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Australia Search for VPN Skyrockets
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Australia Search for VPN Skyrockets

by Steven VargasMarch 9, 2026March 9, 2026

How no one saw this coming is beyond me. In 2025, Australia passed a law that would ban anyone under 16 from social media. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit among others were required to verify users…

Verizon Makes Unlocking More Difficult
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Verizon Makes Unlocking More Difficult

by Steven VargasFebruary 16, 2026February 15, 2026

Since I haven’t purchased a phone from a wireless company in a decade, I don’t think I’ll go back. To be honest, every company is bad. Verizon seems to be getting worse. I have their…

Microsoft Secure Boot for 2026
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Microsoft Secure Boot for 2026

by Steven VargasFebruary 12, 2026February 11, 2026

This is another start a fire and be praised they put it. Essentially many of Donald Trump’s policy in the tech world. Back in 2011, Microsoft started using a program called Secure Boot. The theory…

YouTube Music Moves Lyrics Behind Paywall
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YouTube Music Moves Lyrics Behind Paywall

by Steven VargasFebruary 10, 2026February 9, 2026

Whether to get YouTube Music has always been the question. The bigger question was to get the free or paid version. As someone who gets YouTube Premium, I didn’t know for a while that a…

8K TVs Are Not the Future Anymore
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8K TVs Are Not the Future Anymore

by Steven VargasFebruary 2, 2026February 6, 2026

LG Display is no longer making 8K LCD or OLED panels, FlatpanelsHD reported Friday. Should this really come as a surprise? They are the latest in a long line of manufactures that have either reduced…

Microsoft to Pull Back on Copilot Push
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Microsoft to Pull Back on Copilot Push

by Steven VargasFebruary 2, 2026February 6, 2026

If you have a Windows PC, you have noticed the heavy-handed Copilot AI push. They have shoved it into every product they have, even when it doesn’t make sense. Let’s be honest, many of the…

Amazon Settles Refund Lawsuit
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Amazon Settles Refund Lawsuit

by Steven VargasJanuary 28, 2026February 6, 2026

Were you one of those people that bought into Amazon “no hassle refund”? Fortunately for me, I had both an Amazon store and market close by. I was able to hand my refunds over and…

AI Federal Regulation Coming Soon
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AI Federal Regulation Coming Soon

by Steven VargasJanuary 27, 2026February 6, 2026

Now that the headline got your attention, it’s not a joke. Apparently, the Trump administration will start drafting important federal regulation with Google Gemini. They aren’t going to start with something small. Why would they?…

Microsoft Encryption Keys Will Go to the Feds
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Microsoft Encryption Keys Will Go to the Feds

by Steven VargasJanuary 27, 2026February 6, 2026

It is really hard to find anyone that defends Microsoft anymore. From their updates that break your gear to the major push toward AI. With the fact that Microsoft does a lot of business with…

Gmail Spam Filter Working Again
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Gmail Spam Filter Working Again

by Steven VargasJanuary 27, 2026February 6, 2026

Lots of apps were having issues over the last weekend. Not just TikTok, but Google’s Gmail spam filter wasn’t working either. I started noticing that morning that my phone kept notifying me for car insurance…

Eric Adams Crypto Rug Pull?
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Eric Adams Crypto Rug Pull?

by Steven VargasJanuary 13, 2026February 6, 2026

Former Trump puppet and New York City Mayor Eric Adams Just can’t help himself. Less than two weeks from his mayor position, he is accused of a rug pull. On Monday, Adams launched his new…

Trump Phone Delayed… Again
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Trump Phone Delayed… Again

by Steven VargasJanuary 2, 2026February 6, 2026

Early last year, the latest scam tech – sorry – tech news was the announcement of the Trump Phone T1. Everything it was claimed has fallen faster than Humpty Dumpty. Pre-orders for the “made in…

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