Author: Elliot V. King

A recent discovery showing how an Android device can get infected by receiving an image via a text message is one of the biggest security flaws ever discovered. Currently, it affects approximately 95% of all Android devices in the market i.e. about 950 million mobile devices. Mobile phones process all incoming media files prior to you opening a message. Such media files include videos, audio and pictures. Zimperium, a cyber security firm with a specialty in mobile phones, states that an infected file can start affecting your Android device as soon as a message is received if the message has…

If you have never used one, you may wonder why a Mac is considered to be so superior to a PC. There are plenty of benefits to be gained by choosing a Mac over a PC and these 10 reasons to buy a Mac explain why, for many people, it is the better choice. 1. The Cost of Owning a Mac The purchase price of a Mac is usually a little higher than you would pay for a similar type of desktop PC, but if after a few years you try trading in a Windows-operated PC or selling it, you…

Finally Android will have native support for visual voicemail. Android M, the following major arrival of Google’s portable OS, will be the first form to offer implicit visual voicemail, according to Google. The feature helpfully records your voicemails in an application so you can listen to or erase them. In Android M, the visual voicemail menu will be open from a tab inside the dialer application. Voicemail is coming to Android with 8 years delay Native visual voicemail has existed in the iPhone’s Phone application since the time that the original model dispatched in 2007 only on AT&T. For Android,…

Out of all of the many different electronic devices that I own, perhaps my most favorite has to be the brand new Apple Watch. – Elliot V. King MacCrunch Writer I absolutely love the device and all of the features that are contained within it. I wanted to take the opportunity to provide my own personal review of the product in the hopes that it may help someone make an informed decision about whether or not the Apple Watch is right for them. I’ve done my best to break this review up as much as possible to make it easier to…

In a recent press release that has since been deleted, though recovered thanks to the popular Google Cache program, technology giant LG stated that Apple was in the midst of preparing an iMac 8K computer sometime later this year, and that this device would possess a super-high resolution display. LG then claimed that this was something that Apple would consider to be one of their crowning achievements out of everything that is planning to be unveiled this year around the world. For instance, in Japan, a test broadcast on an 8K SHV is being planned, while at the 2018 Winter…

Hunting for great headphones can be a hassle, I tried almost every pair there is. My budget gave me a vast selection to choose from but even Bose, being a personal favorite wasn’t able to fulfill my needs. I hunted for a good pair for a long time, and eventually came across theBeats urBeats. I wanted small, easy to carry headphones with great sound quality. A huge ask for in-ears but did the urBeats deliver. I was shocked by the quality, I had always brushed Beats off as being overpriced gimmicks to ignore but I was oh so very wrong.…

Apple’s OS X is the latest operating system for Mac computers and it is named El Capitan. This particular OS system is named after a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. El Capitan was released in 2015 and it promises to better than its predecessors. This particular OS system for Mac has some immediate upgrades that Mac owners and curious consumers should know about. Here are the top 10 features of OS X El Capitan. Cleaner Windows Mac users now have the ability to arrange their desktop in a way that is easy to manage their programs and apps.…

The Story: About 12 months ago, I improved my Apple ID by adding 2 Factor Authentication. I believed it was the best I could do to improve my Apple ID security. I was motivated to do that because of the high incidence of hackings. I felt that my Gmail account was not safe. This made me uncomfortable and I decided to beef up the phone security. What I did was to change my password, and included the 2 factor authentication. When I finished doing that, I took a photograph of what I did. I took note of the recovery key,…

The iPhone 5S is a popular model among iPhone users. Not only is it stylish with a sleek design, but also efficient. This high-performance model is the envy of many smartphone users, or so you may think. One problem, in particular, makes users of the iPhone 5S be a frustrated lot. Although not known by its official name, the blue screen problem has become a common occurrence to many iPhone 5S users. As the name suggests, the blue screen of death problem causes the phone to behave as though it were dead or dying. Attention: the iPhone 5s blue screen…

How to fix iPhone 6 plus doesn’t charge:The iPhone 6 Plus is a remarkable device. However, the latest design continues to experience some of the same glitches that are familiar to those of us who have long been Apple users. There are several possible explanations and systematic solutions to fix an iPhone 6 Plus that only charges when the phone is turned off. This seems like a unique challenge, but do not assume that you need to rush off and get a professional to look at it.The first basic diagnostic step would be to perform a hard reset on the…