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  • Download PlayStation 4 Games For Free With PlayStation Plus

    Download PlayStation 4 Games For Free With PlayStation Plus

    When I first got the PlayStation 4, I had no intention of playing online games. All I wanted to do was to play the latest release of FIFA from EA Sports and beat friends who came to visit at Mortal Kombat. With games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto, I was content with…

  • 5 Effective Ways to Improve IoT Security in 2018

    5 Effective Ways to Improve IoT Security in 2018

    The IoT and IIoT sectors are growing at a rapid rate as connected devices are constantly released for home and office use. It has been predicted that the number of active wireless connected devices will exceed 40 billion by the year 2020. Despite this development, security remains a serious issue that must be addressed promptly.…

  • How to Replace Your PS4 500GB Hard Drive With Your 1TB Seagate Backup Drive

    How to Replace Your PS4 500GB Hard Drive With Your 1TB Seagate Backup Drive

    When you have a PS4 console with just 500GB hard drive, it gets filled up real quick as you constantly need to delete old games to accommodate new ones. The first time this happened, I decided to replace the PS4 HDD with the 1TB hard disk inside the 1TB Seagate Backup Plus drive I wasn’t using to…

  • Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Review

    Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Review

    I’ve been using Xiaomi Mi Max 2 over the past week, and it’s a phone easy to fall in love with if you’re a fan of phablets. If you hate big phones, you have absolutely no business with this device; it’s understandable if you can’t use. A 6.44-inch display on a smartphone puts the device…

  • Apple Sucks, But These 10 Apple Ecosystem Features Don’t

    Apple Sucks, But These 10 Apple Ecosystem Features Don’t

    Like most people say, Apple sucks. Apple’s ecosystem is a jail; once you’re in that beautiful, walled garden, there’s a slim chance of getting out. As expensive as Apple devices are, the restrictions put in place by Apple in the name of security isn’t for everyone. While the iPhone is seen as the best smartphone…

  • How to Update Apple Watch to watchOS 4

    How to Update Apple Watch to watchOS 4

    Apple released watchOS 4 for the Apple Watch last month. Apart from new watch faces that intelligently update information based on the time of the day, the new firmware brings changes to the Music app, News app, heart rate monitor and many others. The new watchOS version also features a much smarter Siri and lots of other…

  • Super-Material Graphene is Soon to Make All Your Sci-Fi Dreams a Reality

    Super-Material Graphene is Soon to Make All Your Sci-Fi Dreams a Reality

    Sometimes life imitates art. In his popular sci-fi novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury accurately predicted the invention of earbuds. He described them as “thimble radios” that produced an “electronic ocean of sound, of music and talk…” He’s one of many sci-fi authors to imagine fantastic situations and technology that were eventually developed. Even today’s authors…

  • Fix: Accessory Not Supported When Charging on iOS 11

    Fix: Accessory Not Supported When Charging on iOS 11

    For reasons like this, it is always advised never to install beta firmware versions unless you know exactly what you’re doing. A lot of times, beta firmware versions are riddled with bugs and may render your primary device useless. Apple has already released the public beta for its upcoming iOS 11 and even though it’s…

  • How To Download And Install iOS 11 Right Now Without A Developer Account

    How To Download And Install iOS 11 Right Now Without A Developer Account

    Apple announced iOS 11 weeks ago but only developers have access to the first and second beta versions. Although much hasn’t changed in the GUI, a lot of features have been added to the latest version of the operating system. One of biggest feature of iOS 11 is the new Files app, a file manager…

  • Here’s How Enable System-Wide Dark Theme on iOS

    Here’s How Enable System-Wide Dark Theme on iOS

    Before the release of iOS 10.3, many believed Apple would include a dark theme due to some codes suggesting that in the beta version of the firmware. This wasn’t the case; iOS still comes in its default light theme, though there has been some changes to certain apps. For instance, the Clock app now has…

  • How To Prevent Your Phone From Constantly Overheating

    How To Prevent Your Phone From Constantly Overheating

    This isn’t a problem peculiar to a particular brand or a specific mobile OS. From my experience using different phones from several OEMs over the years and switching between Android and iOS, I’ve come to realize that any phone can overheat. Yes, iPhones do overheat, same with Samsung, Tecno or any other brand you can think…

  • Fix: Mobile Hotspot Not Loading Most Websites

    Fix: Mobile Hotspot Not Loading Most Websites

    For over 5 hours, I’ve been trying to fix a rather strange problem with my Internet connection. I use a certain Android device for hotspot, powering all my other devices. This has been my “router” for over seven months as the battery lasts way longer than my MiFi device. Once in  while, perhaps once in…