You mention dog food, then see dog food ads. Coincidence? Nope. But your phone’s microphone isn’t the real culprit. What IS happening will make your skin crawl.
I used to tell people a factory reset was enough. Handing your old phone to your kid or passing a router to your sister? A reset is fine. You trust those people, and the risk is basically zero. But selling it online? Donating it to a stranger? Trading it in at a carrier store? That’s […]
Your iPhone or Android keeps a secret log of every place you visit, how long you stay and when you were there. It’s turned on by default. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone can see it all.
Ring’s big game ad about finding lost dogs tugged at your heartstrings. But the same network behind that feature also does facial recognition and partners with law enforcement. Here’s the good, the bad and what you should do about it.
Stop paying for cloud storage. Kim Komando reveals the secret hidden files and duplicate caches slowing down your device and how to wipe them for good.
Stop overpaying for single-use tech. Kim Komando reveals how free apps in your pocket make expensive scanners, fitness trackers and cable bills obsolete.
Kim Komando explains the massive resale market for vintage technology. Find out why a first-gen iPod can fetch $500 used and how a sealed original iPhone recently sold for $190,000. Learn exactly what to look for in your drawers and the smartest places to sell for maximum cash.
Your favorite safe driving and weather apps are doubling as full-time trackers for the insurance industry. Kim Komando exposes how Life360, Fuel Rewards, Routely, GasBuddy and MyRadar monetize your every turn to jack up your monthly premiums. Discover how to shut down the surveillance and pull your free LexisNexis report.
Kim Komando explains why your $80 monthly plan is the real bottleneck for your home internet. Don’t fall for the Wi-Fi 7 hype because your router is just the off-ramp for a highway controlled by your ISP. Learn how to actually fix your signal for free instead of buying a Ferrari to drive to church.
AI translation has moved past clunky robot voices. From earbuds that translate 43 languages in half a second to Zoom calls that reanimate your lips to speak Japanese, Kim Komando scouts the gear that actually works.
That photo you deleted last year? Still recoverable. Kim Komando reveals the cloud backup trap and factory reset failures that keep your private data alive, plus the exact deletion process that actually works.
Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) tracks what you watch on your smart TV. Here’s how to disable it brand by brand and when to use the “nuclear option.”
Kim Komando explains why older wearables fail to track vital health data. See her top picks for accurate monitoring and battery life.
From Apple’s foldable iPhone to 1,000-mile EV batteries, read this innovation forecast from The Current to see the five biggest technologies launching this year.
If something happened to you tomorrow, would your family lose access to your photos and passwords? Follow this step-by-step guide from The Current to set up your Apple Legacy Contact and Google Inactive Account Manager.
You still have time to save a ton on your taxes. If you run a small business, you really need to check this out.
“Kim, I get that there are shady people-search sites and data brokers making money by selling my name, address and shoe size to anyone from scammers, stalkers and insurance companies. Why should I pay to remove this? This should be against the law! Why is the burden on me? How do companies gather all this […]
Stop syncing your contacts with a rental car. Even one button tap can share way too much.
Streaming “Elf” in 4K? Not with that twinkling tree sabotaging your router. I break it all down like a techy MythBuster.
Not all gifts are created equal. Some come with surprise monthly charges.
