is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Apple is launching iOS 11 today, which means millions of iPhone users are about to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the most part, HEIC photo files will help you out. They take up ...

HEIC, or High Efficiency Image Format, is a file format developed by MPEG and adopted by Apple for iPhones and other devices. It offers advantages such as smaller file sizes, better image quality, and ...

In today’s digital age, Apple’s HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Format) has gained popularity due to its superior compression and image quality. However, compatibility issues arise when sharing HEIC files ...

To store more photos and videos on a mobile device, you can either buy more storage or increase image compression. Apple has enabled both paths. It expanded maximum storage so that a 256 GB iPhone isn ...

There was apparent good news for iPhone owners last week when it turned out that you could get unlimited free storage of full-res HEIC photo backups in Google Photos. This was causing some ...

Google on Wednesday revealed a slew of details about the next version of Android, codenamed Android P, including a pair of features following in Apple's footsteps. Most significantly, devices running ...

High school students are failing their college entry exams when uploading photos shot with an iPhone or iPad and photos saved in HEIC format, forcing many students to retake the exams. For all the ...

A photo format called HEIC means images take half the storage space as with JPEG. But you'll need a smartphone processor that can handle it. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...