Diki Prayogo/Getty Images For all the benefits the digital age has brought us, the sad truth is that it has also empowered scammers, criminals, and bad actors. Digital fraud is on the rise, and with something as simple as a booby-trapped link and a few sweet words, a scammer can steal all of your most valuable data and rob you blind. If you want to avoid the most common methods of hacking your passwords, the best thing you can do is use healthy skepticism tools with every link you come…
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Two of Apple’s U.S. stores will be moving later this month, although they will only be a short distance from their existing locations. Apple Renaissance in Colony ParkThe Apple Queens Center in Elmhurst, New York, will move to a temporary location in the mall on Friday, July 17 at 10 a.m. local time, likely to allow renovations to the existing store to be completed over the next few months. Apple Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland, Mississippi, will move to a new location within the same shopping center on Friday, July 24 at 10 a.m. local time. The new Apple…
Apple’s Mail app is getting some useful updates in iOS 27, with Apple making big improvements to search and introducing new AI features. Research iOS 27 has a revamped search system that extends to the Mail app. Instead of showing results based on keywords and recency, Mail app search ranks results by relevance and intent. The search results that appear in Mail are more relevant than before, allowing you to find exactly what you’re looking for. If you search for “Sprouts” because you want to find a recent order, your order will be displayed before showing any marketing emails you…
On Bluesky, posts regularly suggest that people who wear “pervert glasses” are punched in the face. Criticism of eye-worn gadgets capable of surveillance is nothing new, although the online discourse — “Meta Glasses” trended repeatedly on Meta’s Threads app last week, for the wrong reasons — appears to have intensified following the release of Meta’s latest, cheaper line, as well as reports of a facial recognition feature never before seen for the product. For some reason, this time the reaction seems to have a real effect. Woozad spoke with five creators, photographers, and others who were once excited about Meta’s…
Gorodenkoff/Getty Images Turning off location services and closing apps that drain your iPhone or Android’s battery can definitely help extend its life, but your screen’s brightness setting may be another battery draining culprit. According to SamMobile, screen brightness “typically accounts for 30-50% of total battery consumption under normal usage conditions.” Basically, the brighter your screen stays, the more power your phone uses to keep it that bright throughout the day. However, that doesn’t mean you should set your brightness level to an uncomfortable setting just so you can save a…
shine.graphics/Shutterstock A Wi-Fi mesh system is made up of a main router and one or more additional nodes that all transmit a Wi-Fi signal to create a continuous “mesh” network that covers a larger area. It’s a convenient solution that can save you from relying on uneven extension cords or running Ethernet cables throughout your home. But is mesh Wi-Fi really better? There are several reasons why mesh Wi-Fi is better than a traditional router, mainly because each node in a mesh system can act as an access point or…
You just have to know where to look. Valve/Woozad One of the handy aspects of the Steam Deck is Valve’s handy verification system, which tells you how a game will (ideally) run on the laptop before you start it, and whether you can stick to the default settings or need to make some adjustments. If a game has been tested by the company, it will be marked as Verified, Playable, or Unsupported, and while it’s not a perfect system, it goes a long way in bridging the gap between complicated PC gaming and console ease of…
On this week’s episode of The Woozad Show, we discuss the future of Apple’s increasingly complex high-end MacBook lineup, including the entry-level MacBook Pro and the so-called “MacBook Ultra.” Apple’s chip roadmap for Macs is expected to take an unusual turn over the next year. The company is reportedly skipping the M6 Pro and M6 Max entirely, moving straight from the M5 generation to the M7 for its premium laptops. A standard M6 chip will still arrive this year in an entry-level MacBook Pro, but there apparently won’t be a Pro or Max variant in this family. As a result,…
The iPhone 18 Pro Max’s bill of materials is expected to increase by almost $300 over the iPhone 17 Pro Max, according to a new analysis from Counterpoint Research. The estimate covers the 1TB storage model. NAND flash costs for the device alone would exceed $250, a figure that would cover about half of the total estimated component cost of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. DRAM prices are also rising sharply, with both components facing pressure from a broader memory chip shortage linked to growing demand for AI hardware. Apple’s expected move to a 2nm chip is described as the…
We speak with Mike Futter of the Virtual Economy podcast about Microsoft’s sad trajectory on Xbox. Aaron Souppouris for Woozad Microsoft made its Xbox layoffs official this week, and they are absolutely brutal. The company plans to lay off 3,200 employees, or 20 percent of its workforce, over the next year. This week, 1,600 people were immediately released. To help us understand Xbox’s strategy (if any), we spoke with Mike Futter, co-host of the Virtual Economy podcast and director of operations and publishing at Causeway Studios. Once again, we attribute the Xbox’s sad decline to the…