March, 2018

• 7 March

  Facebook Messenger Lite app now includes video chat

  

  Facebook just made it a little easier to video chat with your friends.  The social-networking titan on Wednesday unveiled a video chat feature for its Messenger Lite app. The Lite version of Messenger is slimmed down to run better on older Android devices and in areas where there are slower internet connections.  Beyond video chat, …

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• 7 March

  How to protect your Apple ID

  

  Here’s some sobering news: Hackers are reportedly selling Apple IDs on the dark web for about $15 a pop. Yep, someone has literally put a price on your personal information — and it’s the equivalent of one month’s worth of HBO Now. Of course, a compromised Apple ID could cost you a lot more than that, as thieves could potentially …

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• 7 March

  Samsung’s flute

  

  Samsung is appealing to the lucrative gaming market with its new HW-N650 sound bar, which uses a unique series of holes designed to lock sound effects to the screen better. In addition the company is announcing its first hardware update to 2016’s HW-K950 Atmos sound bar. The HW-N650 features a line of over 50 openings across the top which Samsung …

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• 7 March

  How to stop MoviePass from tracking your location

  

  Being able to see a movie every day for just $9.95 per month seems too good to be true. Depending on how much you value your privacy, maybe it is. MoviePass built a business model on selling the data of its users to make going to the movies affordable again. What MoviePass wasn’t so upfront about, however, is how it …

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• 7 March

  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes $1B plan to restore communications in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

  

  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is pledging $954 million to help restore and expand communications networks in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands that were badly damaged during the 2017 hurricane season. The US island territories were hit with a one-two punch last September when Hurricanes Maria and Irma battered the region knocking out wireless, broadband and traditional …

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• 7 March

  Print, scan, copy and fax for $80

  

  CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! That’s a lot of printer for $80. Canon Every home needs a printer, but I’ll go a step …

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• 7 March

  Online photo editor PicMonkey dumps Flash, modernizes with web tech

  

  PicMonkey, an online photo editor, has taken the web technology plunge — and not a moment too soon. PicMonkey for years used Adobe Systems’ Flash Player plugin for web browsers. But browser makers have been banishing plugins because of problems with security, performance and battery life and because the web itself has embraced many of Flash’s features, like advanced graphics, …

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• 7 March

  This is why your internet sucks

  

  When we first got access to the internet, it wasn’t uncommon to have to wait five minutes or more to make a connection. Today, though, our eyes bulge in frustration when a website won’t load in a matter of seconds. When there’s little or no signal, it’s obvious why web pages are slow to load or you can’t post a …

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• 7 March

  Do your own taxes 2018

  

  There’s just no doubt about it: your taxes are going to cost you this year. Whether it’s time or money or — more likely — both, tax preparation inevitably requires some kind of investment. Unless you’re willing to pay a fine or go to jail, your decision boils down to outsourcing the process to a pricey CPA or tax professional …

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• 7 March

  iPhone X, iPhone 8 locks might succumb to this firm’s software tool

  

  There may be more than one way to break into your iPhone X.  A little-known company called Grayshift has been quietly talking about its ability to unlock Apple’s latest phones, including the iPhone X and iPhone 8, according to blog Naked Security. Forbes originally broke the news of the second service.  This comes a week after Forbes reported that Israeli …

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