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Read on to find out other ways you can protect your iPhone’s privacy while you wait for this new feature to be publicly released. Apple’s Advanced Data Protection Apple has had many tussles with law enforcement. There have been very dangerous criminals suspected of crimes, such as a California mass shooting that ended in the suspects’ deaths. An iPhone was left behind, and law enforcement wanted Apple to break into the phone to get answers....

So let’s say you want to avoid spam/newsletters coming to your personal email, or you want to change newsletters over from your personal email, or you want to upgrade your personal security by not using your real email address for any of the various websites you might be using. So what do you do? Well, you get Throttle, of course. Making a Throttle Account Signing up for Throttle is a pretty simple process: start by clicking the above link to head on over to their site where you can scroll down and sign up....

Nyko Power Pak What the Nyko Power Pak lacks in flair, it makes up for in functionality. The Nyko Power Pak clamps around the body of your Nintendo Switch and includes open ports to prevent interference with exhaust vents and slots. In addition, the Power Pak is relatively slim, meaning that it won’t add too much bulk to the Switch. The Nyko Power Pak features an integrated 5000mAh battery, effectively doubling the Nintendo Switch’s battery life....

With the Kardashian Filter you will be spared any news about the family. From now on your browsing experience will be Kardashian-free. While there are some people that actually want to keep up with the Kardashians, that doesn’t mean you have to by be exposed to even a title that has to do with them. After downloading the extension you will see an icon that the extension has been added correctly on the upper right-hand corner of your screen....

Our question now is whether a crackdown on VPNs can actually succeed and what most Western tech outlets get wrong about the GFW in general. How the Great Firewall Works China’s Great Firewall project has evolved over the years, adding several layers of detection algorithms as encryption technology marched forward. Its most common method of intervention is through deep packet analysis of all traffic leaving the country. If it finds a request to a website whose access is forbidden by the government, it is blocked....

Even still, is that something people even want? Are smartphone users clamoring to go back to the days when you can’t glance at your phone to tell who’s calling? Can flip phones make a comeback? Our Opinion Damien believes flip phones can definitely make a comeback. For him it comes down to price, but it’s definitely a consideration for him, as his RAZR was one of his favorite past phones....

What is the DNS? DNS servers act like Internet phonebooks – they take your alphanumeric inputs (for example: maketecheasier.com) and convert them to numeric IP addresses (192.124.249.3) that correspond to the server your computer is looking for. They then give your computer directions on where to go, letting your computer connect. The process is so lightning fast that you typically don’t even notice it – which is great, since your computer manually sorting through the Internet’s 1....

The Setup Those guys at Android Authority have been trying to win this war for Samsung for quite some time. When the iPhone 5 first came out, they dropped it in a comparison with the Galaxy S3 and “hated to admit it at the time,” but the iPhone was the clear winner in terms of quality and sturdiness. The reason seems to be because of the use of plastic to surround the phone....

In this article we will show you how you can configure a PXE server in Ubuntu 14.04. Configure Networking To get started, you need to first set up your PXE server to use a static IP. To set up a static IP address in your system, you need to edit the “/etc/network/interfaces” file. Open the “/etc/network/interfaces” file. Add/edit as described below: Save the file and exit. This will set its IP address to “192....

In most of the movies, hacking the command line looks very cool, and that’s partly because it seems every hacker you see onscreen is using what looks like a hand0built custom-designed operating system. In this article we will learn how easy it is to customise your terminal window to make it more readable and also more fun to use. We’ll cover editing and storing multiple looks for the Terminal and show you specific recipes of how to make Terminal look like the Commodore 64 or the MU-TH-UR 6000 computer from the original 1979 Alien movie....

You will find a number of extensions designed to change this, but one of the better, and more recent, is called Momentum, a quick add-on that allows for some interesting customization. You can get started by heading to the Chrome Web Store to download and install it. Setup and Use Once installed, you will immediately notice a major change when you click the “new tab” option. A new wallpaper will be present, and in place of your most visited web sites you will be prompted to enter your name in order to personalize the page....

This is how it works: when an app is not in use (hidden behind other windows), App Nap conserves battery life by slowing down the app. Once you start to use the app again, the app instantly goes back to running full speed. Best of all, App Nap also works with Safari tabs – running only the visible tab at full speed. While this can be useful, you may want to disable App Nap on a per-app basis....

Our Opinion Simon says he absolutely does feel his home Wi-Fi is adequate. He reports he has a “good signal no matter where I am, and the speeds are very consistent.” He doesn’t experience dropouts or other interruptions, which he feels is very good. Phil notes that unfortunately, the only place his computer can be in the house is in a dead spot between two floors and a wardrobe. So “after years of patch service,” he finally bought a HomePlug Ethernet adapter so he can run his computer off something close to full speed....

While there are many apps to download Instagram photos and videos, it’s quite a hassle to bulk download an account’s entire Instagram history. Also, downloading the photos of private Instagram accounts is not supported by most applications. What you need is a download tool that can save the media files in a format your hard disk understands. This is where 4K Stogram can prove real helpful. All you have to do is type in an Instagram username of a friend or celebrity that you follow, and you can download thousands of photos and videos in an instant....

Introduction When the heat from an average electric blanket doesn’t cut it, Dreamland’s Scandi Sherpa Mattress Warmer is the one to turn to. Not only does it warm up quickly, with a choice of six heat settings and three preset timer durations, its fleecy surface on one side means you’ll always stay cosy. Plus, as it’s available in four sizes up to Super-King (the size on test), there’s no compromise on mattress coverage....

The controversial executive has finally responded to the results of a recent Twitter poll, in which 57% of respondents from an extensive pool of 17.5 million voted for Musk to step down as head of Twitter. Musk has claimed that he will indeed abide by result of the poll he set, but only when he finds “someone foolish enough to take the job” of Twitter CEO. Even then, Musk will still have an active role in the company overseeing “the software & servers teams”....

Well, that’s exactly what Ergotron had in mind when they recently introduced their WorkFit-T Sit/Stand Desktop Workstation. If you’re not familiar with Ergotron, they’re a company committed to delivering affordable and innovative solutions that promote healthier, more productive environments for digital life and workstyles around the globe. To be clear, the WorkFit-T isn’t a desk itself; it’s a desktop workstation that basically becomes an extension of your current desk. So you’ll need to place it on a strong table or desk in order to use it....

The continued pursual of this legislation has even alarmed copyright holders themselves, whom the proposal purportedly benefits. Soon after, panic set in as people said that this legislation would “destroy the I nternet.” This looks like something that needs to be clarified. What’s Article 13? Article 13, known officially as the European Commission Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Copyright in The Digital Single Market, is a proposal that wishes to address some of the shortcomings of current copyright law as far as the Internet is concerned....

Fizzik aims to help you find, enjoy and share the best media on the Web. What makes it different from the rest is that it is built from the ground up and focus solely on solving your social media needs. It is minimal in design and does not comes with extra things that will slow you down. Fizzik interface and usage The default background color for Fizzik is black, which is kind of surprsing to me as I always feel that black is the worst color to bring out the best from the web (I could be wrong though)....

Within that valuable information that is gathered we can see which applications have been more active in transferring data and how much data they have transferred in the last thirty days. It’s vital to know which apps consume the most amount of resources (especially when you have gone mobile) because you may not always have access to a wall socket, and having your laptop turn off when you are in the middle of something important can be devastating....