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Looking back on a decade of technology

December 30, 2019

Tuesday is not only New Year’s Eve, it’s also the last day of the 2010s. And, as I look back at that decade, I recall some very promising and very disturbing occurrences. Let’s start on […]

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Returning gifts and other purchases have an environmental cost

December 26, 2019

Larry Magid’s Eye on Tech segment about environmental cost of returns I’m pretty conscious about my environmental footprint. I drive an electric car, try to save energy whenever possible and recycle and compost most of […]

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Banned by the Navy but used by millions of teens. What parents need to know about TikTok

December 22, 2019

Reuters reports that the U.S. Navy has banned the popular TikTok app from government issues devices out of security concerns. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company and there are concerns that the company […]

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Busting myths about smartphone battery management

December 19, 2019

CNET has posted an excellent article about smartphone battery management. I highly recommend you read it for some myth busting and great tips, including how to conserve your phone’s battery power. Here are the highlights: […]

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Looking back on tech in the 2010s

December 16, 2019

CNET, The Verge, Gizmodo and Time are among the sites with look-backs on tech in the 2010s. I’ll have more on those in a minute, but when I look back at the 2010s, what  think […]

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Wall Street Journal reports internet provider ‘likely juiced official speed scores’

December 14, 2019

The Wall Street Journal (may be behind pay wall) reported on Friday that “Companies wield tremendous influence over the study and often employ tactics to boost their scores, according to interviews with more than two […]

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A lightweight laptop for road warriors

December 12, 2019

Larry’s CBS News short segment on new HP laptop I’m headed to the CES tech show next month where I’ll be carrying around a backpack with a notebook PC and other gear for around 12 […]

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Like a fine wine, my Tesla gets better as it ages

December 11, 2019

The car I’m driving today is better than the one I bought a year ago. No, I haven’t bought a new car – the Tesla Model 3 I bought in December 2018 has been upgraded […]

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Gmail to let you attach emails to emails

December 9, 2019

It seems like a strange ida at first but, as Google explains it, it might be handy at times to be able to attach emails to emails. We’ve heard from you that there are situations […]

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5G is here but not quite ready for prime time

December 8, 2019

A couple of CNET articles shed light on the emerging 5G mobile networks.  One of the articles, 5G in 2019 underwhelmed. Here’s how 2020 should be different points out that today’s networks are not as […]

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