Phone Link is the convenient Windows app that allowed users to read smartphone messages, check calls, and more on their PC - and now iPhones can do the same.

When it comes to using your laptop on a train, or anywhere without WiFi, using your phone as a hotspot is a great solution. The only real downside: Computers soak up lots of data.

Transferring photos, backing up files, or syncing music, there comes a time when every iPhone user has to connect the device ...