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How to Clean Up Your Computer or Laptop after the Holidays

Best Software Sep 19, 2024

Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

August 24 Tech news roundup: Windows will remove Control Panel soon, Chrome gets a critical security update, Access Apple Podcasts on any browser

News Aug 24, 2024

Windows 11 Control Panel will be removed soon Microsoft has confirmed it will remove Control Panel from Windows 11. This has been coming for a long time, since 2015 to be precise. A recent update to a document on Microsoft’s website reveals that the legacy app is being deprecated, in…

Privacy and Security

Softonic’s Online Safety Measures: Compliance and Processes

News Privacy and Security April 11, 2022

If you’re checked on or downloaded any apps or games over the years, or perhaps read a review, the chances are you discovered it on Softonic. It’s one of the leading brands when it comes to trusted content. There are plenty of guides that will show you how best... Read more

NordVPN vs. ExpressVPN

Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs September 2, 2021

If you’re looking at VPNs, you’ve likely heard of at least one of these two names before. NordVPN and ExpressVPN are the two biggest VPN providers on the global market and are renowned for their premium quality and rapid speeds. As the world becomes an increasingly digital place, internet... Read more

IPVanish vs. ExpressVPN

Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs August 3, 2021

If you found this article, you likely already know what a VPN is and what it’s used for, but just in case you need a brief refresher, here’s a rundown. VPNs are essentially a server that you connect to before you do most of your online activity so that... Read more

LogMeIn Hamachi: Cable-free networking

Best Software Office Software Privacy and Security Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs June 25, 2020

LogMeIn is well-known software that allows you to access your computer from remote locations using either mobile devices or another computer. The company’s Hamachi offering is slightly less well-known, because it is tailored toward business users, but if you have the need to network multiple computers together securely as... Read more

Norton 360: Worth the price?

Antivirus Best Software Office Software Privacy and Security Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs June 15, 2020

When it comes to protecting your PC, you can go a bit software crazy. There’s VPN software that lets you surf securely from an offsite computer; nanny software that lets parents control what their kids can access online; anti-malware software that protects against things like ransomware and phishing attempts;... Read more

ZenMate VPN offers unlimited device protection

Best Software News Privacy and Security Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs May 19, 2020

If you’re a regular reader of FileHippo’s articles, you already know that we really think you need a VPN if you have any concerns at all about being tracked or having your personal data stolen. But for those of you who might have missed it, we’ll reiterate: you need... Read more

iObit Malware Fighter strengthens its armo

Antivirus Best Software News Privacy and Security Software Reviews May 12, 2020

Cryptojackers. Worms. Bots. Keylogers. It might sound like the plot of the next installment in the Star Wars franchise, but in fact, it’s just a short summary of the dangers of modern computing. All a type of malware, these nasty bugs can at best get on your computer and... Read more

Hotspot Shield: 2020 Review

News Software Reviews VPN Software Reviews VPNs March 24, 2020

While we recommend that everyone use a virtual private network (VPN) as a basic level of privacy protection, there is a problem inherent in all VPNs. Because a VPN requires you to connect to a server that’s some distance from your immediate location, and then it encrypts your... Read more

AVG Ultimate 2019 review

Antivirus Privacy and Security Software Reviews January 3, 2020

When it comes to antivirus software there aren’t many bigger names in the game than AVG. The developer has been around for what feels like forever and is just as comfortable protecting your Android mobile as it is protecting your Windows PC. With security threats evolving all the time,... Read more

Sophos harnesses artificial intelligence to turbocharge its free antivirus software

Antivirus News Privacy and Security November 28, 2019

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Since its development in the late 1940’s, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used for everything from game playing to helping to improve healthcare. Broadly speaking, AI involves... Read more

BitDefender Total Security 2019 review

Antivirus Privacy and Security VPNs November 20, 2019

In the crowded field of antivirus security programs, it can be hard for developers to make their software stand out. There are lots of credible options out there, and increasingly it is becoming easier for the discernible user to seek out all the pro level security features for free... Read more

NordVPN Review

Privacy and Security VPNs October 23, 2019

VPNs create a secure and encrypted tunnel between your PC and the servers the VPN providers have placed around the world. These tunnels even bypass your internet service provider meaning they can provide an extremely effective way of protecting your privacy online. If the company who provides your connection... Read more

Avast 2019 Review

Antivirus Best Software Privacy and Security VPNs October 10, 2019

Going online in 2019 can be a dangerous business. With huge new modern threats like ransomware bursting onto the scene in the last few years, it has become more important than ever to deploy a robust antivirus solution on all the devices you use to go online. Even if... Read more

Report: Your phone number reveals more personal info than your name

Mobile News Privacy and Security August 16, 2019

According to a recent New York Times article, your phone number has loads of personal information attached to it. Quite often, websites and apps ask us for our phone number when logging in or creating an account. However, by using searching for your phone number on WhitePages.com, a hacker... Read more

Siri is recording your private conversations

Privacy and Security July 30, 2019

It’s looking like Siri is one bad apple. People working for Apple have heard users talking about confidential medical info, buying drugs, and even having sex, according to an article from The Guardian. How are they hearing this? They’re doing it through Siri! Contractors hired by Apple are paid... Read more

Android apps collect your data through hidden channels

Mobile News Privacy and Security July 11, 2019

After you tell an app that it does not have permission to collect any of your data, you expect that to be the end of the story. However, a recent article from CNN says that these apps continue to collect your information even after you told them to stop. According... Read more

How to turn on tracking prevention on Microsoft Edge

How To Internet Privacy and Security July 3, 2019

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, or at least so they say. When we’re browsing free websites on free web browsers, it is easy to think that the old adage doesn’t apply to you, when deep down you know that it most certainly does. The common... Read more

Over $1m paid to ransomware hackers by two US towns

News Privacy and Security June 28, 2019

More than one US town has been badly hit by hackers recently – and it’s had expensive consequences. It’s understood that ransomware attacks have seen two towns in the United States of America forced to pay out $1.1m to the culprits. BBC News joins scores of media outlets in... Read more