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• My 48 hours with iOS 14 beta: I love its little features

  There are not many adventurous things you can do in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. So, I turned to install iOS 14 ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Apple finally redesigns iOS home screen and introduces “App Library”

  Apple is redesigning the home screen with iOS 14 to make apps easily accessible through a new feature called the App Library. With ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• iOS 12.4 makes it possible to jailbreak your iPhone again (Update: Fixed)

  Apple's most recent iOS update — 12.4 — has reopened a vulnerability that was previously patched, making  it easy to ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Google's Arts & Culture now uses AI to turn selfies into historical paintings

  Google is rolling out a new AI-powered feature to its Arts & Culture app that lets you turn your photos into a masterpiece ...

  • Mix

• Facebook Messenger on iOS is now twice as fast and a quarter the size

  Facebook just introduced a lighter, more streamlined UI for Messenger last week. But omitted from that initial news was the ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Google introduces one-time location access for apps in Android 11

  Last year, Apple introduced a new control for location tracking with iOS 13, which allowed apps to access your location ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Microsoft brings combined Word, Excel, and PowerPoint app to iOS

  It was just a couple of days ago that Microsoft publicly introduced its super-handy combined Office app to the Google Play ...

  • Napier Lopez

• WhatsApp beta reveals dark mode is finally coming to the iPhone

  Dark mode for WhatsApp is soon coming to the iPhone, as numerous users in its beta program have spotted the feature in the ...

  • Mix

• The iPhone is now the internet's preferred porn streaming device

  The numbers don't lie: A lot of people are ditching their desktops and laptops, and watching porn straight from their phones ...

  • Mix

• Google Maps' new Incognito mode comes to iOS

  Google normally keeps a record of your rough location, which can be handy if you want to remember a place you've visited ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Microsoft packs Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and PDF tools into one nifty app

  Last night, Microsoft unveiled a new Office app that bundles Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and PDF into one. The app – available ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to lock WhatsApp with your fingerprint (or face) on Android and iOS

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• ICE is paying an Israeli security company $30M to break into phones

  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has expanded its partnership with Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite, ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Mobile malware campaign targeting Uyghur Muslims impacted Tibetans too

  The mobile malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China was also directed at senior members of Tibetan ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Apple's revised policy for kids' apps allows devs to collect anonymized data and display ads

  Apple has revised its App Store Review Guidelines with regards to kids apps and its upcoming single sign-on feature Sign ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Apple will soon treat online web tracking the same as a security vulnerability

  Apple ups its privacy batte with a new "WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy" that aims to prevent all forms covert tracking ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• How to grab beautiful free wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad with a quick shortcut

  A quick shortcut to set a new Unsplash wallpaper for your iOS device with a single tap using Apple's workflow automation ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Russians caught peddling spyware disguised as legit Google and Pornhub apps

  Researchers say a Russian software firm fined by Obama for meddling in the 2016 US elections is making spyware disguised ...

  • Mix

• CHEAP: Stabilize your life with $80 off DJI's Osmo pocket handheld

  I came across DJI's Osmo Pocket Handheld 3 Axis Gimbal Stabilizer which is on sale for just $349, down from $430. It's ...

  • TNW Deals

• PSA: Your Android phone is now a security key for signing in to Google on iOS

  Google has announced that it's now possible to log into your Google accounts from your iPhones and iPads using your Android ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Here are the best iOS 13 features you missed

  Earlier this month, Apple announced the latest version of its mobile operating system: iOS 13. On the stage, the company ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• iOS 13 will show you where apps have tracked your location, on a map

  Apple's new iOS 13 has a ton of privacy-focused features, including restrictions on location tracking. Now, 9to5Mac has ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• iOS 13 brings support for 22 Indian languages and a Hindi predictive keyboard

  Apple today unveiled its new iOS 13 at its developer conference. While there are tons of exciting features like dark mode and the new photos app, the company has introduced a bunch of features specifically for India. The new version of iOS will bring support for all 22 official ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Here's how to get Spotify Premium in India ahead of its official launch

  People in India have eagerly waited for Spotify to launch in the country. Well, that date might arrive real soon, as the ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Apple's crackdown on screen-recording apps is a privacy win

  Apple’s iOS screen recording functionality – which was first introduced in version 11 back in 2017 – comes in handy ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• This iOS 12 Shortcut automatically activates your iPhone camera during a police stop

  Mobile phones are the great equalizer. Residing in each of our pocket's is a device that shifts the balance of power, if ...

  • Bryan Clark

• All those free apps on your phone are tracking your location and selling your data

  The New York Times explained how many popular mobile apps are tracking your precise location round the clock, and then selling ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• How to scan documents with your phone

  In this article, we show you a quick and easy way of turning a physical document into a digital one using only your phone. ...

  • Callum Booth

• How to add a wake up weather forecast to your iPhone Lock Screen

  Hidden deep in the recesses of the Settings menu is a feature Apple, presumably, wants you to use. Part of iOS 12, Apple ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Report: Some of you definitely did your Cyber Monday shopping at work

  New data from analytics company Mixpanel reveals some facts about the habits of online shoppers -- namely that some of you ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Here's what to expect at tomorrow's Apple event

  Apple is hosting a special event tomorrow, reportedly to announce even more new hardware that it didn't show off at its iPhone ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How the new mosquito emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease

  The mosquito emoji was released as a part of the iOS 12.1 update. It's hoped that it will help battle mosquito-bourne diseases ...

  • The Conversation

• Apple acquires Shazam and announces it'll now be ad-free

  Apple has officially acquired the musical identification app, Shazam. The hardware giant has also stated that the app will ...

  • Callum Booth

• Twitter will soon let you switch between algorithmic and real-time feeds

  Twitter today announced a change to the way it shows tweets to users. The announcement detailed a future that includes ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Study: iPhone buyers will pay for the best -- at first, anyway

  Research suggests iPhone users, if given the opportunity, are more likely to buy the more expensive model Apple shows us ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Ebay auction for iPhone prototype hits $25K overnight

  Apple aficianados are flocking to this auction for a rare iPhone prototype -- and are apparently confident enough in its ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Hands-on: The Elder Scrolls mobile game is violent fun, but feels shallow

  At Gamescom 2018, we got the chance to play a demo of the upcoming 'Elder Scrolls: Blades' game for mobile. It's free-to-play ...

  • Callum Booth

• Google bans cryptocurrency mining apps from the Play Store

  All cryptocurrency miners are now banned from Google's Play store. The new ruling came with new updates to Google’s Developer ...

  • David Canellis

• Apple finally lets you remove 23 built-in apps you don't care about

  We summarized five of the biggest reasons to download iOS 10 today, but as BuzzFeed reminded us, there's another big one ...

  • Napier Lopez

• 5 pieces of wearable tech for meditation & mindfulness

  With projections on wearable tech becoming a $75 billion dollar industry by 2025, the largest sector ripe for cashing in ...

  • Don Basile

• Bleep for iOS lets you censor all the ****ing swearing in your videos

  If you've got a dirty mouth that would make Gordon Ramsay feel ashamed, Bleep for iOS, could be the solution. https://twitter.com/brokenbottleboy/status/598507232779706368 The ...

  • Mic Wright

• You can now add color to your Facebook posts

  Facebook is today adding a small feature that's a big visual departure for the platform: you can now add background colors ...

  • Napier Lopez

• 9 of the best apps for sharing files between devices and friends

  Here are the best apps for moving files between your computers and devices and sending them to your contacts. For Android, ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• How to grow and monetize your Instagram account

  Instagram has been the most disruptive social network to redistribute social power away from paparazzi and publications ...

  • Anthony Carbone