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How to make sure your Android phone is secure
Engadget has published a guide on how to keep an Android phone secure and private, noting that scams and malware are becoming more sophisticated as criminals increasingly use AI tools such as voice-cloning deepfakes. The guide points out that Android already includes numerous built-in tools, from software update checks to AI-powered scam detection, that users…
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Mother of three ‘steals her own car back’ by using her LAPTOP as a tracker – after thieves pinched it while she was at a wedding
A mother from Chigwell, Essex, recovered her stolen car within minutes by using her laptop, left in the boot, as an improvised tracking device. Vivi Kala’s Kia Sportage was taken by thieves while she and her husband attended a wedding, but she used Apple’s Find My app to locate the vehicle via her MacBook Pro,…
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Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI centred on allegations that former Apple senior systems electrical engineer Chang Liu took confidential company files with him when he joined OpenAI’s hardware team, with Apple presenting forensic evidence from a laptop Liu used after leaving to support its case. The dispute mattered because it highlighted concerns about proprietary…
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The Slate Truck is affordable because you have to ‘bring your own tech’
The Slate Truck, a new electric pickup backed by Jeff Bezos, achieves its low price by omitting a built-in infotainment system entirely, instead relying on owners to use their own smartphones or tablets as the centre console screen. The “bring your own tech” approach strips out what the startup calls a “bulky, distracting, and quickly…
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What is the best direction to face your subwoofer?
The article addresses a common home-audio question: which way should a subwoofer face? It concludes that direction is largely a non-issue, because bass frequencies are so long and powerful that they spread almost equally in all directions rather than beaming like higher-frequency sound from a regular speaker. What actually matters far more than orientation is…
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Tim Cook’s parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder
Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple’s chief executive, handing the role to John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, in a transition he framed around Apple’s continued focus on building great products. In a farewell memo to staff on his last day, Cook praised Ternus’s product expertise and stressed that he…
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Tim Cook thanks Apple staff as John Ternus succeeds him
Tim Cook marked his final day as Apple’s chief executive with a letter thanking staff and reflecting on his 15-year leadership. He said Apple’s success stemmed from its culture, shared purpose and employees, while expressing confidence in his successor, John Ternus; the transition matters because Cook led Apple through a period of major global growth…
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Dax Dasilva Board Soleil Moon Frye’s Shifty Shellshock Doc
Soleil Moon Frye’s documentary “Werewolf in the Waves,” which chronicles her relationship with late Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock, has gained new executive producers in Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way and Emmy-winning producer Dax Dasilva. The film, shot largely by Frye on her iPhone, began as a chronicle of Crazy Town’s comeback tour but…
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How to disable your digital wallet if you lose your phone
Losing a smartphone is a common but stressful experience, and one of the biggest risks is that the device’s digital wallet gives an unauthorised person access to payment cards, loyalty accounts, tickets, car keys and even a digital ID. Fortunately, users can remotely disable this access from another device such as a tablet, laptop or…
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Disable Android absolute Bluetooth volume to fix uneven audio levels
Android phones have included a feature called Absolute Bluetooth Volume since Android 6.0, which syncs the phone’s volume controls with those of a connected Bluetooth device such as headphones, speakers or a car stereo. While designed to simplify volume control by letting one set of buttons manage both devices, it often breaks down because manufacturers…