However, there is one critical step that many people forget to take before getting rid of their old devices. They fail to delete sensitive data permanently, and that’s a huge mistake. We’ll walk you through how to erase your info from any gadget brought to you by our sponsor, Dell. Need help finding the best tech solutions for your small business? See how Dell Technologies’ Advisors can assist you for free....
To kick off the upcoming holiday season, HTC is offering up to 30 percent discount on all its products at its online store. The deal only lasts for 24-hour and is applicable only on HTC’s official U.S. store. The final percentage of the discount depends on the total amount of your bill. A breakdown of the scheme is below: 15% discount when you spend $200 or above 20% discount when you spend $400 or above 30% percent discount when you spend $650 or above...
Less than a week after rolling out the Android 4.4.2 update for the Nexus devices, the Google Play edition devices have started receiving the update as well. This includes the Google Play edition of HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and the recently released, LG G Pad 8.3. The Android 4.4.2 update does not really bring much to the table, except for some under the hood-bug-fixes and minor UI changes. Apart from rolling out the update, HTC has also updated the framework files and source code for the One Google Play edition....
One of the more common rumors through the years is that HTC is making another Nexus. This year the Rumor Mill suggested HTC was making two! But, if a Huawei executive is to be believed, that doesn’t look like it’s going to be the case. Charlene Munilall is the General Manager of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group in South Africa, and dropped a bit of a bombshell while speaking in an interview with Dearborn, saying, almost nonchalantly, that Huawei is making a Nexus device again this year....
Huawei, the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, today unveiled the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro — its flagship handsets for the international market. While Huawei has met with huge success in China, the company has also managed to create a reputation for itself in the European smartphone market. The Mate 10 and mate 10 Pro feature an all-glass construction similar to almost every other major flagship smartphone unveiled this year....
Huawei had said it would be unveiling its next flagship smartphones on October 16, and, sure enough, at a huge event in London the company did just that. The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are now official. Both handsets are generally the same across the board, with only a few key differences separating them, but these are definitely high-end handsets that are packed to the brim with specs and features for future owners....
The principal problem for a botmaster is to make a botnet resilient against operations run by law enforcement. For operators it is essential to hide Command and Control servers and network traffic to avoid takeover of the malicious infrastructure. The Tor network offers a privileged environment for botmasters that could exploit the popular anonymizing network to hide the C&C servers. Tor botnets During the Defcon Conference in 2010, security engineer Dennis Brown discussed Tor-based botnets, highlighting pro and cons of the choice to hide C&C servers in the Tor network....
The Fiture Mini fitness mirror scratches most of my itches, promising a library of classes on demand, Motion Engine technology to provide immediate feedback, and a rather stylish design for home decor. By projecting the instructor of the class onto the mirror, users can watch both the exercises and themselves during workouts. Review: Hyperice Normatec 3 Legs: Recharge like a pro athlete You may be thinking, “This sounds familiar. Isn’t a fitness mirror already a thing?...
Intel’s new 8-generation U-Series processors are not the “Coffee Lake” architecture that Intel has been preparing. Although they are 8th Generation and show great improvements in performance, these new processors use an improved version of the “Kaby Lake” architecture (present in Intel 7th Generation Processors). The New Functions According to the data presented, the new generation of processors provides a 40% higher performance in terms of computing power, compared to 7th Generation Intel Core processors, something that surprised the public positively....
Intel is the largest supplier of x86 based processors. The company has been, unsuccessfully, trying to enter the mobile market with its lower power Atom processors. Now, in a highly ironic move, Altera – Intel’s partner – announced at the ARM conference that the largest semi-conductor company in the world will be making its quad-core 64-bit ARM chips from next year. Intel has always been ahead in the fabrication process compared to its competitors....
The new authority should help SpaceX meet “the growing user demands that now require connectivity while on the move,” wrote FCC International Bureau Chief Tom Sullivan in the approval, “whether driving an RV across the country, moving a freighter from Europe to a U.S. port, or while on a domestic or international flight.” Earlier this year, Starlink began selling Starlink for RVs, but the service wasn’t designed to work on the move....
Aware that the base of loyal users is their most precious treasure, the firm has managed to introduce major changes to the operating system without actually being noticed. No matter which user profile is concerned, after upgrading to iOS 10, you can use without any problems your iPhone as it had previously done. Apple promises that iOS 10 operating system will bring fixes that improve device performance and some new features that we can enjoy a lot with the arrival of the public beta version the company released on July 7....
On a first glance, it looks amazing .. here is a snippet of the description from it’s github page The Full Shmoopi Anti-Piracy Library utilizes over a dozen algorithms to detect piracy, (not just four) including: *Signer Identity Checks *Process ID Checks *Plist Checks *Bundled Item Checks (CodeRules, Resources, Etc) *Encryption Checks *Anti-Debugging *Encryption Checks *Anti-Tampering *Binary Checks *Integrity Checks *CRC Checks *MD5/SHA1 Hashing Checks *And much, much more… Looks great....
This of course upset a good many people, as we’ve never had to pay a monthly fee to use Windows before and the idea of needing to do so in order to actually be able to use our PCs just doesn’t seem right. Fortunately it turns out Microsoft is not planning on charging a monthly fee to use Windows. However, that does not mean the report is a total lie, either....
st dig the press invite that Samsung began sending out Monday. Note the curvy line accompanied by the phrase “at’s Next”: There have been murmurs Samsung is working on a Galaxy S ge to accompany the S6. If this is the case, it’s clear Samsung doesn’t see its Galaxy Note ge as a one-off experiment. The Note ge features a sharply curved display for showcasing a ticker customizable app launcher....
We reported on a recent recall of an air freshener from a well-known brand sold at Walmart that involved deadly consequences. If you purchased this product, don’t throw it away! Tap or click here for the full story and safe handling instructions. Many items you use every day have their own methods of safe disposal. Here are some common items and their proper way of disposal. 1. Household batteries Batteries can be broken down into two broad categories: Single-use and rechargeable....
It serves as an orchestration engine for all the containers arising across the application landscape, enabling them to run anywhere, anytime, without the need for heavy-handed IT support – or any support at all. At the same time, it is serving to shift the balance of power away from a cloud world dominated by a few mega tech providers. This has implications for both development and operations roles in enterprises....
LG has had a bit of a tumultuous last few months, with reports that the company had scrapped plans for its next flagship model in favor of something else. Rumors about delays cropped up, even with LG trying to cut that off immediately. And now there are rumors that the company has a flagship model on the way codenamed “Judy”, and that we will see that handset debut in June....
We have already shared a detailed guide on how to set video as the wallpaper on Android. That was one of the viral posts of Techviral and had received lots of positive comments. So, in this article, we have decided to share another best Android customization trick. In this article, we will be sharing the best method to add a GIF as Live wallpaper on your Android smartphone. To do that, users need to use an app known as GIF Live Wallpaper....
When Instagram was first introduced, it offered only a few tools to creators & businesses to track and scale their progress, which resulted in creators & businesses quitting the platform. To counter that problem, Instagram launched a series of products in 2020, such as an Instagram shop, checkout, badges, and more, to help creators and businesses reach their goals. At that time, it had also introduced a Professional Dashboard feature that allowed creators and businesses to track their post’s performance....
