iPhone Life - Best Apps, Top Tips, Great Gear

I had the opportunity to serve as a judge at IHS Markit Innovation Awards during ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas this past January. The product that I and the other judges voted for was the X5 Car Charger ($24.99) from RapidX. It's a simple concept, but well-executed.

In the 84th episode, members of the iPhone Life team tell you everything you can expect Apple to announce at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference June 4. Other topics include tracking a fitness streak with the Apple Watch, storing passwords and credit cards in iCloud keychain, and trying to have a better relationship with Siri.

Jabra, one of the early market leaders in the Bluetooth wireless headset space, has manifested its wealth of audio engineering and communication expertise in the Elite 45e Wireless Stereo Headset ($99.99). How does this high-end headset compare to the sea of other wireless stereo headsets on the market? Read on to find out.

If you weren’t able to tune-in live or if you’d like to watch it again, here’s the workshop replay for iCloud Photo Library versus Google Photos. This workshop focuses on giving you the information needed to make an informed decision on which cloud-based photo storage tool is right for you. Thank you to everyone who joined us and all of you who watch it now. This was our second ever workshop, and we are thrilled with your feedback. We had almost 400 of your join us live! So again, thank you! Learn more on what we covered and watch the full replay below.

The World Cup 2018 is fast approaching, and soccer fans everywhere are figuring out how to catch all the live sports action, preferably without cable. The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be the 21st FIFA World Cup and will take place in Russia this year, the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe. 32 teams from all around the world will meet from June 14 to June 15 to play 64 matches, and the winners will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup. In order to live stream the World Cup on our Apple TVs, we'll need to know which broadcasters are covering all the action. With so many matches to catch, it's also important to know the World Cup schedule so that we can watch or record our favorite teams. Let's get started finding all the information we need so we can catch all the live World Cup soccer we can. 

The 29th Annual Worldwide Developers Conference is taking place June 4–8 in San Jose, and Apple enthusiasts the world over are excited to hear whether rumors about software, tech, and services will be met, or even exceeded. The annual Apple conference features over 100 seminars and hands-on labs presented by Apple engineers, as well as special events including the WWDC Bash, an epic party and concert on the final night. Only Apple developers were allowed to enter the lottery for a chance to pay $1,599 for a WWDC ticket, and a select group of 350 students and STEM teachers earn a full scholarship to the event each year. For those of us who can't make it to the biggest Apple Event of the year, the keynote address is the highlight of WWDC. This is because the keynote speech is when we'll all finally learn about upcoming versions of iOS, macOS, and other Apple software, as well as rumored new devices like the AirPods 2, Apple Watch 4, StudioPods, and 2018 iPad Pro. Let's round up all the 2018 WWDC rumors and make some educated guesses about what the Keynote will bring this year! 

You may have heard or read the acronym VPN in recent news stories about internet privacy and security and wondered, "what is VPN?" VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, an extension of a private network over a public one that allows users to send and receive data safely, securely, and anonymously so that hackers, websites, and advertisers can't access it. In addition to addressing privacy concerns like hacking and malware, a VPN allows users to remotely utilize the private internal systems and features of workplace and other networks without being on site. If you work from home, travel, or enjoy taking your tablet or laptop to the coffee shop to catch up on emails, social networking, or banking, it's time to join a Virtual Private Network! Before picking the best VPN service for your needs, there are a few things to learn. Let's get started familiarizing ourselves with Virtual Private Networks.