Articles by Olive Marie
Facebook Account Now Required to Sign Up for Facebook Messenger
From now on, you cannot just create a Facebook Messenger account with just a phone number. Just this week, Facebook’s control of Messenger got stricter as the social networking company announced recently it is requiring new subscribers who sign up for the Messenger app to link it to their Facebook account.
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5 Reasons Why the SimpliSafe 7-Piece Home Security System is Worthy to Have
With the SimpliSafe 7-Piece Home Security System, you can always have peace of mind wherever you go. If you haven’t owned a home security system yet, you’re definitely missing something—something very important that can protect everything and everyone that matters to you.
Great Game Deals: Get Death Stranding and Jedi: Fallen Order Now Available at Discounted Prices
Before the year ends, gamers are treated to 2 brand-new games, and they are currently offered at discounted prices. Indeed, Christmas may have been over, but these 2 hot games released just this year are still on sale when purchased at Walmart.
From Foldable to 5G Introduction: 2019 Smartphones that Took the Lead in this Year’s Technology
Mobile phones are among the things that went through constant changes this year. Indeed they are, as almost every month, phone manufacturers and sellers have been introducing new models for the delight of every mobile phone enthusiast.
All YouTube Kids Videos Reported to Undergo Screening
Reports have spread recently that YouTube, a Google subsidiary, allegedly considered having all of its content posted on YouTube Kids screened. However, the said proposal is said to have been rejected.
5 Key Themes to Lead the Headlines at CES 2020
As the New Year approaches, another edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 is set to come along, as well. Every year, technology followers looking forward to which products and categories will be highlighted to the big annual tech event.
Live Wallpaper, Sounds APK and Retro Mode are the New Motorola Razr Leaks
The new Motorola Razr is considered as a “rather whimsical device,” as described in mspoweruser.com, being a faithful revival of a 20-year-old phone, instead. It includes specs and features like the Retro mode, replacing the handset’s home screen, with a remake of the dial pad and original screen, which include, making the screen portion, a non-touch sensitive part.
ByteDance Rumored to Sell Off TikTok Stake to Avoid US Backlash
Chinese company, ByteDance, the owner of popular short-video sharing app, TikTok, is considering some steps in addressing security concerns about the mobile app which has been raised in the United States with senators asking for an evaluation of its possibility as a national security risk, as well as the US Navy prohibiting TikTok from any government-issued device.
Apple Set to Enforce Verification Requirements for macOS App Starting February
Apple recently announced that the developers offering Mac apps outside of the Mac App store would already need to submit them for the notarization process effective February 3, 2020. The notarization process provides the users with more confidence that the distributed software has gone through a thorough inspection by Apple for possible malicious components.
California’s New Privacy Law: CCPA Provides You with Everything You Want to Know
A new law created for the protection of the Californians’ personal information takes in effect on Jan. 1, 2020, and it is California’s most comprehensive data privacy law ever designed.
TikTok Banned by US Navy due to Cyber-Security Reasons
The US Navy recently announced it ordered its personnel not to have the mobile app, TikTok, on any of the government-issued mobile devices. It also warned them about protecting personal information. In a bulletin the government agency posted early last week on a Facebook page intended for military personnel, it said those who did not delete the said short-video mobile application would be blocked from the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI).
Convert Your Smartphone into a Desktop PC with this Cheap Docking Station
Baseus may not precisely be a household name or a popular brand. However, this Chinese manufacturer has recently introduced a new accessory designed for an Android smartphone that’s perhaps, one of today’s most unappreciated products on the market.
Tech Prediction 2020: The Next Best Things: Are They Still The Same?
Smartphones, including their apps, are now considered a mature market, rather than a disturbing new platform. Thus, the big question now, as the year is about to end and another new one is coming: What are the next big things in technology?
CES 2020: Expect to See ‘8K-er and Brighter’ TVs & Ivanka Trump to Attend Tech Event
New TVs is are among the main highlights of CES, one of the world’s most influential tech trade shows, this January in Las Vegas. It has tons of tech gadgets from phones and PCs, to smart doorbells and even robots.
Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 Fails Docking with Space Station as Planned Following Missed Target Orbit
The Starliner CST-100 crew spacecraft of Boeing got off to an excellent start on its first time to launch early today, the International Space Station (ISS). When Starliner was supposedly about to light up its engines and force itself to its target orbit, the required burn did not push through.
Hundreds of Misleading Accounts Targeting US Users Banned on Facebook
Facebook has recently taken out a network of foreign players that was disseminating misinformation targeting US users. This said operation posted a content related to the present US affairs, with a big part of it, in the backing of American President Donald Trump.
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Amazon Continues to Make its Echo Wall Clock Lineup with a Mickey Mouse Edition
Amazon recently introduced its 2nd edition of the Echo Wall Clock in one week. This time, this leading online retail store has partnered with Disney as it launches its Mickey Mouse-designed wall clock that, like other Echo wall clocks, matches the Alexa experience.
Top 5 Fitness Tracker Apps to Keep You Company in Your Fitness Journey this 2020
There are different workout apps you’ll find on both the Apple App Store and Google Playstore. And because there’s a lot of them, you might find it hard to choose which workout app suits best for your fitness journey companion.
Huawei Teases About Upgrade of Mate X Foldable with Better Hinge and Sturdier Screen
Huawei is set to release its improved edition of the Mate X folding smartphone in 2020, with a faster processor, better hinge, and tougher screen. In other words, this is a better version of the previous edition of Mate X.
Founder of Bitmain Rival Apprehended as the Crypto-Miners War Heats Up
The designer of a Chinese Chip who helped the firm, Bitmain Technologies Ltd. become the largest Bitcoin mining rigs maker of the world before he started his own business has been arrested. This has been confirmed by 3 people who are familiar with the issue.
Facebook Fails to Convince Lawmakers on the Need for Tracking of Location at All Times
Facebook recently responded to 2 U.S. senators who question why it is tracking the users' location even when their tracking services on the app are turned off. In turn, the lawmakers say Facebook needs to give the users more control and management over their data.
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Phone's Night Mode Might not be Disrupting Your Sleep Pattern, Study Finds
The blue light on your mobile phone might not be disturbing your sleep pattern after all, or at least not quite enough as a night mode does. This information came the scientists of the University of Manchester who said early this week, that, looking at blue- or cooler-colored lights at night, and warmer colors during the daytime, maybe more advantageous to one’s health.
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Your 2020 Phone Can be More Waterproof with Virtual Buttons
Buttons on the phone will soon bid us goodbye. Come 2020, and some phones are set to replace the physical buttons for volume and power with what’s called in technology as the “ultrasonic sensors” that’s powering the virtual buttons.
How to Watch the Starliner of Boeing in its Attempt to Match this Week’s ISS Success of Space X
It was SpaceX that first did it early this year. Now, it’s Boeing’s turn to prove it can fly in a spacecraft designed specifically for the U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). In an article posted on CNET, Boeing is said to set to launch the CST-100 Starliner capsule “unscrewed” with support from the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Apps of Google and Apple Like TikTok, Asked if Foreign Ties Need Disclosure
The U.S. Congress is having growing suspicion on foreign-made apps. Specifically, Rep. Stephen Lynch, the House National Security Subcommittee Chairman, has sent letters Google and Apple letters, asking if they require their app developers to divulge potential overseas ties before the software appears in their respective stores.
Street View Imagery of Google Now Covers 10 Million Miles, The Company Announces
The Street View project, which Google launched in 2007, has been mapping out all things from roads to ski slopes ever since, and just recently, it has achieved a significant milestone—a captured footage of 10,000 miles.
Free 6 Months via the Xbox Gaming Deal 2019
Xbox gamers are now getting an advanced Christmas treat. You can now get 3 months free with the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal by simply purchasing a regular price of $44.99 for a 3-month subscription to Game Pass Ultimate, and Walmart will eventually double your free months.
Be Treated to Up to 20% off on Apple App Store Gift Cards
Amazon has recently announced its latest treat for all frequent shoppers at Apple Store. Now, it is offering a $100 Apple App gift card for only $85 with an email delivery when the product code ITUNESPROMO is used upon checkout.
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Apple Made 40 Millionaires in One Day
Fourty years ago this week, Apple, formerly led by Apple CEO the late Steve Jobs, went public in what was then regarded as the largest tech IPO or initial public offering on that day. CultofMac reported that on December 12, 1980, Apple was said to have floated about 4.6 million shares at $22 per share on the stock market.
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Apple TV Channels Offer Lots of Choices to Watch
Apple TV Channels is an Apple TV feature that lets one subscribe to streaming services directly in the said mobile TV app. This is made available with various benefits like the billing via Apple, the ability to easily add and, or cancel subscriptions.
