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Science

Scientists want your help finding black holes with your phone

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

The 5 best writing apps that help avoid distractions

By David Nield

Young woman holding blank screen cell phone, driving car.
Technology

Your driving could be monitored by popular apps

By Andrew Paul

Tandem insulin pump installed on woman's stomach
Health

FDA issues recall for diabetes app after over 200 reported injuries

By Andrew Paul

A hand holding a phone over a wooden table. The phone screen is blue and shoes the logo for the Venmo app.
DIY

It’s time to make your Venmo transactions private

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person in a red sweater and a black coat holds a mobile phone on their hands and looks at the screen.
DIY

Stop spam texts with some help from your favorite messaging app

By David Nield

Screen showing an appointment booking confirmation notification on google calendar
DIY

Google Calendar now lets everyone line up their schedules perfectly

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person holding a smartphone featuring Duolingo, one of the best free language learning apps.
DIY

The best free language learning apps for building your vocabulary and conversational skills

By Stacey L. Nash

An iPhone connected to white, wired earbuds showing a Spotify playlist on the screen.
DIY

How to make hit Spotify playlists, alone or with your friends

By David Nield

Instagram menu showing the Activity off-Meta technologies settings
DIY

How to see which websites are sharing your data with Instagram

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person's hand selecting options of iPad apps in Apple's App store.
DIY

The best iPad apps for making the most of your device

By Stacey L. Nash

A stack of six hardcover books on a wood table with headphones around them and a blackboard in the background.
DIY

The best audiobook apps for books and podcasts

By Stacey L. Nash

A person holding an iPhone with a bunch of apps on the home screen. A cup of coffee is behind their hand on a white table.
DIY

One quick way to automatically save space on your phone

By David Nield

Animated hand gestures on FaceTime
DIY

Hand gesture reactions are one of macOS Sonoma’s coolest new features

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Smart lights synced to a monitor screen
DIY

2 ways to sync your Philips Hue smart lights to movies, games, and music

By David Nield

A person wearing a red jacket and a red knit beanie, looking at a paper map while holding their phone, possibly as they prepare to share their location with someone else via a location-sharing app.
DIY

5 location-sharing apps that aren’t run by Apple or Google

By David Nield

Person holding an iPad Pro, probably figuring out how to use Split View.
DIY

How to split your screen on an iPad and conquer multitasking

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Person sitting at desk, looking at laptop, probably transferring their bookmarks from Chrome to Edge.
DIY

How to finally ditch Chrome and move all your data and bookmarks to another browser

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person looking at Apple Music on an IPhone next to a coffee drink.
DIY

How to cancel Apple Music if it’s no longer your jam

By Tony Carrick

Two people using Apple Maps while hiking
DIY

How to use Apple Maps offline and finally ditch Google

By Justin Pot