Category: Email
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Google Assistant – Creepy but Useful
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There are a plethora of messaging apps available to download for every phone and computer on the planet. Many have certain features that draw consumers to use them over others and most are a far cry from the old days of Microsoft IM (Instant Messenger). Google has released the preview edition of Allo on Google play which…
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Phishing Emails Still Major Security Problem
Phishing e-mails are certainly one of the oldest methods of infecting a computer with a virus – the rogue mail lands in an inbox and awaits a user clicking on a link or attachment within that leads to a virus being downloaded. According to Verizon, in a new Data Breach investigations report, users are still…
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Google to Introduce Google Search and YouTube for Kids
As technology becomes a much larger part of a child’s life than it did back in my day, it’s inevitable that they’re going to go online whether you want them to or not. Well the team at Google are realising this and are working on an idea to help protect the world’s web-surfing children. The…
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Online Scammers and their Tell Tale Signs
With scammers, viruses and malware seemingly around every corner of the internet, the online world can be a daunting place for the less tech-savvy. Also See: How to Check for Offers on Chromecast Here at the Gadget Helpline, we see these problems and their victims on a daily basis; and it isn’t pretty. They can…
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Google Send Out Invites For Their New App: Google Inbox
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Google have begun to send out their first batch of invites for users to test their new app known as Google Inbox. The apps aim is to primarily organise your life within one app. It tried to do this by including to-do lists, reminders and grouping similar emails together to make it easier to find…
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Google Introduces Google Security Key to Verify Accounts
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Account security has been at the forefront of the media recently with accounts being hacked and personal information being leaked here, there and everywhere. It’s no wonder Google are actively trying to promote two-step authentication and have done for a while now. Well they’re about to take it a step further with the use of…
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Google’s Updated Gmail App Offers Support for Non-Gmail Accounts
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The Android Gmail app has received an upgrade! The new updated Gmail app will now be a lot better at managing your emails, and not just your Google mail. The update brings with it support for Yahoo, Outlook and other non-Google accounts. Also See: Android Lollipop 5.0 – What? When? Where? The update is said…
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FBI Slams Anti Snooping Encryption Methods
Big shady government organisations are much more common in the US than here in the UK. More often than not, the biggest ones are quite opposed to the idea of tech companies embracing new ways to keep user data out of the hands of government snoopers, with some new mobile phones possibly being ‘snoop-proof’ due…
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Google and Dropbox Increasing Security
You might have read our report on the increasing of security by Google on Android L, automatically encrypting user personal information and restricting access to pictures, emails and other personal correspondence without a password. In an additional initiative to prevent hacking by shady individuals as well as the intrusion into user data by government agencies,…
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Hackers Post Millions of Stolen Gmail Passwords Online, You’re Probably Fine
Several tech blogs on Wednesday reported that hackers have leaked some 5 million stolen Gmail passwords to a Russian forum. They were part right. The hackers have leaked some 5 million stolen passwords to a Russian forum, each with an associated Gmail address. The reason it isn’t quite true though is that the passwords could…
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eBay Hacked – Change Your Passwords!
eBay has fallen victim to a hacking attack between late February and early March. The e-commerce giant said client identity information was stolen including emails, addresses and birthdays. The news came courtesy of Reuters who said that, although financial or credit card information had had no evidence of unauthorised access, eBay have urged users to…
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Leak Reveals Nook Simple Touch Update Will Bring Web Browser and Email
Barnes & Noble unofficially announces new features coming to the budget-friendly Nook Simple Touch range on June 1st.