The state’s attorney general and lawyers from Microsoft’s Internet Safety Enforcement team are expectd to announce today several lawsuits against so-called ‘scareware’ vendors, who are being charged under Washington state’s Computer Spyware Act. The vendors targeted by the lawsuits have not been named yet, but the Washington attorney general (AG) referred to them in a media alert sent out on Friday as “aggressive marketers of scareware – useless computer programs that bilk consumers by using pop-up ads to warn about nonexistent, yet urgent-sounding, computer flaws”....

Also Read: 10 Best Meditation Apps for Android Since 5G has arrived in most of the countries along with the improving coverage, the number of Android 5G phones has also grown. Buying an Android 5G device is beneficial in many ways. It can give you access to superfast speeds as well as extra bandwidth. To remain updated in this digital era, it is necessary to upgrade your device and be future-proofed....

Now owned by Lenovo, the company has a reputation to rebuild – something the new Moto G5 can help it with. Reliable and affordable, Lenovo’s Moto G series offers arguably the best phones you can buy on a budget. Also see: Best mid-range phones and Best budget phones. Note: Motorola has launched ‘special editions’ of the G5 and G5 Plus. See Moto G5 vs G5s for more Your budget smartphone purchasing choice is not that simple, however, since Lenovo unveiled two new Moto Gs at MWC 2017: the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus....

With an additional device in the range, the G7 Power, it’s even harder to work out which phone is the best one for you. Especially since the phones all look pretty similar and share various features. Read our Moto G7 review and comparison between the G7 and G6. Price Let’s start with price, which is always a big part of the buying decision. Luckily, these are phones you can, and should, buy outright rather than on a contract meaning you’ll likely pay less money over its lifespan....

Apparently, there’s also an Android One version of the Moto X4 coming, according to this tweet by prolific leakster Evan Blass: Android One means that the phone will have completely stock Android with none of Motorola’s enhancements, but it should also mean the phone will get Android updates just as soon as Google’s own phones. (Also see: Moto X5 rumours.) When is the Moto X4 release date? On sale: end of September (Europe), late 2017 (US) You’ll be able to get your hands on a Moto X4 in just a few weeks if you’re in the UK or Europe and later in the autumn for those in the US....

The display division of the Japanese corporation has built a reputation for high-grade displays used in industry, medical applications – and of course by design and video professionals. The NEC MultiSync P242W is a mid-range 24-inch monitor that’s equipped for graphic design, CAD and similar industries that demand a robust and dependable high-performance display. It will also appeal to anyone who prizes quality and performance above fashion or the lowest price....

The Nero software package started as Nero Burning ROM, a CD/DVD-burning program, but 2015 Platinum now covers nearly all the media bases, through a multitude of interrelated applications. These are divided into four main areas on Nero 2015 Platinum’s annoyingly non-windowed launcher screen. Nero MediaHome, Nero Media Browser and a Blu-ray player sit under Manage and Play; Nero Video, Nero Recode and Creative Content live under Edit and Convert; Nero Burning ROM and Nero Express sit under Rip and Burn; and Nero BackItUp and Nero Rescue Agent, unsurprisingly, are headlined Backup and Rescue....

New World is doing quite a few things different to conventional MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV and The Elder Scrolls: Online – the content presented is much less linear, the combat system is much closer to that of an action game and the large focus for end-game content is on Player vs Player action. While some comparisons have been drawn between New World and more survival themed games such as Rust, Conan Exiles, Ark: Survival Evolved (and its recent early access reskin Atlas) – it does set itself apart from these games in some very major ways, although the influence of this genre upon New World’s design can’t be denied....

Microsoft has confirmed that a virus alert from the Microsoft Defender app is a false positive, meaning there’s no risk of harm to your computer. You can safely ignore the ‘Behavior:Win32/Hive.ZY’ alert, and you can download the official fix that has been released for it. Given the way it behaves, it’s easy to see why this threat has caused so much concern. It’s marked ‘Severe’ within the Windows Security app, encouraging you to take urgent action to remove it....

Nokia has made its post-Microsoft bow with an Android tablet called the Nokia N1. We compared Nokia’s upcoming tablet with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.4: one of the best Android tabs you can buy. (See also: The best tablets of 2014.) Nokia N1 vs Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comparison: Price and UK availability The £319 model Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with Wi-Fi only: if you want 4G connectivity as well, you’ll be looking at £399 inc VAT....

The Now TV Smart Box will set consumers back a one-off payment of £45.99, but that won’t grant you access to any Now TV content. To get access to Now TV Entertainment, Cinema, Kids, Hayu and Sky Sports, you can pay £49.99 and get a 4K Smart Box with a one-month subscription to Entertainment, Cinema and Kids, along with a Sky Sports Day Pass. That works out much cheaper than if you were to subscribe to each individually at day one, though it is worth noting that you’ll have to pay a monthly fee for each area of Now TV content you want to access, whether that’s Hollywood blockbuster movies or the latest football coverage....

Add to this a self-seal tab on the bag inside, so you can empty it without scattering mess everywhere, and it soon becomes clear why there have been 14 million Henrys made already, with most still in use. Design and build Recent years have seen sleek, stylish canister vacuums crowd the market, but Henry isn’t that. Instead, the HVR160 is a workhorse: made with reliability and capacity in mind rather than looks....

The new Mix 2 is more of a standard offering, but with a combination of decent specs and a 6in display it should find a wider audience. We put it through its paces. Oukitel Mix 2: Price & Availability Oukitel doesn’t have a UK or US store and mobile carriers are yet to offer the manufacturer’s products to customers. Specialist suppliers of Chinese smartphones are another option, with popular site Gearbest offering the Mix 2 for £213....

The sender pretends to be a friend of a friend or an existing friend with a new number. If the person being contacted engages with the sender they are sent a link to pornographic websites and content. Take a look at our WhatsApp scams article to make sure you’re avoiding the most common ones. This has become known as the ‘Olivia Hoax’ as that is the name the sender tends to operate under....

Since then, imitators have come along from the likes of Xiaomi, Asus, and Honor, but Razer is ready to meet the challenge with the newly announced Razer Phone 2. We’ve spent a bit of time gaming on the second-gen Razer Phone, and here’s what we think. Check out our comparison with the original Razer Phone if you want to know more about exactly what’s changed. Razer Phone 2: Price & availability The Razer Phone 2 has only just been announced, and is expected to release in the UK, US, and Europe on 26 October....

Release date: 29 March 2018 – out nowStarring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark RylanceDirector: Steven Spielberg Book UK tickets or US tickets Based on a hit novel by Ernest Cline (who also co-wrote the screenplay), this virtual reality romp is a sort of Frankenstein’s monster of references to other films, games, music, and more, a movie so busy reminding you of that other thing you liked that it never bothers to do anything to actually make itself enjoyable – not enough to succeed in a year already crowded with blockbusters....

As expected it announced the public beta for Android O, as well as some new features coming to Google Home and Google Assistant, Google Lens, Android Go and new Daydream VR headsets. Google I/O 2017 key facts When: 17-19 May 2017. Where: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California. Marie is Editor in Chief of Tech Advisor and Macworld. A Journalism graduate from the London College of Printing, she’s worked in tech media for more than 17 years, managing our English language, French and Spanish consumer editorial teams and leading on content strategy through Foundry’s transition from print, to digital, to online - and beyond....

Diseño y calidad de construcción La Nest Cam de 2021 es evidentemente una cámara pensada para interiores, con un largo cable de más de 3 metros de largo por el que recibe la corriente, con conector USB C que te permitirá hacer la instalación incluso en algún punto alto de la pared o techo. Es una cámara esencialmente pensada para interiores y, según destaca Google, sus piezas de plástico están fabricadas con un 45 % de plástico reciclado, algo que se aprecia a simple vista o cuando la tienes entre manos....

Hasta la llegada de su sucesor, el Mavic Air se ha sabido mantener en la cima de los mejores drones que puedes comprar en relación de calidad y precio. Aunque sabemos que hay mejores opciones, siempre nos referimos a modelos englobados dentro de la gama de consumo. Era de esperar que el nuevo Air 2 elevase el listón dentro del apartado de vídeo y eso es precisamente lo que DJI ha hecho....

Años después, vemos como Google sigue buscando la fórmula que les permita ofrecer dentro del saturado mercado de smartphones, algo diferenciador que ofrezca una sintonía perfecta entre el hardware y el software que forman parte de sus dispositivos. En base a esto, los nuevos Pixel 6 destacan por incorporar por vez primera el nuevo procesador SoC Tensor desarrollado por la propia Google, con un rendimiento que la compañía pretende competir con toda la gama de móviles premium más avanzados del mercado....