Technology

You may not realize that there is an easy yet powerful setting to keep your information better protected even if your iPhone gets taken by the wrong person, and it’s a super simple process.  We spend a lot of money on our iPhones from purchasing the device itself to then …

Tesla’s much-hyped video of its Autopilot driver-assist system “driving by itself” from 2016 was not actually driving itself, according to Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s director of Autopilot software. In a recent deposition, Elluswamy said that the video titled “Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Teslas” was intended to “portray what was possible …

Typing with your voice – dictating text – has become an extremely common way to communicate. Better yet, you don’t even need a stenographer. (Now I’m dating myself) I recently watched a friend quietly mumbling into his iPhone while replying to email. He explained that it’s become incredibly accurate and far easier …

The Mac Mini is Apple’s next computer to get the bump up to the M2 chip — and this time around, it’s being offered with the Pro version of Apple’s processor, too. The new model was announced this morning in a press release, with a starting price of $599, and is …

CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER It’s no one else’s business what we’re searching on our personal devices.  Can we agree that no one should be able to see it. Instead, sometimes you try to look …

The grey plastic model largely matches the leaked renders we saw in December, down to the giant camera island, hinge design, and thick bezels, so if it’s a fake, at least we’re getting consistent fakes. Dave didn’t reveal his source, but dimensionally accurate blanks like these are usually sent to …

The popular instant messaging app known as WhatsApp is no longer supported on certain older smartphone devices as of Dec. 31, 2022. There are a total of 49 models that will not support that app anymore, including two iPhones, plus multiple Samsung, LG, and Huawei models. CLICK TO GET KURT’S …

If you’ve searched for external SSDs on Amazon.com recently, you may have noticed something weird: mixed in with the 1TB and 2TB drives from brands like Samsung and SanDisk are a bunch of listings for 16TB SSDs, mostly around $100, and with surprisingly high user ratings. Every single one is …

Do you ever struggle to read what’s on your iPhone screen? If you’re someone who has to squint to read what’s in front of you, there’s a solution to your problem, and it can be fixed quicker than you think. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH …

In gadget news, Samsung is reportedly developing a new hinge design for its fifth-generation Galaxy Fold device (due to be announced later this summer) that could decrease its visible screen crease when unfolded. I’m generally of the opinion that display creases aren’t particularly visible when you’re actually using existing foldables, …