There are a million and one ways to become the next unfortunate soul victimized by identity theft. Modern hackers and identity thieves are sophisticated and cunning, yet most of their attack strategies are unknown to the average person. As far back as 20 years ago, people had an “it’ll never happen to me” mentality, thinking… Read More »
Bluestacks has matured into a famous service that helps over 200 million people run mobile apps on their computers. It’s a clear leader in the mobile emulation market, but since its inception has garnered a lot of competition. Personally, I think it’s a great service, and it’s pretty cheap too. The basic free version does… Read More »
SpiderOak is a rather popular online backup and cloud storage provider. In fact, Edward Snowden commented that they are a much more secure alternative to other services like Dropbox. SpiderOak offers different products, but, their online storage and backup solution go under the name SpiderOak One. Despite the strange name, the software has extremely rich features and is available at… Read More »
Let’s face it, online gaming is a blast. Unfortunately, real-time multiplayer games are among the most resource-intensive and latency/bandwidth-sensitive applications on the planet. And the necessity for lightning-fast connections is only compounded if you game competitively. Every gamer has, at one point or another, felt the harsh bite of lag. Internet connectivity isn’t always perfect.… Read More »
Some of you may have heard the terms “deep web” or “dark web” already, but still aren’t any wiser about what these terms actually mean. And to be fair, technical terms are often littered with jargon that makes talking with a technical expert feel like talking to someone who speaks a foreign language. And the… Read More »
Today we’re going to take a look at two strong contenders in the encryption and proxy server arena: TunnelBear and . Both companies have a lot in common too. Apart from both being based in Canada, both providers have a free version of their service that can be used indefinitely and is only inhibited by… Read More »
Japan is an iconic country known for unique and beautiful landscapes, an old and vibrant history and a rich culture. Furthermore, it’s an economic powerhouse. Every year hoards of international business travelers and tourists flood through the country. But watch out: if you’re going to be traveling through Japan in the near future, what you don’t know can hurt… Read More »
Have you ever wondered which VPN service provider is the absolute best? Well, that’s a bit of a flawed question because there is no such thing as “the best” VPN provider. Different services have different features and varying hosting locations, and users prize certain features and qualities over others on a purely subjective basis. What… Read More »
If you’ve been shopping around for the best antivirus application – either a free or paid version – then you know how difficult it is weighing the benefits and costs of one provider over another. The truth remains that there is a myriad of antivirus software developers. Some are decent and a rare few are worth the… Read More »
(CPUs) are a miracle of modern science that allow human beings to offload staggeringly massive calculations onto computer systems. Many techs cast the CPU as the “brain” of the computer system or mobile device. This since the whole system is dependent on the processor. It is truly amazing how far technology has come and how… Read More »