Some people, though, truly want it all: unlimited movies, a wider selection of titles and a slimmer price tag can be found on certain streaming devices if you know where to look. Here’s the catch: most of these gadgets are bootlegs. And, thanks to a recent FCC advisory, using them for streaming might land you in hot water. The new enforcement advisory was issued to warn customers about the risks of using unauthorized streaming devices....
OnePlus has started releasing the OxygenOS 12 update for its 9 and 9 Pro models in India and North America. The firmware update based on Android 12 brings a visual redesign resembling ColorOS 12 but reportedly packs a few glaring bugs. The firmware update to OxygenOS 12 on the OnePlus 9 bears the build number 12.0.0.0.LE25DA in India and LE2115_11.C.36 in North America. For the OnePlus 9 Pro, the update’s version number is 12....
This tip will come in handy when you’re traveling, or if your home or work internet goes out. Using your phone as a hot spot is also sometimes called Wi-Fi tethering. You can use it for your own laptop or tablet, or share your connection with a friend, family member or colleague. It can also be a more secure option than using an untrusted public Wi-Fi network. Once you turn your Android hot spot on, other devices can use it like a regular Wi-Fi network....
Despite two Android Wear smartwatches now available worldwide, Google’s wearables platform is in its nascent stages, and is therefore expected to suffer from a few issues. Well, a rather nasty bug has already been discovered in Android Wear, one that is preventing users from installing any paid apps on their smartwatches. The issue is related to how Android (and the Play Store) handles paid apps. If an app supports Android Wear, it must first be downloaded on a phone, after which the Android Wear component of the app is installed on a connected smartwatch....
Yesterday, Apple announced two new iPhones — the iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch and the iPhone 6 Plus with 5.5-inch screen. The former is is the successor to the iPhone 5s and is meant for people for whom one-handed usage is of uttermost importance, while the latter is for people have longed for an iOS running ‘phablet’. The 4.7-inch screen on the iPhone 6 is a substantial jump from its predecessor, which featured a 4-inch screen....
But despite our best efforts, we might not be ready for all of our household items and gadgets to go online. Tap or click here to see how billions of IoT devices are vulnerable to this one simple security flaw. There are now more internet-connected devices than ever — and where there’s an internet connection, there’s potential for hackers to come in and wreak havoc. Because so many devices are vulnerable to cyberattack, a team of security researchers has put out an alert on how widespread these issues are, as well as the best ways to fight back against cyberattacks....
Huawei was expected to announce a partnership with AT&T at CES 2018 that would see the latter sell the company’s flagship Mate 10 Pro smartphone in the United States. However, just a day before the partnership was about to go official, AT&T backed away from the deal due to “political pressure.” The Information reports that on December 20, members of the Senate and House intelligence committees sent a letter to the FCC raising concerns over Huawei’s plan to launch consumer products in the U....
Auto Fireman Car Extinguisher Another huge benefit of the Auto Fireman is how easy it is to install. You don’t have to worry about calling mechanists to help you out since it’s a simple two-step process you can do yourself. Step 1 is to place two of these car extinguishers in the car’s motor engine area, one on each side. Step 2 is simply to attach the thermal line to the two car extinguishers and then wind the remaining thermal line around all the car’s combustible areas....
A report claims that Broadcom is reportedly exploring a deal to acquire chip maker Qualcomm. The latter is known for its Snapdragon Mobile Platform which powers almost a billion smartphones out there. It also provides baseband to major OEMs like Samsung, LG, and Apple for their respective smartphones. Broadcom is reportedly planning on bidding more than $100 billion for Qualcomm on cash and stock basis. Broadcom is yet to take a final decision on its bid and if it does, the bidding offer will only be made in the coming days....
But many deals expire quickly, and new ones appear steadily, often without much notice. I’ve got insider tips to help you get the most bang for your buck. 1. Ask Alexa for the latest deals 2. Download the app To see the deals, tap the three-line menu icon. Under Programs & Features, tap Today’s Deals, then Upcoming. Select Watch this deal to be notified when the price drops. Be sure to enable notifications....
With these Radeon RX 7900 series GPU, the company is aimed to compete with Nvidia’s new GPUs, mainly with RTX 4090 so let’s discuss how powerful AMD’s new GPUs are or can it beat RTX 4090 in terms of performance. How Powerful AMD’s New RX 7900 Series GPU The company unveiled these GPUs via a launch event in Las Vegas, where the CEO of AMD, Dr. Lisa Su, noted many significant announcements and details of these GPUs, such as they have a 54% performance boost per watt in comparison with the predecessor series....
After weeks of being on the verge of an imminent roll-out, Google has finally gone ahead and pulled the trigger on the Android 4.4.3 update. The OTA update has started rolling out for all the Nexus devices out there including the 2013 Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Nexus 4 and the Nexus 5. Android 4.4.3 is a small bug-fix and security focused update and does not bring any major new features or changes....
The tech giant Google has officially submitted to Android 8.1 Oreo, the first major update to its mobile operating system. With the arrival of this “stable” version, improvements are introduced and, in addition, some new features that users will love. The time for speculation and development versions is over. The Mountain View presented today the first major update of its mobile operating system, which comes with some developments related, among other things, to the optimization of software for smartphones cameras....
In addition to that, Google will be also updating a bunch of its apps like YouTube to integrate with the Android Dashboard. For instance, if you have been watching videos on YouTube for more than a few hours, the app will throw a notification suggesting you take a break. There’s also something known as “Notification Digest” which will accumulate all the notifications from an app like YouTube and send you at a later period to balance your phone time....
At the same time, the tech giant Apple has explained that the new models, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, will not be affected, at least to a large extent, by the already named Batterygate issue. And the tech giant Apple would have addressed the problem both at the software and hardware level. If you have purchased one of the latest iPhone models, be it the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus or the iPhone X, in the future they will not be affected – at least to the same extent as previous generations affected by the batterygate....
In the fall of 2016, the company joined a global initiative called RE100, claiming a 100% renewable energy target. This proclamation followed a 2015 agreement that made the tech giant Apple the largest corporate renewable energy company in the United States. Apple already uses 100% renewable energy According to a company press release, as well as a detailed feature of Fast Company, the tech giant Apple’s facilities now operate entirely on green power....
This security measure works and guarantees full protection, but Apple has now decided to remove the verification page from its site. The support that existed has now disappeared without any justification. Activation Lock came with the iOS 7 and watchOS 2 and it is guaranteed that an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Apple Watch can not be activated and configured without the authorization of its owner. Apple was able to almost eliminate the thefts of these devices since once they are sold, they can no longer be used....
The display on the new iPad Pro has been tweaked in a lot of ways to provide a better reading experience, it is first of all, 40% less reflective than the iPad Air. Apple also mentions that is the brightest display in the tablet market right now and it makes use of a technology called “True Tone Display”, which basically calculates the color ratios of your surroundings using the ambient sensor and accordingly adjusts the color temperatures on Pro’s display....
If you think about why they do this, it might creep you out. In this Komando on Demand podcast, you’ll learn the dirty secrets that some app developers don’t want you to know. Tap or click below to listen to this free Komando on Demand podcast! Our lives are being tracked and sold to companies. It has become second nature to share this info with the app, but did you ever stop to think: Where does all this data go?...
ARM is the company that designs the processors and instruction sets that damn near every smartphone on the planet uses. Their fastest creation to date is the Cortex A15. The only products I can think of that use it are Google’s Nexus 10 and Samsung’s cheap ARM based Chromebook. Pretty soon we’ll have the Galaxy S4, but what comes after the A15? Whereas before we jumped from Cortex A8, to Cortex A9, to Cortex A15, the next stage is called Cortex A57....
