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In the world of Facebook, unfriending someone is a big deal. And if you actually know the person, they’ll likely figure out you’ve unfriended them at some point and want to know why. Perhaps it’s not that serious and you would like to stay friends, but you don’t want to see what they post. Luckily, Facebook has the option to unfollow someone while remaining friends. Here’s how to do it.

If you find that a podcast is playing too fast on your iPhone, you might need to adjust the playback speed. Podcasts are perfect for listening to while completing a task, whether that be cooking dinner or driving home from work in bumper-to-bumper traffic. The length of podcasts varies hugely from a few minutes to a couple hours. But what if you don’t have a couple hours but you also really want to listen to that podcast you love? Speed it up.  Or, if you find yourself asking, "Why is my Podcast app playing so fast?" slow it down. Here’s how to change the playback speed of a podcast.

When you use Apple Pay to make a purchase or payment, Apple will notify you of recent Apple Pay activity on any iPhone credit card you've set up. But if using Apple Pay has left you wondering about your transaction history and where your money is going, you can also quickly check your Apple Pay purchase history in three easy steps. Here’s how to check Apple Pay activity for any credit card in the Wallet App on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

What is Dial Assist? Dial Assist on iPhone automatically adds international and local prefixes to phone numbers, so you can make an international call without entering the country code. However, if you save international numbers with prefixes in their contacts, the Dial Assist Feature can accidentally cause problems.

Most of us wear watches they way we purchased them. Perhaps we swap out a band now and then. Some even come with a variety of band colors or styles. But if we own a good watch, such as a Citizen, an Omega, a Rolex, or a Movado, we wear the watch as purchased because of its overall design. Why pay all that money to cover up the cool watch you spent all that money on? The Apple Watch is different; but should it be? Although the Apple Watch is, in most cases, less expensive than the watch brands listed above, the market seems to want us to protect our Apple Watch from scratches and dings  with a rugged watch case or watch screen protector more so than its expensive brethern.

Someone tell Casetify to send me a whole collection of these lovely cases. Pairing the beautiful designs Casetify is known for with multi-color grips for drop protection makes for a case that’s a gem to look at and use. I was sent a case for the iPhone 7 Plus; it has a yellow grip with watercolor-like flowers on the back. But you can visit Casetify iPhone 7 Cases Collection ($40) to see a whole array of designs. The latest in the Casetify line are these multi-colored grip cases, which come in mint green, lemon yellow, cotton candy pink & sky blue. I’ve been using my Casetify case for about a week now. I love it because it’s the type of case I can see myself using for a long time. I try out a lot cases, so finding one that I want to keep using well past review time is a fairly rare occurrence that I revel in.

If you're asking yourself, "Why is my phone so slow?" it's time to learn how to clear iPhone RAM to reset your iPhone. When you clear iPhone RAM, you free up processing capacity and speed up your iPhone. You can clear RAM on any iPhone model, from older phones like the iPhone 8 to the latest iPhone 13. Here’s how to clear RAM on your iPhone to make it faster.