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Essential Car-Care Tips for First-Time Owners
Pay attention to the paint. Regular car washing and waxing help preserve a car’s paint from corrosive salt, bug splatter, bird droppings, and road grime. Despite what the ads may say, no wax job lasts more than a few weeks at best. Paste wax isn’t necessarily better than liquid polish, and premium brands don’t necessarily outlast lower-priced alternatives. (See our…
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PS5 owners really want to play Xbox games, as Microsoft tops Sony’s preorder charts
If you’re looking for some solid evidence that Microsoft’s strategy to bring Xbox games to PS5 is seeing some early success, look no further than Sony’s own PlayStation Store today. The top preordered games in the US PlayStation Store are Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5, with the $99.99 premium versions of both games proving the…
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New PebbleOS Smartwatches Won’t Be Great for iPhone Owners
Pebble is back with a pair of new smartwatches—the $150 Core 2 Duo and $225 Core Time 2. Unfortunately, iPhone owners who buy these smartwatches will miss out on a lot of important functionality. The new PebbleOS watches are explicitly designed for both Android and iOS, just as they were a decade ago. However, as founder Eric Migicovsky explains in…
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Samsung soundbar owners report major problems after latest firmware update
Samsung’s flagship soundbar, the HW-Q990D, is being rendered useless for some owners after a faulty firmware update that the company rolled out this week. The sheer number of reports on Samsung’s community forums, Reddit, and AVSForum confirm that something has gone very wrong with the premium Dolby Atmos system in recent days. The issue isn’t limited to any specific region,…
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Pixel and Galaxy Owners Should Enable This New Android Anti-Theft Feature
Lock screens are a good way to protect your data, but thieves stealing your smartphone when it’s unlocked (or after seeing your passcode), and then resetting everything in just a tap is still a real security risk. Apple deals with this vulnerability using its Stolen Device Protection feature, and now, in Android 15, Google has a similar feature called Identity…
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Customer data from 800,000 electric cars and owners exposed online
Volkswagen’s automotive software company, Cariad, exposed data collected from around 800,000 electric cars. The info could be linked to drivers’ names and reveal precise vehicle locations. Terabytes of Volkswagen customer details in Amazon cloud storage remained unprotected for months, allowing anyone with little technical knowledge to track drivers’ movement or gather personal information. The exposed databases include details for VW,…
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This Secure Software Could Help Business Owners Go Remote Full Time
TL;DR: Get simple, secure remote access to your desktop when you get an AnyViewer 5-Year Pro Plan for $59.99 (reg. $214). For business owners, staying connected to office systems and managing resources remotely is critical for maintaining productivity. Whether you’re overseeing operations from another location or providing remote IT support, AnyViewer offers a secure and efficient platform for remote desktop…
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Firmware Update Locked QNAP NAS Owners Out of Their Boxes
A recent update to QNAP’s firmware, version 5.2.2.2950 build 20241114, caused many problems for people with QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Released around November 19th, the update prevented some from accessing their files. A faulty firmware update was supposed to fix some security issues found in QNAP devices. These devices often face cyberattacks, and in February 2023, a serious…
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Kindle Colorsoft owners complain of a yellow bar on the e-reader’s screen
People have started receiving their orders of Amazon’s first color e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, and many say they’re disappointed to find a yellow, discolored strip at the bottom of the display. Complaints about the $279.99 e-reader’s display have spread online and dragged down its Amazon star rating, and some report customer service reps say a fix is on…
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Ford Asks EV Owners to Stop Using Its Free Supercharger Adapter
Ford recently sent out free charging adapters to help EV customers transition to Tesla’s NACS “Supercharger” standard. The automaker now says that some of these adapters are faulty and must be replaced. The NACS adapter flaw was disclosed to affected EV owners earlier this week. Drivers who receive a notice should stop using their free NACS adapter immediately. Replacement adapters…
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