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Sidecar in macOS turns your iPad into a second display, but it's limited to certain Macs and iPads. Thankfully, a few third-party apps can help if you have an older Apple device or Windows PC.

By Whitson Gordon
duet display extending mac screen to ipad

The feature, limited to Copilot+ PCs, lets you search for files and images in plain language, meaning you don't need to recall their exact names.

By Jibin Joseph
Copilot semantic file search examples

Notch be gone! The Dynamic Island can display notifications for Apple Pay transactions, low battery warnings, AirDrop transfers, and much more on newer iPhones. Here's how it works.

By Lance Whitney
iphone 14 showing the dynamic island display

One suggests topics to write about, while the other helps refine what you've already written.

By Jibin Joseph
Left to right: Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10

After installing Windows 11 update KB5063878, some people say their SSDs are disappearing from the OS or causing crashes.

By Michael Kan
Windows 11 laptop

Montana residents can now add their state-issued IDs to the Wallet app. The app can be used to verify at over 250 airports and some businesses.

By Jibin Joseph
Apple's art for digital IDs in Wallet app

Tired of pulling out your ID at the airport? A handful of states now let you add your driver's license or ID to Apple Wallet, which you can scan at TSA checkpoints and other supported locations.

By Tyler Hayes
digital license on an iphone screen

Microsoft warns that the August security update can prevent Windows 10 and 11 PCs from initiating a factory reset or recovery options.

By Michael Kan
Win 11, Win 10

Apple's iOS 26 beta includes significant changes that dramatically improve nearly every aspect of the iPhone experience. These are my favorites—and they may soon be yours, too.

By Clay Halton
ios 26

Need to rename multiple files at once, find your mouse cursor, or quickly mute your audio during a virtual meeting? Microsoft’s free PowerToys utility will give your operating system a boost.

By Lance Whitney
powertoys color picker
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Android 16 has a handful of useful new features, but a piecemeal rollout means that Google's more intriguing updates won't arrive until later this year.

By Molly McLaughlin
A phone showing the Android 16 logo with a blue high-tech background

I've been testing one for 12 months, and Copilot+ PCs don't still don't offer any groundbreaking on-device AI features. Don't expect improvements to cloud-based ones, either.

By Chris Hoffman
Copilot + PC text in front of a Surface laptop

Dark mode in Windows has never been comprehensive, but new changes from Microsoft may be fixing some of its most egregious problems.

By James Peckham
The Windows 11 logo at a tech event on a booth

Previously, you could indefinitely delay an app update. Now you have up to five weeks.

By James Peckham
The Microsoft logo on an iPhone

Unlike iOS, however, Google shows a Calling Card only if you set it yourself.

By Jibin Joseph
Google Pixel 9's home screen

Microsoft CVP Pavan Davuluri muses about 'new interaction technologies that come to life.'

By Michael Kan
Microsoft copilot logo

Introduced with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia 15, Apple Passwords lets you create, control, and share passwords and passkeys across Apple devices.

By Lance Whitney
password illustration

Annoyed by autocorrect? Fed up with slide to type? Here’s how to control spelling corrections when composing a text or email on your iPhone or iPad.

By Lance Whitney
people looking shocked at their phones

The new 'companion' apps are still in beta but promise faster access to your calendar, contacts, and file search from the taskbar.

By James Peckham
The Microsoft 365 Companion apps showing examples of People, Calendar, and File Search

A California lawsuit argues that Microsoft shouldn’t be able to end support until Windows 10's market share shrinks significantly.

By James Peckham
Windows 10 running on a laptop