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Apple’s big reveal — the iPhone 13 — seems lucky for most
Apple shows us how powerful chips boosted by integrated software, hardware, and machine intelligence can deliver substantial benefits.
A business user's guide to Apple’s upgrade season
This is a good time to prepare your enterprise for Apple's hardware and system software upgrade season.
Analyst: iPhone 13 may be a satellite phone
If the latest speculation from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is true, it means you could make calls from the mountain or do video chats while at sea -- though it may just be an emergency system
Developers, regulators say Apple's App Store changes don't do enough
Apple has announced a series of slight changes in settlement of a class action by developers, but they don't seem to go far enough.
13 easy ways to cut back on data use in Android
Trimming back your Android data usage can save you or your employer a bundle on your phone bill — and with little downside. So what are you waiting for?
Is Android 12 about to pop Google's Bubbles?
The latest Android update sure makes it seem like one of Google's most recent Android additions could already be on the road to extinction.
Apple really, really wants you to tag your files
The coming addition of support for tags in Notes and Reminders on iPhone, iPad, and Macs suggests Apple really wants to get you tagging today.
Apple has a lot to get through this fall
The company may plan multiple launch events as it preps iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch upgrades this fall.
Rethinking the smartphone for collaboration — or the PC for voice
How Qualcomm could create this decade’s BlackBerry.
Pixel 5a and beyond: 2 big questions about Google's future Pixel plans
There's an awful lot to like about Google's new Pixel 5a phone — and an awful lot to ponder about its bigger-picture significance.
4 tucked-away takeaways from Google's Pixel 6 preview
Google's Pixel 6 unsheathing gives us plenty to gawk at, but the most important messages are under the surface and all too easy to miss.
Apple plans an all-5G iPhone range, but not until '22
Apple won’t introduce an all-5G iPhone range until 2022, when it is expected to also roll out an A15-powered iPhone SE with 5G, according to a Nikkei report.
In praise of Apple's new Contacts widget for iPhones and iPads
The Home Screen widget turns your device into a powerful contact and communication management system.
The million-dollar question about Google's Pixel 6
For all the juicy leaks surrounding Google's upcoming Pixel 6 phone, one critically important question remains cryptically answered.
12 hidden Pixel phone superpowers
Power up your Pixel experience with these productivity-boosting Android extras.
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The evolution of iOS
A look at the evolution of Apple's mobile operating system from 2007 to today.
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What iOS 15 means for the future of the iPhone
With iOS 15, Apple will allow users to upgrade to the new OS or stick with iOS 14 for security updates. At the same time, features in iOS 15 could position Apple for success even after the iPhone becomes irrelevant. Macworld Executive...
