Twitter is getting nostalgic on its 8th birthday: The social network is inviting you to take a look at your first tweet—and then tweet about it. It’s all very meta. Check on this article from TechHive.com
Motherboards sometimes don’t boot for bizarre reasons. Most system builders experience “mobo” failures at least once. In fact, many retailers employ different return policies specifically for their motherboards, due to a high rate of return. In my experience, though, motherboard problems are largely user-related. With the exception of user-incurred damage, most unbootable scenarios can reverse […]
Citing the need to protect users from government cyber-spying, Google has tightened Gmail’s encryption screws by removing the option to turn off HTTPS. Check on this article from PCWorld.com
Mozilla has launched the latest version of its popular Firefox browser across desktop platforms as well as Android. There’s good news for those who care about HTML5 support, Mac users get a neat little feature, and Windows 8 users are in for some disappointment. Let’s dive in. Check on this article from MakeUseOf.com
End-to-end encryption is widely considered the best defense against a surveillance dragnet, but the tech companies that many of us interact with on a daily basis—Facebook, Google, Twitter—have been slow to offer protections for users. The Verge reported Wednesday that Twitter, which had reportedly planned to encrypt direct messages, has dropped the project to focus […]
Whether you’re rooting an Android phones or jailbreaking an iPhone, you’re removing the restrictions the manufacturer or cellular carrier placed on the device you own. Unfortunately, rooting, jailbreaking, and even unlocking cell phones is likely illegal in some countries. Check out on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Your old phones and tablets don’t have to become e-waste. They can do real work as repurposed sidekicks for your PC. Think of them as bonus touchscreen displays and you’ll begin to see the possibilities. They just need to be plugged in, wiped of unneeded apps and notifications, and they’re ready to serve as desktop […]