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How to block spam texts and robocalls for good
Robocalls are out of control despite the best efforts of commercial firms and government agencies. Here are some steps you can take to thwart them.
10 out-of-sight Google Pixel settings worth surfacing
These tucked-away options will make your Pixel experience more pleasant and powerful — and they'll take you all of 20 seconds apiece to adjust.
Apple builds slowly, thinks laterally, knows its customers
As development of the first-generation of its next platform, AR glasses, inches to a close, Apple’s innovation engine turns to content.
Has Apple invented one ring to rule them all?
Apple may have patented a smart ring to help make the multiverse a productive space.
7 Gboard settings that'll supercharge your Android typing
These easy-to-apply Gboard adjustments will help you fly around your Android phone's keyboard like a total typing pro.
If you've ever worked remotely, you likely want to keep it that way
Most people who have worked remotely at least some of the time do indeed prefer to do so in future, Deloitte explains.
Banks face a WhatsApp reckoning as regulators clamp down on messaging apps
Financial institutions are being hit with millions of dollars in fines from regulators concerned about the use of messaging apps. That's forcing the financial firms to shift gears to deal with the issue.
Jamf's Q2 earnings show customers up 34%, devices up 22.4%
The Apple-in-the-enterprise solutions provider also confirms large-scale new customer wins as businesses migrate to Apple.
Apple’s Stage Manager fluffs lines, extends rehearsal
Apple plans to introduce iPadOS 16 near the introduction of macOS Ventura to make time to get Stage Manager right. It also makes more sense to update the iPad with the Mac.
The awkward thing about Android 13
Google's latest and greatest Android software isn't quite what it seems on the surface.
Can Apple's ops team handle this fresh crisis?
I suspect Apple’s operations teams is really feeling the pressure as tensions flare in the Taiwan Straits.
Is it bad to give employees too many tech options?
When it comes to technology, offering "employee choice" can help attract new employees and keep current workers happy. But is there a downside to offering too much choice?
You are the product, but with an Apple twist
Apple's services seem to be attracting five new subscribers every single second of the day.
Apple's latest controversy: Expanded App Store advertising
Apple may be ramping up opportunities for developers to reach customers via its App Store – or building its own business at others' expense.
7 Google Pixel settings you should change this second
Got one of Google's Pixel phones? These easily overlooked adjustments will unlock some of your phone's most impressive advanced powers.
Apple, the move to renewable energy, and why it matters
Apple's decision to pivot to services and subscriptions means that 40% of its gross revenues after costs in the last quarter came from those sources. But what about the energy needed to drive them (and build on them down the road)?...
Apple’s Q3: Services, iPhone, loyalty help company (narrowly) beat estimates
Apple's earnings in the past three months beat estimates, while its services income shows it is getting pretty good at boosting per-user revenue, giving the company protection in uncertain times.
What Microsoft’s results might tell us about Apple’s business
Microsoft confirmed slowing PC sales, attributing this to COVID-19. But could Apple Silicon be eating into the edges of the PC business?
Upgrading cell towers could save enough energy to power entire cities
Artificial intelligence can create massive efficiencies in the management of telecom cell sites, and with hardware and software upgrades, the power consumed by the sites could be cut by 40%.