oject Tango’s advanced mapping technology augmented reality abilities are exceptionally neat, but I’ve been waiting for to convince me that it’s actually worth buying (at least as anything more than something to brag about to other tech enthusiasts). I still haven’t seen the smartphone, but I did get to see a few demonstrations where its underlying technology could be helpful at home. For instance: The MeasureIt app can be used as a digital measuring tool for your house....

Attackers breached the company’s network. Once inside, they encrypted critical files, shuttering operations and demanded $5 million to restore access to the rightful owners. Ransomware attacks like this one aren’t anything new, but a worrying trend is starting to emerge. Over the last 12 months, attacks for monetary gain and blocking access to files have exponentially increased. Here’s the backstory There are many security threats out there to worry about, and cybercriminals have different goals in mind....

So with that, here are three things I want to see Samsung come out with this year. The Galaxy S II shipped with a 1,650 mAh battery. Sounds crazy when you think about it, but that was considered big back in the day. Still, Samsung offered an official 2,000 mAh battery, along with a bundled replacement battery door to deal with the extra thickness. Same thing happened to the GS III....

Antivirus is a program installed on our computer and is competent to record harmful viruses and eliminate them from our computer. Viruses can enter our computers in many ways, like through Internet Browsing, USB devices, and more by installing infected software. These viruses make our computers operate slowly, and some hazardous viruses can steal our data. These viruses can also contaminate our operating systems. So to protect our PC from these viruses, we perpetually need the best antivirus which protects our computer from these threatening viruses....

Sometimes, choosing the most interesting questions to highlight is the best part of my job. This week, I received questions about upgrading Windows 7, Siri tricks, finding out if someone blocked your number and more. Do you have a question you’d like to ask me? Tap or click here to email me directly. How to record calls on smartphones Q: I am a freelancer working from home, and I want to record calls with my clients....

Visa is retaining its partnership with the financial agent that manages the US debit card program to work toward the goal of delivering 99% of federal payments digitally by 2030. Visa will also continue to work with governments in the crypto space to develop potential central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The company also announced that it closed on its acquisition of Tink, a European open banking platform. Additionally, Kelly announced that Payfare, a leading fintech in the gig economy space, and Payoneer, a digital commerce partner, will use Visa Direct on their platforms....

Whatever your reason, remember that closing an old credit card account can have consequences. What actually happens when you close an old account? Shutting down an old credit card account involves much more than a pair of scissors. Once you decide to close a credit card, you’ll need to give your card issuer a call using the contact number on the back of your card. Here’s what happens next:...

In Summary Power User menu was first introduced in Windows 8. Microsoft brought it to Windows 10 due to popular demand. The Power User menu is basically a context menu that provides quick access to some of Windows 10’s more advanced or frequently used features. Windows 10 Power User menu can be customized using third-party software like Win+X Menu editor. With Windows 8, the Start menu was completely removed. Instead, Microsoft introduced a hidden feature called “Power User Menu”....

Edit Only a Particular Area With the “Selective” Option We begin with a tool that you most certainly won’t be able to live without once you realize how important it is — “Selective”. It lets you specifically alter a part of your image. For instance, if the brightness is on the higher side at a particular spot, you can fix that with this without messing up the rest of the shot....

The awards highlight the best apps available in the Microsoft Store as voted by Windows users and Store editors. Microsoft is wooing developers to distribute traditional desktop apps targeting the Win32 standard interface in the Store after its Windows 11-aligned revamp. Previously, it only supported UWP, PWA and MISX-packaged apps. The most popular utilities were ShareX and Speedtest by Ookla. Most people who’ve checked their broadband speed would be familiar with Speedtest, while ShareX lets users capture or record a screen snippet or full screen and quickly share it....

To cater for this, Samsung has released a new PRO Endurance line of designed with endurance in mind, but without compromising on performance. The PRO Endurance microSD cards are designed to offer up to 16 years – an incredible 140,160 hours – of continuous recording time for the 256GB version, while offering read and write speeds of up to 100 megabytes per second (MB/s) and 40 MB/s, respectively. The cards are Class 10 rated with video speed ratings of up to U3 (UHS Speed Class 3) and V30 (Video Speed Class 30)....

Coded in Python, Cryptonite ransomware first appeared in October as part of a free-to-download open-source toolkit – available to anyone with the skills required to deploy it in attacks against Microsoft Windows systems, with phishing attacks believed to be the most common means of delivery. But analysis of Cryptonite by cybersecurity researchers at Fortinet has found that the ransomware only has “barebones” functionality and doesn’t offer a means of decrypting files at all, even if a ransom payment is made....

The Electric CHANGEdesk raises and lowers smoothly at the touch of a button, so there’s no lifting or cranking or taking anything off your desk before you change positions. It makes alternating between standing and sitting really easy, and this is especially key if you’re new to a standing desk. You’ll want to start with just a half-hour to an hour a day in that case and increase gradually from there....

At this point, it has been reported numerous times that the upcoming Nexus handsets from Google will feature a redesigned navigation bar with an animated home button. Now, the folks over at Android Police have posted a GIF that shows the new animated home button in action. The home button does not animate for every other action. Instead, it will presumably animate only when one invokes Google Assistant, which will be done by long pressing the home button....

Our childhood sculpts us into what we become later on. So, it’s safe to say that this is the most important part of our lives. I remember when I was little, I used to play Hide and Seek, play on my Terminator Game Console, read adventure books, and watch TV; this is what it meant to me. But nowadays, children are much more different. They now have tablet PCs , state-of-the-art laptops and lightning-fast computers, a far cry from our Intel 386 computers with black and white monitors....

A firewall could be software or hardware base that protects your computer from being attacked over the Internet by hackers, viruses, and worms. They are essentially intended to block unauthorized access, security threats, to deny and decrypt transmitted information through various networks online. No matter what the size of the company is, small or widely spread, there are some effective firewalls that can be used to prevent against intruders: Here are some firewall solutions that would be beneficial to companies of 50 employees or less....

BitTorrent creator, Bram Cohen has just announced that uTorrent client will some make a shift to internet browsers. Right now uTorrent is the world’s most popular torrent client which have more than 150 million users spread across the world. While talking to TorrentFreak, Bram Cohen, said that the next iteration of uTorrent will run inside your web browser. The upcoming major update will also enable some awesome feature like Streaming....

The 3-hours plus I/O keynote from Google just ended, and it has been nothing short of exhilarating. Google made tons of new announcements, including Google Play Services, an AOSP running Galaxy S4, Android Studio, new Google Maps, Hangouts, VP9 and Google Play Music All Access. Google Play Services was introduced by the company a couple of months ago to make the life of developers easier. Today, the company announced a major update to Play Services introducing new location APIs, new features for Google Cloud Messaging, cross platform Google+ sign-in and Google Play game services....

What is the CRDOWNLOAD file? Today, we are going to talk about another exciting Chrome related thing known as CRDOWNLOAD. So, what’s basically the CRDOWNLOAD? Well, it’s a temporary file extension used by Chrome. It’s a file extension that stands for Chrome Partial Download files. If you see such files on your download folder or Chrome downloads, then it means that a particular file isn’t completely downloaded. How does CRDOWNLOAD relate to Ongoing Downloads?...

Well, in this article we are going to discuss all DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks are one of the well-known and widely used forms of cyber attacks. The cyber attack can temporarily stop victims from accessing the system and network resources, radically disrupting internet services. So, what is DDoS Attack & How it works? Distributed denial of service or DDoS for short tries to make an online website unavailable by overwhelming it with unwanted traffic from multiple computers....