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Get 39% off the Striiv Fusion Activity and Sleep Tracker

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by on June 1, 2015 at 1:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

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Fitness trackers are great for working out, but many are not very suitable for everyday life. In contrast, Striiv’s wristband is made for wearing 24 hours a day, and it even tracks your sleep patterns. Along with counting the steps you take, the distance you travel, the calories you burn and the time you spend being active, the Striiv monitors you at night to see how soundly you sleep. All the collected data is sent to your phone via Bluetooth, and you can view it via Striiv’s app. It is also water-resistant, and the small touchscreen offers at-a-glance updates from…

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Google launches a central hub for your security and privacy settings

Jun01
by on June 1, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Product Updates

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Google has changed the way in which you can keep on top of your privacy and security settings across its services in a bid to make it easier for users. The new ‘My Account’ page aims to provide more context around your privacy decisions in relation to Google’s services. For example, the ‘privacy checkup’ wizard will run you through settings like whether Web and account activity are being recorded, or whether you want to keep a YouTube ‘watch’ history. There’s a security checkup on the page that will walk you through security settings and recent events, connected devices and which apps have access to your account…

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The death of stock photos

Jun01
by on June 1, 2015 at 12:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, photography, stock photo

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A woman being accosted by floating hamburgers, a man with an eyepatch holding an abacus, and an astronaut feeding a horse in a harem costume may seem like scenes out of a dystopian sci-fi novel, but they are not. They are examples of the bizarre world of stock photos, where images are as ridiculous as they are useless. While these may be extreme examples, the fact remains that stock photos do not depict reality. They show a world of homogeneous families, smiling employees in offices, and couples frolicking on beaches at sunset. Consumers do not connect with these generic, out-of-touch…

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GoPro adds a touchscreen to its low-end Hero action camera

Jun01
by on June 1, 2015 at 11:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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GoPro today announced a revised Hero action camera which brings higher-end features to the lower end of the company’s range. Most notably, the Hero+ adds a built-in touchscreen display – as found on its Hero 4 model launched at the end of 2014 –  and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth support, but there are some other upgrades too, like the ability to record 1080p footage at 60fps. It can also now manage 8-megapixel still images, rather than 5-megapixel. The camera is due to go on sale in the US for $300 before the end of this week, and is scheduled to retail outside the US from…

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Facebook now lets you put a PGP key on your profile and uses it to encrypt notifications

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by on June 1, 2015 at 10:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebook announced today that users can start listing their OpenPGP keys directly on their profile for enhanced email security. The ‘experimental’ feature allows end-to-end encrypted notification emails from Facebook to your email accounts. You can list your OpenPGP key on your profile whether or not you choose to switch on the encrypted messages feature. If encrypted notifications are enabled, the company will sign outbound messages with its own key. In order to manage your PGP key, you’ll have to use a desktop, but Facebook is looking into public key management on mobile devices for the future. ➤ Securing Email Communications from Facebook…

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