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Turn Off Notification Badges on iPhone
By Rhett Intriago
You’ve probably noticed those numbered red badges on your apps. If you’re anything like me and you don’t open every email you receive, you probably have hundreds of them on your Mail app. When your notification badges pile up, turning them off can help de-clutter your Home Screen. Now, let’s go over how to turn off notification badges on iPhone.
Apple Pencil Not Charging? 6 Easy Fixes
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Why is my Apple Pencil not charging? An uncharged Apple Pencil can put a dent in any iPad user's workflow. Buying a new Apple Pencil can be expensive, so before you throw your Apple Pencil away and order a replacement, try these quick and easy fixes.
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Little do most people know, there are full dictionaries in languages other than English available on the iPhone. Whether you’re bilingual or enjoying learning about a language, it’s easy to add foreign-language dictionaries to your iPhone. Here’s how.
5 Free Apps You’ll Use Every Day
By Conner Carey
Some apps we use once and never visit again. Others become addicting rabbit holes where time disappears. Every now and again, we find a few good apps that stick with us through the good and the bad. They’re the staple apps often found on Home screens, free of folders to confine them, because they’re used too often for the extra tap. These are five of those awesome (& free!) apps that you’ll use often, if not every day.
7 Awesome Apps You Won’t Find on Android
By Conner Carey
Owning an iPhone over Android has its advantages. Many developers release apps over iOS first, giving us access to the newest in interesting apps. While some apps never make the transition to other operating systems. Here’s seven of the best iPhone-only apps that Android users can only dream of.
It's hard to believe that after all these years, someone could reinvent a USB cable and leave me impressed. But that's exactly what Lander did with its Neve Lightning Cable ($29.99). Lander paid a lot of attention to the pet peeves of most users. The cable is remarkably thin and while I've seen flat cables before and I've seen fabric braided cables before, I've never seen one cable that is both flat and covered with braided fabric. The result is a tangle-free, comfortable cable with an attractive design. It's one of the best lightning cables out there.
5 Best Apps for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
By Conner Carey
The New Year is quickly approaching and it’s time to reflect on how the previous year has gone. As we do so, we appreciate the goals we met and strive to improve the areas we didn’t. Featurings apps for quitting smoking, staying calm, getting good sleep, and improving nutrition, here’s five apps for keeping your new year's resolutions. Plus an app that focuses on goal tracking, allowing you to join a community of people on a similar path.
4 Beautiful Leather Apple Watch Bands
By Conner Carey
I recently bought myself an Apple Watch. Now it’s time to find the perfect band for my wrist and I’m a sucker for a good leather cuff. For those of us who have expensive taste (I’m looking at your Hermes) but want to stay in a reasonable budget, this is the list for you. Just make sure to keep these out of water; your Apple Watch may be waterproof, but leather bands are not!
5 (More) Best Apps for iPad Pro
By Conner Carey
We brought you a best apps roundup for the iPad Pro a couple weeks ago, but more apps are being optimized for the tablet all the time. While those apps are still amazing and you should definitely give them a try, here’s five more of the best apps for the iPad Pro to sink your teeth into. We’ll feature an epic gaming app for iPad Pro and apps to take your productivity up a notch.
If you receive an iTunes gift card or app code, you’re going to want to use it. You can redeem music in the iTunes app and other codes in the App Store. Doing so is easy and who doesn’t love free music and apps?
Apple’s Top 25 Favorite Apps of 2015
By Conner Carey
Apple released its top 25 apps of 2015 list on the App Store last week. The company declared these apps the “most visionary, inventive, and irresistible” of the year. Did your favorite make the cut? Top picks include Paper for sketching and Instagram for sharing, but the winners range largely in category. So let’s get to it: here’s a look at the top award winners on Apple’s list and quick links to all the apps.
Review: Epson Projector + Apple TV Make a Great Home Theater
By Todd Bernhard
Before the recently enhanced Apple TV was introduced, rumor sites speculated that Apple might actually make large-screen television sets and embed its Apple TV intelligence into them. I was never a fan of that strategy. TV sets are fragile and bulky, and Apple doesn't need to get into that business. For several years, I have relied on an Epson projector connected to an Apple TV for my home entertainment. I've never looked back since I set up the home theater system. My screen is as large as my wall, which is far bigger than any TV set at Best Buy. I mounted the Epson projector to my wall and painted the screen-side of the wall with a special paint to make the image even better.
Now You Can Pay With Your iPhone or iPad at Walmart
By Jim Karpen
Walmart hasn't adopted Apple Pay, and it's not clear whether it will (though one report I read said the company is increasingly open to it). Now, however, you have another option for paying at Walmart. Last week the company launched a new mobile payment system at selected stores that lets you pay for your purchase at the checkout counter by scanning a QR code with your iPhone or iPad. (For it to work on an iPad, though, you'll likely need to have a cellular data model.) The new mobile payment system will be available nationwide by the first half of next year.
If you trust a folio to keep your iPad safe and secure, you want it to be high quality. NewerTech provides peace of mind in various colors with its Original iFolio ($29.99). Made with Brazilian leather, I had a chance to carry one around for awhile to see how I liked it. With built in handle and detachable strap, plus extra cushioned padding, my iPad has been happily snug in its new home.
Tip of the Day: How to Create a Wish List in iTunes
By Conner Carey
Maybe you’re not ready to buy those songs you love in iTunes, but you do want to save them for purchase later. Well, in iTunes you can easily create a wish list for those songs.
Social media is one of many ways to keep in contact with someone these days; it makes sense to include that information within a contact card, especially for the people you interact with most. Doing so allows you to view their social media profile directly from Contacts. Here’s how to include someone’s social media profile information in their contact card.