Facebook recently added a new Weather section to its mobile app, and eventually weather forecasts will make their way to your newsfeed. Until then, if you want to rely on Facebook (which is using Weather.com for its data) to stay up to date on the latest weather reports, you’ll need to take a few steps. …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.3: Best new features 2:04 iOS 10.3 is a midyear iPhone update full of helpful features, such as a tool that lets you track down a lost AirPod and easier iCloud storage management. But perhaps best of all, Apple is giving you more power over being nagged about leaving reviews for an app in the …
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Casting a YouTube video from your phone to your TV is a great way to share videos with friends or just watch by yourself on a larger screen and Chromecast ($80 at Walmart) makes it easy to do. Thanks to a recent update to the YouTube app for iOS, casting YouTube videos from your phone is easier than ever. The …
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The iPhone has never had a built-in QR code scanner. That’s probably because it’s not every day (or every month) you scan a QR code spotted in the wild. Despite the dwindling popularity of QR codes — except for app-specific QR codes, like Snapchat’s Snapcodes — Chrome for iOS now makes it extra-easy to scan a QR code, should you …
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The 9.7-inch iPad Pro was my favorite Apple product of last year. It stayed in my bag and near me constantly. It’s super-polished. It’s the best example of a product that just checks off the extras you’re looking for, and delivers. Is it a new-feeling thing? No. But it’s very, very functional. It might even be, for all purposes as …
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You’ll no longer have to fumble around to find your missing AirPods. Apple’s latest iOS 10 beta update, 10.3, lets you locate your new Apple wireless headphones using the “Find My iPhone” app, undoubtedly making a few of you feel very relieved. The app can play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them. There are …
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Two of Apple‘s apps for musicians and music producers, Logic Pro X for Macs and the iOS version of GarageBand, are getting free updates that add new features. Both updates will be released in time for the 2017 National Association of Music Merchants trade show happening this week in Anaheim, California. Logic Pro X is a professional music recording and …
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As if receiving a text from an ex isn’t bad enough, now there’s a far worse kind of unwanted message to worry about. This one can crash your iPhone. YouTube channel EverythingApplePro highlights a sequence of characters that appear to temporarily freeze an iPhone, which you can send to someone to put their kibosh on their phone. Here’s how it …
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Evernote on Tuesday released the latest iOS version of its note-taking and organization app. Evernote 8.0 seeks to make the user experience faster and simpler. The last year hasn’t been great for Evernote. In July, there was backlash against the company’s new pricing structure. Last month, after an uproar over changes to its privacy policy, Evernote did a full about-face …
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Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: What’s new in Messages 2:22 In iOS 10, Messages looks a lot more like Facebook Messenger. Apple added features including Stickers, “Tapbacks” and even apps that you install within Messages. Is it overkill? Maybe. Or maybe it’ll do exactly what Apple wants — make you choose Messages over the increasing number of competing apps …
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