Editors’ note, Feb. 9, 2022: The VPN industry has undergone significant change in the past few months, with all three of our top VPN choices announcing major changes in corporate ownership. In December, ExpressVPN announced that it had officially joined Kape Technologies, a company that already owns several other VPNs and has raised privacy concerns …
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Ultra and Tab S8 will all launch with Android 12 and include Google’s Material You design, which debuted on the Pixel 6. Revealed during Samsung Unpacked on Wednesday, Google confirmed that the new devices will include the same color customization options, in which a simple change to your phone’s wallpaper will also adjust the color palette used across …
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Google Messages will soon make it less of a hassle when someone texts you a video. An upcoming change will allow you to watch YouTube videos within the app. During Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked event, Google announced that YouTube links will soon be available to quickly preview from your conversations. You’ll be able to fully launch the videos with an extra tap. …
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Google’s announcing new Wear OS features Tuesday to help make it easier to set up a new watch, use the Google Assistant and stream music from YouTube without downloading songs ahead of time. The faster setup process, coming in the next month, will recommend Android apps for a new watch based on the ones on your phone. You can push …
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Apple is bullish on lidar, a technology that’s in the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro, and Apple’s iPad Pro models since 2020. Look closely at the rear camera arrays on these devices and you’ll see a little black dot near the camera lenses, about the same size as the flash. That’s the lidar sensor, and it delivers a …
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There are plenty of benefits to remote work, but that doesn’t mean you want all your co-workers viewing your living arrangements during every virtual meeting. Unless you have a corner of your house set aside for video calls, you’re going to need a background replacement program. XSplit VCam offers cutting-edge background replacement, blurring and removal, and right now you can …
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Whether you’re using your PC to get work done or have fun, a slow computer can make life way more frustrating than it needs to be. Laggy performance speed can render your computer pretty much useless — especially when you can barely open a window, load a website or even start up your system. If you’ve been suffering lately, now’s …
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When it comes to taking photos for social media, you can never go wrong with a nice selfie or a quirky group portrait. But why not spice things up with some artistic phone photography from time to time? You don’t need to be a professional photographer to get the creative juices flowing. You can work wonders with your phone alone. …
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A gigantic winter storm is freezing the US right now, and it might not be the last of the season. Snowy streets, black ice and sludge pose dangers for even a quick trip to the grocery store. You might be thinking, “I’m a good driver. It’s everyone else who needs to learn how to drive.” I’ve thought that too, and …
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For the first time in eight years, Google is changing its Chrome browser logo, adopting a simpler look intended to better match Google’s current brand, a company designer said Friday. But you might not even notice. It’s got the same general scheme as the circular, four-color basic design that arrived in 2009 with the very first Chrome and that Google …
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