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Stop iPhone Apps From Tracking You With This Settings Change

Have you ever had that creepy experience where a brief moment of online shoe shopping turns into weeks of being followed around by ads for the same pair of shoes on every site you visit? If so, your iPhone has a feature to help boost your online privacy and give you the option to disable …

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You Can Make Your iPhone Screen Extra Dark for Reading at Night

When you open your iPhone in a dark room, you might find yourself squinting from the light of the screen — even when the brightness setting is turned all the way down. Although Night Shift mode can help by replacing the harsh blue light with more of an orange glow, sometimes that isn’t enough. Luckily, there’s a workaround that can …

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Parent’s Checklist: 6 Things to Look for Before Downloading Apps for Kids

Adults are likely aware of the risks associated with apps that harvest and sell your data, but kids aren’t. Raising a kid in the digital age can be incredibly nerve-wracking, and as a parent it’s up to you to keep your children safe online. But protecting your child’s privacy can seem like an impossible task when you realize kids’ apps …

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Xiaomi Mi Smart Projector 2: High Style, Low Brightness, High Price

It’s the rare projector that crosses my path with an aesthetically beautiful design. There are plenty of cool projectors, some cute projectors and even some that could generously be called “neat.” The Xiaomi Mi Smart Projector 2 is as stylish as any projector I’ve seen, and would look right at home surrounded by Apple devices on an Eero Saarinen table flanked …

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iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype

If anyone has an eye for where the tech industry is headed, it’s probably Tony Fadell.  During his time at Apple, he led the team that developed the iPod (RIP) and the first three generations of the iPhone. Then, he co-founded the now Google-owned smart home company Nest, which raised the bar for how connected appliances should look and feel. …

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Cheaper Apple TV Will Come in 2022, Analyst Says

Apple will launch a cheaper Apple TV model in the second half of this year, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted Friday. It’ll be part of the company’s attempt to improve the cost structure of the device line, Kuo said in a tweet. “I think that Apple’s aggressive strategy of integrating hardware, content, and service amid the recession will help close the gap …

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Google’s $199 Pixel Buds Pro Add Active Noise Cancellation to Its Range

Google’s new Pixel Buds Pro debuted Wednesday at the Google I/O developer conference for $199 (which converts to about £160 and AU$290), and the new wireless earbuds have a particular focus on active noise cancellation. Google said the new earbuds, which will go on sale on July 21, include built-in sensors for measuring pressure inside of an ear canal. Google says …

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Google’s Pixel 7 Is Coming Soon With a New Tensor Chip

Google provided an early look at its Pixel 7 and 7 Pro phones during its Google I/O conference on Wednesday. Both devices will be launching in the fall with a new version of Google’s Tensor processor, Android 13 and a more refined version of the Pixel 6’s general design. Google didn’t share much information about its next-generation Tensor processor aside from …

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Google Has Big Plans for AR. Google Maps Could Be the Key

Before Google has its own pair of augmented reality glasses, it’ll need AR to work everywhere. World-spanning AR that blankets the real world using map data has been a goal for several companies lately, and Google is layering its AR using Google Maps. The toolkit, announced at Google’s I/O developer conference on Wednesday, could leap ahead of several competing efforts from rivals such …

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Google’s ‘Premium’ Pixel Tablet Is on the Way for 2023

Just when you thought Google was out of the tablet game, the company is back in. At its latest I/O developer conference, Google teased a new Pixel Tablet arriving in 2023, featuring Google’s own Tensor chip. Google’s history with tablets has been very touch-and-go. Google’s last tablet, the Pixel Slate in 2018, tried to be a Chrome tablet and Chromebook …

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