One of the standout features of Google Maps (aside from getting us where we want to go) is Street View -- a first-person perspective tool that features recent photos of streets, buildings, homes and anything else that's visible from Google's ubiquitous camera cars. There are also a lot of practical...

You Might Want to Hide Your Home From Google Maps Street View: Here's How to Do It

Have you ever wanted to get to your iPhone's Control Center or Notification Center without swiping down from the top of your screen? Or instantly activate Shazam to identify a song before it changes? What if there was a way to turn on your camera or flashlight without touching or even looking at your screen?

The Back of Your iPhone Has a Secret Button -- Here's Everything It Can Do

Have you ever wished you could send secret messages with your phone? It turns out you can do just that without resorting to a shady third-party app. If you have an iPhone, head straight to the built-in Notes app and get ready to pull off top secret chats with any of your contacts.

You Can Use Your iPhone Notes App to Send Secret Messages

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The best AI image generators have been in the news recently, but not always for the right reasons – with Elon Musk’s Grok-2 AI producing all sorts of controversy over its lack of guardrails. Google probably wants to shift the conversation in a more positive direction, as the company has just expanded access to its Imagen 3 generator to everyone in the US, massively ramping up who can use the AI tool.Google’s accompanying research paper describes Imagen 3 as “a latent diffusion model that generates high quality images from text prompts,” with the paper adding that “Imagen 3 is preferred over...

Google just rolled out its answer to Midjourney – here’s how to try the AI image generator

Microsoft Edge is Windows 11's default browser, a significant upgrade from its predecessor, Internet Explorer. I use it daily for work and personal browsing, and I can't see that changing anytime soon. What's more, Microsoft Edge continues to improve, with new features and security protections. According to Statistica, Microsoft Edge...

9 Reasons I Use Microsoft Edge (And Why You Should Too)

Web: Account icon > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Audience and visibility > Posts. Turn off Allow comment summaries. Mobile: Menu > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Audience and visibility > Posts. Turn off Allow comment summaries. Meta AI is on by default in the Facebook app. Turning...

How to Turn Off Meta AI on Facebook

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Apple has done a lot of work with widgets in recent years. A new class of SwiftUI-based iPhone widgets debuted in iOS 14, were added to in subsequent years, became interactive in iOS 17, and have made their way to the Lock Screen, StandBy, and more. But as the new...

PSA: iOS 18 is going to disable your old ‘Today’ view widgets

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Google introduced the powerful Imagen 3 model for AI-generated images on Pixel phones through Pixel Studio. Text prompts in Pixel Studio app lead to contextual AI imagery with localized editing and multiple versions. It's now available on all other Android devices in the US. Imagen 3 offers a lot, but...

Google's secret sauce for the Pixel Studio app rolls out through AI Test Kitchen

IOS 18 beta 5 introduced several new changes, but one in particular – Safari’s new Distraction Control feature – stands out above the rest. Watch my hands-on video walkthrough as I provide commentary on everything new in iOS 18 beta 5, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos.

iOS 18 beta 5 – Thoughts on Safari’s Distraction Control, Photos app updates, and more [Video]

Turn the trudge that is debloating your phone into a Canta. Modern Android phones arrive with a dizzying number of apps you’ll likely never use. In some cases, phones sold in other regions include country-specific apps you definitely don’t need. In these cases, uninstalling them, freeing up space, and unloading resources on your device is preferable. However, there are some apps that you cannot remove from your phone as a normal user — you will need elevated privileges.

Here's how I easily debloated my Android phone

9to5Google and Android Central point out that after Google announced its new Pixel 9 lineup with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, its store listing for the original foldable Pixel phone went away. However, Android Central has heard from Google that it will return after the Pixel 9 Pro Fold’s launch,...

The original Pixel Fold has disappeared from the Google Store, but it’s coming back.

Labor Day sales are a great time to refresh some of your old or worn-out tools, and if you're looking for some cordless tools, DeWalt has a deal you should pay attention to. For $159 -- which is 33%, or $80, off the list price -- you can treat yourself to a DeWalt 20V MAX cordless drill and impact driver set. And what a great set it is!

My favorite DeWalt cordless drill and impact driver set is 33% off

You no longer have to wait for the Pixel Camera app to automatically switch to astro mode. Google now lets you manually activate astrophotography mode in the latest version of the Pixel Camera app. Astro mode can now be activated via the Night Sight duration slider. Previously, astrophotography mode could...

You can finally enable astro mode manually on Pixels, and here's how to do it

Blackmagic Design has just released the Blackmagic Camera 2.0, which includes major improvements and cool features. Version 2.0 allows support for remotely controlling and monitoring multiple iPhones at the same time, and iPad compatibility as well. Blackmagic Camera 2.0: Multiple iPhone support. As stated by Blackmagic Design: “Today we released...

Blackmagic Camera App is now Available for iPad

Microsoft has issued a small update for its browser in the Stable Channel. Microsoft Edge 127 has been updated to version 127.0.2651.105 with two important changes. One is to fix browser crashes when uploading documents on certain websites (the browser would crash with the error code STATUS_BREAKPOINT), and another is to patch a Microsoft Edge-specific vulnerability under CVE-2024-43472.

Microsoft fixes Edge crashes when uploading documents

29Whether you already have a hard time seeing or not, staring at a phone screen can put additional strain on your eyes. If you wear glasses and need them to look at your phone, you should certainly wear them when you’re doing that. But if that’s still not helping,...

Poor eyesight or hearing? Settings you can adjust right now to make using your Android easy

As Google brings AI Overviews to six new countries, it’s also changing the way the generated summaries display citations. Instead of putting relevant webpages directly in the AI-generated summary, Google is adding a new display to the right of the response that shows cited webpages more prominently. This new...

Google’s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources

Back at WWDC24, Apple announced that its upcoming iOS 18 update will finally allow iPhone users to customise their app icons on the Home screen, bringing it one step closer to Android level customisation. Although iOS 18 is not set to launch until later this year, eager users can already...

How to change the colour of app icons in iOS 18

Your Android phone is about to get an AI-powered anti-theft upgrade that can keep your personal information safe. In May of this year, Google teased a new Theft Detection Lock tool for Android phones. Expected to debut with Android 15, the feature would sense a device's motion -- such as someone snatching a phone and then running, biking, or driving away -- and immediately lock the screen, Google said.

Your Android phone is getting an anti-theft upgrade, thanks to AI. How it works

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Midjourney now lets you edit your AI-generated images. Here's how

Those of you who use Midjourney to create AI-powered images can now tap into an editor to help you fine-tune your work. On Sunday, Midjourney released...

Midjourney now lets you edit your AI-generated images. Here's how

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