Tech Explained

What is RCS? (& How It’ll Change Text Messaging Forever)

Have you ever sent a picture to a friend through text and had it not only take forever to send but then when your friend does finally get it, it’s a blurry mess? Well, a lot of that comes down to the fact that if you’re using text messaging–not iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, etc. but actually text messaging–you’re using a system that was hasn’t really changed since the ’90s. Well, with Google’s announcement earlier this

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How 5G Can Benefit You Right Now?

5G is a term we’re starting to hear about right now, and while there is a ton of cool things it will enable in the future that everyone is talking about, you might be wondering what you can do with 5G right now. Well, I’ve spent the last couple of days testing out Sprint’s 5G network that went live recently in Chicago and, frankly, I was a little skeptical as to what you can do

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What is ULED?

What is ULED? (& Its One Killer Feature)

So there are a lot of acronyms in the TV world and it can be seriously confusing. Recently, though, there’s been more and more buzz around a particular one that I want to talk about: ULED. ULED is technically the name for a set of proprietary technologies that the company Hisense has created for its LED televisions. There’s a lot to that though and one huge benefit of ULED that we’ll get to in a

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Samsung Galaxy Fold: How Do Two Screens Affect Battery Life? (Surprising Results)

So this is going to be a shorter video as it’s really just me wanting to test something about the new Samsung Galaxy Fold. When my battery finally got low while using it (check out my real-world test for how long that actually took, by the way), I found myself wondering if I could extend my battery life by using the outside screen (the one with a much lower resolution that is just all around

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Do Gaming Phones Really Make Sense?

From the original Razer phone up till now, we have seen a rise of gaming phones from various companies all touting how much better their phones are at playing games are than others are. But, considering a lot of these have the same processors, RAM, specs, etc. for the most part I’m curious: do we really need gaming phones? Why wouldn’t you just use any flagship phone to play games on instead of purposely buying

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What is Ransomware? (& How to Prevent It)

You’ve probably heard about ransomware at some point. In case you haven’t though, Ransomware is a name given to a type of hacking attack wherein a computer is infected with a virus that encrypts all the data on a computer and then forces the computer owner to pay a sum of money in order to get their data back (your data being held for ransom essentially, hence the name). WannaCry & GandCrab: The Largest Ransomware

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Smart Home

How to Make Your Home a Smart Home

If you’ve ever wondered how to make your home a smart home? Or maybe wondered what a smart home was in the first place? This video can help. It’s the new year and my sister and her fiance just bought their first house. A fixer-upper in the town of Poughkeepsie (about 2 hours north of NYC). So I figured, while they’re fixing the baseboards and taking care of the mouse situation, I’d come in and

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What is fios

What is Fios? (& Why You Should Absolutely Get It)

It’s sort of a joke between me and my other friends on YouTube. “You can come to my place and upload your video if you need–I have Fios”. “Yeah, my video took forever to upload, I’m so jealous of your Fios internet.” And honestly, there is a good reason why this is a thing. But for those that maybe have heard the term but are curious about what Fios is actually, I figured I’d break

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Ookla

Proof that Android Phones are Faster than iPhones for Data Speeds

Ever hear of a company called Ookla? I have a feeling you’ve probably used one of their services even if the name doesn’t quite ring a bell. Ookla is the company behind the super popular SpeedTest.net and SpeedTest app for Android and iOS. People, myself included, use their site or app to test their internet connection. Now, because of this, and the fact that over 10 million people a day from all over the world

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Mesh Wifi

What is Mesh Wifi (& Why You Should Absolutely Get One)

OK, by now you’ve probably at least heard the term Mesh Wifi, but maybe you aren’t quite sure what it is, the benefits of a it, etc. So I figured I’d break it down for you in this video so you can decide if a mesh network right for you. Spoiler alert: I think it’s right for a lot of people and full disclosure Samsung sent me their newest one for this video, but there’s

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Huawei P20 Pro in Low Light

Why the Huawei P20 Pro Has the Best Low-Light Camera Ever

You’ve no doubt seen tons of photos from your favorite YouTubers and tech writers across social media from the Huawei P20 Pro at this point. And I bet a lot of those photos were night time shots. And I also bet, they looked pretty darn good. It’s no secret at this point that for low-light photography on a mobile phone a lot of people are turning to this relatively lesser known manufacturer here in the

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DHL Cubi Cycle Green Glow

THIS is the FUTURE of PACKAGE DELIVERY

DHL invited me to go check out their shipping center in Manhattan to see how their trying to go completely carbon neutral by 2050, we give a bunch of New Yorkers free zero-emission rides in some Nissan Leafs, and I check out the new totally green package delivery vehicle. Let me know what you guys thinks in the comments below and check out more info on what DHL is doing to go green here on

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