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Hackers have obtained working iCloud passwords. Use these methods to make sure yours isn't at risk. If you use iCloud, do these steps to protect your information. Photo by CNET Despite a daily barrage of hacks, data breaches and malware attacks, millions of internet users still refuse to take some basic security precautions that could make their accounts nearly impervious -- and worry-free. Consider the current situation with iCloud. A group of hackers calling itself "the Turkish Crime Family" says it has access to hundreds of millions of Apple accounts and passwords, and will begin resetting them as well as remotely wiping iPhones  unless Apple pays a ransom of at least $75,000 by April 7 . Has Apple been hacked? Probably not. "The alleged list of email addresses and passwords appears to have been obtained from previously compromised third-party services," the company  said in a statement . Apple also said it is working with law enforcement offi

I often see so many new members asking questions about Google AdSense like, why has Google denied my application or how long does it take to get approved?  But the questions you should be asking are, is Google AdSense worth it and do I want to divert people away from my affiliate ads? ADSENSE VS AFFILIATE ADS Now I realize that in Certification Course 3, Lesson 7, Kyle explains about Google AdSense and how it "could potentially" benefit your website business. However if your website is not getting a lot of traffic and if it doesn’t have a lot of content, which by the way contributes to more traffic, then your application to AdSense may be denied. But should you feel bad about not being approved? NOT AT ALL. First off you will not make nearly as much doing AdSense as you would from affiliate ads, especially when first starting out. Another thing to consider is by having AdSense on your website, not only will it be a visual distraction but could make people leave your

It is impossible to go seven or more days without some messaging news from Google. Google seems to understand that it needs to pare its messenger story down to a few apps that cover everyone's needs (so it's easier for people to ignore them all and use  WhatsApp  anyway). And, to some extent, that's what is happening, but everything feels so chaotic and is changing before replacements are ready. It just feels like Google has gone off the deep end. Some people use the word  confusing  to describe Google's strategy here, but no matter what words are used it all still feels rushed — something you would expect from amateurs instead of one of the biggest tech companies in the world. It just feels like Google has gone off the deep end. I'm going to take responsibility for what every blogger or journalist has done wrong here because some of the confusion is our fault. It's easy (and fun) to write about seemingly random changes and follow with a jab at

Instagram  has long struggled with moderating its posts (most often around whether or not female  nipples are allowed ). Now the company is offering up a partial solution: it will soon begin  blurring “sensitive” posts , which you will need to manually reveal. Instagram doesn’t specify what qualifies as a “sensitive” post other than it having been reported by a user and then deemed so by a moderator. However, the company does say these posts don’t actually violate Instagram’s community guidelines, they might just make some people unhappy: As part of our goal to build a safe environment, we also have some updates to announce. Soon you may notice a screen over sensitive photos and videos when you scroll through your feed or visit a profile. While these posts don’t violate our guidelines, someone in the community has reported them and our review team has confirmed they are sensitive. This change means you are less likely to have surprising or unwanted experiences in the app. If yo

Emoji 5.0 has 69 new candidates coming in a few months. We ranked which ones we thought were the best. 1 Face with finger covering closed lips New emoji are expected to be released in a couple of months, and  Emojipedia on Thursday  offered up a look at all 69 new candidates. Here are our favorites This emoji has the most potential when you want to throw social media shade at people you've never met online. A quick shush is much fewer characters than typing out entirely "never tweet." For now, it's the closest emoji to say "stfu" with some subtlety. Photo by: Emojipedia 2 Face with monocle This emoji is essentially the thinking face, just replace the hand on the chin with a monocle on the right eye. Just look at how perturbed this emoji is. Photo by: Emojipedia 3 Face with one eyebrow raised It's like a toned down version of the thinking face emoji, for when you're skeptical of som

Here's how to listen to and delete recordings on your Google account, and how to stop them from being saved to begin with. When you ask Google a question, these recordings are automatically saved to your Google account. While the recordings are only accessible by you, they may include some private information you don't feel comfortable having in the cloud. There's no reason to panic. It's easy to access and delete recordings, and prevent Google from saving them in the first place. Here's what you need to know: Voice activity management Head to the Voice & Audio Activity page. You may be prompted to sign-in again. Play voice recordings. Nicole Cozma/CNET You can listen to recordings using the Play button under each one. This is useful if you recall using voice search to look up something like a movie or book title recently, can't remember the exact words, and want to learn more about it now. Choose the time frame that you want to delete. Nicol

Google Allo still exists. Furthermore, it's still not been forgotten by the search giant, and keeps on getting updates once in a while. Today is one such occasion, and this time the news isn't new stickers - just kidding, there's some news about stickers, but it's not the most important. That award would go to the newly launched function that lets you share documents and other types of files through Allo. Here's the list of supported file extensions: .pdf, .doc, .apk, .zip, and .mp3. That should make users happy, and it's important to note that while some of Allo's competitors (say, WhatsApp) do offer similar functionality, some don't (Facebook Messenger for example). To share such files just use the new paper clip icon seen above, while you're in any Allo conversation. Tapping that will take you to your device's file explorer, where you can select what you want to share. The odd thing is that you can't share Google Docs, Slides, and S