Data disaster averted! How to back up your Android smartphone to your PC

Oh no! You dropped your phone in the street. Then it was run over. Twice. And then you were almost hit by a Subaru trying to rescue it from the middle of the crosswalk.

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How to get Wi-Fi to every corner of your house

Where is my Wi-Fi? Internet access at home has become almost as essential as water and electricity (and maybe more so for the most plugged-in of us). But problems getting Wi-Fi to every corner of a building aren't uncommon. If you do have dead zones in your house, don't despair.

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Mirror Online investigation: How shadowy hackers use Amazon, iTunes and eBay to steal YOUR card details

Have you received an email from Amazon , Apple or eBay telling you about a recent purchase on your account - even if you didn't actually buy anything? Mirror Tech has seen at least three examples of these kinds of emails - claiming to be from tech giants Amazon, Apple and eBay.

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Which is the best browser for Windows 10: Firefox or Chrome?

Which is the best web browser for Windows 10: Firefox or Google Chrome? Libby Over the years, I’ve used and recommended a lot of different browsers for Windows, including Mosaic, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Maxthon, Firefox, Chrome and Vivaldi. Times change, and so do web browsers.

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What Is The Difference Between Software, Driver, Firmware?

Short Bytes: The principal difference between a firmware, driver, and software is their design purpose. Firmware is a program which gives life to the device hardware. A driver is a middle man between the OS and the hardware component.

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With Windows 10, Microsoft doubles down on forced updates and reboots (save your work!)

Windows 10 takes one of the most hated aspects of Microsoft operating systems -- forced, sudden software updates and reboots -- and elevates them to a sadistic art, with Win 10 machines suddenly announcing that it's update time and rendering themselves inoperable for up to an hour, wiping out unsav

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Worst passwords of 2016 revealed - and 123456 is STILL top of the list

And top of the list was "123456" - a six figure password that most hackers could crack in just a few seconds. Keeper, the password management firm that conducted the research, examined 10 million passwords and, amazingly, 17% of accounts were safeguarded with "123456".

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