Technology and Gadgets

We saw a bunch of really great and pretty surprising updates to iOS on Monday--and crossed off more than a few items on our wish list--but now that we've had a chance to fiddle around with the beta, we've unearthed some hidden tricks and features that are going to make iOS 8 a powerhouse.

Apple on Monday unveiled iOS 8, its next major mobile operating system, which will bring several important features, including new notifications, widgets support, a smarter keyboard and support for...