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| | | 172 Malicious Apps With 335M+ Installs Found on Google Play | | The Next Web | Google desperately needs to curb the spread of Android malware. In September alone, researchers uncovered a total of 172 infected apps on the Play Store. The worst part? These apps had racked up over 335 million installs by the time they were detected by security experts. | | New in BetterCloud: 5 Features Announced at Altitude 2019 | | BetterCloud Monitor | Last week at our annual Altitude conference, Chief Product Officer Jim Brennan made some exciting announcements during his product keynote. He was joined on stage by members of his team and customers alike to deliver some huge wins for the BetterCloud community. Here’s a rundown of the new features launched at Altitude. | | Most Mobile Browsers Display the Web, That’s It—Vivaldi Mobile Can Change That | | Ars Technica | Vivaldi—makers of the power user's favorite Web browser—has finally released a mobile version. Vivaldi for Android (sorry iOS users, it's Android-only for now) brings most of what's great about Vivaldi to your phone, and thanks to Vivaldi's sync service, you can even have all your desktop data on your mobile device. | | Google Pixel 4 Will Be Able to Detect Car Crashes and Call 911 for You | | Android Police | Google acciently updated the built-in Emergency Information app on a XDA Developers' phone yesterday, rebranding it the Emergency Information to “Personal Safety.” The Play Store’s app description confirmed that car crash detection will be made available for Pixel devices in the United States, though it’s unclear if it’ll be made available for all Pixel devices or only the Pixel 4 series. |
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| | | Just Bought a Mac? 14 Essential Apps You Should Install | | How-To Geek | Apple bundles plenty of utilities with macOS, but there are some other useful tools you should download to get the most out of your Mac. Here are some picks many Mac fans swear by. | | How to Protect Your Identity Online | | How-To Geek | When Sandra Bullock starred in The Net in 1995, identity theft seemed new and unbelievable. But the world has changed. Starting in 2017, nearly 17 million Americans are victims of identity fraud every year. Identity crimes include scenarios like a hacker who steals your credentials to break into your accounts or assume your financial identity, or someone thousands of miles away from you who runs up charges on your credit card and takes out loans in your name. It can be hard to untangle yourself from identity theft, both legally and financially. And the damage to your credit history can be long-lasting. If there ever was a scenario in which an ounce of prevention is worth a metric ton of cure, this is it. |
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| | | OneDrive Personal Vault and Expandable Storage Now Available Worldwide | | Microsoft 365 Blog | Yesterday, Microsoft launched a new feature that gives you greater security for your files in the cloud. OneDrive Personal Vault uses identity verification to protect your most important files. Personal Vault is now available worldwide on all OneDrive consumer accounts. |
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