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Tech Tuesday: What’s a Burner Phone?
You may never have heard the term “burner phone” before. But if you’ve seen a spy movie in the last, oh, 20 years or so,
July 9, 2019
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You may never have heard the term “burner phone” before. But if you’ve seen a spy movie in the last, oh, 20 years or so,
Are you worried about how Facebook or Google might be using their information about you? If so, you’ve got company. According to an IBD/TIPP poll
They’re everywhere, those little white knobs that rest ever so gently in the ears. They used to have leashes, locked into mobile pocket computers. Now
We’ve been inundated with anniversaries both happy and sad this weekend. Both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died on June 25, 2009—almost exactly a decade
In case you haven’t heard, a new augmented reality smartphone game was unveiled June 21, created by the same crew that brought you the über-hit
Finally, I thought. Everyone was finally in bed at the end of a long day. But I wanted just a few more minutes to wind
Facebook has always been a go-to social media site to spend time—and sometimes way too much of it. Now, it’s hoping to give you something
WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger, etc. etc. We’ve seen seemingly scores of free chat platforms that offer personal and corporate access to online conversations via text, voice
Three years ago, something of Wailord proportions hit the gaming world: Pokémon Go launched on smartphones. And not only did that release reinvigorate and revolutionize
Once upon a time, we bought CDs. (And before that, cassettes, vinyl records and, yup, even 8-tracks for a hot minute in the mid-’70s.) But
Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>