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But did you know that there are plenty of other uses for your smartphone’s camera? Aside from indulging your selfie desires, nailing that wacky group shot or carefully composing your latest Instagram post, here are our picks for other ways you could use your smartphone camera other than, you know, taking actual photos. 1. Scan documents One of the most productive ways of using your smartphone’s camera is to use it as a portable, pocket document scanner....

Also: Live blog: The best early Cyber Monday deals 2022 in real time One stand-out deal we’ve spotted that isn’t a device: 23andMe’s DNA test kit. Right now, you can get one of the best DNA test kits on the market for 50% off its original price of $199. 23andMe’s three-step test kit can help you discover how the specific sequences in your DNA might impact your future. For example, the Health and Ancestry kit looks at how your DNA might affect your chances of certain health conditions, including diabetes, atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease, and more....

Normally priced at $2,799, the Razer Blade 14 is currently available for $1,879. It is a used model, but you’re getting a top-notch gaming laptop for 32% off the retail price – what more can you really ask for? Razer Blade 14 tech specs CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XDisplay: 14-inch 2560 x 1440 QHD 165Hz refreshGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080RAM: 16GB DDR4Storage 1TB SSDOperating system: ‎Windows 10 HomeDimensions: 8.66 x 12....

AlphaBay and Hansa were two websites belonging to the darkest part of the Internet. They were responsible for selling and marketing more than 350,000 illicit products, including drugs, firearms, malware and stolen personal data, according to the DoJ. For this, they used the private navigation in TOR to move without leaving traces by its network. The dismantling of AlphaBay is a historic operation. According to the authorities, this platform had more than 40,000 sellers and 200,000 users....

On June 5th, an analyst from Susquehanna Financial Group warned that Samsung is privately telling investors to tone down their GS4 shipment estimates. One day later, an analyst from JPMorgan published a report saying GS4 demand was weaker than expected in Europe. Today, on the Taiwanese supply chain website that technology journalists love to hate, DigiTimes says Samsung has “revised downward its purchases of parts and components for its latest flagship model....

YouTube’s success isn’t solely because of its entertainment factor. It’s also a great way to make money through advertising and engagement. Tap or click here to see how one product reviewer on YouTube made $40,000 in a month. But just because a platform is successful and entertaining doesn’t mean you should rely on it for information. Due to how YouTube is structured, it’s easy for misinformation and conspiracy theories to spread like wildfire — and it can have a detrimental effect on your health....

The built-in Windows security is good, but it can’t protect your computer when viruses/malware get hold of your system entirely. Some advanced threats can even bypass your security solution and reside on your PC forever. So, if your PC is infected and unable to access your files, you need to use Antivirus Rescue Disks. In this article, we will talk about the best Antivirus Rescue disk known as Dr. Web Live Disk....

First up in the bundle is “AppGameKit Classic: Easy Game Development”, which is a powerful yet easy-to-use game development engine that is ideal for everyone from complete beginners to indie developers. It allows anyone to quickly code and create apps for a variety of platforms by doing all the heavy lifting of coding, compiling and exporting so you can focus on your game idea. Games created with AppGameKit can be exported to Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and more....

EaseUS Data Recovery Unfortunately, loss of data has crippled several small businesses because they couldn’t afford sophisticated security features. With the advent of this new data recovery application, you will no longer lose your files. With this free data recovery software, you can recover your lost files in just three easy steps. It is important that you get this data recovery software free because the loss of data is inevitable no matter how careful you can be....

ile many have speculated Zuckerberg crew may finally be unveiling the long-rumored Facebook one, The ll Street urnal is reporting that the social giant will use the event to showcase new software built for Android. According to the urnal‘s sources, this new über-app will incorporate content from users’ Facebook feeds directly to the opening screen offer a deeper integration of Facebook functionality throughout the mobile experience. If true, the move to a more-integrated OS would make sense—probably more than a dedicated Facebook-bred phone—as it would instantly bring users into Facebook as soon as they turn on their phone....

Cybercriminals don’t help matters when they piggyback on COVID-19 fears and use them to attack unsuspecting victims. Tap or click here for a complete list of coronavirus scams to watch for. Unfortunately, coronavirus isn’t the only frightening thing in the world right now. Popular online sites are being overrun by human traffickers, too. FBI issues stern human trafficking PSA The FBI is asking everyone to remain vigilant of the threat posed by criminals who seek to traffic victims via force, fraud or coercion through popular social media and online dating sites....

The company is initiating a voluntary recall of certain products. All recalled powder infant formula came from the Sturgis, Michigan plant. Read on to see what the recall entails and what you should do if you have any affected products. Don’t forget to share this story with family and friends who have young children so they can keep them safe. Here’s the backstory The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning against the use of Abbott Nutrition formulas....

If you live somewhere where connectivity is cheap, fast, and ubiquitous, then you’re not going to care about today’s monumental news: YouTube will finally bring offline support to their mobile app. Now there aren’t any specific details to share, just this one quote from YouTube’s very own corporate blog: “This upcoming feature will allow people to add videos to their device to watch for a short period when an Internet connection is unavailable....

It has hardly been a week since Google unveiled the new Nexus 7, and a new version of Jelly Bean – Android 4.3. The company also immediately pushed the source to AOSP allowing developers to build, compile and play around with the latest Jelly Bean. Since then, the custom ROM developers have been hard at porting all of their unique features to Android 4.3. The CyanogenMod team released some unofficial test builds earlier this weekend, and now following on their steps is the Paranoid Android team....

We have a theory in technology; people don’t like to do weird stuff. This is one reason why, we believe, Glass never caught on. Most people don’t want to wear a computer on their face. Smartwatches suffer from some of this syndrome, as many don’t want to do complex computing tasks. While squinting at a tiny screen on their wrist. However, it is more natural. And the more human-like the Assistant can be....

The bodies of platforms and frameworks are littered across the battlefield of the technology industry. Once upon a time, you couldn’t use the internet without Adobe Flash. Just a handful of years ago, you needed a Windows PC in order to get “real” work done. Today’s signature platform war, Android versus iOS, is pretty much over. Those who can afford to spend $700 an iPhone buy an iPhone, and those who can’t buy an Android device....

AT&T has started rolling out the new name and for its streaming service. Formerly called DirecTV Now, the name has been changed to AT&T TV Now. While the name change is official, AT&T has yet to release a new logo for the product on its website or app. The company announced last month that it was renaming DirecTV Now so it would be on-brand with other AT&T products. Ok, so who’s on first again?...

On the imaging front, the device comes with a 13-Megapixel primary snapper and a 5-Megapixel secondary sensor. The Coolpad Note 3 offers 16GB of internal storage along with an microSD card that can accommodate another 64GB of memory. The device boasts of all the connectivity features including 4G LTE and Dual SIM connectivity. The USP of device is definitely the price point. At Rs 8,999 (~$140), Coolpad Note 3 might very well be the most affordable phone to come with a fingerprint scanner....

Boasting dense technicolour forests dotted with waterfalls and surrounded by dazzling turquoise lakes, the Upper Peninsula (UP) lures explorers and lovers of the outdoors and is a world away from the noisy, kinetic streets of the city of Detroit some 350 miles away. When J.R. Cunningham arrived in the tiny rural town of Manistique in UP 13 years ago, it soon became apparent that he was something of a novelty in a town in which most of the workforce is employed in retail, manufacturing and the service industry....

However, Swedish developers Wille Dahlbo and Linus Unnebäck has created a website that offers to delete your existence on the internet in just a few clicks. If you are trying to remove yourself from the internet, you can’t just stop after removing your social media accounts because there are a plethora of accounts which you might’ve access during your internet life and don’t even remember their names. The website Deseat....