Technology

Just about every connected device you have can be used to spy on you, and this isn’t limited to smart speakers and webcams. Here’s how to stop your TV from tracking you. It gets worse. I was in the pool recently, and a drone flew overhead. More than a million …

There’s a long list of improvements in Nothing’s release notes for the beta, like a Nothing-ified weather app with the company’s signature dot-matrix UI styling. There are other expected Android 13 updates included, including a QR code scanner in the quick settings menu and privacy updates for the photo picker. …

Where is help when you need it?   Sure, I try my best to answer many questions that can help solve a tech mystery for you.  Though sometimes our smartphones, tablets, and computers have issues that we just cannot fix on our own.  CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK …

Hi YouTubers, Twenty-five years ago I made the decision to join a couple of Stanford graduate students who were building a new search engine. Their names were Larry and Sergey. I saw the potential of what they were building, which was incredibly exciting, and although the company had only a …

Recently, I received an email from Michael who asked this question: “My topic is about what to do with our parents’ “Digital Footprints” after they pass or even footprints of someone who passes in our family. What options do survivors have and how can they close all digital accounts?” CLICK TO …

We don’t have all the answers to those questions yet (although I need an answer on the Lego Movie stat). We have, however, finally gotten our first glimpse of this highly anticipated Lego set, which (fairly accurately) replicates the set of the Dynamite music video, complete with mini-figs of the …

Every year I attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to see the latest tech and gadgets we need to watch out for – in both good and bad ways.  CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU …

With the update, Xbox consoles are able to be “carbon aware” of when to perform game downloads and updates by connecting to the internet and checking for regional carbon intensity data. Microsoft says it will schedule updates during the nightly maintenance window for times that result in lower carbon emissions …

Apple has issued its iOS 16.3.1 software update.  The update provides important bug and security fixes for the iPhone – including one flaw that has already been used by bad actors.  On its website, the tech giant wrote that WebKit was impacted: a browser engine that is primarily used in …

Ahead of Poker Face’s seventh episode hitting Peacock tomorrow, the streamer announced today that it’s ordered a second season about Lyonne’s Charlie Cale, a woman who uses her uncanny ability to detect lies to solve murder mysteries from week to week. In a statement about the season 2 order, Susan …