📱 Pay less for iPhone repairs: Out-of-warranty? Go to support.apple.com/repair and check for independent repair providers near you. They use official Apple parts but charge less than Apple Stores.
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🚘 Buttons are back, baby: No more tap-tap-tapping. Mercedes is bringing back real buttons and knobs in 2026, saying they’re faster, safer and way less annoying than touch screens. Nothing says “luxury” like not missing your highway exit trying to turn on the AC. Your great-grandpa was right: Knobs are the future.
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Redesigned Smart Stack on watchOS 26: Rotate the Digital Crown upward to open your Smart Stack, then scroll and tap Edit to add or remove widgets. The new prediction algorithm shows info you’re most likely to need, e.g., a workout prompt pops us when you get to the gym.
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📚 Since phones were banned in schools: Kids are turning Google Docs into live chat rooms. They invite friends as collaborators and chat in real time, sometimes sneakily in white text on white background. It’s note-passing for the 2025 school year. Teachers don’t notice. Parents don’t know. But is it kind of genius? Yeah. You’ve got to respect the hustle.
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📶 Share your phone’s internet on Windows: First turn off Wi-Fi on your PC and connect your phone with a USB cable. On iPhone, go to Settings > Cellular > Set Up Personal Hotspot and follow the instructions. On Android (path may vary), go to Settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot & Tethering > USB tethering.
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🏈 Tablet wars, football edition: College coaches can finally use tablets on the sidelines, and guess what? Everyone’s picking iPads. The MAC just joined the SEC, ACC and Big Ten in ditching Microsoft for Apple. Why? Real-time replays, quick play tagging and the tablets don’t freeze mid-game. NFL? Still using Surfaces like they lost a bet with Bill Gates.
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You don’t need to live in fear: Most security systems respond only after a break-in has started, and that’s too late. SimpliSafe is different. It’s proactive, not reactive. Get 50% off your new security system today!
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Boost your YouTube channel: If you want the algorithm to help people discover your videos, add channel tags. On desktop, click your profile picture and open YouTube Studio. In the left panel, go to Settings > Channel > Basic info. Under Keywords, fill in things like “lifestyle vlog” or “easy recipes,” and hit Save.
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🤖 Meta dropped Vibes: It’s not a separate app but part of your Meta AI now. It’s like Instagram Reels, but you can’t post real videos, only AI-generated ones. You just remix whatever the bots spit out and call it content. Who even asked for this algorithmic soup?
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ChatGPT pulls an all-nighter: OpenAI just dropped Pulse, a new Pro-only feature that works while you sleep. It reads your chats, data and random wishes (like my Antarctica trip), then hands you a personalized morning briefing. I’m going to try it and report back.
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