Dan Moren
Dan Moren is the author of multiple sci-fi books including The Caledonian Gamibt and The Aleph Extraction. He's also a long-time Mac writer, having worked for Macworld and contributed to the Six Colors blog, where he writes about all things Apple. His work has also appeared in Popular Science, Fast Company, and more
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The original iPhone was announced over 19 years ago, with many critics painting a bleak outlook for Apple’s first smartphone, but these predictions didn’t age well.

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Whether you've just gotten a new iPhone or you want to freshen up your current device, a trip to the App Store can fill your phone with helpful downloads. Here's 7 top apps to try.

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Apple has a slew of useful photo editing tools with the iOS 26 Photos app. Here's a few tips that can make you look like a Photoshop pro.

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This year's iPhone, iPad and Mac software updates add the ability to tap into Apple Intelligence in the Shortcuts app. Here's how to incorporate AI into your workflows using the iOS 26 Shortcuts app.

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The iPhone of tomorrow will be less about the device itself and more what it powers around you

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Shortcuts will see some big changes when macOS 26 and iOS 26 come out later this year, particularly when it comes to smarter automations.

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Apple's reboot of Siri for Apple Intelligence remains a work in progress. Here's a look at the features we're still waiting for and when you can expect to see them.

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If you're unwrapping a new iPhone this holiday season, you've got plenty of features to explore. Here's where you should get started with your iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro.

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If a new iPhone 15 Pro wound up in your hands for the holidays, you might be stumped as to what to try first. We asked a long-time iPhone user for his tips on the Pro features to explore.

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Between the new hardware and iOS 17, there's plenty to explore on the iPhone 15. Here's what a long-time iPhone user recommends you try out.

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We pitted Alexa vs. Google Assistant in a multi-round face-off to see which is the best virtual assistant.

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The App Store is full of excellent apps to download for your new iPad, but it can be hard to know where to start. Look no further than our carefully curated selection.

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With Visual Look Up, you can call up more information about your photos. Here's how to use Visual Look Up in iOS 15.

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We show you how to locate, lock or erase your lost or stolen iPhone in a few quick steps using the Find My iPhone feature in your settings.

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The App Privacy Report debuted with the iOS 15.2 update. Here's how to set up the iOS 15 App Privacy Report and what the data it collects means.

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Tab Groups are the other big change introduced in iOS 15 Safari — here's how they work.

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iOS 15 introduces big changes to Safari — here's how to perform old, familiar features, like opening and closing a tab, sharing a website and activating Reader mode.

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Here's how to use the new Focus mode in iOS 15 to reduce distractions. Follow our tips to configure and activate Focus in iOS 15.

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iOS 15's Live Text can copy text from your photos, and paste it into other apps — here's how to master the feature.

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iOS 15 helps you cut through notification clutter by sending you a summary. Here's how you canset up a notification summary.

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You can now schedule calls in iOS 15's FaceTime and share a link with other people so they can join the video chat. Here's how it's done.

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Portrait Mode lets you blur your background while on FaceTime video calls in iOS 15. Here's how to use this new feature.

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A brand new — and potentially controversial — design highlights the changes to macOS Monterey Safari. Here's what you can expect from the Mac's browser this fall.
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