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Perhaps you own a PC or work on a PC in your office, but do you really care about its maintenance? Laptops and desktop PC’s are prone to perform poor, slow down and crash if they are not used in the right manner. If you are experiencing the same trouble with PC or if you do not want to face the trouble in future, follow the simple   PC maintenance tips listed in this post. You don’t have to be an IT professional to protect your computer from crashes, loss of data and poor performance. All you will need to do is follow the guidelines listed in this post to keep your computer running smoothly and efficiently. Read on to find essential tips which will help your PC perform better and live for long without crashing. 8 Simple PC Maintenance Tips Try out the 8 simple PC maintenance tips to keep your PC away from poor performance and crashes! 1. Physically Clean Your PC First thing that you must do in order to maintain your PC is to ensure that the monitor and peripherals are cle...

Muhammad Zakir Khan lives in Florida, USA and works at Broward College teaching introduction to public speaking among other things. He also likes to game, but was greeted with a rather rude awakening when he tried to sign up for the beta to the new multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game from developer Epic Games - Paragon - on Sunday night. If the attached tweet isn't clear, it prevented Khan from registering because his name was a match in a database for criminals such as "terrorists and narcotics traffickers". The US  maintains  what it calls a 'Specially Designated Nationals' list, designed to block assets of these individuals and prevent US citizens/ companies from transacting with the same. It's built to track the activities of criminals, and it does seem strange Epic Games was cross-checking the names of beta testers with such a list. It's important to note the system looks for the full name of an individual - in this case 'Muhammad Khan...

Britain's proposed new Internet spying laws could threaten key rights if passed unchanged, UN rights experts said Monday, calling for a "comprehensive review" of the draft legislation. The proposed measures, which were unveiled in November, would allow security agencies to access the Internet communication records of suspects and require web and phone companies to keep records of all activity for 12 months, among other measures. The "draft Investigatory Powers bill could, if adopted in its present form, threaten the rights to freedoms of expression and association both inside and outside the country," the experts said. Among matters of concerns were the "excessively broad definitions and disproportionate procedures to authorise surveillance, including mass surveillance, and data retention without adequate independent oversight and transparency." The group of three UN special rapporteurs, David Kaye who deals with freedom of expression, Maina Kiai,...

A Chinese gaming firm has bought a controlling stake in the hugely popular US gay dating app Grindr, despite homosexuality remaining a sensitive subject in the Asian giant. Grindr, which calls itself "the largest network for gay men in the world", has millions of users globally. It is renowned for facilitating hook-ups, helping potential partners connect via photos, messaging and location details. Its search criteria include body type, ethnicity or "Tribe": Bear, Clean-Cut, Daddy, Discreet, Geek, Jock, Leather, Otter, Poz, Rugged, Trans or Twink. Beijing Kunlun Tech's soared 10 percent their daily limit on the Shenzhen stock exchange on Tuesday after it announced the $93 million (roughly Rs. 621 crores) deal. Grindr  is already available in China, and in a statement to the exchange Kunlun Tech one of China's biggest designers and operators of online games suggested it might be interested in the company as much for its networking technology, as for its p...

Chinese firm LeTV has started sending media invites for an event on January 20 where the company is expected to launch its first phones in India. The company is likely to launch the Le Maxalongside the Le 1s smartphone. The official invite for the launch event doesn't say much about the upcoming devices. LeTV India's Facebook page however drops the hint of two smartphones launching on January 20. In a post, the company said, "2016 is the arrival of #SuperPhones . Great things come in pairs." To recall, the Le Max smartphone was launched back in April last year in China. The Le 1s, on the other hand, was unveiled in October priced at CNY 1,099 (approximately Rs. 11,250) in China. The Indian market will be the first market outside China where the Le Max and Le 1s will be going on sale. The Le Max phablet features a 6.33-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) resolution display with a pixel density of 464ppi and 0.8mm bezel. It is powered by a 64-bit 2GHz o...

Back in October, it was reported that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 will be packing Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor under-the-hood in some regions, and the new Samsung Exynos 8890 SoC. The handset now appears to have passed the AnTuTu benchmark test with a Snapdragon 820 SoC on board. he AnTuTu benchmark results shown in an image posted by a user on Weibo also reveal extra details on the handset's innards. This particular model is the 5.1-inch display (with 2K resolution) variant of the three rumoured Galaxy S7 variants tipped in previous leaks and rumours. The model SM-G935A in addition to Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, will feature Adreno 530 GPU, 3GB RAM, and will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box, as per the benchmark result. The unit will house 64GB inbuilt storage - though Samsung is expected to release more than one storage variant. There is no word on the microSD card expansion for now. As for the camera, the Samsung Galaxy S7 variant will bear 12...

PGP BlackBerry smartphones might not be as secure as the Canadian company wants you to believe. Dutch police have claimed that they were able to access a series of encrypted emails on extra-secure PGP BlackBerrysmartphones. Investigators from the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), which performs forensic investigations in criminal cases, claim that they were able to read emails on a BlackBerry smartphone customised for extra security with PGP encryption. "We are capable of obtaining encrypted data from BlackBerry PGP devices," said Tuscha Essed, a press officer with NFI told Motherboard. PGP, also known as Pretty Good Privacy, is a program that bolsters the security on a device, and is most commonly used encrypting communication. It offers encryption and decryption features, providing a user the ability to add an additional security layer to their emails, files, and texts. PGP BlackBerry smartphones hence are deemed more secure and are sold by many online vendors, t...

The anticipated successor to the popular Samsung Galaxy J1, tipped to be called the Galaxy J1 (2016), has once again been leaked in images on the Web. While in the previous leaks we have seen the unannounced smartphone in its Black colour variant, the new leaked image shows the handset in two additional colour variants. The image tweeted by @evleaks on Monday shows the Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) smartphone in Gold and White colour variants. The design of the handset also fall in line with the models leaked in images previously. It is worth mentioning that the screen bezel seen in the image stay black in all the three colour variants. The smartphone is seen featuring a physical home button, along with a multi-window, and a back capacitive button on either side. At the back, the smartphone sports a camera at the centre with a LED flash and a speaker on either sides. Samsung is yet to announce the smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)leaked in images last month as well...

A new report out of China has emerged claiming that Xiaomi's Mi 5 flagship smartphone will be launching in two variants. According to the latest  details , one of the Mi 5 variants will come with 2.5D curved glass on both the sides (front and rear) while will also sporting a metal frame. The report adds that the 2.5D curved glass featuring  Xiaomi Mi 5  model will feature a full-HD display. The second purported Mi 5 variant, on the other hand, will feature full metal body and will sport a display with QHD resolution. The report claims that the both the variants will sport same screen size. There is no word whether the two models will have different RAM and storage options. An earlier report had claimed that the  Mi 5 will come in two versions based on RAM and storage. For pricing, the 32GB inbuilt storage and 3GB RAM version was said to be priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 20,300), the 64GB inbuilt storage, and 4GB RAM priced at CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 23,400). Th...