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Keeping your computer secure is more important than ever. Cyberattacks target computers, accounts and sensitive data daily. Traditional passwords have long been the cornerstone of security, but they ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The PlayStation 5 is an excellent console, especially when it comes to personalization options like changing the faceplate, increasing storage ...

If you’re like me, you’ve accumulated a lot of USB flash drives over the years, to the point where most of them are sitting unused and in storage. But recently I’ve come to realize that an old flash ...

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Federal officials are warning travelers to avoid free USB charging stations — common in airports, hotels and other transit hubs — due to the risk of a cyberattack method known as "juice jacking." The ...

When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the ...

Tech expert ThioJoe shows how to use Microsoft’s hidden USB tool to recover your Windows system. Why do Florida’s super speeders drive 100+? Here’s what they told police Virginia Giuffre’s memoir ...

USB has become the standard for charging a wide range of devices, including smartphones, smartwatches, earbuds, and most other gadgets. As a result, USB wall sockets have become increasingly common in ...

There’s so many Switch games that could have used mouse and keyboard support but didn’t have them. Nintendo seems to have discreetly confirmed a feature on the Switch 2, but as usual, this doesn’t ...

The recent Android 16 Beta 3 (and Beta 3.1) release updates a feature limited to the Pixel 9 and allows all devices from the Pixel 6 and newer to use fingerprint unlock while the screen is off.

All Pixel phones can now use the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature in Android 16 Beta 3. The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature lets you unlock your Pixel phone even when its screen is off. It ...