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An App That Tells You How Obsessed You Are With Checking Your Phone

Deep down you know you have a problem with obsessively checking your phone for status updates, messages, emails, and countless other distractions. But do you really know how often you check it? A simple free app called Checky will keep count for you, but first you’ll want to make sure you really want to know…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

What iPhone Frenzy Is Like for an Apple Store Employee

It’s iPhone 6 launch day, Christmas for Apple fanboys and girls—and for employees of the Apple Stores where eager customers are currently lined up around the block, it’s a strange glimpse into the tech-obsessed human psyche. WNYC’s New Tech City recently interviewed a few former Apple Store employees (even ex-staffers are strictly forbidden from talking…

Tech News Meg Neal

Police Can Still Get Data Off Your iOS 8 Device Without Apple’s Help

Remember that promise Apple made about not turning your data over to police in iOS 8? It’s not a lie! But as iPhone security experts point out, that does not mean police can’t access your data. It’s actually not even that hard. https://gizmodo.com/apple-wont-turn-over-your-phones-data-to-police-if-your-1636197341 This week, iOS forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski published a sobering reminder that…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Even Death Can’t Come Between Joan Rivers and Her iPhone 6

Despite being having been deceased for the past week and half, Joan Rivers is, apparently, still very much suffering from a fever. iPhone 6 fever, specifically. Assuming endorsing a cell phone wasn’t what Rivers intended for her final act from beyond the grave, it’s probably safe to assume that, somewhere out there, a social media…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

7 iPhone 6 Plus Cases That Don’t Suck

Earlier this week, we asked you to help us prepare for today’s big iPhone release by hunting down those few and far between cases that don’t offend our most base sensibilities And you, dear readers, did not disappoint. Other than Apple’s own, proprietary fare (which is actually pretty nice!)—and also discounting this, which is our…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Conan Thinks Apple Should Have Released an All-Encompassing U2-Remover

Despite how edgy and “punk rock” U2 thinks burdening millions of iPhones with its latest album was, there was still enough public outcry for Apple to create a custom tool to get that “music” off a user’s device. But did Apple go far enough? Conan thinks it shouldn’t have stopped at just getting U2 off…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Teardown: Bigger Phone, Bigger Battery

iFixit, famous breakers of things, were Down Under to scoop up an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as soon as it went on sale. Now, they’re teasing the rest of us with a step-by-step liveblog of the teardown process. The disassembly isn’t the simplest — you have to extract two proprietary Pentalobe screws, and…

Tech News Chris Mills

Twitter Just Totally Redesigned User Profiles for iOS 8

With every new version of iOS comes an onslaught of app updates, and in Twitter for iOS 8’s case, that means a totally redesigned (and vaguely Facebook-esque) mobile profile. Now, when you open someone’s Twitter profile on an iPhone (assuming you have iOS 7 or above), you’ll be hit with that person’s bio, photos, and…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

iOS 8 Has Widgets! Here’s How to Use Them

Yesterday, Apple finally pushed out iOS 8. Unlike last year’s refresh, iOS 8 is more about functional tweaks and additions than it is about looks. One of the most useful, and long-awaited features is finally adopting third-party widgets. Before iOS 8, iPhone owners had a very restricted—read: Apple-only—widget ecosystem. Sure, you could jailbreak, but only…

Tech News Darren Orf

Hidden Message in Apple Transparency Reports Suggest New NSA Warrants

It’s not what Apple’s most recent transparency reports say that has activists concerned—rather, it’s what’s missing. Because the sudden omission of a mere two sentences essentially translates to Apple saying that yes, they’ve now been subjected to the Patriot Act’s demands. The missing phrasing, which is commonly known as a “warrant canary,” did in fact…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

25 Things You Can Do On iOS 8 That You Couldn’t Do On iOS 7

Load up iOS 8 and you might not notice the difference straight away, but there are plenty of little tweaks and changes behind the scenes. Here are 25 different things you can do on your device that you couldn’t do yesterday. 1. Install another keyboard That’s right—it’s finally possible to install third-party keyboards on iOS…

Gadgets David Nield

Apple Won’t Turn Over Your iPhone’s Data to Police If You’re Using iOS 8

Here’s a new feature of iOS 8 that we weren’t expecting: Apple announced tonight that the new software makes it impossible for Apple to turn over the data on an iOS 8-equipped iPhone or iPad to U.S. law enforcement, even in the presence of a search warrant. Chalk one up for privacy. With iOS 8,…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

This Keyboard Autocompletes Text to Emoji and Saves Your Favorite Combos

You downloaded iOS 8. You checked out the hidden features. We gave you some suggestions on cool keyboards to try, but ugh—who wants to use words? Keymoji is here to phase out the pesky letters from all your digital communication. It’s basically an autocomplete text-to-picture tool. Before, when life was hard, coming up with a…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

How to Download iOS 8 Without Deleting All Your Stuff

Now that iOS 8 is finally here, many an iPhone user has eagerly swiped over to the update screen only to find that the greedy install package just won’t fit. But don’t worry—you don’t have to go on a deleting rampage. All it takes is a few simple workarounds, and you can have your iOS…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

The Apple Watch Is a Fully Post-Steve Jobs Product

There’s no doubt Steve Jobs left a lasting legacy at Apple. One thing he didn’t leave behind: Any plans for a smartwatch. The Apple Watch is entirely the product of Tim Cook’s Apple, according to a new profile in Bloomberg Businessweek. With an Apple Watch wrapped around his hand brass-knuckle style, Ive reveals that the…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

A Bug Hits HealthKit Right Before iOS 8 Launch (Updated)

One of iOS 8’s most talked about features is HealthKit, a new API that lets developers build various health-related apps for the iTunes store. However, right before today’s iOS 8 launch, it appears that HealthKit hit a snag that made Apple to temporarily remove several apps, according to a report from 9to5Mac. A few services…

Tech News Darren Orf

iOS 8: The Best Hidden Features

There are a lot of really great updates to iOS 8, which just launched today. We’ve unearthed some of the less obvious tricks and features that are going to level up your iPhone and iPad in a hurry. https://gizmodo.com/go-download-ios-8-right-now-1635726082 An All-Knowing App Store We never used Wish List all that much much in the App…

Tech News Michael Simon

Go Download iOS 8 Right Now

Apple users, it’s here—the final, stable, built-for-the-regular-public version of iOS 8 has arrived. Back up your stuff so you don’t lose everything, and then go get that fresh new software! For your over-the-air update, just go to Settings > General > Software Update to download the latest OS. We will also post direct download links…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Reminder: Back Up Your Stuff Before iOS 8 Drops

iOS 8 is coming soon. (Hands in the air emoji!). Updates are great, but they’re almost always buggy, which means you should back up your stuff before you load up the new platform. Here’s a refresher on how: iCloud Make sure you’re connected to Wi-Fi. Go to Setting. Select iCloud. Select Storage & Backup. Tap…

Tech News Leslie Horn

iOS 8 Upgrade Guide: Everything You Need for a Happy Upgrade

iOS 8 is almost here for your iPhone and your iPad. A shiny new operating system is fun, but you probably have some questions. Here are the answers you need. Should I upgrade to iOS 8? If your device can support it then yes! iOS 8 brings a whole bunch of new features like a…

Tech News Eric Limer

An App That Tells You How Obsessed You Are With Checking Your Phone

What iPhone Frenzy Is Like for an Apple Store Employee

Police Can Still Get Data Off Your iOS 8 Device Without Apple’s Help

Even Death Can’t Come Between Joan Rivers and Her iPhone 6

7 iPhone 6 Plus Cases That Don’t Suck

Conan Thinks Apple Should Have Released an All-Encompassing U2-Remover

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Teardown: Bigger Phone, Bigger Battery

Twitter Just Totally Redesigned User Profiles for iOS 8

iOS 8 Has Widgets! Here’s How to Use Them

Hidden Message in Apple Transparency Reports Suggest New NSA Warrants

25 Things You Can Do On iOS 8 That You Couldn’t Do On iOS 7

Apple Won’t Turn Over Your iPhone’s Data to Police If You’re Using iOS 8

This Keyboard Autocompletes Text to Emoji and Saves Your Favorite Combos

How to Download iOS 8 Without Deleting All Your Stuff

The Apple Watch Is a Fully Post-Steve Jobs Product

A Bug Hits HealthKit Right Before iOS 8 Launch (Updated)

iOS 8: The Best Hidden Features

Go Download iOS 8 Right Now

Reminder: Back Up Your Stuff Before iOS 8 Drops

iOS 8 Upgrade Guide: Everything You Need for a Happy Upgrade

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