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If you know just a few hidden settings, you can go even further than the defaults built into your iPhone or Android. Tap or click here for five of my favorite hidden tricks. While you’re digging into secret features, I’ve got 10 smart iPhone tips you might not know. Tap or click to unlock some powerful iPhone shortcuts you’ll use again and again. The new high-end iPhone models bring a new feature that can take your photos to the next level but think twice before turning it on....

The Paperwhite, to be frank, is a nearly perfect e-reader device, according to our ZDNet reviewer Jason Cipriani who tested the device upon its release last fall. Featuring the long-desired warm reading light, a thin bezel so you can adjust the text to your preferences, and a 10-week battery life, the e-reader will keep your packing light while making sure you can read long into the night. If you have been looking for a solid e-reader, be sure to pick this up today – the deal is for today only so you need to order today to take advantage of the $45 savings....

The Ultra Power Saving Mode on the Galaxy S5 allows the handset to last for nearly 30 hours on only 10% of charge. While Samsung disables all the apps in this mode, it still allows users to specify a few non-basic apps that they could use as well including Hangouts, Whatsapp and Internet. However, other popular third party apps are not supported, which is a bummer. XDA member xperiaacle aims to solve this problem with the Ultra Power Saving Mode manager app for the Galaxy S5....

While these claims are coming from Uber itself in their latest update on the breach, the company has also shared other details too, so let’s discuss every possible detail below. Lapsus$ Hacking Group Is Back, But Only Uber Noticed The lapsus$ hacking group might sound familiar because it has been so active in the last some months, and it is first shown in the last year and has done many breaches on multiple big tech firms....

On June 20, the Computer Emergency Response Team for Ukraine (CERT-UA) published two advisories on the hacking incidents, suspected of being the work of threat groups APT28 – also known as Fancy Bear – and UAC-0098. The phishing campaign, conducted by Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) APT28, sees it attempting to spread a malicious document titled, “Nuclear Terrorism A Very Real Threat”. Distribution is suspected of being carried out on June 10....

We thank you for your service — and our sponsor T-Mobile is right there with us. Through times of crisis and times of peace, T-Mobile is committed to serving military and Veteran families. The Un-carrier goes beyond military discounts to provide career assistance and community support for U.S. military service members, veterans, and their families. Let’s explore the ways T-Mobile says “thank you” each and every day to members of the military and their families....

Samsung announced a 6.3 inch 720p smartphone last week called the Galaxy Mega. You’re probably thinking that’s the most absurd thing you’ve ever heard of, right? Not so according to Engadget, who had a chance to play with the Mega 6.3 at the company’s London “Galaxy S4 World Tour”. They found the device surprisingly comfortable to hold, which is just about the last thing I would expect them to say....

In Summary GTD, or Getting Things Done, is a time management and productivity methodology developed by David Allen that assists you in completing tasks efficiently and effectively. The idea behind the GTD methodology is to get tasks, to-do lists, and schedules out of your head and focus on accomplishing more with ease, so you can break down the tasks into actionable steps and do them. GTD-inspired apps focus more on tasks to help you accomplish your tasks rather than spending hours planning your to-dos....

Sound bars are a cheap and effective way to improve your television’s sound if you’re hard of hearing, want to add some extra oomph to your typical viewing experiences, or just need a product that lets you enhance your equipment in a variety of ways. They’re long, usually thin bars that you can place underneath your television or even mount them on the wall to stay out of the way....

In Part 2 of the ZeroAccess Malware Reverse Engineering series of articles, we will reverse engineer the first driver dropped by the user-mode agent that was reversed in Part 1. The primary purpose of this driver is to support the stealth features and functionality of the ZeroAccess malicious software delivery platform. This rootkit has low level disk access that allows it to create new volumes that are totally hidden from the victim’s operating system and Antivirus....

“PostScript and the Adobe Type Library revolutionized printing and publishing, and kickstarted the explosive growth of desktop publishing starting in the 1980s,” the CHM said. Adobe shipped the first release of PostScript in 1984, two years after the company was founded, and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs approached the firm to make PostScript useful for emerging laser printers, which were first developed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Also: The most popular programming languages and where to learn them Apple launched its nearly-$7,000 LaserWriter printer unit with built-in PostScript in 1985, helping spark the desktop printing boom....

This Hack Can Factory Reset Any Samsung Phone Without a Password If you are wondering what Factory reset protection or FRP is then let me clear that to you. Factory reset, also known as master reset which is a software restore of an electronic device to its original system state by erasing all of the information and data stored on the device in an attempt to restore the device’s software to its original manufacturer’s settings....

According to researchers at Avast, the Syslogk Linux rootkit delivers the backdoor trojan known as Rekoobe and uses numerous techniques to keep the backdoor hidden until needed. Fortunately, the version of Syslogk Avast analyzed only works on older versions of the Linux kernel, but the malware appears to be under development. SEE: Cloud computing security: Where it is, where it’s going Rekoobe malware has been used by the group APT31 or what Microsoft calls Zirconium, a China state-sponsored threat actor....

Rebooting your computer helps keep it running smoothly. It clears the memory, stopping any tasks that are eating up RAM. Even if you’ve closed an app, it could still tap your memory. A reboot can also fix peripheral and hardware issues. If your computer is still running slow, this one trick could help. So, how often should you be rebooting your computer? Let’s take a look at how rebooting can impact your system and when exactly you should be doing it....

Now You Can Enable 4K Images Uploads on Twitter Mobile App This means, on your iPhone or Android, you can select a photo of your choice and share it. To enable this feature, go to Setting Menu in the Twitter app and go to the “Data Usage” section and enable the two options “high-quality images“(for viewing 4K images) and “high-quality image uploads” (For tweeting). The user can select whether they want to enable the higher-resolution images for both Wifi and mobile data, or just Wifi, or disable it entirely....

The move was announced via the HM Treasury Twitter account and was confirmed by John Glen, the economic secretary for the Treasury. Speaking at the Innovate Finance conference in London, Glen further explained the move, saying: “There is a genuine opportunity to build on our strengths in FinTech and seize the capitalist energy which has already made UK financial services what it is, and use it to unleash the potential of crypto technologies....

But now, a new security flaw has been discovered that puts the ultimate privacy violation into the hands of cybercriminals: the ability to spy on users through their phone cameras. This critical glitch extends to millions of Android phones, but a series of new patches might be able to keep your phone safe. Here’s what security researchers found, and how you can update your phone to protect your privacy....

The concept of USB killer memory is not something new. There is simply a company that is dedicated to marketing them as products. This company has now released the USB Killer version 3.0, which in addition to being able to load any computer as well as it also allows to destroy any mobile. The USB Killer pendrives have the appearance of a normal USB memory, but inside it has some capacitors that, once the USB is connected to the computer or mobile, are loaded....

Subscribe and save coupons Just as the name suggests, Subscribe and Save coupons enables you to save on a lot of your household items. You simply agree to receive regular automatic shipments of one or more household product, thereby locking in free shipping and discount. The discount would vary depending on the quantity of items you have subscribed to, and as you can see in the example below, it can go to as high as 15%....

While Verizon Wireless wasn’t all that quick to jump on a software update that would disable Galaxy Note 7s in the wild during the holidays, the Big Red carrier is definitely buckling down now. According to a report from Fortune, there are still “thousands” of Galaxy Note 7 devices out there in the wild, from subscribers that haven’t returned their handsets yet. Verizon has already issued the software update that effectively disables the Galaxy Note 7, but it says many out there have found a way around installing it, and have opted not to....