Author: Scott

Good materials gone bad or built in obsolescence?

As someone who goes through around 10-20 new phones a year, I’ve amassed a considerable collection of handsets. To me, this is my museum, to others it is often considered signs of hoarding, but I’ll leave that to an upcoming video for your to decide. Today I’d like to use my blog to rant about…

Not good: Cathay Pacific victim of major data security breach

With eerie regularity airlines and hotel chains seem to be the target of pretty major security events – and today it is the turn of Cathay Pacific. In total, over 9 million customer records were stolen, including the following: passenger name; nationality; date of birth; phone number; email; address; passport number; identity card number; frequent…

First actual 5G networks ready for consumers

First actual 5G networks ready for consumers

For several years, mobile phone networks used the term 5G as their “shiny new thing” – something cool to dangle in front of customers long before anyone had actually settled on what it actually meant. Both AT&T and Verizon are now ready to turn on their first pieces of 5G coverage, and T-Mobile/Sprint (if that…

Score extra discounts (and freebies) with Amazon Giveaways

Several years ago, Amazon introduced sellers and everyday members to a new giveaway tool. The tool was originally launched as an easy way to host raffle style contests on blogs and other sites. Nowadays though, it has become home to a huge amount of (mainly overseas) sellers trying to promote their products. Now, the site…