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Unlike commercial service that store your photos in the cloud and scan/index them to train their machine learning models and collect ad targeting data on you, LibrePhotos keeps all your photos and metadata on your […]
Choosing a secure VPN app for your Android phone or tablet is a great way to enhance your security and privacy on that device. However, setting up a VPN on your router protects every device […]
Many of these ‘free’ routers are often ‘free to use’ not ‘free to keep’. I found this out when I cancelled my fixed LTE contract with Telkom. Luckily I’d given away my router to a […]
The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a Global System for Mobile (GSM) protocol that has been around since 1997. It allows users to enter a combination of numbers, asterisks, and hashes in their regular […]
Apple yesterday launched a new tool for iPhones to help reduce what a thief with your phone and passcode can access. The feature, called Stolen Device Protection, adds extra layers of protection to your iPhone […]
The device is still waiting for US FDA approval, but is planned to be shipped from June 2024. Dubbed a “multiscope,” the $250 device will tell you how warm (or not) you’re feeling, measure your […]
Smartick gathered data from DataReportal.com on digital behaviour to put together maps showing who’s the most online. South Africa spends the most time on desktop and mobile, averaging nearly 10 hours a day per internet […]
Google’s Chrome web browser is set to warn users that private browsing does not prevent them from being tracked. Many users were under the impression that ‘incognito’ meant no tracking. Similarly, many Apple users think […]
There’s a lot more to traditional wet shaving than just price, but for many, price is the big deciding factor. Safety razor blades work out to being 44x cheaper than Gillette Fusion5 blades (both as […]
French startup Kermap has developed a ‘digital twin’ of the Earth that claims to offer the most up-to-date views of our home planet. The programme is called Nimbo Earth Online and it is the only […]
