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Google Heart Rate Featured

Google Will Use Pixel Cameras to Monitor Heart Rate

Google announced that it is adding functionality to the Fit app on Pixel phones to read heart rate and breath rate with the phones’ cameras.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 5, 2021

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Avast Provides Further Details of Malicious Browser Extensions

Were you one of the unlucky 3 million users who downloade malicious browser extensions? Avast explains how CacheFlow was discovered.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 4, 2021

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Third-Party iOS Apps Crash After Syncing with M1 Macs

Multiple iPhone and iPad users are reporting that their third-party iOS apps on their devices are crashing after syncing with their M1 Macs.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 2, 2021

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Sales of Chromebooks Double in 2020 Due to Pandemic

The tech industry is doing well during the pandemic, with a rate of increase higher than tablets. The demand for Chromebooks doubled in 2020.

By Laura Tucker – Feb 1, 2021

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Police Use of Facial Recognition in NYC Targeted by Activists

An international activists group is fighting the police use of facial recognition in New York City. It’s a technology the public hasn’t fully accepted.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 29, 2021

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Google Rolls Out Change to 3rd-Party Cookies: Flocks

Tracking our whereabouts online is big business, but Google could be changing it, announcing a change to third-party cookies, replacing them with “Flocks.”

By Laura Tucker – Jan 28, 2021

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Thunderbolt 4 Set for Rollout in 2021

When it comes to USB and Thunderbolt, there’s always confusion. We’ll find that once again when Thunderbolt 4 continues its rollout.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 27, 2021

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Netflix to Improve Audio Experience on Android

Netflix wants to help the Android audio experiences and is releasing a new codec that uses xHE-AAC and will specifically help with volume issues.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 26, 2021

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Apple’s MagSafe and iPhone 12 Present Problems for People with Pacemakers

A support docment now admits that Apple’s MagSafe charger for the iPhone e12 could post problems for people who have pacemakers.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 25, 2021

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New Phishing Attack Exposed Login Credentials Through Google Search

The latest cyberattack is is a phishing scam that attacked major industries and exposed login credentials through Google search.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 22, 2021

Brave Browser Ipfs Featured

Brave First Browser to Include IPFS Protocol

The Brave browser, while still promising privacy, is now also introducing IPFS, a way for Web content to be more centralized.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 21, 2021

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Work from Home Trend Leads to Increase in Cyberattacks, Fake Collaboration Apps

With workers using less-secure home computers, it’s given way to an increase in cyberattacks, with some even using fake collaboration apps.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 20, 2021

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Samsung Announces Tile-Like Device: Galaxy SmartTags

While waiting for Apple’s AirTags, Samsung has snuck in with Galaxy SmartTags, its own device that looks like the popular Tile.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 19, 2021

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New MacBook Pros to Reportedly Lose the Touch Bar

It’s been widely reported that Apple is ditching the Touch Bar on upcoming MacBook Pros and also bringing back the MagSafe charger.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 18, 2021

Samsung Smartthings Auto Featured

Auto Tech Moving Forward with Samsung, SmartThings, and More

Samsung, SmartThings, an Apple are all increasing their visibility in the auto industry, but for now it’s restricted to luxury vehicles.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 15, 2021

Google Assistant Guest Mode Featured

New Guest Mode in Google Assistant Like Chrome’s Incognito Mode

Google Assistant Guest Mode deals with privacy cooncerns, keeping your information private an not saving it to your Google account.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 14, 2021

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Fast Gaming at CES 2021 with New Asus Laptop

There’s more exciting gaming hardware on the horizon. It’s fast gaming at CES 2021 with the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 laptop.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 13, 2021

Consumer Electronics Featured

Consumer Electronics Industry Rising Because of Global Health Crisis

While the global health crisis has led to a big increase in sales in consumer electronics, is this a trend that will continue past 2021?

By Laura Tucker – Jan 12, 2021

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Lenovo Introduces Smartglasses for the Work-at-Home Market

Lenovo is stepping in with something a little different: ThinkReality 3 smartglasses, aimed at remote workers and business travelers.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 11, 2021

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Struum Streaming Service Will Bring You Only the Content You Want

Instead of bringing more content, the Struum streaming service will help viewers find only the content they want and allow them to spend less.

By Laura Tucker – Jan 8, 2021

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Incognito mode was never private — it hides your history from the family laptop, not from your ISP, your employer or the site you just logged into

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In 1971, engineer Ray Tomlinson sent the first networked email between two computers sitting side by side in the same room — he chose the @ symbol to separate user from machine because it was the only punctuation on the keyboard nobody was using

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How did a single computer worm written by a Cornell graduate student in November 1988 crash roughly 6,000 machines and force the internet to invent security?

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