http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi e dot dot dot - a mostly about the Internet weblog by James Raposa en http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___your_phone_can_text_without_a_cell_tower__and_you_may_already_have_the_feature Furnished content.<br /><br /><br /> You generally need a cell phone tower and active cellular signal in order to send and receive texts, but there is another way around that. <br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.makeuseof.com/your-phone-can-text-without-cell-tower-you-may-already-have-the-feature/" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___firefox_and_chrome_are_both_slower_than_this_android_browser_at_real_world_tasks Furnished content.<br /><br /><br /> I ran this browser side-by-side with Chrome and Firefox on the same phone for weeks, and only one never made me wait. <br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.makeuseof.com/firefox-chrome-are-both-slower-than-android-browser-at-real-world-tasks/" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___your_expensive_gpu_is_probably_sagging_right_now___here_s_why_it_matters Furnished content.<br /><br /><br /> Your GPU might be crumbling under its own weight here's how to save it. <br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.makeuseof.com/this-is-the-easiest-way-to-destroy-your-expensive-gpu/" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___china_threatens_retaliation_against_u_s__humanoid_robot_ban__says_it__severely_damages__relations Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has repeatedly ignored Beijing's restrained stance.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/china-us-robot-humanoid-ban-trump-visit.html" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___i_replaced_my_paid_streaming_apps_with_free_ones___here_s_what_surprised_me Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Are free streaming services that bad? I swapped my paid subscriptions for free ones to see.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/are-free-streaming-services-worth-it-vs-paid-streaming-apps/" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___zuckerberg_lays_out_meta_s_ai_capacity_dilemma__what_to_sell_vs__what_to_keep Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />For investors anxious to hear more about Meta's plans to make money from its big AI spending, Mark Zuckerberg said there's a trade-off.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/zuckerberg-metas-ai-capacity-dilemma-what-to-sell-vs-what-to-keep.html" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___microsoft_s_ai_spending_guide_is_music_to_our_ears__quieting_the_bears___for_now Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Microsoft broke ranks and the troubled stock was handsomely rewarded Wednesday evening.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/microsofts-ai-spending-guide-is-music-to-our-ears-quieting-the-bears-for-now.html" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___what__mah__means_for_your_phone_s_battery__and_why_i_focus_on_another_metric_instead Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />New smartphones boast batteries with higher-than-ever mAh numbers, but it's actually a small factor in how long the battery lasts.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-mah-means-for-phones-battery-life/" target="_blank">here</a> http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/30#auto___zdnet_readers_are_skeptical_of_a_foldable_iphone_in_2026__here_s_what_they_think_instead Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />We asked ZDNET readers to predict the iPhone 18 specs for a chance to win a new Apple Watch. Hot takes welcome.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-guessing-game-round-2-answers/" target="_blank">here</a>