Ever notice the Photos app on iOS only allows the pinch and zoom gesture to zoom in so far? Exceeding the zoom limit on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is possible using a simple trick. There are some caveats, as this process does not always work with photos captured in Square mode on the iPhone camera. This example shows the built-in limits of zooming in Photos.

An original iPhone image

The built-in Photos zoom limit

How to enable infinite zoom

Infinite zoom can be turned on by using the stock iOS picture editing tools. Follow these steps to disable the iPhone zoom limit in a photo:

1. Launch the Photos app and select an image to zoom, then tap Edit
2. Select the rotate and crop tool
3. Using the dial, rotate the image slightly
4. Now rotate the image back to zero degrees. Do not use the RESET button, only the manual dial
5. Touch Done in the lower right corner
6. View the photo. Infinite zoom is unlocked for this image
7. Repeat the process to remove the zoom limit on more photos

Unless you have been living in a cave since the early 90s you know that cyber security is a huge issue and that you should protect your data as well as you possibly can. If you are sending private information in documents and spreadsheets over the internet via email, Dropbox, iCloud or any other service, it becomes vulnerable, regardless of how secure you think the medium is. And who knows how the recipient will handle the info? Adding another layer of security by requiring a password to open the documents that you share with others is simple to do and can be enough to keep strangers' eyes at bay.

Here's how to password protect your Pages, Numbers and Keynote files on iPhone and iPad:

1. Open Pages, Numbers or Keynote and open the document you want to password protect by tapping on it.
2. Tap on the "..." button in the top right corner.
3. Scroll down and tap Set Password. This will be the same for Pages, Numbers and Keynote documents, though the menus will have some different options in them.
4. Type in your password and confirm it. You can also toggle on Face ID or Touch ID, obviously for your own use on your iPhone or iPad, so you don't have to type in the password every time you open the document. You can also add a hint, so if you know the intended recipient(s) would know the password from the hint, you would never have to send the password over-the-air. Tap Done in the top right when you are finished.
5. You will now see a lock silhouette on the document icon, letting you know it is password protected.
6. Now when somebody tries to open it they will be prompted for a password.

Shortcuts is Apple's new version of Workflow that launched with iOS 12. It is a productivity tool that does what its name implies - each shortcut is basically a program or 'workflow' that runs through a set of steps to produce a desired result. For example, Home ETA is a navigation shortcut that uses Maps and Messages to send someone (pre-determined by you) your arrival time with a single tap. There are hundreds of pre-made shortcuts in the app's gallery, but one of the best features of Shortcuts is that you can edit existing ones to fit your needs or you can write your own. In fact, many people write their own shortcuts and eagerly share them on third party sites like Reddit, Sharecuts and MacStories.

To give you an idea of how to write your own shortcut, the following example will go through each step of creating a shortcut that will take the current date and then display photos from your albums taken on that date in previous years. Here's how to write your own shortcut on iPhone or iPad:

TL;DR If you are viewing this on your iPhone, you can download the shortcut here if you aren't interested in the programming.

1. Open your Shortcuts app and select Create Shortcut from the Library section.
2. Shortcuts has a library of procedures or "actions" that you will use whenever you write a shortcut. The first thing we want to do is get the current date, so tap on the search bar, search for "date" and tap on the Date action when it pops up.
3. Now you see that we have Date as the first action in our program. It is set to get the current date by default which is what we want so we can leave it alone.
4. Now we want to store the date in a variable (programming term for a data element that is likely to change) that we can manipulate. Search for "variable" and select the Set Variable action. Tap on "Variable Name" to enter your own name, we'll call it Date.
5. Now search for and add the "Repeat" action. We need this because we want to change the date and search for photos with each new date. Tap the "+" button to repeat 12 times (I chose 12 simply because it covers all of the years since the first iPhone, thus will include my oldest photos taken with an iPhone).
6. Now we want to add some actions to the body of the Repeat loop. Search for and add the "Find Photos" action. Once you have added it, tap on "Add Filter."
7. Tap on "Album" and change it to "Date Taken."
8. Now tap on the date and tap on "Variables." Select the Date variable that we created (not the one with the little calendar icon next to it).
9. You probably want the photos sorted, so tap on None and change it to "Creation Date." Now you can select an order - "Latest First," or "Oldest First."
10. You will notice the "Find Photos" action is outside of the Repeat loop, so long press on "Find Photos Where" until you have grabbed it, then drag it to above "End Repeat." Let it go to place it.
11. Now we want to store the results of this action in a new variable, so search for and select "Add to Variable" and name it "Photos." Drag this into the Repeat loop and place it underneath Find Photos.
12. Now we want to subtract a year from our date and repeat the loop. Search for and add the "Get Variable" action.
13. Tap on Choose Variable and select our Date variable, then drag the action into the loop and place it under Add to Variable.
14. To manipulate the Date variable, search for and select "Adjust Date."
15. Change "Add 0 Seconds" to "Subtract 1 Years" by tapping on the individual components. Drag and place it under Get Variable when you are finished.
16. After the adjustment we want to store it as the Date variable again (this isn't automatic as the programmers among you might expect), so search for and select "Set Variable" and type in "Date" as the name. Drag it into the loop underneath the Adjust Date action.
17. That completes the loop - it will find all of the desired photos and store them in the Photos variable. Now we just need to display it. Search for and select "Get Variable" and select the Photos variable.
18. Now search for and select Quick Look. With that the shortcut is complete - tap on the Play button to see if it works. You can give your shortcut a name, icon and more by tapping on the button that looks like toggles in the top right.

Your Shortcut is now available in your Shortcuts Library. You can add it as an icon on your Home screen by following these instructions.

Unfortunately, while this shortcut will show you all of your photos from previous years, you can't see what year the photos are from. There is a somewhat clunky workaround for this - you can add a Get Variable action to get the Date variable followed by an Add to Variable that adds it to the Photos variable. Put this as the first two actions within the Repeat loop, above the Find Photos action. With this in place you will see a white page with the date in small text, followed by photos from that date. You will see this even if there aren't any photos from that year, so you may see many in a row without any photos. It works fine but isn't aesthetically pleasing.

Apple is set to deliver redesigned AirPods with hardware upgrades for the first time since the wireless ear buds launched in 2016. Reports have been surfacing from the supply chain and elsewhere, pointing to what's ahead for AirPods 2, and when they might arrive for purchase. Here's a roundup of what's expected from the next generation AirPods.

New color

Various sources have pointed to Apple offering AirPods 2 in both black and white colors. Companies such as ColorWare have offered many custom colors for current model AirPods. In fact, pictured above are ColorWare Space Gray AirPods with a matte surface. Apple may jump into the game with black AirPods and a matching charging case.

Matte surface

Besides a new color, Apple has reportedly added a matte finish to AirPods 2, which provides better grip. This surface finish is said to be applied to both the ear buds themselves as well as the charging case.

Wireless charging

Speaking of charging cases for AirPods, Apple has been widely expected to release a wireless charing case for AirPods. While the AirPods 2 may ship with the wireless charging case, this will be available as an upgrade to existing AirPods. The wireless case has been reported to charge in any position on a charging mat, which would complement the highly-anticipated AirPower wireless charging mat from Apple. Both AirPower and the wireless AirPods charging case may hit the market at the same time this spring.

Health sensors

Digitimes and Bloomberg both reported that health sensors may be added to AirPods 2, such as heart rate monitors. It's not clear whether this technology would involve changing the size of AirPods 2. Other details about which sensors would be useful to have on wireless headphones remain to be seen, however adding health functions to AirPods 2 could complement health features on the Apple Watch and iPhone.

W2 chip

Apple's W1 chip made waves when it was first introduced, promising to improve audio quality and connectivity with Apple devices. AirPods 2 will feature the updated W2 chip, which can already be found on the latest Apple Watch. Along with the W2 will be on board Bluetooth 5.0 support.

Hey Siri

Hey Siri will be added to AirPods with iOS 12.2. Not only will this feature be available on AirPods 2, but existing AirPods can enjoy using Hey Siri after performing a software update on paired devices.

How much will AirPods 2 cost?

Reports have varied on pricing for AirPods 2. Some have said Apple will keep pricing level at $159, matching the first generation AirPods. Others, such as the Economic Daily News say that AirPods 2 will carry a price increase to $199. It's possible the wireless charging case will be an option, driving up the price for that particular configuration.

When will AirPods 2 be available?

AirPods 2 are expected to launch in the first half of 2019, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo has a reliable track record, and this date meshes with the fact that Apple supplier Inventec has reportedly begun manufacturing AirPods 2. Other reports point to a later release date. Sources talking to Onleaks say AirPods 2 will not be available until the fall.

Learn more

Look for more news at Apple's upcoming March 25 media event. While Apple is expected to focus heavily on its streaming video and news subscription services, it's likely that hardware including AirPods 2 and AirPower will make an appearance.

Attendees of the first ever Fortnite Live festival were disappointed with the event complaining about long lines and lackluster attractions. The two-day festival, which took place at the Norfolk showground near Norwich, was advertised as "a celebration of the Fortnite game organised by fans for fans." Hundreds of people have demanded refunds after paying $15 to $20 for unlimited wristbands.

Parents were surprised to learn that the event only featured a few fairground attractions with limited space for children to participate. Photos posted to social media showed a "cave experience" that was only a truck with a tarp draped over it. Other "attractions" included a single climbing wall for over 3,000 children, four go karts and archery for four people.

“Fortnite is all about hunting people down and killing them. I felt like doing that to the people who organised it," on woman told The Guardian"There would have been hell to pay if they had not agreed to pay refunds to people who bought wristbands.”

Shaun Lord, the owner of Exciting Events, who organised the festival, said he had refunded any who had asked but would not reveal how many people had actually demanded refunds. Lord also insisted in a statement that "the vast majority of children loved Fornite Live Norwich," after Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite threatened legal action.

Lord claims he has had to "shut down two pre-booked Fortnite Live events, with the immediate removal of all promotional communication from the public domain," due to the media frenzy over the event. The Fortnite Live Norwich Facebook page, Eventbrite listing and website have all since been removed.

Fortnite is a popular free-to-play battle royal game available on the Apple App Store and other platforms. It has a reported 200 million registered users worldwide, and has been compared to "video game crack" for children.

Besides simply keeping large amounts of numerical data well organized, the true utility of a spreadsheet lies in its ability to easily manipulate the data to derive sums, averages, maximums and so on. To do this, you need to use formulas in certain spreadsheet cells. For a simple example, you could have the prices of all the items you've sold on Ebay in column A and their shipping costs in column B. In column C you could have a cell that calculates the total of column A, a cell that calculates the total of column B, and then a cell that calculates the difference between the two, which would be your profit. Those cells in column C need to use formulas. Using this example, here is how to incorporate formulas into your Numbers spreadsheets on iPhone and iPad:

1. Open up Numbers on your iPhone and create a sample spreadsheet by tapping the "+" button in the top right. Select a blank template and make two columns just by tapping on individual cells and entering words and numbers with the keyboard. If you already have another spreadsheet you'd like to use, you can still get the idea of how formulas work from this example, even without using the exact same spreadsheet.
2. Once you have a spreadsheet to work with, tap on a cell where you want the total sales to go and then tap the "=" button, which is the formulas button.
3. Now tap the f_x button, which is the functions library. You should see some basic formulas under the Recent tab, including SUM. If it isn't there you can tap on the Categories tab and find it under Numeric functions.
4. Tapping on SUM will bring you back to your spreadsheet. You will notice a SUM formula in the cell content.
5. Tap on the cell that contains the first sale price. It will be highlighted by a box. You can drag this box down (tap and hold one of the circles on the corners, then drag) to encompass all of the cells you want to include in the sum. Tap the green check box when you are finished and you will see the result of the summed sales in your original cell.
6. You probably want to eventually add more sales though, so you should just sum the whole column. Delete the contents of the cell and start over with a new SUM formula. Now tap the column label B to include the entire column in the summation. You will see the column label, "Sales," appear in the SUM formula.
7. Repeat the previous steps for your shipping cost column so you have a total.
8. Now in your Net profit cell, tap on the formula button then tap on the cell with your total sales so it becomes the first variable in your SUM function. Now tap on the "-" button.
9. Now tap on the cell with your total shipping cost and then tap the green check mark button. Voilà!, you have your total profit.

This is a very basic example but you can probably see that it could get quite complex. Just browse the functions - there are hundreds of them across a variety of categories including statistical, trigonometric, engineering and financial. Tap on the info button next to any one of them for a definition, explanation of usage, and examples.

AirPods and headphones connected to the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch normally deliver audio in full stereo. In fact, even the external speakers on recent models offer stereo sound. However, there are times when mono audio may be preferred. One reason why iPhone owners might disable stereo would be to share AirPods or a single set of headphones between two people.

Without using mono mode, one of the AirPods would sound different when playing a stereo recording. Stereo sound works by delivering different sounds that are synced to the left and right ears. Listening to only one speaker or headphone only paints half the picture.

Flattening the sound to mono ensures both AirPods are playing the same thing. The option to enable mono audio mode is not located in the AirPods settings. To find the toggle that switches stereo sound OFF follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Settings -> General
2. Select Accessibility
3. Scroll to the Hearing section and toggle Mono Audio ON (green switch)

Audio will be delivered in mono mode until Mono Audio is switched OFF. Once toggled again, the iPhone reverts back to its default stereo sound.

Distrust is a horror survival game inspired by the 1982 film The Thing. In the game players control a team called the Cheerdealers who are forced to stay in an Arctic base after their helicopter crashes. The goal of the game is to search for provisions and stay alive in freezing Arctic temperatures until you can escape.

Players are also hunted by aliens who are attracted when a character falls into a deep sleep. You must try to keep your characters awake as long as possible to avoid the aliens who want to absorb your life. This can cause sensory deprivation which leads to not being able to tell the difference between reality and illusion.

In Distrust you must keep track of Warmth, Stamina and Safety. If one of these meters becomes too low that character will slip into a coma. The game is over when all the characters in your party reach a coma state. You can keep warm by finding shelter, lighting furnaces and keeping windows closed. Stamina is restored by sleeping, but as mentioned above, going to sleep attracts aliens who you must avoid. Safety is just hunger which is replenished by finding food.

You explore your surroundings by tapping around the game. Tap a location and your character will move to that location, tap an item, like a crate, and your character will explore that item. You can also tap action circles to perform tasks, like filling a furnace with coal to keep it burning. The controls can be a little clunky at first, but easy enough to master. I recommend doing the tutorial at the beginning of the game. It is a huge help and doesn't take that long, but you do have the option to skip it.

Most of the game is spent exploring and lighting furnaces. You have to run from building to building to keep finding the provisions you need to stay alive and escape the game. Each building must be heated, and you need to find gas to keep generators running so you have lights. There are a lot of little tasks to perform in the game to stay alive. For example, some food is better when cooked, which means you need to find a stove. You'll also need to find bandages for minor injuries, and adrenaline to revive characters who have slipped into a coma all while trying to stay awake and fend off aliens.

Distrust is a very detailed oriented game for those who enjoy simulations. There are up to 15 different expedition members with different skills for you to choose from (you begin the game with 2), randomly generated stages and multiple endings. You can download the game for free from the App Store and unlock the full version for only $2.99.

If you regularly use a navigation app like Waze or Maps while driving, then you probably are no stranger to maddening interruptions while you are trying to listen to the radio or carry on a conversation with another passenger. Adding insult to injury, these apps will often repeat the exact same directions just seconds later. This can quickly become unbearable, especially if there are a lot of turns on your route. If you feel the same and are fine with just following on-screen directions, here's how to turn off turn-by-turn voice directions on Waze, Maps and Google Maps on iPhone:

Waze

1. From the map screen, tap on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom center.
2. Waze gives you a few options. You can turn on alerts only so you will be notified of hazards and police, or you can turn the sound off altogether. Alternatively, if you just want less talking you can choose a voice that does not include street names (just tap on Voice directions and choose a voice that doesn't say "Including street names" beneath it.

Apple Maps

1. In Apple Maps you need to start turn-by-turn directions in order to turn off the voice. Start a route, then tap the bar at the bottom center to pull up options.
2. Tap on Audio.
3. Change the volume or turn it off altogether.

Google Maps

1. Tap on the menu icon in the top left.
2. Tap on the gear icon.
3. Tap on Navigation.
4. Like on Waze, you can mute the voice completely or you can have it on for alerts only. If you decide to leave it on you can adjust the volume.

Apple really dropped the ball with its Screen Time feature. Instead of allowing users to limit time spent using an individual app or game, Screen Time only allows users to set daily time limits for app categories. This means parents can't limit how long their children play Fortnite or use Snapchat.

While Screen Time is very useful for monitoring how much you use your iPhone or iPad, it is pretty useless where it should have counted mos. Screen Time should have given iOS users the ability to limit time spent on individual apps/games, and the ability to set specific times when apps could be accessed, like after school hours. What's the point of knowing your screen time breakdown if you can't do much with that knowledge?

Hopefully Apple plans to add these abilities in a future update, but until then here's how you can limit app usage:

1. Open the Settings app on the device you want to limit.
2. Tap "Screen Time"
3. Tap "App Limits"
4. Tap "Add Limit"
5. Select the Category you want to limit. You can select more than one.
6. Select the amount of time you want to limit that category.

You can choose to limit all apps and categories or individual categories. For example, if you wanted to limit time spent on Fortnite you would select the Games category. To find an app's category you can check its Information section in the Apple App Store. You can only limit the amount of time a game or app can be used in a day. Users will be sent a notification five minutes before the limit expires.

While Apple's iWork is a perfectly good productivity suite that includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote, Microsoft still controls the lion's share of the market with its own collection of office tools that are practically household names - Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Even if you prefer Apple's word processor and spreadsheet, you will most likely at some point have to convert a Pages file to a Word file, or Numbers spreadsheet to an Excel file, simply because more people use the Microsoft apps. The situation is the same regarding Keynote and PowerPoint, so if you ever need to convert your Keynote presentation, here's how to do it on iPhone, iPad and Mac:

iPhone or iPad

1. Open the Keynote app and open a presentation that you want to convert.
2. Tap the "..." button in the top right.
3. Select Export.
4. Choose PowerPoint. You can also export it as a movie, PDF or images.
5. Now choose how you want to share it. You won't be keeping a copy of a PowerPoint version of your presentation, you will just be sending one (unless you choose to save it to your files).

Mac

1. Open Keynote and open a presentation, then click on File -> Export -> PowerPoint.
2. Choose PowerPoint again and click Next. For some reason you have a second chance to choose your export file type.
3. Now give your file a name and choose where to save it.

Bedtime is a beautifully designed new feature of the Clock app meant to help you keep and monitor your sleep schedule. The best aspect of it, besides its simplicity, is that it has an independent volume setting and an array of wakeup sounds with soothing melodies that gradually get louder, easing you out of sleep rather than shocking your system with a harsh alarm. When you use it for the first time you simply tell it when you get up and how many hours you like to sleep, then you can select which days of the week you want it applied to. Once you start using it, it records your sleep data and sends it to your Health app. To get started (if you are running iOS 10), open your Clock app by swiping up from the bottom of your screen and tapping the clock icon, then tap the Bedtime icon in the center bottom.

Set your schedule

The first step is setting your sleep schedule. You will already have done this in the introductory walk through, but you can adjust your sleep and wake times simply by sliding the appropriate icons around the clock face. The number in the center indicates the number of hours of sleep your times allow for. Tap the Options button in the top left to set which days of the week you want Bedtime to be active. In the "Days of the week" section, simply tap on the days you want it to work - an orange highlighted day indicates that it will work on that day.

Set a Bedtime reminder

This simply sends you a silent reminder a set amount of time before your bed time to help you stay on schedule. In options you can set it to remind you at bed time or 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes before.

Set a wake up sound

This is done in options as well. There are only 9 sounds to choose from at the moment but they are all peaceful tunes that increase in volume gradually so as not to jar you from sleep.

Set the volume

Your wake up sound will reach a volume that you set. Bedtime's volume is independent of other volume settings on your iPhone and only applies to your Bedtime wake up. Set the volume in options just beneath the wake up sounds.

Monitor your sleep

This feature isn't very sophisticated, but it will at least give you an overview of your sleeping patterns. At the bottom of the Bedtime screen there is a bar chart that shows how many hours of sleep you got each night of the week (which will change any time you adjust your sleep and wake times). Tap the "More History" button to go to the Health app and see, well, more of your sleep history.

That's all there is to it. When the wake up sound starts you will have an option to snooze for ten minutes or stop it altogether. This is a bit buggy at the moment, as it is still in beta; sometimes it shows you a snooze countdown, sometimes not, and sometimes it seems unresponsive. If you want to turn off the Bedtime feature altogether, there is a toggle at the top right to do so. If you want to check out this feature before the official iOS 10 launch, you will need to install the iOS 10 Public Beta.

Apple plans to add sleep tracking capabilities to the Apple Watch. Despite its many health monitoring features, including a built-in ECG function, the Apple Watch requires daily charging. With most users charging the wearable overnight, this prevents the device from being worn to analyze sleep patterns. Competing wearables such as Fitbit, Garmin and Withings boast multi-day battery life, allowing these devices to be worn overnight.

Sources tell Bloomberg that sleep tracking software is already being tested by Apple in California, with plans for Apple Watch integration by 2020. For its part, Apple has not commented on the report.

It's not clear whether sleep analysis would be limited to specific Apple Watch hardware, or if older models would receive some sleep-related health features along with a watchOS update. It's possible the 2020 Apple Watch would have a significantly longer battery life, or maybe the sleep monitoring function would operate in a special low power mode overnight. Either way, Apple Watch users may have to change their routine and charge in the morning.

Apple Health already includes sleep analysis, however external sleep monitoring devices are required to collect data. Otherwise the app can pull information from the iPhone alarm clock's Bedtime feature, which helps iOS users monitor their own sleep schedule and goals. Apple also acquired Beddit in 2017 and sells the Beddit Sleep Monitor for $149.95 on the Apple Store.

Apple Watch fans may have to wait until 2020 for sleep tracking, but Apple has been known to rigorously test new health monitoring features before public release. Apple may not be the first to implement sleep analysis on its wearables, but when the feature arrives it's sure to be accurate and complement other Apple Health metrics for customers.

There is no shortage of corporations behaving poorly these days, creating both human and environmental tragedies. Whether they are polluting watersheds, using sweatshop labor or lobbying politicians to start wars that they can profit from, they need to be held accountable. Aside from voting in politicians that are willing to take action against them, you can also "vote with your wallet" by not purchasing products from companies that don't align with your values.

Buycott facilitates this by providing a bar code scanner that gives you information on the corporations behind the products you purchase. You define your values by joining campaigns that Buycott has categorized. Once you have your campaigns selected you can see if the products you buy conflict with any of them. For instance, you could scan a tube of Crest toothpaste to find out which campaigns it conflicts with and which it supports, then you can make a more informed decision on whether or not to give Procter & Gamble your money.

When you first open Buycott you will go through the typical account creation process - register an email, create a profile and so on. Then you will pick your campaigns. You can always add more campaigns later by tapping on Explore in the bottom right and then looking through various categories such as Animal Welfare, Environment, Economic Justice, Food, Labor and Human Rights, just to name a few.

Under each category you will find campaigns that range from very broad ideas like "Promote Sustainable Fishing" to very specific ones, like "Wendy's, Stop Exploiting Farmworkers." Tap on a campaign that you might want to join to read more about it and see what companies it targets.

Tap on "Join Campaign" to join it. Now you can use a slider to indicate how strongly you support the campaign and you can opt to receive notifications and emails about it.

Once you have joined the campaigns that interest you, try scanning some products that you have by tapping the Scan button at the bottom center.

Scanning the Crest toothpaste shows who the parent company is - Procter & Gamble, and which campaigns this particular product conflicts with - in this case, four of my campaigns and 16 other campaigns. Tap on either "conflicting" or "other campaigns" to see them.

You can also say whether or not you will buy the product, and if you decide not to, Buycott provides an email address (if available) and social media links to the company so you can tell them why you won't be purchasing their product.

The app will also provide suggestions for other products if it has any. You can read more about the company by following the link at the bottom. This will show you all of the subsidiaries and products owned by the company, and how many campaigns they collectively conflict with.

You can also take a look at the company's family tree, and likely be shocked at how many household brands are linked to it.

Like with other social media type apps, there is a home page that shows you trending topics and what other users are doing and saying. If you are looking to be more socially responsible, Buycott is worth checking out as it is a great starting point and offers a trove of information on the companies behind many of the everyday items that are so often mindlessly purchased. If governments can't or won't regulate destructive industry behavior, consumers certainly can and should.

The best part about the Kingdom Rush franchise is Ironhide Game Studio's constant support of its games. Ironhide is known for rolling out new content and updates for all of their games way after their initial release date, and on Thursday Kingdom Rush Vengeance received its first mini-campaign.

The campaign continues the adventures of Vez’nan and his evil conquest. This time the sorcerer has set his sights on the Anurians -- an ancient race that fled the mainland a long time ago. The Anurians control potent crystals that Vez’nan needs to continue with his plans.

The mini-campaign includes news stages and achievements, which have also been added to our official Achievements Guide. The first level in the mini-campaign are the deadly Maginicia Shores. The first stage is located on an island above Dena's Castle on the world map. Players must once again join forces with Vez’nan to take down King Polyx and his subaquatic army.

The update does not include any new towers or heroes.

Kingdom Rush Vengeance is the fourth game in the popular tower defense series. It is available for $4.99 on the Apple App Store.

You can read our official Kingdom Rush Vengeance review here.

In iOS you can share Reminders lists with other iCloud users, which can be a useful tool for collaborative efforts. Say you and a group of friends are getting ready to go on a camping trip and you have a list of items that still need to be gathered. You can share this list with the group and everyone can edit it and mark items as completed. Here's how to do it on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch:

1. The first thing you need to do in order to share a reminder list is turn on Reminders in your iCloud settings. Go to Settings -> iCloud and make sure the toggle next to Reminders is on.

2. Go to Reminders and create your list. You can set alerts by location or by time. So you could set "Pick up fuel for the stove" to alert whenever someone is is near an REI store, etc.

3. Once you've created your list, tap on it and tap edit. You will see a "Sharing" option. Tap on that and tap "Add Person" to share with them. Only your contacts with email addresses will be available to share with.

4. After you've added people they will receive emails asking if they want to join the list, so they will be "pending" until they respond. They will have to have iCloud on in order to join.

That's all there is to it. A group text would work for such situations, but this way probably makes it easier to keep track of various to-do items.

Sharing from an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch offers many options. One of the oldest and most useful in many cases is still email. If your iOS device has several accounts configured in Mail, it's possible to send content from Apple and third-party apps using any of these email addresses. When a new message is composed, the iPhone automatically uses one of the accounts.

The default email address is actually configured under Settings, not from the Mail app itself. While you can always change the email address in the From: field when composing a Mail message, changing the first account to show up there only takes a few taps.

To change the default email account used throughout iOS and when sharing within apps, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Settings -> Mail
2. Scroll down and tap Default Account
3. Choose the email account to use by default

Apple has replaced iPhoto with the new Photos app and launched the iCloud Photo Library feature. Now, if you want, every photo you take with your iPhone or iPad will automatically upload to the iCloud Photo Library. You can even use the library to save the full resolution images while leaving smaller, optimized images on your iOS device to save space.

If you plan to use these features, you will almost certainly need more storage on your iCloud account than the initial 5 free GB. Apple currently offers several tiers of storage:

• 50 GB $0.99 per month
• 200 GB $2.99 per month
• 2 TB $9.99 per month

Here's how you upgrade your amount of storage:

iOS

1. On your iOS 8 or later iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, head to Settings -> iCloud -> Storage. If you have an earlier iOS version it will be Settings -> iCloud -> Storage & Backup.
2. Tap "Buy More Storage."
3. Choose your upgrade and tap "Buy." You will be prompted for your Apple ID password to complete the transaction.

MacOS

1. On your Mac, go to the Apple Menu (top left) and go to System Preferences.
2. Click on iCloud.
3. Click on "Manage" in the lower right corner.
4. Click on "Buy More Storage."
5. Choose an upgrade, click "Next" and enter your Apple ID password to finish the transaction.

Windows

1. On your Windows machine, go to the Start Menu and go to All Programs -> iCloud for Windows.
2. Click on "Storage."
3. Click "Buy More Storage."
4. Choose your desired plan, click "Next" and enter your Apple ID password to finalize.

The Reminders app on the iPhone makes it possible to organize several lists of things you need to remember. Creating a new list in Reminders is relatively straightforward, since there's a giant plus (+) symbol right in the app. For users of Reminders, there will also come a time when lists must be deleted.

While a list on the iOS Reminders app can be deleted from directly within the app, swiping the title of the list does nothing. How does one remove a list from Reminders on iPhone?

Follow these steps to remove an entire list in Reminders:

1. Launch the Reminders app
2. Chose a list by tapping the title
3. Touch the Edit button
4. Tap Delete List at the bottom of the list
5. Confirm to permanently delete the entire list

Once a list is deleted, it cannot be restored. See more instructions on how to create a new Reminders list, change the default list for Reminders on your iOS device, and share a list from Reminders with another person.

The iOS App Store can be used to find an app that was previously installed on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Viewing a list of past app purchases makes it possible to quickly and easily reinstall an app. A collection of apps associated with one Apple ID can even be searched for a specific app owned by the account.

The list of purchased apps includes free apps which have been downloaded previously, as well as any paid apps. Browsing a collection of apps provides a reminder of the games, utilities, and other apps you've used in the past.

To get a list of previously downloaded apps on your device, follow these steps:

1. Launch the App Store and tap your account avatar
2. Touch Purchased or My Purchases
3. Choose Not on this iPhone
4. Past app purchases are sorted by date. You can search for a specific app using the Search bar. Tap any cloud icon to re-download an app