Your parents ring you up and they've got a problem: their iPhone isn't working. It "wont load pictures", they say. Or maybe it's having trouble with volume. Whatever the case may be, they're not ...

Developers have come up with endlessly clever uses for interactive widgets. I love testing them all, but one type is beginning to stick more than others. It’s the widgets for apps that require quick ...

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Yesterday, Apple released a slew of beta updates for all of its hardware devices. Developers can now install the Beta 2 versions of Apple’s new platforms and see what new features and changes Apple ...

With the holidays coming up and visits back home to see the folks, I am revisiting the tools and methods to keep my parents computers running smoothly and wondered what other people are doing as well.

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...