In Germany it’s “illegal to manufacture, sell, or possess surveillance devices disguised as another object” which can have bigger repercussions than you realize. Children’s smartwatches (meaning smartwatches that are meant to be used by children) often have a listening function that the parent (or whomever has the paired…
A lot of cell phone stuff is going on right now. Apple just released a few new iPhones including their new flagship phone: the iPhone X. Samsung is also rumored to be releasing their next phone early next year – that hasn’t been confirmed yet though. If you…
No, we haven’t taken a bribe to endorse Target. It’s just a pretty great store. And now they’re looking to improve upon their awesomeness by fixing the “out of stock” problems that face so many large retailers. The way they’re fixing that problem is semi-tech related, so we…
Many people have said (somewhat justifiably) that the newest iPhone is the same thing as the last one, with a new number. In fact, some of the newer iPhones have had LESS features than previous iterations cough cough iPhone 7 audio jack cough. However, my over-used joke aside,…
You may recall the San Bernardino shooting over a year ago, when the FBI asked Apple to “crack” the encryption on one of their phones to access data for their case. Apple refused, and the FBI was forced to use a third-party to access the information. It’s speculated…
Software updates: What’s the deal with them, am I right?? Pardon my Seinfeld intro, but really. Doesn’t it feel like every week or two your computer or phone is bugging you about some update that you need to download? Some updates seem huge, with massive interface redesigns…