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5 New Articles on MakeUseOf

Monday, November 24, 2014

5 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Beware New Spyware, Jolla Tablet Hits Funding Goal, & More… [Tech News Digest]

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:30 AM PST

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Also, Chromebook owners get free cloud storage, Eminem releases Shady Classics mixtape, Cortana mocks Siri, and what computer hacking looked like in the 1990s. Sophisticated Regin Malware Discovered You’ll find Lord Lucan feeding sugar lumps to Shergar before you find out who built Regin. Claims of provenance are speculation. — Alan Woodward (@ProfWoodward) November 23, 2014 Symantec has discovered a nasty new piece of malware [PDF link] which has been used for at least six years on various targets around the world. Regin, which is being classified along the same lines as Stuxnet and Duqu, is a sophisticated piece of...

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You Won’t Believe How Much Money These iOS Games Make

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST

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You know that gaming on the iPhone is big business. Free-to-play games like Candy Crush Saga, Clash of Clans, and others are making insane amounts of money from games that are technically free. It’s all about the in-app purchases, and love them or hate them, they are here to stay. Just how much money are the people and companies behind these popular iOS games actually making? You might want to take a seat, because the numbers will shock you. Via TopApps Click To Enlarge

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8 Android Apps Every World Traveller Needs

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 11:00 AM PST

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Travelling the world is a now seemingly ubiquitous pastime for everyone from students to pensioners. With smartphones and tablets equally as ubiquitous, we thought we’d put the two together to come up with the definitive list of eight Android apps that every world traveller needs. Before beginning, it’s important to consider what are the essential bits of information that you need while travelling? Apps with offline capabilities are certainly preferred, you’ll need currency data, a way to contact home, on-the-go translations, and a way to record all your wonderful memories. Let’s see what the Google Play Store can offer. Packing...

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Take Better Night Sky Photographs By Getting The Basics Right

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 08:00 AM PST

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Tired of taking night-time photos that come out dark, empty, and boring? Getting good results from your camera is difficult and requires more discipline than simply aiming at the sky and hoping it turns out okay. But once you learn the basics, your night sky photographs will drastically improve. Best of all anyone can pick up the basics in no time. The Equipment You’ll Need Equipment is an important component of photography, but more so when we’re dealing with night sky shots. Beginners will find low-light conditions to be less forgiving than when shooting during the day. Fortunately, with a few key...

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How Much Do You Spend Buying Music? [MakeUseOf Poll]

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 04:40 AM PST

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The millionaire pop songstress Taylor Swift recently dumped Spotify because of its approach to selling music to the public. This raised questions over how we, the music-buying public, obtain music, and how much we should be paying for the privilege. In this week’s MakeUseOf Poll, we want to discuss everything there is to do with music consumption. The question in the headline is just the beginning, a starting point designed to kick off a healthy, wholesome debate about the state of the music industry. Anything But Neutral To answer this week's question please scroll down the page until you see...

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