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It may feel creepy or annoying sometimes, but it can be worse. You could get hit with ads that offend or upset you. A recovering alcoholic, for example, should not get ads for alcohol. Google lets you opt out of certain topics so you won’t see them in places like YouTube and Gmail. Tap or click here for steps to shut down ads you don’t want to see. Another way to stop all the tracking is to delete as much of your private info from the web as possible....

There are millions of malware samples being distributed around the world on a daily basis, which makes malware very widespread today. Despite so many malware samples constantly targeting different sectors of businesses, only a handful of them are actually new malware samples that do things differently. The majority of malware samples are a simple derivations of known malware samples, which have already been analyzed. Therefore, they can almost always be thoroughly analyzed by using one of the cloud automated malware analysis platforms – we can choose from many such services, which will be presented later in the article and are mostly free for use....

The ZTE Axon 20 5G launched in 2020 was the first mass-produced smartphone with an under-display selfie camera. A Google Pixel patent suggests that the search giant is also thinking along these lines. However, it isn’t likely that a Pixel with an under-display camera would debut in 2022. Google’s patent filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shows a dual-camera array, a light sensor, and other sensors placed under the display....

Mi…er, Me ain’t no Redone Redmi! It started off with the very different F1, but the period since has since Poco being labeled as a brand that mainly rebrands Redmi phones. The Poco X2, M2, and M2 Pro were all accused (with some justification) of being rebranded avatars of Redmi devices. Well, with the X3, Poco gets right back into being original mode. There is no chance of anyone mistaking it for any other device, especially from the back....

No, we’re not talking about Oneus, which has struggled mightily to deliver on its promise to “never settle.” Instead there’s a new entrant: Nextbit. The company began life building Android software that improved synchronizing apps across devices. ong with that history, Nextbit boasts some interesting industry experience. The company includes former HTC design chief Scott Croyle, who crafted the One’s distinctive look. Two former members of the Android team, Tom Moss Mike Chan, are also aboard....

Well, we think we got that partially wrong. The Realme X3 SuperZoom is actually a real camera star. The specs are good This is not to say the hardware on the device is bad. No, as we stated in our first impressions, the Realme X3 SuperZoom ticks most budget flagship boxes, although it looks a trifle plain. The Snapdragon 855+ chip with RAM and storage combinations of 8 GB/128 GB and 12 GB/ 256 GB (no expandable memory), is good enough to handle every task you throw at it from PUBG to Call of Duty to video editing to dozens of Chrome tabs, and social networks....

In Summary The Redmi Smart Band Pro is being pushed as a “SportsWatch” by Xiaomi. Although it seems very similar to the Mi Band 6 launched last year, what makes the Redmi Smart Band Pro special is the fact that it has a wider than usual display, giving it an almost watch-like feel. With its array of sensors and an affordable price tag, the Redmi Smart Band Pro could well prove to be the device between the smart band and smartwatch that many users are looking for....

It turned out software from a Chinese company was transmitting all of their text messages other data to China every 72 hours. The vulnerability was discovered by a Kryptowire, an American enterprise security firm. According to a New York es report it wasn’t clear if the information went beyond the recipient of Shanghai Adups Technology Company, but it impacted Blu R1 HD other phones. On its website, Adups says it builds firmware that runs on more than 700 million phones....

Detecting possible contamination, a recall will often kick in for any products that harbor disease or threaten users’ health. Unfortunately, that is the exact situation facing Family Dollar stores. Read on to find out why products across six states are being recalled, what you need to look out for and what to do about it. Here’s the backstory Family Dollar issued a voluntary recall of several products last week after it discovered that they might have come in contact with rodents....

It looks like no one wants the “Facebook Phone”, at least according to BGR, who says that sales of the HTC First at AT&T have been so bad that the company has decided to discontinue the device. How bad is bad? They say less than 15,000 units have been sold since the device launched in mid-April. That’s pretty horrible considering how big AT&T is. Now granted, this is still a rumor, but let’s pretend for a second it’s true....

Julius Gustavsson, a technical expert and system architect at Volvo Cars Corporation, explains “Why Rust is actually good for your car” in an interview on Medium with fellow Volvo software engineer, Johannes Foufas. Rust is a relatively young language that helps developers avoid memory related bugs that C and C++ do not automatically, hence Rust’s growing popularity in systems programming. Memory related bugs are the most common severe security issues, according to Microsoft and Google’s Chrome team....

To provide more clarity and perspective into what exactly Samsung is trying to do with the A8, it is essentially a phone for those who do not need/care about the truly latest and most powerful processors and huge capacities of RAM but do want a phone that is physically very attractive and has one of the best cameras out there. These are the kind of users who do not game a lot and even if they did, it would be in the likes of Sonic Dash, Candy Crush, Temple Run, Leo’s Fortune and such....

Although this little trick is great for multitasking with several apps or for resetting unresponsive apps, tech blogger John Gruber recently wrote that doing it in hopes of improving your iOS gadget’s performance and battery life is not only a waste of time – it has the opposite effect. In a Daring Fireball post, Gruber wrote that the “biggest misconception about iOS is that it’s good digital hygiene to force quit apps that you aren’t using....

OnePlus made plenty of waves in 2014, and it looks like the company plans on keeping that trend alive moving into the middle part of 2015. OnePlus has announced an event is taking place on June 1, and it says that it’s “Time to change.” What that could mean, though, exactly, remains to be seen. The company has been avid about making changes within the “tech industry,” especially as of late, and it is believed that the OnePlus 2 will launch sometime in the third quarter of this year, so announcing it in June could be exactly what the company has up its sleeve....

Many people don’t realize how important it is for a business to protect its email addresses. But if you think about it, that’s how the most dangerous phishing schemes and hacks can succeed: targeting a company’s contact points with bots and crawlers. That’s why protecting your email addresses is every bit as important as safeguarding your passwords. Fortunately, this Email Protection WordPress Plugin can defend them by customizing how they’re displayed on your websites – it’s on sale now for $19....

A few days ago, Huxley Dunsany who is a former Apple employee posted an image of the back of his old employee card. According to Huxley Dunsany, the card was given to him when he was hired by Apple way back in the year 2004. Huxley Dunsany submitted the picture on Reddit where he wrote “I left Apple years ago, but these really stuck with me ever since” The card’s title reads “JB’s Rules for success”....

Restoring your phone should be easy in theory. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. First, you need a computer to do it. Second, you need to make sure all your data is backed up or you risk losing all of your favorite photos, videos and texts. Tap or click here to see how to back up your phone. It’s a pain in the neck to fully back up and restore a phone over a computer....

Samsung’s latest collaboration is with international coffee and beverages major Starbucks. The two brands have joined forces to create snap-on cases for several Galaxy smartphones and an absolutely adorable coffee mug-shaped case for the Galaxy Buds 2. The new accessories were first spotted by 9to5Google. The publication reports that Samsung’s cases are available in a few design variations. They will work with the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra....

Samsung Galaxy Note series still has a fan following. Multiple reports claim that Samsung will discontinue the Note series. It seemed entirely plausible as Samsung introduced S-Pen support on new Galaxy S21 Ultra. However, last year Samsung revealed that it is working on Galaxy Note series. Now we have renders that show off Galaxy Note 21 FE in full glory. The creators presume Samsung will launch Galaxy Note 21 and a Fan Edition second half of the year....

According to the executive of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi, Lei Jun, this is the first time that the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has sent so many units in a single month. By way of comparison, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has managed to ship a total of 23.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, which placing the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi in fifth place in terms of shipments of smartphones worldwide....