There's nothing quite like taking a cool dip in a pool, lake, or the ocean on a hot summer's day. But few things are worse than your smartphone taking an accidental dip in the water. Summertime is a very dangerous season for smartphones, particularly those that are taken to swimming pools, the beach, or a lake.
Millions of people have cut the cable and satellite cord over the past 2 years and I'm guessing many of them soon noticed a missing feature on YouTube TV, Hulu, and the rest: TV listings.
When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone in January of 2007, everyone laughed. Literally laughed out loud while their CEO announced the iPhone which would go on sale on June 29th, 2007.
Twice in the last two weeks police broke up what are believed to be criminal gangs using a tactic called "Smishing", to steal millions of dollars from their victims. Smishing is not a new cyber scam but it is often successful due to how the crimes are carried out through text messages.
If you're planning to be on the water or celebrating the 4th of July any other way, you should be aware that it is historically the most dangerous day of the year for smartphones.
Wouldn't it be nice if all of our gadgets and smarthome devices could talk or work together? If you've got an Alexa device you may know it will not work with Google Nest devices and vice-versa. Thankfully there's a website and app that allows just about any device or service to work with those that don't typically communicate very well.
If you've never opened the Shortcuts app on an iPhone or iPad, you're missing some of the cool things you can do by tapping once on the screen or asking Siri. What is a shortcut?
More than likely you've seen the Shortcuts app on the iPhone or iPad but since you didn't know what it does, you've never opened it. Maybe you deleted it. Apple introduced the Shortcuts app several years ago as a way iPhone and iPad users can do many things with just one tap on the screen or one request to Siri.
Every summer some parts of the country experience power blackouts due to the demand on our national power grids. Every spring some parts of the country experienced power outages due to storms. Every fall sports fans are looking for portable electrical power for gameday tailgates. Gas-powered generators have been the solution for generations but now, portable electric power is available through portable battery generators.
Summer is a time for drinking lemonade, combing a beach, and reading. There's a reason there's a phrase "Summer reading". Sure you may not have time to get engrossed in a book but do you have time to read text messages?
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