From Storytelling To Storyliving How Samsung Is Building Its Metaverse For Tomorrow

Since its inception, the Korean electronics company has thrived in the consumer and enterprise spaces, with 72% of U.S. homes having one or more of its products. Interbrand currently ranks Samsung fifth-highest in terms of brand value, right behind Google. That’s not too shabby for a company that originated as a grocery store. In its pursuit of greater brand awareness, Samsung has spent the past six months testing the digital waters of the metaverse, virtual platforms that more and more companies are seeing growth opportunities in....

February 20, 2023 · 5 min · 978 words · Angie Zumbrunnen

Gamers Get The Govee Light Strip Bundle Save 100

The smart light bundle includes a 55-inch Govee LED strip light, two 17-inch gaming light bars, and a camera. The LED neon light and light bars are curved to enhance the RGBIC lighting effects during your gaming and create a more immersive experience. With this bundle, you can dictate via app to set one of four special game-match modes, including FPS, RPG, MOBA, and racing. Also:The best home security systems A specialized Dynamic Audio Visualizer brings a visual lighting effect to your games and video, pulling cues from your headphones to bring the same immersive experience out in the open....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 217 words · Henry Fleetwood

Garmin Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar Review

There are three available sizes of the Fenix 7 series: 42mm, 47mm and 51mm. There are also three options for editions: standard, solar, and sapphire solar. This results in 16 possible combinations of the Fenix 7, ranging in price from $699.99 to $999.99. We were provided with the opportunity to test out the 51mm sapphire solar model with black DLC titanium with a black silicone band, priced at $999.99....

February 20, 2023 · 17 min · 3466 words · Bruce Martin

Gay Dating App Grindr Faces A Huge Fine For Sharing User Data

Grindr Sells Private Information to Advertisers Last year, the Norwegian regulator Datatilsynet started an investigation into a number of popular dating applications, including Grindr, Tinder and OKCupid. It found that they all sell sensitive user data to advertisers on a large scale. Grindr, a widely used dating app in the LGBTI community, collected and shared data such as gender, age, sexual and political preference, location, IP address, physical and mental health, and third-party purchases....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 494 words · Frank Fitzgerald

Get 90 Off A Folding Camera Drone With A 2 000 Foot Flight Range

Drone technology has improved in recent years, and many of them sport decent cameras for stunning aerial shots. The challenging part is finding a quality drone that’s both lightweight and affordable. One example is this Vivitar VTA Phoenix. It has all the features a drone user may ask for, and if you buy refurbished, you can get it at a much-reduced price. Refurbished products can be excellent bargains, especially if they have a grade “A” rating like the Phoenix....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 269 words · James Lannier

Get 20 Ebooks Designed For Beginners Who Want To Learn To Code For 30

You get 20 eBooks that were written specifically to give beginners a wide variety of coding topics to learn from. They range from web development to machine learning and robotics, and you can simply choose which subjects you want to study and take your time gaining the knowledge that can help you succeed in the digital age. Python is one of the most popular programming languages and also one of the absolute easiest to learn....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 281 words · Diane Baker

Get A Lightweight Refurbished Lenovo 11E Chromebook For Only 90 Until May 31

If you think you’d like to become a digital nomad, you should be aware that it’s not nearly as difficult or expensive to become one today as many people believe. There are any number of affordable self-paced courses available to help you develop skills for well-paid remote jobs. And you don’t need a lot of expensive equipment, either. In fact, it’s probably best not to have much because there is far more opportunity for theft and damage while traveling....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 400 words · Margaret Schmalz

Get A Refurbished Macbook Air For Just 308

It’s long known that the vast majority of folks only use a tiny percentage of what their computers are capable of. Suppose you mostly browse the internet, stream content, take online classes, or perhaps even use a couple of specialty programs. In that case, you probably don’t need any more horsepower than what an older laptop can offer. What that means in practical terms is that you can enjoy all of the features you actually need via an older, refurbished laptop at a much lower price....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 313 words · Flossie Sanders

Get Lifetime Access To Microsoft Office For 50

Professionals who need to handle docs and data will find everything they need in this bundle. You’ll get lifetime access to the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, OneNote, and Teams. Best of all, each program now has many new features that will allow you to stay productive while working. The ribbon interface still offers quick access to the available features and tools, as well as the customizations you personally prefer....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 275 words · Elsie Parker

Get This 3D Printer That Any Kid Will Love While It S 25 Off

If you’ve been searching for a genuinely extra-special gift for a child’s birthday, holiday, or special occasion, you don’t need to look any further. Because you’d have to search far and wide to find anything better than a toy that makes more toys while teaching a child about cutting-edge technology, which is exactly what you get with the Toybox 3D Printer Deluxe Bundle. As seen on Shark Tank, this 3D printer has been designed to make it easy for adults and kids to create and print toys at home....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 342 words · Jacqueline Harms

Getting An Mba In Human Resources Online What You Need To Know

Before applying to MBA programs, you should know what to expect. Our guide walks through common courses, internship requirements, and how to choose the right program. MBA in human resources online: Quick facts What is an online human resources MBA? An online MBA program trains learners in advanced business methods. Many of the best online MBA programs offer concentrations to specialize the degree. Business schools offer MBA concentrations in accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, strategy, and other in-demand areas of business....

February 20, 2023 · 5 min · 1022 words · Luann Bell

Github Calls For Contributions To New Cybersecurity Advisory Database

GitHub senior product manager Kate Catlin explained that the company has teams of security researchers that review all changes and help keep security advisories up to date. But with the amount of new vulnerabilities and different attack vectors emerging each day, the company believes members of its community may be able to share additional insights and intelligence on CVEs. “GitHub is publishing the full contents of the Advisory Database to make it easier for the community to benefit from this data....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 375 words · Donald Pennington

Github Will Host In Person Graduation Events In June

“Yes, GitHub Graduation 2022 will be our first in-person event following the pandemic,” Elise Hollowed, senior program manager with GitHub Education, confirmed to ZDNet. The software development and internet hosting company plans to host in-person events in New Delhi and Sao Paulo. The New Delhi event is set for June 4. Sao Paulo’s event is on June 10. And the virtual GitHub graduation event is set for June 11. “We can confirm we are anticipating 100 countries (participating virtually); we have about 90 right now and growing,” Hollowed continued....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 325 words · Rebecca Johnson

Google We Re Spotting More Chrome Browser Zero Day Flaws In The Wild Here S Why

According to Google Project Zero’s zero-day tracker, there were 25 browser zero-days patched last year, of which 14 were for Chrome, six were for Safari’s WebKit engine, and four were for Internet Explorer. In 2020, there were just 14 browser zero-day flaws, of which more than half were in Chrome. But between 2015 and 2018 there were no Chrome zero-day exploits in the wild, according to the tracker data. Adrian Taylor, a technical program manager on the Chrome Security Team, says in a blogpost that the increase in browser zero-days “may initially seem concerning” and “could point to a worrying trend”....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 638 words · Joshua Lord

Google Chrome Reports Several Serious Vulnerabilities

Information Surrounding The Vulnerabilities Google is known for touting the security of their products, as is with the Chromium security team responsible for the cybersecurity of The Chromium Projects. The Google Chrome browser is not an insecure browser by any means and is being constantly developed to high standards. However, in this instance reported on July 17th, 2021 multiple vulnerabilities were found in Google Chrome that range from high to critical levels of severity....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 450 words · William Defibaugh

Google Cloud To Launch New Region In Melbourne

The Melbourne region marks the second Google Cloud region in Australia and the 11th in Asia Pacific. It comes after Google Cloud first arrived in Sydney in 2017. Since then, Google Cloud has delivered a total of AU$3.2 billion in annual gross benefits to business and consumers in Australia, the company said citing research by AlphaBeta. The company added that Google Cloud enables Australian businesses to benefit from reduced processing time and IT infrastructure costs, which is equivalent to a total benefit of AU$275 million annually....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 551 words · Joseph Charles

Google Detects Record Number Of Phishing Websites

Safe Browsing Every day, Google’s blacklist service, called “Safe Browsing”, discovers thousands of unsafe websites that contain malware or phishing content. Some of these websites are purposely created, others are legitimate websites that have been compromised by hackers. Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Vivaldi and Gnome browsers all +use Google’s blacklist to flag infected pages. Google uses several techniques to determine whether a page is genuine. Automated detection tools examine page content and structure in order to catch potentially misleading pages, for example....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 569 words · Tiffany Hunter

Google I O Google Unveils Improvements To Android Studio Jetpack Compose And Other Developer Tools

During the Google I/O 2022 opening keynote, several improvements and new features were announced involving Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, developing apps for Android tablets, Wear OS improvements, Google Play and a new Health Connect platform. Here’s a quick rundown of the new developer tools announced during Google I/O 2022. Android Studio gains live edit There are two new releases of Android Studio, to software suite and tools that developers use to create Android apps....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 594 words · Susanne Gallo

Google Is Backing Security Reviews Of These Key Open Source Projects

Just last month, the Linux Foundation announced it would directly fund people to work on the security of open-source projects. It’s got support from Google, Microsoft, the Open Source Security Foundation, and the Linux Foundation Public Health foundation. The Linux Foundation coordinates fixes when bugs are found. The foundation and peers are looking for previously unknown issues via security audits that will be undertaken by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF)....

February 20, 2023 · 3 min · 438 words · Patricia Williams

Google Is Buying Cybersecurity Company Mandiant For 5 4 Billion

The all-cash acquisition will see Mandiant join Google Cloud and deliver an end-to-end security operations suite, as well as advisory services to help customers address critical security challenges and stay protected. The deal will also bring Mandiant’s threat detection and intelligence service, along with testing and validation services under Google Cloud’s umbrella. “Cybersecurity is a mission, and we believe it’s one of the most important of our generation. Google Cloud shares our mission-driven culture to bring security to every organization,” said Kevin Mandia, CEO, Mandiant....

February 20, 2023 · 2 min · 377 words · Brian Feliciano