Blog Google Working To Help Warn Users Of Earthquakes August 28, 2020 by Vertical Axion Unless you live within a couple hundred miles of the town of Sparta, NC, you may not be aware of the fact that recently, a 5.1 earthquake struck the area. It damaged a few homes and rumbles could be felt as far away as north Georgia and parts of Virginia. It is doubtful that the […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Recent News Technology News
Blog Toshiba Will No Longer Make Laptops August 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion For the past three decades, Toshiba has been a major player in the laptop market. Toshiba released their first laptop in 1985. Their famous T1100, which was sold in Europe, was one of the first laptops to make use of floppy disks. Based on their success with that model, they quickly expanded their operation and […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog New Damaging Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Pandemic SBA Loans August 26, 2020 by Vertical Axion The CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has recently published an advisory, warning of a new phishing campaign that specifically targets business owners who have received pandemic relief in the form of loans from the Small Business Administration. Apparently, according to the advisory, the campaign was launched toward the end of July 2020 by an […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Windows 10 Update Gives Graphics Cards Users More Control August 25, 2020 by Vertical Axion Does your PC have more than one graphics card in it? If so, and you’re a Windows 10 user, there’s good news. Microsoft recently announced some coming changes to Windows 10 that will give users with multiple GPU’s more control over how their cards are used when running applications. Currently, Windows makes the decision about […] Read more » Gaming Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Popular Adobe Programs Currently Have Many Security Issues August 24, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Lightroom installed on your computer, then you’ll definitely want to grab and install the latest security patch from the company, which addresses a whopping twenty-six serious security vulnerabilities. Eleven of the issues addressed are rated as “Critical” given that they allow an attacker to bypass security features on […] Read more » Branding General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Before Twitter Patch, Private Messages May Have Been Vulnerable August 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion If you’re a Twitter user, you should know that the company recently announced that they had addressed a serious security flaw that could have allowed hackers to gain direct access to Direct or Private Messages users sent via Twitter. If you seldom use that feature, then the impact to you would have been minimal in […] Read more » General Interest Security Technology News Twitter
Blog Google Play Music Changing To YouTube Music By December 2020 August 21, 2020 by Vertical Axion Google has been planning to consolidate its holdings for a long while now, and part of that process includes doing away with Google Play Music and rolling it into YouTube Music. The company’s original music service now has an official end of life date: December of 2020. Not to worry though, the company is keeping […] Read more » Google Google Apps Recent News Technology News YouTube
Blog Enhanced Tracking Protection Rolling Out To Firefox Users August 20, 2020 by Vertical Axion Cookies have been part of the internet experience since the early days of the web’s history. Advertisers commonly use them to track users. Many users don’t appreciate being tracked, and have made this known to the companies that make the most popular browsers in use today. These companies have responded to the wishes of their […] Read more » Browsers General Interest Mozilla Firefox Recent News Technology News
Blog Companies Spending More On Tech Services Due To Remote Work August 19, 2020 by Vertical Axion The Coupa Business Spend Index (BSI) has been volatile over the past several months as the pandemic shredded business confidence and sent budgets into a downward spiral. Some business spending has barely been touched at all, and has even increased. It’s true that the nature of the spending has changed. Spending on travel has pretty […] Read more » Business & Finance General Interest Recent News Technology Technology News
Blog Feature Similar To iPhone Airdrop Was Added To Android August 18, 2020 by Vertical Axion Apple users are almost certainly familiar with the Airdrop feature, which allows content to be shared between two iPhones that are in close proximity to each other. Recently, Google announced the rollout of their new ‘Nearby Share’ feature, which seeks to accomplish the same goal in the Android ecosystem. By the time you read these […] Read more » Android General Interest Google Recent News Technology News