Not Just Email: Your Voice Mail Can Be Hacked, Too – Here’s How To Secure It

Not Just Email: Your Voice Mail Can Be Hacked, Too – Here’s How To Secure It: "Much has been made throughout 2011 and 2012 of the dangers of phone hacking. While many of the victims of the practice – in this case sponsored by major news organizations – were celebrities, politicians and sportsmen, many more were real, regular people who may or may not have been involved with slightly more famous people, one way or another."

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Four ways to fix an unresponsive iPhone home button | How To - CNET

Four ways to fix an unresponsive iPhone home button | How To - CNET: "No matter how anal you are about keeping your iPhone safe and intact, there is still a chance your home button will eventually suffer the effects of normal wear and tear."

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Consumers Duped by Computer Virus Scam Targeted by U.S. Agency - Businessweek

Consumers Duped by Computer Virus Scam Targeted by U.S. Agency - Businessweek: "U.S. government regulators announced they won a court order to halt international telephone scams in which people posing as computer technicians called tens of thousands of consumers and duped them into buying unneeded anti- virus services."

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The Fastest ISPs in the U.S. 2012 | PCMag.com

The Fastest ISPs in the U.S. 2012 | PCMag.com: "When it comes to gauging the speed of your Internet connection, you can't always rely on what your Internet service provider tells you. "

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Is It Possible for My Internet Router to Wear Out? - How-To Geek

Is It Possible for My Internet Router to Wear Out? - How-To Geek: "Day after day your humble and hard working router holds your home network together and links it to the greater internet. Is it possible to work it to death?"

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Gmail Now Searches Inside PDF, Word, and PowerPoint Attachments - How-To Geek

Gmail Now Searches Inside PDF, Word, and PowerPoint Attachments - How-To Geek: "Gmail has long had a robust system for searching within the subjects and bodies of your emails, now you can search inside select attachments–PDF, Word, and PowerPoint attachments are all searchable."

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Infrared technology offers faster wireless data transfer than Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Infrared technology offers faster wireless data transfer than Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: "Back around the turn of the century, infrared ports for wireless data transfer over short distances were commonplace on many mobile devices. But it wasn't long before infrared communication technology was kicked to the curb in favor of the more versatile radio-based Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies. Fraunhofer researchers are looking to resurrect infrared wireless data transfer technology with the development of a “multi-gigabit communication module” that can wirelessly transfer data 46 times faster than Wi-Fi and 1,430 times faster than Bluetooth."

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iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4

iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4: "The budget iPhone: rumormongers have obsessed out the possibility for years. Though Apple hasn't – and likely never will – manufacture a new iPhone just to tackle the economy market, the company has covered that segment nonetheless. The recipe is simple: continue selling previous years' iPhones in decreasing increments of $100."

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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "Just in time for the 2012 holiday buying season, Amazon has unveiled a slew of new Kindle tablets and e-book readers. Among them is the Kindle Paperwhite, the company's first self-illuminated e-ink reader, and its direct competitor to Barnes & Noble's excellent Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight."

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What to Do with Your Old Computer - Yahoo! News

What to Do with Your Old Computer - Yahoo! News: "Your old computer may not be in resale condition but you can still get some of your investment back through a trade-in or buy back program at your local electronics store. Many computer manufactures and electronics stores also take old computers for an electronics recycling program so you can make sure that hardware is disposed of in an environmentally way. If your computer still works but is now just an older model, you could sell it to someone looking for a used computer."

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