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5 great apps for new runners

With that springtime sunshine peeking through your window, it’s a better time than ever to get outside and start learning to run.  When you’re new to running, it can be difficult to keep up your motivation and stay on track — especially as the days get hotter and the sweat starts to pile up. But …

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iOS 15.4: What You Should Know About Apple’s iPhone Update

Apple’s iOS 15.4 has a slew of new features for your iPhone. This includes new emoji, the long-awaited Universal Control, bolstered privacy measures and Face ID that works while you’re wearing a mask. (All these features are also available for iPad via  iPadOS 15.4.) Apple has also since released iOS 15.4.1, a minor iPhone update to fix a battery-draining bug …

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Planning to Spend More Time Outside This Spring? These Apps Are a Great Start

Spring is here, bringing you more warm and sunny days to take advantage of. That means it’s time to put your TV show binge watching on hold and enjoy the outdoors. And whether you’re looking for a park to camp out at or a new trail to hike on or want to stargaze from your own yard, we’ve found several …

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WatchOS 8.5 Is Here, With a Few Nifty New Features for Your Apple Watch

Alongside Apple’s iOS 15.4 update for the iPhone, which brought new emoji, anti-stalking features for AirTags and a gender-neutral Siri voice (plus a fix for a battery drain issue in the subsequent iOS 15.4.1 release), the company also released a software update for its Apple Watch. The software, which wasn’t highlighted during the company’s “Peek Performance” event in March, is primarily focused …

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Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing a Mask Using Face ID. Here’s How

When you’re in a public place that requires you to wear a mask and you need to use Face ID, it can be uncomfortable pulling your mask down to get into your iPhone. Instead, you probably just type in your passcode. However, thanks to iOS 15.4, you can finally use Face ID and keep your mask on. As long as you have …

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Actually, You Can Take Pictures and Video on iPhone Simultaneously

Apple iOS 15, the latest operating system released in September, came with polishes to the QuickTake feature along with panorama capture features and UPI QR code scanning. QuickTake, which lets you capture video while taking photos without having to swap to video mode, now lets you swipe up or down to change the zoom on your video while using QuickTake.  The …

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iOS 15: Background Sounds Feature Is Here to Help You Focus

When I work, I need noise to focus. Sometimes I listen to Spotify playlists, but that can lead me to dance in my chair. Or I’ll turn on a podcast and get too invested in the hidden history of highways. So when I found Background Sounds tucked into the iOS 15 update, it seemed like the perfect solution.  Brett Pearce/CNET …

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The 37 New Emoji iOS 15.4 Brings to Your iPhone

iOS 15.4 rolled out to iPhones last week, bringing with it several new features including mask-friendly Face ID, a general-neutral voice for Siri, Universal Control and 37 new emoji. As seen in Unicode last year, the updated emoji  library features seven more smileys and some very specific objects. (Confused about what these emoji actually mean? We help you decipher them …

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Here’s How You Can Track Any Flight From Your Text Messages on iOS

As COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates continue to relax, you can expect this summer to turn into one of the busiest travel seasons in recent years. And it seems that airlines and airports might not be so ready to handle the sudden outpouring, thanks to labor shortages and other issues, so you can also expect packed airports and cancelled flights …

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10 mobile horror games to play in the dark

Halloween is over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the horror genre. Whether you’re into movies, TV shows or braving a Stephen King novel, horror’s scares can last all year long. And horror video games are no different. (Check out our full list of scary PC and console games.) We’ve pulled together a list of 10 mobile horror games for Android, …

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