Now playing: Watch this: 3 quick tips for navigating your iPhone 1:31 When Apple introduced the larger-screened iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it conceded users would need help with using the bigger devices with one hand. Apple’s solution is called Reachability. The feature makes it quicker and easier to reach to content at the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Make 360-degree photos for Facebook 1:01 Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET By now, you’ve undoubtedly come across an interactive photo whilst browsing your Facebook feed. Such photos instruct you to hold your phone up and move it around to view different parts of the photo. It’s a fun way of viewing so-called 360-degree photos. And would make …
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Now playing: Watch this: Free up space in iCloud 2:10 Apple’s iCloud storage service can be used to stash away photos, videos, device backups, and more in the cloud. The company offers users 5GB of space for free, however because it’s 5GB of space per Apple ID and not per device, you may find yourself running out of space faster …
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Now playing: Watch this: How to get back to iOS 8 from the iOS 9 beta 2:22 Reverting from the iOS 9 public beta to a more reliable version of iOS, currently iOS 8.4, is possible. While not the easiest process, if you go into it with a bit of patience and time set aside, you’ll be back up and …
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Your Apple ID holds payment details and personal information in the form of photos and iMessages, so it only makes sense you secure it using two-step authentication. Two-step verification (or authentication as it’s commonly referred to) adds an additional barrier of security between would-be hackers and your account. The extra barrier comes in the form of a four-digit code, which …
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You know the drill: everyone gathers around for photos, and then everyone in the photos says, “Hey, can you send me those?” Now comes the hassle of sending a bunch of text messages and/or emails — provided you have all the necessary phone numbers and email addresses, of course. That’s how most of us learned to share photos, but surely …
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Matt Elliott/CNET The Carrot app people have returned with their ridiculous talking robot with Carrot Weather, joining previous efforts that include Carrot Alarm, Carrot Fit and Carrot To-Do. The robot voice in Carrot Weather will greet you with its favorite term of affection, meatbag, while delivering an accurate if snarky forecast. With more than 2,000 lines of dialogue and more …
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On Monday Google pushed publish on its YouTube Kids app for iOS and Android devices. The free app eliminates the not-so-kid-friendly parts of the popular video-sharing site, and makes only educational shows, music and cartoons available for viewing. In other words, that tinge of dread or fear you used to experience as you’d hand over your smartphone with a cartoon …
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Apple Pay is Apple’s payment system that stores your credit card information on your compatible device so you can pay for things without having to whip out that plastic card you keep in your wallet. Compatibility The Apple Pay system is two-fold; it lets you pay for things using your device in stores and in apps. The most recent iPhones …
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Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET As you’ve probably heard, today is iOS 8 launch day. As you might have discovered, although the new operating system is contained in a 1.1GB download, you can’t install it unless your iPhone has nearly 6GB of free space. That was the message I faced today upon trying to commence an over-the-air update. Traditionally, less space …
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