Geekly Update - 04 May 2022

The AskBobRankin Geekly Update

What's the best All-in-One computer? According to ZDNet editors, it's the Apple 24-inch M1 iMac. But that assumes you're already a prisoner in the Apple ecosystem. Check out five other contenders for the AIO crown, with different price points, and operating systems.

It's not easy to move from one smartphone to another, especially if the operating system is not the same. Apple has had a “Move to iOS” app, for several years, easing the transition from Android to the iPhone. Google’s new “Switch to Android” app is an effort to entice movement in the opposite direction. The app will move your contacts, messages, photos, and other media from an iPhone to an Android-powered mobile device.

Privacy-conscious users can now ask Google to remove their phone number, mailing address, and email addresses from search results. PC Magazine says the new policy is intended to prevent identity theft, stalking, and keep "bad actors from using people's sensitive information in malicious ways." Alec Baldwin and Sean Penn, please take notice.

If you're in the market for an inexpensive laptop, consider the $189 Lenovo Chromebook Duet. Best Buy just knocked $110 off the price of the Duet that comes with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

AT&T came up with a not-so-clever method to get existing customers to move to their new wireless plans -- price hikes on the current Unlimited and Mobile Share plans.

Russian troops in Ukraine stole $5M worth of John Deere farm equipment frmo a dealership in Melitopol. But the stolen harvesters, tractors, and seeders were located by GPS and remotely locked, preventing them from being used.

Amazon has reported its first quarterly loss in seven years, citing inflation and supply chain issues. Sounds like a return to the early days of Amazon, when the company motto was "We lose a little on each order, but we make it up on volume."

Maybe that's why Amazon is investing in workplace robots to work alongside humans, in fulfillment warehouses. But definitely not as overlords...

The latest in selfies is Pixy, a little yellow drone from Snap, the parent company of photo-sharing app Snapchat. The "free-flying sidekick" lets you take selfies without a selfie stick. Not recommended for men with bald spots.

And finally, this week's Just Here For The Headline: Crimes Committed on Moon Could Be Punishable By Canadian Law.

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