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One trick tech pros use on their smartphones

Is your iPhone acting wonky? Maybe it locks up and freezes at the worst possible moment. Or apps are not functioning the way they’re supposed to. Glitches like these don’t always take a tech expert to fix. There’s one simple trick that could make your iPhone work like new again.

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Secret smartphone trick for clearer calls even when you have a bad signal

Few things are worse than bad cellphone reception. Your call drops in and out, and you can’t understand what the person you’re talking to is saying. Luckily, there’s a little-known smartphone feature that can fix this problem.

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Can you find the octopus hiding in this coral reef?

Coral reefs provide a habitat for millions of aquatic species. The picture below shows a small section of the Great Barrier Reef with a hidden mystery somewhere in the photo. If you can find the octopus, you have excellent eyesight.

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Is this 1930s painting proof of time travel?

There’s an object in this painting that’s turning heads. The painting was completed more than seven decades before this object was invented. One historian is even claiming this is evidence that time travel is possible. Is what this is really proof, or is it merely coincidence?

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5 ways to speed up your Wi-Fi

There are plenty of reasons your Wi-Fi keeps bogging down. If you’re constantly losing your wireless signal, experiencing slow streaming video with constant buffering, or have to wait longer than usual for webpages to load, here are five ways you can try to help speed things up.

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New government tool to stop annoying robocalls

If it’s happened once, it’s happened a hundred times. You’re just sitting down for a nice family dinner and ring, you get an unsolicited phone call.

This is nothing new, it has been going on for decades. Back in the day, these calls were simply annoying. Nowadays, they can be downright malicious, with scammers trying to rip us off or steal our identity.

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5 free downloads every student needs

With your kids now back in class, set them up for success with these helpful downloads! After you see how much they can do, you (and your kids) won’t know how you ever made it through a school year without them. Especially, the Microsoft Word alternative and the tool that instantly checks your grammar!

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Google - Is it making us stupid?

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How to manage all your streaming services without going insane

Streaming video promised us a revolution of convenience and freedom from the burden of cable subscriptions. But, there’s a downside. Now we have a bewildering array of streaming services to contend with. How can you keep track of them all?

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Check your blood sugar with your smartphone’s camera

Around 29 million people with diabetes have to poke their fingers for a blood sample daily. That’s painful!

What if you could check your glucose levels without drawing blood? There’s a groundbreaking piece of technology that’s going to do just that.

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