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YouTube cracks down on dangerous viral Tide Pod Challenge

I’m sure you’d agree that as a parent or grandparent, keeping children safe is the number one priority. This was difficult enough before the days of the internet, now it’s difficult times 1,000. Twisted things like the Tide Pod Challenge that go viral do not help. You’re not going to believe what teens are posting on social media now.

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What's draining your battery once and for all

We know, it doesn’t matter how fancy or current your smartphone is, it is quite useless if its battery runs out of juice. With all the things we can do with smartphones, making it last one full day is always a challenge. If your smartphone’s battery keeps getting red-lined before the day is even over, there are a few tweaks you can do to help it along.

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Closest online free version of Photoshop

It’s so easy to get lost in the world of photography when you have the right tools to make your images pop. That’s why it’s important to have a powerful image-editing tool. But for many, the expense of using one is a problem. The more complex editing tools can be expensive. Photoshop is the de facto standard, but it can cost nearly $20 per month.

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How to use Windows 10's Disk Quota to manage user storage

Microsoft’s Windows 10 has so many cool, hidden features that you could never possibly use all of them. That’s why it’s so important for us to tell you about key features that you might not discover on your own. The features we love most are the ones that help you solve a problem that’s been bugging you for years. One persistent problem with PCs and laptops is running out of storage.

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How to surf anonymously the simple way

Do you use the Tor Browser? If you do, then you’ll be pleased to know a new update has been issued and it brings new privacy features, security fixes and stability tweaks to the popular anonymizing web browser. If you do care about your online privacy and are concerned about the rampant user tracking prevalent online, the Tor browser is worth a look.

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Tricky IQ test is leaving everyone stumped

You’re a pretty smart person, but are you a genius? You really need to be to ace this tricky IQ test. It has some really difficult mathematical and linguistic problems to solve. Everyone online is being stumped by it.

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What does Google know about me?

Yikes! You won’t believe how much private information that Google has on you. Your privacy is at risk. That includes Google collecting your private information. You may not think about this every day, but you need to check your Google account to see how much it knows about you.

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10 incredibly useful low-tech hacks for high-tech gadgets you didn’t know existed

You know that feeling you get when you have an A-HA! moment? Sometimes it comes after the simplest fix to something that’s just been nagging you. As we add to our collections of high-tech gadgets, I had a few A-HA! moments when I realized some everyday items can really help out with organization.

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Beware of this tricky Costco scam

Cybercriminals had a banner year in 2017. Massive data breaches, DDoS and ransomware attacks dominated the headlines. No matter which type of attack the scammers use, their final goal is always the same. To steal our personal information and money. Criminals are now getting extremely devious, attempting to find new victims.

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New trivia app that everyone is talking about

Have you heard about the new viral hit app that is currently sweeping the nation? It’s so popular right now it recently managed to snag a cool 1 million live participants at one point. What could be the reason for this sudden surge? Well, for one, it can net you up to $20,000 in cash prizes if you play it right!

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