Waking up is hard, and waking up with some sense of what not to knock over is harder. If you’re the regular adult with a job or just the average student trying to get through the semester two things are likely; you aren’t very well coordinated the second you wake up after staying up too long (yet again) and you probably use your phone as an alarm clock. Mix those two together and you realize...Continue Reading
With all the technology that’s packed inside it, you might think that the Apple Watch would be hard to repair. As it turns out, though, it’s one of Apple’s easiest gadgets to tinker with.That’s what iFixit found out when they headed to Australia to crack one open today. After performing their teardown, iFixit handed down their judgment. The final verdict: the Apple Watch Sport scored a 5 out of 10 for repairability.For an Apple product,...Continue Reading
Android Lollipop axed a few features of the OS that had been very popular in the past. Lock screen widgets are a good example but some other, more subtle changes made by Google include notifications no longer waking your screen up when it is locked. For people with newer devices this isn’t too much of a big deal because if their device has the supported hardware, they can just tap the screen to wake it...Continue Reading
On Tuesday, April 21, Google is making a major update to its mobile search algorithm that will change the order in which websites are ranked when users search for something from their phone. The algorithm will start favoring mobile-friendly websites (ones with large text, easy-to-click links, and that resize to fit whatever screen they're viewed on) and ranking them higher in search. Websites that aren't mobile-friendly will get demoted. About 60% of online traffic now...Continue Reading
Misplacing a phone is something we’ve all done. Some of us leave our phones at work, at home, at a restaurant, and then wonder where we might have lost it. Did we have it with us when we walked in and should we search the sofa before we announce a reward for anyone who has some information on the lost device. Google has made the search for our misplaced phones easier; it lets you Google where...Continue Reading
