In a surprising move, Samsung today launched the unlocked variants of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in the United States. The Galaxy S7 and its edge sibling are already available across all major carriers and retailers in the United States, but they are locked to certain carriers/networks. The unlocked variants, however, are completely unlocked and are compatible with all major network carriers in the United States, including Verizon and Sprint....

Google today announced the second major update for Android Wear that will bring a lot of new functionality to existing Android Wear smartwatches out there. This includes support for hand-drawn emojis, Wi-Fi, new low power mode for apps and hand gestures. While in certain areas Google is playing catch up with the Apple Watch, there are certain areas where it is able to further extend its lead over Apple’s platform....

Scammers know that people seeking customer support are vulnerable, and they have found a new twist to an old trick. They send fake subscription emails that indicate a bill is due, or service is about to expire. When you follow up, they try to get you to sign up and give away information they never had to begin with. Tap or click here to see how to spot and avoid these scams....

Over the past year, our ZDNet team of writers and editors has enjoyed sharing and discussing with you the tech that we use everyday, from phones to laptops. Now, with the holiday season upon us, the team is back again to shed light on the TVs that we use when off the clock. If you’re here to find out what the best TV on the market is, I can’t guarantee that you will get a definitive answer below – though ZDNet’s Steven J....

It looks like Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is losing its charm as the telecom operator just after when the Bharti Airtel added more active subscriber than Reliance Jio in the month of April 2017. However, that was the first time when Bharti Airtel was managed to beat Reliance Jio when it comes to active subscriber base since the latter’s launch in the month of September 2016. Bharti Airtel has managed to notch up to 2....

Motorola/Lenovo have confirmed at IFA 2016 that the unlocked variants of the Moto Z and Moto Z Play will be available for pre-order from September 15th. Since they will be sold unlocked, the Moto Z and Moto Z Play will work without on all the major GSM networks in the United States like AT&T and T-Mobile. The unlocked Moto Z Play has been priced at $449.99, while the Moto Z will set you back by $699....

Siri and Google Assistant are designed to make your life easier and share many capabilities. Want to turn on your phone’s flashlight or add an event to your calendar? Tap or click here for five commands every iPhone and Android user should know. If there’s one obstacle hindering the relationship between iPhone and Android fans, it’s sharing media in text messages. You’ve probably experienced some issues trying to send a video from your Android phone to an iPhone or vice versa....

Did you know that more break-ins happen during the summer months? That’s because burglars know millions of people take vacations and leave their homes empty. Don’t make it easy for them to break in. Use these five safety tips from our sponsor, SimpliSafe, before leaving for vacation this summer. 1. Think like a burglar You want to think like a hacker when you’re protecting your computer. When protecting your car, you want to think like a car thief....

Twist, in a way, is a lot like Slack. There are channels, sophisticated search options, document support and it’s meant for your professional teams, not friends. However, Todoist has overlaid a slew of new features which transform the platform into a significantly more organized and calmer environment to interact in. For starters, individual channels are categorized into threads. Hence, you can quickly jump into a conversation you’re interested and not swamped by hundreds of unnecessary messages as soon as you launch the app....

Why? Well, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are spending more time online than ever. That leaves a perfect opportunity for hackers to take advantage of people and attack their personal data and finances. Tap or click here to see just how creative these scammers are getting. As phishing schemes continue to spike, security researchers around the world are doggedly tracking new cases and figuring out how they operate. And now, two new phishing schemes have been detected that you need to watch out for....

Pick the wrong data plan and your money will run away like a screeching cat scrambling out of a bathtub. If you’re wondering whether you should switch to an unlimited or capped data plan, we’ve got just the tip for you. Tap or click here to see if you should be paying for an unlimited data plan. Let’s say you already have the perfect plan for your needs. There are still some clever ways to bring the cost down without sacrificing convenience....

In this tutorial, we’ll go over the process of translating a virtual address to physical address the way a processor does it. To begin, let’s present a short overview of how segmentation and paging is done on operating systems. At first, the virtual or logical address must be translated to a linear address. The picture taken from [1] presents this further: On the picture above we can see a 16-bit segment register and a virtual address that’s 32-bit long....

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 in the HTC One, the Exynos 5 Octa in the Samsung Galaxy S4, they’re both built using 28 nanometer technology. According to DigiTimes, TSMC was supposed to start preparing their factories to pump out 20 nanometer chips in June, but progress is being made so fast that the they’ve decided to start two months earlier. As in this month. Before you get excited, note that 20 nanometer chips are still at least three or four quarters away from actually ending up in smartphones....

Sony has opened up the floodgates for the masses that want to get their hands on an unlocked variant of their flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z3. Officially made available for purchase through its U.S. online store on Wednesday, November 5, the Sony-branded unlocked variant of the Xperia Z3 is now available for purchase. The price tag is quite high, but considering the high-end specifications jam packed into the thin frame of the Z3, that shouldn’t come as any surprise....

Realme is prepping a new Q Series that will be launched on October 13. Now a Realme Q Series device has popped up on Chinese regulatory body 3C alongside specifications. Thanks to the listing, we know that the Realme Q series will run on Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11. Interestingly an identical Realme device was recently spotted on AnTuTu. The Realme device bears the RMX2117 model number, and the listing confirms it will feature 30W fast charging and support 5G....

Phones these days are used to store a large amount of data such as contacts, messages and email accounts; a large amount of personal data is stored in one’s phone and hence, once stolen or lost, it can be a real big problem. In case of an Android smartphones, there are large number of apps in the Android Market which you can use not only to discover the location of your lost Android smartphone, but to remotely access it and erase private data....

In this article, we are going to solve all three OSINT challenges from Trend Micro CTF. Challenge 1: Today you received an email that seemed to be from an online shopping site that you use – but when you followed the link something definitely did not seem right. It appears that the world’s worst phisher must have set up the page – and has targeted you with a phishing attack!...

But now, you can find your eighth-grade bestie with a simple social media search. The problem is most social media sites have huge problems protecting your privacy. Tap or click here to see how Facebook recently shared your private data with developers. You’d think stories like that would make people run away from social media forever. Spoiler alert: they don’t. If you choose to keep using social media, you need to make sure your privacy settings are on lockdown or you’re putting yourself at risk....

Well, developers need to enable the developer mode on their system and then download Ubuntu Binaries from Canonical’s servers. Well, with the Build 2017. Microsoft has just announced its plans to make the whole process much easier. Microsoft had now added Ubuntu in their store. Yes, you read that right. Ubuntu is now on Windows store. Microsoft had just made it simpler to install Linux tools on Windows 10 and run Windows and Linux apps side by side....

Recently, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced it was running a new UX research degree program, launched this fall, developed in collaboration with Google. This is the first degree program in UX research, the school says. “Instructed by leading faculty and mentored by Google design leaders, students will be prepared to lead design sprints and find tomorrow’s solutions for today’s challenges. In the UXR program, students learn to use analytics, consumer data, and behavioral insights to generate opportunities to improve services and products end to end....