Tired of spam texts that just won't stop? Your phone comes with built-in protection, but it might be turned off by default. Here's how to fix that on both iPhone and Android.

TVs often analyze what you watch to curate suggestions and serve you ads, even through HDMI-connected devices, but I've found ways to take back control.

On the campaign trail, Mayor Katie Wilson said she opposed expanding the number of police surveillance cameras in Seattle. But more than a month into her term, Wilson has yet to signal whether she’ll ...

The RetroVa Vintage Image Kit features a slide-on camera grip with real buttons, modular telephoto optics, film filter presets, and support for external storage. Here are the details. If you follow ...

Women in this facility endure dehumanizing procedures that contradict every value espoused in the Governor’s river of hope-filled sentiments. It is the height of irony. In the same month officially ...

Windows 11 shutdown issues caught many users off guard after a routine January 2026 security update, triggering widespread PC troubleshooting across affected systems. Instead of powering off, impacted ...

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.

Bend City Council chambers in 2017. Bend councilors and mayor are elected for four-year terms. Bradley W. Parks / OPB Bend City Council has decided to turn off four AI-powered license plate cameras ...

A decade ago, Apple introduced a new feature called Live Photos on the iPhone. Technically, what the camera captures is a short clip, 1.5 seconds before and after pressing the shutter. You can even ...

Concerns about the use of these surveillance cameras in immigration operations are growing across Washington state and nationwide. Central Washington Resistance handed a petition to the Yakima City ...

A big controversy is gripping many Washington towns right now: automated license plate readers. Flock Safety, a technology and surveillance company, operates cameras in cities and counties across the ...