Even today, as its adoption for personal use continues to grow among the masses, and the service appears to be one of the promising and secure solutions to access information while preserving user identity, it is still not the safest bet and has its share of flaws and shortcomings, which implies that even VPNs aren’t perfect, after all. To fathom this narrative, it is imperative to understand the working of a Virtual Private Network and its underlying intricacies that may lead to potential vulnerabilities and hold the scope of identity leak....

“Improving the security and performance of Google Play” Those are the two objectives of the tech giant Google when implementing these new measures, according to the headline in its official note. Specifically, three changes in the regulations aimed at strengthening these two areas will be applied. The first is that by the second half of 2019, the Play Store will require new apps and their updates to use a recent Android API....

Then what to do to promote it? So, the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi, decided to send the smartphone into space to take some photos of our round planet Earth. The most surprising thing is that it went, returned, and managed to keep itself running correctly. WATCH! Xiaomi Send This Smartphone To Space For A Photoshoot Generally, smartphones do not have anything very innovative, but the fact is that the Redmi Note 7 of Xiaomi stands out for its value for money, but it does not bring something new....

This scam, like many others, is a form of business email compromise. The scammers pretend to be senior executives using Microsoft Office 365 software and trick lower-level employees into sharing critical login data. Tap or click here to see one of these BEC scams in action. More people than ever are using the web, which means there’s a bigger pool of victims for hackers to go after. If you’re worried about getting hit by one of these nasty scams, fear not — we’ve narrowed down some of the most common tactics and how to stop them....

The LG G3 will be unveiled today in separate events in London and the United States, at around 6pm BST (1pm ET, if that makes it easier for you). LG have made a couple of links available for anyone who wants to join in on the press conference. First, an official LG G3 event landing page is available on the company’s website, with a handy countdown in case you don’t want to get a headache trying to convert times....

Research from Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy has discovered that the web trackers can be used to exploit password managers and track the users. We have already seen how attackers use the in-browser extensions to track users behavior. Well, now it seems like the hackers have found a way to track the user’s behavior by exploiting a loophole in Password Managers. This is how the tracking script works when a user visits a website the credentials are generally stored in the password manager....

However, the truth is that there are many Linux users who think that it is not necessary to take security measures using Linux. Well, the truth is that according to our point of view they are quite wrong. What is a Firewall And How It Works? The firewall is one of the most important protection elements that users have to prevent malware or intruders from entering their computers and networks....

Most of the financial services that could be defined as DeFi can be found on the Ethereum network, the second-largest cryptocurrency marketplace, which also acts as a platform that allows other blockchain apps to be built on it (Ethereum’s cryptocurrency, Ether, is used to pay transaction costs). By utilizing decentralized apps, or dApps, two or more parties can exchange, lend, borrow, and trade directly using blockchain technology and smart contracts without middlemen’s involvement and costs....

But why the buzz around 5G, and what makes it worth spending an upgrade cycle for your phone on? For starters, you’ll get internet speeds that are often faster than your Wi-Fi network wherever you go. Tap or click here to see how fast 5G is. If you have a 5G phone or plan on getting one, you’ll probably want to know where 5G coverage is arriving next. This interactive digital map from the speed test gurus at Ookla gives you a detailed picture of where you can expect to find 5G in your neck of the woods, as well as whether or not it’s worth making the switch....

So this time around, went to the people to see what they wanted in a flagship phone. Somewhat surprisingly, the results weren’t wild, pie-in-the-sky features. They were actually fairly pedestrian: a big screen, small body, durability, waterproofing, all-day battery life. And the G6 checks off all these boxes. th a svelte frame, dual cameras, an all-glass body, the G6 is certainly the phone of the moment. Stack it up against the xel, Galaxy S7, or even HTC’s yet-to-be-released U Ultra, it more than holds its own, based on specs features....

– Mark Twain (and others) Arsonists in the United Kingdom and across Europe are destroying cell phone towers. Vodafone says that 20 towers were attacked, including one serving a field hospital treating COVID-19 patients. The arsonists believe that 5G networks are helping spread coronavirus. This conspiracy theory isn’t the first one connected to either cell phone signals or COVID-19. But a lack of understanding how the cellular system works, blended with the overall global panic of the pandemic, is gaining traction....

You may have heard photographers talk about shooting in RAW. When you snap a photo with your phone or digital camera, it’s saved as image files, such as JPEG, TIFF, RAW and more. A JPEG file is a processed, compressed image that is ideal for everyday use. These images don’t take up much storage space and are easy to share via text, email, social media and more. But RAW files are huge and can eat up all of your device’s storage....

Let’s take a closer look at the most in-demand programming languages so you can decide which is right for you. The top programming languages used by tech professionals include general purpose, object-oriented, and multi-paradigm languages. Top 10 programming languages to boost your career: Our picks The 10 programming languages here vary in difficulty level and applicability to different roles. To identify the best programming languages to learn, we considered two main factors....

QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2018QuickBooks Desktop Premier 2018 (General Business, Contractor, Manufacturing & Wholesale, Nonprofit, Professional Services, and Retail)QuickBooks Desktop Accountant 2018QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions V18 If you were using one of those editions, it’s seriously time to upgrade. We say it’s time to ditch the spreadsheets altogether. Don’t let QuickBooks and spreadsheets slow you down, making things harder than necessary. It’s time to upgrade to NetSuite. Stop paying for multiple systems that don’t give you the information you need when you need it....

How good are they at seeing the unseen? Just listen to how this former CIA director handles a scam caller. Tap or click here to listen to William Webster, former FBI, CIA director on The Kim Komando Show. To join its legion of agents, CIA applicants are required to show how skilled they are at noticing small details. To show just how tough it is, the official Twitter account for the CIA has posted a challenging quiz designed to test your visual skills....

This iOS 16 trick will make them look amazing and professional. OK, take this photo of my morning coffee, and let’s say I want to annotate it. Also: iOS 16: How to get the most out of your iPhone’s new lock screen It looks a bit terrible, doesn’t it? (Actually, it took me several attempts to get annotations that looked that good!) But we can make it a lot better....

TikTok BANNED! TikTok Removed From Google Play Store & Apple App Store When companies cut the wings of service on the Internet, users know how to find the laps to take advantage of another in its place. And this is what seems to have happened with the well-known short music video maker app, of course, TikTok. In addition to fun music videos full of effects and video production resources, they also havee pornographic and illegal content in some countries....

In an interview published in the Sydney Morning Herald, the CEO of the tech giant Apple, of course, Tim Cook suggests that there will not be a merger of macOS with iOS: “I do not think that’s what users want.” Here’s what Cook told the paper:- “We do not believe in diluting one because of the other. Both the Mac and the iPad are amazing. One of the reasons why they are both amazing is because we drive them to do what they do well....

Source: GAO According to the security expert S. Harris, “physical security protects people, data, equipment, systems, facilities and company assets.” She also enumerates various means through which this protection is managed: “site design and layout, environmental components, emergency response readiness, training, access control, intrusion detection, and power and fire protection.” The emphasis of this writing is on physical security through training of personnel based on a proper security awareness training program....

It was in 2016 when the Finnish company HMD Global bought a part of Microsoft’s feature phone business and started making Nokia branded smartphones which are powered by the Android operating system. Guess what? tables have turned now, and Android-powered Nokia smartphones had managed to please users. Nokia got the much-needed success, and it’s now doing good in the smartphone marketplace. Nokia launched a few smartphones which are powered by Android and they come with impressive specifications at affordable price tags....