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Shocking as it might sound, but not everybody owns a mobile phone, a tablet or any other communication device. As a result, making phone calls, international calls in particular, is fairly expensive for millions of people in the US and in many parts of the world. Last March, Google announced a new mobile release with irresistible innovations as a step forward towards globalisation. The giant search engine is also trying to help its users in the US by making overseas ca...

Netflix's most recent update in its terms and conditions has taken the Internet by a storm and caused a massive uproar. The world's largest and most popular media library can not only block you from using its services if you are caught using VPN to access its servers, but will also terminate your account entirely without a notice, as stated in its agreement terms: "You may view a movie or TV show through the Netflix service primarily within the country in which you have ...

Passwords are vile, memory torturing tools. Nearly everyone has problems remembering their passwords, especially if they have multiple accounts. In fact, passwords are annoying, complicated and can be easily forgotten even by the sharpest brains. Above all that, passwords are insecure and often stolen. How many times have you been banned from logging into your account because you have incorrectly typed your password? What about people with memory medical conditions? Throug...

Get your shakes on! You can finally check all your e-mail accounts as well as non-Gmail accounts — TOGETHER! Nearly everyone has more than one e-mail address nowadays for different purposes. Android users who have more than one e-mail account have been struggling for a long time tapping and switching between their Gmail accounts on their Android devices, while other e-mail applications can pack up and organize all e-mails in one inbox. Now One mail to rule them al...

Netflix decides to expand its terrotries and fight VPN piracy!  Netflix is probably the largest and most popular hub for on-demand online television and video streaming service with over 57 million subscribers (20 million subscribers in China alone) in about 50 countries across the world. You can watch countless movies, documentaries and TV shows, including Netflix Originals, on Netflix with no commercials or interruptions. All you need is an internet connection, d...

It's 1984 for Australia. Citizens of Australia woke up to a new controversial data retention law that was passed by the Australian senate last Thursday as a means to tighten the grip of online surveillance. Australian telecommunication providers (ISPs) are now authorized to retain users' data (emails, time and destination of phone calls, text messages,...) for 2 years. In addition, over 2500 officers will be assigned to have unrestricted access to any individual's metada...

Microsoft and Google have publicly warned of several unauthorised fake HTTPS certificates discovered in many of their domains, which can be used to track down traffic, spoof content and in phishing scams. The fake HTTPS certificates were issued by China-based CNNIC which is owned by MCS Holdings (based in Egypt), said Google engineer Adam Langley.  Google is pretty upset as MCS Holdings has issued fake SSL certificates for a few Google-owned websites. Google wrote...

In response to the consistent requests by the Xbox community, Xbox One users can now capture stills of their epic moments by taking screenshots. As part of its March update, the console offers its users the ability to take snapshots of their favorite game moments, save them and share them to brag about their victories. Enabling screenshots on xbox one is also due to the vicious competition Microsoft faces in the console market especially when Sony's PS4 introduced the s...

In respect to its users' privacy, Norwegian browser, Opera has bought SurfEasy, a virtual private network service, to help its users protect their privacy when surfing the internet from their PCs and hand devices, like: smartphones and tablets. However,  the terms of the deal haven't been disclosed. Since online privacy has become the number one priority for any internet users today, making your browser stand out in a ferocious market nowadays isn't an easy task. This...

For many Android users, VPNs (Virtual Private Network) hold a crucial importance. They are currently the best and most efficient tools for those who prefer to navigate the internet more securely and those struggling with geo-blocking policies in their countries or business travelers who face the same problem when they are located in a country that restricts some web content and services. Surprisingly, it looks like Google is planning to treat its users and join the VPN wo...