Alarm clocks, identity thieves, double masking, Gmail management, drones, leather cleaners, $1 Italian houses and Chiefs Run it Back! We’ve got a very full list of news this week across a wide range of subjects. Check out the full list of headlines below and click on the headlines to get the full story.
Electronics
- How to set up Amazon’s Alexa Guard Plus for your Echo smart speakers and displays
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- Yamaha RX-V6A review: The future sound of entertainment
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Privacy and Security
- Identity thieves raked in billions with your data, even as breaches fell in 2020
- The best free VPNs: Why they don’t exist
- Microsoft tracked a system sending a million malware emails a month. Here’s what it discovered
- SolarWinds products had three serious security flaws, researchers find
Coronavirus / COVID-19
- Does Double-Masking for Coronavirus Protection Make Sense? We Asked an Expert
- Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID vaccine is 66% effective, company says
- Should coronavirus variants and mutations worry you? Everything we know
- Vaccination vs. Immunization vs. Inoculation: What’s the Difference?
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Software
- iOS 14.4 rolls out with Bluetooth audio monitoring
- Tired of juggling Gmail accounts? Try this desktop app that brings them all together
- YouTube and Search continue to make Alphabet tons of money
- Google gives Android TV new Discover, Home and Apps tabs to make it more like Google TV
- New Zoom features are prepping for a hybrid world when you go back to the office
Technology
- Xiaomi’s remote wireless charging powers up your phone from across the room
- In Iceland, Testing the Drones That Could Be the Future of Mars Exploration
- World’s biggest drone will send satellites into space on a rocket
- NASA’s delayed Moon lander contracts cast doubt on Artemis timeline
- Microsoft’s quantum cloud computing plans take another big step forward
- Ford vehicles will run on Android Auto starting in 2023
- Nike’s latest FlyEase shoe slips on without zippers, laces or straps
- Amazon to pay $61.7M to settle FTC charges it withheld tips from Flex drivers
- Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO just as Amazon cements itself in our lives
Phones
- Apple’s iPhone 12 led to largest revenue and profit in company history
- Samsung’s mobile sales tumble in Q4 as it struggles against Apple’s iPhone 12
- I paid Apple $69 to replace my 3-year-old iPhone battery. Here’s what happened
- Galaxy S21 drop test: It broke on the first drop
- Use your iPhone or Android phone as a webcam, here’s how
- Why iPhone 12 Pro Max’s camera is so exciting to pro photographers
Fun Stories
- Orca Post-Mortems Tell the Story of a Population Facing Numerous Threats
- Best leather cleaners and conditioners for cars 2021: Lexol, 3D and more
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- James Bond movies: Ranking 007’s best, worst and everything in between
- A Bedeviled History of Satanic Panic
- Jurassic Park Starring Pee-wee Herman Is as Hilarious as It Is Terrifying
- These $1 Italian Houses in Troina, Sicily, Come With Up to $30,000 in Restoration Grants
- This Lord of the Rings LEGO Display Is the World’s Largest Mini Brick Build
- Meet the Most Passionate Admirers of India’s Rail Network
- 11 Surprising Facts About Stanley Tucci
- How to Stop a Running Toilet Without Calling a Plumber
- Medieval Pilgrims Apparently Tried to Ward Off the Plague With Bawdy Badges
- Are You Legally Required to Shovel Your Sidewalk?
- London’s Retired Tube Trains Live on an Island
- Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Henry VIII’s Missing Crown Ornament
- The Enduring Haute Couture of a 466-Year Old Kimono House
Super Bowl
- Super Bowl 2021: When is the game, how to watch Bucs vs. Chiefs on CBS for free
- Why Do Quarterbacks Say ‘Hut’?
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