Your iPhone Can Now Find Your Apple TV Remote
Photo: Teodor Costachioiu (Shutterstock)The Apple TV remote certainly has a sleek design, but that doesn’t always work in its favor. Its design makes the remote susceptible to slipping in tiny nooks and crannies in your couch, and it’s not easy to find once it’s misplaced. Sometimes, it’s easier to use your iPhone as your Apple…
The Biggest Differences Between the iPhone 15/15 Plus and iPhone 14/14...
The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will be available soon, and many of us are already sizing them up against last year’s iPhone 14. While the 14 is by no means obsolete, there are definitely some big differences between the two generations of iPhones—though nothing revolutionary. Goodbye notchOne difference you’ll see right away with the…
Your Android Now Knows When an AirTag Is Tracking You
AirTag tracking has been a concern ever since Apple launched its Find My network trackers. The company has worked to make it easier to know whether a strange AirTag is following you, but those efforts have been mostly been confined to its own ecosystem. They did release an Android app to help non-Apple users locate…
These Are the Best Devices to Keep Track of Your Kids
I’ve lost my kids during a Target run more times than I care to admit, which makes me reluctant to give them more freedom to venture out into the world. Though I may misplace my children once in a while, I’ve somehow never lost my smartphone. This troubling fact has made me wonder if I…
You Officially Don’t Need Apple Passwords Anymore
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock)Apple is already at the forefront of the passkeys roll-out, integrating passkey generation and syncing to its iCloud Keychain platform. You’ve already been able to create login passkeys for a service directly on iPhones, but it didn’t work on iCloud or on your own Apple ID. There’s a fix coming, but for…
All the New Features Apple Didn’t Announce at WWDC
Apple’s WWDC keynote featured Mac product updates, a new “spacial computing” headset, and what felt like a rushed section of OS updates. But while Apple covered all the big new features, there are many small and interesting ones heading to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch this fall that Apple didn’t make time to cover.…
Apple and Google team up to curb stalking and unwanted tracking...
Apple and Google released a proposal with software fixes to unwanted tracking by Bluetooth devices. The system would alert a user's phone if it detects a nearby tracker that has been separated from its owners device. The tags, designed to keep tabs on personal items, have been used to stalk former partners and public figures.…
Apple and Google introduce standard to combat AirTag and Tile tracker...
Apple's AirTag. Samuel Axon The other side of Apple's AirTag. Samuel Axon AirTags also come in packs of four for $99. Samuel Axon An AirTag with a loop accessory. Samuel Axon An AirTag with a leather loop accessory. Samuel Axon AirTags are the best way to find your lost stuff, if you're an iPhone user.…
NYPD urges citizens to buy AirTags to fight surge in car...
Enlarge / NYC Mayor Eric Adams holding an AirTag. The New York Police Department (NYPD) and New York City's self-proclaimed computer geek of a mayor are urging resident car owners to equip their vehicles with an Apple AirTag. During a press conference on Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams announced the distribution of 500 free AirTags to…
Tile should—and needs to—do better than the DIY-looking “Tile for Cats”
Enlarge / So they put a Tile tracker on a cat... now what? Tile Did you know Tile sells Bluetooth trackers for your cat? Why don’t you just stick a small tracker on something cheap and attach it to your cat’s collar, you say? Well, that’s exactly what Tile did. At a time when Bluetooth-tracking…
