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Junk For A Profit: Dumbphones

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Only here can we sell junk for a profit.        Bark phone, Gabb phone, Light phone, what do they all have in common? They are all junk. While the first two phones are junk for kids whose parents wanted a parental control app in the form of hardware, which I have repeatedly called malware, the Light phone is a piece of trash that is being sold to adults who are 'addicted' to their phones. Yes, parental control apps are malware.       I believe smartphones are one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. While it can be sad to see innovation crawling and the same pathetic web clients used, and to see phones are not being used to their full potential (where is our moon landing) and hardware not being utilized to the fullest extent, some companies want to sell us the digital stone age.      In the tech world, alt-tech is a huge market. Feel censored on social media? Minds ( nottheboy.com is based on that network), G...

Teens Really Suffer Notifaction Overload? They Really Like Reels? Huh.

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Studies show that teens are getting hundreds of messages and notifications a day, and spend hours on TikTok and Instagram, and the top social media platforms used by teens (excluding YouTube and Snapchat which are not social media apps), are TikTok, and Instagram. We are told by the media that teens are ‘doom-scrolling’ and swiping for hours on Instagram and TikTok. Tech reviewers frame reviews around the core mobile applications. Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and maybe X, if they are nice. Wow, the 120 HZ screen is great for scrolling, the camera is good enough for Instagram (like every phone has been since the iPhone 6S) Great front camera for TikTok. It doesn't make any sense. Are there not any better apps to use? However, back to the notifications. How are teens getting hundreds of notifications a day? Hundreds!! And these are probably not just spam emails, smishing texts, or just junk notifications. No, these are notifications from people who ‘care’ about them Snap messages,...

The Battle Of The Voices

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              Generated By Copilot (I added text)        Gemini Live, Copiliot and ChatGPT's advanced voice features have recently been rolled out, each offering distinct advantages. In my brief testing, Gemini Live stands out with a more pleasant and faster voice, making conversations smoother. In contrast, ChatGPT’s voice tends to be curt and slightly slower, which can feel a bit more irritating. However, ChatGPT allows for faster interruptions, a helpful feature for controlling interactions.       Interestingly, Copilot, which got a redesign offers better voice nuances —despite using the same tech as ChatGPT, giving it an edge in overall quality but it still lags behind Google's Gemeni. Additionally, while Copilot's image generation tech is faster, it does lose some advanced features along the way. Interestingly, only ChatGPT was able to generate an article when I was talking to it using the new voice m...

How to Disable 5G on a Samsung Phone

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    Sometimes a 4G signal can be stronger or faster than 5G. Or maybe you want to conserve battery life. Disabling 5G can help with this. Here's a quick guide on how to do it: 1. Swipe up on the home screen to open the App drawer. 2. Touch the search box and type "5G".  3. Scroll down to find the option that says "Allow 5G service". 4. Tap that option and disable the toggle switch for "Allow 5G service". 5. To enable 5G again, simply follow the same steps and turn the toggle back on.     These settings' exact wording or location  may vary slightly depending on your Samsung phone model and software version.      Disabling 5G means your phone will only use 4G/LTE or slower networks. This can be beneficial in areas with weak 5G coverage or when you need to prioritize battery life over network speed. God bless and Tech Talk To You Later!

The Battle for Air Supremacy: Sky Warriors vs Metalstorm

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     Users of powerful phones may want to push them with some air superiority battles on their devices. I compared two air battle games, Sky Warriors and Metalstorm, on Android using my S24 Ultra in Samsung Gaming Mode.     Sky warriors has interesting 2nd level game mode. It allows you to shoot blooms and ships (that are also shooting at you). While the graphics look good to me as well. In this mode the landscape changes, depending on when you play, so you can play in the snow, or on a volcano, or on just dry terrain. This does affect gameplay as the snow and smoke can can make flying harder. However the terrain is not really Useful, it is not affected by the weapons. At 120 fps and graphics on high mode, everything looks fine to me, and I did not see many frame drops.     Speaking of weapons, you get missile launchers that are unlimited but on a timer, protection from missiles, a radar to see the ships and blimps on the horizon. Another nice thi...

Amazing: Samsung Scannner DOES WHAT??!!

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AMAZING!!!      Samsung's built-in scanner automatically erases your finger from the document you're holding offline!        To scan a document, open the camera and hold the document out. A yellow icon will appear. Tap the yellow T icon, and it will scan and prompt you to click Save.        Notice in this document I scanned, there's a shadow (the blue circle) that's a bit blurry. That's not part of my document; the phone's software is erasing my finger! I hope you enjoyed this tidbit! God bless, and tech talk to you later!

Keys For Kids Radio ALEXA Issue!!

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Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article.      Popular Evangelical kids' radio station, Keys For Kids, is having a smart speaker issue. On our 2019 Echo Show, asking Alexa to play the station doesn't work. Hopefully, Keys For Kids Ministries can resolve this soon. In the meantime, here's a workaround for Alexa users with a touch display: Say, "Alexa, open Silk." Type in radio.keysforkids.com in the browser that appears. Press PLAY or you can select a prerecorded audio drama! To learn more about these programs, visit TheOdysseyBoi.blogspot.com .      Disclosure : TheTechBoy was interviewed on Keys For Kids Radio, has participated in their contests, and has a subscription to the Unlocked devotional. God bless and Tech Talk To You Later!!