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Back when I was a PC user, there was only one computer brand I trusted: IBM. Every ThinkPad laptop I purchased from them came with one of the best keyboards to ever be designed in the history of keyboard making. Smack-dab in the middle of their keyboards there was a little stick that you could use as a mouse. They call it a “TrackPoint”. Now IBM knows that one size doesn’t fit all, so with every ThinkPad they shipped a tiny plastic bag that came with three or four TrackPoints, each with a different texture....

But OLED screens suffer “burn-in” if left on too long. That’s why Samsung has created a video tutorial to teach customers how to spot burn-in on their screens. Is Samsung really trying to help customers save their aging TV sets or is it all a ploy to sell more new screens? Here’s how you can spot burn-in, and why Samsung might be a bit too eager to sell you a new TV....

When it entered India, Xiaomi was perhaps the first brand ever to sell its products only online and through a flash sale model, with absolutely zero advertising at that point in “traditional” media. No matter the odds against this succeeding (and the criticism from many quarters), it did prove that the not-so-mainstream ways can also work – it is now one of the top smartphone brands in the Indian market, well ahead of the likes of Sony, LG and HTC....

Much has been said and written about the usefulness and necessity of IR, especially in the context of information technologies. This article, however, focuses on two primary IR aspects: Challenges related to putting the IR plan into practice Methods to communicate the IR plan To clarify these points, we invited expert Darrell Switzer to share his insights on effective IR plan development. Darrel is the managing director of incident response and cyber resilience services at Kudelski Security....

Some recalls are more urgent than others, but they should all be taken seriously — even if it’s for the silliest reason ever. Tap or click here to see the unexpected reason Teslas were recalled. This latest recall is a bit more serious. A software glitch in popular Ford trucks could lead to dangerous driving conditions. Nearly a quarter-million F-150s recalled Ford announced it’s recalling more than 217,000 F-150 trucks due to a headlight switch software problem....

Honorable Design The 20i is built and designed in the typical Huawei/Honor fashion. It was Honor who pioneered the fancy gradient finishes on the back of mid-range smartphones and what made them stand out once upon a time has now become a norm in this segment. That doesn’t take away the fact that the Honor 20i looks and feels great in hand. Despite the 164g weight, it feels light and compact during usage....

ran through some of the more popular benchmark apps for the Galaxy Note 5 Galaxy S6 ge+—since they’re both the same size feature the exact same processor—to see exactly how much more powerful energy-efficient they are against this year’s Galaxy S6 ge last year’s Galaxy Note 4. Still a fantastic SoC The -variant of the Galaxy Note 4 came with a quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor; a good chip, but not as fast as Samsung’s latest Exynos....

The company claims it’s the first ISP in the US to deploy the advanced fiber type and believes its 40km initial rollout is the “longest deployment of hollow-core fiber worldwide by an ISP.” The deployment in question runs from two locations in the greater Philadelphia area, where Comcast’s headquarters is located. According to the provider, the initial installation of hollow-core fiber has already been used to transmit bidirectional data, with both upstream and downstream traffic traversing a single fiber....

On the other side of the spectrum, while the visual content — articles and videos — continues to tread at a constant pace, we are gradually seeing a rise in services that are making consuming articles less of an engaging activity by taking away the need to go through them in the traditional way. Although there are a few different services that offer this functionality, the one we are talking about in this article is Podcastle AI, which is essentially a Chrome extension that converts articles to podcasts....

1. Pwn2Own expands into industrial control systems hacking Pwn2Own’s annual hacking competition will focus on industrial control systems in 2020. Hosted in Miami on January 21–23, the contest is offering more than $250,000 in collective prizes for sniffing out flaws in ICS and associated protocols. Remote code execution flaws will have the highest payouts, with prizes up to $20,000. Read more » 2. Active duty U.S. Military now gets free credit monitoring The U....

To celebrate the 4th of July, Google is offering new subscribers with four months of free access to Google Play Music Unlimited and YouTube Red. A monthly subscription to Play Music and YouTube Red usually costs $10 per month, so you are effectively saving $40 with this promo. The catch here is that the offer is only available to new subscribers in the United States, and not for existing subscribers....

I’ve always made the assumption that people buy tablets solely to use at home, but then I began realizing that every iPad owner I know has a model with cellular connectivity. According to a report in the Taiwanese supply chain website DigiTimes, it looks like the same thing is happening in the Android tablet space. I don’t know about you, but to me that’s shocking considering another assumption I’ve always made: Android tablets are for cost conscious consumers....

For a gamer, having a high-end PC is essential. Yes, your GPU decides which games your PC will run, but having a software suite to optimize gaming performance will let you run those games at better frame rates. If you are a gamer and have an Nvidia Graphics card, you can utilize the Nvidia Geforce Experience. In this article, we will discuss the Nvidia GeForce Experience and how it enhances your PC’s gaming performance in numerous ways....

y this matters: Chinese phone makers face long odds when trying to penetrate the U.S., it remains to be seen if Eco’s push will be fruitful. But getting major retail visibility for its phones during the holiday shopping season could be a boon for the fledgling OEM, despite some less-than-stellar first impressions.

While it is possible to display the battery percentage on the status bar using third party apps on the Play Store, they also display a persistent notification in the notification bar, thereby adding unnecessary clutter. Most custom ROMs also have this feature in-built, but that requires users to unlock, root and flash their device for a very simple feature. http://youtu.be/4RFgpz-lpPM Thankfully, an XDA user – kroegerama – has developed an app that displays the battery percentage on the status bar, right on the battery icon....

Both Whatsapp and Messenger already have end-to-end encryption on texts messages. However, now the social media giant is adding the feature to audio and video calls of messaging services. Messenger Updates End-to-End Encrypted Chats In 2016, Facebook Messenger got end-to-end encryption but was available only for text messages and not for calls. At that time, Facebook added an option of “secret conversation,” now, this mode also supports calling. According to the company, Messenger now sees more than 150 million video calls a day, so they are adding this feature as the calls on messenger are growing....

That might seem like the conjurings of an over-active imagination, but Watch Dogs has always been somewhat rooted in reality. In fact, the first game in the series drew a lot of inspiration from the real world’s devasting Stuxnet virus. Think we are still years away from the same technology as in Watch Dogs? Think again. The tech already exists, and you’ll never know if you have been captured by it....

Over a period of three months, which started in September 2021, ‘Operation Eagle Sweep’ resulted in the arrests of 65 people. Arrests were made in the United States as well 12 in Nigeria, eight in South Africa, two in Canada, and one in Cambodia. The operation focused on scammers who were believed to be behind BEC attacks targeting over 500 victims in the United States that caused losses of at least $51 million....

Comey earned $183,000 last year, as per public records, the remarks from Comey show that the government agency has paid more than $1.2 million for a software to unlock the iPhone 5c of the San Bernardino shooter. However, despite spending hefty amount, FBI reportedly didn’t collected any vital data from the shooters iPhone after successfully unlocking it. Moreover, the software acquired by FBI works only with Apple iPhone 5c, it doesn’t work with the later iPhones like 6/6s....

Pulling up short of absolutely attributing the attack, the UK said it was “almost certain” that Russia caused the Viasat outage in February that began an hour before the invasion of Ukraine commenced. “Although the primary target is believed to have been the Ukrainian military, other customers were affected, including personal and commercial internet users. Wind farms in central Europe and internet users were also affected,” the UK said. The UK added tens of thousands of Viasat terminals were rendered inoperable thanks to the attack....