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#MadeByGoogle: Google announces the Google Pixel smartphone

We’ll be adding to this post throughout the #MadeByGoogle event… Despite all the leaks in the last few days (cough cough CarPhone Warehouse), Google has officially announced the Google Pixel phone. Google Assistant During the launch (so far), they’ve paid particular attention to the new “Google Assistant”, which is essentially Google Now on steroids —…

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F-Secure’s new Total Security & Privacy combines VPN & Internet Security

F-Secure has a range of useful apps in their portfolio including F-Secure Booster, Key, Freedome and Safe — but they’re all standalone products you need to buy individually. This week, the company announced a new product that combines their VPN (Freedome) and Internet Security (Safe) apps into a single subscription, and it’s called F-Secure Total Security & Privacy. Costing…

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Apps & Software Mac OS X Networking

How To Access The WiFi Scanner In macOS Sierra

macOS Sierra has a built-in WiFi Scanner, making it easy for you to find the best WiFi channel to use for your network. If you’ve recently download macOS Sierra and want to figure out how to improve your WiFi, you have access to a free WiFi Scanner that can provide some useful information. The good news is,…

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iOS Smartphones

iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus: Apple unveils new flagship smartphones

If there’s one tech event I look forward to in the year, it’s Apple’s iPhone launch in September. Today’s the day that usually has people on the edge of their seats, waiting to be wowed by their (potentially) new phone and today, we’ve seen Apple announce the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Here’s what you can…

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Nintendo’s Super Mario Run will launch on iOS App Store

After announcing that the iOS App Store has summed up over 140 billion total downloads, and that iOS devices are immensely popular gaming devices with over 500,000 titles to choose from, Apple has announced that Super Mario Run will come to iOS. Super Mario Run Super Mario is one of — if not the biggest — game Nintendo…

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Apple adds 2TB iCloud storage tier ahead of iPhone 7 launch

While the tech world eagerly awaits the launch of Apple’s new smartphone, the iPhone 7, they’ve launched a 2TB iCloud storage option for $20/£14 a month. Alongside the free 5GB of storage every iCloud user gets by default, the newly introduced 2TB tier joins the existing 50GB, 200GB and 1TB options. This could imply a change of storage options…

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How to back up external hard drives with Time Machine on Mac OS X

Even though my Mac Mini has 250GB of very fast SSD storage, I rely on my external Brinell SSD to store my large video files. It frees my Mac’s internal storage and allows me to grab the drive if I ever want to work away from my desk. Of course, as with any important files, I like to…

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Android Apps & Software

Opera’s free & unlimited VPN app now available on Android

While Opera’s free VPN app was already available for iOS users earlier this year (surpassing 1 million downloads), the brand has now launched its Android counterpart. With Opera VPN you can improve your online privacy, block ad-tracking cookies, access more online content (which may be geographically restricted) and test the security of WiFi networks around…

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Nuance’s latest PDF Editor: Power PDF 2

This is a sponsored post provided by Nuance for Power PDF 2. Power PDF 2 is Nuance’s latest version of their PDF editing software, and here is an overview of its new and updated capabilities. Find out more about Power PDF 2 here. Compatibility Before you read this overview, we should make it clear that…

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Gemini 2: An Excellent Upgrade to an Indispensable Tool

Gemini 2 is an excellent upgrade to MacPaw’s duplicate finder. Not only does it boast new features that enhance usability, but it’s gotten faster and smarter about how it does things.