Author: Mike Harrison

Alec G., Tech Times 25 July 2021, 05:07 am (Photo : YouTube) The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro has issues that users usually talk about. Because of this, we came up with every possible solution from battery performance, lens flare, display issues, and more.  With these simple tips and tricks, you can enjoy your smartphone to its fullest. Battery Slow Wireless Charging The Problem Despite Apple’s attempts to bump its wireless charging speeds up to 15W, it still is relatively slow with some. Except for the MagSafe charger, other brands still only offer half the speeds at 7.5W.  It…

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Ransomware victim, Kaseya, has successfully obtained a decryption key for the cyberattack, but the company is reportedly requiring its customers to sign non-disclosure agreements before giving it away. (Photo : by Mati Mango from Pexels)Ransomware victim, Kaseya, is requiring its customers to sign non-disclosure agreements before giving out the decryption key. The Florida-based IT company was caught in a ransomware attack, which REvil, a notorious hacking gang, allegedly orchestrated. The incident coincidentally occurred as the United States was on the advent of celebrating its 245th Independence Day. The extent of the Kaseya attack is significantly damaging, initially totaling about 200…

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Mark B., Tech Times 24 July 2021, 08:07 pm Two former leaders from cybersec companies Dragos and Crowdstrike recently announced teaming up for a new company, SynSaber, and securing $2.5 million in seed funding. Jori VanAntwerp leads SynSaber as Co-Founder and CEO and Rob Fabela as Co-Founder and CTO. Together, they are leading the new company that works to develop a “technology-agnostic solution” that allows a simple and effective low-hardware, low-hassle asset and network monitoring solution that provides continuous insight and info into the status, vulnerabilities, and threats across every point in an organization’s industrial ecosystem – the cloud, the industrial…

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Artificial intelligence and its not-so-positive reputation have always stemmed from one thing: its apparent superiority over human intelligence. Compared to a very smart person, a computer is simply faster in a lot of aspects. What would take human years to process will only take minutes for AI, and that’s a fact.  As such, comparing the two types of intelligence yields proof that they are, indeed, quite different from each other. But just how different, exactly? Artificial Intelligence ‘Learns’ In A Distinct Way  When you talk about a machine’s learning capabilities, artificial intelligence can only learn one way: if it is…

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(Photo : Unsplash/ Clint Patterson) Windows 11 upgrade Windows 11 is an upcoming operating system that is set to replace Windows 10. PC owners are now wondering what will happen to their devices if they don’t upgrade. Upgrading to Windows 11 Windows 11 is scheduled for release this August, but Microsoft stated that users could stick to their Windows 10 OS until October 14, 2025, according to PCGamer. Once the Windows 11 OS starts rolling out, users will have the option to accept the upgrade or decline it. If the user decides to decline the offer to upgrade, they won’t see any prompt…

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SkyCool, Gradient, and other similar companies and agencies are now joining forces to fight climate change. Last June, the United States residents experienced the hottest weather in the nation.  (Photo : Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)A climate change protestor walks near Parliament on December 8, 2007 in London. Demonstrators are gathering in more than 50 countries around the world. The worldwide protests coincide with the UN Climate talks in Bali and are calling for urgent action from world leaders to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate. With a temperature of 116 degrees, some authorities reported that the cables in…

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Steam Deck is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated console releases of all time, and now it wants to go old-school style as well.  If you’ve been playing games for the past few decades, then you certainly remember the time when game consoles used cartridges. In a recent interview, Valve seems to want to go for something like that with their new Steam Deck by virtue of SD card storage, writes GameRant.  (Photo : Steam ) In other words, the Steam Deck could be able to play games off of removable SD cards the way game cartridges…

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(Photo : Why Web Scraping is Transforming the Real Estate Industry) The real estate business was one of the earliest non-tech industries to rapidly comprehend the potential of the internet. Even pre-Google, dial-up users were greedily browsing listings of properties, despite the low-quality images and slow speeds. Today, more than 50% of all home buyers find their property on the internet. It’s not difficult to see why online real estate listings pushed aside yard signs, windows displays, and newspaper advertising. Even the simplest listing now gives you high-quality images, accurate maps, floorplans, distance from amenities, detailed descriptions, and other information…

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China is currently targeting Tencent as the Asian government wants to remove the company’s music licensing rights. Aside from this, the Chinese antitrust regulators also said that the developer needs to settle a fine for its anti-competitive behavior.   (Photo : Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)A man walks past a sign for Tencent, the parent company of Chinese social media company WeChat, outside the Tencent headquarters in Beijing on August 7, 2020. – Beijing on August 7 accused the United States of “suppression” after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese social media giants TikTok and WeChat. (Photo…

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(Photo : iOS Developers Navigating App Tracking Transparency Rules) The iOS 14.5’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature is a new update that lets you see the apps on your phone and whether they have been granted permission to track your location. When an app wants to use this data, it will ask for permission before doing so. These rules are designed to give users more transparency between iOS developers and users regarding the information collected by apps and how it is being used. But there have been issues surrounding iOS developers navigating App Tracking Transparency rules, as well as early…

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