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I would always be diligent about checking any card that you pick up, he said. Just see if the seam is kind of cracked or compromised on the sides. One big thing is to match the numbers from the card to the actual screen on the till.

Service for existing users will continue until June 30th, 2021. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed Netflix on these platforms over the years. Final nail for 3DS and WiiU.

If your having slowdowns, hiccups, blue screens, broken windows after restart, then you can blame the NEW windows 10 December update! https://www.techradar.com//windows-10-update-is-reportedly Windows 10 update is reportedly causing system lag and serious crashes

Basically, the problem was (or is) that iPhone owners just aren't getting notifications for things like messages. Those with an Apple Watch were noticing that notifications were being delivered to their wrist, but that the iPhone was remaining silent.

There is a list of the bad extensions in the article. Check to see if you have any of these running in your Chrome or Edge browser. https://arstechnica.com//up-to-3-million-devices-infected/

The company has asked users to uninstall the software before it blocks all Flash content from 12 January.

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Microsoft, however, has already planned a more drastic measure that will automatically remove Flash for you. It will be rolling out an optional Windows update next year that does just that.

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https://www.forbes.com//apple-iphone-sms-imessage-whatsap/

https://appleinsider.com//kid-spends-16k-on-in-app-purchas

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-man-scammed-into-buying-

Some people really want to pay 3 times as much instead of waiting I guess

https://twitter.com/rcmpgrcpoli/status/1335984917902221319

Never buy from a 0 feedback person, most likely a scammer, especially on high ticket items.

https://9to5mac.com//iphone-11-repair-program-display-mod/ How to check if your iPhone 11 is eligible for Apple’s new display module replacement program

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Sponsored article but still very informative on the scams going around...

Open the Settings app then go to Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Voice & Data and tap LTE. Your phone will then turn off its 5G connection, reverting to (sometimes) slower LTE connection. You can always turn 5G back on when you want it,

If you are planning to buy a PS5 from eBay, make sure to avoid the numerous listings for "photographs" of the console, which as the name suggests, are just photos and not the machines themselves. And you thought scalpers were bad.

Google has announced that it’s extending Chrome support for Windows 7 until at least January 15th, 2022

What Smith didn't know was that the entire process was a sophisticated scam. The website where he'd applied, the supposed hiring managers, the cheque all were fakes. His job application hadn't been sent to Sobeys at all.

A new report suggests that Apple is planning to drop support for the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus with next year’s release of iOS 15. This comes after Apple maintained compatibility with all of those devices this year with iOS 14.

"The Dark Ages are over." - PC Magazine's 1985 review of Windows 1.0

According to one user, Support's only solution is to schedule a repair. Apple's engineers are aware of the glitch and are investigating how to fix it, but there is no telling how long that might take.

Exploitation would most likely require an attacker to direct the victim to a malicious web page. Basically update your Chrome browser and your patched. Click the 3 lines or dots in top right hand corner click about chrome and chrome will check for update. On Android or Apple, you need to update through the app store.

Looks like Playstion 5 is sold out already. Might be some digital editions in store. Hopefully more stock before Xmas.

Good Luck getting the NEW Xbox X/S. All sold out across Canada. https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/consoles/xbox-series-x

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Planting the malicious fake ads that lure unsuspecting users into clicking it to install an update was possible by poisoning search engine results or through malicious online advertisements

According to Android Police, Certificate Authority Let’s Encrypt is warning that phones running Android versions before 7.1.1 Nougat won’t trust its root certificate starting in 2021, locking them out of many secure websites.

Replacing parts in the Apple IPhone 12 might be harder for the consumer. You might be forced to get your repairs at Apple store and pay lots.....instead at your local cell phone repair shop.

Now that testing has expanded, users can check to see if they're part of the testing group by visiting the Settings & Privacy section of the Facebook application. If available, users will be able to select On, Off, or System

"If you get a call from any authoritative agency and they are threatening you in any way shape or form .... that is a scam," he said. Joyce said another red flag is being asked to pay for something in cryptocurrency, gift cards or any other form of payment that is typically difficult to trace.

If you have upgraded to the latest iOS 14, here's how to turn the Back Tap onGo to Settings>Accessibility and scroll down until you see Back Tap. Toggle it on and customise the functions you want to do with tapping. Then simply double tap or triple tap your iPhone's back to perform those functions

The announcement comes after tech giants including Microsoft, Apple, Google, Mozilla, Facebook and Adobe itself declared in July 2017 that Flash would gradually be phased out of the big internet players.

Oh no..I can see PC's breaking next year. More Windows 10 issues coming next year.

Users who successfully installed the update are reporting issues with audio, the Blue Screen of Death and full system crashes. Others are complaining they’re unable to print documents. Some can’t even access any of their files or documents at all with the built-in File Explorer.

October is Cyber Security Awareness month

The new verification step will protect your laptop from opening malicious files made by untrusted publishers, but it could lead to some frustration in the process. Microsoft will now block users from applying drivers to software if Windows can't verify the publisher.

These boobytrapped documents are being sent from emails with spoofed identities, appearing to come from acquaintances and business partners. File attachments sent in recent Emotet campaigns show a message claiming to be from the Windows Update service, telling users that the Office app needs to be updated. Naturally, this must be done by clicking the Enable Editing button (don't press it).

Amazon Prime Day 2020 has finally come to an end and according to a press release, Canadians saved more than $1.4 billion dollars on electronics, clothing and more

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Apple loves to talk about how these restrictions are in place to protect customers, but what they mostly protect is Apple’s bottom line.

macOS Mojave users who installed the updates have been noticing memory issues, slow boot times and Finder stalling, numerous system.log entires, and crashes when attempting to use Migration assistant, among other problems. Complaints about the update started shortly after it was released, but Apple did not pull the updates until yesterday.

"And just when we learn of one of them, there’s another one already making the rounds in Edmonton and communities around the world. He advises people to remember the acronym D.G.V.: Disengage from the person on the phone; go directly to the source (your bank, etc.); and verify whether the claim made by the person on the phone is true.

This day in technology history...

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The scam text messages are written as if they were meant for someone else but were accidentally sent to you. They require you to click on a link to enter into a special Apple 2020 Testing Program. Because, you know, Apple needs everyday people to test prerelease hardware. That totally happens all the time.

Performance issues, Start Menu crashes, sign-in issues, temporary user profile bug, Blue Screen of Death, and a raft of other minor bugs.

An ongoing phishing attack puts pressure on enterprise employees to upgrade their Windows 7 systems but in reality, they are redirected to a fake Outlook login page that steals their credentials

114 million new pieces of malicious programs were developed in 2019, and 78.64 percent of all attacks were distributed on Windows systems.

https://www.gamespot.com//ps5-wont-support-p/1100-6482329/

Some of the other top brands that hackers have mimicked with typosquatting, a technique that relies on victims glancing over typos in website names that appear similar to other popular legitimate sites, also include PayPal, Apple, Royal Bank of Canada, LinkedIn, Google, Apple’s iCloud, Bank of America, Dropbox, Amazon, and Instagram, according to the research, which examines data collected in December 2019.

Wechat and TikTok have been banned in the USA because of privacy concerns. Both Apple App Store and Google App Store are affected.

End of the cheap and durable handheld

https://www.ctvnews.ca//everything-you-need-to-know-about-

Check the IMEI number of the phone your purchasing before handing over your cash to some person in the mall parking. https://calgaryherald.com//buyer-beware-police-expect-doze

If you check for IOS updates you probably can get it already

(Just some of the "My computer just shuts off") pics of extremely dirty inside. Proper maintenance of your PC/MAC is as important as your vehicle.

When I close the lid, press the power button, or select Sleep in the power menu or the win-x menu, instead of sleeping, the screen simply turns off, and my laptop does not go to sleep even after leaving it alone all night, one user complained on the Microsoft forum. https://www.techradar.com//windows-10-update-breaks-anothe

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