From bank statements to personal letters, and even password reset requests, your Gmail account holds an abundance of personal information. If someone were to access it, they’d effectively have access to the rest of your online identity. Instead of just hoping that hackers don’t find you, take 10 minutes and secure your Gmail account right now. …
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Oppo made its name with midrange phones aimed at young people, but its new Find X2 and Find X2 Pro come packed with flagship specs. The Chinese manufacturer unveiled the new phones — along with a new smartwatch called the Oppo Watch — Friday, nearly two years after the launch of its predecessor, the Oppo Find X. The Find X2 costs …
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When you buy a new iMac from Apple, it can be costly to upgrade the RAM. For example, upgrading a new iMac from 8GB of RAM to 32GB will cost you an extra $600 through Apple’s website. However, you have a much more wallet-friendly way to add RAM to an iMac: Do it yourself. Third-party sites like Other World Computing, aka …
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Last month, Samsung announced the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 Ultra. Out with the old, in with the new, right? Actually, Samsung is keeping the S10 lineup, but lowering prices across the board. Result: Yesterday’s flagships are today’s deals. You stand to save $150 on each of the three models. Read more: Motorola Edge Plus is a worthy Samsung …
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Best Buy has kicked off another weekend sale with solid deals on a wide range of products. This one runs through Sunday, March 8 at 10 p.m. PT, meaning you just have a few hours left to take advantage these deals. As usual, there are discounts on TVs, headphones and laptops — and a noteworthy deal on the newest MacBook Pro. …
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If you’re always losing or misplacing your Lightning cables, you have two choices. You can get better organized, or just lean into your disorganization and buy a few spare cables. It’s easiest to stock up on cables, especially if they’re cheap. Here’s a price you probably won’t beat anytime soon: Aoshitai has a four-pack of Lightning cables for $4.99 when …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra is all about the camera. It packs a sensor that can take 108-megapixel images and offers a whopping 100x zoom to close up on distant details. But it’s not alone in having an impressive camera: Top-end handsets such as the iPhone 11 Pro and Google Pixel 4 tout cameras that can rival DSLRs in their abilities too. Neither phone …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The iPhone 12 is shaping up to be a big one for Apple, both in terms of features and demand. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we look at what analysts are saying about Apple’s 2020 iPhone, its biggest features and the obstacles …
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After Samsung’s launch event in February, preorders for Samsung’s three new Galaxy S20 phones have kicked off. The phones are set to ship out today and of the three, the Galaxy S20 Ultra is Samsung’s most premium. Its hardware includes monster camera specs, a generously sized 6.9-inch display and a 5,000-mAh battery. The phone also has a high price tag, starting at $1,399. …
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In its idealized form, your laptop is untethered, free to embrace its potential as a mobile computer, going from lap to desk to table at will. In reality, we’ve got to pause and plug these suckers in sometimes, which is where one of my top computer pet peeves comes from. We’ve all figured generally where the space bar should be …
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