Posts

Several brand-new iPad and iPhone accessories I’ve been testing recently aren’t necessarily worthy of full standalone reviews, but because they come from some of our readers’ and editors’ favorite companies, they’re still worth knowing about. Four of the five are sequels to prior products I’ve covered, while one is totally new — though similar to an earlier design. Today, I’m taking a quick look at Anker’s PowerCore+ 10050 ($33) and PowerPort 2 ($14), Just Mobile’s AluPlug ($30), and Mophie’s “new” Powerstation 2X ($60) and Powerstation 8X ($150)....

Misfit, the company co-founded by John Scully, this evening has officially taken the wraps off its Shine 2 wearable. The device offers a fully designed look with a handful of new functionalities, as well. The original Misfit Shine was revealed over two years ago, so today’s refresh is definitely welcomed as a lot has changed in the wearable industry since 2013. Misfit says that the Shine 2 offers highly improved activity and sleep tracking thanks to a 3-axis accelerometer paired with a new 3-axis magnetometer....

It is intuitively called BatOn and is a quite straightforward app designed for a single purpose. The app lists down your paired Bluetooth devices with their respective battery percentages left. You also get persistent notifications whenever a particular headset or speaker connects. However, the app isn’t compatible with every Bluetooth-equipped gizmo out there. It can only function that have handset functionality (i.e. accept/reject calls) or a GATT profile (usually Bluetooth 4....

October and November have been big months for Microsoft updates. Microsoft has released for public use and testing the beta versions of many of their corporate line-up products. The in-beta applications are free to use, and I find it an excellent alternative to using limited evaluation copies, not to mention it’s a great opportunity to play with the latest software coming out of MS! Here’s the list of the beta business software and tools just released from Microsoft:...

Microsoft Surface Duo: Design and Display As mentioned initially, the Surface Duo follows a similar design language as the Surface Neo. The device marks Microsoft’s foray into Android smartphones and comes with a dual-screen held together with a 360-degree hinge. Microsoft claims the Duo is its thinnest Surface yet. It comes in at 250g and has a thickness of 4.8mm (when opened). The device features two displays, 5.6-inches each, which are AMOLED panels with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and an 1800×1350 screen resolution....

Microsoft is not planning to offer Extended Security Updates for Windows 8.1 as it has done for Windows 7. That means there will be no way to continue to get security updates for Windows 8.1 after January 10, 2023. Microsoft is advocating that users on Windows 8.1 go to Windows 11, but Windows 10 is another option. Windows 10 will continue to be supported by Microsoft and receive security updates until October 14, 2025....

While all of last year’s iPhones got support for the more common sub-6GHz form of 5G, the much faster mmWave 5G iPhones were limited to US models only. But that may be set to change this year. Background We’ve previously outlined the two main types of 5G … Only US iPhone 12 Pro models support mmWave 5G, likely because of the added expense for Apple. The module supporting both 5G variants costs Apple around $50 more than the pure sub-6GHz one....

Those products worked well with the Apple iPhone 11 Pro and launched as a Kickstarter campaign. Peak Design now has a full collection of mounts and accessories for Apple (iPhone 11, 12, and 13), Samsung (S21 and S22), and Google (Pixel 6 and 6 Pro) smartphones in its Mobile by Peak Design collection. We used seven items from the Mobile by Peak Design collection with the iPhone 13 Pro Max and even after testing out other mobile products, we keep coming back to the Peak Design offerings....

Windows 11 Preview Build 22458 One of the changes and improvements is that a sign-in options link has been added to the Start menu. We added a link to the sign-in options under the power menu on Start. (Note: this change first appeared in Build 22454 last week but we’re documenting it here this week as it was missed.) [ADDED 9/16] This build includes a change that aligns the enforcement of the Windows 11 system requirements on Virtual Machines (VMs) to be the same as it is for physical PCs....

At work my team was surprised just how effective MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) was when we ran into a PC from our sales team member who had their PC just FULL of viruses and malicious code. McAfee, which is our corporate standard scanned the PC but couldn’t find a single virus on it. For grins, I installed MSE and guess what – it found about ten different types of malware and viruses....

An exclusive on Windows for the past 25 years, Solitaire and its companion card-playing games Spider, Freecell, Tripeaks, Pyramid, and Klondike are classic time killers at home (and let’s be real, in the office, too). The original Solitaire has remained virtually unchanged since its first release in Windows 3.0 in 1990. Since Windows 8, Microsoft has moved Solitaire in a new direction, focusing on daily challenges through XBOX Live integration....

MLB has clarified a somewhat ambiguous Kansas City Star report that it told Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost that he must not use his Apple Watch during games. The organization told MarketWatch that Yost was merely reminded that the watch must not be connected to his phone during games. The spokesman added that if future smartwatches gained data functionality independent of linked smartphones, the MLB would address that issue separately....

In Summary Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, but not without mobile data. It is because of the internet availability that students can attend their lectures online; employees can work from home and more. But if the mobile data stops working on an Android device, then performing any tasks is nearly impossible. Hence, we will look at some of the best troubleshooting methods to fix the mobile data not working on the Android issue....

Due to the significant success of The Office and the fact that the series’ power couple, Jim and Pam, captivated audiences everywhere, the concept of a spinoff series featuring primarily Jim and Pam and their own growing family was casually tossed around. That same year, Modern Family premiered on ABC in September of 2009. The Office creators would later refer to this series as exactly what they would have envisioned for a spinoff, and praised Modern Family for making such good use of the mockumentary genre....

And if you’re a savvy shopper, you probably spend extra time scoping out the internet for deals. There are plenty of websites that offer most of what you’re looking for at discounted prices. But with millions of sites out there, how do you know where to find the true gems? Don’t worry, we’ve done the legwork for you. Keep reading and we’ll tell you about 7 clever sites that will help save you tons of money....

You should get the update automatically within the next couple of days, but if you want to stay on top of the situation head to Settings > Update & security > Windows Update. Or, if you don’t want to go through Windows Update you can download the KB4041676 update and install it manually. Note that a restart will be required to complete the installation. After the update has completed hit the Windows key and type: winver and hit Enter....

Microsoft has announced a new deal with Netflix under which the latter service will offer Xbox LIVE users who are also members of Netflix Gold free access to over 10,000 films and a multitude of TV shows – all directly through the Xbox. From the Netflix website, members simply add movies and TV episodes to their individual instant Queues. Those choices will be automatically displayed on the TV screen via Xbox 360 and available to watch instantly....

Microsoft’s Kevin Gallo on stage at of Build Developer Conference 2016 said that “The Bash shell is coming to Windows. Yes, the real Bash is coming to Windows, This is not a VM. This is not cross-compiled tools. This is native,” he also added that “We’ve partnered with Canonical to offer this great experience, which you’ll be able to download right from the Windows Store.” According to the agreement with Canonical, it will allow Windows 10 users soon to run Ubuntu and Windows 10 simultaneously on their computers, not as a virtualized operating system....

WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Last January, Boom! Studios kicked off a reboot comic series of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The series followed the original story told by the ’90s hit television show but changes some crucial elements - specifically, it’s a Green Ranger-centric story. Starting with Issue #0, it’s very clear that Tommy, his developing relationship with both the Green Power Coin and the other Rangers, and his conflicted past with Rita Repulsa will be the driving force behind this series....

Attackers know this as well, and they often incorporate browser bookmarks into a source of relatively sensitive information in their plan of attack. What’s more, this discovery tactic affects Windows, macOS and Android mobile devices. This article will delve into browser bookmark discovery by exploring how it fits into the discovery portion of an attack, the problem with mitigation, real-life examples of browser bookmark discovery and detection. MITRE and ATT&CK MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to solving problems for a safer world....