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Question from Susan: I was waiting to get on the subway the other day when the guy standing beside me pulled out his iPhone and asked Siri a question.
I was shocked when Siri answered him because she used a British accent. I thought that was SO cool.
Can I change my own iPhone to speak with a British accent?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
South Korean electronics giant LG has just announced in a press release that they’re planning to exit the smartphone business as of July 2021.
What does this mean for LG customers?
Regular readers of this blog know it’s risky to install Android apps from anywhere but the official Google Play Store.
As explained in this report from Zimperium’s Mobile Security Blog, a new malicious app called ‘System Update’ proves that point as well as any app ever could.
Do you use Google’s Chrome web browser?
If so, you’ve probably noticed a new “Reading List” link over on the right side of Chrome’s Bookmarks Bar.
If you’re unfamiliar with it, “Reading List” is a place where you can store links to web pages that you want to read at a later date/time.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who like and use this new feature, but I don’t know any of them.
If you enjoy listening to the radio, chances are you occasionally hear a song and wonder who’s singing it or what its title is.
Well, now you can stop wondering thanks to a nifty free smartphone app called Shazam.