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Apple's iOS 7 is a big change. It comes with a bright new look and a whole lot of major new features , but there are also several hidden features you might not have yet noticed or heard of. Here are our favorites. Focus photos using volume button In iOS 7, you can now take square-size pictures and add filters to your pictures, but did you know that you can now also press on the iPhone's volume down button to quickly focus the camera and take a picture? You can also hold down the volume buttons to quickly shoot a burst of photos.

Google released a new version of its app for the iPhone and the iPad on Tuesday, and it's filled with so many features that it's hard to figure out which are worthy of your attention. We checked out some of the features and here are our five favorites. 1. Improved image search When users tap on an image search result to enlarge the picture, they can now tap on the image with two fingers and drag them apart to zoom in further. Similarly, users can drag their two fingers toward each other to minimize the image and return to the results.

Apple's radically redesigned iOS 7 has been available for more than two weeks now, and users are upgrading to it at a record clip.  Reports of satisfaction are generally high, but that doesn't mean there haven't been hiccups. In fact, a handful of problems have prompted a swell of complaints from some users.  PHOTOS: Top 11 hidden, cool features in Apple's iOS 7 Here's quick rundown of the four biggest ones so far, and what if anything can be done about them:  1. iMessage:  This popped up in recent days when users began complaining that messages sent via Apple's iMessage service weren't, in fact, being sent and received.

The new iPad Air officially went on sale Friday. And while lines at Apple stores appeared to be shorter than in previous years, it's unclear what that actually means in terms of first weekend sales.  That's because there are a number of factors that are different this year from a year ago when the new iPads went on sale.  Last year, Apple sold 3 million units of the iPad 4 and the iPad Mini, but only the Wi-Fi versions were available.  ...

Tired and annoyed by all the alerts and red notification circles that keep appearing on your iPhone or iPad? Fortunately, you can easily turn them off or adjust them so they don't appear as often. Do Not Disturb A new feature on iOS 6 called Do Not Disturb lets you turn them off temporarily. It also shuts off text message alerts and phone calls when your device is locked unless a person calls you twice within three minutes, just in case it's an emergency. This feature is useful when you want to get some sleep or if you're trying to concentrate on work and don't want to be distracted.

Apple is getting ready to roll out iOS 7, but not all iPhones, iPads and iPod touches will be able to be upgraded with the new mobile operating system. IOS 7, which will be available to download for free on Wednesday, represents the most drastic redesign since the software rolled out with the iPhone in 2007. Besides a colorful new look, iOS 7 also comes with a batch of new useful features, including a nifty Control Center that users can access by swiping up from the bottom of their screen.

Apple's iOS 7 is coming Wednesday, and with it, a whole lot of new features. Listed here are 10 of the most useful features on the latest version of Apple's new mobile operating system. You'll want to test these out after you download and install iOS 7. The free download is available for the iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and the iPad 2, as well as the third-and-fourth generation iPad and the iPad mini. The latest generation iPod Touch can also be updated with the iOS 7. Control Center With iOS 7, users can swipe up on the touch screen to bring up the Control Center, with which users can adjust their screen brightness, go into Airplane mode and even turn on their iPhone's flash so the device can be used like a flashlight.

Apple unveiled iOS 7 Monday, but because the focus of the company's presentation was on the new design of the platform, many cool new features went unnoticed. The Cupertino tech giant did point out a few great new features -- including AirDrop, the brand-new Control Center, and more features for Safari -- but many others were mentioned only in passing or completely overlooked. PHOTOS: Tech giants' new headquarters So here's a list of 10 hidden gems and overlooked features in the upcoming Apple mobile operating system.

The iPhone 5s has some impressive new components, but when it comes to software, it hardly seems like an improvement over its predecessors. Apple boasts about how the new iPhone has a speedier A7 chip, an improved camera with slow-motion video recording and the all-new Touch ID fingerprint scanner that can be used to unlock the device and verify purchases. But besides those features, there is little difference in the software between it and an iPhone 5 that has been updated with iOS 7, Apple's new mobile operating system that rolled out Wednesday.

Integrating Facebook to your iPhone 5 is a nifty new feature of Apple's latest operating system, iOS 6. When you activate your Facebook account on your iPhone 5, iOS 6 will offer to import your Facebook calendar and contact information. But one drawback we found with integrating Facebook to your iPhone 5 is that you'll end up with duplicate contact information for some of your Facebook friends. For example, I have a friend that goes by "Mike" on my iPhone 5. But on Facebook, he goes by "Michael.

Apple's radically redesigned iOS 7 has been available for more than two weeks now, and users are upgrading to it at a record clip.  Reports of satisfaction are generally high, but that doesn't mean there haven't been hiccups. In fact, a handful of problems have prompted a swell of complaints from some users.  PHOTOS: Top 11 hidden, cool features in Apple's iOS 7 Here's quick rundown of the four biggest ones so far, and what if anything can be done about them:  1. iMessage:  This popped up in recent days when users began complaining that messages sent via Apple's iMessage service weren't, in fact, being sent and received.

A 15th birthday, or quinceañera, is a very special occasion for young Latinas. It's also apparently very important for Google. The search giant has been pulling out all the stops this week to make its 15th anniversary a memorable one. It's latest celebration came in the form of its Google Doodle. If users head over to Google.com and press play on the birthday doodle, the image will turn into an interactive mini game that features a piñata. Users can then press their keyboard space bar to whack the piñata.

Steve Ballmer is known for his outrageous keynote presentations, and at his final annual company meeting, the Microsoft chief executive made sure to deliver one more outrageous, teary-eyed speech.  Speaking to 13,000 Microsoft employees, Ballmer took the stage at Seattle's KeyArena and jumped around to a variety of songs, as he tends to do. Among the background tunes were "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Wanna Be Startin' Something"...

As big as the lines outside Apple stores were for the launch of the company's two new iPhones were last week, the virtual lines to download iOS 7 may have been even more impressive.  After iOS 7 became available to download last Wednesday, Internet traffic from Apple.com tripled to more than 13% for the average customers of Sunnyvale-based Blue Coat  Systems . The company makes hardware and software that helps companies monitor and optimize...

A number of Apple users have taken to the company's forum to complain that a new animation feature in iOS 7 is making them nauseated. When users unlock their device or when they tap to go in or out of an app in iOS 7, the operating system animates the apps flying in and out of the screen. Users are calling this "zoom animation" and many don't like it. Although the zoom animation is present in past versions of iOS, it is more intense in iOS 7. One reason for that is because, unlike before, it is now present when users open their app folders.

Apple on Thursday released an update for iOS 7  to fix bugs that potentially let users bypass the phone's lock screen. The problems emerged not long after Apple made the radically redesigned version of its mobile operating system available for download last week. The bugs let people who could get their hands on a phone go around the lock screen without using the four-digit security code. Once inside the phone, a person could access photos, some recently used apps, and in some cases make calls.  PHOTOS: Top 11 hidden, cool features in Apple's  iOS  7 Apple pushed out the update, iOS 7.0.2, late Thursday afternoon.

At last: iOS 7 is available for download. Many analysts think Apple's new mobile operating system will be a bigger deal than the new iPhones coming this Friday. But there may be one snag. You need to have 3 gigabytes of space free on your iPhone to update over Wi-Fi. While I cleared some space Tuesday night, I'm quickly deleting apps and trying to get rid of more. PHOTOS: Top 10 Apple iOS 7 features you should know about Some readers point out that you will need less available space if you go the old-fashioned route and download iOS 7 to you computer, and then update via iTunes.

Bank of America customers will no longer have to go to their bank's ATMs to deposit checks. They can now do it from their iPhones or iPads. The company updated its iPhone app Wednesday to include the feature, which earlier this year it announced would arrive on its mobile devices. The feature was introduced to the iPad late last month. The new feature can be accessed by signing into your account through the app. Once signed in, you will see three new buttons near the top. The one on the right reads "Deposits," which you click to get to the feature.

Facebook users, rejoice: You can now edit posts after they've been published. The Menlo Park, Calif., company announced Thursday that users will be able to go back and edit their status updates after they've been published when they use Facebook on their computers or through the Android app. That means if you post a status with a typo, you will no longer have to delete the entire post and start over. Users will be able to simply edit the error. PHOTOS: Top 11 cool, hidden features in Apple's iOS 7 "To edit a post, you'll just tap the down arrow on your post and choose 'Edit post' to make changes," a Facebook spokeswoman told The Times in an email.

To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Google is letting users time travel and see what the search engine website looked like when it launched. When users go to Google.com and search for "Google in 1998" the website transforms from its modern 2013 design to replicate what it looked like back in the late '90s. Complete with an exclamation mark at the end of "Google," the retro website shows just how far web design has come since its early days. The 1998 version of Google is a plain white page with Google's original bulky-letter logo and no ads. PHOTOS: Top 11 cool, hidden features in Apple's iOS 7 Users will also notice the old-fashioned website lacks any other types of searches, such as "Images," "Videos," or "News.