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Microsoft Edge is getting a built-in VPN

April 28, 2022
A VPN, virtual private network, is a great way to instantly improve your online security, but it often comes with a cost and additional downloads. This week, Microsoft has announced that it will add a VPN directly to its Chromium-based Edge browser. In its latest attempt to bolster Edge’s value proposition, Microsoft has added this new VPN tool directly to the browser. The “Microsoft Secure…
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iPhone 14 mockups show whether you’ll be able to keep using iPhone 13 cases [Video]

April 28, 2022
The iPhone 14 lineup is coming in less than six months, and reports so far have painted a pretty clear of what to expect. As we inch closer to that release, iPhone 14 dummy units and molds are starting to emerge out of Apple’s supply chain. The latest leaked iPhone 14 designs were published this week by Mac Otakara, and they offer a closer look at whether or not your iPhone 13 cases will fit the…
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Samsung rolling out swipeable ‘Smart Widgets’ to tablets, including Galaxy Tab S8

April 28, 2022
Samsung improved on Android 12’s big widget push by letting you combine them and have multiple occupy the same spot on your homescreen. After being exclusive to the latest One UI 4.1 phones, Smart Widgets are now appearing on Samsung’s Galaxy tablets, including the Tab S8. On our standard-sized Tab S8 running the March security patch and released on April 15, there’s a new “Smart…
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Google Play Store reportedly hit 28.3 billion app downloads in Q1 2022, led by Instagram

April 28, 2022
According to a new report, the Google Play Store drove an increase in the number of app downloaded during the first quarter of 2022, and to no one’s surprise it was TikTok that led the charge. SensorTower reports that the Google Play Store as a whole saw 28.3 billion individual app downloads during Q1 2022 alone. That’s only moderate growth compared to the same time a year before, which saw…
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