Many people use their computer to watch movies, some even have their computer setup as a primary media device. For example, I have a desktop hooked up to my TV in the living room. We use it to stream content and watch movies. As s...
Ever wonder what apps on your phone are tracking sensitive information or collecting it? In light of recent events I’m sure a lot of us are rethinking how we approach our own privacy more so than usual. For example, app permission...
Kids say the darndest things. Sometimes, they even talk about slaughter during a ritual game of League of Legends. And in the case of Justin Carter, an 18-year-old living in Texas, the joke may have just ruined his life. Justin Ca...
Yam Su Yin, HP’s senior director for consumer PCs and Media tablet in Asia seems to believe that not being a part of the current mobile industry would be ridiculous. When asked if a smartphone was currently in the works from the c...
Forget earbuds, they’re uncomfortable, they always fall out of your ears and you can totally see them. A man has actually created invisible headphones for a DIY project with magnets. Rich Lee actually designed a sound system that’...
When you take a break from your computer or walk away and leave it unattended, chances are you don’t want anyone to hop on and start looking at sensitive information. If you’re in public or at work, for example, you want the compu...
The Android notification tray is extremely useful. You can see notifications for all of your apps, and in the new versions of Android you can even respond or react directly from the shade. There’s one thing in particular that can ...
Some time ago I covered a handy little program called Preme, that offers several unique functions that alter the way you work with active windows. You can do things like open a stylized window preview, snap windows off-screen so t...
In the Android OS by default, you can setup calls from select contacts to go straight to voicemail. It’s a simple feature that works great for those times when you don’t want to take calls from someone in particular. Unfortunately...
I’ve covered several system monitoring apps here at dotTech, that allow you to see what users have been doing on your computer like TurnedOnTimesView, and Check5. For example, TurnedOnTimesView will tell you about the system being...
There’s one pretty big problem with turning your phone on silent. Sometimes, just sometimes it’s necessary to take a call. For example, if there’s an emergency or someone in particular is calling about an important topic. Unfortu...
In response to the way recent events have played out, a new bill has been introduced in the US Senate that would reform FISA and the Patriot Act to better protect privacy of Americans. The bill is called the FISA Accountability an...
Paypal is looking to the stars for their next project. No, that’s not a joke at all. The company is planning to hash out a proper currency or payment system for making purchases while in space. In a recent interview with CNNMoney,...
As measured by market capitalization, Apple may be worth more than Google at first glance.. but when using a different method of measurement, one analyst concludes Google is actually in the lead. As of Wednesday, Apple was worth a...
Taking screenshots can be quite tedious at times, especially when you use the native Windows Snipping Tool (Windows 7 and 8). That being said, screenshot tools are a dime a dozen, and there are hundreds of them. Some even offered ...
