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At U.S. Cellular’s free Device Workshop in Sevierville, attendees can hear advice on how to make sure your phone’s data, like contacts and photos, can be backed up before an incident occurs and what steps to take if your smartphone takes a plunge. As August continues to bring warm weather to Sevierville, hitting the pool or local swim hole is ...

CPR Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, is pleased to announce the opening of a new store in Pigeon Forge. CPR Cell Phone Repair congratulates Dewayne Holloway on the opening of his second CPR franchise location in Tennessee. Josh Sevick, CPR’s President stated, “We are always pleased to see ...

The Tennessee departments of Health and Agriculture have partnered to develop a mobile app that allows users to check Tennessee restaurant inspection scores no matter where they are located. Tennessee Restaurant Inspection Scores is a free app available for both iOS and Android, which lets users view health inspection scores from Tennessee restaurants and retail stores that prepare food, including ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has developed an app for mobile devices that allows outdoor enthusiasts to keep up with the agency on the go. TWRA On the Go is a free app for Android and Apple smartphones and tablets that allows the user to access news and regulations from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, as well as perform ...

If you shopped at The Home Depot® store using your credit or debit card, your account information could be in the hands of hackers and may even be for sale online. The Home Depot released details of its investigation into the hacking of its payment systems, warning customers that payment card data for those who shopped at Home Depot stores in ...

HP has issued a recall of certain power cords because they can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard. Hewlett-Packard Company has announced a recall of the company’s LS-15 AC Power Cord after receiving reports of injury and property damage related to the product overheating. The recall affects 5,577,000 power cords sold in the U.S. and 446,700 in Canada. HP ...

A free app can help reunite lost dogs with their family using facial recognition technology. Finding Rover is a new service developed to help dog owners post a notice of their missing dog, and for people and shelters to connect with owners of dogs they have found. Pets are part of the family and owners hope to never face the ...

The City of Sevierville announces the launching of a new app for citizens called My Sevierville. The app allows citizens to quickly inform city staff of their concerns via a smartphone, tablet or computer. You are on the Memorial River Greenway enjoying an evening walk when you notice that an overhead trail light is burned-out. Who do you notify? If ...

If you have an account on eBay.com, change your password. eBay Inc. is notifying its users to change their password after determining hackers gained access to a database containing users’ personal information. “Cyberattackers compromised a small number of employee log-in credentials, allowing unauthorized access to eBay’s corporate network,” eBay said in a release. “Working with law enforcement and leading security ...

If you have an AOL Mail account, hackers may have stolen your account information. AOL sent an email to its users on Monday notifying them that hackers accessed information for a significant number of user accounts. The company began an investigation after noticing a flood of spam “spoofed emails” appearing to come from AOL Mail addresses. It believes spammers used ...