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Another year, another phone: Thoughts on Mobile World Congress 2016

February 22, 2016

You may have heard about Mobile World Congress, this big annual tech conference in Barcelona. MWC is going on right now and all kinds of…

Another kill switch law passes, but are smartphones really more secure?

August 29, 2014

California legislators passed a law this week that will put a remote kill switch in every smartphone sold in the state after July 1, 2015. The…

Your online password is 123456? Change it. Change it now.

June 27, 2014

I attended a Stop Think Connect event at the Strategic Air and Space Museum, located just outside Omaha, at the beginning of the month. I came…

Tech to help you get in shape, stay in shape

January 3, 2014

I’ve been watching trending topics using a tool from chartbeat’s labs for quite some time, and from Jan. 1 to today (Jan. 3) the…

Brightest Flashlight left users in the dark, settles with FTC

December 6, 2013

Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, maker of “Brightest Flashlight Free” app in Android’s play store, has agreed to settle with a Federal Trade Commission complaint Thursday. The…

Buyer’s guide: The only three tablets to consider this season

November 19, 2013

It’s always a little difficult to narrow down which tablets are “the best” because most tablets have strengths and weaknesses. So, here’s a quick…

CISPA: How the legislation would affect you

April 28, 2012

The US House of Representatives approved the CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) on April 26 and now the act is headed over…

New Macbook generation coming soon plus FYI to parents

April 13, 2012

Probably the most dedicated Apple-blog, AppleInsider, reported that resellers of Mac products are beginning to run out of the Pros – Macbook Pros that…

Cell phone carrier wars mislead consumers

April 7, 2012

I received my first cell phone when I was 15, which was 2005. Ever since then I paid attention to the cell phone carrier…

10 TechnoLeah approved free computer apps

March 16, 2012

Not every awesome computer application or software costs money. On the other hand there are harmful computer apps that should be avoided. Keeping these…

Can’t stand the heat? Maybe you should put down that computer…

March 9, 2012

Every year since 2000 a computer or computer part has been recalled due to the machine being a possible fire hazard. Lenovo’s 50500 ThinkCentre…

A farewell to Kodak

February 9, 2012

Kodak announced that will no longer be making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames on Thursday. Gotta say, it’s kind of sad to…