Category: Smartphone

Apr 08, 2021

LG to Provide OS Updates for Three Years

LG announced that it will cease the manufacturing of phones by the end of July this year. As Gizmodo reported, LG has committed

Apr 05, 2021

Stupid is as Stupid Does

Forrest Gump must have gotten it right. The weakest link in any security program is a human being. No matter

Jan 25, 2021

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S9, S10 and S21 Series Gets Update

If you own a Galaxy S9, S10 or S21 series phone on Verizon’s network, expect to see a big update

Jan 13, 2021

Run Signal Private Messenger on Your Computer

Users are quickly abandoning Facebook’s WhatsApp and jumping over to Signal or Telegram. You don’t have to just use Signal

Jan 12, 2021

Signal Private Messenger Features Not to Forget

I’m a big fan of Signal. You can’t beat the app for secure and private communications. It is even more

Oct 22, 2020

Secure Phone Disposal

There is going to come a time when you will sell your phone or send it off to the electronic

Sep 28, 2020

Zoom on Android – Virtual Backgrounds

Zoom is a hugely popular video conferencing option for many of us in this work-from-home world. Two features users are

Sep 09, 2020

Waze – Transfer Directions to Your Phone from a Computer

Google Maps has had the feature for several years. Waze is now catching up. The Verge reported that you can

Sep 03, 2020

Transfer Google Authenticator Data to a New Phone

It's not the last time I will say that everyone should be using two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever you can. Many

Aug 19, 2020

Avoid Samsung Devices Not on the Three Year List

We've owned Samsung smartphones since the early days. Samsung posted a press release where it has committed to three generations

Jul 09, 2020

How to Move Messages From One Phone to Another

Every so often, we replace our smartphones with a new model. It may take several days to reinstall all the

May 13, 2020

Google Authenticator Update Allows Moving Between Devices

Authenticator apps are far and away more secure than getting a code via SMS text message. Users have been reluctant