How to protect your data by making Gmail as secure as possible
Millions upon millions of people around the world rely on Gmail for their email needs, and Google’s free service is indeed one of the most feature-rich out there. For obvious reasons, Google encourages users to keep anything and everything they receive in Gmail using its archive system; the more emails you save for Google to refer to and analyze, the better the company’s advertising profile will be for you.
With all of that data from years worth of emails sitting in your Gmail account, it stands to reason that you’d want to ensure that all of those emails are as secure as possible. But what’s the best way to make sure all of those messages are safe and sound?
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SALE: Meet the SKEYE nano drone, the world’s smallest quadcopter
For almost endless, remote controlled, quadcopter fun you cannot go wrong with the SKEYE Nano Drone. This super enjoyable drone can be purchased at BGR Deals for a limited time at a deeply discounted price and with free global shipping, so act quickly.
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Sprint just stuck a dagger into AT&T’s net neutrality argument
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have all strongly come out against reclassifying Internet services as utilities, with AT&T sounding particularly shrill alarms that reclassifying carriers would kill off its ability to invest in network upgrades. However, GigaOM points out that Sprint on Friday turned its back on its carrier framily members by saying reclassifying ISPs under Title II of the Telecommunications Act wouldn’t slow down its efforts to upgrade its services.
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DEAL ALERT: You won’t believe how thin and sleek this $4 iPhone 6 case is
We don’t often cover smartphone cases here on BGR. When we do, however, we typically focus specifically on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus because the sad fact of the matter is that these new Apple smartphones are accidents waiting to happen. They’re incredibly slim and the aluminum housings are very slippery. As a result, it’s all too easy for the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus to slide out of your hand during usage, and we all know that even a short drop can be disastrous if the phone lands at a bad angle.
The cases we cover are often expensive because, as far as we’re concerned, if you have to cover up the iPhone’s beautiful design you should probably do it with something stylish. We sometimes get requests for cheaper iPhone 6 case options though, so we’ve done some digging and we may have hit the jackpot.
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Newly unearthed emails show Apple knew Google Glass was going to flop from Day 1
It’s been a couple of years since Google first started showing off Google Glass to the world, and in that time we have never heard any rumor that Apple was working on a device to compete with the digital headset. And now a new report from Business Insider may explain why: One of Apple’s most important executives seemingly thought it would be a bomb from the start.
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The best and worst things about the iPhone 6 Plus
BGR Media president Jonathan Geller loves the iPhone 6 Plus. And he hates it. And he loves it. Personally, I’m not a big fan. The phone itself is sleek and the software and surrounding ecosystem and the best in the business, but truth be told, it’s not a very good phablet. As I discussed at length in my Galaxy Note 4 review, the iPhone 6 Plus is just a bigger iPhone 6. That seems like a fairly obvious statement, but the truth of the matter is that Apple seemingly put precious little thought into phablet users’ needs and wants, and instead just checked a box next to “iPhone with a big screen.”
Sales have been phenomenal thus far thanks to pent-up demand for an iPhone phablet, but I think in the future we’ll see a bit more separation between Apple’s mid-sized iPhones and its supersized iPhones. The differences might be mainly software based, but Apple will soon make much better use of its larger canvases.
In the meantime, the iPhone 6 Plus has been out for almost four months now, and it’s time to take a closer look at Apple’s first phablet.
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iOS 9 is already being tested on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
A recent report claimed that Apple is already testing iOS 9, the next-gen mobile operating system that’s supposed to be unveiled this summer and launch later in fall. Now, mobile app marketing platform Fiksu has confirmed that Apple is indeed testing the iOS on a variety of mobile devices including the brand new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
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BIG SAVINGS! 8 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps that are free downloads right now
This has been a terrific week for paid iPhone and iPad apps that have gone on sale for free. We’ve shared great apps with you all week long, and there are even a few gems from yesterday’s list that are still on sale for free if you hurry. Today, we’ve got one last list for you to enjoy this week and it features eight iPhone and iPad apps that normally each cost money to buy, but they’re all free for a limited time.
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Here are Sony and Microsoft’s reactions to Xbox One’s win over PS4 in December
Sony might still be in the lead when it comes to total console sales this generation, but the Xbox One has now officially taken the top spot on the NPD Group’s U.S. sales estimates for two consecutive months to round out 2014. After temporarily cutting the price of the Xbox One to $349 (which is now a permanent cut) and launching several bundles with the year’s biggest games, Microsoft finally found a way to catch up with its rival.
So how have the two companies reacted to the news?
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How to hire a hacker
Most Internet users are scared of hackers, and rightfully so. While the terms is sometimes used to describe any computer programmer, it typically has a negative connotation and is used to describe nefarious coders who make digital chaos their mission on the web.
Sometimes, hackers target large companies and steal customers’ credit card data. That data is then sold on the black market, potentially causing huge headaches for victims. And sometimes, hackers target companies or individuals just for fun — they cause as much chaos as possible just because they can.
There is no end in sight for the battle between security researchers and hackers, and now things have gotten even scarier thanks to a new service that makes it shockingly easy for anyone to hire a hacker.
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