What the Tech? How to Find Out What Your Collectables Are Worth
Grab your collectables and your smartphone to find out if you’re sitting on a gold mine.
What the Tech? Why You Need to Update Your Google Chrome Browser Now
An emergency update to Google’s Chrome browser has been released and the company says every computer user should update the browser right away.
What the Tech? How to Access Your Home Computer from Anywhere
If you use Google, there’s a free tool that gives you almost complete control of your computer from anywhere in the world.
What the Tech? How to Use New Google Features
Google this week introduced new features for its Chrome and Android operating systems that will change or improve many of the tech gadgets you use every day.
What the Tech? Negotiations Between Google and Roku Could Affect YouTube TV
Hold the remote: YouTube TV customers could soon not be able to watch on a Roku device. On Monday, Roku customers should have received a notification from the streaming device maker that it is involved in negotiations with Google and that as of the time of the email, the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement to continue…
What the Tech? Google Facing $5 Billion Class-Action Privacy Lawsuit
A judge says Google will have to defend itself in a $5 billion class-action lawsuit regarding privacy and the Chrome browser’s ‘incognito mode. If you’re using “incognito” mode on the Google browser, you might think, or even be led to believe, you’re browsing history and internet visits are private and not being tracked. That is not true. No matter where…
Update Your App (app web view)
Alabama News Network has launched a new news app, which is now available for Android and iPhone devices in your Google Play Store or Apple App Store. We hope you’ll be excited to use it. To get the new app, you will need to update the old Alabama News Network app. If you have “automatic updates” turned on in your…
What the Tech? You Can Use Google to Find Out What Your Collectables Are Worth
Do you have a valuable collection of baseball cards or Barbie dollars in the house? They could be worth more (or less) than you ever dreamed. I undertook a pandemic project a few weeks ago and took out bins of old baseball cards from a storage room. Like many kids of the 80s, I dreamed the cards would someday be…
What the Tech? Apple and Google Plan to Track People with COVID-19
Apple and Google have a plan to help flatten the curve of the spread of the Coronavirus, but it is raising issues about privacy and security. This plan uses the Bluetooth on your phone and everyone else’s device. If you, or more specifically your phone comes in close proximity with someone tests positive for Covid-19, you’ll be notified. Here’s how…
Report: Google to Offer Checking Accounts
Google plans offer checking accounts run by Citigroup and a credit union, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Big tech companies have been pushing into other arenas such as finance and health care to gain more access to consumer data. The push comes at a time when regulators are looking into privacy practices by firms including Google…
