LarrysWorld.com

Larry Magid's blog on tech reviews, news and policies

  • Home
  • About
    • Larry Magid’s Bio & Photo
    • Disclosure
  • Contact
    • Contact Larry
    • Larry on Facebook
    • Larry on Twitter
  • Podcasts
    • “Are We Doing Tech Right” (ConnectSafely)
    • CBS News ConnectSafely Report with Larry Magid
    • Eye on Tech (archives)
    • CBS News Tech Interviews (archives)
  • Columns
    • San Jose Mercury News
    • Forbes blog
    • Larry’s articles via Muckrack
    • LarrysWorld Home page
  • ConnectSafely
  • Book Speech/Interview
News Ticker
  • [ June 12, 2025 ] Prep your tech for summer travel Article
  • [ June 8, 2025 ] Protect your hearing with Apple Airpods Article
  • [ June 5, 2025 ] A laptop built for AI Article
  • [ June 4, 2025 ] Clause in Budget Bill Could End State AI Regulations Article
  • [ May 22, 2025 ] In search of a perfect robotic vacuum cleaner, mop Article
Home2018May

Month: May 2018

Article

Facebook slips, Snapchat grows among teens — nearly half online ‘almost constantly’

May 31, 2018

A new survey from Pew Research found that Snapchat is now the social media app that teens use most often, followed closely by YouTube.
A slight majority (51 percent) still uses Facebook, but that’s down from 71 percent compared with Pew’s 2014-2015 survey. […]

Article

How to protect your router and home network from the VPNFilter malware

May 28, 2018

The FBI recommends that”any owner of small office and home office routers power cycle (reboot) the devices.” It’s in response to a malware threat called VPNFiler that can render routers inoperable and potentially steal information, according to the bureau. There is also the risk of your home network infecting other networks. […]

Article

Europe’s new privacy law shakes up entire tech industry and impacts teens

May 27, 2018

By Larry Magid Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) kicked in on Friday, May 25th, and its impact will be felt not just in Europe but around the world — especially in Silicon Valley, where many […]

Article

Facebook is cleaning up inappropriate content but you still need to be vigilant

May 17, 2018

by Larry Magid I’m about to report on some interesting numbers from Facebook regarding inappropriate material it deleted from its service, but first I’d like to warn users about the types of materials you may […]

Article

Mint Mobile offers affordable cell service

May 16, 2018

Click here to read the full post on Medium

[…]

Article

Countries and tech companies pledge to end online extremist violence while Facebook holds a global safety summit

May 15, 2018

This post has moved

Article

Facebook Reports Numbers on Nudity, Sex, Violence, Hate Speech And Other Banned Content

May 15, 2018

Click here to read the full post on Forbes.com

[…]

Article

Verizon funded Visible offers unlimited service for $40 a month

May 12, 2018

Inorder to get a $40 a month unlimited line from any of the major cell phone carriers, you’ll need to sign up for a family plan with at least four lines, which isn’t a bad […]

Article

Google reining in too much of a good thing

May 10, 2018

The common expression “too much of a good thing” can apply to almost everything that we enjoy, including the internet and mobile devices. My grandparents understood that, but apparently, many of my contemporaries don’t when […]

Article

Both useful and creepy — Google Assistant Duplex talks and interacts like a real person

May 8, 2018

Imagine if you worked at a hair salon or a restaurant and got a call from a very friendly person seeking a reservation. You’d ask all the usual questions and book a table or appointment […]

Posts pagination

1 2 »

Recent Posts

  • Prep your tech for summer travel
  • Protect your hearing with Apple Airpods
  • A laptop built for AI
  • Clause in Budget Bill Could End State AI Regulations
  • In search of a perfect robotic vacuum cleaner, mop
  • How to keep your phone going all day
  • Earbuds to help you sleep
  • Powering all your devices on the go
  • A projector worthy of outdoor movies
  • Dr. AI? Not quite but still helpful
  • Wearing a device that listens to everything you say and hear
  • Apple AirPods function as ‘hearing aids’
  • Microsoft Turns 50
  • Review of Microsoft Bob from 1995
  • Switching from Android to Apple has it’s challenges
  • Making taxes less taxing and tracking finances
  • A robot that vacuums, mops and empties its bins
  • Smart ring tracks health, fitness data with long battery life
  • Testing DeepSeek, the Chinese Generative AI App
  • How An Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor Can Improve Your Health
  • LA Fires Remind Us to Backup Data and Prepare for Outages
  • Tech predictions for 2025
  • Tech to solve home heating problem
  • Using online photo apps to walk down memory lane
  • NotebookLM is a Google tool for fake podcasts, real research
  • Generative AI is getting smarter
  • Speeding up a sluggish device
  • Watch out for election misinformation
  • Satisfying my obsession with label makers
  • Earbuds vs headphones and other personal listening devices
  • How to manage an EV battery
  • Tech can be boring, but it’s getting interesting
  • New developments in generative AI
  • Fixing a slow internet connection
  • Tesla 2024 ‘Highland’ Model 3 offers upgraded tech

Copyright © 2025 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes