In January 2017, I wrote a post titled “Here’s how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade.” It became the single most popular post I’ve ever published at ZDNET, and it is still one of the site’s most popular pages. Also: When will Microsoft end support for your version of Windows or Office? In the months after that original publication, I rechecked, revised, and updated the post several times....
Facebook and Twitter are arguably more popular with scammers, but that doesn’t mean Instagram isn’t being used. In fact, you should be more vigilant against phishing attempts on the photo-sharing platform, as most users don’t expect to be targeted. Tap or click here for an Instagram hoax that’s fooling the internet. But a recent scam has brought Instagram back into the spotlight. Several users have reported that messages have been sent to their accounts about copyright complaints against their posted photos....
They make noise, they jab us in the thigh and good luck finding just the right one quickly — especially in the dark. Luckily, somebody’s thought about the problem. And the solution is elegant and somewhat familiar: The KeySmart Flex. When you look at the design, it’s almost like keys were made for this case. It’s reminiscent of a Swiss Army knife, but where many of us have broken fingernails trying to pry out a knife or tiny scissors, keys are extremely easy to access on the KeySmart....
When LG announced the G Flex back in October, the first question that everyone asked was when would the phone hit their local market? Earlier this month, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, three of America’s top four wireless operators confirmed they would offer the G Flex, but none of them released any actual details. Today, that finally changes. Sprint has just revealed that they’re going to start selling the G Flex on January 31st for $300 with a two year contract....
In Summary Alongside the new iPad Pro, iMac, and AirTag, Apple launched an upgrade to the Apple TV 4K. Apple TV 4K now comes with a much powerful Apple A12 processor with support to play HDR videos at high frame rates. But the most unique feature of the new Apple TV 4K is the ability to color correct the TV picture settings by just using an iPhone. While there is no new colorway for the Apple TV 4K box itself, the colors we are talking about are to do with the picture that you will be seeing on your screen through the Apple TV 4K....
The strongest passwords always use a complex arrangement of numbers, letters and symbols that make them tricky to guess. If you don’t repeat characters, it can also be difficult for hackers to brute force them. Tap or click here to see our guide to stronger passwords. If you want a perfect example of what not to use as a password, look no further than the NordPass list of most common passwords for 2020....
Large-scale companies like Microsoft and various startups have stepped up in the last couple of years with intuitive accessibility applications which have been able to lend a digital helping hand to millions of such users. Similarly, a Denmark-based team came up with an iOS app called ‘Be My Eyes’ two years ago, and now, it’s available for Android. Bringing the free application to the most popular operating system will let the service reach out a significantly larger audience....
This Bug Allows You To Hack Google Search Results If we talk about the internet then we all know very well that without Google, it is totally incomplete. Yes, the well-known and most used search engine, Google is present on a daily basis in our life and at the same time, it is for many the medium of the Internet. Hence, our trust in its results is blind and the information presented is always considered reliable....
Indeed, the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, the OnePlus succeeded in 2017 simply to exceed the sales of smartphones to stamp the South Korean giant Samsung and the tech giant Apple. The well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, the OnePlus caused a tidal wave this year in the smartphone market not only with its OnePlus 5 but also the OnePlus 3T. As the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, OnePlus has succeeded in reversing the trend and surpassing the two usual leaders, the tech giant Apple and the South Korean giant Samsung....
Sebastian Stadil from San Francisco is a software engineer and hacked tinder site in order to find love. If you don’t know what Tinder is then let me tell you, Tinder is a location-based dating and social discovery service application that facilitates communication between mutually interested users, allowing matched users to chat. In tinder both the users are required to “Swipe Right” on the profiles they like and later they are allowed to send and receive messages....
In Summary It was launched mainly as a OnePlus alternative, but in its second coming, Poco seems to be targeted at Redmi’s rival, Realme. Poco’s communications seem to target Realme far more often than Redmi’s do. Some might accuse Poco of just “rebranding” Redmi products and wince at some of the messaging, but there’s no arguing with numbers – Poco is today one of the most popular online phone brands in the country....
They trust that with extra work and changes to their stage that number could increment. These exploration focus constructed a robotized stage fit for unloading firmware pictures, running them in a copied situation and beginning the implanted Web servers that host their administration interfaces. An examination of many openly accessible firmware pictures for switches, DSL modems, VoIP telephones, IP cameras and other inserted gadgets revealed high-chance vulnerabilities in a critical number of them, indicating poor security testing by producers....
You thought the Galaxy S4 Zoom was crazy? Get a load of the Galaxy NX. No, your eyes aren’t playing any tricks on you, it’s a huge high end camera with replaceable lenses that runs Android. In what world does this thing make sense? I can think of several fields where this would actually be pretty useful. Imagine a news organization light on cash. They could give one of these things to a reporter, stick in a SIM card that enables 4G LTE connectivity, and boom....
Let’s get this out of the way, darlings. A Huawei flagship could be coming to India soon – and I do not mean a flagship from its sister brand, Honor, but actually Huawei. The big etch itself! I kid you not. Am I excited? Of course, I am, even though some say it is bad for me at my age (the excitement, darlings). Those darlings at Huawei, sweeties. They are the second biggest phone brand in the world but in India, they have so far been limited to an Honor-able mention....
The iPhone X featured game-changing features like its 5.8-inch “edge-to-edge” OLED display with Super Retina resolution, the absence of the Home button, a 3D depth-scanning facial recognition feature called Face ID and wireless charging. It may have been discontinued and replaced by the newer iPhone XS and XR models, but the iPhone X is a major milestone in Apple’s history. But like any other piece of technology, the iPhone X is still susceptible to flaws and failures, more so now that the existing handsets are now a year old....
Datamart in Power BI: This new self-service capability is in Power BI Premium and is meant to help users to discover insights in their own data sets. Microsoft is describing Datamart in Power BI as bringing “turnkey data warehousing to millions of Power BI users” in a way they won’t have to rely on IT. This is in preview as of today. During the kick-off Build keynote, CEO Satya Nadella told developers attending virtually that data is their “most important app consideration....
It has been almost a year since Razer officially launched the Razer Phone, the company’s first smartphone. And apparently it was successful enough for the company to be considering a sequel. In fact, as was reported by 9to5Google, the company was so pleased with the first smartphone’s “limited run” success that it is already in the process of working on the original phone’s successor. However, that bit of news was only a smart part of the company’s most recent quarterly earnings report, so we don’t have much else to go on....
The makers of Finney, Sirin Labs claim that it is the only smartphone in the world that is entirely secured and is tailor-made for cryptographic coins. The device is up for sale starting this year and will come preloaded with Ethereum as the client status. Ethereum is in the number two position as far as crypto leaderboard is concerned. The integration is expected to facilitate a seamless transfer of Finney and Status tokens....
The list also includes most popular songs, movies, TV Shows, books, and games. Google divided the list into six different categories. Google said in an official blog “As the year draws to a close, we’re thrilled to announce Google Play’s most popular apps, games, music, movies, TV shows and books globally in 2016.” We all know that 2016 will also be known for selfies because selfies were clearly a popular theme for Android users during the whole 2016 making 3 of the top 5 trending apps....
How are crooks targeting victims? Phone and email scams are the most common tactics. But this year, they’re also leveraging social media to spread disinformation. Tap or click here to see why so many voters want social media shut down during the election. With so many election scams making the rounds, it’s important to know red flags to look for. If you know how to spot them, you can protect yourself and avoid getting tricked....
