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Is your phone’s night mode messing with your sleep? Here’s how to get around it

Remember a few short years ago when we were bombarded with study after study detailing how the blue light being emitted from the screens of our beloved gadgets was wreaking havoc on our sleep health? Well, a new study now claims that may not be the whole truth.  The study was published in Current Biology …

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10 most

The 2010s have seen some major changes in the way we interact with the world: We now take rides from strangers via ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Lyft, we rent other people’s homes through Airbnb and Vrbo instead of booking a hotel. We also play console-quality video games on our phones with Apple Arcade and mobile releases of games such …

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How Apple Arcade changed mobile gaming in 2019

This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. In 2019, Apple took steps beyond premium device hardware and software and firmly established itself as a services powerhouse — particularly when it comes to gaming. The tech giant came out swinging in September with its …

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Adobe Lightroom for iPad now can import photos directly from memory cards

Lightroom for iPad can now directly import photos from a memory card with an update Adobe released Tuesday to its image-editing and cataloging software. The move brings the tablet version of Lightroom closer to the version for PCs running Windows and MacOS — and improves tablets, too. For years, Lightroom users have wanted direct import abilities for iPads, something that’s …

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Apple’s iOS 13.3 for iPhones, iPads adds communications limits for kids

Apple unveiled additions to its Screen Time tools for the iPhone and iPad on Tuesday, offering parents new ways to clamp down on who their kids talk to via text messages, FaceTime and phone calls. The new features, added to Apple’s free Screen Time parental controls, allow parents to specify who their children can talk to, whether it be a …

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Instagram was one of the most important apps of the decade

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. In the last decade, apps (and by association, phones) have become an almost essential part of our lives. Since the iOS App Store and Google Play launched in 2008 with what seemed …

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iPhone users, rejoice: Google Maps gets Incognito mode on iOS

Google Maps users on iOS phones can now turn on Incognito mode to stop searches or places you navigate to in Maps from being saved to your Google account, Google said in a Monday blog post. Google launched the Incognito mode feature for Android users on Google Maps in October.  Incognito mode means that you won’t see personalized features like restaurant …

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A port

A new report on the next iPhones coming from Apple in 2020 and 2021, by reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, predicts something beyond just 5G, or an iPhone SE successor, or more advanced 3D depth-tracking cameras. In 2021, iPhones may not have any ports at all. And I’m… full of apprehension already. Instead of moving from Lightning to USB-C, Apple may …

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iPhone 11 Pro discovered to still seek user location data despite settings

The iPhone 11 Pro apparently has a habit of behaving in a way its users have expressly forbidden. Apple’s flagship handset intermittently tries to collect people’s location information, despite settings on applications and system services that indicate the data shouldn’t be requested, according to a report published Tuesday by KrebsOnSecurity. Apple’s privacy policy for the iPhone’s Locations Services says the …

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How to play games on Google Stadia on release day

This week is the official launch of Google Stadia, and if you’ve been salivating for the streaming games platform since May, you will be able to start playing on Nov. 19… maybe. Google‘s subscription gaming service will work a bit like Netflix or Disney Plus, where you stream games to your mobile device, computer or TV, with all the heavy …

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