On thin ice

On thin ice: By 2025, scientists say things could get dicey in Europe, North America and Asia. They predict freezing temps, weird weather, and a serious crunch on global food and water supplies. Time to bundle up and worry. Take a look at the story — it’s interesting.

Tags: scientists, water


📶 No bars: When your cell service is wonky, switch your phone to Airplane mode, wait a few seconds, then change it back. This will reconnect you to the nearest cell tower. Sweet!

Trivia

What’s the most expensive phone number ever sold: A.) 222-2222, B.) 555-5555, C.) 666-6666 or D.) 8888-8888?

Find the answer here

$100 and Louis Vuitton is what the tooth fairy leaves these days

OK, not all parents are going all out, but 20% of kids now get money and a gift for each lost tooth. I got 50 cents!

Speed up your phone

Is your phone’s browser a complete mess? Those tabs running in the background eat up valuable memory. There’s a quicker fix than closing tabs one at a time.

On iPhone:

  • Open Safari. Tap and hold the icon that looks like two overlapping squares. From the pop-up, choose Close All Tabs. Done! 

On Android:

  • It’s even easier if you use Chrome. Just say, “Hey, Google, close all tabs.” If you’re using a different browser, there’s usually a menu in the top right corner. Look for the Close All Tabs option. That’s it!

🏁 Speed Rx: Do this once a week to keep your phone’s performance top-notch.

Relationships are like smartphones. You look at your iPhone 8 and think, “It used to be a lot quicker to turn this thing on.” 

🤣 I accidentally deleted all my German friends’ phone numbers. Now my iPhone is Hans-free.

📍 Where am I? You can ask your smartphone that — really! So handy on vacation or if you’re lost. You’ll get your address and location on a map, which you can then share. Just say, “Hey, Siri” or “Hey, Google,” followed by, “Where am I?”

4% make $100K

We’re talking online content creators, aka influencers. Someone tell this to Gen Z; 57% want to do this as a full-time career.

$2B is what Walmart is willing to pay for Vizio

Why a TV company? That sweet, sweet ad and data tracking revenue. They’d control more than one-fifth of the U.S. TV market.

Must-dos BEFORE your phone goes missing

There are built-in tools to help you locate it using another phone or computer. Here’s the caveat: You have to make sure the feature is enabled ahead of time for it to work. Do it now!

Turn on Find My for your iPhone

  • Go to Settings > [your name] > Find My.
  • Tap Find My iPhone, then turn on Find My iPhone.
  • To see your device even when it’s offline, turn on Find My network.
  • To have the location of your device sent to Apple when the battery is low, turn on Send Last Location.

Turn on Find My Device for your Android 

  • Go to Settings > Security > Find My Device. Or try Security & location or Google > Security.
  • Make sure Find My Device is turned on.

✏️ You can even erase your phone remotely if it’s really gone. Here’s how. 

Trivia

The domain name for YouTube.com was registered on February 14 in which year: A.) 1995, B.) 2000, C.) 2005 or D.) 2012?

Find the answer here