Varo offers consumers a high-yield savings account with a competitive annual percentage yield (APY) of 1.20%. However, that could be increased to 5% for consumers who meet certain criteria. According to the FDIC, the national average APY for a savings account is just 0.10%. To qualify for the 5% APY, consumers must have $1,000 or more in direct deposits from paychecks, pensions, or government benefits like Social Security and unemployment....

Of course, these few tasks are only the tip of the iceberg. Speaking of tips, tap or click here to reveal seven Apple Watch features you should be using. While an Apple Watch gets high marks for performance, its appearance is equally worthy of a big A+. Sleek, lightweight and the ability to be flashy or classy depending on the band you select, Apple Watches are easy on the eyes and simple to personalize....

Xiaomi however, has already announced that the stable MIUI 8 Global build will roll out to all its range of smartphones starting from the Mi2/2s to the Mi5 on August 16. So without further ado let’s have a look at the new features MIUI 8 brings to the table. Improved Notifications Bar with Built-in Weather Widget MIUI 8 now comes with an improved notification bar which according to me closely resembles the one found in the present version of TouchWiz when it comes to the punchy colours and the animations....

If you are having US citizenship, you can easily travel to many countries like a global nomad. American passport lets you travel to 147 countries without the need of visa. American Passport makes international travel cheaper as well as convenient to the holders unlike the passport from countries like South Sudan, on which holder can only travel to 28 countries without visa. So, we have made a list countries having most powerful countries, which lets you travel to many countries without the need of visa....

In an exercise of transparency and in the search to improve the conversation, the US multinational will begin to adjust the number of followers that appear in the profiles of users that are “frozen or restricted”. Thereafter, they will be removed from fan accounts. As the intention of the social network is simply to ensure that the followers of each one are those who really care about you and have some daily activity....

With 2FA enabled, you will have another layer of security to protect your accounts. These codes are typically sent via text message or via authentication apps. It’s like the bank or DMV asking for two forms of ID. The idea is that a hacker is going to have a much harder time getting both forms of ID, and it’s true. But is two-factor authentication still as secure as everyone originally thought?...

The Vivo X20 Plus UD looks exactly similar to its predecessor. It features a large 6.43-inch Super AMOLED 18:9 FHD+ display. The Synaptics made in-display fingerprint sensor is placed right under the display. It’s capable of unlocking the smartphone under 6-7 ms. The sensor works using a photoelectric reflection technology for determining your finger. Apart from unlocking the smartphone users can use the in-display sensor for making payments through AliPay or WeChat....

VPNTraffic is a new entrant to the overly populated Premium VPN market. Like many others, it is also PPTP based and hence supports multiple platforms like Windows and Mac OS. I have been testing Vpntraffic for the past few days and I must say the service has been fairly good. Except once when their servers went offline, the vpn service has managed to perform as advertised. With Vpntraffic I could easily stream multiple online episodes on Hulu, watch a couple of NFL games and even voice chat on Skype without buffering issues....

Case in point, Opera’s Workspaces feature has been an absolute game-changer for managing a constantly growing collection of tabs that would have been otherwise daunting. Seriously, Opera’s Workspaces feature is that good. However, some features have been added to the Opera browser that not only don’t match up to all that is Workspaces, but also make me question why they are there in the first place. The same thing holds true with other browsers that take a kitchen sink approach....

This latest agreement between the pair builds on an existing three-year partnership, which resulted in the launch of Westpac’s banking-as-a-service offering. According to Westpac Institutional Bank boss Anthony Miller, delivering a new institutional banking platform will give customers access to advanced liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, and real-time payments processing. “Just as consumers are changing the way they bank, large institutional clients also need access to quick and secure digital transaction services,” he said....

When The Crew was announced, most racing game enthusiasts became extremely excited. Also could, the title came with more ambitious proposals for the genre, like the giant map representing the United States; the look very well worked and, of course, functions with strong appeal in gambling groups – which earned the game the nickname of caring, a mixture of the car with RPG. After the release, however, the people saw that was not the case: the giant map was there but looked completely lifeless, and the online features, like every launch surrounded by expectations and solemnly supports connecting to the internet, suffered from bugs and glitches....

The impact on you at home: Although many people never look past the case of their phone, a relatively easy device to repair is a good thing to consider. Sometimes we give up on our phones and tablets for silly reasons. Like a non-functioning headphone jack or a battery that won’t hold a charge. Knowing that a component replacement requires just a few snaps of a back cover, a screw or two....

The new “neighborhood vibe” feature essentially helps you “quickly see what’s interesting in that area,” Google head of GEO Chris Phillips said to reporters this week. When you open up Maps, the app will highlight the places that are popular and trending in the area – they’ll effectively pop off the map. It could be a coffee shop, a bar, a park – places that people in the community have noted as significant....

With an unsecure or weakly protected Bluetooth connection, hackers can intercept your devices’ signals and learn everything about you, from your birthday and passwords to credit card numbers and bank accounts. There are several ways they do this. They use worms and viruses that they infect devices with through the Bluetooth connection. These malware programs will be placed in certain apps and then turn on and search your device for information once the app is opened....

One of them occurred with CoinDash, a startup that prepares a platform for trading crypto coins. In July 2017, a hacker hacked into the company’s Web site and received ETH 43,400 during an initial coin offer (ICO). Now that hacker has returned some of the stolen money. As Bleeping Computer explains, the value was sent back in two parts. The first was transferred in September, totalling 10 thousand ETH (the US $8....

When something goes wrong with a device or service, you reach out to customer support. But what do you do if they reach out first, seemingly out of the blue? The truth is it’s most likely a scam. Tap or click here to see how to spot these types of crooked dealings. Scammers are always looking for ways to target new victims. A recent example is a wave of emails containing false information about renewing antivirus software....

Now, if we search for VPNs for Windows, we will find many options. You will come across both free and premium VPN services for Windows. This article will discuss one of the most used free VPN apps, TunnelBear. TunnelBear is available on almost all platforms, including Windows, Android, Mac, etc., and it’s a free VPN service. However, the free version of TunnelBear only provides users with 500MB of free data every month....

After several name changes and product relaunches, Microsoft retired the Hotmail brand and renamed it Outlook in 2012. Everybody on the system was automatically switched over to Microsoft Outlook back in 2013, and it has been impossible to create a Hotmail account since. Tap or click here to see what free email providers know about you. So, if you still have an @hotmail.com email address, you are part of the internet elite....

It quickly became the go-to application for having an online meeting. But the rise to worldwide prominence has been anything but smooth. Tap or click here for three work from home mistakes you’re making. Other than scammers and kitten filters, a swath of security issues has plagued the platform. They have fixed those issues for the most part, but a new flaw has just been discovered. And it’s bad....

Big Red is eliminating subsidies, service contracts, building its plans around a fixed cost for unlimited talk text with data usage on top, an industry trend largely pushed by T-Mobile. y this matters: As the nation’s largest carrier, what Verizon does impacts not just its customers but the entire industry. The American carrier lscape continues to move in the direction of no contracts easier-to-underst plans. The days of subsidized smartphones are surely numbered....