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iOS 26 added my favorite new iPhone ringtone, listen here
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (242+ words) My iPhone stays on silent most of the time, but a new iOS 26 ringtone has made me very tempted to rethink that choice because it's such a pleasant tune. Here's my new favorite iPhone ringtone. I remember the pre-smartphone days…...
Protect your family's private data by removing it from the internet
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (443+ words) Taking proactive steps to protect the privacy of yourself and your family has never been more important than it is today. Buying and selling personal data is now a big business, with hundreds of data brokers devoted to doing exactly…...
Feature Request: iCloud really needs to copy Dropbox 'sync next"
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (400+ words) Despite having a 2TB iCloud account, I also have an identically sized Dropbox one, and the latter is my primary cloud service for working files. The reason for favoring Dropbox over iCloud is the speed of synchronization. Dropbox almost always syncs…...
Security Bite: The two biggest security upgrades in iOS 26.4 explained
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (397+ words) Apple added RCS support to iPhone in iOS 18 beta 2, to better the messaging experience with Android users. It was a welcoming move for people with parents who refused to get an iPhone (Hi, Dad). When an iPhone communicates with a…...
Opera's quirky website celebrates its browser’s 30th anniversary
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (229+ words) From the dial-up days to the era of AI-assisted browsing, Opera's interactive experience takes users through key milestones that helped shape the web over the past three decades. If you're reading this on your iPhone, you may want to switch…...
iPhone satellite features helped Lake Tahoe avalanche survivors get rescued
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (275+ words) According to a report from The New York Times, survivors of the catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe this week used Emergency SOS via satellite on iPhone to stay in contact with first responders. It's the latest example of the life-saving…...
WhatsApp launches one of its most requested features for groups
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (223+ words) WhatsApp just announced that Group Message History is rolling out now, which Meta says is one of its "most requested features." Here are the details. Have you ever joined a new group chat and feel totally lost without the context…...
Millions of passwords and Social Security numbers exposed
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (484+ words) An unsecured database that likely contains tens of millions of unique Social Security numbers, alongside email addresses and passwords, has been discovered by security researchers. While the database appears to have been collated from a number of separate data breaches…...
Apple Mail has a hidden feature that solved my biggest inbox problem
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) I've used Apple's Mail app for years across my iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but the recently added inbox categories were a mixed bag for me until I started regularly using one hidden feature. For most of my 15+ years using Apple…...
Federal ban on TP-Link routers shelved, but Texas fights on
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (396+ words) Badged versions of TP-Link routers are supplied to US customers by more than 300 ISPs, making them the most widely used Wi-Fi routers in the country, found in millions of US homes. It therefore caused grave concern when security researchers at…...