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How to easily free up space on your phone using Google Photos

Sep28
by on September 28, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics, Google


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. I’ve owned iPhone after iPhone. Ever since my first iPhone 5c, I’ve never backed it up to iCloud — and for no good reason, really. It was just something I refused, which resulted in countless notifications from Apple saying it’s been “87,359 weeks since I last backed up my iPhone.”  I could no longer face the notifications accusing me of being a terrible iPhone user, so I looked into what this whole “iCloud” thing was…

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New research on mice reveals how sleep makes the brain forget things

Sep28
by on September 28, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


What a nuisance is a faulty memory. How many times have you forgotten where you parked the car? A few years ago, probably as a sign that my retirement was overdue, I spent literally half a day trying to find my car at a major New York airport. Fortunately, I am not alone. When people find out I am an expert on memory, the first thing they ask me is normally whether I can help them be less forgetful. Indeed, excessive forgetting is a major problem, but “normal” forgetting is actually necessary. After all, it is more crucial to remember…

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