Source: Andy Greenberg, Wired.com, October 17, 2017 WHEN IT COMES to the eternal tradeoff between digital security and convenience, most tech firms focus their efforts on the vast majority of people who choose a painless user experience over a paranoid one. But Google is adding a set of features specifically targeted at those who prefer the… Continue reading GOOGLE’S ‘ADVANCED PROTECTION’ LOCKS DOWN ACCOUNTS LIKE NEVER BEFORE
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Google Photos now recognizes your pets
Source: Dani Deahl, theVerge.com, October 16, 2017 Breaking mews from Google Google Photos has announced that it can now detect photos of your pet, automatically grouping them together the way it does with people. This means you will no longer have to type in words like “dog” or “cat,” as the algorithm will sort them for… Continue reading Google Photos now recognizes your pets
The Complete Guide to Improving Android Battery Life
By Cameron Summerson, HowToGeek.com, November 3, 2016 Improving Android Battery Life Once upon a time, you had to really keep an eye on your Android phone to make sure the battery wasn’t being depleted immaturely. Manually toggling connections, constantly adjusting brightness, and the like are basically all things of the past now—but there are still things… Continue reading The Complete Guide to Improving Android Battery Life
Google Jamboard Is a Huge 4K Screen You Can Scribble On
By Tim Moynihan, Wired.com, October 25, 2016 GOOGLE IS OFF to a solid start with the “we make hardware now” thing. The Pixel phone is great, Google Home and Google Wi-Fi look promising, and Chromecast is already really popular. Now comes Jamboard, a modern spin on an old-school tool: the whiteboard. The 55-inch 4K touchscreen is the… Continue reading Google Jamboard Is a Huge 4K Screen You Can Scribble On
Faster Wi-Fi will be in smartphones and laptops next year
By Jacob Kastrenakes, TheVerge.com, October 25, 2016 WiGig promises enough speed for wireless VR Wi-Fi is about to get much, much faster. The Wi-Fi Alliance is now beginning to certify smartphones, laptops, routers, and other devices that include a super-fast Wi-Fi standard called WiGig, which nearly doubles Wi-Fi’s current top speed. The Alliance says it’ll be… Continue reading Faster Wi-Fi will be in smartphones and laptops next year
You Can All Finally Encrypt Facebook Messenger, So Do It
By Andy Greenberg, Wired.com, October 4, 2016 LAST SPRING WHATSAPP pushed out code adding a new layer of security to a billion users’ apps, creating the largest end-to-end encrypted messaging network in history. Now WhatsApp’s parent company Facebook has finally given people who use its other massively popular chat app the chance to catch up.… Continue reading You Can All Finally Encrypt Facebook Messenger, So Do It
Pixel ‘phone by Google’ announced
By Vlad Savov, TheVerge.com, October 4, 2016 The future of Android is here Following an absolute deluge of pre-event leaks and revelations, Google’s new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are now finally official. Differentiated primarily by the size and resolution of their screens — 5-inch 1080p display on the Pixel and 5.5-inch Quad HD panel on… Continue reading Pixel ‘phone by Google’ announced
Why You Shouldn’t Use “Anti-Spying” Tools for Windows 10
By Chris Hoffman, HowToGeek.com, September 29, 2016 The Problem With “Anti-Spying” Tools Since Windows 10’s release and the privacy controversy that followed, many “anti-spying” apps have sprung up. They promise to keep Windows 10 from tracking you–but often, they can cause more problems than they solve. We recommend changing privacy settings using the normal options in Windows.… Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Use “Anti-Spying” Tools for Windows 10
Wink launches a more powerful smart home hub
By Jacob Kastrenakes, TheVerge.com, September 27, 2016 Wink is launching a second generation of its smart home hub, which it’s simply calling the Wink Hub 2. The new hub ditches its predecessor’s shiny nondescript-networking-equipment look for a nicer, squared-off matte white body. It still only looks like a router, but that’s basically what it is… Continue reading Wink launches a more powerful smart home hub
Cloudflare Launches a Three-Pronged Attack to Encrypt the Entire Web
By Lily Hay Newman, Wired.com, September 20, 2016 THE PUSH FOR web encryption, or HTTPS, is a crucial, attainable step in improving the Internet’s privacy and security. And ideally, we’d encrypt the entire web, as some organizations are trying to do. But upgrading the whole Internet is complicated, and adding encryption isn’t just an on-or-off switch. Read full article… Continue reading Cloudflare Launches a Three-Pronged Attack to Encrypt the Entire Web