Many popular apps collect more of your personal data than necessary to function properly. These 20 apps quietly scoop up your photos, location, contacts, and more. Here's how to protect yourself. I ...

There are certain apps I have to use on MacOS. This list is curated from Apple and third-party apps. Each of these apps is trusted and works very well. Although it's not my primary operating system, I ...

With Thanksgiving fast approaching next Thursday, Nov. 27, the annual presidential turkey pardon is also on the horizon. The tradition sees the president bestow an official pardon on two turkeys ...

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...

The Apple iPad is great for mobile gaming if you're feeling cramped on your iPhone. And thankfully there's a massive list of top-rated games to choose from.

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Apple on Thursday shared its annual list of App Store Award winners, continuing its tradition of celebrating the best apps and games of the past year. For 2025, the winning iPhone app was visual ...

Instead of simply dimming your Lock Screen wallpaper, the system blurs it by default in iOS 26. The tweak makes the clock and widgets stand out more, but it also defeats the purpose of displaying a ...

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Nicholas Merrill has spent his career fighting government surveillance. But he would really rather you didn’t call what he’s selling now a “burner phone.” Yes, he dreams of a future where anyone in ...

The company claims it’ll hit 8,000 nits at peak brightness. The company claims it’ll hit 8,000 nits at peak brightness. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously ...