All Android phones (even Samsung's) should run stock Android

Interesting!

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3282150/android/all-android-phones-should-run-stock-android.amp.html

Apple to undercut popular law-enforcement tool for cracking iPhones

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1J92ZY

Hacker Proved Cops Used a Secret Government Phone Tracker to Find Him - POLITICO

Torn about this.  On one hand it's useful to good cops against criminals.  On the other it violates our normal expectation of privacy and warrants.  Hmm.  Nifty tech based on Mobil telecommunications 

https://apple.news/A-zrJU3AAS5qr6HF-K60GUw

apple-introduces-the-a-i-phone

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/07/apple-introduces-the-a-i-phone/amp/

Here are the best new updates coming to your iPhone and iPad in iOS 12

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/06/04/ios-12-best-new-features.html

Thieves are pillaging mailboxes

Low tech — but unfortunately works for the thieves.  Watch out!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/25/as-computers-get-harder-to-crack-thieves-are-pillaging-mailboxes.html?recirc=taboolainternal

Google’s Project Fi gets new phones from LG and Motorola

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/googles-project-fi-gets-new-phones-from-lg-and-motorola/?amp=1

Why you should be reading the privacy notices choking your inbox

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2018/5/28/17402270/gpr-privacy-notices-privacy-policies

How to listen to what Amazon's Alexa has recorded in your home

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/649814002

Pornhub made a VPN

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pornhub-made-vpn-140000592.html

apples-maps-versus-google-maps

Good enough and privacy is intact 

https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/20/appls-maps-versus-google-maps/amp/

Deadly Infections Linked to Neti Pots

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/fatal-infections-linked-neti-pots/story?id=15170230

License plates are getting a tech makeover. Here's why

Bad idea.  No more distractions while driving!

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/amp/ncna867251

Look up! A dozen 'air taxi' flying cars are readying for takeoff

Amazing 😉!   Check out the videos!

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/look-dozen-air-taxi-flying-cars-readying-takeoff-201309959.html

It’s time to give Firefox a fresh chance

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/4/15/17239548/firefox-chrome-safari-competition

This is what the new Gmail will look like

https://www.androidauthority.com/this-is-the-new-gmail-854638/amp/

Generation Z Is Already Bored by the Internet

https://amp.thedailybeast.com/generation-z-is-already-bored-by-the-internet

Apple is moving on from Intel because Intel isn’t moving anywhere

Interesting analysis of the computer OS and microprocessor chip directions. 

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/4/3/17191986/apple-intel-cpu-processor-design-competition

Mozilla's radical open-source move helped rewrite rules of tech

I remember this stuff happening — I was there when Netscape was introduced as the first internet browser in Las Vegas.   

Open source methods are key these days for so much of the software that powers our daily lives.

https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-open-source-firefox-move-helped-rewrite-tech-rules-anniversary/

The latest Apple Watch is the perfect example of why you shouldn’t buy a first-generation Apple product

Should I upgrade?

https://qz.com/1238047/apple-watch-series-3-review-six-months-later-dont-buy-first-generation-apple-products/amp/

Google starts blocking “uncertified” Android devices from logging in

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/google-starts-blocking-uncertified-android-devices-from-logging-in/?amp=1

https://lifehacker.com/everyone-on-gmail-can-see-your-embarrassing-google-

https://lifehacker.com/everyone-on-gmail-can-see-your-embarrassing-google-pro-1824078165/amp

A guide to car subscriptions, an alternative to buying and leasing

A guide to car subscriptions, an alternative to buying and leasing


https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/car-subscription-service-guide-buying-leasing/

Google just made paying for the news dead-simple

https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/03/20/google-subscribe-news/

How to force restart a stuck iPhone X

How to force restart a stuck iPhone X


https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-force-restart-a-stuck-iphone-x/

'Minority Report' gesture control is about to get very real

Interesting technology that is being announced on Monday and targeting automakers.  Safer user control of tech without your eyes leaving the road.  Also possible safety feature to detect drooping eyelids and fast blinking indicators of drivers sleepiness.  Possibly appearing in 2019-2020 timeframe in autos.  

'Minority Report' gesture control is about to get very real

https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-builds-eyesight-gesture-control-tech-into-xperia-touch/

Weapons of the future: Here's the new war tech Lockheed Martin is pitching to the Pentagon

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/06/future-weapons-lockheed-martin-pitches-new-war-tech-to-pentagon.html?recirc=taboolainternal

Chrome on Windows ditches Microsoft’s compiler, now uses Clang

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/chrome-on-windows-ditches-microsofts-compiler-now-uses-clang/?amp=1

VPNs for consumers

https://www.bestvpn.com/trust-zone-review/

https://trust.zone/  -- recommended by yify

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/best-vpns-for-torrenting-and-p2p-filesharing/

Is Torrenting Safe? Is it illegal? Are you likely to be caught?

Great background article on technologies and issues:

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/is-torrenting-safe-illegal-will-you-be-caught/