Did You Know Your iPhone Can Identify Plants and Animals?

Your iPhone is smart (hence, smartphone) and is capable of many intelligent tasks. In fact, later this year, Apple will add some generative AI-powered features to certain iPhone models, as well. But you don’t need an iPhone compatible with “Apple Intelligence” to take advantage of smart features. One such feature? The ability to identify plants and animals. It does sound …

Did You Know Your iPhone Can Read Things to You?

Technology is supposed to make our lives easier. In many ways, it does without us thinking about it. But it can probably help out a lot more than you realize. Case in point: You shouldn’t have to actually read anything on your iPhone yourself. You might be reading this article right now with your own eyes. Why? Instead, your iPhone …

Don’t Download Apps From Shady Sites

The internet is a massive place, and sometimes feels like it contains just about anything you could think of. If you want to download an app on your PC, for example, you may search for it on Google, see the link at the top of the results, and click it to install your program. That isn’t necessarily the most secure …

Watch Out for Malicious Chrome Extensions

Extensions are an excellent way to add new features to your internet browser that the developers couldn’t add in the first place. If Google Chrome is missing a feature you want, such as an intelligent proofreader like Grammarly, you can simply download and install it from the Chrome Web Store. However, not all extensions are what they claim to be. …

What Are Internet Cookies?

These days, when you click a link to a website, you aren’t able to start scrolling right away. Instead, you’re blocked by a pop-up asking about your “cookie preferences.” Clicking agree lets you head right to the site, while choosing to personalize your preferences involves a long list of settings that aren’t necessarily intuitive. Is it dangerous to simply agree …

Windows 11 Lets You Move the Start Button Back

When you upgrade your PC to Windows 11, you, of course, introduce new features and changes to your computer. However, one change isn’t everyone’s favorite: Microsoft decided to move the Start button to the middle of the taskbar, rather than on the left-hand side, as it was since its introduction with Windows 95. While Microsoft thinks this macOS-like centering is …