sound familiar? The problem is compounded …
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The Fitbit Charge 4, an update to last year’s Charge 3, is basically the same tracker, but now with GPS. It’s odd timing for a world that’s increasingly shut down and housebound, but GPS was a feature that was missing from Fitbit’s devices for years. The Fitbit Charge 4 is the company’s first new wearable since last year’s Versa 2. See it …
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Clothing box subscription services can help you change up your closet, but choosing the right clothing box service for you might feel overwhelming. It can feel like there are almost as many options to choose from as there are brick-and-mortar stores to shop at. The search becomes particularly challenging when you’re looking for affordable clothes without scrimping on quality. Stitch …
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Popular stock-trading app Robinhood went down Monday amid a stock market drop that fell so rapidly due to coronavirus fears and falling oil prices that trading was temporarily halted. A similar outage happened March 2, although for a much longer period of time. The company said via Twitter it has “partially restored” services after trading was stopped Monday morning. The …
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Have you used your iPhone’s dark mode setting yet? If not, you should. Not only is it easier on your eyes, especially if you often use your phone in a dimly lit room, but using dark mode actually saves battery life, according to Google. Apple first added a system-wide dark mode with the release of iOS 13 last year, converting the …
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OYou’re on vacation, at a conference, being responsible after a night out or don’t have a car, and need to get a ride. If you’re like me, you have two apps on your phone for this very purpose: Uber and Lyft. But how do you choose which ride-hailing service to use at any given time, especially if they seem to …
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Growing up, one of my mom’s biggest pet peeves was pulling together a grocery list, doing the week’s shopping, getting all the way home and realizing something was forgotten. Trying to get everyone to focus and add what they want to the grocery list is almost impossible. The text that said “Can you pick up shampoo?” on Tuesday will be …
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Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. The first time you open a new app on your iPhone ($500 at Best Buy), you’re bombarded with prompts and requests, each one asking for access to different pieces of your private information. I know I’m guilty of reflexively approving these prompts. The problem with my approach is that …
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