Just bought a new iPhone X, iPhone 8, or 8 Plus? Check out our guide to the settings you need to change straight away to get the best from your new Apple phone. We'll take a look at some defaults that need tweaking and reveal some handy settings worth tweaking to get your iPhone working the way you want.

Apple is reportedly expecting increased demand for affordable alternatives to the iPhone X and has increased production of the LCD panels necessary for those phones.

This week, we have an app that can help you get organized. With Notion now on the Google Play Store, Android users can keep of all of their notes and tasks stored neatly on their devices. The productivity tool offers tons of customizable options for tailoring your to-do lists, calendars, and more.

Apple has landed one of the most influential figures in all media, signing a wide-ranging deal with Oprah Winfrey. Few details were announced, but it means Apple is upping the ante in original streaming programming with a big push meant to compete with established streaming content rivals like Amazon and Netflix.

Remember when tracking your steps, your calories, even your heartbeat throughout the day was the thing? People even wore multiple devices while doing workouts, from cadence monitors to heart-rate tracking chest straps. Turns out people are growing tired of the quantified self. In fact, tech columnist Joshua Fruhlinger has discovered that going for a ride without any tech is a much more enjoyable experience.

If you're looking for the fastest route to work, you may want to try out Google Maps this morning. This morning iPhone users worldwide reported problems with the default Maps app on iOS and MacOS. After nearly four hours of downtime Apple restored Maps service to iOS and MacOS users.

Despite rumors just last month that the iEmpire was most interested in Virginia as the location of its newest office, a recent interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook has folks believing that the company may be looking more closely at another southern state -- North Carolina. Apple will also hire 20,000 more people.

If you're reading this at a desk and you feel a twinge in your back, then do you have a standing desk you can use instead? Apple boss Tim Cook said this week that all of the company's workers at its new Apple Park campus have access to a standing desk, which he's adamant is a healthier way to work.

According to a newly published patent, Apple could be working on implementing one of the most interesting features from the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The patent described a kind of "squeeze" feature that could activate certain functions on the phone. A slew of other Apple patents were also published.

When’s the last time you saw a laptop without an Intel chip in it? The company’s near-monopoly status has made it difficult for new players. When one company completely dominates, innovation is stifled, prices remain high, and the average person ends up losing out. Here's why that could all change soon.

Apple has announced that it will fix another iPhone security flaw in a future iOS update. How? By preventing data from being able to be transferred to and from the iPhone after an hour of the phone being locked. In other words, to transfer data, users will soon need to authenticate themselves first.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made a new patent available to the public that shows Apple is continuing to make sure its future iPhones are waterproof. Using new sealing technology, the company could be working on an accessory that will provide an IP68 rating on its electronic devices.

Apple has quietly updated its developer guidelines to ban developers from selling data collected from an iPhone users contacts app -- a practice similar to what landed Facebook in hot water with Cambridge Analytica. Of course, there isn't much Apple can do about the data already sold.

Both Apple and Google have recently introduced their own smartphone tools to help reduce the amount of time we spend on our devices. But how do the two compare? We break down the various features, benefits, and differences of Apple's Screen Time in iOS 12 and Google's Digital Wellbeing in Android P.

Apple's woes with the latest generation of MacBook Pros continues. After users discovered that the keyboard design could lead to higher failure rates, Apple identified a new issue that affects both the logic board and SSD that requires both components to be replaced if either fails.

With Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference officially coming to a close, we decided to look back some of the biggest Apple flops and failures throughout the company's storied history. From port omissions to botched product launches, here are some instances of good ideas gone bad.

Worried about all the places online your debit card information is stored? With Privacy, you can use virtual or "burner" cards for all your online transactions, making your financial details anonymous online. The company also launched a cash-back program, giving users a percentage back for purchases.

Runvi smart insoles are placed inside running shoes and paired to a smartphone to provide real-time feedback and data collection of a runner's form, which is then analyzed by artificial intelligence to create an athlete-specific training plan designed to help them achieve their goals and run more efficiently.

Apple has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency on iOS devices. The company updated its guidelines recently, highlighting that while apps related to cryptocurrency are still allowed, apps that mine it are not. Of course, iOS devices generally aren't powerful enough to mine much cryptocurrency anyway.

If you're a soccer fan, the 2018 World Cup is a month of constant excitement, and it can be hard to keep up with every game. Thankfully, in the age of the smartphone, there are plenty of apps to help you stay informed about every goal, penalty, and injury. Here are the best apps for the 2018 World Cup.

Think your iPhone 8 captures better photos than the newly-launched X? We put four of the latest iPhones through a variety of photography tests, allowing us to see just how much Apple's camera technology has improved since the launch of the iPhone 6S in late 2015.

We decided to find out how the BlackBerry Key2 stands up against the best Apple has to offer -- the iPhone X. Find out how the two flagship smartphones measure up on paper as we compare them across a variety of categories to help you pick the right device for you. It's a fruit-themed flagship fight.

Apple Music is rolling out a few updates that ought to improve the user experience. There's a new "Coming Soon" section, which will allow you to see upcoming albums that are slated to be released in the coming weeks. The new feature is available on both the iOS and macOS version of Apple Music.

Apple has a patent that could bring back MagSafe functionality to the company's newest MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. While Apple's latest notebooks abandoned all legacy ports -- including the MagSafe -- in an effort to embrace the USB-C future, Apple's innovation calls for an adapter that can bring back MagSafe.

Is your Bitmoji feeling lonely? Well, with the app's latest update it no longer has to. Using the new "Friendmojis" feature, you can send stickers that combine your Bitmoji with your friends'. Originally available in the Snapchat app, users now have access to Friendmoji within the iOS Bitmoji keyboard.

At WWDC this year, Apple announced several new privacy and cybersecurity features, specifically in its Safari web browser. Apple didn’t shy away from naming names. It had Facebook right in its crosshairs. Here's how Apple is making a case for its more secure ecosystem, blocking Facebook in the process.

Apple's best notebook now starts at under $1,000 through a limited time sale at Best Buy. After the $300 discount on Apple's latest MacBook Pro, the laptop starts at just $999.99. In addition to the base configuration, Best Buy also has other variants on sale. A high-end configuration with Touch Bar goes for $1,800.

Apple is always working on ways to improve the camera in the iPhone, and a new patent shows that it could be working on ways to deliver Portrait Mode photos with only one camera sensor -- just like the Google Pixel. Apple was also awarded a patent for a blood pressure-sensing Watch band.

If you're looking for a way to enhance both your cognitive and physical abilities using the latest gamified technology, SmartFit has a customizable program for you. Whether you're an an athlete, a child, an aging adult, or rehabbing from an injury, SmartFit has a range of products to meet your needs.

It might be a touchy subject for loyal Apple users, but Apple continues to state that it has no plans on making a Mac or MacBook with a touchscreen despite support for iOS apps on the upcoming MacOS Mojave release. Apple said that adding a touchscreen would compromise the user experience on laptops and desktops.

During the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple said Microsoft is working on Office 365 apps for the Mac App Store. They're likely based on Apple's just-revealed support for the iOS development platform in MacOS Mojave arriving later this year. Adobe Lightroom CC is on the way, too.

The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 12, will be compatible with devices all the way back to 2013’s iPhone 5S. Android phones from the same era didn’t even see 2016’s software update. It’s further evidence you should buy an iPhone, if you care about software updates, which you really should.

Apple's native texting app Messages will soon have a new camera with stickers, filters, and text effects. The built-in camera appears to have been inspired by social media cameras like Snapchat, but with Memojis instead of AR. Apple is also bringing several new features to Photos in iOS 12.

At WWDC 2018, Apple took the wraps off the latest version of the iOS operating system. iOS 12 introduces changes both visual and under the hood, but still fails to address some of the basics. Here are 5 obvious issues Apple should address in iOS 12 before it’s officially released (or maybe in iOS 13?).