The stock head unit with wired CarPlay in my 2017 Honda Civic EX recently gave up the ghost. The most affordable solution was from a brand called JOYING. It’s a 9-inch display with wireless CarPlay, a volume knob, and a design made for 10th-gen Honda Civics. It retails well below $500 and is worth every penny.

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A solid-state cooling system called AirJet was able to cool an M2 MacBook Air enough to keep with the M2 MacBook Pro when running a demanding benchmark test over a sustained period.

The bad news is that the system isn’t available for sale to consumers to retrofit, and it’s hardly likely that Apple will use it to remove a key differentiator between the two models – but the company behind the tech does think it could help Apple reduce the size of cooling fans in future MacBook Pro models …

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A few weeks ago, I attended the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit – the first such event since 2019 –...

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A chance decision made early next year turned out to pay dividends some 18 months later: An Apple Watch worn overnight proved incredibly helpful when dealing with a bout of insomnia.

Specifically, it helped me through a common vicious circle with insomnia: You can’t sleep, you get stressed about the fact that you’re not sleeping, which makes it harder to fall asleep …

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NameDrop is a new feature introduced with iOS 17 this year that allows iPhone users to share their contact details simply by holding their iPhones close to each other. Here are more details on how NameDrop works, how to disable it, and more.

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Two major dating app companies have suspended Instagram advertising after tests mimicking the behavior of child predators led to ads being served alongside sexually explicit material.

Other brands affected include Disney, Pizza Hut, and Walmart …

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The US, UK, and 16 other countries have signed an agreement pledging to take steps to make AI “secure by design.”

Although acknowledged to be a basic statement of principles, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has said that it’s an important first step …

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With more than 12 billion hacked accounts identified to date, cybersecurity tools have never been more important. Hackers who gain access to your accounts can create anything from a minor nuisance to a major disaster, in the case of critical accounts like your Apple ID or financial services.

Cloud storage company pCloud offers a set of three security tools to help protect your personal data against hackers, and all of them are completely free to use:

• Personal data breach checker
• Password strength checker
• Secure password generator

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