Coming soon, your phone will find a 5G signal. I don’t know the technical details enough to say whether your existing phone supports the service. To be safe, I’ll say, “No.” Anyway, by the time 5G rolls out, you’ll most likely have a new phone anyway. Hopefully it supports those fancy new 5G cell towers when they appear.
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March 29, 2018Here Comes 5G Cellular Service
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March 26, 2018Two Quotes
No, neither Einstein nor Orwell wrote or said it. Their alleged-quotes are good and relevant, though someone has falsely attributed them to two well-known sources to help propagate their popularity.
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March 22, 2018What to Look for in a DashcamI’ve burned through about five dashcams so far. Through the cheap ones, the expensive ones, the fancy ones, and my current selection, I’ve experienced the ups and downs and would like to share them with you.
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March 19, 2018Setting the Ring TimeI remember having landline phones long before cell phones became popular. If you phoned someone, you could just let it ring and ring. Like when you knew Grandpa was out in the yard and it would take him a while to get in the house and answer. Yet, with today’s smartphones, if you don’t answer after a few rings, the call is sent to voicemail. Can that duration be changed? March 15, 2018Getting Sound Into the PCAudio is an important part of the sensory experience, yet how often have you turned off an interesting video because the audio was terrible? March 12, 2018Android P Peeks Out
I’m going [to try] to avoid my ongoing rant about whether new OS upgrades are needed annually, and just dive into what happened this past week: Google released the first prototype (not even a beta) of the next version of Android, P. It doesn’t even have a dessert name yet.
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March 8, 2018Where is Tech Heading?O, this industry was once so easy to predict: PCs would get more powerful, Laptops would get lighter, and everything would be cheaper. Now the PC is a commodity, basically as interesting as the old office typewriter, tablets are dying, laptops are for the cool kids, phones control the world. What in heavens is going on!
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March 5, 2018Android Essential Training 2018
Recently, the good folks at LinkedIn Learning invited me down to update my Android Essential Training course. It’s just gone public.
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March 1, 2018Here’s a Phishing Scam For You!The Bad Guys win by using social engineering. They fool you into surrendering your trust. Act too quickly, and your account can be compromised. It happens all the time, even to the best of us.
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