TCL NXTVISION Art TV Review: Just Fine
This low-cost art display can’t compete with the Samsung Frame Pro. Continue reading TCL NXTVISION Art TV Review: Just Fine
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Samsung Frame Pro Review: A Good TV for a Pretty Living Room
This is the first truly impressive art TV I’ve seen. Continue reading Samsung Frame Pro Review: A Good TV for a Pretty Living Room
Your Gmail Inbox Is Running Slow. Do These Things to Fix It
If conversations are slow to load and Gmail’s search seems sluggish, you can speed things up by tweaking some settings and doing some routine maintenance. Continue reading Your Gmail Inbox Is Running Slow. Do These Things to Fix It
How to Use Your iPhone to Text Over Satellite When You’re Adventuring
Whether your travels take you deep into the wilderness or just to the part of your city that doesn’t have cell service, you can stay connected by using your iPhone to text from orbit. Continue reading How to Use Your iPhone to Text Over Satellite When You’re Adventuring
Use Android’s Built-In Settings to Cut Your Phone Usage Time in Half
By setting limits on app use, limiting your notifications, and keeping tabs on your screen time, you can unleash your mind from the tyranny of the scroll. Continue reading Use Android’s Built-In Settings to Cut Your Phone Usage Time in Half
How to Use a VPN to Watch to Netflix When You Travel Overseas
You may not be able to watch some of your favorite shows because of regional streaming restrictions. Using a VPN service is a handy workaround Continue reading How to Use a VPN to Watch to Netflix When You Travel Overseas
Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings
The videoconferencing app has an AI-powered agent built in. It can generate summaries, tell you who talked the most, and even gauge what the emotional tone of the meeting was. Continue reading Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings
What life after the smartphone will look like
News about the iPhone 8 featuring a wider bezel and OLED technology landed with a thud recently. More tweaks to the existing design, baby steps forward in the overall design.
We’ve been living with smartphones for about 10 years now — a bit more if you count the earliest Windows models and those made by BlackBerry and Nokia. (Note: I don’t.) The first iPhone came out in 2007, and the first Android model shipped in 2008. If you didn’t notice, it might have something to do with the economic crisis at the time. The smartphone became a major trend in society around 2010, and it wasn’t until around 2013 or 2014 — around the launch of the iPhone 6 — that you would see people hunched over their phones at airports.
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How to deal with the bot crisis on Twitter
You may have run into these bots a few times. What looks like an actual human being could have been a bot sending you Twitter spam…or even worse.
During the last election cycle and over the past few months in particular, it’s now widely known that Twitter bots — many with zero followers — promoted fake news stories. Often, the goal was to stir up dissension among voters, influence political viewpoints, and (more importantly) generate revenue when people viewed banner ads. Some would argue these bots helped elect President Trump or at least influenced people on social media to vote one way or another.
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How to deal with the bot crisis on Twitter
You may have run into these bots a few times. What looks like an actual human being could have been a bot sending you Twitter spam…or even worse.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Continue reading How to deal with the bot crisis on Twitter