Barbara Krasnoff is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. She can be ...

Although Apple has designed the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad to be simple to learn, sometimes you may want a primer on the basics. Here’s a breakdown of the major multitouch gestures, navigation, Home ...

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You can hit Command-F to find anything on your Mac, or you can hit Command-Space to invoke Spotlight, which took over for Sherlock as the built-in searching system many moons ago. In Windows 8, you ...

Download. Install. Boot. Setting up iOS 9 follows the same streamlined approach you're probably already used to (unless you're one of those people who habitually stays a version or two behind just ...

iOS 11 is upon us. So coders are scrambling to get caught up with all the new tweaks and features. If you don’t know where to start, we’ve got a bundle of comprehensive courses that’ll catch you up.

The iOS lock screen has become a useful space over the years. It can deliver a wide range of content if you want it to, or remain a stark and barren landscape if that's what you prefer. A press of the ...

When you pick up your very first iPhone, it can be a little daunting to get started with new technology—especially if you’ve never before used iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system. But don’t panic: ...

Here are four visual considerations that developers examine to help their apps fit into iOS 7 when it launches this Fall. Traditionally, iOS used heavy shadows and gradient effects to give the ...

iOS is known as a walled garden, but developers have worked out a bunch of ways around that garden to automate tasks between apps. Most of these tricks are a bit complicated, but MacStories has a ...