Are you addicted to your phone? If you’re texting all day and all night, you might be developing something doctors are dubbing, ‘smartphone thumb.’ Health experts warn they’re treating more and more patients complaining about a pain in their thumb. It’s caused by the force and repetitive motion of typing on the screen. Doctors say this leads to pain and…
Parents! This phone case allows you to control your kids’ phone usage. Greg and Abbi explain.
Calling your Senator or US Representative is easy because there’s now an app for that. It’s called ‘Stance’ aimed at changing how constituents interact with their congressional representative. The way it works? You record a message for your Senator or Representative on the app, and the app delivers the recording at night when the phone lines are freed up. If…
Police are telling people to not be polite and hang up the phone if they don’t know the person on the other end. A new scam has victims receive a phone call from a familiar local area code. The person on the other end introduces themselves and then asks “can you hear me? ” and if the victim replies with…
(FOX NEWS) –  There’s apparently a deadly flaw in 911’s response system if you’re calling from a cellphone. A new report shows there is no guarantee that dispatchers will know your exact location. That’s because most 911 centers determine a mobile caller’s location based on technology that was adopted two decades ago — before cellphones were equipped with GPS. So, instead…
Yahoo disclosed a new security breach Wednesday that may have affected more than one billion accounts. The breach dates back to 2013 and is thought to be separate from a massive cyber security incident announced in September. The stolen data may have included names, email addresses and passwords, but not financial information. The company will notify users who may be…
(WFXB) – Apple’s much-hyped AirPods are finally available, but if you’re looking to get them by Christmas…yeah…probably not happening. The tech company opened up online orders today, about two months later than the original release date. The estimated shipping time for the wireless headphones is about four weeks. Apple says they’ll be available in stores by sometime next week. Tech…
The holidays are time for family and worship, but above all else, it’s a time for spending money…and some scammers are trying to cash in. One phishing scam in particular aims to steal your credit card information by masquerading as Amazon. The thieves are sending out bogus emails that tell buyers their Amazon order cannot be shipped. When you click…
Are the toys you children play with spying on them? A set of consumer groups are warning parents about two internet-connected toys they say could pose a threat to children’s security. The two toys are a doll named ‘My Friend Cayla’ and ‘I-Que,’ which is targeted for boys. According to the consumer groups, the toys engage in simulated conversation with…
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