Have you ever spent an entire evening streaming episodes of House of Cards or have you ever spent a full weekend catching up on last Breaking Bad or Lost on Netflix? Well you are not alone. Turns out that 61 percent of TV streamers regularly engage in binge-watching, according to a recent survey …..
VOCM TechTalk – Do You Suspect Your SmartPhone Is Listening In On Every Word You Say?
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how our smart phones are listening in on our conversations.
Is Your Cell Phone Listening in On You?
With all the sophisticated software and hardware found in our mobile devices these days there seems to be the potential for them to actively listen in on our every word we say prompting us to trade our personal information in exchange for convenience and services. Whether it is Apple’s Siri, …..
Report Finds Canadians Spend Big Money Buying Online Second-Hand Goods.
Your neighbours are doing it. Your friends are doing it. Your spouse has probably done it, online, more than once, without you even knowing. Canadians coast-to-coast are saving and earning big-time bucks via our thriving online second-hand economy. Whether it’s a savvy shopper looking for an updated wardrobe or a …..
VOCM TechTalk – Mastercard ‘Selfie Pay’.
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss the biometric technology Master Card is planning on rolling out this summer for Canadians.
Scan Your Eyes To Buy More Fires. MasterCard to Bring Selfie Biometrics to Card Holder Payments.
MasterCard will officially be rolling out its biometric payment service allowing Canadian card holders to make purchases by taking a selfie on your smartphone or PC. The credit card company announced it will soon begin accepting self-portraits and fingerprint scans as an alternative to passwords from cardholders who make online …..
VOCM TechTalk – Fake Facebook Friends.
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss how Facebook friends are not your true friends.
Social Networks Like Facebook Won’t Win You Many New Reliable Friends Study Reveals.
How many friends can you really rely on? Before you answer, you might NOT want to base that number on your collection of Facebook friends. According to a study recently published by the Royal Society of Open Science, no matter how many friends you have on Facebook – and no …..
VOCM TechTalk: Cellphone Hallucinations or Do You Have ‘Phantom Vibration Syndrome’?
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss a new tech phenomena called Phantom Vibration Syndrome.
Misinterpreting A Buzzing Cellphone For A Muscle Twitch? Then You Might Have PVS?
You swear you felt it, that buzzing sensation in your pocket indicating your phone has gone off. Somebody out there needs you and you must respond. You go to reach for your phone and realize it’s not there, so what did you just feel? This phenomenon is known as Phantom …..
Windows 10 Upgrade, Like It Or Not!
Whether you like it or not, if you’re running an older version of Windows and you have a compatible computer, you might suddenly find Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine. This automatic download is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices …..