iOS

20 Cool Command Line Tricks for Windows and macOS

The command line (or Terminal for you Mac fans) is a throwback to a simpler age of computing, before mouse pointers and application windows and …

Linux

iPhone 8’s radical redesign could bring awesome UI change

Thanks to secrets hidden inside Apple’s firmware, we’ve discovered a lot about the iPhone 8 this week. One of its biggest features — quite literally — will be a significantly larger display that leaves no room for a physical Home button or bulky bezels.<p>Here’s how iOS could change to take advantage …

Apple

7 ways to navigate YouTube like a pro

These tips will help you make the most of YouTube's features for your next viral video binge.<p>On the surface, YouTube can be a bit boring. Sure, the videos you watch are entertaining, but the app or website itself doesn't offer much. Or does it?<p>As it turns out, there's a whole heckuva lot to …

Technology

Apple already has a software ‘fix’ for the iPhone 8’s worst problem

The iPhone 8 will look like no other iPhone, and it’ll pack a bunch of features not available on any other smartphone made by Apple to date. But just …

IPhone 8

How to Reset PIN and Password from Lock Screen on Windows 10

Have you forgotten your Windows 10 password? Do you want to <b>reset PIN and password from lock screen on Windows 10</b>? Here is how to do that on your …

Microsoft

Nintendo Switch update addresses nagging battery issue

It could be a simple seven-step, seven-hour fix<p>Nintendo released an update for the Nintendo Switch this week that aims to fix an annoying issue with the console’s battery — or more specifically the on-screen indicator that displays the system’s battery charge.<p>Version 3.01 of the Switch system …

Gaming

Apple's iPad slump is over

Apple's iPad business is growing again.<p>After years of declining sales, the iPad business saw a boost last quarter, according to Apple's Q3 earnings report.<p>Apple sold 11.4 million iPads in the quarter, up from 9.95 million in the year-ago quarter. (That's 14% growth in unit sales.)<p>That could be due …

IPad Pro

Why You Should Never Force Quit Your iPhone Apps

Technology writer and expert <b>John Gruber</b> wrote a post explaining why it is worse to force quit:<p>Apps in the background are effectively 'frozen,' …

iOS Apps

The Photo Cookbook on iOS now free for first time in years (Reg. $4)

The Photo Cookbook on iOS is now available for <b>free</b>. It usually sells for around $4 or so and hasn’t gone free since way back in 2014. Grab this one while the price is right, you can always ditch it after the fact if you don’t like it. Rated 4+ stars from over 1,300 users.<p><b>iOS Universal:</b> The Photo …

iOS Apps

iOS: Microsoft Kills Word Flow Keyboard—Here's What to Replace It With

When you installed Microsoft’s Word Flow keyboard on your iPhone, you probably thought it was an app or extension. Turns out, it was an “experiment,” …

Lifestyle

Google's Gboard App for iOS now supports YouTube and Maps Integration

August 1, 2017<p>Byte: Google’s Gboard app has been updated with an integration of YouTube which makes sharing of video links much easier than before …

Google

Apple Music's 'My Chill Mix' Playlist Rollout Expands So More Users Can 'Relax and Unwind'

Just over a month after originally appearing for a few Apple Music subscribers on both iOS 10 and the iOS 11 beta, it appears that Apple's new "My Chill Mix" playlist is now expanding to many more users of the music streaming service.<p>My Chill Mix recommends music that's both old and new, curating a …

Apple

Nintendo fixes the Switch’s battery bug

Banners of Nintendo’s new game console Switch are pictured at its experience venue in Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon<p>Nintendo …

Tokyo, Japan

How to use PowerPoint 2016's Zoom feature to add flexibility to your presentations

You don't have to click through your presentation in a linear fashion. PowerPoint 2016's new Zoom feature lets you and your audience choose what …

Project Management

Apple’s ARKit is going to make CGI cheaper and easier than you could imagine

The more time developers spend with Apple’s newly released augmented reality platform built into iOS 11, the clearer it is that Apple AR will be …

iOS Apps

Chrome OS keyboard layout leak possibly reveals Assistant key’s placement on Chromebooks

Over the last couple of months, we have seen more and more code commits to the Chrome OS project that hint at the addition of Google Assistant and new keyboard function keys. Now, a screenshot has leaked which appears to show how Google plans to update the Chromebook keyboard layout…<p>The leaked …

Google

Beginner’s How To: Search for Completed Tasks in the iOS Reminders App

While using the iOS Reminders app, you may need to find a completed reminder or two, just to see when you completed a task, or even to copy the …

iOS Apps

Latest Switch Update Remedies Console's Battery Bug

With the release of Nintendo Switch's 3.0.0 update, a new bug was introduced causing some users to experience issues with the system's battery …

Nintendo Switch

RBC Introduces Siri Bill Payments and iMessage Money Transfers

It seems as if Siri is becoming more of a personal assistant every single day.<p>A new update to the Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) mobile app now allows …

Banking

Switching App Groups with Switchem and Keyboard Maestro

If you’re on your Mac throughout the day, it can be tedious to switch between hidden windows and applications, or to quickly open programs not in the …

Software

10 Apps That Protect Users' iPhones and Safeguard Data

Because iPhone users aren't immune to attacks, security companies are aggressively building apps to protect the phone. Here are 10 of the best iPhone …

Enterprise Tech

Allo v15 adds a shortcut to your contacts so you can quickly start messaging [APK Download]

Article Contents<p>1 What's New<p>2 Teardown<p>2.1 Micro Machines?<p>3 Download<p>A new version of Allo began rolling out yesterday, but unlike so many previous …

iOS Apps

Tempted to muck about in media library folders for Apple apps like Photos? Don't do it

Ross Millard wrote in with a complaint about Photos for macOS. He notes that he can’t easily find in which folders his images live on his computer …

iOS Apps

Switching Your Browser Loyalty

<b>Q.</b> <i>How do I change the browser that opens when I click my desktop shortcut bookmark icons? I want them to open in Google Chrome.</i><p><b>A.</b> The steps vary based on your operating system. To select Google Chrome as your default on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer, go to the Start menu and choose Control …

Google Chrome

How to stream TIDAL to the Raspberry Pi

In the fourth part of his three-part series on how to put together and set up an inexpensive music streamer using a Raspberry Pi and a HifiBerry …

Raspberry Pi

Here’s how to set up Daydream VR on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

The wait for Daydream on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus is finally over. Months after Samsung promised to support Google’s mobile virtual reality …

Virtual Reality

You can now listen to unreleased UI sounds that will be used on HomePod

Aside from the “Hey Siri” response tone from the official video teaser for HomePod, we haven’t heard any other sounds that Apple’s wireless speaker …

Firmware

3 Secrets Apple's HomePod Revealed About the iPhone 8

3 Secrets Apple’s HomePod Revealed About the iPhone 8<p>Apple is a company whose happenings have historically been shrouded in secrecy. Over the last …

IPhone 8

Amazon app: Everything you need to know!

Get the most out of the Amazon app and stay up to date and informed about the latest changes!<p>The Amazon app is your one-stop shop (pun sorta …

Amazon

Android O's notification dots are curiously counterproductive

I've been thinking a lot lately about productivity.<p>In a way, it's become a bit of a theme for me over the past couple years: figuring out ways to …

Android O