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How to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi

Many people are not aware of this, but Wi-Fi hotspots at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or your local hotel that offers it as a complimentary service are not safe for confidential browsing, performing...

1615 22/12/2021

HP Chromebook 14 review: It's not made for multitasking

About a month ago,HP sent me two of its newest Chromebooks, the Chromebook 14 and the Chromebook x360 14 G1. While the names sound similar (I'm guessing it's a requirement to call it "Chromebook" if y...

1706 22/12/2021

iPhone, iPad update will detect and report child sexual abuse images

Apple announced new features Thursday that will scan iPhone and iPad users' photos to detect and report large collections of child sexual abuse images stored on its cloud servers."We want to help prot...

1617 22/12/2021

Linux commands for measuring disk activity

Linux systems provide a handy suite of commands for helping you see how busy your disks are, not just how full. In this post, we examine five very useful commands for looking into disk activity. Two o...

1855 22/12/2021

What is 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), and what will it mean for 802.11ac

Each new Wi-Fi standard has brought significant improvements in performance, with the most recent, 802.11ac, offering an impressive theoretical maximum rate of 1.3Gbps. Unfortunately, these gains have...

1651 22/12/2021

GarageBand power tips: 20 hacks you need to know

(Image credit: Apple)GarageBand is a pretty easy DAW to get to grips with, but beneath its user-friendly surface there's a surprising amount of powerful functionality.If you want to take your GarageBa...

1753 21/12/2021

Drug charges send 14 to prison

SCC celebrates 2020 Nursing School graduatesAugust 02, 2021It may have taken a lot longer than usual, but 52 students at Surry Community College last month were finally able to celebrate graduating fr...

1772 21/12/2021

NRA at the movies: The 'coolest gun movies' list

After the Newtown school shooting last December, the National Rifle Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre blamed Hollywood, along with violent video games, for contributing to gun violence in the...

1615 21/12/2021

FIRST TEST: Apple GarageBand '09

GarageBand now has a more Logic-like look.As of yesterday, Apple's iLife '09 software suite was available to buy, which means that you can now get your hands on the latest version of GarageBand.To mar...

1688 21/12/2021

Is there something out there? Pentagon report inconclusive, but strange sightings in west-central Il

“This was a bright, white light, not an aircraft,” he reported to a group that investigates unexplained phenomenon nationwide.The unidentified man said he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.“I’m a sk...

1545 21/12/2021

The Internet Of Things - Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment - UK

What is the Internet of Things?Among the various lockdown viewing options offered by Netflix isa series of animated short stories called "Love, Death andRobots", which span a breath of genres, from co...

1559 20/12/2021

Timeline: 23 news events that led to Jawbone's (reported) stripped-down pivot

Jawbone is selling its speaker business and may also be halting sales of its wearable tracker line, according to various reports. Another report says these efforts will be followed up by the launch of...

1637 20/12/2021

Jawbone updates UP2, UP3, and UP4 devices with heart rate, sleep features

Jawbone has unveiled a new Yves Behar-designed band design for its UP2 tracking device and announced a new firmware update for a few of its fitness tracking devices that will enable new heart rate and...

1749 20/12/2021

Few secrets remain in Black Friday deals, but stores have ...

Rex Larsen | The Grand Rapids PressElaine Sherwood, of Middleville, leaves the Woodland Mall Sears store with pre-holiday bargains.GRAND RAPIDS — It used to be that mapping out “Black Friday” pla...

1573 20/12/2021

Amazfit PowerBuds Pro TWS earbuds launched with Heart Rate Monitoring, Accelerometer, ANC

Amazfit recently launched a new pair of TWS earphones with some fitness-oriented features seen on its smartwatches. On the outside, Amazfit PowerBuds Pro look like your standard TWS earbuds, but they...

1647 20/12/2021