The Samsung Galaxy S5 was one of the most hyped and popular flagships of 2014, with a fingerprint scanner, a heart rate monitor, an excellent 16MP camera, and Samsung’s signature software that adds hundreds of new options to stock Android. Whether you have just purchased your Galaxy S5 now that it is a bit more affordable or you have had it since it begun shipping, there are about to be features and tips that you haven’t yet discovered about it....
A New Yorker by the name of Nicholas Allegra made headlines in 2011 when he hacked Apple’s iPhone. By hack I mean he made it easy for people to jailbreak the device and tweak it to their heart’s content. More often than not people jailbreak their iPhones to install pirated applications, but I’m not going to touch that subject. “Comex”, Allegra’s online handle, was 19 back then, and his skills earned him a job at Apple, probably to fix security bugs....
Ask an American how much they paid for the smartphone in their pocket and they’ll say $199. Tell them that it’s actually a $700 phone in other parts of the world, and they’ll yell out the word socialism while chunks of fried chicken come flying out their mouth. But seriously, most people in most countries buy a phone unlocked and unsubsidized, which means they’ll have to swallow huge upfront costs in order to enjoy the latest and greatest devices....
In September of last year, the Chinese handset company Meizu announced their newest flagship phone, the MX3. Three months later, Meizu said they would have an announcement to make at CES. Well, it’s CES week, so what does the company have to announce? That the MX3 will come to the United States at some point during the third quarter of 2014. In other words, by the time the MX3 launches in the land of the free and the home of the brave, it’ll be one year old....
BuckHacker Leaving private data on exposed AWS servers is not as weird as we might think. Security researchers and cybercriminals can access this data easily using the right tools. To further facilitate this process, some developers have created this tool called BuckHacker, which allows to search for exposed servers. The anonymous developers of this tool indicate that their goal is to increase the security associated with repositories and code projects. They claim that there are many companies that were hit by having wrong permits....
Sometimes, you need to share essential documents and email isn’t an option. That’s because faxes are much more secure. In comparison, email inboxes can come with spam, viruses and blocked messages. Tap or click here for our take on the best secure email providers. You might be disappointed when you realize you need to fax documents, thinking you’ll have to shell out cash to get the job done. In reality, you can use a fax site for free....
There are numerous software available these days with the help of which we can create comic strips. A series of drawings kept in a connected manner to display brief humor often having some related texts in a box are called as comic strips. From ancient time we have a tradition of storytelling with the help of some sequential pictures. The technological evolution has made it much easier. We can use comic strips in presentations, blogs and in personal life for friends and family....
But the happy and heady days of the enterprise perimeter have long gone. Identity Access Management (IAM) is also long gone, having been replaced by a more amorphous IAM which is fuzzy around the edges of employee, customer and extended vendor ecosystem. Proving identity ownership outside of your employee base is tricky, to say the least. But identity verification is a necessary component of a usable and secure identity system....
The new app, version 3.5.14, offers almost Moto X-like hotword detection. th the update, a modern Android device, you can use “OK ” inside other apps as well as from the lock screen, according to Droid-fe. eviously, the OK voice feature only worked from the Android home screen. The new app is rolling out now so we haven’t had a chance to test it yet. One issue that isn’t clear is whether the new feature works inside third-party apps or only ‘s....
Verizon is rolling out a new update for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge that improves the HD calling experience on the device and adds FM radio. Almost all Qualcomm-powered Android devices sold in the United States come with hidden FM radio functionality that is disabled for some reason. With the latest software update, Verizon is simply enabling that hidden hardware to allow you to enjoy FM radio over today’s music streaming services that are very data hungry....
Before you can take out a cashier’s check, a bank teller or cashier must determine that you have sufficient funds in your bank account to cover the amount of money you need. The funds from your account get deposited into the bank’s account, and then the check is issued and signed by a teller. Once you have the check in hand, you can use it as payment for whatever you are buying....
Those words ran across Twitter and social networks as the price of the Mi phone was announced. “Do they actually think people are going to pay that much for a Mi device? They are known for lower prices” was another statement that was heard. Judging from the people who had followed the launch, Xiaomi had quite a challenge on its hands. It had to shrug off the image of being a super affordable phone brand and convince users to pay more for one of its flagship products....
The difference between Snapdragon 800 and 801 Back at Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm introduced its latest high-end chipset — the Snapdragon 801. The chipset is already being used in many upcoming flagship devices including the Galaxy S5 and the Xperia Z2. However, while the Snapdragon 801 on the Galaxy S5 is clocked at 2.5GHz, it runs at 2.3GHz on the Xperia Z2, which is the same as the Snapdragon 800 chipset found inside the Nexus 5 and LG G2....
The best pre-qualified credit cards of 2022 American Express: Enter your name, address, and the last four digits of your Social Security number to get pre-approved for the top offers from American Express. Bank of America: Submit your full name, address, date of birth, and the last four digits of your Social Security number. Capital One: Submit your full name, address, date of birth, and the last four digits of your Social Security number....
Stop for a moment and consider how you lock your smartphone. Do you secure it with biometrics like facial recognition or your fingerprint? Or do you opt for traditional methods such as a PIN or password? Most people aren’t very good at creating hard-to-crack passwords. Tap or click for 5 rules you should use next time you’re creating one. Depending on your chosen method, the way you secure your phone might be ineffective or even unsafe....
Using ineffective machines yields unreliable results that could impact your treatment in the future. Access to functional, reliable equipment is one of many ways tech can enhance your quality of life at home. Our guide covers the best blood pressure machines that won’t break the bank, so you can bring reliable data to your doctor and stay on top of your health between appointments. Lazle automatic blood pressure monitor — Best overall Lazle encompasses the best features and price point in its 2022 blood pressure monitor edition....
According to security researchers of Arbor Networks, the Lizard Squad has taken over thousands of CCTV cameras and webcams that are connected to the internet to be able to focus DDoS attacks on banks and websites of government departments. During a DDoS attack, the incoming traffic flooding the victim originates from many different sources – potentially hundreds of thousands or more. This dramatically makes it impossible to prevent the attack simply by blocking a single IP address....
While Motorola offers a bootloader unlocking tool for its devices, its Droid line-up of devices and the Verizon Moto X come with a locked down bootloader that makes gaining root access on them a tough process. While developers have managed to gain root access on the Moto X, they have only been temporary in nature with root access being lost after a reboot and requiring users to connect the phone to a PC to regain it....
In a statement, Twitch said, no personal information of the users like Passwords, login credentials, full credit card numbers, bank details were exposed. Only Source Code was Exposed in Twitch Data Breach Twitch is used by video gamers to interact with users while live-streaming the content. All the users got an error in the server configuration and had blamed the breach for the error. At the time of server maintenance, the server configuration is done....
However, the bad news is that currently, this new feature is not yet available in the final Twitter application, although it was found in the Android application through a developer. Moreover, we all know very well that the social networking site Twitter often experiences new features (some of which are never posted to everyone) that simplify user behavior that the company sees in the app. Twitter wants to make creating threads easier with TweetStorm Today, users who want to create a series of connected tweets have to respond manually to each of their previous tweets....
