To wire or not to wire? Hadrian/Shutterstock If you drive with an iPhone next to you every day, one of the biggest quality of life improvements you can make to your car is using Apple CarPlay. This is a feature that has been included in iPhones since 2014 and allows you…
There are some things to consider before taking the plunge. Adnan Ahmed for Woozad I’ve been an Android user my whole life, starting with a Samsung Galaxy Ace and then sticking mainly to OnePlus phones thanks to their excellent value for money. I finally made the big move to iOS with…
There are different ways to keep apps under the radar. Andranik Hakobyan/Getty Images Sometimes you don’t want your iPhone or iPad to display all installed apps directly on the Home screen. The easiest method is to long press an icon, pressing the button – (less) icon next to it and choosing…
You can even use your Roku like a PC, if you have the right phone. Meir Chaimowitz/Shutterstock One of the benefits of owning a Roku TV or streaming box is the ability to easily integrate it with the rest of your technology setup. While it’s convenient to have streaming apps just a click…
Even though it no longer receives updates, it can still do a lot of things umitc/Shutterstock Who doesn’t have an old iPhone lying around in a drawer somewhere? I have old ones dating back to the iPhone 4S. There will come a time when the device’s battery will completely die and…
As expected, Apple has announced a new subscription program for its devices in the United States. Apple Upgrade allows consumers to pay a monthly fee for a device instead of making an (increasingly expensive) one-time payment. Once the lease is up, they can exchange their equipment for a newer model, keep the device or return…
Google’s phone lineup could end up looking very familiar this year. Four models – the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold – are expected at the event. The basic designs are rumored to be unchanged from the Pixel 10 lineup. Ditto for screen sizes and resolutions. If…
Have you tried turning it off and on again? It’s an all-too-familiar scene: you’re exploring a new area, you pull out your phone, and you see the dreaded SOS symbol in the upper right corner. This feels like a death knell in our phone-addicted landscape. But that doesn’t mean your phone is completely useless. If…
Samsung has revealed its latest foldable devices, with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 now available in two variants: the base Fold 8 and the more premium Fold 8 Ultra. The base Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the company’s lightest foldable yet, at 201 grams, compared to 215 grams for the Fold 7. Like what Samsung…
Disabling this security feature offers more freedom, but is it worth the risk? Eza_Nanda/Shutterstock Google launched Play Protect in 2017 to serve as a free, built-in protection system for your Android device. This is your first line of defense, there to protect against harmful applications, even if you don’t have a…