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Breaking Tech News You Need to Know January 2, 2021 |
| The economic toll the country has paid over the last year has been massive, and millions of Americans are now in need of a quick cash infusion. Fortunately, those second stimulus checks we've heard so much about are finally on their way. Here's when you can expect to see yours and how to check its status. Tap or click here to track your stimulus check. → |
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| Google isn't the only site that knows everything about you. People search sites also keep tabs on your personal information and offer it up to the highest bidder. They crawl across social media and through public records to build a detailed profile of your personal information. Here's how you can remove yourself. Tap or click to remove yourself from people search sites. → |
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| Even without help from apps like Facebook, your smartphone does a good job of following your every move. Did you know your phone contains a map hidden deep within its settings that keeps track of every place you've been? Tap or click here to see the map for yourself and wipe it clean. → | Your smartphone is capable of more than you think, and your carrier knows how to unlock its secrets thanks to a list of secret codes. These codes can show your signal strength, block your caller ID and more. We've put together a list of the most useful codes that the biggest carriers in the U.S. use behind the scenes. Tap or click here to see how these hidden codes can expand your smartphone. → |
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| iOS 14 introduced widgets, a new app library and a bunch of new privacy and security features. Some of the biggest changes, though, are all around messaging. In this Komando DIY, 3 new iPhone texting and messaging tricks you need to try. Tap or click to see what they can do. → |
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