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The number of mobile subscribers has grown to 5.6 billion, which represents almost 80% of the world’s entire population. Almost everybody nowadays has a mobile phone. Recently, the subject of privacy has been debated a lot all over the world, with netizens, first of all, trying to fight all kind of laws that seem to be intented towards destroying our individual freedoms. A very interesting TED talk from Malte Spitz comes to shed a light on just how much and what kind of data do cell phone companies have on us....

The term ‘metaverse’ was first coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science-fiction novel Snow Crash, where the metaverse was an immersive virtual world that people escaped to and led parallel lives by connecting to it with virtual reality goggles. Now the concept of the metaverse is being pushed heavily by Facebook, to such an extent that the company has rebranded itself Meta – and is investing billions in the concept....

Samsung, like many other Android manufacturers, hasn’t been the best about keeping their devices up-to-date. However, there has been a concerted effort as of late to right the ship. And the Galaxy S10 sounds like it will be a step in the right direction as well. The company has officially updated its security updates page, indicating that a few major changes have been rolled out. But, to start with the good news first: the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ will all be receiving monthly security updates to make sure the handsets are up-to-date....

There is the cost of the boat itself, maintenance, slip fees, storage, insurance, towing and more. The costs quickly add up. Thanks to this helpful website, which likens itself to Airbnb on water, people who don’t own boats can enjoy the watercraft experience. At the same time, the company helps boat owners defray their costs. Company is like Uber and Airbnb on water GetMyBoat.com was launched in, appropriately enough, the City by the Bay in 2013....

“Naver’s new headquarters serves as a test bed to explore technologies of the future, where 5G network and cloud play a central role,” Sangyoung Han, Executive Director at Naver Cloud Strategy and Planning at Naver Cloud, said in a statement. Naver and Samsung signed an agreement in March to jointly develop new private 5G networks business models and use cases. Private 5G networks give enterprises a way to bring secure and reliable connectivity to locations where they are running data-intensive applications....

Now, I don’t like only having a single copy of important data. It makes me feel uncomfortable. While SD and microSD cards are incredibly robust, things can go wrong. And on top of that, they are easily lost. Or, you might pop it into a camera or drone and hit Format, before you remember you’ve not taken the data off of it. Also: Looking for a cheap digital camera? These are all priced under $450 The problem is, unless you have access to a computer, backing up storage cards when out and about can be tricky....

Sadly, creativity is one of the primary skills a scammer needs to succeed ⁠— and a new type of identity fraud making the rounds shows just how dastardly these criminals can be. If you’ve been getting a high volume of robocalls recently, here’s why answering the phone might be a bad idea. Scammers can now fake 2FA text messages from your bank According to reports from CBS News, a new phishing scam is spreading rapidly that uses high-tech trickery to mask the phone numbers of the criminals behind it....

Once you finally understand TikTok terms like “cheugy,” “skrr” or “boujee,” your kids or grandkids are slinging around 10 perplexing new terms. Oh, and don’t forget about the secret meanings behind certain emojis, which can look like hieroglyphs if you’re unprepared. Tap or click here to find out which emojis have shocking, X-rated meanings. Luckily, tone indicators can help you better understand what young people mean online. You may start seeing them pop up in your kids’ social media feed, so here’s a simple guide to tone indicators....

We just covered 5 Weak Points of Location Sharing Services that may hold it from hitting mainstream adoption but million of users are already utilizing Location Based Services for their benefit. Even with certain shortcomings, Location Based Services have got enormous power to fuel the next wave in social networking. Here we take a look at Top 10 Location Based Services that are looking to make Location Sharing a worldwide phenomenon....

Torrentz.eu was one of the longest-lived portals and most famous of the network torrents. Created in 2003 by “Flippy”, which has been one of the reference pages in the torrent community because it had a great functionality. As we all know that whenever we have any query regarding torrent files or contents simply we browse the Torrentz.eu search engine where we just simply enter the name of any content and it makes appeared all the torrent pages where the file was available....

The V Android app is finally shedding the beta tag after two long years, graduating to version 1.0. The update fixes some issues with Android devices using an ARMv8 processor. If you’re running a newer tablet your hardware should be able to hle the update just fine, enabling you to watch listen to all your music, movies, network streams with minimal hassle. V for Android also includes a file browser, so you can easily navigate find anything saved on your device....

While T-Mobile has had the Nexus 6 for awhile now, and AT&t has had its own variant available for a bit of a stretch now, Verizon subscribers have had to wait a bit longer. That may be changing soon, though, if Verizon Wireless’ web page is a good indicator (and let’s hope it is). By doing a search on Verizon’s website for the Nexus 6, the searcher will be greeted with a banner that states the Nexus 6 is “coming soon,” and a landing page for registration purposes can be reached as well....

Security companies have been investigating this new global threat since early on, but ESET researchers have been able to figure out where it all began. This new ransomware, which seems to be a variant of “Petya” that in the case of being able to infect the Master Boot Record, ends up encrypting the entire hard disk, began to spread after the hackers had managed to compromise the MEDo management software, which is Widely used by Ukrainian companies....

Those results are the basis for a recent sleep trend you may have heard about: Weighted blankets. We all know a thick blanket can be a wonderful thing to curl up under, especially on a chilly winter night. Recently, some manufacturers have added tiny weights into the fabric of their blankets, weighing them down just enough to replicate that feeling of being hugged or swaddled. It should go without saying that this sensation can help you fall asleep better....

Technology has evolved since then, and there are much better options out there now than the edition that comes preloaded into your PC. Looking to play other games online? Tap or click here for 10 sites that let you play games online for free. If you are looking for an online version of solitaire or you own a Mac, we’ve got nine solitaire games that you can play for free....

The trial will run for six months and is being coordinated by the 4 Day Week Global campaign in partnership with UK thinktank Autonomy and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College. The pilot is based on the 100-80-100 model, where employees get 100% of the pay for 80% of their normal working week, in exchange for a commitment to maintain at least 100% productivity. SEE: Working hard or hardly working?...

“Anna Assistant”, once installed, can be simply summoned by saying ‘Hey’ followed by the command. I was a bit skeptical about its accuracy and performance initially, however, the extension works surprisingly well even if you speak softly. As of now, Anna supports a dozen actions. These include searching on Google, closing a tab, weather, opening websites and more. It functions in the background. Hence you won’t ever face pop-ups or any other sort of animation at all....

says an update is rolling out for Docs, Sheets, Slides that automatically syncs recently-opened files to your device so you can open them even when you have a poor or no connection. If some files go awhile without updates, or your storage gets low, they’ll be removed from your local storage. You’ve long since had the ability to manually save files offline, by heading to the Offline section from the overflow menu....

Public Wi-Fi is open to everyone, which makes it a prime target for hackers. And every device is susceptible, no matter if it’s your laptop, tablet or smartphone. Recent issues with Airbnb rentals are a perfect example. At a Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researchers met to discuss some of the latest cybersecurity threats out there. One such threat was related to the risks of using Wi-Fi while staying at (or renting out, for that matter) an Airbnb rental....

Local user Local user accounts are old-school and well-known. Only a username of up to 20 characters and a password are needed to set up a Local user. These credentials are stored on the device the account was created and only access that device. As of version 1803, users setting up a local user account must select three security questions in case the local user password is lost or forgotten. This type of account is suitable for home users and small companies that do not have a need for a domain....