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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

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? You need to hold on an app, wait for it to shake, then drag its new location, hoping all the...

September 2, 2024

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 its network which exposed "confidential information." The attack reportedly occurred Wednesday, Aug. 21, a week before DICK'S disclosed the situation....

September 2, 2024