Never Oversleep Again! Make Mornings Easier Using Alexa Alarms

Alarms can include music and smart lights as well. ): To stop an alarm, sayAlexa, stoporAlexa, cancel. To snooze an alarm, sayAlexa, snoozeto silence the alarm for nine minutes. JulieAlexK/Getty You’ll need to set up the same alarm for each rig you want to go off. TapMore(the three horizontal lines on the bottom menu bar). Tap theon/offtoggle next to an alarm to enable or disable it. To edit an alarm, tap thetime....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Kathleen Calderon

Never Worry About Ports Again With This Thunderbolt Dock

A Thunderbolt dock is like a deluxe USB hub. ItsWirecutters top pick, and reading around the web, theres almost nobody saying anything bad about it. After using one for a while, I have to agree. Lifewire / Charlie Sorrel But first, what does it do? I have very few complaints about the CalDigit TS3+. The TS3+ comes with a (large) power adapter and a Thunderbolt cable. Lifewire / Charlie Sorrel...

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Bailey Campbell

New 'Repair State' Keeps Your iPhone Safer When Being Fixed

Which makes us wonderwhy does Apple make you turn Find My off when it repairs your iPhone? And wouldn’t it be best to just wipe your phone entirely before handing it over? Anton Maksimov 5642.su / Unsplash Why does Apple require this step? iOS will soon offer more privacy protection during repairs.Kilian Seiler / Unsplash To ensure it’s actually the iPhone’s owner sending it in for repair. In January, Apple addedStolen rig Protection, which plugged a big security hole....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Deborah Barajas

New 911 System Could Get You Help Faster

AT&T is the first carrier in the US tolaunch the systemnationally for emergency calls. “For the general consumer, they wont notice a difference when location-based routing is deployed. Today, 68% of adults dont have a landline in their homes,according to the CDC. Jasmin Merdan / Getty Images However, according to one study, 80% of 911 calls now come from a mobile gear. AT&T says the nationwide rollout is scheduled to be completed by July....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Michaela Martin

New Accessibility Features Coming to Apple Devices

Apple Door Detection is a new mode coming to Apple’s Magnifier app. These attributes include if the door is open or closed as well as how to open it. Apple Watch Mirroring lets you remotely control an Apple Watch with a paired iPhone. Apple When connected, you use Voice Control and various on-phone switches in lieu of tapping on the Apple Watch. There will also be Quick Actions, which are basic hand gestures to control an Apple Watch....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Frank Pugh

New AI Tools Can Help Take the Tedium Out of Everyday Tasks

Flowrite is a new AI toolthat promises to turn simple instructions into a fully-fledged email. UnlikeGrammarly, which helps improve existing writing, Flowrite works by aiding you in creating messages. Flowrite For creative writers,Story Prismhelps users plan their stories. Flowrite Other AI software can help automate video tasks. AI can take the drudgery out of many tasks so humans can focus on more strategic objectives. Another handy tool is Clockwise, an AI-powered calendar assistant....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Karen Walker

New AirPods Come Out Next Week

They’re sweat- and water-resistant, and have a new contour design. It also can get up to four hours of talk time. Five minutes of charging gets the AirPods about an hour of use if you gotta top up quickly. Apple The new Apple AirPods cost $179 and are available to order now on the Apple website. They come out on October 26.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Kyle Rivera

New AirPods Pro Hearing Aid Mode Is Like Reading Glasses for Your Ears

Only one-third of people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually get one. And if you already own some AirPods Pro, then its free to try. To be clear, were not suggesting that AirPods will replace properly-fittedpersonally-tailored hearing aidsfor everyone. Someone wearing a hearing aid.GN Group / Unsplash All AirPods Pro users know about transparency mode. It lets you tweak the output of the AirPods to match your hearingboosting high frequencies, for example....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Tyler Wallace

New AirTag Update Acknowledges User Privacy Concerns

Last monthThe Washington Postrevealed how potentially easy it could be for someone to stalk another person. No specific details have been revealed for this new app, but it should be releasing later this year. Any AirTag users interested in the new update don’t have long to wait. Image: Apple.Apple Distribution already has begun and will happen automatically whenever an AirTag is within range of an iPhone. Image: Apple.Apple

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Dr. Michael Randolph

New Android Banking Malware Discovered

ThreatFabric also says that the way Vultur approaches gathering data is different from past Android trojans. It doesnt superimpose a window over the app to collect the data you enter into the app. According to ThreatFabric, Vultur works by relying heavily on Accessibility Services found on the Android gear. Daniel Romero / Unsplash The biggest threat Vultur brings is that it records the screen of the Android machine it’s installed on....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Christopher Johnson

New Android Features Like Fast Pairing Headed to Chromebooks, WearOS

The changes aren’t limited to Google’s smartphones, either, asChromebooksandWear OSwatches are also included. And if you use Google Wallet, expect to see some new animations when using tap-to-pay. Google Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Thomas Davis

New App Fetches Bodyguard-on-Demand

Bond, James Bond? The cost is $30 for 30 minutes. The New York-based company employs call center workers who can talk with users with text, video or audio. Tom Merton / Getty Images A Gaping Hole in the Market? The companys command center coordinates and oversees their assignments, he added. Bond is a new entrant to aburgeoning gig economy. Roberts Daly / Getty Images Bond is also competing in a small but growing market for personal security apps....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Wayne Garcia

New Apple Music Bug Has a Quick Fix

Fortunately, Apple already has released a fix for it. Apple said users can fix the problem by updating their software in their general tweaks. Getty Images/Chesnot Daniel Cañibano / Unsplash

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Morgan Sexton