After all, most businesses have a trove of sensitive information that they would rather not see splashed across the dark web. But in the age of major hacks, your secrets are only as secure as your messaging platform. And, according to some cybersecurity experts, Slack has a few major vulnerabilities that every business should be aware of. Is Slack secure? It’s a fair question to ask, since Slack is one of the most widely used instant messaging systems for business....

Android already rules the smartphone scene in developing nations, its Android One program has been designed to cement that stranglehold. Sundar chai, Senior Vice esident at , made this explicit last year at I/O, in other interviews since then. But doesn’t worry , Mozilla’s director of product for Firefox OS, who talked to us in a closed-door meeting at Mobile rld Congress. “en Android One came out, they had an offering that was pretty consistent,” said....

Echo Dot: 5th Generation While the 5th Gen Echo Dot is the same size as the previous generation, it features a completely redesigned internal structure for double the bass output and crisper audio. The Echo Dot with Clock display now goes beyond the time to show calendar events and media information, making it a helpful addition for anyone looking for a sleek and compact smart speaker for a bedside table or office....

The Nexus 6 is a beast of a handset (or phablet) by all means. It sports some impressive next-gen specs that can rival even the likes of the Note 4, LG G3 and other high-end Droids on the market. While previous Nexus devices have also had top-notch specs, the Nexus 6 offers the very best of technology that is available today in almost every department. But how does the latest Nexus stack up against its predecessors — the Nexus 5, 4, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and the Nexus One?...

Yesterday, Microsoft announced one of the most brutal job cuts ever in the industry, which would see more than 18, 000 people lose their job over the next year. The company also announced that it is shutting down many of its divisions including Xbox Entertainment and Nokia MixRadio. The latter, however, is planning to spin off into a standalone music streaming service rather than go into oblivion. MixRadio’s chief Jyrki Rosenberg has been meeting potential investors who have shown very strong interest in the company....

With less than a week to go for Mobile World Congress, LG has gone ahead and announced four new mid-range Android smartphones: the LG Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy. With its new budget mid-range handsets, LG is aiming to bring the design and features that it has usually reserved for higher-end models to the masses. All the four handsets will be available with 3G or LTE depending on your region, with the latter models featuring a metallic back cover to distinguish them from the former....

LG is going to hold a press conference on August 7th in New York City where they’re going to announce their next flagship phone, the G2. The LG G2 (great name, right?) will have a 5.2 inch 1080p screen, Snapdragon 800, and other top of the line specifications. For reasons I’m sure no one really understands, LG just published a press release announcing the first official cases for the G2....

And even with Samsung making us wait a little longer for the Galaxy S8, there will still be loads of phones, tablets, watches, gadgets on display in Barcelona. But if you can’t wait until the big event, we’ve got everything you need to know right here. at’s we know is coming G6 swung missed with its modular-minded G5, so it’s no surprise that it’s gone back to the drawing board with the G6....

ke other Android hsets, Meizu’s phones have featured its proprietary mCharge system for years. The most recent version promised to fill up about a quarter of the battery in just 10 minutes, but version 4.0 blows away those estimates ( our expectations). According to Meizu, the 11V/5A charging connector “boasts a maximum power of 55for an accelerated full charge time of just 20 minutes,” making it the fastest system around....

“Excited on our partnership with Apple to bring great experiences for iPhone users to Windows and Xbox - with iCloud integration in Photos app, Apple Music & Apple TV coming to the Microsoft Store!” tweeted Mik Chernomordikov, Group Program Manager for Worldwide Partner and Developer Ecosystem on Windows., during the streamed Microsoft event. A lot of the devices and services Microsoft showed off during its Fall Surface event on October 12 already had leaked....

Well, Microsoft Rewards is a rebranding of Bing Rewards, a program that will give people points for using the search engine, Bing. The program is been running in the US since August 2016. Now, the scheme is being released in the United Kingdom. Users can earn 3 points for making a Big search, 1 point per pound spent on the Microsoft Store online. Well, users can earn more points by participating in several quizzes....

“Hi Olympia participant, “We are sending this email to notify you that we will formally be shutting down the Olympia program in a month. We will be unassigning Olympia licenses and deleting the Olympia feedback path. “Action Required: Take a backup of any data if you are using the provided Olympia licenses in the next 30 days, by September 12, 2022. “Thank you for your participation and feedback :) Let us know if you have any questions!...

There are a bunch of different versions and lately, users can get access to two similar Microsoft products: Office 2013 and Office 365. Not many of them know the differences between these services and maybe neither do you, so we’re about to tackle each one and highlight their features, while lining up any worthy difference. Office 2013 vs. Office 365 Microsoft Office is actually a suite of desktop applications, among which we can find the well-known Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access applications....

The first announcement Microsoft made is that the company now has a dedicated Inclusive Tech Lab, where Microsoft will continue to work on and develop new accessibility features for all types of disabilities. Windows 11 is getting more accessibility features, some of which are currently available for those testing upcoming Windows 11 releases through the Insiders program. New features include improvements to the Focus feature with a timer, live captions for any audio being played (during a Zoom or Teams call, for example), along with better voice access and a more natural narrator voice....

Microsoft Removes YouTube App From The Windows Store The creation of Google’s applications for Microsoft’s mobile ecosystem is virtually now nonexistent. The applications that exist are mostly the result of Microsoft’s work, which has slowly passed to the developers responsible for creating them. But a cleansing that is taking place, the tech giant Microsoft decided to remove the very popular video platform application from its official store, yes, it is the YouTube app, which was developed in partnership with the tech giant Google....

While video meetings became standard for many office workers during the past couple of years, they also quickly became an annoyance, leaving some people feeling excluded, ignored or feeling that precious time was being wasted on long meetings that didn’t serve everyone well. With video meetings set to remain a feature of hybrid work, Microsoft decided to find out what made online meetings more inclusive and effective via a recently run survey of its own employees and a select group of Teams customers....

Oh, what does anyone really want? More time, more money, more love and more avenues to happiness. Technology, for all its genius, hasn’t quite managed to deliver all these things. Especially during the pandemic. As many employees worked from home, they became used to sitting on Microsoft Teams and Zoom calls for hours every day. It was tiring. There seemed no time for a casual chat. Or, better still, a deeply-sourced corporate gossip....

The three-unit MH7603 mesh router uses Wi-Fi 6, aka 802.11ax, to deliver 692 Mbps speeds in the same room. At a range of 10 yards and through a wall, it delivered an honest 287 Mbps. Jaw-dropping? No. Pretty darn good? You bet. To test it, I used Ixia’s IxChariot networking benchmark and my Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone. This was backed up by my 1 Gigabit Charter cable internet connection. Now, in theory, this dual-band 2....

The Moto G is not the only Motorola handset getting an update this week. Verizon Wireless also pushed out a KitKat update for the DROID Ultra, DROID Maxx and the DROID mini. This update will also land on additional carrier and regions soon. Do you have a Moto G? Did you get your KitKat update yet?

Everyone who uses the internet worries about security, and we’re all doing something about it. Most services require a password; users change those passwords with every login to keep hackers guessing. (At least, the smart ones do.) The catch is that all that diligence can make some people less secure. The more passwords you manage, the harder they are to keep track of. That’s why more people are using a password manager like Enpass....