Recent content by oldtimer114

I keep getting a notice on my Moto G Power G5 phone to update to Android 15. Why? Why do I need to update/upgrade? What are the security risks? What are the functional risks? My service is T-Mobile. About me & my phone: I don't use a lot of apps. I don't live on my phone. It's not glued to my...

Funny thing. My Roku box came with 2 remotes. One with the voice function and 1 without. The one with voice died about a month after installing. I didn't use that function anyway. But the remote without voice has been great. It would even turn on my new TV. Although there was no OFF function on...

Well the whole issue is mote now as my trusty old Emerson decided to die on me. A friend gave me a 2 year old, 43 inch, 1080P, Hisense Roku Smart TV. I do not have it connected to my home wireless network. Rather I have it hooked to my rooftop antenna and to a Roku box via the HDMI port. I turn...

I would like to get a larger screen TV. I'm been using an old Emerson 32 inch 1st Gen flat screen for over 15 years now. I would really like to get a larger screen. But I do not want a Smart TV. I'm a privacy and security freak and although I have been told you can turn off the two way...

I would have thought the repacking & NexGen changes would have already been implemented by now as they have been in place for a number of years. Or does part of the NextGen rollout require constant changes forever? In researching this further, I find the several of the TV stations in my area...

My TV systems are pretty basic. My 1st gen flat screen Emerson TV (made before Smart TV's were available) is hooked to a digital antenna on the roof and to a Roku box. I watch only the free Roku programing. I don't have any premium TV services at all. But one thing has bothered me since the...

I'm new to the forum but have been a Tomsguide reader for quite some time. I am new to smartphones. But I've been doing computers and networking since WAY before the Internet. Back when most computer terminals were teletype machines. And I am a major digital security freak. Almost all of my...

In a world where Google and Microsoft have become as much a threat to our privacy and security as any form of malware we might encounter, who can we actually trust to provide apps that are safe, secure and actually protect our privacy and our personal information? I am new to smartphones...