iOS (Operating System)
How to Make Your Smartphone Photos So Much Better
Smartphone cameras and the software that automatically processes the images have become so good at creating fantastic photos on the fly that most people don’t even carry a separate camera anymore (well, except for some Gen Z-ers going retro). There are plenty of apps that can slap a filter on a picture to make it […]
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How Updates in iOS 16 and Android 13 Will Change Your Phone
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Around this time every year, our smartphones become a reminder to always be ready for change. That’s because Apple and Google announce updates to the operating systems that power our iPhones and Android phones. Soon, the software that makes the devices tick will have design tweaks and new features — in other […]
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4 Quick Tips for Managing Email Overload on the Go
Email has been known to stress out some members of Generation Z and others who favor the immediacy of chat apps over a teeming inbox. But the old electronic postal system still has its fans, who may prefer its slowness — or usefulness for composing longer messages, delivering file attachments and organizing the digital paper […]
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How to Make Your Own Animated GIFs
Online “visual” reactions have come a long way since the first sideways smiley-face emoticon appeared four decades ago. Animated GIFs — those files showing a few seconds of choppy motion, like the one of Kermit the Frog flailing his arms excitedly — are ubiquitous in text messages, online forums and chat apps, thanks to the […]
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How to Use Your Phone’s Privacy-Protection Tools
Concerned about how your data is being used by apps and websites? Apple’s iOS 15 and Google’s Android 12 operating systems beefed up their privacy controls this year to give you more warnings — and options — when a site or service wants to use personal information like location or browser clicks. Here’s a quick […]
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