#TechFlips

A curated technology & gadget magazine of the best articles, including videos, audio and #TechTuesday posts, from around the Web.

By Kol Tregaskes

Personal Finance (UK)
Does your smart TV need antivirus?
which.co.uk - By Martin Pratt
TVs have long been the centre of your living room, but now they are centre of the smart home too. The biggest screen in your home can be used for far …
4 days ago
NatWest
Which challenger bank is best for you? We compare Monzo, Revolut, Starling and N26
Wired UK - Nicole Kobie
Filling out reams of paperwork, waiting for cards and PINs in the mail, queuing for hours in branches, and never being quite sure whether a payment …
4 days ago
Technology Policy
New surveillance tech means you'll never be anonymous again
Wired UK - Elise Thomas
The fight over the future of facial recognition is heating up. But it is just the beginning, as even more intrusive methods of surveillance are being …
4 days ago
Batteries
These Battery-Saving Tricks Don't Work
Lifehacker
There are some bad battery hacks out there. A lot of them are holdovers from old advice that has been around since the dawn of the smartphone—advice …
4 days ago
How-To's
To Avoid a Security Bug, Make Sure You're Running the Latest Version of the LastPass Extension
Lifehacker - Emily Price
If you’re a LastPass user, you should make sure that you’re currently running the latest version of the browser extension. In a blog post today, …
4 days ago
Wi-Fi
Speedy new Wi-Fi 6 standard officially launched
androidcentral.com - Babu Mohan
• The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced the launch of the Wi-Fi 6 certification program. • Wi-Fi 6 or 802.11ax brings higher data rates, power efficiency …
4 days ago
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky Beyond Review - IGN
IGN - Travis Northup
It’s easy to appreciate the improvements and additions included in the Beyond update because they’re apparent as soon as you boot it up. Improved …
September 14
Home Security
Logi Circle 2 vs. Nest Cam Indoor: Which should you buy?
androidcentral.com - DJ Reyes
The Logi Circle 2 is an easy-to-install motion-detecting security camera. It starts recording once motion is detected and has a 180-degree field of …
September 11
Personal Finance (UK)
Seven things you didn’t know you could do with a smart plug
which.co.uk - By Tom Morgan
A smart plug can turn any of your home appliances into smart products, letting you control them even when you’re away from home. We’ve rounded up …
September 11
Personal Finance (UK)
IFA 2019: five weird and wonderful products that have to be seen to be believed
which.co.uk - By Tom Morgan
The IFA tech show has wrapped up for another year, leaving us daydreaming about the tech of the future. And no surprises that the show was crammed …
September 11
Google Photos
Ditch Google with these privacy-first alternatives
Wired UK - Matt Burgess
You've been in a relationship with Google for a long time now. The US giant has expanded well beyond its original Search product and dominates online …
September 7
Batteries
How batteries stopped the UK's power cut being a total disaster
Wired UK - Chris Baraniuk
It happened at a terrible time – just before the Friday rush-hour. At 4:55pm on Friday, August 9, outages at two major UK power plants caused a …
August 31
Google Chrome
Android just took a step towards eradicating passwords for good
Wired UK - Matt Burgess
In May 2015, Google set out a bold vision: it was going to get rid of passwords on Android phones. A year later, under the codename Abacus, it …
August 31
Hydrogen
Hydrogen can fuel the future – but it needs to go mainstream first
Wired UK - WIRED Consulting
It has the potential to fuel the economy while emitting little but clean water, and predictions of an impending “hydrogen revolution” have been …
August 31
Tumblr
How Yahoo's prudish policies pushed Tumblr into obscurity
Wired UK - Laurie Clarke
Tumblr – once the residence of internet goths, niche sex positive (NSFW) content, and the obscurest memes – is being sold for a reported $3 million …
August 31
Cisco Systems
The UK is finally fixing its big problem with digital inclusion
Wired UK
The UK is a country of innovators and inventors: the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the World Wide Web and graphene. It is also a place …
August 31
Money
Monzo review: an elegant way to manage your money
Wired UK - Nicole Kobie
Monzo is the big-daddy of challenger banks, now valued at £2 billion after several rounds of funding. Started back in 2016, it's old for this game, …
August 31
Apps
How to delete your phone's zombie apps and old online accounts
Wired UK - Matt Burgess
You've been a fervent web user for a couple of decades now, plus you've owned a smartphone for coming up to ten years. All this online activity …
August 31
Messaging
Google wants to kill text messages and the networks aren't happy
Wired UK - Chris Stokel-Walker
Google is ramping up its efforts to make the SMS message obsolete. If you live in the UK or France, you may have noticed a prompt in your messaging …
August 31
Android News
Fingerprint and facial recognition breach leaks records of 1 million people
androidcentral.com - Jason England
• Two Israeli security researchers discovered an unencrypted Biostar 2 database with 23GB worth of data • Included in the data were fingerprints, facial …
August 31
Google Drive
Google Drive will soon allow users to create file shortcuts
androidcentral.com - Babu Mohan
• Google will soon begin testing a new feature that will let users create shortcuts in Drive. • Users will be able to create shortcuts for Google Docs, …
August 31
Google Play
Google pulls 85 adware-laden photography and gaming apps from Play Store
androidcentral.com - Babu Mohan
• Google has removed 85 Android apps from the Play Store after security firm Trend Micro found them to be delivering adware. • The adware-laden apps were …
August 31
Google
Google Assistant gets new ‘Your people’ page to add contact relationships
androidcentral.com - Babu Mohan
• Google Assistant's 'Your People' feature has been revamped in the latest stable and beta releases of the Google app. • The simpler interface lets you …
August 31
Fairphone
Fairphone 3 is a modular, ethical smartphone with mid-range specs
androidcentral.com - Babu Mohan
• Fairphone 3 is the latest ethical smartphone released by Fairphone, a social enterprise company. • The phone is made using recycled materials and …
August 31
How-To's
Describe Your Location Anywhere With 'What3Words'
Lifehacker - Beth Skwarecki
If you’re at a house or business, it’s easy enough to communicate where you are: just give an address or a google-able name. But if you’re trying to …
August 31
Long-form Journalism
Why These Social Networks Failed So Badly
Gizmodo - Whitney Kimball
Sixteen years ago, the sun set on Web 1.0, and we embarked by the light of our smartphones to 24/7 connectivity, down a road paved with corporate …
August 31
Flathub vs. Snap Store: The Best Sites for Downloading Linux Apps
makeuseof.com - Bertel King
Downloading apps for Linux is no longer the challenge that it once was. Gone are the days when you had to know how to build from source files for any …
August 31
Should You Upgrade to NVMe? 6 Reasons to Stick With SATA SSDs
makeuseof.com - Bertel King
Buy a new computer, or looking to upgrade? You may have come across a newer type of storage known as NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express).NVMe SSDs …
August 31
How to Use a Chromecast as a Second Computer Monitor
makeuseof.com - Simon Batt
If you’ve got a shiny new Chromecast. right now you’re wondering what this little gadget can achieve. Not only is it easy to use, but it has a lot of …
August 31