If your virtual private network doesn’t have a kill switch, it’s time to start looking for a new VPN provider. A kill switch is an essential VPN security feature that kills your internet connection should your encrypted VPN connection drop out for any reason. This functionality ensures your data isn’t leaked outside the VPN tunnel …
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Did you recently upgrade to a new M2 MacBook Pro? Maybe you’re the owner of an earlier M1 MacBook Air or Pro, or you have an older version of the MacBook. No matter the case, know that no laptop comes straight out of the box optimized for maximum performance — even one with an Apple logo. While it’s certainly exciting to unwrap …
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Paramount Plus and Showtime have merged their content libraries into a single app experience, Paramount announced on Wednesday. The new launch includes a discount rate for a limited time to US customers. While you can still have Paramount Plus or Showtime as standalone subscriptions, the bundle is available for $8 per month for the ad-supported Essential Plan and $13 …
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It’s not easy keeping track of Twitter whistleblowers while getting the scoop on Elon Musk’s latest upheavals and figuring out what’s going on with that foul-mouthed Radioshack account — but someone’s got to do it. And if that someone is you, there are a few changes you should make to your Twitter privacy and safety settings. Here’s how to up …
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Gamers are always in search of the perfect gaming mouse, which explains why there’s an enormous industry of lightweight mice, mice with lots of buttons, symmetric ambidextrous mice and customizable mice that come with spare weights for tweaking the balance. Rising above all that noise, though, is the iconic DeathAdder series of gaming mice, a clear favorite among esports gamers. …
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It all started with two trips to China. The first, in August 2019, brought Jason Keats to Hong Kong just as protesters took over the airport. The head of R&D for the once-buzzy startup Essential Products was there to work on the company’s upcoming Project Gem, an eye-catching new smartphone with an unusual, skinny design. The second was in January. …
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HP released a flock of new sub-$100 gaming accessories, including its first 2.1-channel speaker system and wireless headset for gamers, as well as a couple of mice. Joining the budget crew is a curved 24-inch gaming monitor, which isn’t quite budget-range for its feature set. Enlarge Image The HP X1000 Wireless Gaming Headset. HP The new audio products round out …
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Essential Products, the mobile-hardware startup founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is ceasing operations and shutting down, the company said Wednesday. The startup debuted to much fanfare in 2017, when Rubin announced the Essential Phone. The hardware company was seen as the former Google executive’s follow-up act to Android in the mobile-device market. The company was once valued at $1 …
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When Essential Products CEO Andy Rubin teased a new phone on Twitter on Tuesday, the oddly thin and colorful devices weren’t the sole subject of focus. Instead, many honed in on Rubin’s controversial past, which included departing Google after an investigation into sexual misconduct, details of which spilled out of a New York Times story nearly a year ago. Android …
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Chinese phone maker Xiaomi’s latest flagship will stand out from the competition thanks to a few cool tricks. The phone will come with a triple rear-camera set up, for starters, and its specs already show a lot of promise. Now playing: Watch this: Xiaomi Mi 9 hands-on 2:51 The rear triple-camera set up includes a 48-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel …
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