[ad_1] Heakin/Shutterstock.com Juice jacking is a USB-based exploit that takes advantage of public charging ports to launch an attack. You can avoid the threat by keeping your devices charged, using special data blocking cables, and other measures. Your phone battery is low again and you are miles away from the charger at home. There is … Read more
[ad_1] Joe Fedewa / Instruction Geek Set up Apple Health for iPhone or Google Fit for Android to automatically track steps with just your phone. Carry your phone with you all day to get an accurate reading. You don’t need a smartwatch or fitness band to track your steps. The phone you carry every day … Read more
[ad_1] News The old LG V60 is getting a big upgrade. @xguntherc March 27, 2023, 12:18 p.m. EST| 1 minute read Hannah Stryker/Review Geek LG Mobile exited the smartphone business almost two years ago in April 2021, but surprisingly, the company is still busy updating select high-end smartphones to the latest Android 13 update. Last … Read more
[ad_1] Joe Fedewa / How-To Geekl Apps have been a core component of the smartphone experience from the very beginning. They have only gotten better over the years, but so have web browsers. You probably don’t need as many native apps as you think – web apps are great. What is a web application? A … Read more
[ad_1] samsung Available for pre-order on March 30, the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G offers a 120Hz display and four years of guaranteed OS updates. Best of all, it’s only $450 and you can get it for $200 with a qualifying trade-in. I am quite impressed with the specs of this device. It uses an unspecified … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino / Instruction Geek To enable tethering on Android, head to Settings > Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering, then choose between Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB tethering. Once you enable the connection, connect your device and your phone will start sharing your Internet connection. There are several ways to connect on Android, … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino/Review Geeks Have you ever wished your smartphone had a battery that could last a week or two, like those old Nokia phones? I think everyone would agree that it sounds amazing. A Redditor took it upon himself to make a phone do just that, but you don’t want to use it. Smartphones … Read more
[ad_1] News Yes, this video made our Pixel 7 reboot. @xguntherc February 27, 2023, 12:27 p.m. EST| 1 minute read Andrew Heinzman/Review Geek Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are great phones with a lot of love, but a strange new bug is wreaking havoc on devices when owners play a specific YouTube video. … Read more
[ad_1] AI stability Much of the excitement around AI has shifted to chatbots, but image generation with tools like Stable Diffusion is still popular. Stable Diffusion has now been shown to run on an Android phone, with no external servers required. Qualcomm has shown some images that Stable Diffusion generated locally on an Android phone. … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino/Review Geeks If you watched the Super Bowl, you may have caught an ad for Google’s Pixel 7 smartphone. This announcement focused on Magic Eraser, a unique tool that removes unwanted objects from images. Well, Magic Eraser is no longer exclusive. Starting today, Magic Eraser is available to all Google One subscribers on … Read more
[ad_1] night size How to buy a bike phone mount in 2023 It may seem like a simple concept: buy a piece of plastic that looks like a phone holder and advertise that it can be attached to your bike, then start using it. But there is more to the conversation. One of the first … Read more
[ad_1] Geekbench is one of the most popular benchmarking tools, allowing you to test how different computers, tablets, and phones compare in computing performance. Now there is a new version available. Primate Labs, the developer group behind the utility, has released Geekbench 6. Like previous versions, you can run benchmark tests for CPU and GPU … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino / Instruction Geek When there’s no internet, your “smart” phone may not feel so smart, but if you know you’re likely to be in a place where there’s no Wi-Fi or cell service, you can prepare your phone to be more than just a elegant paperweight. Download media in advance You can … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino / Instruction Geek To use a USB flash drive with Android, you will only need a simple USB adapter. The adapter allows you to connect a USB drive to your Android phone. You can then browse the drive’s contents and move files from a file manager application. Android devices have USB ports … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino / Instruction Geek Smartphones have been in our lives for almost two decades and we have seen great improvements in that time. However, one thing has stayed pretty much the same: charging your phone every day. Why hasn’t battery life improved along with everything else? Larger, higher-resolution screens, powerful processors, smart software … Read more
[ad_1] RossHelen/Shutterstock.com When it comes to pumping gas, most of us are fixated on the ever-increasing cost on the screen as we pump. To distract you from that, you may have scrolled through your phone at the gas pump. But is that dangerous? If you’ve ever heard that you shouldn’t be on your phone while … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino / Instruction Geek You can use Android without signing in to a Google account. However, you won’t be able to install apps from the Play Store or use many other Google apps. Google and Android seem to go hand in hand; after all, Google owns Android. Almost every Android device comes with … Read more
[ad_1] Ladanifer / Shutterstock.com Lots of people use their phone until it’s time to fall asleep, then they’re literally in bed with them, or charging nearby, all night. Using your phone before bed isn’t good, but is proximity bad too? Researchers agree that using a phone before bed can cause poor quality sleep. However, what … Read more
[ad_1] Dusan Petkovic/Shutterstock.com A vehicle cell signal booster can give you a reliable connection on the go, but they don’t work everywhere and are a bit expensive. If you’ve ever seen an ad for a signal booster, your first question is probably, “Do cell phone signal boosters work?” After wondering the same thing for a … Read more
[ad_1] Justin Duino/Review Geeks I have good news if you missed out on all the epic Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals last month. My favorite Google Pixel phone is just $299 right now on Amazon. I’m talking about the Pixel 6a, Google’s best bang for the buck, which typically retails for $449. And while … Read more