Apple & Google’s Answer To Mobile Phone Addiction

Apple & Google’s Answer To Mobile Phone Addiction

The move to curb phone addiction and limit screen time is well under way as the two heavyweights in the smartphone ecosystem — Google Android and Apple iOS — are on the digital health bandwagon.  After vowing to address the growing concern of smartphone addiction earlier this year, both Apple …..

Are Notifications Stressing You Out?

Are Notifications Stressing You Out?

No doubt, you’ve got lots of apps installed on your phone. Maybe several messaging apps, popular social media ones, the aspirational workout program or two, notes, to-dos, more games than you would like to admit, and of course the obligatory texting and email apps.  Chances are, one of them just …..

Be Careful; Your Apps Are Watching You

Be Careful; Your Apps Are Watching You

Turns out that many of your popular mobile apps contain hidden 3rd party trackers built into them where a single app can contain dozens of these trackers without you ever knowing they are working in the background.  Digital researchers from Yale’s privacy lab conducted an investigation into hundreds of popular …..

Apple Slowing iPhones To Compensate For Degraded Batteries

Apple Slowing iPhones To Compensate For Degraded Batteries

If you have an older iPhone  model with an aging battery you might have noticed it running a little slower these days. Recently, tech giant Apple apologized for secretly slowing down older iPhones with an update  over a year ago , a move it said was necessary to avoid unexpected …..

Using Mobile Apps To Make Dining Out A Digital Delight

Using Mobile Apps To Make Dining Out A Digital Delight

“App” is not shorthand for “appetite” — although, given the growing availability of digital technology designed to cater to people’s stomachs, don’t be surprised if two words soon start to blend in the public’s subconscious. More and more consumers are enjoying the enhanced foodservice options that come with living in …..

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VOCM TechTalk – How To Backup Your Important Mobile Data

Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how you can backup your important data on your mobile device.  

Tips To Save Your Mobile Data

Tips To Save Your Mobile Data

In an instant, it can all be gone forever: irreplaceable photos, home videos, music, work files, even addresses and personalized app settings. If your mobile device gets lost, stolen, broken, hacked, damaged by water— or if your phone or tablet becomes unstable as a result to an update— you want …..

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VOCM TechTalk – App Store Sales For Apple Are In.

Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss app store sales for Apple.  

Apple’s App Store Sales Hit 28 Billion In 2016

Apple’s App Store Sales Hit 28 Billion In 2016

In a recent disclosure to market analysts, Apple officially declared that it had made over 28 billion dollars in 2016 in just its App Store alone. App Store revenue has soared over the past several years based on rising sales of its mobile products and services. But that’s just part …..

Counterfeit iPhone Chargers Could Be ‘Life-Threatening,’ New Study Warns

Counterfeit iPhone Chargers Could Be ‘Life-Threatening,’ New Study Warns

Mobile phones, mp3 players, laptops, tablets, e-readers. The variety and number of mobile electronic devices in a household that need charging is increasing all the time. While original charger replacements are much more expensive than their cheaper cheap knockoffs found in almost every store this holiday season, saving money from …..

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VOCM TechTalk – What Is iCloud Calendar SPAM & How To Avoid it.

Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss iOS calendar SPAM and how to avoid or block it.  

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