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Did You Know There’s an Easier Way to Move Apps Around Your Home Screen?

iPhones are great, but they’re not great at reorganization. Have you ever tried to move apps around your home screen?…
September 2, 2024
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DICK’S Sporting Goods Discloses Likely Cyberattack

DICK’S Sporting Goods is under attack. According to The Bleeping Computer, the company announced it discovered “unauthorized third-party access” on…
September 2, 2024
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Microsoft Is Hosting a Summit to Improve Cybersecurity

July’s CrowdStrike outage was a disaster. One buggy update from the company caused networks across the globe to shut down,…
August 27, 2024
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Did You Know Your iPhone Can Automatically Sort Your Grocery List?

Forget the pen and paper when you head to the supermarket: Your iPhone is a convenient way to keep track…
August 27, 2024
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Did You Know You Can Delete Individual Digits on Your iPhone’s Calculator?

Contrary to some grade school teachers’ beliefs, we all walk around with calculators in our pockets these days. Your iPhone…
August 20, 2024
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Microsoft’s Copilot Can Be Used as an “Automated Phishing Machine”

Copilot is Microsoft’s AI platform, available to both consumers and companies through a subscription to Microsoft 365. But while there…
August 20, 2024
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Did You Know Your iPhone’s Camera Can Copy and Paste Text?

If you see an interesting sign when on a walk, or you want to save a menu for later, you…
August 13, 2024
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How You Can Protect Your Business From the Next CrowdStrike Fiasco

Microsoft and Delta are not getting along. Following last month’s giant CrowdStrike outage, Delta struggled to get its flight schedules…
August 13, 2024
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Why Everyone Should Use a Password Manager

It’s common cybersecurity advice to use a strong and unique password for each of your accounts. But keeping tabs on…
August 6, 2024
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Did You Know Your iPhone Can Remove the Background of Your Photos?

In the very recent past, if you wanted to remove the background of a picture, you had to master expensive…
August 6, 2024

Your Android Phone Has New Anti-Theft Security Features

As careful as you might be with your smartphone, you're never 100% impervious to theft. Thieves are smart, and may wait for a vulnerable moment to snatch your phone from your hand, or swipe it while it rests on a...
October 7, 2024

Apple Patches a Password Vulnerability on iPhone and iPad

If you use an iPhone or iPad, take note: You need to update your device(s) as soon as possible. This week, Apple patched a security flaw for any iPhones and iPads running iOS 18, as well as one other security...
October 7, 2024

Smartphone Tip of the Week: Delete Your Unwanted Apps

Smartphones are all about the apps: Unlike computers, which run on a healthy mix of dedicated programs and websites, most of what we do on our iPhones or Android happens inside apps. As such, we tend to accrue apps rather...
October 1, 2024

T-Mobile Is Settling With the FCC Over Cybersecurity Violations

T-Mobile has been in hot water for some time now. The company has faced multiple cybersecurity situations in recent years, including in 2021, 2022, and 2023. These events have leaked important data of T-Mobile customers, including social security numbers, home...
October 1, 2024

Android and iPhone Users Cannot Text Each Other With End-to-End Encryption

It's no secret that iPhones and Androids don't play nicely with texts: While two iPhones or two Androids have no problem messaging each other, texting between iOS and Android can be a challenge. That's because, until recently, Apple forced iPhones...
September 23, 2024

Watch Out for Companies That Train AI With Your Data

Many of us use LinkedIn as a social networking site for business: You trust the platform with your data to connect you with other professionals, perhaps to grow your business or look for new opportunities. Unfortunately, it seems LinkedIn, like...
September 23, 2024

Did You Know Your iPhone Can Help You With Your Laundry?

There are more than a few of us out there that simply do not understand laundry care symbols. The icons might be obvious to some, but to others, they're gibberish. As it turns out, however, you have a translator on-hand at...
September 17, 2024

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday Fixes Four Zero-Days

Last week, we highlighted Microsoft's August Patch Tuesday, as the update patched a zero-day security vulnerability in Windows. While Microsoft was not aware of an active exploit for the vulnerability at that time, it was still essential to fix, as...
September 17, 2024

Bad Actors Exploited a Chrome Zero-Day In August

Google Chrome is, by far, the most popular web browser in the world. Even if you don't use Chrome, you may use a browser built on its platform: Microsoft Edge, for example, is built on Chromium, the same open-source platform...
September 10, 2024

Microsoft Patched a Windows Zero-Day Last Month

On the first Tuesday of each month, Microsoft releases its "Patch Tuesday" update. Each Patch Tuesday contains a collection of patches for security vulnerabilities the company discovered (or had discovered for them) within Windows. It's a good routine update, that...
September 10, 2024
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