I’m one happy geek this week as my Kansas City Chiefs ended a 50 year Super Bowl drought. Along with the game comes a lot of great ads and some real stinkers. You’ll find a headline below featuring the best ads. Valentine’s Day is coming soon and we also have some cool tech products you may want to consider. Throw in lots of other headlines this week and we have a very long list. Click on the headlines below to read the full stories!
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Electronics
- Dell G3 15 Gaming Laptop review: Good news for gaming bargain hunters
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- SmartFire Barbecue Controller review: Idiot-proof your Big Green Egg, Weber Kettle
- Google Nest is targeting a secondary revenue opportunity with a new smart thermostat feature that will connect customers with repair services when it senses anomalies
- Deal alert: These $40 noise-canceling headphones are a bargain
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***** Buy Perfect Drink Pro smart scale and recipe app at Amazon *****
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Privacy and Security
- Iranian hackers target US government workers in new campaign
- DOD contractor suffers ransomware infection
- New web service can notify companies when their employees get phished
- Antivirus maker Avast shuts down data collection firm after controversy
- Hackers infiltrated a big Facebook data partner to launch scams
- How strong is your password, really? 9 rules to make, remember and manage your logins
- Beware Windows 7 users: Malware campaign targeting IoT devices
- Flaws in WhatsApp’s desktop app allowed remote access to files
- Guess what? GDPR enforcement is on fire!
- Only three of the Top 100 international airports pass basic security checks
- Google knows what you look like. Here’s what it means and how to opt out
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Software
- Apple rolls out Maps redesign to all US users
- The Apple Maps redesign is complete. Here’s how to use all of its new features
- Windows 10 users encountering problems with built-in search
- Microsoft says it’s fixed the Windows 10 bug that broke the search bar
- How to get rid of bloatware and clean your Windows 10 Start menu (without questionable cleanup tools)
- Microsoft: This is how Windows 10 has been changed by Windows Insider feedback
- Chrome to block intrusive video ads starting August 5, 2020
- As support ends, Windows 7 users head for the exits
- Browser review: Microsoft’s new “Edgium” Chromium-based Edge
Business and Marketing
- 10 tips for naming a business or blog
- How to Stay Focused at Work
- Gleam.io vs RafflePress: The Ultimate Giveaway Showdown
- Leadership vs Management: The Difference That Will Change the Way You Work
- 10 Leadership Podcasts That Will Inspire You to Greatness
Super Bowl
- Super Bowl-winning Chiefs player pays all dog adoption fees at shelter
- Amazon’s insufferably smug Super Bowl ad is truly annoying
- Best Super Bowl 2020 commercials: Bill Murray, Sam Elliott and Lil Nas X score
WordPress
- Native Lazy Loading Support Coming to WordPress
- How to Use WordPress Log Files to Improve Your Website
- WP Rocket: A Detailed Overview & Review
- Guteblock Joins the Block Collection Plugin Arena With an Initial 12 Custom Blocks
- How to Install an SSL Certificate on Your WordPress Website
- Everything You Wanted To Know About Site Kit – Google’s Official WordPress Plugin
Design
- Meet The Designer Who Makes ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Look So Marvelous
- Italian Emoji to be Released in 2020
- Adobe, This is Why Photographers Are Hating on You
- 10 Free Ways To Learn Design
Technology
- GMC’s electric Hummer packs 1,000 horsepower and a 3-second 0-60 time
- Ultra closeup view of sun’s surface offers unprecedented detail
- Wild shooting star seen over California ‘wasn’t a natural fireball’
- Amazon surprises Wall Street with a blowout holiday quarter
- Two new movies could disturb you into deleting all your apps
- Coronavirus Outbreak Could Rock Image Sensor Industry, Sony Warns
- Samsung QLED vs. LG OLED: How the two best TV technologies compare in 2020
- Google parent Alphabet takes on deepfakes with bogus-photo detector
Phones
- Blackouts that cut cell service aren’t just annoying, they’re dangerous
- Coronavirus and the iPhone: How the pandemic could disrupt China’s supply chain
- Apple is offering at-home iPhone repairs in some US cities
- BlackBerry phones dead again? TCL to stop making the handsets
- SIM swap fraud: What it is, why you should care and how to protect yourself
- Burn, drown, or smash your phone: Forensics can extract data anyway
- Apple patent envisions a foldable iPhone
- Moto Razr: 4 things you need to know before you buy
Social Media
- You can now report misleading election information on Twitter
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Don’t chase Instagram likes and YouTube followers
- Teens have figured out how to mess with Instagram’s tracking algorithm
- Alphabet beats earnings, says YouTube ad revenue was $15 billion in 2019
- Twitter says bad actors linked users with phone numbers
- Coronavirus panic thrives on Twitter, and science struggles to keep up
Fun Stories
- Sutton-in-Ashfield man’s severed thumb replaced with big toe
- Kobe Bryant Fans Are Eating at His Favorite Mexican Restaurant to Pay Their Respects
- New Homeowner Buys House In Maryland, Only To Find Previous Owner’s Dead Body Inside
- Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples
- Disney to dance Hamilton into movie theaters in 2021
- World’s largest honey bee makes rare hallucinogenic honey
- Archaeologists Unearth 2,200-Year-Old Mosaics In An Ancient Greek City
- Coffee and Chocolate Make You Smarter, According to the Latest Neuroscience
- An Ancient Australian Volcano Is a Haven for Giant Pink Slugs
- The Art and Science of Kashmir’s Pink Tea
- ‘We’re nudibranch people’: How enthusiasts help get science done
- 8 Wondrous Bridges to Nowhere
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