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Windows 10 tips and tricks: How to switch between a Microsoft account and a local account
When you download Windows 10, the default is to sign in with your Microsoft account or create one if you do not already have an account. Signing in to Windows 10 using a Microsoft account does have its benefits, including automatic connection with OneDrive, you avoid the need to sign into the Microsoft Store every time ...
Uber announces Ride Request Widget: Easily book an Uber ride directly in third-party apps
Uber Technologies Inc. introduced the Ride Request Button in December, which allows users to book a ride whilst in a third party app. Tapping the button would deep-link into the Uber app where customers could then request their ride. Today, March 30, the Uber developer team has unveiled a new Ride Request Widget that makes ...
Snapchat’s ‘Chat 2.0’ update: How to video call, send stickers, GIFs, more
Snapchat Inc. has announced Chat 2.0, which comes with a number of new features aimed at making Snapchat the best way to communicate. The latest version now allows you to video and audio call, giving you the control when you need to mute the microphone or switch off your camera. The changes also include the ...
Safari links in iOS 9.3 crashing your iPhone? Two workarounds to try until Apple fixes the issue
It appears that after installing the iOS 9.3 update, scores of iPhone and iPad users are experiencing an inexplicable bug in Safari‘s mobile web browser. Tapping a link in Safari freezes and crashed the browser, after which it must be force-closed. Initially only thought to affect iPhone 6s and 6s Plus users, hundreds of users ...
How to enable Night Shift ‘From Sunset to Sunrise’ schedule option in iOS 9.3
One of the most exciting and talked about new features in iOS 9.3 is Night Shift. Night Shift lets users adjust the color temperature of their iPhone or iPad’s screen to reduce blue light which may be preventing a good night’s sleep. Users can activate Night Shift in iOS 9.3 manually or let the system ...
How to sync PDFs using iCloud for iBooks in iOS 9.3
Apple on Monday released iOS 9.3, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Along with the new Night Shift feature, password protected notes, and other new features, iOS 9.3 now also lets you sync PDFs, ePub, and other file types using iCloud instead of just books bought through ...
Did iOS 9.3 update brick your iPhone, iPad? Here’s how to fix it (maybe)
Mere days after Apple released the latest iteration of iOS, users reported that the iOS 9.3 update bricked their iPad 2, with devices failing to activate after the update was completed. Initially attributed to Apple’s activation servers being overloaded, the problem persisted as long as 24+ hours after the update became available. It is now ...
Pick your next iPhone: iPhone SE vs. iPhone 6s vs. iPhone 6
Apple on Monday unveiled the iPhone SE, the company’s first 4-inch iPhone since the iPhone 5s made its debut in 2013. At first glance, the iPhone SE is nearly indistinguishable from the iPhone 5s it replaces. Apart from a new Rose Gold color option, the iPhone SE differs only slightly in design from the iPhone ...
How to install the iOS 9.3 update on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and one big reason why you should
Apple on Monday made iOS 9.3 publicly available for download. It’s the first major dot release to iOS 9 since iOS 9.2.1 and brings several new features and well as an important security fix. If you have not updated your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 9.3 yet, you may want to do so ...
Install iOS 9.3 and get Night Shift mode, secure Notes, more relevant News, big security fix
Apple on Monday released iOS 9.3, the latest iteration of its iOS 9 mobile operating system released alongside the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus last fall. iOS 9.3 has been in beta for a few months and brings a host of new features, including Night Shift, security for sensitive Notes, improvements to CarPlay, Health, News, ...