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HOW TO REMOVE NEWPLAYER ADS AND COUPONS
There is one feature in NewPlayer that you may not like – once installed, it displays pop-up advertisements, discount coupons in your browser, creates ad-links for non-popular websites from random words on webpages you visit, it may even open new...
Read moreFACEBOOK TESTS DISAPPEARING MESSAGES, SCARES USERS WITH PHOTO MAGIC
Facebook is testing a new feature in its chat function that allows users to send messages that will disappear after an hour. Currently being tested in select regions, the feature allows users to click an hourglass icon at the top-right corner of the...
Read moreFACEBOOK LICENSE GIVEAWAY BONANZA
In September, we organized a small giveaway to our faithful users on Facebook. The enthusiasm and responses were very impressive... We want to be more engaged with our users through the social media giant so we decided to be creative and we’re...
Read moreFACEBOOK IDS UP FOR SALE
The New York Times, as well as other sources, recently carried an article about a vast number of Facebook user accounts being sold on an underground hacker forum. According to researchers at VeriSign iDefense, a hacker going by the name Kirllos had...
Read moreFACEBOOK AND TWITTER SECURITY - AND HOW TO STAY SAFE!
Hopefully, the holiday season has found you spending a good amount of time offline: enjoying moments spent with friends and family, keeping long-standing traditions or creating new ones to follow for seasons to come, or just relaxing due to some...
Read moreENABLE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS UPDATES
Microsoft periodically release security updates for Windows. These security updates fix recently discovered security flaws. As you would expect, it’s a good idea to install the latest security fixes as soon as they become available. You might...
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