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Beyond the basic iOS 12 features that came to all iOS devices when the update was released on Sept. 17, Apple’s iPad ($170 at Amazon) gained a few new features. While the lack of major productivity improvements to the iPad may be disappointing, you still get Apple’s new Screen Time tool, better notifications, group FaceTime …

Ah, the spinning wheel of death. The rapidly multiplying error dialogue boxes. You’ve likely experienced these while using Apple’s macOS and Microsoft’s Windows.   Google knows that and is tapping into these anxiety-provoking moments in its new Chromebook ad, which was posted to YouTube on Monday. In the ad, Google shows a serious of nightmarish clips highlighting the glitches you’ve likely …

WhatsApp launched its four-person group video and voice calling on Tuesday. The feature allows up to four people to join a call both the iOS and Android versions of the app, regardless of their location, the company said. During a one-on-one call, you can now tap the new “add participant” icon in the top right corner to add people. “Group …

With about three months to go until Google is expected to launch its next pair of flagship phones in October, alleged leaked photos of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are common to see. The latest pictures of supposedly leaked images of the Pixel 3 come from XDA Developers, and show a white model with 4GB of RAM and 128GB …

People just kept scooping up Apple’s iPhone X.  The company said Tuesday it sold 41.3 million iPhones in its fiscal third quarter. That performance isn’t bad for a gadget that’s been on the market for roughly six months, though it missed the consensus estimate of 41.8 million units, according to Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein. By comparison, the …

Apple Pay will be there when you have a hankering for a Slurpee.  Apple’s mobile payment system, typically run through your phone, will work in CVS and 7-Eleven stores across the US this fall, CEO Tim Cook said on the company’s earnings conference call.  They mark the latest retailers to jump on the Apple Pay bandwagon, which is critical to …

As part of Apple’s current trio of flagship phones (at least until the 2018 models come out), the iPhone X and iPhone 8 are both sturdily designed, premium devices that’ll satisfy any iOS user. And while the iPhone X is considered the best iPhone right now — especially with its sleek bezel-less design and dual rear-cameras — it actually might not be …

Facebook’s push into the Chinese market may have hit a bump, with government agencies saying it hasn’t been given a business license. The social media giant’s plan to open an innovation hub in China was reported last week, but the legal status of the expansion remains uncertain, according to the Financial Times. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s internet …

Add iHeartRadio to the parade of music-streaming services chasing Spotify with a personalized weekly playlist. Radio giant iHeart, though, would point out one central difference between its new Your Weekly Mixtape — a personalized playlist of 30 songs that refreshes every Monday, starting today — and Spotify‘s hit feature Discover Weekly, which is… a personalized playlist of 30 songs that refreshes every …

I was on my iPhone 6S, in an Uber coming back home from a late-night San Francisco Giants baseball game, when I realized my phone’s passcode requirement had changed from four digits to six. No, I didn’t change it, it just happened. My old password wouldn’t work of course, so I used the fingerprint scanner to unlock my iPhone and …