Day: September 1, 2016

The Dropbox data breach is a warning to update other passwords

Recent data breaches underline the need for Internet users to regularly update the passwords for all their Internet accounts. On Wednesday, Spotify reset the passwords of an unspecified number of users, just a day after data on 68 million accounts from Dropbox began reaching the internet. In a notice to users, Spotify said their credentials may

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Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Lenovo Miix 510

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Miix 700 was one of the more promising contenders for the Surface Pro 4‘s hybrid tablet crown. Few 2-in-1s came close to matching Microsoft’s device for style, but the Miix managed it thanks to its classy watchband-style hinges that are now synonymous with the company’s laptops and tablets. Like its predecessor, the Miix

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How to turn on HTTPS company-wide in one swoop

For every website and service simplifying how we get information, complete a transaction, or communicate with others, there’s a growing number of web-based threats intent on compromising user safety and privacy. Securing all web content over HTTPS is now a necessary step as we increase our dependence on the internet. “There is no longer any

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Review: IFA 2016: Huawei MediaPad M3 8.0

Introduction The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a small tablet. It’s slim, it’s light, and it’s handy – and the 4G version can even double as a gigantic phone, as long as you don’t mind all your calls coming out at speakerphone volume. For years the MediaPad series has pootled along in the background, never winning

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Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Asus ZenBook 3

There’s a saying that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – but not for Asus. The ZenBook 3 is the Taiwanese electronics firm’s latest 12.5 inch MacBook-killing Ultrabook. It doesn’t just so much imitate as it does completely destroy Apple’s ultrathin laptop in specs and price. Weighing in at a scant 2 pounds and

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