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This new speed boost “VPN Accelerator,” is enabled by default on all ProtonVPN paid accounts and with all the ProtonVPN apps. It also works with all of ProtonVPN and is available for all users. VPN Accelerator will give you its speed boost no matter which VPN protocol you use: OpenVPN TCP, OpenVPN UDP, Wireguard, or IKEv2 VPN protocols. How? By making a variety of improvements. For example, to give the popular OpenVPN and other single-threaded protocols a kick in the pants, ProtonVPN has re-written OpenVPN so that multiple OpenVPN processes per server now run to take advantage of multi-core processors....

Kristin Taylor is a name you’re probably not familiar with, but she’s been with Qualcomm for 15 years, and most recently served as the company’s head of analyst relations. According to DigiTimes, she will now “lead MediaTek’s worldwide analyst relations and US marketing communications, and report to company chief marketing officer Johan Lodenius.” Why is this important? There’s a very high probability that the Android device you currently own has a Qualcomm SoC inside....

According to famed HTC leaker LlabTooFeR, HTC will be unveiling the M10, codenamed Perfume, at a dedicated event that will be held sometime after MWC in March. HTC also plans on offering two variants of the M10: one with a Snapdragon 820 chipset that will be primarily sold in the United States and Europe, with another variant being powered by a MediaTek chipset that is primarily targeted towards the Asian market....

The days are numbered for the last remaining Galaxy Note 7 holdouts. To safeguard any devices still in circulation, Samsung announced. It will push out a software update to prevent charging, effectively bricking the beleaguered handset. In a press release, Samsung said that it has had overwhelming participation in the Note7 U.S. recall program. Some 7 percent of devices remained in customers’ hands. Starting December 19, 2016, and continuing over the following 30 days....

The Samsung Galaxy A8s is coming down the pipe, and it looks like Samsung is ready to start introducing its first notched displays in early 2019. We know Samsung is ready to stop mocking other companies for adopting notch designs and go with the flow, and the Galaxy A8s looks to be the first handset to welcome that trend. Courtesy of AllAboutSamsung.de, we have a clear look at the front and back of the upcoming Galaxy A8s....

Samsung has already been reported as delaying Galaxy Note 7 shipments in some markets across the globe, but the company could be forced to take even more drastic measures. The Yonhap News Agency reports that Samsung is expected to be formally announcing a widespread recall of the company’s latest flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 7, both in South Korea and in markets across the world. The report states that Samsung is in the middle of an investigation regarding complaints over the Galaxy Note 7 up to this point, but that an announcement could be made as early as September 5....

OnePlus 9 Pro Prototype Leak This latest leak of the OnePlus 9 Pro comes from a YouTube named Dave2D. He has posted a picture on Twitter that shows the device prototype with Hasselblad branding. However, it is not confirmed that these brand cameras will be there on the OnePlus 9 Pro. As, it is a Swedish manufacturer of medium cameras and they usually don’t enter into smartphone cameras. — Dave Lee (@Dave2D) February 6, 2021 We can see a detailed look at the Pro model in the series of hands-on-images....

OnePlus has started rolling out a much-needed update for the One that fixes some of the major bugs plaguing the handset. This includes the widely spread ghost swipe issue, poor touch screen sensitivity issues and more. The 33R update also fixes the terrible standby drain introduced in the Android 4.4.4 update, and in fact reduces the idle power drain level to lower than ever, which should lead to some improvement in battery life....

OnePlus today rolled out the first beta of Android 8.0 Oreo for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T through its OxygenOS beta program. The company has been using its beta program to push out new features to advanced users for testing and stability purposes before pushing it to all OnePlus 3/3T owners out there. It is interesting to see that OnePlus has first rolled out a beta Oreo build for the OnePlus 3/3T and not OnePlus 5, its 2017 flagship handset....

th the latest otos update for iOS, Android, the web, users can create a shared album from any cluster of photos. This generates a link, which can be copied, pasted, or shared to other apps social networks. Once someone else has that link, they can upload pictures add the collection to their own otos library. Compared to other image sharing platforms, ’s is decidedly bare-bones. There’s no way to comment or “like” an image, as you can with Facebook or iCloud oto Sharing, there are no options for face tagging beyond the automatic ( private) image recognition that otos performs automatically....

Before diving into the solution, take a minute to ensure your inbox is safe. You must watch for homograph attacks if you use Outlook or Microsoft Office. Tap or click here to stop falling for this dangerous cybersecurity threat. Tons of users have been complaining about Outlook crashing. After looking into it, Microsoft revealed the reason why this keeps happening. Put simply, it’s all thanks to a simple formatting issue....

For many people, when they think of compliance or regulations within the healthcare field, their first thought is HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as that is the most well-known medical standard for privacy. If you’ve ever been to the doctor, you probably signed a HIPPA notification form informing you of your right to privacy concerning your records. Aside from HIPPA, there are a multitude of regulations that are mandated for the healthcare industry....

Not only will your family and friends get to spend some screen-free time together working on this puzzle, but once you finish, they can earn some extra cash by scanning the completed QR code on their smartphones. As the name suggests, this jig-saw puzzle can actually win you some money, with two of the boxes containing a one-million-dollar jackpot QR code when completed. The catch? Only the pieces are in the box – no guidance included – so this is the perfect gift for those that like a solid challenge....

AnchorFree’s Hotspot Shield has to be one of the most popular Free VPN services in the world right now, so much so that country-specific web services like Hulu & BBC iPlayer ensure to block Hotspot Shield’s IPs from their network. Yet, it is still one of the most widely used free VPN on desktops, and now, it is available for iOS devices too. Ironically, it’s not a free app! Hotspot Shield was always available on iPhones, but users had to manually set it up....

You can slow the cycle by using a different font when printing your documents. According to Tonerconnect.net, Arial font gobbles up over 20% more of your ink than other fonts. Since Arial is one of the most popular professional fonts, a ton of people are wasting valuable ink thanks to a simple aesthetic choice. So if you’ve ever wondered how to make ink cartridges last longer or how to save money on printer ink, try this trick....

Qualcomm issued a press release this morning saying that the company is being investigated by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) regarding Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). What exactly did Qualcomm do to deserve this? That’s apparently confidential information, but I (and the BBC) have a sneaking suspicion this has something to do with patents. Qualcomm invented many of the wireless technologies that all modern smartphones use. China being being China, they don’t really respect patents....

Sometimes, choosing the most interesting questions to highlight is the best part of my job. This week, I received questions about securing Zoom chats, putting old iPads to good use, insuring cars in quarantine, and more. Do you have a question you’d like to ask me? Tap or click here to email me directly. I read every single email myself. Coronavirus facts Q: I think the news media is hyping COVID-19 for ratings....

In Summary Realme replaced its flagship X series with the GT series earlier this year. And the Realme GT Neo 2 5G is the latest offering in this lineup. Similar to the other phones in this series, the GT Neo 2 features 5G and a Snapdragon 870 processor, which is near the top-of-the-line chipset. Realme is making a statement with the new green color scheme of its products. The GT Neo 2 is the first device to feature it....

Custom ROMs in the Android ROM development scene have remained the big thing right since the first Android device went on sale. However, over the last couple of years, the popularity of custom ROMs have gone down largely due to Xposed framework. The framework in itself does little, but once combined with all the community developed modules, Xposed framework is capable of offering features that many custom ROMs lack. Xposed framework might not be able to replace custom ROMs completely, and it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it sure is worth a try....

However, there were few rumors regarding Reliance Jio’s Broadband Internet plans and they are making rounds on the internet. Previously, we have seen Reliance has revealed the Jio Fiber Broadband services. Reliance Jio which is especially known for its high-speed free internet and already offering all the Indian users 90 days of free unlimited 4G internet along with free voice calls and SMS. So, now the Reliance Jio is preparing to start broadband service and no doubt we could clearly expect that their broadband services will have enough potential to give tough competition to existing broadband service providers....