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Can You Provide Full Protection Against Identity Theft with a VPN? Here’s What It Can (and Can’t) Do
News May 22, 2025
Nowadays, it feels like every click and every login to our email or social networks opens a window for those trying to steal our information. Identity theft has reached levels we couldn’t have imagined just a decade ago. According to the latest official statistics, total fraud and identity theft cases…
July 6 Tech news roundup: Netflix is discontinuing its Basic Ad-free plan, Authy suffers another security breach, Google Translate supports 110 new languages
News Jul 6, 2024
Microsoft’s Weather app is displaying more ads Microsoft has made a server-side update to its Weather app. The desktop app, which is pre-installed in Windows 11, now displays multiple advertisements. This is not the first time that the Redmond company has made such a change, it did something similar last…
Windows 9 Preview To Come in Q2-Q3 2015
News May 19, 2014
It might very well be only a rumor, but where there is smoke, there’s fire; and what we’re hearing is that the next version of Windows, Windows 9, is already in the works. That’s only logical, as it does take Microsoft a while to get their things together, in... Read more
Smartphone Kill Switch Law Passed in US State
Mobile May 19, 2014
The first US state to make it illegal to sell a smartphone without the inclusion of a “kill switch” is Minnesota. The kill switch is a piece of software that remotely disables the device if the device is stolen. This new law will come into place from 1 July... Read more
I take a lot of pictures with my iPhone. If while I’m out and about I see something that I think would make a nice photo, I don’t hesitate to take a picture of it. This habit gets on my wife’s last nerve, but I just can’t seem to... Read more
![[Readers Poll] Which Browser is the Best?](https://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/browsers.jpg)
While it is generally accepted that Google Chrome has taken the dominant position in the global browser market, it’s still amazing to see just how big the discrepancies between websites that record user browser preference are. So for example, if you head to Netmarket Share, it tells you that... Read more
There is currently a massive deal underway which will see Apple acquiring Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Old school Hip-hop artist Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine founded the headphone maker and music-streaming distributor. Both Apple Inc. and Beats Electronics have declined to comment officially on the deal,... Read more
It’s no secret that Microsoft has serious issues with security. It’s almost normal for us to hear news about the “latest” vulnerability in one product or another. But there is also the problem of government spying on data. For the individual, this may be an irritation at the very... Read more
Last month, we heard talks about Microsoft working hard at releasing a Surface Mini this year, but as is usual with these things, we didn’t have anything solid to work on. Yesterday, however, the big names in tech media published reports about receiving invites to a “small” Surface event... Read more
Kickstater To Launch Glasses Free 3D TV
News May 5, 2014
3D television has been around for a couple of years now and the impact on the entertainment market has been large. More and more firms are now investing in the technology and they avenues of different applications are opening up a varied field. From entertainment through to medical science,... Read more
Be careful what you say in public. No, really – be careful what you say in public because you just never know who or what may be listening to your words. It could be the person sitting at the table beside you. It could be the waitress who overhears part... Read more
Should people be charged different fees to watch films on different size devices? That’s the latest idea as told by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation. Screen size will matter! Those who own ‘movie-sized’ screens will pay more than those who watch the same film on an iPhone. ... Read more
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This September is set to be the month when we see two of the most anticipated handsets released; the iPhone 6 and the Galaxy Note 4. With rumours hotting up that Apple will be unveiling a bigger sized iPhone that moves into the realms of ‘phablet’, we want to... Read more
Google Fiber has unquestionably been making waves with their free and low-cost internet service packages. Recently a document was circulated to the next 34 cities that are slated to receive the service next year in 2015. Google has hinted that there also might be plans to roll out WiFi... Read more
Chrome, the powerful browser from Google, is full of features and with the right know-how it can speed up your browsing experience. In this article we are going to look at some of Chrome’s features that can be used on a desktop PC, tablet or smartphone. Google Voice Search... Read more
I love the iPad Mini, and so does countless other users who appreciate the perfectly sized tablet. While it’s not as big as the regular tablet, it more than makes up for that fact with its weight and portability. Now we know Microsoft hasn’t exactly been excelling in the... Read more
It is well known that there is a long-standing rivalry between lovers of Mac and lovers of the good old PC, rarely do the two cross over. Researchers over at Hunch put together a heap of data to try and define the Mac and PC stereotypes, concluding that Mac... Read more
Leading cloud service Dropbox, announced this week that they have unveiled a fresh suite of apps and for business users, a new collaboration tool for Microsoft Office called Project Harmony. Project Harmony is for Dropbox for Business users. It allows users to see when others are viewing the same Microsoft... Read more
Scam App Virus Shield For Android Removed From Play Store
Mobile April 11, 2014
Virus Shield, the popular anti-virus app for Android, has been found to be a scam. In response to the discovery, Google has removed the bogus app from its Play Store. The app had previously held the top spot in the Play Store’s apps chart but has since been labelled... Read more
Do you listen to sound advice? Is there too much vulnerability on the Internet? What happens when you get a potentially dangerous issue and don’t listen to what people say? Let me just say that there will be consequences for sticking your head in the sand, so to speak.... Read more