Just how filthy is the average phone? A 2017 study published in the journal Germs looked at 27 phones owned by teenagers and found that the screens were playing host to viruses and bacteria including ...

Whether you dropped your iPhone into a mess or haven't bothered to clean your iPad in a while, you're eventually going to ...

With the pandemic still going strong, many people are realizing they should be cleaning some regularly used items more than they have in the past. One example? Phones. The CDC recommends steps for ...

This is the harvest from a single iPhone Lightning port. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Even if you keep your iPhone in a nice case and regularly polish the screen, it is probably a filthy cesspit ...

One of the most expensive gadgets you’ll buy these days — yes, even more costly than many TVs — is a smartphone. And one of the very best on the market is the iPhone, made by Apple, a pioneer in the ...

Bacteria and viruses move easily between surfaces like the ATM machine or the pole on the bus, where they can live anywhere from hours to more than a week, and your phone. And once germs reach your ...

Americans check their phones every three minutes, or 352 times per day. It’s a compulsion for many of us; we don’t always think about what we’ve touched before interacting with our phones. If it was ...

Cleaning your iPhone 14 comes with careful consideration and proper knowledge when it comes to the materials you will be needing. From the iPhone 11 model up to the latest version, the technique stays ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- While the Centers for Disease Control says the main way for people to become infected through the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is through person-to-person contact, there is ...

Even with Apple’s locked-down design, iPhones in 2026 are not magically immune to malicious apps, scam pop-ups, or ...