http://www.wsj.com/articles/not-upgrading-this-year-how-to-make-your-old-phone-last-11660362817 Not Upgrading This Year? How to Make Your Old Phone Last Follow these steps to save battery life, improve speed and reduce wear on your older iPhone or Android model, especially if its operating system hasn’t hit its expiration date yet By Nicole Nguyen, Aug. 14, 2022 8:00 am ET “Should I Get a New … Continue reading Tuning up your current smartphone rather than buying a new one →

https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/apple-politely-explains-why-iphone-cases-are-a-waste-of-money/ Apple politely explains why iPhone cases are a waste of money You use one because you use one, right? You don't trust yourself. Perhaps now is the time to break out, suggests Apple.Written by Chris Matyszczyk, Contributing Writer Posted in Technically Incorrect on July 24, 2022 Why would you put a case on that?Unsplash This has been going on … Continue reading Apple politely explains why iPhone cases are a waste of money →

http://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/charging-your-iphone-the-wrong-way-break-these-habits-right-now/ Charging Your iPhone the Wrong Way? Break These Habits Right Now These tips and tricks can help you charge your iPhone faster. Nelson Aguilar Aug. 16, 2022 6:00 a.m. PT Charging your iPhone isn't as straightforward as plugging it in -- as much as it seems like it should be. The most common way of charging … Continue reading Bad habits when charging iPhones →

9to5mac.com/2022/08/17/cheap-iphone-plans/ Best affordable iPhone plans for 2022 Michael Potuck - Aug. 17th 2022 1:40 pm PT @michaelpotuck If you’re looking for a better deal on your cellular plan, checking out some of the growing pre-paid options is a great idea. Below we’ll look at the best cheap iPhone plans with valuable features like free trials, … Continue reading Best cheap iPhone plans →

https://mashable.com/article/google-chrome-update Google Chrome has a nasty bug, and you should update right now And we do mean right now. By Stan Schroeder  on August 18, 2022 A Google Chrome bug of the worst variety has been discovered: Not only is it dangerous, but it's actively being exploited by hackers. Google released a fix earlier this week, meaning an update is … Continue reading Chrome has a nasty bug — update immediately if not set on automatic →

http://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/turning-off-phone-location-access/ Your Phone’s Location Access Reveals a Lot. Here’s How to Turn It Off. PUBLISHED JUNE 29, 2022 Thorin Klosowski Your phone is likely selling your location information to the highest bidder. But there are steps you can take to help prevent that. The issue has been raised in Congress in recent weeks. In mid-June, a … Continue reading Your phone’s location reveals a lot. Here’s how to turn off access to the info →

http://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-about-personal-data-leaks-heres-how-to-lock-down-your-phone-11656799748? Worried About Personal Data Leaks? Here’s How to Lock Down Your Phone Your guide to identifying sketchy apps, revoking their access to your location and other data, limiting ad tracking, and keeping web browsing private PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHAYA HOWELL/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK By Nicole Nguyen July 3, 2022 10:00 am There are always … Continue reading Locking down the many apps on your smartphone →

gizmodo.com/macbook-air-m2-no-heat-sink-heat-spreader-teardown-appl-1849209800 The MacBook Air Seems to be Missing a Crucial Component Um, Apple, where's the heat spreader on your new MacBook? By Phillip Tracy, July 20, 2022, 4:15PM The new MacBook Air is an excellent laptop, but one considerable shortcoming might dissuade power users from purchasing Apple’s least expensive notebook. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the … Continue reading Finally, one minor drawback to the M2 MacBook Air – may need heat spreader →

For what it's worth, I changed it back immediately because I didn't want to give up any space currently dedicated to email. https://apple.news/A0ovinTHzShaFYb0J7fiygw Google changed Gmail's design and some people are furious. Here's how to change it back. Everything else is changing around us, Google. There's no need to alter our inboxes, too. By Alex Perry, … Continue reading Don’t like the new Gmail? Change it back →

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/google-search-algorithm-internet/661325/? The Open Secret of Google Search One of the most-used tools on the internet is not what it used to be.By Charlie Warzel JUNE 20, 2022SHARE About the author: Charlie Warzel is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of Galaxy Brain, a newsletter about the internet and big ideas. This article was featured in One Story to … Continue reading Are Google’s search algorithms dated? →