In the Weeds with Dexter Johnson

This isn't the first time that T-Mobile has had a deal to merge with another wireless carrier. What benefits could consumers see and will this even go through? ||

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Player Unknown's Battlegrounds. Open world's, shrinking spaces, teammates in a world built for survival. Check out this fun game. ||

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Ever heard of RCS (Rich communication services)? It's been a technolgy that could long replace SMS and MMS and Google has partnered with carriers and device manufacturers to bring it to you and finally fix messaging on Android! Good deal -- except all of your "rich" communication is unencrypted, leaving you vulnerable to government and carrier snooping. ||

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RAM or Random Access Memory is a pool of memory for applications, services and operating systems to utilize. When an application is called from the hard drive it gets pushed into RAM so that it is accessible quickly. If too many things are clogging up your memory, you can experience slow downs and potential failures. ||

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Don't be surprised. Apple's HomePod, their revolutionary speaker, is having slumping sales after gathering 10% of the market (percentage calculated by analysts). HomeKit simply does not come close to having the amount of integrations that Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant have. Additionally, couple this fact with the higher cost of buying the product -- it makes it less viable overall. While Apple wants to tout this as "speaker first", it's only a true smart speaker for Apple Music while having only AirPlay support for anything non-Apple. Do you have a HomePod? ||

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Have you ever thought about it Facebook knew information about those who do not have profiles? Denied by Zuckerberg, but the CEO did note that they collect information on nonusers for security purposes. However, the to use "upload your contacts", which is found in many apps can help Facebook create a "shadow" profile, which is an aggregate of data based off of an identifier such as a phone number, email address or IP address. [Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter and Instagram at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest posts.

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Technology is more than what Apple and Google produce. Technology is all around us from our sewer systems, to ways of building the tallest skyscrapers and more. Anything that is making the human experience better and easier can fall into the category of technolgy. ||

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10 hours of testimony from Mark Zuckerberg and are we any better? I argue, no. With misinformed senators asking leading questions since they have NO earthly idea what they are talking about, it's clear that there is no resolution to privacy concerns in the near future. I urge you to take control of your privacy yourself and learn the risks and either accept or move on from certain services. ||

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I talk a lot about privacy, with Google sometimes stepping in as a company that is always involved is discussions of "knowing too much" -- I break down my use of Google services and why. Remember, as a consumer you have a choice, you do not have to use a service unless you want to. ||

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Android, iOS the phones are all over the place....but WHAT phone should I buy? Although, I'll never tell someone what phone they should buy, I'll help you make your decision easier by addressing areas of concern. The big three things to be mindful of are: Don't skimp on price, consider the length of time you'll have the phone and if you choose Android buy from a reputable manufacturer. ||

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