What the Tech? 15 Years of Apple iPhones
In its 15 years, one can argue that the iPhone, and smartphones in general, changed daily life as much as any other invention.
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What the Tech? How to Use Your Smartphone to Find a Better Job
The smartphone you have with you every second of the day can find jobs you’d never find out about any other way.
What the Tech? A Better Way to Save Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card on Your Phone
Many people are simply taking a photograph of their card but scanning the card may look more official to the person requesting vaccination proof.
What the Tech? Are You Charging Your Cell Phone Correctly?
Many people do it. Plugin the phone or place it on a charger just before you go to bed. Even though phones have advanced, this could still be bad for your device. As smartphones have advanced, so has the battery. Here are a few things you should know about how smartphone batteries work: ● They don’t develop a memory as…
What the Tech? How to Protect Your Smartphone in Cold Weather
If I hear one more person complain about the cold weather. Seriously, I’ve been complaining too. Whenever I leave the house I have to remember a hat, gloves, and boots. Then I have to scrape ice or snow off the windshield and I’m doing all of those things carrying an expensive smartphone. I forget sometimes that the device in my…
What the Tech? How to Make Your Smartphone Feel Brand New
2020 has been hard on everyone. Even your smartphone. A year of texting, snapping, browsing and listening takes a toll on devices and slows them down. You can give your phone a quick re-fresh by addressing a data hog that takes up too much space. The keyword is “Other” and you’ve seen it if you’ve ever looked to see what’s…
What the Tech? Make Money with Your Smartphone Camera
With so many people looking for work these days there are several opportunities to earn money with your smartphone. If you have an eye for photography, several apps allow you to sell photos to companies worldwide. Foap is a smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices that has been around for some time. It’s easy to upload photos from your…
Montgomery Businessman Working to Inspire Others to Take a Tech Time Out
Clay McInnis hopes weekend flip phone usage inspires others to take up the practice
IMG_0336 Just about everyone carries a cell phone with them 24-7. But, a Montgomery businessman says it’s time to curb what he thinks may now be an addiction. “We need to experience the presence of one another and we need to experience life again,” said Clay McInnis who runs the #ConnectMGM Facebook Group page. The Montgomery native is on a mission…
Apple Snaps Out of iPhone Slump, But What’s Next?
Apple has snapped out of the first sales slump in the iPhone’s decade-long history, but the upturn doesn’t mean that the company has broken out of its innovation funk. If anything, the numbers Apple released Tuesday served as the latest reminder of the company’s growing dependence on the iPhone while failing so far to come up with another breakthrough product…
BlackBerry to Stop Making Signature Smartphone
BlackBerry says it plans to stop making its signature smartphones internally, signaling a strategic shift for a company that built its reputation on innovative smartphone technology. Rather, all development for BlackBerry-branded phones will be outsourced to BlackBerry’s partners. BlackBerry chairman and CEO John Chen says the move will allow BlackBerry to save money as it focuses efforts on software and…
