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The bug, known as KindleDrip, was first detected by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software who posted a report on its public research site that goes into detail how these hackers get into Kindle devices. Cybersecurity consulting firm Realmode Labs found another security hole in the ‘Send to Kindle’ feature. The feature allows users to send documents, e-books, and web pages to a personal Kindle device. A user could unknowingly send an e-book infected with malware to their or someone else’s device....

Being more of a “phone number management” service than a typical internet phone service, Google Voice does a lot more than let you make free phone calls. Types of Free Calls With Google Voice Google Voice can be used to make free PC to phone calls and free PC to PC calls. The easiest and most common way to use Google Voice, however, is to allow the service to connect your phone to the destination number for free....

How: Microsoft pushed the update automatically, but you may need to force quit the apps (even if you’ve just downloaded them) to see the changes. Why Do You Care: Creating and editing Office documents on your iPhone just got a little less complex. Tapping the Home button to the left will show you a list of recent documents for the app you’re using. The New button (the middle Plus icon) will give you a screen like the ones above, with app-specific templates to create new documents....

According to Gamespot, the Xbox Series S and X, as well as the Xbox One, One S, and One X all will have the app. Movies Anywhere is a streaming platform that allows people to bring together content from various platforms like YouTube and Apple TV, as well as some satellite providers like DirecTV. What makes this app stand out above the rest of the console’s streaming apps are its unique features, such as hosting online watch parties....

The app is called imme (I’m me) and helps successfully resolve identity verifications without privacy risks in a number of ways. First of all, the software uses proprietary closed-loop encryption protocols, so your personal information isn’t just floating out there on the Internet, just waiting to be plucked. Imme is a smartphone app that takes full advantage of biometric security features, such as facial recognition and liveness detection. There is also no use of third-party software here....

The Connected Watch Limited Edition collaboration between Tag Heuer and Nintendo is available this Thursday for $2,150. The watch features various Mario-themed watch faces and animations. The watch also will encourage you to reach your step or activity goals with a different Mario animation—such as the Super Mushroom, Pipe, Super Star, and Goal Pole—each time you get closer to your daily goal. There are also different watch face options: from a classic watch face look, an animated digital clock option, and one that sports Mario on the front above the time....

How to Enter Cheat Codes With the Nintendo DS Gamepad Nintendo DS systems are well-labeled. However, there’s sometimes confusion over the shoulder buttons on the top left and right of the system when it comes to cheat codes. For example, if a cheat guide directs you to “press L,” you might assume that it means press Left on the directional control pad; however, L usually refers to the left shoulder button....

First spotted by Anandtech, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro phones were discovered to slow down 300 apps considered popular in the Google Play Store, such as Google Chrome, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Discord, and Twitter. The site found a “slowdown in typical workloads such as web browsing.” Anandtech said that its testing showed that apps like Chrome and Twitter were three to four times slower when it came to loading and browsing times....

Peloton announced the feature, known as Lanebreak, on Monday, according to The Verge. Only subscribers and bike owners will be able to access the game, which reportedly is debuting later this year. The game lets you earn points by staying in your lane, increasing your energy output, and reaching your goal in time. The Verge reports that a rider pedals to an on-screen wheel to reach the goals within the game....

No registration is required, so you’ll be enjoying your chosen movie or free TV show in seconds. This video streaming service is ad-supported, however, so you’ll have to sit through a few commercial breaks. There’s a Wide Variety of Free Movies Popcornflix has a nice-sized collection of free streaming movies in common and popular genres like comedy, drama, action, horror, sports, Sci-Fi, and documentaries. Watch Popcornflix Movies With Free Apps There’s a free movie app available that lets you watch these titles on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle, and TV....

Labelling devices: To label your smart plugs, open the Home app, tap the smart plug you want to label, then go to the settings. Once there, tap Type, then choose the most appropriate label. Currently, you can pick Smart Light, Air conditioner, Coffee maker, Dehumidifier, Fan, Heater, Humidifier, Kettle, TV, or Smart Plug. Availability: The new feature was initially discovered by 9to5Google, which noticed it came to the iOS version of the Google Home app about a week before coming to Android....

SUBSTITUTE Function Syntax A function’s syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function’s name, brackets, and arguments. The syntax for the SUBSTITUTE function is: The arguments for the function are: Text (required): The data containing the text to be replaced. This argument can contain the actual data enclosed in quotation marks (see row 2 in the image above) or a cell reference to the location of the text data in the worksheet (see rows 3 and 4)....

Sending Group Emails in Apple Mail Apple Mail makes it easy to create groups, letting you organize your contacts and then work within that set of contacts. Create a group for work associates, friends, your book club, a sports team, or any group with which you communicate regularly. Once you’ve created a group, it’s easy to send email messages to the entire group from within your email client or Contacts....

Set Up a Vacation Reply in Windows Live Hotmail When you cannot deal with incoming emails promptly (because you’re traveling, on vacation, or working on a huge project due tomorrow), Windows Live Hotmail can let expecting senders know. To make Windows Live Hotmail reply to incoming emails in your absence: Possibly include approximate info on when you will be able to reply personally.Who to contact in the meantime or an alternative way of reaching you might also be appropriate....

Continuing with what has become a yearly tradition, Apple is once again releasing some new Apple Watch bands for Pride month. For this, its seventh year running, the new bands have been designed to represent how Apple “stands with, supports, and is proudly made up of the LGBTQ+ community.” The Pride Edition Sport Loop is primarily white but with a rainbow color gradient woven into the inner part of the band....

According to SamMobile, this month’s update just started rolling out to Samsung users, but it primarily focuses on privacy and security rather than new features. In the monthly security bulletin published last week, Android details the updates and which vulnerabilities they address. In particular, the update addresses a high-security vulnerability in the Media Framework component. Android said this vulnerability “could enable a local malicious application to bypass operating system protections that isolate application data from other applications....

According to The Verge, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has stated that the company will be breaking tradition by not releasing a new T-Series phone in 2021. OnePlus typically has launched an upgraded “T” version of each of its numbered phones every year since 2016. The reasoning behind the decision to skip the 9T isn’t clear, but if you’ve been holding out for one, at least now you know you can stop waiting....

In an email update sent out to Starlink subscribers this week, the company said it is “preparing to launch upgraded satellites that will include space lasers.” According to Starlink, the space lasers will enable satellites to transfer data between one another without beaming it back down to a ground station. The space lasers were originally announced last fall when the company successfully launched a test of the satellite space lasers into orbit in September....

Twitch streamers RekItRaven, Lucia Everblack, and Shineypen organized the hashtag #ADayOffTwitch, encouraging streamers to take a break from the platform and not go live that day in protest of Twitch’s inaction against hate speech, according to IGN. The boycott originated earlier this month from the hashtag #TwitchDoBetter, which was used by streamers to ask the platform to better protect marginalized users from the hate speech they frequently experience. Although Twitch said it would launch channel-level ban evasion detection and account verification improvements later this year, streamers are still disappointed in how the platform has handled botting, hate raids, and other forms of harassment....

Humans are adaptable. They can structure a sentence in many ways, and it will still make sense. In contrast, computers require precise instructions. If you break the rules a bit, a command may make sense to a human, but a computer won’t be able to interpret it. Syntax in Human Language Imagine someone says to you, “I saw a woman over there with a telescope.” There are several ways to interpret this sentence:...