Let’s face it, many people prefer the ease and efficiency of texting over other methods of communication. But that means you need to be just as cautious about the safety and privacy of your text ...

Older adults can make smartphones easier to read and use by increasing font size, enabling high-contrast text, or using screen magnifiers. Features like Assistive Touch, reading mode, voice assistants ...

Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer is the Tech Tip columnist ...

Magnifier can use your MacBook camera or a connected webcam to zoom in on things around you and identify text.

Have something to say, but don't want to say it just yet? Use Apple's Shortcuts app to schedule text messages on your iPhone. I've written for various publications, such as Gay Cities and Queerty, ...

Apple's iOS 18 software update brought plenty of new features, including to the Messages app. The addition of cool new text effects gives iPhone owners new ways to communicate and they're surprisingly ...

Launch Link to Windows on your PC. Follow the on-screen prompts to successfully pair your phone and computer. On the computer ...

Samsung introduced the Galaxy S25 series with many AI features like Circle to Search, Natural Language Search, AI Writing Assist, Call Transcription, and more. You can get these AI features on any ...

People are using smartphones now more than ever — but are these tools hurting us more than helping us? According to the Pew Research Center, 91% of Americans own a smartphone. While they offer ...

Text messages that come to your phone as spam messages are a nuisance at best and a risk to your personal security at worst. But somewhere in between lies a unique type of spam text message that ...