The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday released a report on messaging apps security, saying that Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime SMS/instant message and video chat services, respectively, are the most secure mass-market options for consumers, though that doesn’t mean everything is perfect.
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GoPro this year has gotten a lot of attention for some of the incredible videos that users have been filming with its cameras, including videos that show us up-close footage of volcanoes and of men leaping off four-story buildings. Other action camera makers have seen GoPro’s branding success and are now unleashing some incredible videos using their own cameras, including one Sony just produced with a Sony Action Cam that gives us an amazing first-person perspective of what it’s like to be an eagle soaring over Paris.
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OnePlus has had its ups and downs throughout 2014, but as we reach the end of the year, the company still has high hopes for the intriguing OnePlus One. The Android smartphone was initially available only to consumers who managed to secure an invite, but OnePlus opened sales to the public for a limited time during a special preorder promotion last week. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a mess, but it helped propel the One to over 500,000 sales.
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In addition to targeting your computers and smartphones, hackers might revert to a different kind of hacking to enter your house, at least virtually, and steal sensitive information. According to t, “79% of American home networks are at risk of cybersecurity attacks,” with the point of entry being unsecured wireless routers.
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In November of 2007, Google established the Open Handset Alliance and revealed that Android would be its very first product. Seven years later, Google’s mobile operating system seems unstoppable, dominating nearly every major market in the world. By allowing its open OS to proliferate, Google has become an inseparable part of the smartphone scene.
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Even though high-end smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone 6 have a high-entry price, they’re always cheaper when purchased outright than with a two-year contract from carriers. But that doesn’t mean all potential buyers have the same perception on prices, or are willing to spend that much money at once on a new phone. South Korea is one market where smartphone competition is at an all-time high, with carriers and retailers engaged in a price war to attract more customers. And it looks like some of these retailers are willing to break the law to sell you an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus for a more affordable subsidized price, The Korea Times has learned.
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Not content with dominating movie theaters for the next decade, Marvel is invading the living room as well. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered last year on ABC to impressive numbers, bringing the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe to television screens across America. As the second season of S.H.I.E.L.D. ramps up, Marvel is already hyping up its second network show, Agent Carter, with its first sneak peek.
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In addition to redesigning its Gmail app for Android, adding Material Design elements and new features for Android 5.0, Google also has a new Google Calendar app for Android, which also uses the same new design Google created for Lollipop and adds some interesting, smarter features. Even though the new Gmail and Calendar apps were officially announced on Monday, not all Android users have received them so far, but they can manually install them, as Android Police has the official Calendar APK as well, in addition to Gmail 5.0 for Android.
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When you consider how often we see Microsoft Surfaces on our televisions versus how many are actually sold, you really have to question whether Microsoft’s big spending on such product placement is worthwhile. This is especially true when such product placement backfires in hilarious ways, such as when NFL announcers refer to the Surface tablets coaches are using on the sidelines as “iPads.” However, it turns out it can get even worse than that because GeekWire has spotted a new Surface product placement failure that might be Microsoft’s most embarrassing one yet.
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One need only take a quick glance at Reddit on any given day to see how important the topic of Internet privacy is to people around the world. Hackers are lurking around every corner, and advertising companies like Google and Facebook look to collect as much personal data as possible so they can convince their clients that they target ads better than any other service.
More than any other time in the past, it’s now more important than ever that we know what steps must be taken in order to protect our privacy while browsing the Web.
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