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Chrome VPN extensions leak your personal data

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But they can do much more. They can find out exactly who you are, get your passwords, banking information and other confidential information. In addition, criminals sometimes buy extensions to insert malware. A recent article published by French media Le Journal du Net, provides insight on this problem. VPN Extensions Scam Your Data

Not all VPN extensions are reliable: some even leak your data. Without protection against DNS leaks, a VPN is not able to prevent Chrome from sending DNS queries to ISPs.

VPNs that have experienced data leaks include Hola VPN, Betternet, Touch VPN, Opera VPN, and many others.…

Comparison between paid and free VPNs: which one to choose?

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Sara

Moreover, you will be entitled to different means of contact, such as email, contact form, and live chat. It will allow you to contact customer service and get an immediate response. Besides, customer support from a paying supplier is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The website Tackk provides a great insight on VPN customer support and performances!

With a free VPN, don't expect to have customer support available. Even if this were the case, you would only be able to contact them with the contact form. The wait for an answer will then be very long if they would even bother to answer you!

If we only take NordVPN, it will provide you with more than 5700 servers

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The AML, a geolocation service that saves lives is still unknown

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AML, the automatic geolocation service for emergency calls, is still unknown or not used at all in some European countries. Its application could save many lives. But how does AML work?

Advanced Mobile Location or AML is the geolocation service that works in conjunction with the emergency number and is integrated into nearly 90% of smartphones (IOS and Android) sold in Europe. A French hiker had used his mobile phone to call for help via an emergency call and should have been geolocated. Unfortunately, this was not the case. The saddest thing for the hiker was to be told during the telephone exchange - made public - with the Italian rescue services that they could not locate him precisely.…

Upcoming redesign for EMUI: Huawei’s designers promise something new

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A change that has not gone unnoticed in early 2019. After years of bitter criticism of its interface, which a few name changes have not been able to catch up, Samsung has decided to start from scratch with the development of its own interface.

The result, One UI, has won everyone over in the market and opened new ways for consumers. They are now entitled to demand a complete overhaul, and one manufacturer has paid the price: Huawei.Technical challenges to be met

EMUI (Emotion UI) is not just a design and features. It is also technology, and on this point, design specialists cannot necessarily enlighten us.…

Bitcoin and Blockchain – After the Buzz

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Blockchain is likely an essential part of the future. Unfortunately, a lot of people still do not understand what Blockchain is and what it is for. This lack of understanding, combined with fears over the way that certain 'altcoins' such as Tether work, and worries about market manipulation, are leading to a lot of controversies.

Bitcoin has come under fire because environmentalists believe that it is too much of an energy hog. Computationally, running the Blockchain is expensive. This means that it burns a lot of electricity that could be better used elsewhere, or even not used at all. As countries are collectively trying to reduce their carbon footprints, it is becoming increasingly important for them to avoid wasting energy, and campaigners are criticizing Bitcoin as a significant climate threat.

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How to choose the right ultraportable computer

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They are thin, light, very stylish and often able to last a whole day on batteries. And despite their small size, these laptops have enough power enough for all standard applications.

But not all devices are equal, whether it is design, performance or autonomy. Here are our criteria to help you choose your ultraportable. Memory: Aim for 8 GB of DDR, at least 256 GB for SSD

Windows 10 requires a minimum of 4 GB of RAM to operate correctly. It is the amount of RAM that you can find on machines around 500 euros. If your budget allows it, we recommend that you opt for an ultraportable with at least 8 GB of RAM, which will guarantee optimal fluidity for all types of applications.…

While waiting for its 5G chip, Apple would pay Qualcomm $8 to $9 on each iPhone

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It was the surprise of the beginning of the week: Apple and Qualcomm were burying the hatchet that the Cupertino manufacturer initially drawn in January 2017. As a result, the two partners ended all lawsuits against each other and vice versa around the world.

Neither of the two companies, of course, specified the amount of the payment that made it possible to settle the dispute. UBS is taking the risk of prognosis: the single payment made by Apple, which covers the total of royalties outstanding, would be between USD 5 and 6 billion.

The agreement also includes a six-year contract on patent licensing.…

USB 4 is coming! What will change?

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The USB Promoter Group has unveiled the specificities of the next USB protocol. It is based on the qualities of the Thunderbolt 3, developed by Intel and Apple.

The USB Promoter Group has just published the specifications of the new standard, and if they based the architecture on USB 3.2, the great novelty -- and even great revolution -- is that it introduces the specificities and strengths of Thunderbolt 3, such as the transfer and exchange of different flows (images, data...) at high speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbDdSag6F_8 On the market since 2021

Based on USB 3.2, the new standard will allow backward compatibility with older USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 devices, and we are therefore moving towards a universal standard for Mac and PC universes through USB-C cables.…

Huawei files a complaint against the US government

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While Huawei has been the target of the US government for several years now, the Chinese manufacturer launched its response this Thursday. Huawei announced that he would take the United States to court over an embargo that he considered contrary to the American Constitution.

It's time for revenge for Huawei. After being hit by the US government for several years, a policy that has intensified since last summer, the Chinese manufacturer announced on Thursday that they would counter-attack in court, a direct response to the US administration's indictment of the Chinese group at the end of January.

At a press conference in Shenzhen on Thursday, March 7, Huawei President Guo Ping announced that the Chinese group would attack the US administration.…

Tips For Using Your Portable Weed Vaporizer

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Sara

If you've invested in a portable weed vaporizer, you're probably going to be using it regularly. Portable vaporizers, also called vaporisateur portable are simple to use, and can easily be carried around from one location to another. Keep these tips in mind, and you'll be able to get even more out of your new vaporizer. Always Use Fresh Herb

Some people try using old herb with their vaporizer. While this is indeed something that you can do, you'll get much better results if you use weed that is fresh. You should focus on using the freshest herb possible.

If you've had unpleasant experiences with herb vaporizers in the past, there is a good chance that you were using herb that was older and stale.

More tips on this website www.drogues-dependance.fr/cannabis.html

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The MWC, a place of torture for smartphones

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Sara

MWC (Mobile World Congress) is known as one of the world's leading trade fairs for technological innovation. However, some may also know that it is also a high place for the torture of electronic devices.

Out of the eight huge halls where no less than 2400 companies gather, about ten exhibitors were engaging themselves in spectacular smartphone tests. For example, construction specialist Caterpillar presented so-called "rugged" smartphones, embedded in ice blocks, immersed in aquariums or thrown into a sandbox. Others slipped the unfortunate devices into steam or oil baths.

But it was undoubtedly the manufacturers of shells and protective screens that were the most devious and inventive in their demonstrations.…

No one wants to copy Apple at MWC 2019

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Sara

A year ago, all manufacturers had their sights set on Apple. At MWC 2019, innovation now comes from Huawei and Samsung.

Has Apple become a little old-fashioned? A year ago, the company was in the middle of launching the iPhone X, its smartphone that completely redesigned the design of a smartphone: edge-to-edge screen with a large notch and navigation by hand. The success of the phone quickly gave ideas to competing manufacturers. In 2019, the design of the iPhone XS took a step back in time.

In 2019, it is difficult to draw the same conclusions. There are still some notched smartphones, primarily when they are sold at low prices like at Wiko or Samsung, but even in these cases, the design has moved away from the iPhone, and the notch has been reduced to a small portion.…

The Chinese puzzle of Apple and Samsung

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China is currently hurting Apple with their iPhone sales. Apple's entire smartphone industry is suffering in this country, according to a study made by CAICT (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, an agency of the Ministry of Industry and Information).

According to its surveys, smartphone deliveries to Chinese distribution channels fell by 15.5% in 2018 - or 390 million smartphones - and even by 17% in December.

The research firm Canalys, for its part, estimates a decline of around 12% over the past year. They expect the overall volume to fall below 400 million units in 2019. Deliveries would drop by an additional 3% and would confirm a trend observed over the past 3 years.…

Why Your Next Home Should Face South

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Sara

Moving house? If you are contemplating about buying a new home in the near future, there are a myriad of things to think about; can you afford the mortgage? What are the real estate fees going to be? What’s the neighborhood like and whether you will ever be able to expunge the previous occupants God awful décor properly?

Given the sheer number of things to worry about, it’s hardly surprising people don’t consider something as seemingly irrelevant as which direction the house is facing. But they should.

Because the potential benefits of buying a south facing house could be an awful lot bigger than you may think.…