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Fitbit has continued the refresh of its fitness tracker range with new iterations of the Flex and Charge HR models. The Flex 2 is a direct replacement for the original Flex and the Charge 2 takes over from the Charge HR. If you were wondering, the Alta took over from the standard Charge. As with the original the Flex, the
Audio Only Tonight Mike Dell here filling in for Todd this week. I do the Podcast Help Desk and Mike Dell's World Podcast. I have a stack of stuff for you in this episode of Geek News Central. One thing I noticed tonight while getting ready for the show... Sites are wising up to the ad blockers. In fact Forbes.com
The city of Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County in California. There is an effort being made to change the city's name from Lompoc to “Lompokemon”. This could be a brilliant way to encourage tourists to visit the city. It also could easily be the reason why the town gets laughed at as this story gets passed around the
Almost all iPhones and iPad's have a serious zero day hack. It's so bad you should update your phone NOW! The defense wall that Apple build has been breached in three different locations that can allow a simple link you click to compromise nearly everything in your phone. The was such a good hack that CyberArms Dealers where selling this
WhatsApp updated its terms and privacy policy for the first time in four years. Some of those changes are likely to turn off users. In short, WhatsApp wants to share user data with Facebook for the purpose of using it to show you targeted ads. There is a way to opt-out of it. WhatsApp posted an oddly worded blog post
Instapaper announced that it is joining Pinterest. I use both Pinterest and Instapaper (rather sporadically). The biggest change that has been revealed is that Instapaper will be sunsetting Instaparser. Instapaper points out that their core mission was to allow users to discover, save, and experience interesting web content. This matches well with Pinterest. Instapaper says that “joining Pinterest provides them
The "competitively priced" flagship smartphone market got a little hotter today with the launch of Huawei's Honor 8 smartphone in Paris. Priced at GB£369, the Honor 8 is moving into OnePlus' territory and whatever you prefer, it's good news for consumers buying unlocked phones who want power and style for less. Regardless of price, the Honor 8 is one good-looking phone.
OnePlus are up to their usual tricks of teasing new product announcements but in this case it doesn't look like there will be long to wait. In tweet linking to a YouTube video, OnePlus says, "We're preparing something special. Discover what's next for #OnePlus on August 25." The video shows a vinyl record overprinted with what appears to be an
Smart locks have been gradually appearing on the US market over the past few years, with the Kevo Kwikset being one of the more popular. Over on the European side of the pond, it's taken a little longer for smart locks to appear but they're beginning to come onto the market from both established vendors and start-ups. Locks in UK
Never have emails ever plagued one person more that Hillary Clinton. If she wins the White House their will be note paper for everyone and a shredder in every room. More on her email saga and of course all of the latest news and tech. You will also notice I am experimenting with the intro just a little. Enjoy the
I have always been fascinated by solar power. There’s something quite intriguing about the idea of simple sunlight hitting a solar panel and instantly producing electricity. Home solar systems can take a few different forms. There are power backup systems that require the use of battery storage, as well as systems that allow people the luxury of electricity that live
The Samsung Galaxy S7 active review unit from AT&T is by far the best model of the Samsung S7 family. If you lead an active lifestyle, this phones shell is designed from the ground up to take a beating. We where specifically asked by the AT&T team to be rough with the phone which is a little odd. With great hesitation
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