Apple believes in your right to privacy. Here is some advice on how to use the tools it has given you to protect your privacy on an iOS device. Use a better passcode You probably already use a 4-digit passcode, but you can improve that with a 6-digit or alphanumeric code.Continue Reading
I saw a very interesting report this week — from the reliable XDA Developers.com site — that the upcoming Android OS, Android Q, will let IT shops downgrade apps. That means that if a third-party app or even Android native app update presents problems, such as conflicting with other appsContinue Reading
Google Play Protect does screen every app for malware before a user downloads the app, but the tech giant still has more to do. Google very recently pulled out 29 camera and photo editing apps from the Play Store after they were found to be pushing obtrusive ads, scam users and evenContinue Reading
The product categories in the CPU marketplace are rapidly eroding. Intel and AMD have spent the last year and a half furiously releasing new products, and tweaking their lines to take on the competition. In some cases, prices have been slashed. In others, it’s meant CPUs have had more coresContinue Reading
Just when you thought Facebook has put the worst of its troubles behind, the social media giant revealed on Friday that it had experienced a new security incident that possibly affected 90 million users. However, unlike previous scandals, in which malicious actors used legitimate features of the Facebook app and APIs for theirContinue Reading
A WhatsApp VP says the messaging service will start showing ads alongside its popular Status feature. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, WhatsApp Vice President Chris Daniels said that the ads would be the service’s “primary monetisation mode for the company” and would offer “an opportunity for businesses toContinue Reading
Today, Google unveiled one of the biggest Gmail updates in the service’s history. There’s a new Confidential Mode, the ability to set expiration dates and passcodes for emails, and other advanced security features. Not all of the features are here yet (confidential mode is rolling out in “the coming weeks”),Continue Reading
Whether it’s Captain America, Ironman, Wonder Woman or the machines of Transformers – we all have our favorite superheroes. So, when you get the chance to play one of them — at least in the gaming world — then why let the chance slide? This week, we have curated theContinue Reading
Globally unveiled earlier this year, Nokia 8 — HMD Global’s most powerful device in the Android-powered Nokia lineup, here are a few things you should know about the device. The flagship smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s latest offering, the Snapdragon 835 processor. The brand has kept the bigger bezels andContinue Reading
Twitter, the famous 140-character instant message based social network might soon lose its identity as the company has decided to increase the character limit. Users might soon get close to 280 words for tweeting but why is the brand favoring the character increase is not an easy guess.Twitter with itsContinue Reading