by hmb1 | Aug 23, 2017 | Mobile
By BRIAN X. CHEN AUG. 23, 2017 Dear iPhone: It’s hard to believe we’re still together after 10 years, which is eons in the tech industry. What’s the glue that keeps us together? For one, I rarely get lost now that I always have a GPS device in my pocket. After lots...
by hmb1 | Jul 12, 2017 | Mobile, Privacy and Security
By BRIAN X. CHEN JULY 12, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO — Last week after my motorcycle malfunctioned and crashed on the freeway, I wanted only two simple things from technology: to call 911 and to tell loved ones where I could be found. Coincidentally, I had been testing...
by Michael Bailey | Jan 21, 2017 | Mobile, Privacy and Security
Please, please, please, do not leave your location services settings at Default. This is another invasion of privacy that you get no compensation for, which has huge profit potential for everybody but you. Don’t allow Apple, and so many other tech companies, to...
by Michael Bailey | Jan 11, 2017 | Mobile, Technology
By JANE E. BRODY for the New York Times The many men, women and children who spend their days glued to their smartphones and social media accounts might learn something from Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the groundbreaking megahit “Hamilton.” Asked in an interview...
by hmb1 | Dec 20, 2016 | Mobile, News
BY JOSH SMITH 12/12/2016 This guide will show you how to go back to iOS 10.1.1 from iOS 10.2. If you run into iOS 10 problems or don’t like the performance on your iPhone or iPad after upgrading you can go back. Here’s how to downgrade from 10.2. Apple just released...
by Michael Bailey | Sep 5, 2014 | Mobile, News
By MOLLY WOOD, New York Times Motorola’s Moto 360 smartwatch wowed when it was announced last March, and it has been talked about ever since as the smartwatch you might actually want. The main reason? It looks good. Really good, in fact. Now that the Moto 360 has...