In addition to phones, tablets, ereaders and computers that we are frequently using, new gadgets that are marketed as home appliances have been discovered to leak private data to corporate marketing databases. Internet software development organization Mozilla examined a range of new products that are being marketed for personal use … Read >
All right, there is one extremely useful thing Google does when it sucks our private data
A real life experience proved how software that is constantly spying on mobile phone users has its benefits, too. In a catastrophic situation where you can’t retrieve any data from an old Android phone – and you don’t have backup files – the critical data, including contacts, messages and other … Read >
Acer Swift 7 review: thinness above all else demands many compromises
From: Ars Technica
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The tech industry is obsessed with making things thin, and Acer is no exception. The company bills the new Swift 7 as the world’s thinnest laptop, measuring 8.98mm thick at its widest point. Designed for professionals and frequent travelers, this year’s Swift 7
We expected voice user interface to be the next big thing – but that was before the Magic UX
At the moment, we have two ways to interact with our communication devices: touching the screen, or using keyboard+mouse combination. A strong candidate to supplement these ways of interaction is voice. Big technology companies are investing heavily in voice recognition, and it works in simple interactions. Now, an invention known … Read >
The killer app for 5G mobile networks: cloud gaming
Game consoles, like the Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox are essential for gamers because the hardware has the processing power to manage complex graphics-intensive games. As cloud technology and network communication technologies develop, we get new options for playing those games. Google has developed a cloud service known as Project … Read >
Cryptocurrency hackers earned $20M with 51-percent attacks in 2018
From: The Next Web
Powerful attacks on blockchains are increasing. So far this year, hackers have executed a minimum of five separate 51-percent attacks on cryptocurrency projects, with profits amounting to almost $20 million. This represents an annual success rate increase of at least 500 percent, after renowned cybersecurity firm … Read >
Concerned over your email privacy and security? Why not host your email server at home or office?
Email is a vital tool for everyone – for large corporations, small businesses, freelancers, and all individuals. It is the one universal address everyone can have. Especially individuals and small businesses tend to use free email services, like Gmail or Yahoo Mail without thinking too much about the risks they … Read >
Excellent privacy-enabled alternatives to Google products and services
Our colleague got fed up with Google services because they can’t manage user access for travelers (Google security processes still don’t have a clue how to do it). Nonetheless, it is only one reason why people are quitting Google. Another major reason is losing privacy along with personal data. … Read >
Facebook unveils smart displays, promises not to snoop on your video calls
From: Ars Technica
Just as Amazon’s newest Echo Show comes out, Facebook enters the smart display space with two devices of its own. The company announced the Portal and Portal+ smart displays today, both of which are voice-controlled speakers with touchscreens that focus on video chatting with Facebook Messenger.
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Strategies for managing the migration to the WordPress 5 Gutenberg block editor
Matt Mullenweg, the founder and leader of the organization that is developing the core WordPress system recently confirmed that a production release of the WordPress 5.0 is planned to be available by the end of 2018. The primary new feature – that divides WordPress experts into haters and lovers … Read >