As someone who is on his third pair of Warby Parker frames and an owner and operator of an iPhone X, an update this week to the glasses-maker’s app has me excited. Warby Parker added a new Virtual Try-On feature to its iOS app that uses augmented reality and the face-mapping capabilities of the iPhone …
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iPhones ($285 at Amazon) are a bit like cigarettes, in that they’re addictive (in a sense) and sometimes marketed to kids. In fact, Apple has been urged to address “phone addiction” among its youngest customers. In response, Apple vowed to introduce new controls and added Screen Time with iOS 12. With it, you can establish time limits for individual apps, set a …
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Microsoft has made attempts to be more transparent with its privacy settings and, while it may have simplified some of the language of its policies, there is still work to be done. Here are five privacy-related settings you can change for a less invasive and more secure Windows 10 experience. Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft CEO on using tech for …
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Google Lens is ready for its close-up — so to speak. The “future of search” uses your phone’s camera to identify objects and then gives you information about those objects — basically a sort of real-time reverse image-lookup, or, if you prefer, an augmented reality (AR) Google. However you choose to describe it, Google Lens can perform some cool tricks. …
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You have a gambling addiction. A pretty serious one, actually. You rise each day and take a trip to Mark Zuckerberg’s bustling casino. You arrive, hoping you might see familiar faces, but all the other gamblers are people you don’t give a crap about. You shrug and head to a slot machine. You crank the lever for the thousandth time, …
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Today, Google rolled out a new app, Google Pay for Android. In case the name doesn’t give it away, it’s designed to let you pay for things and track purchases via your phone. But that’s just the beginning; Google has loftier plans for Pay down the road. Ready to check it out? Here’s everything you need to know about the …
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Editors’ note: This story is part of our Turned On special report exploring the intersection of sex and technology. It contains sexually explicit descriptions and may not be suited for younger readers. In the sunny living room of a Mediterranean-style house in Oakland, California, Rosalind sips coffee through a straw. The 24-year-old research assistant wears a thin green utility jacket …
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Apple‘s iOS 11 has arrived, bringing with it a batch of updates and new features. Before you upgrade, however, it’s a good idea to make sure you’ve got a full backup of your iPhone, just in case something goes wrong. It’s unlikely anything will, given that beta testers have been putting iOS 11 through its paces for months — but …
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Recently I found an old NeatReceipts document scanner tucked away in a closet. This was an expensive item, so I had to stop and wonder why I wasn’t using it. Oh, right: I use my phone. Is that a scanner in your pocket? This is not a new idea; “scanner” apps have been around almost as long as smartphones, but …
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WhatsApp is rolling out a new Status feature to all users. Instead of the text-only status that lets people know whether you’re busy or available to chat, the new Status feature uses photos, text, emojis and sketches to show what you’re doing. If that sounds familiar, it could be because it appears to be inspired by Snapchat. And unlike Snapchat …
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