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Use Manything, Salient Eye or a similar free app to turn an old phone into a security camera.  Chris Monroe/CNET If you have some old phones collecting dust in a drawer somewhere, don’t sell them for a fraction of what you bought them for. If they still turn on, you ...

Jason Cipriani/CNET Until recently, the only way iPhone, iPad or Mac owners could share folders of important documents and photos was to use a third-party service such as Dropbox. But now a software update from Apple lets you use your iCloud Drive storage to keep and share a file, whether it’s ...

Jason Cipriani/CNET Until recently, the only way iPhone, iPad or Mac owners could share folders of important documents and photos was to use a third-party service such as Dropbox. Thanks to a software update from Apple, you can now can use your iCloud Drive storage to keep and share a ...

The new Apple Arcade game has a nostalgic Legend of Zelda feel. Apple This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple Arcade on Friday added the new action RPG Legend of the Skyfish 2, from ...

Rumors of an iPhone 9, also known as the iPhone SE 2, have percolated to a boil. Apple was expected to announce the follow-up to the iPhone SE at an event in March, which didn’t take place because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Instead, on March 18 the company announced updates ...

Angela Lang/CNET Apple’s biggest manufacturing contractor, Foxconn, reportedly told investors on a call Tuesday that the upcoming 5G-enabled iPhone should still be able to hit its fall launch schedule — provided there are no further coronavirus-related delays over the coming months. The upcoming iPhone 12 is rumored to have new ...

Apple’s next cheaper iPhone is expected to keep a design similar to the iPhone 8.  James Martin/CNET Apple’s cheaper 4.7-inch iPhone 9 (its current non-official name) has been rumored for months. And while the coronavirus pandemic has added an extra layer of uncertainty to whether it will arrive his spring, ...

SIM swapping is a serious trend you should know about.  Jason Cipriani/CNET Scams related to the coronavirus pandemic are on the rise. Phone calls and text messages claim to offer a cure or test kits, but what the scammers are really after is your personal information. With that information, hackers ...

iOS 13 includes plenty of new features for the iPhone and iPad.  Angela Lang/CNET Earlier this week, Apple released the latest iPhone and iPad software update with iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4. It adds new features that let you use the trackpad to control the iPad, share iCloud files and make new Memoji, and gives ...

Regardless of what kind of phone you use, we all receive scam and spam text messages.  Angela Lang/CNET Scammers and spammers are already feeding off public fears of the coronavirus pandemic to scare people into turning over sensitive personal information and money. Working from home puts people at greater risk from hackers trying ...