According to the Zebra Reflexis Third Annual International Branch Banking Survey conducted by Zebra Technologies, scheduling challenges are a rising source of job dissatisfaction among bank employees. Administrative tasks are often handled manually, causing inaccuracies, disruptions, and longer customer wait times. The problem is so acute that 20% of survey respondents have considered quitting, the survey concluded. It’s no surprise that well into the 21st Century, 95% of banking employees prefer to manage vital, yet non-customer-facing job functions through the ease and efficiency of a mobile device....

Because there’s been such a fuss about Twitter alternatives, and because Hive experienced rapid growth in the aftermath of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, we’re going ahead with our look at Hive, even though it’s currently unavailable. Some of my experiences in the weeks before the site shut down are instructive, in that they reflect the state of the offering even before these new issues were discovered. And with that, let’s get started....

For the longest time, people have been keying-in user credentials across all their devices manually. And to keep things simple, they have been using the same password for all their accounts, which is a bad practice and leaves your account vulnerable. Therefore, it is always advisable to choose a strong, complex, and different password every time you signup for a new service. With hundreds of services available on the Internet and people owning dozens of accounts across these services, it becomes tough to remember passwords for every individual account....

It was time. While I didn’t have the option to turn most of the gizmos on my table wireless like the PlayStation or the monitor, there were two devices I had been mulling to upgrade. The mouse and keyboard. Except it wasn’t that simple when I actually began my search. The majority of wireless keyboards and mouses I came across were either exceedingly overpriced or feature that cumbersome, traditional design that has been not refreshed in ages and hogs way more space than I could allow....

There’s no one reason or aspect of the Mate 20 Pro that makes me want to go back to it each time. Rather, it’s the fact that Huawei managed to perfect almost every key attribute of the Mate 20 Pro which work in tandem to provide one of the most complete smartphone experiences. Let me explain. That Beautiful Design Right from when you pick up the device, the Mate 20 Pro screams premium....

Relying on the kindness of strangers only goes so far, though. Many teachers dip into their bank accounts to buy classroom supplies. A 2021 study shows teachers spend about $511 of their own money each year. Luckily, she was skeptical “I was trying to figure out, Is this a scam? Or is this going to waste my money?” she said. “They range anywhere from $29 to $99, and they guarantee that you’ll either get an iPad or a phone or something in there that’s worth the amount....

Also: Public Wi-Fi safety tips you need to know The basic concept behind a VPN is simple: software running on your PC encrypts every bit of network traffic before it reaches your PC’s network adapter, then it sends that encrypted data to a remote server that’s operated by the VPN service. That remote server sends the data to the public internet. The encrypted “tunnel” between your device and the VPN server is what makes the network both virtual and private....

1. Apps matter Apps are the biggest reason why creating an OS for the smartphone market as of now would not make any sense. Microsoft tried its hand with Windows Phone but ultimately failed despite having made Nokia an exclusive partner and even going as far as to buy Nokia’s mobile phone division. Microsoft spent several billions of dollars trying to force its way into the smartphone market but to no avail....

I also sit at a desk for work. I don’t expose my devices to harsh conditions, let alone need a watch housing made of titanium that can take a beating. Also: This is the best use of your Apple Watch Ultra’s Action button Because of how the Apple Watch Ultra was first announced and marketed, in combination with the $799 price, I didn’t preorder it. But, on the same morning Apple Watch Ultra deliveries were set to arrive and in-store availability kicked off, I checked the stock of my local Apple Store and they had a couple of watches in stock....

However, now most of us carry smartphones around. These devices are capable of far more, including email, text, web browsing and more. It’s literally a small computer in your pocket, and the power of a modern smartphone is far more than a desktop computer from just over a decade ago. So, obviously security has become a big deal, since anyone with our phone could get access to a myriad of data about us....

Already on several occasions many situations appeared in which advertising is shown to products of the company, suggesting users to change. But a new “publicity” seems to be emerging now, suggesting that Chrome users use a Microsoft extension. Microsoft had previously shown that it could use one of the new features in Windows 10 to introduce its users to its products. After starting to show in the Start Menu proposals for applications that can be found in the Windows App Store, it began to alert users that your browser can be as good or better than the competition....

If you do decide to take a trip, there is one critical error that many people make that you need to avoid. Your security is on the line. Critical mistake made by travelers We’re talking about something that seems to be innocent enough, your airline boarding pass. Even these days with so many cybercriminals looking to rip us off, many travelers are extremely careless with their boarding passes. Not only will they toss them in the trash at the airport or leave them on the plane, but some take pictures and post them all over social media to let everyone know where they’re headed....

The world knows Carl Pei as the person behind OnePlus. But tell us, how on earth did he get into technology in general and mobile phones, in particular? I got interested in technology relatively late. In 1998, my family got our first computer, a Dell laptop, and it was my first encounter with the internet. I remember being gifted Warcraft II but was too scared (or young) to actually play it....

Sure, they did offer a fleet of handy features stock Android has lacked for years and still does. But at the expense of either a crummy experience or a deteriorating performance. My affection towards vanilla Android remained, therefore, unhindered throughout the years irrespective of how much the phone maker said it’s dedicated to cutting down on bloatware. That is until I tried Xiaomi’s MIUI 10 Beta on a Poco F1 for over a week....

With these advances, many more people are choosing credit over cash. In fact, there were 44.7 billion credit card payments in the United States worth $4.0 trillion in 2018 – an increase of 11 billion payment and $930 billion since 2015, according to The Federal Reserve Payments Study 2019. On the whole, the study found that credit card payments grew at an annual rate of 9.9% by number and 9....

Talking about listening to music on smartphones, there is a general belief that an external device (like a headphone) connected to an iPhone sounds much better than the one connected to an Android. The root cause for this is the difference in the quality of DAC and AMP used on these devices. Before jumping onto how these affect the sound quality, let’s first get some basics out of the way....

Companies in almost every sector are adopting IoT devices to improve the user experience and deliver high-quality services. Experts at Cisco speculate that in 2020 there will be more than 50 billion connected devices, including wearable health monitors, connected vehicles, and smart grids. Smart objects gather and share huge quantities of information, including sensitive data, raising serious concerns in term of privacy. Our surface of attack is enlarging as never before, both in workplace and in the private life....

OnePlus’ phones have never excelled at the aspects most manufacturers today concentrate on like cameras or the design. They’ve always been about offering a better experience. An experience that doesn’t deteriorate after two or three years. Even today if I pick up my four-year-old OnePlus One and use it as my primary phone, I’m sure it will be just fine. OnePlus’ approach is simple. Focus on bundling the top-of-the-line specifications, clean software, and make the rest work around that....

So I’m not going to take the “Let’s all quit Twitter” viewpoint, or “Elon Musk should be prohibited from buying Twitter” standpoint, or even the “Twitter is going to hell in a neoconservative handbasket” perspective. But we should examine why we care about Twitter at all. It serves an important function, as an instantaneous publicly viewable broadcast message bus, for individuals, brands, governments, and everything in-between. But it also has many weaknesses, including that it is not a public good – it is a corporation, and if Elon Musk gets his way, it will be again a privately owned one....

Those updates also bring vital security patches, so skipping them entirely isn’t your best move. Updates can speed things up, too, though you might some extra help if your PC slogs through every task. Tap or click here for smart, simple ways to speed up your machine. Speaking of clever tips, I love sharing ways you can get more out of your tech. If you have an iPhone, don’t miss these 10 iPhone tricks you’ll use all the time....