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Beware! Scammers are Targeting Your Mobile Device

For every anti-virus, computer scan, and honest computer friend who helps keep your system clear of malware, there are plenty of scammers who are working tirelessly around the clock to be as creative as possible in finding ways to steal your personal information.

Recently, research firms who root out malware have uncovered a new tech support scam which targets smartphones and tablets – and their…

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Planning To Buy A 3D Printer? - 6 Tips to Choose the Best

Planning To Buy A 3D Printer? – 6 Tips to Choose the Best

Like any other computer controlled machine even a 3D printer requires or expects its buyer to possess sound knowledge, at least in terms of expectations. This simply means you, the purchaser need to be sure that you are opting or selecting a printer which not only suits your current demands but also takes care of your future projects. In short, your choice needs to adapt to newer software,…

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How To Increase AdSense Earnings with Responsive Ads

Website traffic from mobile devices has steadily increased over the past few years and this trend will only continue into the future. I recently noticed that almost 40% of traffic to one of my websites was coming from mobile devices. My website ads we designed for desktop users and as such they didn’t get many clicks from people on mobile devices. Luckily, AdSense have responsive ad units which…

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LG’s G3 Coming to Give Every Jaw a HAWWW Moment

After Samsung and HTC, another superlative mobile brand LG is ready to set the stage on fire with the succeeding show of LG’s G series. It is rumored everywhere that the LGG3is going to have a look of most impressive phone right now. As the teaser video is out, the metal body and some extra smart finishing in the looks has made Galaxy S5s and HTC…

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Can I Download & Install Whatsapp on Nokia X2-02 Phone?

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps for smart phone and tablets but a popular question is Can I Download & Install Whatsapp on Nokia X2-02 Phone?

This question has been answered on the question & answer site qstacks.com and I thought I would share the answer for anyone needing help

Whatsapp may be not available in the Nokia Ovi Store, but you can manually download and…

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Google Nexus 8 Coming Soon!

Rumor has it that Google will release it’s Nexus 8 tablet later this year – possibly around June/July. The device is thought to feature the latest Android 4.5 Lollipop operating system. It seems that Google may bring it’s focus to the 8 inch market which I feel is the optimal size for smaller tablets. I have the Nexus 7 and may pick up the Nexus 8 if the price is right as I would prefer a…

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Heartbleed Bug - Time to Change Passwords

Heartbleed Bug – Time to Change Passwords

You may have heard about the heartbleed bug which has been present in certain OpenSSL builds since early 2011. It’s not known if any data has been compromised but the possibility is there and that means it may be a good idea to update your passwords across many platforms.

Mashable has put together a great postabout what sites may be affected and what passwords may need to be changed. It is also a…

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Facebook to Acquire Oculus

On March 25th, Facebook announced they had come to an agreement to acquire Oculus VR, a market leader in new virtual reality technology, for approximately 2 billion dollars in cash (400 million) and shares (23.1 million shares).

Oculus is known for it’s “Oculus Rift” virtual reality headset which had over 2 million dollars in backing from their kickstarter campaign. There has been backlash from…

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#Facebook #occulus

How to Root Kindle Fire

In order to customize your Kindle Fire and do things such as install Google Play, you must first root your kindle fire. A user on the xda developers forum has posted a nice guide on how to root your kindle fire and I will share this with you below.

Before you begin, if you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 or 8, open a Command Prompt & type ‘ping 4.2.2.2‘ then press enter. If you get replies, carry…

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Install Kik Messenger for PC

Kik messenger is a smart phone app which allows you to use Wi-Fi to send messages to your friends.

Kik Messenger Features

User name based rather than phone number

Track when messages are delivered/read and when the other person is typing

Built in web browser

Easily share content with your friends

How to Install Kik for PC

Download and install an android emulator such as BlueStacks (I found I…

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How To Transfer YouTube Subscriptions Between Accounts

I have an old YouTube account which happens to have all of my channel subscriptions on it – unfortunately I don’t use this login for anything but YouTube and would rather my subscriptions be in my mail gmail account. So I search online to see if you can import or export YouTube subscriptions – you can’t. I did however manage to do it in the fastest way I could think of and moved over around 50…

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#Google #Subcriptions #YouTube

Google Launches Project Tango

Google has released a YouTube Video showing off its latest technology for the mobile world – Project Tango.

The YouTube video has this description:

Project Tango is an exploration into giving mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion.

What if you never found yourself lost in a new building again? What if directions to a new location didn’t stop at the street address? Imagine…

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A Look At Amazon's Own Digital Currency - Amazon Coins

A Look At Amazon’s Own Digital Currency – Amazon Coins

If you have browsed the Amazon App Store lately you may have noticed mention of Amazon Coins, the new digital currency from Amazon which will let you save up to 10% on app and game purchases.

The basic idea is that the more coins you buy, the bigger discount you get – which is great if you spend a lot of money on the Amazon app store. These coins can be used for apps, games and in-app items but…

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How Smartphones Use Continues To Rise

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#How Smartphones Use Continues To Rise

3 Upcoming iOS Game Apps

New mobile games are released for iOS mobile devices all the time. In fact, if you were to check out Apple’s App Store, you would likely see a variety of new paid and free apps that you can download and enjoy every day. However, some applications are…

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#Upcoming iOS Game Apps

What to look for in a Laptop Bag

Finding a suitable laptop bag can be difficult. With so many…

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#What to look for in a Laptop Bag

Android Apps Which Plays Music as Per Your Mood

Androids apps have been gaining enormous popularity in the last few years. The reason behind this is their exciting collection of gadgets and excellent apps that have superior innovation functionality and…

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#Android #Apps #Mood #music #Per #Play #that

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