Rich recaps Samsung Unpacked Paris.
Rich talks to media and creators, including Bob O’Donnell, Rebecca Iassaics, Parker Burton, Enobong Etteh and Lance Ulanoff at Samsung Unpacked in Paris to get their take on the announcements
Sally is wondering how to deal with roaming in China and getting her apps to work. VPN info, eSIM info.
AT&T says a massive data breach got customer call records. Check to see if your account was impacted here.
Surfshark has a new service called Alternative Number, which can help protect your real phone number.
Dori in Westlake Village is curious if the Samsung Ring can be worn on a toe. oura says no.
Mark in Woodland Hills wants a WiFi-based phone line. Mentioned Ooma and MagicJack.
The FTC and partners find that apps and websites use a lot of dark patterns to get us to subscribe and give up more personal information than we need to.
Microsoft is raising prices for its Xbox Game Pass subscription.
Shopping Expert Trae Bodge shares smart tips to maximize this year’s Amazon Prime Day.
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Here’s my page with Amazon Prime Day tips, tricks, and deals that I like.
Sue wants a smartphone that’s good for her dad, who is nearly blind. Rich mentioned the blindshell.
Google is making its Dark Web Monitoring service available to all for free. Start with the Results about you, and the dark web feature will come later this month.
Rich had his first RCS text message conversation and says it will greatly improve messaging between iPhones and Androids.
Clark from Lancaster is looking for tips on improving his WiFi. Rich mentioned ensuring the router is out in the open and not near any interfering electronics. Also, try a WiFi Analyzer app.
Spectrum is raising prices on TV and internet.
Willem Van de Mierop, co-founder of the Oko App, which helps the visually impaired safely cross streets.
Apple and Google launch tool that lets you directly copy your Google Photos to iCloud.
Google Maps now has a speedometer on the iOS app, five years after Android.
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