There has been a boom in VPN adoption in recent years. While employees have been using VPN to securely tunnel into a corporate network for decades, Edward Snowden’s 2013 NSA leaks made more people jittery about mass surveillance. Russia’s and China’s recent bans on VPNs show how contentious the technology has become for governments. A raft of national security laws, such as the UK’s 2016 Investigatory Powers Bill, also spurred interest in consumer VPNs....

Mobile phone makers live and die by the BOM, which is industry parlance for “bill of materials”. Having worked at a handset company (Nokia), I can tell you right now that pennies matter. If there was a way to add a feature for $1.20 instead of $1.25, then we’d go with the cheaper route, even if the component might have been of lesser quality. Case in point, rumor has it that HTC will release a 5....

Blockchain is one of the hottest and potentially among the most disruptive technologies today. So naturally, it’s a magnet for the criminal element, which is skilled at keeping up with new digital trends and finding ways to cash in. The market for cryptocurrency has exploded in the last couple of years. A University of Cambridge benchmarking study estimated that total cryptocurrency market capitalization more than tripled between 2016 and 2017 to reach $25 billion....

Those who closely follow the developments certainly realized that the iconic domain thepiratebay.se, which is the primary access that many “pirates” use to gain access to their favorite torrent site, has undergone some changes. In a surprising action, this domain was deactivated last week. It appeared that the historical domain registration had expired and people could not use the same to visit the legendary site. However, according to information presented in TorrentFreak, thepiratebay....

So, what exactly did Mr. Snowden do to become the USA’s public enemy number one? Basically Edward Snowden is the world’s most famous rouge employee. Snowden is a former NSA contractor who stole highly secretive information and disclosed it to the media, and the ramifications of his actions seem to have no end. Obviously the case of Edward Snowden is very extreme but employees going rouge is not all that uncommon within organisations....

Experts suggested that we would live on the moon and vacation on Mars. Traffic would be a thing of the past as we jetted through the skies in flying cars. Better yet, why drive when you can teleport instantly? Tap or click here to see strange tech that actually exists. Well, 2021 is here and we still aren’t vacationing on Mars. Flying cars don’t exist, and teleportation is still science fiction....

Social distancing doesn’t have to be boring, though. There are plenty of high-tech tricks you can use to make video calls and meetings more fun. Tap or click here to see a free filter for Zoom that turns you into a comic book character. Despite how important it is to stay home and slow the spread of COVID-19, not everyone benefits from more time indoors. People in dangerous or abusive living situations may end up suffering more....

OMG! This Man Gets 10 Google Pixel 3 For FREE Instead Of A Refund The tech giant Google is not a hardware company, as its business sector is focused on software, the internet, and advertising. However, in recent years the company, of course, the tech giant Google has been successfully focusing on producing handsets, intelligent speakers, and other intelligent devices. But the fact is that every event makes us remind that this is not the company, of course, the tech giant Google’s main activity, as recently an uncertainty has given $10,000 (Rs....

Well, something similar had been discovered now. We all are known to the fact that Wi-Fi can pass through walls and it helps us to surf the internet by sitting anywhere within the reach of Wifi. However, what if you can use this wifi technology to scan through the walls to get an idea of what’s there? Well, German scientists have found a working method to take 3D holograms of objects inside a room, from the different room....

The HTC One M8 comes with a measly 4MP ‘UltraPixel’ camera, which is awfully low when against the likes of the Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z2’s 16 and 20.7MP camera sensor, respectively. Nevertheless, the One M8 comes with the best camera app compared to its competition, which has quite a lot of neat features hidden up its sleeve. If you own an HTC One M8 and have been looking for ways to extract the maximum juice from the 4MP sensor using the app, read below....

According to Malwarebytes Labs’ new report, “the Trojan-turn ed-botnets Emotet and TrickBot [re-coded to work as malware loaders] made a return in 2019 to terrorize organizations alongside new ransomware families, such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, and Phobos.” Emotet, Trickbot and Ryuk have also been revived to attack, especially in financial settings. SamSam is often deployed using a wide range of exploits or brute-force tactics. According to the Center for Internet Security, the list of most prolific malware last year included ZeuS (aka Zbot, a malicious banking Trojan), Kovter (a pervasive click-fraud Trojan) and Dridex (a well-known Trojan)....

If you’re bored, take advantage of the free stuff companies are offering now. Tap or click here for tons of freebies. Now, you may be in lockdown but that doesn’t mean you can’t see the world. In fact, you don’t even have to leave your couch. There is an amazing website that will let you see the world from the comfort of home. Check it out and it’ll feel like you’re sipping a Mai Tai on the beach in no time....

But we’ve got good news. It’s a lot easier to make changes to your Windows PC than you might think. Customizing can be a breeze. Tap or click here to learn how to change desktop icon size. If you’re looking to customize Windows without editing the registry on your own, or doing anything that might jeopardize your computer, we’ve got a tool that can take care of just about everything you might need....

To enable additional keyboards, go to Settings, personal, and language Input. Under Keyboards and Input methods, you’ll see all the keyboards currently installed on your device. The exact name of the menus varies by manufacturer. For example, on the latest HTC phones, you head to Settings, then language & keyboard. To enable a keyboard, check its box. Voila! You can now use that keyboard when typing in a text box....

If your browser isn’t regularly updated to the latest version, it won’t protect against new threats. For example, a new update to Mozilla’s Firefox patches two vulnerabilities hackers can exploit to steal your details. Read on to see why this update is so important and how you can get it. Here’s the backstory If Firefox is your preferred browser, you must update it to the latest version. Mozilla rolled out a patch earlier to fix two critical flaws that hackers can exploit....

Restaurants and retailers extend their thanks each Veterans Day by giving you some free and discounted goodies, but this year is slightly different. There’s still a slew of good stuff being offered to veterans, but with the pandemic raging on, some of these deals are a bit different than they were in years past. Unsure of where to start or who’s offering what? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Here are the Veterans Day freebies you can take advantage of this year....

The Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has taken the lead over Apple and Samsung by showcasing the first ever smartphone prototype with “Under Display” Fingerprint Scanning Solution based upon the technology provided by Qualcomm. At the MWC Shanghai 2017, Vivo has unveiled three new features they’re working on for their upcoming smartphones. These include Under Display Fingerprint scanner, Digital Signal Processing Photography Solution targeted for backlighting and night scene photography, and a Hi-Fi audio solution with a customized DAC decoding chip....

The walls between tech teams and end-user customers have disappeared altogether at some mainstream companies. This certainly has been the case at McCarthy Holdings, a commercial construction company. For McCarthy, the ultimate customers are the final occupants of the buildings under construction, says Justin McFarland, executive vice president of information systems at McCarthy. “Our job is to help construction partners work alongside new technologies.” The company’s technology teams work right alongside its project managers to deliver....

Responding to a request from a superior isn’t out of the ordinary, as most of us have probably obliged in the past. But a dangerous new scam is misplacing the trust between senior management and workers. It’s not one of the seven tech support scams making the rounds but rather preying on people’s helpful nature, commitment to their job and their use of Microsoft’s Outlook. It’s easy to fall victim, and you could lose hundreds of dollars....

Hulu’s aim is to provide you with the web’s most comprehensive selection of premium programming across all genres and formats – television shows, feature films, clips, and more. With the supports of major television networks like NBC, FOX, Bravo, CNET, Comedy Time, E! Entertainment Television, National Geographic, Sci Fi Network, USA Network etc., Hulu has become a supreme force of online TV streaming. However, due to the limitations of copyrights, almost all Hulu shows are limited to viewing inside the USA....