What smartphone manufacturer ships the most models worldwide each year? Is it … A.) Apple, B.) Samsung, C.) Xiaomi or D.) Motorola?
The answer: B.) Samsung ships 23% of the world’s smartphones each year, followed by Apple (18%) and Xiaomi (12%). Did you think Apple would be the biggest? Makes sense — Apple has 50% of the U.S. smartphone market, followed by Samsung (24%), Motorola (6%) and Google (4%).
“Call me for a good time.” That simple message prompted more creepy calls and texts than you can believe. A woman contacted me after someone posted that message — alongside her cellphone number — on a porn site.
🏷️ Label it, love it: The FCC forced ISPs to slap “nutrition labels” on their broadband plans. The labels show dirty details such as an ISP’s monthly price, sneaky charges, speed, data caps and countless fees. What’s not shown? Special packages that were free when you signed up … but that you’ve since forgotten about and are still paying for. PSA: Check your bills.
How eye-ronic: Emily Olman got a pair of black eyes after just an hour of using Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset. Many people are complaining about neck pain, eye strain and headaches. In other news, while everyday folks are returning the headsets because they don’t do much, prn sites are loaded with videos and Apple’s not too happy about that.
The FBI says China is a hacking threat bigger than all other nations combined. Here’s the really scary part: If every FBI cyber agent and intelligence analyst tackled this issue, they’d be outnumbered 50-to-1 by Chinese hackers.
TVs hacked: LG patched four huge vulnerabilities that let hackers spy on what you watch and install unwanted apps that can give them access to everything on your network. Yes, that’s bad. Here’s how to update your TV: Go to Settings > All Settings > Support > Software Update > Check for Updates. Btw, you should check for updates on your TV even if it isn’t manufactured by LG; if hackers hit LG, others are next in line.
Talk dirt to me: Dyson’s dropping a new AR tool for its vacuums in June — the Dyson CleanTrace. It maps your cleaning path, marking cleaned zones in a majestic purple and spotlighting dirt you’ve missed. The catch? It only works with the great-but-pricey Dyson Gen5detect ($698 on sale now — 27% off!).
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📍 Google’s Find My Device network is finally here! Android users can track their phones and tablets, even when offline. While it’s not yet for your everyday items, Chipolo and Pebble Bluetooth tags will join the party in May. Heads-up: Your device must run Android 9 or newer.
🚋 Blast from the past: San Francisco’s trains chug along using floppy disks from 1998, raising alarms over a possible “catastrophic failure.” Yep, each morning starts with a manual software load from these digital dinosaurs. Sure, an upgrade is on track, but it could take another decade and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
🛰️ Putin on a show: Russian troops in Ukraine are using Starlink terminals from black market networks for comms and drone ops. Despite SpaceX’s no-sale policy to Russia and efforts to block access, these devices were smuggled in and the geofencing controls were bypassed. Ahem, why can’t SpaceX just shut the internet terminal down?
