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More states take a stand against AirTag stalking with new legislation Apple AirTags have been getting quite a bit of publicity since the release just over a year ago, and most of it has been for the wrong reasons. Reports from around the US and Canada have shown that the low-cost tracking device has been used for stalking, surveillance, and even in astrategy to steal cars. Now at least three states are moving to explicitly criminalize the use of remote trackers for malicious purposes....

Pokémon GO developer cancels four projects just two days after announcing a new game Two days ago, Niantic announcedyet another augmented reality game, this time themed around the NBA. But it would seem Niantic has been struggling to reproduce the success of Pokémon GO, despite having slapped all manner of brands on similar games over the last few years, like Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (already shuttered as a failure), Catan: World Explorers(also canceled), and Pikmin Bloom....

Samsung stacked battery tech could spell big capacity gains for upcoming Galaxy phones Over time, smartphone batteries have gotten bigger, and have started to charge faster too—though thanks to more power-hungry electronics, we are all still concerned withsaving precious battery life. While it used to be the norm to see batteries in the range of 3,000 to 4,000 mAh charging at 20W at most, it’s common to see phones equipped with upwards of 4,500 and 5,000 mAh these days, charging at 45W and 65W....

What Is the “Balada Injector” Infecting Millions of WordPress Sites? WordPress is no stranger to cyberattacks, and has now suffered another exploit, through which over one million sites have been infected. This malicious campaign has taken place using a kind of malware known as Balada Injector. But how does this malware work, and how did it manage to infect over a million WordPress sites? The Basics of Balada Injector Malware Balada Injector (first coined such in aDr....

6 Reasons Why Macs Aren’t Great for Gaming The latest Macs and MacBooks, with their Apple silicon chips, are powerful and efficient computers. That’s why many are thinking, “With all this performance, why don’t I have AAA games on my Apple computer?” Apple is also realizing this; that’s why it developed the Game Porting Toolkit, which it launched in WWDC 2023. This tool will make it easier for developers to make their titles natively compatible with Mac....

7 Red Flags to Watch Out for When Looking for a Coding Job Scammers exist in every job market, including the tech industry. You will likely meet several as you head out to look for your first programming job. Scammers know that getting a job in tech is competitive. They know you can’t wait to start and take advantage of that enthusiasm. Scammers go to great lengths to construct a realistic online presence to fool you....

DuckDuckGo now protects you even better from Google’s prying eyes Last year, privacy advocates, governments, and ordinary users alike mounted sufficient pressure on Big Tech companies to actually start forcing some change: Apple launched App Tracking Transparency with iOS 14.5, andGoogle introduced its own curbson cross-app activity tracking. Targeted ads continue to thrive despite these measures, but some privacy-minded third-party apps have a few tricks up their sleeves to even the playing field a little....

Google Keep gets a splash of color on Wear OS All ofour favorite note-taking appsare indispensable for anyone who likes to maintain lists, reminders, and other memos in one place. However, only one of those apps is available right off the bat on any new Wear OS smartwatch — Google Keep. The app has seen quite a few updates this year leading up to theGoogle Pixel Watchrelease, and Keep is now being treated to several new and colorful elements....

Google Pixel Watch leaker follows up with even more details There’s a new torrent of Pixel leaks for us to reckon with, but this time, unusually, it’s not for a phone but a smartwatch. Evidence of thePixel Watch’s existenceand imminent announcement has leaked several times over the past few weeks, with this weekend’s Android Central report taking theUpside Down Cakeas the most interesting. And now, the Pixel Watch leaker has additionally taken to Reddit to share a few more insights into the Pixel Watch....

Here’s how to get Google Play Games for PC working on your underpowered machine With Windowsofficially supporting Android apps, Google has brought the Play Store to PCs if only for just its games. TheGoogle Play Games on PCbeta has been out for a few months, but some eager would-be users have been locked out of using it thanks to the minimum spec requirements. If your PC doesn’t meet them, Google is giving you a way to slide through them, but you might have a pretty rough experience with the beta itself....

How to Become a Successful Online Reviewer Do you like discovering new products and talking about them online? Then, reviewing could be a good job for you. Excelling at it takes planning and hard work, however. Here are the ins and outs of what it takes to become a great online reviewer. Keep these tips in mind as you find your direction and audience. Why Become a Reviewer? Anyone canreview books on Amazon, but making a hobby or even a career out of it is more complicated....

How to Stop Chrome From Hogging Your RAM Using a Hidden Flag With 56.04 percent of the browser market share as of June 2022, Google Chrome is unarguably the most widely used browser out there. However, it is also notorious for being such a memory hog. If you use Chrome and have been worried about this, you’re not alone. While most people will immediately switch to alternative browsers, there’s something you can actually do about it....

Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra sounds poised to reignite the megapixel wars, for better or worse We have been hearing aboutSamsung’s 200MP camera sensorsince late last year now. The Korean giant already announced a 200MP ISOCELL HP1 camera module back in September 2021, which is expected tomake its debut inside a Motorola smartphonelater this year. A new report now indicates that Samsung has reportedly finished development on another, even more advanced 200MP sensor that could seemingly find its place in the Galaxy S23 in 2023....