What is Windows Dynamic Lock and how to set it up

If you work in an office environment or a café, where you frequently need to move away from your Windows laptop, there’s always a privacy risk. Sometimes, you might forget to lock your device when leaving the desk, inviting a potential stalker or cyberattacker to access it and steal your Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google Essentials: How to have easy access from your Windows PC

Google has announced a new app called “Google Essentials”, which is aimed at Windows PCs and will combine its suite of apps and services. The software provides users with a single place to discover and install essential Google services directly from the “Start menu”. Google Essentials: A new app that Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google: Available for iPhone and Android, AI tools for photos

Google announced Wednesday that it will make several of its photo editing tools based on “generative AI” free to all “Google Photos” users. The company said in a blog post that starting May 15 and over the coming weeks, it will expand access to AI-powered editing features previously only available Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Why you should frequently delete cookies from your mobile phone

If you thought you only needed to do it on your computer, it’s time to reconsider. You will already know it —based on the work you do on your computer— but you have no idea how many useless files your mobile software keeps through “cookies” and “browser cache”, which not Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

iMessage: Is the end coming for Apple’s blue messages?

To a large extent, Apple’s strategy is based on the “status” of having an iPhone, since it sets it apart from the rest. One of the functions that reinforce this logic is “iMessage”, where iPhone users can exchange messages between themselves for free over the internet, which appear on their Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Apple brings a new charging option to the iPhone 15

Apple will bring a new charging option to its new smartphone, the iPhone 15. As reported by “theverge.net”, the company has decided to introduce “optimized battery charging”. What is this; Essentially a new advanced form of charging —which is also offered now— but more worked on by the company, as Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Why you should frequently delete cookies from your mobile phone

If you thought you only need the computer time to revise. You will already know this, based on the work you do on your computer, but you have no idea how many useless files your mobile software keeps through “cookies” and “browser cache”, which not only you do not need Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Cybersecurity: What pitfalls do “smart” accessories hide?

it’s not just smartphones that are popular. Smartwatches and other portable devices (wearables) are now flooding the market. These devices increasingly connect us with people who are far away, support our daily needs and desires, give us the ability to manage some data and, of course, make a… loud fashion Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Cybercriminals attack users with 400,000 new malicious files every day

In 2022, Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered that an average of 400,000 malicious files were distributed every day, a size that corresponds to an increase of 5% compared to 2021. The number of specific types of threats also increased dramatically. Indicatively, Kaspersky experts discovered an increase of 181% in the percentage Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft: Windows 11 updates start with ‘Start’ menu and ‘video editor’

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is starting to roll out the first major update for “Windows 11”, the current version of its PC operating system. Installing the free update will make computers more affordable, more convenient, more secure; and maybe even greener. Over the past decade, Microsoft has diversified Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Cybersecurity: What is SIM swapping; how to protect yourself

It is a fact that cyber-attacks aimed at stealing personal data are increasing. While most people are aware of “phishing attacks”, very few are aware of the dangers of so-called “SIM swapping”: where cybercriminals get their hands on a copy of a victim’s mobile “SIM card”. With a duplicate “SIM Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How will you know if you are being spied on through your device’s camera

As part of our digital lives, we are increasingly sitting in front of a screen, whether it is a laptop, smartphone or other device. This usually means that we are also sitting in front of a camera that —before the pandemic— most of us rarely used. But, while webcams can Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google Multisearch: Search by image and text at the same time

During the “Google I/O 2021” conference last May, the company introduced a new technology called “Multitask Unified Model (MUM)”, which enhances the possibilities for more complex search. In September he made a demo of “MUM”, for simultaneous image and text search through the “Google Lens” tool; and now is able Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How will you know if your phone has been hacked

It is not uncommon for your cell phone to be hacked. It may sound strange to you, but it certainly happens in the best families. Some people —and we sometimes do— even store passwords in their cell phone notes to keep them accessible at all times, because ok, how many Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Instagram: New feature for anonymous likes in Stories

Another new feature is coming to the Instagram application, with head Adam Mosseri announcing that from now on we will be able to anonymously “like” the “Stories” we like, without sending a message to the creator. According to “Techgear”, with the next upgrade of the application for “Android” and “iOS” Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …