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Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone during his keynote speech at Macworld on January 9, 2007.

20 of the Most Important Moments in Internet History

From its first steps out of the primordial sludge of the ARPANET days to its current role as a vessel for cat videos and Netflix, we're taking a look at just some of the most important moments in internet history.

Left-Handers Can Make Their Android Phone Easier to Use With a Few Clicks

If you find yourself frustrated at the lack of leftie-friendly options on your Android phone, there's an easy way to turn everything around.

Public school isn't free if you have to pay for internet access.

The FCC Is Helping Americans Pay Their Internet Bills—Here’s Who Qualifies

The December 2020 COVID-19 relief package is helping ease the financial burden of internet access for qualifying residents.

How many of your tweets were sent from the toilet?

Warning: A Lot of People Are Texting You From the Toilet (and Making Other Bad Smartphone Choices)

See how your smartphone screen time measures up against the average—and stop feeling guilty about tweeting from the toilet.

Beware: If You Get a Text From Netflix Offering a Free One-Year Subscription, It's a Scam

The Better Business Bureau is warning of a new Netflix phishing scam promising recipients a free one-year subscription over text message.

Because the messages start coming and they don't stop coming.

Here’s a Simple Way to Mark the 100 Texts You Haven’t Yet Read as ‘Read’ on Your iPhone

Unsubscribing from text alerts and leaving group messages might be a good long-term solution to your unread text problem—but here’s a quicker fix.

Slack really wants to liberate users from their email inboxes.

Slack Will Soon Allow People From Any Company to DM You

The Slack app has helped people spend less time in their email inboxes—the new feature could help even more.