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- Wireless Routers 101 - Choosing a router can get complicated. You have
tons of choices across
a range of price points. You'll want to evaluate your needs and
consider variables like the speed of your Internet connection, the
devices you intend to connect and the features you anticipate using. My
own personal recommendation would be to look for a minimum wireless
rating of AC1200, USB connectivity and management through a smartphone
app.
- Apple Pushes Out New iOS, WatchOS, tvOS Betas - Apple has made several new beta operating system
available to developers. First up is iOS 9.3 beta 3. Apple didn't
spell out what's new in build 13E5200d, aside from performance tweaks.
iOS 9.3's previously disclosed new features include richer tools for
education, Night Shift to reduce eye strain, as well as new behaviors
to Notes and Health. WatchOS 2.2 beta 3 updates the map app and makes
it possible to pair the Apple Watch with more than a single iPhone.
Last, tvOS 9.2 adds support for Bluetooth keyboards. The betas are
available to developers to download starting today. Apple generally
makes public betas available to consumers a day or two after it
releases developer betas.
- Don't set your iPhone's date to January 1, 1970! - A bug has
been discovered that causes some recent iOS devices to be
permanently bricked if the user changes the date to January 1st, 1970,
and reboots. So please, don't try this at home, although it's hard to
understand why anyone would want to
- Check your Google security settings, get 2 GB of free Drive
storage - There really aren't any catches to this one: if you
check your Google account's security settings, Google will give you an
extra 2 GB of free Google Drive storage to go on top of the 15 GB the
service already offers for free. To claim the free 2 GB, the process of
checking
your account security is incredibly simple. Firstly, you head to
your security settings, where Google will ask you to review your
recovery information. If the information listed there is correct, you
can proceed to checking the list of devices connected to your account,
where you should remove anything that looks unfamiliar. The third step
involves reviewing all the apps that have permission to access your
Google account. Again, you'll want to remove anything that looks out of
place or that you don't use anymore. After that, you have to check your
app passwords, revoking anything that looks suspicious. And finally,
you'll be asked to review any two-step verification settings if you
have enabled this feature on your Google account. When you complete all
the aforementioned steps, a small notice appears telling you that
Google has added 2 GB of free Drive storage to your account to
celebrate Safer Internet Day 2016. A quick check of Drive's storage
information suggests this free 2 GB of space does not expire. If you
want to claim your free 2 GB of storage, increasing the amount of free
storage in your account to 17 GB, spend the two minutes to check your
security settings before the promotion expires on February 18th.
- Gmail to Call Out Insecure Emails - Google
is hoping to protect Gmail users by making them more aware of
secure and insecure messages. Moving forward, Gmail will display an
open lock icon for Google Apps users who receive messages from email
services that don't support an encrypted connection. The same applies
when users are about to send an email through unprotected servers.
Google says people sending messages between Google-hosted domains won't
see the open lock icon because Gmail operates through secure servers.
Further, if Google can't authenticate the sender of an email via Sender
Policy Framework or DKIM, it will replace the sender's profile photo
with a question mark. Google believes these visual clues will help
people tread more carefully when opening and responding to emails.
Google also suggests Gmail users take advantage of two-step
verification, activate Data Loss Prevention, check and fine-tune spam
settings, and enforce mobile device policies. These changes will role
out to Google Apps users (business accounts) over the next few weeks.
- Sprint Ups the Ante with $150 Unlimited Family Bundle - Sprint
today announced a new promotion that will give a family of four
unlimited talk, text, and data for $150 per month. A single line for
the unlimited plan costs $75 per month. Two lines cost $120 per month,
three lines cost $150, four lines cost $150 (fourth is free), and lines
five through 10 cost $30 each. In addition to the calling, messaging,
and LTE 4G access, the unlimited plan includes 3 GB of mobile hotspot
and Sprint Global Roaming with unlimited 2G data and text messaging in
select countries. Sprint's new unlimited pricing will be available
beginning February 12 for a limited time. Sprint also extended its 50%
rate plan promotion for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless
customers through March 31.
- Sprint Offering $200 In Credit for Trade-Ins - Sprint
today is kicking off a
limited promotion that will reward new and existing customers with
$200 in credit towards a new device when they trade in a working
smartphone. The credit can be applied to the Samsung Galaxy S6 or
Galaxy Note 5. Sprint says the $200 credit drops the monthly lease cost
of the GS6 to $9.76 per month and the Note 5 to $16.67 per month. The
$200 trade-in credit is available to shoppers at Sprint's retail stores
starting today, and will be available online and via phone by the end
of the week. Sprint says the device being traded in cannot be a lease,
and existing customers must be upgrade-eligible to score the $200
trade-in credit. The offer can be combined with Sprint's current
half-off rate plans to customers who switch from AT&T, T-Mobile, or
Verizon Wireless.
- Einstein's gravitational waves 'seen' from black holes - Scientists
are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully
understand gravity.
Being able to detect gravitational waves enables astronomers finally to
probe what they call "dark" Universe - the majority part of the cosmos
that is invisible to the light telescopes in use today.
- Hardcore Henry - Official Trailer - Strap in.
HARDCORE HENRY is one of the most unflinchingly original wild-rides
to hit the big screen in a long time: You remember nothing. Mainly
because you've just been brought back from the dead by your wife (Haley
Bennett). She tells you that your name is Henry. Five minutes later,
you are being shot at, your wife has been kidnapped, and you should
probably go get her back. Who's got her? His name's Akan (Danila
Kozlovsky); he's a powerful warlord with an army of mercenaries, and a
plan for world domination. You're also in an unfamiliar city of Moscow,
and everyone wants you dead. Everyone except for a mysterious British
fellow called Jimmy (Sharlto Copley). He may be on your side, but you
aren't sure. If you can survive the insanity, and solve the mystery,
you might just discover your purpose and the truth behind your
identity. Good luck, Henry. You're likely going to need it…
- 10 Cloverfield Lane Super Bowl Spot - Paramount Pictures
has released a 10 Cloverfield Lane Super Bowl spot. Directed by
Dan Trachtenberg, the March 11, 2016 release stars John Goodman, Mary
Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. The script was written by
Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken.
- The Huntsman: Winter's War - Trailer 2 - In Theaters
- April 22, 2016
- Silicon Valley: Season 3 Tease (HBO) - Silicon
Valley Season 3 premieres Sunday, April 24.
- HIGH-RISE - Main Trailer - In Cinemas March 18th - The
new film from acclaimed director Ben Wheatley in UK
cinemas March 18th.
- GOTHAM - The Chilling New Chapter Begins - GOTHAM
returns FEB 29 on FOX!
- Get A Job Official Trailer - Life after
college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will
(Teller) and Jillian (Kendrick) who find themselves lost in a sea of
increasingly strange jobs. But with help from their family (Cranston),
friends and coworkers they soon discover that the most important (and
hilarious) adventures are the ones that we don't see coming. Get a Job
is directed by American filmmaker Dylan Kidd, of the films P.S. and
Roger Dodger previously, from a script written by Kyle Pennekamp &
Scott Turpel. CBS Films/Lionsgate will release Get a Job on VOD and in
select theaters starting March 25th this winter.
- Batman v. Superman: The Batman Suite Music Sample - Now imagine
this with some Batman action on IMAX :-)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Final Trailer - To celebrate
this movie it inspires an observation. Superman is powered by day,
Batman is empowered by the night. One inspires hope, the other uses
fear. Metropolis is shiny, clean while Gotham is opaque and rough
looking.
- GODS OF EGYPT TV Spot #1 - War (2016) - check it out
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Super Bowl TV Spot - Rivals (2016)
- Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift
between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. Stars: Scarlett
Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Rudd,
Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, Jeremy Renner, Paul Bettany. In theaters:
May 6, 2016
- Dude Spends 21K On Super Bowl Tickets - I have a feeling his wife is
going to kill him when he gets back home! ;-)
- S7 Airlines OK Go, Upside down & Inside Out - OK Go
are known for making crazy music videos but what they've pulled off
with their new video for 'Upside Down Inside Out' is the craziest thing
they've done yet. The band went on an S7 Airlines flight and shot the
entire video in zero gravity, which let them pull off a bunch of
crazy stunts. This really has to be seen to be believed.
- Centriphone - an iPhone video experiment by Nicolas Vuignier -
No
iPhones were harmed during the making of this video! :P
- Road Rage Incident in Durban - 22 Jan 2016 - Bet you the
BMW driver was on the phone....
- Mum and Dad have 4 daughters, all have 1 brother - Mum
and Dad have 4 daughters, all have 1 brother... Can you get
it?
- Hottest Babes on the Internet #79 - Which one is
hottest? ;-)
- The best pics on the Internet #180 - All pictures
are carefully handpicked
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