Smartphone pickpockets can easily block access lost device location tools — here’s the hack to stop them

Smartphone pickpockets can easily block access lost device location tools — here’s the hack to stop them

Keep this tip in your back pocket instead of your phone. Getting your phone stolen can feel especially daunting since we now use our phones for everything — plane tickets, hotel room keys, credit cards and so on. Pickpockets snagging your phone can throw your whole trip off, not to mention the risk of dropping … Read more

A growing movement wants you to put down your ‘insidious’ phone: ‘Want to start a revolution’

A growing movement wants you to put down your ‘insidious’ phone: ‘Want to start a revolution’

NEW YORK (AP) — More than a dozen millennials gathered in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and placed their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing and conversation — anything but staring at screens. A similar scene played out a few miles away, in an early 20th-century cardboard box factory turned high-end … Read more

Apple fans react to leaked images of iPhone Fold ‘dummy model’: ‘Apple has lost its way’

Apple fans react to leaked images of iPhone Fold ‘dummy model’: ‘Apple has lost its way’

Apple fans are already folding on Apple — and the device isn’t even out yet. Leaked images of a supposed “dummy model” for the long-rumored iPhone Fold have sparked a mini meltdown online, with die-hards dragging the tech giant for what they say looks more flop than flip. Australian leaker Sonny Dickson dropped the images … Read more

Beloved ‘Cowboy’ chef says one common dinner habit is hurting American families

Beloved ‘Cowboy’ chef says one common dinner habit is hurting American families

“Cowboy” Kent Rollins has spent decades cooking for ranches across America, but his message goes far beyond cast-iron pans and campfire tips. The longtime chuck wagon cook and TV personality is urging Americans to put down their phones at the dinner table, saying the habit is taking away from family connections. “There are more people sitting at … Read more

Millions of iPhone users under threat of fake calendar app scam — here’s how to shut it down

Millions of iPhone users under threat of fake calendar app scam — here’s how to shut it down

Your iPhone calendar used to remind you about dentist appointments and dinner reservations. Now? It might be screaming that you’ve “won a prize” — or worse, that your device is infected and your bank account is toast. Welcome to the latest digital headache: a calendar con that’s turning Apple users’ schedules into spam central, per … Read more

iPhone users are stunned to discover strange design quirk in pre-installed app used by millions

iPhone users are stunned to discover strange design quirk in pre-installed app used by millions

Stop the clock! iPhone users are reeling after a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) revealed a surprising design quirk in the Apple alarm clock — one that’s been hiding in plain sight for years. iPhone users are shocked to learn that the alarm app’s time picker isn’t a looping wheel, but a long list … Read more

Meet the new slew of Emojis coming to iPhone with iOS 26 update

Meet the new slew of Emojis coming to iPhone with iOS 26 update

A new batch of emojis has been approved for iOS 26. Surprisingly enough, Apple or Google isn’t the ones that decide which emojis come to your phone. That’s the job of Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit that maintains the Unicode Standard, the universal character encoding system that ensures text and emoji appear consistently across platforms and … Read more

Move over, rugrats — Gen Zs, millennials are using ‘tummy time’ to cure tech neck

Move over, rugrats — Gen Zs, millennials are using ‘tummy time’ to cure tech neck

It’s a position that’s tech-neck-ly exclusive to babies.  Still, adults of the digital age — folks constantly staring down at their devices or hunching overtop a laptop — are now remedying their poor posture and troublesome “tech neck” with tummy time.  “Instead of scrolling [on my phone], sitting in a chair and looking down, I’m just on … Read more

Billions of iPhone users at risk of dangerous malware attack — newly-found flaw warning issued

Billions of iPhone users at risk of dangerous malware attack — newly-found flaw warning issued

Apple users are being urged to update their devices ASAP after cyber sleuths uncovered a major flaw that could let hackers get into their gadgets. What’s being called “AirBorne” allows hackers to deploy malware, snoop on your private data, or even eavesdrop on your conversations when connected to the same WiFi network as your devices, … Read more

Apple quietly adds 8 new emojis to iPhones — including one that might be ‘the most used of the year’

Apple quietly adds 8 new emojis to iPhones — including one that might be ‘the most used of the year’

iPhone users have new ways to express themselves. The latest iOS 18.4 update quietly released eight new emojis for Apple devices, including a harp, a shovel, a fingerprint, a tree, a flag and a radish. However, there is one image in particular that has captured people’s imaginations: An “exhausted” emoji that features dark under-eye bags, … Read more

Exclusive | These parents won’t give their kids iPhones — but they have clever work-arounds: ‘I can’t keep them in a bubble forever’

Exclusive | These parents won’t give their kids iPhones — but they have clever work-arounds: ‘I can’t keep them in a bubble forever’

Erin Bulcao’s teenage daughters aren’t glued to their phones like most New York City middle schoolers. Unlike the rest of the smartphone generation, the 13-year-olds are not allowed to have social media — nor have unlimited access to their devices. “The phone is there to be able to contact us,” Bulcao, 40, told The Post. … Read more

Sofia Richie blasted after confirming her 5-month-old daughter already has an iPhone: ‘Horrible and psychotic’

Sofia Richie blasted after confirming her 5-month-old daughter already has an iPhone: ‘Horrible and psychotic’

Eloise Gets an iPhone. Sofia Richie Grainge has been lambasted by social media critics after she confirmed that her five-month-old daughter Eloise already has an iPhone. The model, 26, spoke about her daughter, whom she shares with husband Elliot Grainge, on Thursday’s episode of the Therapuss podcast, hosted by social media personality Jake Shane. Shane, … Read more

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Looks like we’ve got some bad apples. iPhone users are creating inappropriate emojis using Apple’s new Genmoji feature. The generative AI emoji tool allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts. Genmoji — a generative AI emoji — allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts. Apple However, since … Read more

I’m a flight attendant — there’s good news if your iPhone falls into an airplane toilet

I’m a flight attendant — there’s good news if your iPhone falls into an airplane toilet

It’s the “plop” no one wants to hear while on the pot.  Using an airplane lavatory is risky enough, owing to the germs, tight space and lack of ventilation. But there’s nearly no greater gamble than squatting over the seat while your precious phone is in your pocket, and hoping it doesn’t meet a watery … Read more

YouTubers build the world’s largest iPhone — and it actually works

YouTubers build the world’s largest iPhone — and it actually works

A giant, fully functioning iPhone created by popular YouTubers broke a world record. Arun Maini and Matthew Perks constructed an 6.74-foot tall version of an iPhone 15 Pro Max, which set the Guinness World Record for the largest smartphone replica. In order to take home the title, the phone had to actually work, so theirs — … Read more

Your heartbeat could soon unlock an iPhone — here’s how it might work

Your heartbeat could soon unlock an iPhone — here’s how it might work

This technology would be awfully hard to beat. A new Apple patent could lead to an eventual iOS update allowing users to rely on their heartbeat to unlock an iPhone, Apple Insider reported. The technology already exists within the Apple Watch — which monitors heart rhythm through an electrocardiogram (ECG) app. New iPhones may one day … Read more

Apple warns users to take these steps amid alarming uptick in phishing cyberattacks

Apple warns users to take these steps amid alarming uptick in phishing cyberattacks

Apple has released new guidance for iPhone users amid an alarming uptick in deceptive phishing scams. The ploys occur when hackers “use sophisticated tactics to persuade you to hand over personal details,” according to the tech giant. Typically, scams come under the guise of emails imitating real companies, fake popup ads, and convincing phone calls … Read more

Your iPhone can bust you as a cheater — here are 7 sneaky ways

Your iPhone can bust you as a cheater — here are 7 sneaky ways

Heads-up if you iPhilander. Smart watches and fitness apps have inadvertently exposed illicit affairs, but your iPhone could also easily out you as a cheater, too. While you may go to great lengths to cover up infidelity, using a separate credit card and arranging meet-ups at secret locations, even the most tech-savvy love rat can … Read more

Will your iPhone accept Apple’s new AI features? Here’s which ones will — and won’t

Will your iPhone accept Apple’s new AI features? Here’s which ones will — and won’t

Only a sole tier of iPhone users will have access to Apple’s latest, artificially intelligent operating system. The tech company unveiled iOS 18 on Monday, along with its ChatGPT-powered AI component called Apple Intelligence. Releasing in the fall, Apple Intelligence will work as a generative image and emoji maker and an enhanced writing tool. Only … Read more

This one type of payment card should never be linked to your phone — remove it immediately

This one type of payment card should never be linked to your phone — remove it immediately

Bank on this cyber security trick. A financial guru recently sounded off on the risks of storing various methods of payment within Apple Pay, or any digital wallet. Money man Dean, of TikTok duo Alexis and Dean, urged in the video that one method in particular is most at risk for bad actors to take … Read more