Author: The Tech Guy

While the latest iPhones are undeniably impressive, the days of Android users envying Apple are long gone. The phones in our best Android round-up don’t just rival Apple’s handsets – many of them surpass them, earning top marks from our team of tech experts. Android’s biggest strength has always been – and still is – choice. With standout options from Samsung, Google, OnePlus and more, you can pick a phone based on the features you care about most, something that’s much harder to do in the iPhone lineup. Love streaming or mobile gaming? There are handsets here with cutting-edge chipsets…

I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I claimed that everyone uses AI for something or the other nowadays. We’re past the point where it’s a novelty you show off at parties, and it’s the thing sitting in the corner of nearly every workflow now (whether people admit it or not). Somewhere along the way, “I tried ChatGPT once” turned into “I can’t get through a workday without it.” Once a tool becomes that load-bearing, people eventually go beyond just using it for the sake of using it and start trying to build around it. While we’ve seen countless weird things come…

Proton VPN added 89 new Brazilian servers to combat network congestionThis follows intense World Cup streaming traffic that flooded its serversFootball fans globally are using VPNs to watch matches on CazeTVProton VPN has been forced to drastically expand its South American infrastructure, deploying 89 new servers in Brazil over a single week to combat massive network congestion caused by 2026 World Cup streaming.The Swiss-based privacy provider confirmed the rapid rollout after its existing Brazilian servers struggled under the immense weight of international fans bypassing geo-restrictions to stream the tournament. The massive influx of traffic specifically spiked during the Brazilian national…

A recently discovered advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been targeting government and electric power organizations in multiple countries, Kaspersky reports. Dubbed Armored Likho, the APT engages both in financially motivated attacks against individuals and in cyber-espionage operations against organizations in Russia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. The threat actor’s arsenal includes modular remote access trojans (RATs) and information stealers, including the Python-based BusySnake Stealer, and tools like Go2Tunnel for remote access and network tunneling. “This diverse malware stack enables the threat actor to maintain stealthy control of compromised hosts, exfiltrate credentials and other sensitive information, and dynamically deploy downloadable modules tailored…

My octogenarian father-in-law is trilingual and a lifelong fan of the World Cup. As he cheers on his favorite teams in English, Spanish, or French—sometimes switching between them mid-sentence—I’m always amazed at how easy it seems.Scientists have long been fascinated by the brain’s ability to learn and retain multiple languages. Even after years of disuse, a brief exposure can quickly revive a language without having to consciously relearn its grammar or vocabulary. Bilingualism may offer other cognitive perks. Small studies suggest it delays brain aging, lowers dementia risk, and provides a slight edge in executive function (the ability to stay…

Macs have a strong reputation for being smooth and reliable, and Apple’s tight control over hardware and software is a big reason for that. Use one long enough, however, and you may still run into slowdowns, freezes, strange behavior, or that familiar feeling that something is simply off. Apple’s own tools can help, but only to a point. Disk Utility is useful for storage-related checks, but it does not give you a wider picture of your Mac’s overall health. I recently came across Techtool Lite, a free diagnostic and maintenance app from Micromat that looks at more than just your…

The iQOO Z11 seems to finally be on its way to India, according to a new post on X by Nipun Marya, the brand’s CEO in the country. The Z11 launched in China in March, and then made it to some other markets in May, but there are quite a few differences between the two versions. Now a tipster over on X says the Indian Z11 won’t be the international Z11, so we may in the end be looking at three devices using the same name while having slightly different specs. The tipster in question has revealed the fact that…

In the movie Moneyball, the Oakland A’s didn’t need more data; they needed to know which data actually won games. Risk assessment data has the same problem. A CVSS score of 9.1 might mean little to a CFO; the fact that it represents a vulnerability in a payment system processing $2 million daily means a great deal. This data must therefore link to information about operational disruptions that can cause financial loss, product delays, or draw the ire of regulatory authorities, for it to become more actionable. A More Connected Risk Lifecycle is the Way Forward Periodic risk assessment cannot…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech For over a year now, sober-minded observers have warned that the AI bubble can’t last for much longer. Unfortunately for everybody, it’s managed to outperform even the most cynical doomsday forecasts, to the degree that the US economy is now in even worse shape than it was right before an infamous downturn in the late 1920s. That’s according to the Telegraph‘s economics columnist Russ Mould, who notes that the overvaluation of US stocks has passed the level that brought the stock market to…

A few months ago, a relatively unknown tipster on Weibo claimed that the Huawei Mate XT2 will debut in October. Now, the reliable Digital Chat Station has reported that the next-gen triple foldable is coming in the second half of this year – and that it won’t be alone. The new foldables will likely feature the Kirin 9050 Pro chipset that should be introduced with the Mate 90 series. This chipset is said to have a performance comparable to 3nm chips, though it probably won’t be manufactured on a 3nm node. The current best chip from Huawei is the Kirin…