Westend61/Getty Images After finally getting on board with 5G home internet earlier this month, AT&T announced today that it’s expanding its wireless internet service to 16 cities. At launch earlier this month, AT&T Air was only available to what the company called a “select group of customers identified as eligible to ...
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How to add exceptions to ad blocking in Opera
Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images When I adopted Opera as my default web browser, I instantly began to appreciate its many handy features, including the built-in ad blocker. Enabled out of the box, the Opera ad blocker does a great job of blocking most ads, which helps sites to ...
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smartboy10/Getty Images I’ve taken a much-needed respite from writing at ZDNET during the past six months. Now, I’m back — and the first thing I have to tell you is that I am an idiot. In the time I’ve been away, I’ve had a lot of exposure to generative artificial ...
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Chris Jongkind/Getty Images With market figures indicating cybersecurity attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, it’s not surprising that businesses will seek ways to better safeguard their assets. Banks, in particular, want bigger moats since they have more to lose. However, fortified defenses inevitably mean legitimate users will have to ...
Read More »The great Flipper Zero shortage of 2023 has finally come to end
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Read More »I’ve tested hundreds of phone cases. Here’s why the Everyday Case is my favorite
Matthew MillerZDNET I previously evaluated several mobile accessories from Peak Design and since then the company has expanded its collection. The company’s Everyday case has been mounted on my iPhone 13 Pro Max for 20 months and Peak Design cases now secure a Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7. Also: The ...
Read More »Singapore cautions against security risks ahead of presidential election
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images Singapore is readying its population to guide against online threats and foreign interference in the lead up to the country’s upcoming presidential election. The general public and potential presidential candidates have been warned about malicious online activities, including misinformation and disinformation, data theft, and disruption, and advised ...
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Getty Images/Alvaro Lavin We know that the iPhone’s Lighting connector has been on borrowed time since Apple confirmed that, following an EU mandate, it would make the switch to USB-C, so a leak of what purported to be USB-C connector assemblies for the iPhone 15 comes as no surprise. But what ...
Read More »This new ZAGG stylus is a cheaper, more colorful Apple Pencil alternative
ZAGG For tablet users, a great stylus can be a game changer. Beyond being a tool for navigating your tablet, great styluses like the S Pen for Samsung tablets and the Apple Pencil for iPad can become a productivity tool for annotations, graphic design, photo editing, and content creation. ZAGG ...
Read More »Google paves way for FIDO2 security keys that can resist quantum computer attacks
A FIDO2 security key — the YubiKey 5C NFC — offer a high level of protection, but will need better security to defend against quantum computer attacks Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Security keys are awesome, and if you don’t already have a couple, I suggest you get a couple. Not familiar? A ...
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