How to keep your kids safe online - from strangers, cyberbullies and harmful content
The internet poses potential risks to children - here's what you can do as a parent to help keep them safe

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NASA has retired the Kepler Space Telescope after nine years because it is out of fuel
NASA has exhausted the last of Kepler's fuel and so the telescope's mission is over after nearly a decade

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How to use your iPad Pro as a laptop replacement

I&ve been using an iPad Pro instead of a laptop for long haul travel since early 2017. In this series of reports, I hope to share some of how iPad Pros can be used to replace laptops.

Where we are now with Apple's iPad

AppleiPad opened up the enterprise for the company. Huge interest among business leaders led to wide adoption and opened industry up to approving use of iPhones in business. These days, iOS is rapidly growing share in the sector.

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Apple last week refreshed its MacBook Air and iPad Pro lines, adding a high-resolution display to the former for the first time and on the latter stretching the screen nearer the device's edges.

The Cupertino, Calif. company also raised prices, boosting the lowest-cost MacBook Air by 20% and the 11-in. iPad Pro by 23% over its 10.5-in. predecessor.

ipad pro front Michael Simon/IDG

The new iPad Pro is basically all screen.

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The best email and texting apps for Android

We may not rely on our phones for actual calls as often we used to, but these fancy little rectangles of ours still handle more than their share of critical communication.

From emailing clients to texting with colleagues, our smartphones keep us connected to business wherever we may roam. But the apps that come installed on devices by default aren't always the best options; in fact, they can often be flat-out disadvantageous when it comes to professional productivity.

I've spent a fair amount of time testing the significant email and texting apps available on Android. These are the titles I'd recommend, broken down by category and purpose — and all free, unless otherwise noted.

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