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What The Tech: App Of The Day, Giftster

Gift cards are fine if you want to surprise someone with an impersonal gift. A gift that says, 'happy holidays but I really didn't want to go to any trouble thinking of a gift for you.' A smartphone app called Gifster for iPhones and Android devices could be the answer for your family or friends who want to give and receive gifts they actually want.

What The Tech: Share The Meal

Most of us would like to do more to help people around the world who have trouble getting enough food to eat for their families but to be honest, it isn't always easy to give. We are busy, and finding a charity is one big reason we don't get it done. What if there was a way to give just by tapping your phone?

What The Tech: Google Search Tool

Whether you put it out there or not, everyone has a big digital footprint. Your name, email address, phone number, street address, and even what your house looks like from the street. All that information can be found with a simple Google Search. But it's rolling out an option where you can request having some of that information removed.

What The Tech: How to Use Old Smartphones

If you have a drawer full of old phones that are too old or too damaged to sell back, you're probably not alone. WCCB Charlotte's Jamey Tucker has some ideas on how to use them in today's What The Tech.

What The Tech: How Much Are Old Phones Worth

Apple started shipping pre-orders of the iPhone 14 last week. Google is expected to unveil a new Pixel phone next month and SAMSUNG should have another new device coming out at the beginning of the year. If you're currently looking at the old device you have now and thinking of upgrading, you should know that depending on where you go, the difference in what you can get for the older device can be hundreds of dollars.

What The Tech: Chrome Remote Desktop

We all know how frustrating it is to leave something at home or at the office that is needed right away. Maybe it's a file on your computer at home that you need at the office. Or maybe you forgot to hit send on an email or upload to Dropbox. There's a solution that only serious computer users know about. And it's free.

What The Tech: New Emojis

The fastest-growing language in the world has a whole new set of words. Jamey Tucker is looking at the new Emoji's coming to the phone in your hand and a little trick to help you use them the correct way.

What the Tech: Dialing 9-1-1

CHARLOTTE N.C. - A new survey from the journal "Pediatrics" reveals elementary school children lack a very important skill: how to dial 9-1-1. For many parents and grandparents, this skill was…

What The Tech: IPhone Features

The iPhone's iOS 16 is available now and if you're wondering what it's like, look no further. A big part of the new features, and maybe the one most people will like the most has everything to do with how the iPhone lock screen looks when you're not using it.

Local Woman Uses Facebook To Find Kidney Donor

These days, most of the posts we see on Facebook all run together. Family, friends, birthdays, politics, pets. But one recent post caught our attention. A local mom posted about needing a new kidney.

What The Tech: iPhone At 15

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.

What The Tech: Smishing Attacks

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.

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