Technology

Ever scrolled through online reviews when deciding where to dine or which gadget to buy? Of course, you have. We all rely on these digital nods of approval. But here’s the twist: Can you trust every thumbs-up or scathing criticism you read? Of course not! STAY UPDATED WITH KURT’S FREE …

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a delight on Steam Deck — even though I sometimes can’t tell what’s going on. I suspected that might be the case going in. Everything I had seen about Baldur’s Gate 3 before I downloaded it promised a vast, sprawling adventure, and all the streams of …

I’ll never forget the caller on my national radio show asking me for guidance because her brother was scammed out of $450,000. He trusted the wrong person, and he’s far from alone. People simply don’t realize they’re being taken for a ride until it’s too late. Then clues pop up. …

A Microsoft travel guide for Ottawa, Canada, prominently recommended tourists visit the Ottawa Food Bank, as spotted by Paris Marx until it was removed after this article was originally published. (You can see the article in full here.) The food bank was the No. 3 recommendation on the list, sitting …

Have you ever received a call from an unknown number, only to be greeted with the question, “Can you hear me?” This is a common tactic used in the “Say Yes” phone scam, which has been around for a while and is once again making the rounds, according to the …

When was the last time you cleaned your earphones? Ideally, you’re not leaving it long enough to see a sizable amount of crud building up (which is fairly unavoidable when you’re regularly shoving them into your ears), but if you happen to own a pair of Google Pixel Buds or …

Do you ever feel like your Alexa device is listening to you a little too much? Do you wish you could have more control over what it says and when it says it? It’s great that they can be set up to lock our doors, turn off our lights or …

Threads is adding reposts (aka retweets) to its reverse-chronological “Following” feed, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced in a Threads post on Thursday. It’s a small but nice addition to the app that makes the Following feed a bit more useful, and while Mosseri said Meta added it “based on your …

Ever felt the sting of international roaming charges? Bonita from Hampstead, North Carolina, surely did, which is why she reached out to us. She was all set to embark on a UK adventure but was hit with the realization of facing hefty international fees.  STAY UPDATED WITH KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY …

Amazon is testing a new way to show star ratings for products in search results that is more difficult to parse at a glance, as reported by Android Police. Under the new system, when you’re browsing search results, Amazon will show you an average star rating as a number, then …