ChargeTech promises to cut your smartphone's charge time in half

ChargeTech promises to cut your smartphone's charge time in half: "ChargeAll’s ChargeTech is a convenient adapter that promises to charge your gadgets significantly faster than stock alternatives. It’s small, allows you to power up two devices at once, and comes in a car charger variant. The company is also in the process of crowdfunding what it claims is the thinnest and lightest iPhone 6 battery case around."



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Netflix's Plans to Take Over the World | Motherboard

Netflix's Plans to Take Over the World | Motherboard: "Netflix’s end-of-quarter shareholder letter was releas​ed this week, detailing how the streaming leader fared at the end of 2014. Along with good financial news for the company’s investors—they ended the year with a posted revenue of $1.48 billion, compared to $1.18 billion during the same quarter in 2013—the letter offered some intriguing (and sometimes, candid) tidbits about the company’s secret to success and plans for world domination."



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4 Ways to View Your Laptop or Desktop’s Screen on Your TV

4 Ways to View Your Laptop or Desktop’s Screen on Your TV: "Mirroring your laptop or desktop PC’s display on your TV is actually pretty simple, assuming you know what you’re doing. There are several ways to do this, both wired and wirelessly.

The wired methods are the most reliable, although they’ll need an HDMI cable — and possibly an adapter for your computer. Wireless methods can work well, too — they just aren’t perfect."



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How To Set Up A VPN (And Why It's A Good Idea To Use One)

How To Set Up A VPN (And Why It's A Good Idea To Use One): "Do you know what a VPN is? Do you know what it does? We’ve covered the best VPNs here at MakeUseOf, and you definitely need to take a look at that.
So you know which VPN services are out there, but wouldn’t you like to know how to set one up? Well don’t worry, because this handy infographic will provide you with a quick guide for setting one up, and it even explains exactly why you’d want to."



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How to Remove the Awful ShopperPro Adware / Malware

How to Remove the Awful ShopperPro Adware / Malware: "We were testing out our theory that all freeware download sites are awful when we got infected with the ShopperPro adware, which just completely takes over your entire browser window with obnoxious ads, redirects Amazon links to some shady site, and is awful. Here’s how to remove it."



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The Mouse-Box fits a whole PC inside a mouse

The Mouse-Box fits a whole PC inside a mouse: "We've seen plenty of compact PCs in the past, but few as tiny as the Mouse-Box. This new invention from a team of Polish engineers packs a fully-functioning computer into a mouse that you can hold in your hand. All you need to add is a screen and a keyboard and you're ready to start work, get online or launch a presentation. The Mouse-Box is currently at the prototype stage and its makers are looking for funding to bring it to production."



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10 essential apps for your tablet | Komando.com

10 essential apps for your tablet | Komando.com: "The thing that makes tablets really useful is the apps. Unfortunately, there are literally millions of apps available. Fear not! I've done the research for you, and am bringing you the apps that every tablet owner needs to install. By the way, these apps are also great for your smartphone."



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Which Antivirus Offers the Best Protection? AV-Test Reports

Which Antivirus Offers the Best Protection? AV-Test Reports: "If you count both major players and smaller companies, you'll find dozens of antivirus products available. Which one should you choose to protect your own PCs? If you were choosing between different cars, you could take test drives, see how each suits your needs. But you wouldn't want to test drive an antivirus using live malware! Fortunately, independent labs like AV-Test Institute do the necessary research for you. The latest report from this lab helps identify the best antivirus products"



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How to Troubleshoot Common Google Chromecast Issues

How to Troubleshoot Common Google Chromecast Issues: "Most users have a smooth and trouble free experience with the Google Chromecast, but when it misbehaves the experience quickly goes from flawless to nearly unusable. Read on as we highlight the simply tweaks and fixes you can apply to get an underperforming Chromecast zipping along again."



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Hard disk reliability examined once more: HGST rules, Seagate is alarming | Ars Technica

Hard disk reliability examined once more: HGST rules, Seagate is alarming | Ars Technica: "A year ago we got some insight into hard disk reliability when cloud backup provider Backblaze published its findings for the tens of thousands of disks that it operated. Backblaze uses regular consumer-grade disks in its storage because of the cheaper cost and good-enough reliability, but it also discovered that some kinds of disks fared extremely poorly when used 24/7."



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