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Malwarebytes: Get rid of digital threats for free

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Everyone lives on the internet. Unfortunately, that makes you a high-risk candidate for a cyber attack, be it through malware hiding on your computer, phishing scams in your email, or straight up hacking. Luckily, Malwarebytes is built to help you avoid the above scenarios altogether, and the best part is, it’s absolutely free.

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Malwarebytes was developed by a self-taught computer technician who worked with like-minded security gurus and malware hunters to re-imagine cyber security. The software takes an aggressive approach to protecting your devices against malware, viruses, and other threats you might not have even heard of, like cryptojacking and ransomware.

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Modern cyber-attacks mutate so fast that it’s hard to find an antivirus that can keep up. With this in mind, Malwarebytes uses multiple layers of protection, aggressively detecting not just malicious threats but also junk programs that slow down your computer. For total security, the premium version also blocks malicious websites that can hack your computer, keeping you and your information safe from threats before they even have the chance to strike.

Download your free trial of Malwarebytes now and start protecting all of your devices as aggressively as they’re being attacked.

Save $200-$400 on Galaxy phones through Samsung!

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It’s that time of year again! If you’re on the hunt for a killer deal on phones and other tech, things are really going to heat up in the coming weeks. What with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and a whole array of month-long deals, there’s plenty to consider.

Whether you’re buying for a friend, family member, or loved one, it’s a great time to pick up phones. And, if you’re looking for a flagship Samsung phone, look no further than the handset maker itself. Indeed, it is shaving hundreds off of select models.

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Here’s what Samsung Black Friday sales look like thus far as it pertains to phones and other mobile gadgets.

Galaxy Phones

Unlocked Phones

Verizon (Effective November 22)

AT&T (Effective November 18)

T-Mobile (Effective November 18)

Sprint (Effective November 18)

Other Deals

In addition to the smartphone deals above Samsung is dropping prices on other items including tablets, wearables, and wireless chargers. Of course, Samsung Black Friday savings also encompass appliances, televisions, and home security. It’s a huge brand with hands on pretty much everything you can imagine, tech-wise.

Verizon Black Friday: $400 off Pixel 3, Galaxy 9, and more!

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Let’s dispense with the fluff, shall we? Verizon has announced its official Black Friday deals for 2018 and there are some downright incredible offers to consider.

If you’re looking for service and need to consider a different wireless provider, or are an existing subscriber adding to a plan, listen up. The Verizon Black Friday promotions are definitely worth a look as you can save hundreds on the year’s top phones.

Starting online Thursday and in-stores Black Friday, get $400 off the best Android phones on the market – Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy Note 9 and LG V40 – without having to trade in your current phone.

The deals start online on Thanksgiving and run for just a few days. In other words, be ready to pounce if you want to save on the Google Pixel 3, Samsung Galaxy S9, or LG V40.

SEE ALSO: What are the best phones at Verizon?

Here’s a list of Verizon Black Friday deals and promotions for 2018:

  • Get $400 off the best Android phones on the market – Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy Note 9 and LG V40 – without having to trade in your current phone. (Starts online Thursday, ends Friday)
  • Take $200 off any other Android phone that is $400 or more with no trade-in required (Starts online Thursday, ends Sunday)
  • Pick up an iPhone X for $400 off – no trade in required (Starts online Thursday, ends Friday) 
  • Pick up an iPhone X for $200 off – no trade in required (Starts Saturday, ends Sunday)
  • Get $300 off the latest iPhones (XR, XS, XS Max) when you add a new line on a device payment plan, or get $100 when you upgrade and trade in your phone (Starts online Thursday, ends Sunday) 
  • Pair your new iPhone with a iPad 9.7 inch 6th gen and pay only $99 for the iPad when you purchase it on a two-year contract. (Starts online Thursday, ends Friday)
  • Get $150 off Palm on a two-year contract or device payment when you purchase an eligible smartphone. (Starts online Thursday, ends Friday)

Amazon Black Friday 2018: Huge discounts on Echo, Fire, and more

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We’re just days away from Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and a whole season of discounted shopping. And, while it is nearly impossible to keep up with every single deal that crosses our path, we’re doing what we can to highlight the best stuff. Here, we’ll take a look at what Amazon has in store as far is its own products.

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Amazon Black Friday deals are no joke. If you’ve been holding out on purchasing an Echo, Fire, or Kindle, you’ll do no better than to grab one from Amazon on Thursday or Friday.

Echo

Echo Dot Kids Edition & Fire Tablet Bundles

Amazon Black Friday deals also see the retailer offering the Smart Plug for just $5 with the purchase of any Echo device, a savings of $20.

Fire

Ring

Accessorize your Google Home or Echo with holiday deals from Ninety7

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While a lot of people will end up with their first smart speaker or digital assistant this winter, many folks already have one. Be it a Google Home, Google Home Mini, Amazon Echo, or Amazon Echo Dot, these devices are routinely found in homes and offices.

If you’ve got one of the aforementioned speakers and want to get even more from it, you might be interested in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals from Ninety7. Moreover, you would be wise to consider one of these as an accessory to complement the Amazon or Google gifts you’ll be giving this year.

The following items are a great way to transform your smart speaker from something that’s static and tied to a room into a portable speaker that travels.

We recently had the opportunity to review the JOT (listed below) and really enjoy the experience. Things change quite a bit when you can take the small speaker from one room to another and get eight hours of playback.

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Here’s what Ninety7 has in store for us on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Note that the deals listed below will run from November 19 – November 26.

JOT (FOR GOOGLE HOME MINI)

SALE PRICE: $29.95 | Regularly: $34.95

The just-released JOT for Google Home Mini is one of the first portable battery bases available for this popular smart assistant. The device provides rechargeable, cord-free mobility at the user’s fingertips. While small in size, JOT is big on power. JOT features a powerful lithium-ion battery for up to eight hours of unplugged use.

LOFT (FOR GOOGLE HOME)

SALE PRICE: $29.95 | Regularly: $49.95

Highly-rated LOFT for Google Home is a portable battery base allowing users to take their Google assistant anywhere in the home this holiday season. LOFT is one of the few portable solutions offered for the Google Home.

VAUX (FOR AMAZON ECHO DOT)

SALE PRICE: $29.95 | Regularly: $49.95

Give the Amazon Echo Dot the Gift of Portability and Awesome Sound this Holiday Season with VAUX, the best-selling portable speaker designed specifically for the Dot. Designed to enhance the Dot experience, consumers can now unplug and move Alexa around their home while enjoying increased sound quality.

DOX (FOR AMAZON ECHO DOT)

SALE PRICE: $19.95 | Regularly $39.95 

The Ninety7 DOX is a portable battery for the 2nd Generation Amazon Echo Dot, designed to provide rechargeable, cord-free mobility at home or on-the-go at a great price. With up to 10 hours of cordless use, you can unplug and take Alexa anywhere you choose without the hassle of cables and outlets.

SKY TOTE (FOR AMAZON ECHO)

SALE PRICE: $29.95 | Regularly $59.95 

SKY TOTE is a portable battery base accessory for the Amazon Echo 2 that provides cordless freedom, letting you unplug and take Alexa anywhere you choose with the TOTE’s handy handle, portability has never been easier! The powerful, lithium-ion rechargeable battery allows up to 8 unplugged hours of use.

Snag an iOttie phone mount on the cheap this Black Friday

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It’s no secret that Black Friday is the best time of year to buy gadgets and gifts. Whether for someone else or for ourselves, it’s a great opportunity to score some incredible sales.

One brand we’ve profiled here a few times, iOttie, is set to be featured as Amazon’s Deal of the Day on Black Friday. If you’re on the hunt for a mount for your car, then look no further.

The promotions set to run on Friday will include iOttie’s recently introduced iTap 2 Air Vent Mount, which provides two strong magnets to support larger, heavier phones.

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Other discounted items include the Easy One Touch 4 series of smartphone car mounts which carry nearly 1,000 five-star ratings on Amazon.

So, should you want a mount for your dashboard, windshield, air vent, or CD slot, look for iOttie’s stuff on sale this Black Friday.

 

iTap 2 Air Vent Mount: Regular Price: $24.95 | Sale Price: $17.40

The iTap Magnetic 2 Air Vent Mount is a compact smartphone mounting solution that occupies minimal space and features a stronger and sturdier Twist Lock mechanism that installs on virtually any air vent.

Easy One Touch Wireless Dash & Windshield: Regular Price: $49.95 | Sale Price: $32.94

Combining the power of Qi wireless fast charging with the agility of the Easy One Touch mounting system, this mount utilizes the increased range and stability of the telescopic arm to find the perfect position for your smartphone on either your dashboard or windshield.

Easy One Touch 4 Dash & Windshield: Regular Price: $24.95 | Sale Price: $17.40

Engineered to safely enhance your driving experience, this device mounts securely on your dashboard or windshield with iOttie’s super strong suction cup and sticky gel, and offers increased range, strength and stability.

Easy One Touch 4 CD Slot Mount: Regular Price: $19.95 | Sale Price: $13.90

This mount inserts and locks into your CD slot,  holding your device a few inches from the console to ensure buttons and controls are fully accessible.

Ring shares Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on its smart home products

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If 2019 is the year you plan to smarten up your home, then this upcoming shopping season is one you’ll want to watch closely. Moreover, if you have a friend or loved one who has a smart, connected home, you might be interested in the following details.

Ring, of the first names in the smart home space, has a number of deals in line for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s the perfect opportunity to add a video doorbell, camera, or alarm system to your house.

Black Friday

Cyber Monday

Do you have your eye on a connected home device? Which one speaks to you? Is it from Ring or are you looking at another brand for your needs? We’d love to hear from you in the comments.

Mint Mobile Black Friday offers 3 months of service for just $20

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Buying phones during the holiday season is a lot of fun, especially when you can get in on some huge savings. Samsung, for instance, is discounting its Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 models to the tune of hundreds of dollars off.

GET TO KNOW: Mint Mobile

If you buy a phone that’s unlocked, you have the luxury of choosing which carrier you use for service. Before you run out and sign up with the big name carriers, do a little bit of homework. Spend some time and you might find that you can get just as good of coverage but at much cheaper rates.

One carrier we’ve profiled here, Mint Mobile, may be just the ticket. It’s backed by T-Mobile’s network but offers considerably lower rate plans. And, best of all, things are even cheaper for Black Friday.

Normally, Mint Mobile has rates that start as low as $15 per month and include 2GB of high-speed data. Indeed, there are also 5GB and 10GB data plans to choose from, too, and they’re quite affordable.

Mint Mobile Black Friday

Starting on Thanksgiving, Mint Mobile is offering customers three months of wireless service for just twenty bucks, plus free shipping! The offer is valid on the 3-Month, 5GB plan, which includes 5GB of 4G LTE data each month plus unlimited nationwide talk and text. Moreover, there’s no special coupon code required.

Availability

The Black Friday deal starts at 12AM EST on Thursday, November 22, 2018. It isn’t exactly clear how long this promotional rate plan will last so be sure to hop on it if you’re interested. After all, there’s a 7-day money-back guarantee.

Lara Croft GO shows how to adapt a console franchise to mobile devices (Review)

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Unfortunately for the Play Store and mobile gaming in general, there are very few examples of franchises that have transitioned in the right way from console to mobile gaming. Even Nintendo, who succeeded tremendously with Pokemon GO and, to a lesser extent, with Super Mario Run, failed miserably with Miitomo.

Because of that, I mostly avoid games that use household names for mobile games. However, recently finished Tomb Raider for PS3 (yes, the one published in 2013), I wanted to give Lara Croft GO a shot. That is probably one of the best decisions I have taken this year.

Developer: SQUARE ENIX Ltd
Price: $5 (but normally on discount)

Overview

If you have played Monument Valley or games similar to it, then you will feel right at home in Lara Croft GO. If you haven’t, then you’re in for a treat. Lara Croft GO is a puzzle game that sets a very soothing and relaxing tone. You will go around a world clearly inspired from previous Tomb Raider titles clearing obstacles and killing enemies in increasingly difficult settings.

Gameplay

Unlike other reviews, there is no tutorial or setup section. That’s because Lara Croft GO does not provide a tutorial. It throws you right into the action. However, the controls are so easy and logical that you will end up figuring them out right away.

To move Lara, you just need to swipe in your desired direction. To pull levers and kill enemies, touching them is enough. The game then proposes puzzles that range from toggling a lever to carefully killing enemies in a specific order to avoid being killed.

While the difficulty does increase as you progress, it is just a matter of figuring things out and trying again. Regardless, this game is so beautifully crafted that even trying again does not feel like a chore, but rather a pleasure. Clearing a puzzle is satisfying, but the real enjoyment comes from the eagerness to see what comes next.

If you are looking for some kind of level progression, skills, or upgrades, then you will be disappointed. Because its aim is to be a simplistic game, Lara Croft cannot get either stronger herself or improve the weapons at her disposal. This will be a disappointment to long-time fans, but adding progression to this game would not make sense and would made it unnecessarily complicated for very little benefit.

Relics

Lara Croft GO does include something that you would expect from this franchise: relics. They are hidden all over the world, and you can collect them simply by tapping. This increases the replay value of the game a bit if you are the kind of person who likes to achieve 100% completion on your games.

You can also see the relics you have collected in more detail through the Relics option in the main menu. I counted more than 150 relics, so there’s a lot of work for you to do there. All of them are not different, however, but they fall under a category instead. For example, there are 19 emeralds scattered throughout the world, but they all look the same.

Graphics and Sound

While this is more of a puzzle game set in a Tomb Raider environment than the other way around, the graphics really excel and does justice to the franchise. Animations and movement are exquisite, with Lara hanging from edges and killing enemies exactly like you would expect from a full-fledged Tomb Raider game.

The landscapes are gorgeous and the setting changes from time to time, so it really feels like you are exploring this gorgeous world as you play more. Settings in which Lara normally develops her adventures, such as ruins and caves, are all here and look outstanding.

Sound is equally great, with soothing music and to-the-point sound effects. Interactions such as guns firing, stone platforms moving, and Lara’s own sounds are all believable and add a lot to the experience.

Conclusion

Lara Croft GO does not try to be just a downsized copy (or even worse, a badly optimized port) of console games, but rather tries to create a new experience in the Tomb Raider world. With its relaxing nature, challenging gameplay, and astounding visuals, Lara Croft GO demonstrates how to make a good game using console IPs. If you want more games of this quality to come to the Play Store, then pay the small admission fee here. It will be worth it.

Download and install Lara Croft GO from the Google Play Store.

First 10 things you should do with the LG V40

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The LG V40 ThinQ is LG’s latest and greatest phone made for creators. The V series always stands out with the best specs currently out there and tools to get the attention photographers and videographers. Along with those tools comes tons of features, so if you just got your hands on a brand new V40 here’s where you can get started.

Read More: When and Where to Buy the LG V40 ThinQ

Protect It

The LG V40 comes with a hefty price tag and given that it’s mostly made of glass, it is not exactly rugged. With a $1000 investment and your phone being an essential tool, it’s best to take some precautions and protect it.

In this instance, that means buying a case and screen protector, because nothing is worse than seeing all that shattered glass when picking up your phone after an accidental tumble. Here are a few to get you started and you can check out our list of the Best LG V40 ThinQ cases for more options.

Cases

Screen Protectors

More Storage

You can never have enough storage, especially when it comes to a phone made specifically for creators. Between all the cameras, the great screen, and the fantastic sound you are going to pack tons of media into the LG V40. That’s where a microSD card comes in handy, so don’t forget to take advantage of this feature.

Enable the App Drawer

By default, the app drawer is disabled on the LG V40 and if you’re like me you’re going to want to rectify this as quickly as possible. No worries because a few clicks in the settings menu will have you all fixed up.

  • Open Settings
  • Display
  • Home screen
  • Select Home
  • Home with separate apps list

Read More: Early Buzz: What the Critics are saying about the LG V40 ThinQ

Turn on Comfort View

Studies have shown that the blue light emitted from displays can be damaging to our sleep cycles. Thankfully, you don’t have to give up browsing on your phone before bedtime to get a good nights rest. Just follow these instructions and enable the blue light filter which LG refers to as Comfort view.

  • Open Settings
  • Display
  • Comfort view

Customize the Navigation Bar

One frustration about using a phone with a larger display can be reaching up to lower your notification tray. Fortunately, there is a way to customize your navigation keys to add a button to drop down your notification tray. At least that’s my favorite way to use this feature, but LG also includes some extra buttons and you can rearrange them to your liking.

  • Open Settings
  • Display
  • Home touch buttons
  • Button combination

Set up Face Recognition

Face unlock is all the rage these days and with the LG V40 you won’t be left out. It might lack the IR sensors of some other systems but it still gets the job done and only takes a few steps to set up. Two things to note are that Face Recognition is less secure at protecting your phone and it won’t work when the battery is too low.

  • Open Settings
  • Lock screen & security
  • Face Recognition

Try Out the Cameras

The LG V40 comes with a whopping five cameras with three on the back and two on the front. This is a big selling point for the LG V40 and LG made sure to take advantage by offering you plenty of different settings and modes to try.

Take some time to play around with the cameras learning the advantage of each lens, and if you can’t decide then use the Triple shot feature to take a photo using all three at once. Don’t forget the camera is capable of more than just taking photos. With Google Lens built directly into the camera app, you can use it to search objects, translate, or shop.

Enable the Always on Display

With the always on display enabled you’ll be able to get the time, weather, date, battery level, and a quick glance at your notifications. You can even customize it with your own text or photos. The only downside being that it consumes more battery power, but in many cases it is negligible.

  • Open Settings
  • Display
  • Always-on display

Turn on the Floating Bar

The Floating Bar is a throwback to when the V series included a secondary screen at the top with shortcuts and controls. When LG dropped the secondary screen they kept the functionality of it by enabling a virtual Floating Bar. The bar stays hidden until you press the button to reveal it and many of the shortcuts can be customized to fit your needs.

  • Open Settings
  • Extensions
  • Floating Bar

Read More: LG V40 vs LG V7: What’s the difference?

Improve the Sound

Between using two speakers and a high-quality Quad DAC LG has packed some serious sound into the V40. However, you can make it even better by tweaking the sound settings. One way to improve the sound is by enabling DTS:X 3D Surround. It allows you to customize the effect to your liking and there are plenty more sound settings to play with. Make sure to experiment and find the perfect sound for you.

  • Open Settings
  • Sound
  • Sound quality and effects

Devices in this post were provided by Verizon Wireless

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