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Do you use Facebook’s ultra-popular WhatsApp messaging app?
If so, you probably know how they’re always boasting about how well they protect the privacy of their users.
In fact, their previous Privacy Policy page displayed the following statement right near the top of the page: [Read more…]
I’ve written in the past about the dangers of leaving “In-App Purchases” enabled on your smartphone or tablet.
Truth be told, it really is quite easy to rack up some serious charges by making accidental purchases while using your favorite apps or playing a game.
Hackers have been relentlessly attacking PCs that run Microsoft Windows for years while largely ignoring computers running other operating systems.
Why? Because they enjoy inflicting misery and financial loss on as many people as possible while expending the least effort.
It’s simply the age-old principle known as economy of scale at work. Since there are more Windows PCs out there than anything else, they aim their malicious attacks at them in order to get the most “bang for their buck”.
While PC’s are still huge targets, now that smartphones and tablets are in virtually every pocket in America the hackers have turned their attention to those devices as well.
With that in mind, let me tell you about a free app called Lookout Mobile Security that offers outstanding security protection for iPhones, iPads and all types of Android devices.
If you’re like most folks these days, you probably buy a new phone at least every other year or so, and more often than not your old phone is still working just fine when you move on to the new one.
You could always sell your old phone or simply place it in a drawer and forget about it, but you also have the option of giving it a second life by installing an app that turns it into something that’s actually quite useful.
Here are seven great uses for your old, but working smartphone (or tablet for that matter): [Read more…]
Did you update your iPhone to iOS 14 and immediately start having issues with the device?
Numerous iPhone users are complaining that the update to iOS 14 has resulted in shorter battery life and some apps failing to work as they should.
Even worse, a few users have reported that their phones are getting hotter than normal while using a wide range of resource-intensive apps.
Well, Apple has released this Support article explaining what you need to do to fix these iOS 14-related issues. And to be sure, you probably won’t like it.
In a nutshell, Apple is advising you to do the following: [Read more…]