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  • Why You Should Turn Off Auto-Brightness on Your Phone

    Why You Should Turn Off Auto-Brightness on Your Phone

    Apple advertises its newest iPhone as having the brightest screen yet, but when you use it, you probably can’t help but to think, “Shouldn’t this be brighter?” You might even compare it to other screens that look much brighter than yours. It’s not you: It’s auto-brightness, and you should turn it off on most of…


  • How to Get the New iPhone Emojis Early

    How to Get the New iPhone Emojis Early

    Who doesn’t love new emojis? With Apple’s upcoming iOS 16.4, there are 21 new emojis to try out, including a new smiley, a pink heart, and a jellyfish. But you don’t need to wait until Apple releases iOS 16.4 to the public — you can try them out right now.


  • RIP Internet Explorer, 1995 — 2023

    RIP Internet Explorer, 1995 — 2023

    It’s official: Internet Explorer is dead. Microsoft confirmed as much on Tuesday with an update to the Internet Explorer desktop app support page: “The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10.” Ouch.


  • You Should Update Your Apple Devices Right Away

    You Should Update Your Apple Devices Right Away

    Yesterday, Apple released new software updates for iPhone (iOS 16.3.1), iPad (iPadOS 16.3.1), and Mac (macOS 13.2.1). Unless you keep up to date on your software news, you might not have seen these updates hit your devices, especially since Apple doesn’t send a notification when a new update is available on iOS or iPadOS. But…