Tag Archives: smartphone

How to Clean Up Your Android and Combat Sluggishness

Older phones are apt to be a little slower, but that may be because of an accumulation of junk. Make sure to clean out any unnecessary storage hogs.

How Overheating Can Cause Hardware Problems

As summer comes to an end, it's important to protect your phone from overheating and resulting hardware problems in the summer heat.

Tips for Keeping Your Android’s Photo Library Small

Smartphones let us capture the most important and surprising moments in our lives. Don't allow an overly full photo library prevent you from snapping a picture.

5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Phone’s Audio Secure

Many smartphone users aren't aware that their phone's audio can be hacked. Here are the ways you can keep your phone safe from audio hackers.

Is It Safe to Store Your Credit Card Information Online?

With the relative ease of shopping online, it can be inconvenient to shop without saving your credit card information online — but is this safe to do?

College Students: A Prime Target for Hacking

Many college students wield perfect credit scores and little online security knowledge, making them the perfect targets for hacking attacks.

Should You Use an App to Control Your Home’s Alarm System?

Burglars be gone! New technology allows people to have their home security on their Android phones. Is it worth it, or is there a catch?

Is Long-Range Wireless Charging on the Horizon for Android?

Sick of non-stop charging with cords? There’s a new technology coming soon that eliminates cords and charges your phone wirelessly.

Is This the Death of Mobile Apps, or Is There Still Hope?

With augmented reality and virtual reality on their way to becoming affordable for the masses, will they lead to the death of the mobile app as we know it?

Scary Spyware Apps Found on Google Play

The malicious messaging apps that flooded Google Play recently were able to record calls, hijack the device’s camera, send messages, and track user location.

Why You Shouldn’t Charge your Phone Battery from 0 to 100%

Has your battery been dying faster and faster lately? Charging your Android from 0 to 100 may not be a good thing — it may be the problem!

What’s the Difference Between Cache and Temporary Files?

Even when you close your applications, background files are still slowing your phone down. Find out what they are and how to get rid of them.

Be Careful When Turning on “Unknown Sources” on Your Android

Installing software from unknown sources is risky. Find out why you should think twice before downloading from unknown sources or the Amazon App Store.

Stay on Top of Your Vacation Plans with These Android Apps

Organize your travel plans, and have everything coordinated before you leave, with these convenient and clever apps! Check them out now.

How Do Websites Know You’re Using an Ad Blocker?

For several years, websites with paid advertisements seemed to be losing the fight against ad blockers. But now, they're striking back with a vengeance!

Tips on Charging Your Phone When Traveling Internationally

Feel safe and secure as you travel around the globe by making sure your phone is always charged properly. The last thing you want is a dead phone!

How Safe is My Information on Food Delivery Apps?

We may love the convenience of food delivery apps, but how safe is our information while we wait for total bliss to be delivered to us?

A Ranking of the Most Secure Operating Systems

Operating systems may be something we take at face value, but the security underneath is always working to keep your phone safe.

4 New Updates to Super Mario Run You Should Know About

The popular app, Super Mario Run, just got a whole lot more interesting with its newest updates, which will make the game much more customizable.

Protecting Your Financial Information When Traveling Abroad

Traveling exposes you to a lot of new things. Make sure they're all good by taking these simple steps to protect your financial information.

How Safe is it to Use Finger Recognition with Your Bank App?

As fingerprint passwords become more popular with newer phones, the debate over password-protection methods has become a hot security topic.

Here’s Why Your Phone Connected to a Public Wi-Fi Network

While out in public, you've probably looked down at your phone to see that it connected automatically to a network called "xfinitywifi" or "optimumwifi." Why?