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Almost a decade ago, Microsoft said that the Settings app of the then-new operating system Windows 10 would replace the classic Control Panel of the operating system. While Microsoft did move some options from the Control Panel to the Settings app over the years, it has, to this day, failed to migrate them all. On…
Influencers play an important role in marketing today. They tend to have a certain reach that makes cooperations with them attractive to companies. It should not come as a surprise that influencers get offers to test devices. Companies send them the devices free of charge in the hope that they get a review by the…
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will block messages from unknown accounts. Before you get too excited about it, there is a big but coming up soon. If you are using WhatsApp, you may have experienced your fair share of spam. Be it messages from unknown accounts or even calls. Over the past…
Google announced several new Pixel devices this week as well as new AI and services, some of them exclusive at the time of writing. The company’s main announcement on its official The Keyword website focuses more on software and services, and less on the hardware of the Pixel devices. Among the new features is a…
The next feature update for Windows 11 enables automatic device encryption for users of the operating system. This happens automatically in the background and for most users, but there are exceptions. What is Device Encryption and how does it differ from BitLocker Drive Encryption? Device Encryption is based on BitLocker, Microsoft’s encryption technology. It is…
Google announced this year’s Pixel upgrade on its Made by Google event yesterday. As Google puts it, these are the most powerful Pixel devices ever. They are also the most expensive ones. You find information about the hardware features of the four Pixel devices — Pixel 9, Pro, Pro XL, and Fold — on numerous…
One of the most important skills of any Internet user is the ability to distinguish between advertising and organic links. A core reason for that is that advertising is regularly abused for malvertising campaigns. Malvertising refers to ads that in one way or another attack the user or the user’s device. A simple example is…
Much of what happens during the installation of an Android app happens in the background. While Android may highlight permissions that an app requires, it stays silent when it comes to privacy. Many apps include trackers and may also contain ads, but ad-free apps may still have trackers. If you are particularly worried about tracking,…
When it comes to the dozen or so Windows app that Microsoft ships with Windows, there are several that most users would probably never touch. Of these, Paint 3D is probably high up on the list of the majority of Windows users. It sits there at the top with the likes of 3D Builder. Paint…
Android 15 could ship with a taskbar on smartphones. This taskbar works similarly to the one known from tablets or operating systems such as Windows. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman discovered the taskbar feature recently and has published information about its functionality and current state. Up until recently, taskbars on smartphones were frowned upon. Google, Apple,…