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Walkie-talkies are great for communicating within a specific mile range, and while their primary function is just that, modern-day walkie-talkies have features like smartphone apps, severe weather alerts, flashlights, and more. We’ve rounded up the best walkie-talkies to help you communicate from anywhere easier. Must read: The best phones for kidsThe best GPS trackers for kidsThe best kids’ smartwatches The Motorola Talkabout two-way radios are a top pick thanks to their unique features....

The most responsive: Google Keyboard Google Keyboard is currently my choice for a keyboard on Android. I know, that sounds dull and limited, but it works, and it does so better than any other keyboard I have tried. I was a Swiftkey user for 2 years before Google released their own Keyboard, I decided to give it a try, thinking I would be back on Swiftkey in a few hours, but I found it to be fast and accurate....

Samsung’s Good Lock app is bringing lock-screen personalisation to new heights. This app allows for personalisation of both the on-screen and the lock-screen as well as the manner in which notifications are displayed. This among a host of new features might just make this one of the best native support lock-screen apps in existence. Good Lock which was available on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge variants is now available for some of the company’s yesteryear flagship devices running on Android Marshmallow; namely, the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 Active, and Galaxy Note5....

Unfortunately, any online activity puts you at risk for scams. You have to provide at least some personal information for your account, and in general, it shouldn’t go beyond that. One seller on OfferUp was asked for her phone number. The buyer seemed legitimate, and she handed it over. The scammer used this information to create a Google Voice account with the victim’s number. Tap or click here for more on the story....

Personal information on the students was exposed when a popular education company’s database was breached in November 2018. In December 2018, the personal information of 500,000 students and staffers in one California school district was stolen by hackers. We’ll take a look at what kind of data was exposed in the breach. We also have information on whether the data is being misused. Textbook company targeted in massive hack The data breach hit Pearson, a British company that produces educational tools including textbooks and digital textbooks....

State governments in the U.S. have to manage public services. In providing a modern 21st-century government, state governments now have to digitally transform their IT infrastructure. This includes offering digital platforms for citizen services, increasingly using Cloud and mobile computing and using data aggregation and analytics. This opens up the attack surface for cybercriminals who always look for ways to steal government and citizen data. In 2016, the U.S government spent $28 billion on cybersecurity....

The partnership between MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) and Red Dot Analytics (RDA) would aim to “verifiably measure and offset” the carbon footprint of data centres in tropical environments, the two companies said in a joint statement Wednesday. A deep-tech startup spun off from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, RDA offers AI-enabled applications to help operators of mission-critical infrastructures such as buildings, utility grids, and manufacturing plants improve their energy efficiencies and productivity....

Sony today announced that it has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for its Xperia Z5 series of handsets, along with the Xperia Z4 Tablet and the Xperia Z3+. The Japanese company is known to take its own sweet time in rolling out Android updates, though this time around, to keep its advanced users happy, the company did do a ‘Concept for Android’ program in some regions of the world....

Sony is set to launch a pair of devices known as “lens cameras” at IFA in Berlin next month. Here’s where I’d usually try my best to explain what they are, but the photo above should give you some idea as to why I’m so incredibly confused right now. The Japanese company hopes you’ll be interested in cameras that you can strap to your mobile phone, and rumor has it that the low end model will carry an 18 megapixel sensor while the other high end model will use the same optical stack that’s in Sony’s flagship point and shoot, the RX 100 Mark II....

The Galaxy Beam Projector Samsung had tried many things; the projector built-in into the Galaxy Beam Beam 2 ranks among the most gimmicky. These phones were mediocre in every way except for the projector. They were the only game in town if you needed a phone with a projector built-in. The projector added a lot of bulk; the picture was dim; the battery life was poor. You couldn’t even touch the phone without jiggling the projected image....

We scoured the market to find the best HDMI cables for your home and work devices, ensuring that the price matches performance. Before you hook up your next electronic device, consider these best HDMI cables to do the job. Also: Check out these best gaming consoles for your new HDMI cable Now you just need a device! Check out your picks for the best computers, the best laptops, and the best wireless surround sound system!...

Today, there are video streaming services that allow you to access your favorite content without having to suffer through a pricey cable contract. Video streaming apps are the perfect solution for cord-cutters who are looking to stray from cable television but do not want to give up access to their favorite movies and shows. With a video streaming app, you can still access a full video library with options both old and new....

Also: The best cheap tech gifts under $100 to give for the holidays Whatever your reason for choosing an iPad Air, you probably want to protect it. If you’re spending upwards of $600 on your new Apple product, you don’t want to deal with any issues. That means buying a case or a cover, but they’re not all created equal. For example, you may need the durability to take your iPad to the job site or a cover that can fold into multiple kickstand configurations....

Xperia Ear The first of the four products is the only one coming to market: the Xperia Ear. It’s a small Bluetooth NFC-connected virtual assistant that rests in your ear. It looks similar to the Moto Hint, though it offers so much more functionality. You can takes calls with it, send messages, even ask it for directions if you’re driving. You can customize all of that functionality through its companion smartphone app....

Sony’s Xperia Z1, announced at IFA at the beginning of this month, is only now starting to trickle into stores around the world, so it’s a bit weird for me to be talking about its successor, but here it goes. According to a leak in a Sony fan forum which was corroborated by AndroidSAS, the Xperia Z2 will be launching at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It will have the same 20....

Over the course of the last few weeks, we’ve seen quite a bit about Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z3 Compact, including a detailed, albeit unofficial, specifications breakdown. We’ve reportedly even seen the front panel compared to that of the “regular” Xperia Z3. Not so much on the Xperia Z3 by itself, though. That changes today, thanks to photos seen on a Chinese certification website. The photos were published by Android Central, and found via the certification site, TENAA, out of China....

For a few hours, it seemed that Huawei tch owners had hit the jackpot. It was reported that the company was exploring ways to turn on a dormant NFC chip following the Android ar 2.0 update, thus making it the only first-generation watch to support Android y. But it seems as though that’s not the case. A report from Ausdroid indicated that the original Huawei tch, one of the bright spots in the first crop of wearables, secretly included an NFC chip inside, it’s just disabled....

Sprint launched the BlackBerry KEYone in the United States, as far as wireless carrier support goes, not too long ago. And now AT&T is getting in on the fun. Today, AT&T announced that it will launch the BlackBerry KEYone on its network beginning September 1. The carrier also confirmed it will have an exclusive carrier, called Space Black, that will make future owners stand out against the standard KEYone units out there in the world....

And there’s one more offer for exceptional users. Besides, the company has also made these new offers available for a limited time to create FOMO. Let’s discuss all details below. Spotify Has New Offer For Limited Users As we all know, Spotify is the most downloaded music app, and its premium subscription makes it more enjoyable by eliminating ads for a better experience and allowing downloading music to listen offline....

The Theodore standing desk comes with the traditional standing desk features, including height adjustable from as low as 29.5-inches all the way up to 49.2-inches. All you have to do is press a button and it will move to your desired height. It has a weight capacity of 99 pounds, making it able to handle heavy monitors for gaming, working, and more. With a width of nearly two feet, you can store a lot of different working tools on top as well as in the handy desk drawer that accompanies the design....