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Feb 2019
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New Ways to Save on Travel; Possessed iP...

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Apple fixes the FaceTime flaw but discovers a new one; A caller wonders if her iPhone is possessed; Toyota finally adopts Android Auto; A caller wants a recommendation on whole home WiFi; Apps secretly recording your iPhone screen; Debunking Facebook's 26 Friends post; A caller wants to get his purchased digital movies onto Plex; Several new ways to save on your next trip.Get my book! 101 Handy Tech Tips for the iPhonehttps://amzn.to/2tapKidApple Fixes the FaceTime Flawhttps://9to5mac.com/2019/02/07/group-facetime-server-restored-following-ios-12-1-4-release-feature-disabled-on-older-versions/Toyota adopts Android Autohttps://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/2020+toyota+sequoia+trd+pro+opens+path+family+adventures+leads+charge+updates+on+all+trd+pro+models.htmApps secretly recording your iPhone screenhttps://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/iphone-session-replay-screenshots/Facebook debunks the 26 Friends postshttps://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/02/inside-feed-facebook-26-friends-algorithm-myth/Jimmy John's says no to third party delivery serviceshttps://www.fastcasual.com/news/jimmy-johns-ceo-refuses-to-partner-with-ubereats-doordash-grubhub/Instagram tries something new with IGTVhttps://variety.com/2019/digital/news/netflix-instagram-stories-1203114219/Google Fiber shuts down in Louisvillehttps://fiber.googleblog.com/2019/02/louisville_7.htmlTwo new ways to save on hotel roomshttp://richontech.tv/2019/02/as-seen-on-tv/earny-hotel-price-protection-google-one-hotel-deals/Travelgam shows you the cheapest weekends to fly somewherehttps://travelgam.comFollow Rich on Social Media:Facebook: http://facebook.com/RichOnTechTwitter: http://twitter.com/richdemuroInstagram: http://instagram.com/richontechEasy ways to listen on your phone or smart speaker:"Hey Google, Play the Rich on Tech Podcast""Hey Siri, Play the Rich on Tech Podcast""Alexa, Enable the Rich on Tech Flash Briefing"

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