The iPad's major benefit is its larger screen and extreme portability. Just like your laptop or desktop computer, you can split your screen into discrete windows for different tasks. Not sure how to ...

In terms of raw computing power alone, a Mac is miles apart from an iPad. It can handle heavy workloads without bogging down, work with almost any USB device, and run full desktop apps and even ...

There are so many new settings and features baked into modern Android smartphones that it's really easy to overlook some of them — even when they're active. Sure, they might show a notification in the ...

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip 7, the latest generation of flip-style foldable, at its Summer 2025 Samsung Unpacked event. The smartphone maker caught up to its competitors in some areas — and ...

Considering how often you likely need to use it, having a non-functioning power button on an iPad can feel extremely limiting. While tapping the screen or hitting the Home button can wake the device, ...

If you've just downloaded the iOS 26 public beta on your iPhone, the first thing you'll notice is the new Liquid Glass design overhaul, which adopts translucent elements throughout the system ...

There’s that nagging voice again: “Put the phone away. No, really this time.” But we don’t; 84 percent of Americans say that they are online either several times a day or “almost constantly.” “On your ...

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As well as a refreshed new look for system components like buttons and tabbars, the Liquid Glass redesign of iOS 26 also extends to app icons. For the first time since iOS 7, Apple has redrawn all of ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Lock iPhone apps with Face ID to prevent others from accessing.You can also hide apps in a secret ...

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In real estate, location is everything, and the bottom corners of the iPhone lock screen are the prime spots. Each is an easy thumb press away when your device is still locked. Before iOS 18, those ...