Tricking Google
The last thing that you want to see when you are about to head to or from work is a traffic jam on the map on your phone. Now you have to alter your schedule and maybe leave at a different time to arrive on time. But is there really a traffic jam? There might […]
Is Your Smartphone The Reason That You Are Tired Or Losing Sleep?
Are you always tired? Do you feel you could be more productive or tend to procrastinate? You might be suffering from technoference and there is one main culprit for this according to a study conducted by an Australian university: your smartphone. The Study A national study was conducted by Queensland University of Technology’s Centre for […]
Could Smartphone use bring on the End of Days?
Take this with a grain of salt as there have been many predictions of the coming of the Antichrist and the end days but a recent warning to smartphone users may hopefully force some to make a change in their life. We of course know that our smartphones have taken over our lives and it […]
Could your laptop’s power charger allow you to be hacked?
There are so many ways that a computer can be hacked. It’s almost too many but over the summer a new method was discovered. With this new discovery a laptop can be compromised just by charging its batteries. While you may not need to unplug your power cable right this second this is something that […]
A dedicated lane for people glued to their phone?
We’ve all seen the people that are glued to their phone screen, oblivious to anything and everything around them. Sometimes it can be funny as they walk into a post or walk into a pond but it can be painful when they take a foul ball at a baseball game to the face or downright […]
Drones used to smuggle smartphones in China
Drones have the potential to be a great boon to mankind. They have begun to be used to carry medical supplies in out of the way places or in disaster ravaged areas and have already saved many lives. Unfortunately there are always people who abuse technology to smuggle goods and use it for their own […]
Meltdown and Spectre
We have rung in the new year with a major security issue being announced. Two security flaws dubbed Meltdown and Spectre have been discovered that allow processor exploits to steal sensitive information like passwords and financial information from nearly any device (computer, laptop or smartphone etc.) made in the past 20 years. Scary indeed. The […]
Hot tech items for the holidays
The holidays are nearly upon us and as always tech items are in demand. So if you are not sure what is hot and what is not here are some ideas to help you out. Some of what is popular should be no surprise. Assistants like Alexa and the Amazon Echo are in demand. Gaming […]