The Starlink beta is advertised as having data speeds that vary from 50Mb/s to 150Mb/s and latency from 20ms to 40ms. It’s targeted at regional areas with poor coverage. Since October it’s been charging a fixed fee of $499 for the Wi-Fi router, power supply, cables and mounting tripod, and then a $99 monthly subscription for the satellite broadband service. ZDNet sister site CNET notes that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has now said that Starlink will double the available speeds within the next year....

It’s something we don’t give much thought to, but new research has found that in some devices a flaw in how Bluetooth functions could allow hackers to track you. That turns your Bluetooth into a wide-open door that lets hackers gobble up sensitive personal data. Read on to learn what the Bluetooth flaw is and how it leaves your devices at risk of being hacked. We’ll also offer tips on what you can do to protect your gadgets....

Unless you want to spend your days connected to a power outlet, the best solution is a portable solution, and nowadays you can even go wireless, so you don’t even need to remember your charging cable. But aren’t wireless battery packs all small and only good for a little boost? Not any more they’re not. The Baseus 10,000mAh magnetic power bank is good enough for up to two recharges, depending on the iPhone you have....

In Summary The Galaxy M42 is the first phone in Samsung’s M series to come with support for 5G. The phone is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor, which was also seen in the bestselling Mi 10i. Although the M42 sports an AMOLED display, it is rather surprisingly not a full HD one, and there are a few other spec compromises that might disappoint some users. 5G support and a super processor for the price And to be honest, our initial feelings are a little mixed....

First up is the Xperia XZ2 which is the bigger of the two. Coming with a 5.7-inch Full HD+ screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5, the screen has an 18:9 aspect ration. It has decent viewing angles but is rather reflective and picks up smudges too easily. But the bigger worry we had was the fact that the phone has a considerable amount of bezels (even after skinning it off from earlier), it doesn’t look like a phone that has a taller aspect ration....

We took a few stabs at scanning in books. We even bought a paper guillotine, chopped off the spines of some her craft books, and ran them through one of the ScanSnaps’ auto document feeders. Why would we want to scan all our books? Well, they take up an enormous amount of space. We are both avid readers and love books, but there are practical limits. As time goes on, we keep getting more and more books, but our space doesn’t expand at the same pace....

Ever since the first text only web browser hit the internet in the early 90s, I’ve been trying to keep up with all the new apps, features, and extensions that have improved the browsing experience. When online pornography became a thing, thanks to high speed connectivity and Adobe’s Flash player, someone, and I can’t remember who did it first, thought of a brilliant idea to invent a separate “Safe Mode” so that anything and everything you do on the internet doesn’t get stored in your web history....

Over the past ten years, there has been a steady increase in the number of generic top-level domain names (gTLD). As a result, people can currently register various gTLDs such as .asia, .pro, .tel, or even .xxx. In the near future, even more gTLDs will be available for registration. The new gTLDs will include .academy, .adult, .antivirus, .are, .auction, .art, .actor, .baby, .baseball, .cab, .dad, .earth, and many more domain names....

Mediashow is yet another quality product from Cyberlink that deals with video and photo editing. Cyberlink Mediashow has a slick easy-to-use interface and comes with a range of exciting features. MediaShow is the most comprehensive, one-touch digital media organizer,delivering advanced photo and video management. CyberLink MediaShow is a total solution for user-generated video and photocontent: import, manage, enhance, produce and burn, all with a few easy clicks. Users who love to record videos with their mobile phones and digital cameras will love MediaShow’s media-enhancing features....

Facebook Just Launched An All-New Messenger We all know very well that the social network giant Facebook’s well-known instant messaging application, of course, I am talking about none other than the Facebook Messenger is one of the most used instant messaging application and it is normal for the Facebook Messenger to receive constant enhancements and new features for users. That is exactly what happened and a brand-new interface is now reaching to all users of the social network giant Facebook’s Facebook Messenger....

Wondershare Office Recovery is a comprehensive office recovery tool specially designed for recovering office files and PDF files lost caused by accidental deletion, formatting, virus infection, bad sectors, misuse of partition tools and so forth, allowing users to restore variety of office files formats, including DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PST, DBX, ACCDB, MPP, PUB, ONE, VSD, XSN and PDF files. Wondershare Office Recovery tool allows you to restore lost files faster than other similar software due to its high-speed search engine....

The 2,600-foot-long experimental rail is located in Southern China. A typical maglev train glides above its track, supported by magnetic repulsion and propelled by a linear motor. This one, however, moves underneath its track at a speed of 50 mph. It operates about 32 feet above the ground and makes no physical contact with the rail. SEE: São Paulo subway ordered to suspend use of facial recognition After some test runs, local authorities said the line could even increase to 4....

Google today announced that it is officially adding Android apps support to Chrome OS making it possible for Chromebook owners to install and run any Android app on their laptop. Android apps will be able to run in three different window sizes on Chromebooks and will be compatible with the keyboard, mousepad, and touch input. As a part of the announcement, Google notes that Chromebooks will be getting direct access to the Google Play Store as well....

CyanogenMod has just announced that they have started rolling out CM12 nightlies, based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, for a selected few devices. The team considers their work for the first CM12 M release nearly 85% complete, and will spend the rest of this month on porting older features from CM11 and adding support for new devices. Most of the CM features that users have come to love and appreciate are currently missing from the CM12 nightly builds....

Just get record your answers as you take the quiz. There are 10 questions for this security awareness quiz. You can refer to the Answers Section to check your answers. You may also want to review the explanation for each answers. The goal of this quiz is to challenge how cyber-savvy are you about the usual treats and risks then provide some knowledge sharing about each situations. Questions: When is the best time to lie to your information security auditor or officer?...

The BHIM app can be regarded as a rebranded version of the Unified Payments Interface or UPI app that was launched by Narendra Modi earlier this year in August. The app aims to minimize the use of debits and credit card besides allowing people from rural areas make payments without the need of a smartphone or mobile data. With the app in place, users can make payments by simply using their Aadhar number, bank name, and fingerprint....

If we have to pick the best Download Manager for PC, we would simply pick IDM or Internet Download Manager. IDM for PC provides better features and file downloading speed compared to other download managers. But, IDM is not a free application; you need to purchase the license key for activation. IDM can be downloaded for free from pirated websites and torrents, but those files are filled with malware and adware....

th this latest build you’ll see a flat, slide-out menu to access your files, photos, favorites, notifications. Your initials also dominate the top portion of the screen in a logo-style design. The interface adds color to the status bar on some screens, which gives a more uniform look to the app. The floating action button now will create a new folder, text file, upload files, take a picture, or insert content from your computer....

Thinking about the younger audience, recently, we saw that the social network giant recently launched Messenger Kids, a messaging application for children that allows parents to control it. The Social network giant Facebook has always announced to its users that the data they provide is protected and secure, not being sold or accessed by third parties at any time. But, the truth is that the company, of course, the social network giant Facebook tries at all costs to keep these data secret, but there are flaws....

Facebook Launched New Desktop App, Social Video, And Project LightSpeed The social network giant Facebook recently announced some extraordinary new features for Messenger during the F8 conference. It aims to be the fastest messaging application on the planet and prepares a new Friends tab with statuses and stories. And not only that, even now, ill simply adopt end-to-end encryption by defaulin t in every conversation. Moreover, there will bealso be a native app for the tech giant Microsoft’s Windows and the tech giant Apple’s macOS....