Internet Scams

What Is Two-Factor Authentication, and How Can It Protect Your Online Accounts?
If you spend any time online, you’ve probably heard about two-factor authentication. But what is TFA, and how can it protect your accounts from scammers? Let’s dig a bit deeper into online security to help you shore up your accounts against hackers and scammers. Here’s everything you need to know …

New Text Message Scam “Worse than Phishing,” Experts Say
Experts are warning cell phone users that a new text message-based scam is “worse than phishing” attempts. “We are in a situation here where SMS is inherently more dangerous [than email,” says Tessian information security specialist Josh Yavor. Yavor says these new schemes are insidious because texting is much newer …

New Text Message Scam Targeting Smartphone Users
Verizon users and other smartphone owners need to be aware of a new text message phishing scam targeting people through their own phone numbers. If you’re received a message from your own phone number, you might be wondering what you’re seeing. Don’t click on any links you see that appear …
Helpful Tips to Make Your iPhone Easier to Use
Whether you’re a new iPhone owner or you’ve been using iOS devices for years, you might not know how many cool options are hiding in your settings menu. Your smartphone should be easy to use, and you can make yours that much easier to interface with by changing a few …
Smartphones

Helpful Tips to Make Your iPhone Easier to Use
Whether you’re a new iPhone owner or you’ve been using iOS devices for years, you might not know how many cool options are hiding in your settings menu. Your smartphone should be easy to use, and you can make yours that much easier to interface with by changing a few …

Everything You Need To Know About iOS 15.5
One of the perks of owning an iPhone is that you get all of the latest features and security updates as soon as they’re available. While Android users have to wait for Google to roll out new features beyond just the Pixel userbase, Apple users can get their hands on …

Apple Finally Embraces DIY Repairs for iPhone
Apple’s strong hesitance to allow iPhone users to repair their own devices is finally a thing of the past. The Right to Repair movement has pushed for years to get the Cupertino-based tech giant to publish repair manuals online and make replacement parts for cell phones available to its customers. …
Cloud Computing

Microsoft Bringing Its Game Pass Service to Cloud Streaming
Microsoft will soon bring its Game Pass service to smart TVs with an Xbox app. The app will allow users to stream games directly from the internet to their TVs. This is similar to the approach Google used with its underwhelming Stadia streaming service, which has failed to turn a …

What’s Next for Google Stadia?
Google recently announced that it would refocus its Stadia cloud gaming platform to cater to clients like Bungie, Peloton, and Capcom. The company has refuted claims that it’s planning to shutter Stadia, but rumors indicate that the service has lagged behind Google’s expectations. What went wrong with Google Stadia, and …

Is Cloud Gaming the Future, Or Is It Doomed to Fail?
One of the biggest shifts in the world of entertainment over the past decade has been the slow death of physical media. Where once you needed a veritable library of VHS tapes and cassettes, or eventually Blu-Rays and CDs, now everyone just streams their entertainment. If you want to watch …