Issue 144

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News

Billions of passwords and email addresses have been leaked online - so change your logins now

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Billions of user records, combinations of usernames and passwords compromised in earlier data breaches, were left unprotected in an online database, available to anyone who knew where to look.

Cyber Security

Why Shouldn’t You Use the Same Password Everywhere Online

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Using one password repeatedly is convenient, but puts your online security in serious danger. Here's why.

How to Stop Google Chrome’s Targeted Ads From Using Your Browser History

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Google will include Chrome browsing data in information available to third-parties for targeted ads. Here's how to stop Chrome from doing this.

Microsoft

6 Productive Things You Can Do With the Microsoft 365 Mobile App

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Ready to supercharge your productivity? The Microsoft 365 app can be your go-to companion for staying productive on the move.

Windows Paint Is Adding AI Image Generation From Dall-E

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One of the biggest surprises reserved for upcoming versions of Windows is the fact that Paint is trying to be more Photoshop-like than ever. After decades being a bog-standard basic image editor, it's now surprising people with new features such as layers, transparency, and a neat option to automatically remove the background of pictures. Now, being a Microsoft product, it can't ship without some AI features, and for Paint, it won't be any different.

Windows

Microsoft Ends Free Windows 10 & 11 Upgrades for Windows 7 & 8

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The free upgrade path was supposed to close in 2016 but remained open until now.

Apple

iPhone Volume Keeps Going Down By Itself? Here’s How to Fix It

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Are you noticing that your iPhone's volume keeps decreasing by itself? You don't have a sneaky lil' goblin hiding inside your iPhone that's playing tricks on you! Rather, the solution could be as simple as disabling "Attention Aware" on your iPhone, or another easy fix We show you all the reasons why your iPhone may be reducing its volume and help you to address them, so you can return to using your iPhone at a reasonable, comfortable volume.

Tips & Tricks

How to Split Screen in Windows 10 and 11

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If you don't have the luxury of using two monitors on your Windows 10 or 11 PC, the next best thing is taking advantage of its split screen option. This feature allows you to snap in-place two windows side-by-side. It's uber convenient if you want to alter an original copy of something, compare one thing from another, and more. Here's how to get the most out of split screening, including how to turn it on if it's off by default.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Voice to Respond to Prompts and Commands

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OpenAI revealed that the world's leading AI chatbot will be able to speak and respond to user queries using a synthesized, presumably AI-generated, voice. Along with its newfound voice, ChatGPT will also be able to respond to and discuss specific images uploaded to it or snapped while using the ChatGPT Android or iOS app.

Interesting & Random Things

Meta Quest 3 Is Like the Apple Vision Pro, but 1/7th the Price

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Unless you've already forgotten, Apple unveiled its Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset early this Summer. We don't know about you, but when we saw it, the Vision Pro felt like we were looking into the future. The notion that you can overlay apps in the real-world (such as placing overlayed kitchen timers for each dish you're cooking), use video passthrough to stream your favorite content while doing mundane chores like laundry, and wear the device to navigate your surroundings made us feel like we were seeing the next great Apple product. But the Meta Quest 3 could take the wind out of Apple's proverbial sails.

Look. History shows us that the Apple Vision Pro will probably be grand. But with the Meta Quest 3 seemingly doing everything that the Vision Pro does but at $3000 dollars less and releasing well ahead of the Apple Vision Pro, does this mean that Apple has stiff competition before the Vision Pro's release date? Or is the Meta Quest 3 for users that wouldn't buy an Apple Vision Pro in the first place?