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If you’re gift shopping for a #difficultdad who loves tech, we’ve got you covered. From the multi-faceted Amber personal hybrid cloud platform to the adorable doggie cam...   1. iClever Smart Plug The iClever smart plug lets you control your electronics from your phone, using automatic time...

Apple’s iCloud is a dominant player in cloud-based storage services. However, industry domination often leads to complacency—and this is where new faces need to come in, with improvements and elegant solutions to common problems. The following list outlines issues that actual iCloud photo users ...

The recent news about 30 million hacked Facebook accounts should not be a surprise to anyone given its recent history of other high-profile data breaches. Google appeared to be the rare exception amongst the big cloud giants as we didn’t hear much about their data breaches, until now. Google’s p...

Cell phones are so integral to our lives that losing one is downright frightening. So much of our experience is expressed with and stored on mobile devices. We don’t always consider how vulnerable losing a phone can make us. There are additional preventative measures you can take to help secure yo...

In its 2018 Consumer Intelligence Series report, entitled “Protect.me,” PwC found that consumers are deeply concerned about their personal data and the lack of control they feel about who sees and uses it. Only 25% of consumers think that companies are responsible with their personal data, and o...

As more people these days accumulate large amounts of data in the form of documents, photos, and videos, they need better storage solutions. Cloud storage platforms are an option that has the advantage of easy accessibility for an increasingly mobile public. These days, cloud storage popularity dema...

Thanks to the increasingly popular digital lifestyle trend, more data is shared online these days. That may be more convenient for sharing with friends and businesses, but it also means data is more vulnerable. Perhaps the most conspicuous recent example of these security vulnerabilities comes in th...

With the focus on Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including the advent of virtual assistant devices such as Siri and Alexa, consumers are becoming more accustomed to using various platforms that help them work and live. These devices and their underlying services are called digital life platforms,...

No one wants to be thought of as just a number. However, in this digital age, many of us now know that our online habits and personalities amount to just a numbered account or entry on Facebook’s servers. In return for sharing this information about us, we receive personalized products and service...

Older generations know that their memories can be found in photo albums or slides. These folks may have made home movies on a reel to reel, VHS tapes and possibly even a DVD.  Even cavemen knew that storage is vital for remembering. Hence, we find their carvings on walls all over the world. People ...