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Our information is constantly under threat of theft. Just by browsing the Internet or making an online purchase, you can be vulnerable to data brokers. With a two-fold measure using DeleteMe’s data removal services and a virtual private network, you can fight back and save your personal information. 21st-century problems require 21st-century solutions, and the theft of personal data may be one of the biggest issues plaguing the public since entering the digital age....

Summary HDMI connectors all look the same. However, sometimes new displays won’t work as expected with current cables. The images might flicker, stutter, or show artifacts, and that can be caused by a lack of bandwidth. Luckily, troubleshooting that is easy. What Is Image Bandwidth? Many people know “bandwidth” as a synonym for “internet speed”. While this is true, bandwidth has a broader meaning. Bandwidth is the rate at which data is transferred from one device to another....

Dolphin now maintains official Flatpak repositories, making it far easier for Linux gamers to install and run the latest versions of the Dolphin emulator. Like many other apps, Dolphin has struggled to maintain new and up-to-date releases for Linux distros. This is primarily due to the differing package formats, library versions, and kernels utilized by Linux distros—an app package that’s compatible with one Linux distro may not be compatible with another....

Quick Links Many flagships now cost over $1,000. Book-style foldables are closer to $2000. These prices are difficult to justify if you just want a phone that you intend to use exclusively as a phone. So, don’t—pay less instead. Budget Phones Are Perfectly Usable Cheap phones aren’t what they used to be. I’m not saying they’re great, but they’re not terrible, either. Old bottom-of-the-barrel Android phones used to struggle to run more than a basic app or two....

Summary The main feature of theFairphone Fairbudsis that they have user-replaceable batteries in the charging case and in the earbuds. A great environmental initiative, but enough to justify buying these pretty bad-sounding earbuds? Not a chance. These Earbuds Shouldn’t be Graded on a Curve Earbuds should make your music sound good. But plainly, I didn’t like the way the Fairbuds sounded out of the box. The audio was thin and often hollow with the low-end suffering the worst, but the mid-range was never particularly vibrant either....

Summary For years, if you’ve wanted to plug your Android phone into a monitor and get something that felt remotely like a desktop, your only option has essentially been Samsung DeX. It offers a proper multi-window interface, a taskbar, and the ability to use your phone like a PC. Meanwhile, Android’s offering for other devices has been extremely lacking. That appears to be changing. Last year, Google finally allowed Pixel phones tomirror their displays to external screens....

Summary I was first wooed by theFujifilm Instax Mini 99’s retro style, but it’s not without substance. It has a sneaky number of features to go along with its design. In fact, it might have too many options for the casual photographer and be too analog to be an instant buy. Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 This premium instant camera lets you capture photos in their true, analog format. Six awe-inspiring Color Effect settings let you fuel your creative freedom (they’re all powered by color-changing LEDs located inside the camera)...

Quick Links Summary Windows 11 is an excellent operating system, but it comes with its own set of annoyances. Whether you’re frustrated by the prompts asking you to finish setting up your PC, or you don’t like the widgets popping up when you accidentally click an icon, here’s how you’re able to disable those things. Disable “Let’s Finish Setting Up Your PC” Prompt Arguably the most annoying thing on Windows 11 is the “Let’s Finish Setting Up Your PC” wizard that pops up every now and then....

Summary Often, when buying something online, it’s a process that comes with a few previous steps, including seeing whether the site you’re buying from is reputable. Now, Chrome wants to help you with that so you don’t have to hop around different searches and websites. Chrome has just announced a new feature that will let you vet the legitimacy of online storefronts you visit before buying from them. The feature uses AI (it might be one of the most useful uses of AI I’ve seen pop up lately) to put together user feedback and give you a summary, right from your address bar, on whether a website is actually legit or a scam....

Summary If you have an Android phone, you likely use Google’s default software keyboard, Gboard. And if you recently noticed things looking wildly different, it’s not just you. Google is apparently testing a few big design changes for Gboard, and not everyone is happy about how things look. Throughout the last 24–48 hours, Androidusers on Reddit,Twitter(X), and other forums have started posting screenshots of Gboard with round or odd pill-shaped buttons instead of the familiar design Google has employed for years....

Haiku is a free and open-source operating system, based on the technical and design foundations of the now-defunct BeOS, instead of Linux or Unix. After more than a year since the last release, Haiku R1 Beta 5 is now available to download. Haikuis a spiritual successor toBeOS, with a focus on a clean and user-friendly design paired with low system requirements. The minimum system requirements are still an Intel Pentium II/AMD Athlon CPU or better, at least 384 MB RAM, an 800x600 screen, and at least 3GB storage....

Quick Links Summary In Outlook for Windows, select Options > BCC. On the web and on Mac, click “BCC” next to the “To” field. On Android, iPhone, and iPad, tap the arrow to the right of the “To” field. Finally, add the recipient’s email address to the BCC field. You can use the blind carbon copy (BCC) field to send a copy of an email to others without showing their email addresses to the primary recipients....

Quick Links USB ports don’t all offer the same speed. Using a slower port can cause delays in file transfers, slower charging, and poor performance for high-speed devices. So, how can you identify the fastest one? You can figure this out by checking the port symbol or color, or performing a quick speed test. Understand USB Versions and Speeds To accurately identify the fastest USB port on your computer, you need to understand the different USB versions....