“You may find this surprising. Many of us remember when people’s names, addresses and phone numbers were listed in the telephone book and distributed for free. All we ever worried about were junk mail, telemarketers and the occasional prank call. Times have changed. Phone books are now history.”
Galaxy Note 7 explosions caused by ‘aggressive’ design
“Samsung is having some trouble identifying what went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7, which earlier this year was recalled due to a high number of battery explosions, but someone else believes they have the answer.”
T-Mobile’s Digits calling service is designed to make phone numbers device agnostic
“T-Mobile’s pitch is simple, “We’re dragging the phone number into the internet age.” The actual functionality is a bit trickier, which is why the carrier looked to do a little bit of analyst handholding and a consumer Twitter Q&A (at 10:30AM PT today) ahead of launch.”
Never Ever (Ever) Download Android Apps Outside of Google Play
“This week, researchers revealed that a strain of malware hit at least 1.3 million Android phones, stealing user data as part of a scheme to boost ad revenue. Called “Gooligan,” it got into those devices the way so many of these large-scale Android attacks do: through an app.”
Google launches first developer preview of Android Things, its new IoT platform
“Google today announced Android Things, its new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and Google’s own services. Android Things is now available as a developer preview. Essentially, this is Android for IoT.”
Another hack? Here’s how to delete your Yahoo account
“Yahoo disclosed on Wednesday that it was hit with another hacking attack, this one affecting more than 1 billion user accounts. That’s a billion with a “b.” This latest attack comes on the heels of an earlier Yahoo breach that affected only 500 million accounts.”
YouTube and Facebook reveal their top trending videos of 2016
“Google stated that the top 10 trending 2016 videos have a combined total of 550 million views, and were watched for over 25 million hours.”
This is what happens to your brain when you can’t stop checking your phone
“Ever had your phone die, but still look at it out of habit? Ever leave your phone at home and feel positively naked all day? Smartphones and other digital tech might not be a “drug,” but scientists say that doesn’t mean they’re not addictive.”
Google, democracy and the truth about internet search
“Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create a new reality where Hitler is a good guy, Jews are evil and… Donald Trump becomes president Here’s what you don’t want to do late on a Sunday night.”
What you can watch on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Android TV
“These days just about every major entertainment app is available on just about every living room streaming device. You probably have five ways to stream Netflix.”
