If you’re on any social media platform, you’ve likely encountered a post stating something like, “Your preppie name” (or your pirate name, your indie band name, etc.) “is the street you lived on as a child plus the name of your first pet.” The often hilarious results number into the thousands in the comments. Facebook …
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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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Apple’s latest environmentally friendly endeavor will put more sustainably made metal in its new iPhone SE models. The aluminum, which is used in the metal frame around the sides of the iPhone SE, comes from a new process developed thanks to funds from Apple’s planned $4.7 billion Green Bond project, which invests in various renewable initiatives. The novel process reduces …
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Apple on Wednesday inched a step closer to replacing real-world wallets with the one on its iPhone, opening up its digital driver’s license and state ID program in Arizona. The initiative, built into Apple’s iOS 15 software that powers modern iPhones, was announced last summer and will expand to Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio and Puerto Rico “soon.” “We’re thrilled to …
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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 Insta360 One RS might look like a typical GoPro-like action cam, but it’s actually multiple cameras in one. For anyone not familiar with Insta360, the company specializes in outside-the-box cameras. As its name suggests, Insta360 does make 360 cameras like the One X2. It also has a tiny wearable camera called the Go 2. And then there’s the One …
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Whether it’s connecting with friends, checking work emails on the fly or streaming music to tune out the noise on your commute, your phone is an essential part of your day-to-day life. Getting caught with a dead battery while you’re on the go can throw a serious wrench in your routine. To avoid that headache, it’s worth investing in some …
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Okta, an authentication service used widely across the globe, is investigating a data breach Tuesday morning after hackers posted screenshots claiming to show the company’s internal systems. Any hack impacting Okta could have rippling ramifications for the other companies and organizations that rely on Okta’s authentication services to access their own systems. As listed on Okta’s website, JetBlue, Grubhub, T-Mobile, Peloton …
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Following an outage across multiple Apple services on Monday, the tech giant again experienced outages across the App Store, Apple Music and more. Apple’s system status page shows Apple Books, Podcasts, the Mac App Store, Game Center, iCloud web apps, Apple Card and Weather also experienced issues Tuesday afternoon. The service outages hit between 1:45 p.m. and 2:09 p.m. PT and …
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The fun Android statues once seen in a small park at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, have been removed, leaving an empty patch of dirt in what used to be a popular spot to take photos. The statues, which stood outside the visitors center in the Landings office complex, have been moved to an undisclosed location, according to a …
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