The Best Google Home Mini Mounts for Your Outlets, Walls, and Ceiling

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8940" height="1080" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/10/1733dbdc-1.png" width="1920" /></p> <p>So, have you spilled anything on your Google Home Mini yet? Or have knocked it into the abyss behind a dresser? If you’re afraid of beating up your digital assistant, it may be time to consider your mounting options.</p> <p>Finding some good old-fashioned counter space for your Home Mini is difficult, to say the least. The thing is, you’re dealing with a piece of hardware that’s small and easy to abuse. Leaving the Mini on a coffee table comes with a certain amount of risk, but it may not be able to hear your voice commands if you move it somewhere far out of the way. Mounting the Home Mini on the wall, in an outlet, or on the ceiling looks great protects the device from your clumsiness and mishaps.</p> <p>Here are the best outlet, wall, and ceiling mounts for the Google Home Mini. They’re all unique, so some may appeal to you more than others. And whether you have a single Home Mini in your kitchen or a bunch of them scattered around your house, you’ll be happy to hear that all of these mounts run under $15.</p> <h2>AMORTEK Outlet Mount ($8.99)</h2> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8932" height="1080" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/10/963aa947.png" width="1920" /></p> <p>If you want an outlet mount that looks clean and doesn’t stick too far out of the wall, you should consider the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/AMORTEK-Outlet-Space-Saving-Accessories-Assistant/dp/B07B8B1ZSF/ref=pd_day0_hl_23_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07B8B1ZSF&pd_rd_r=fba7d0c6-d773-11e8-ad21-c9b035b72b90&pd_rd_w=0lens&pd_rd_wg=mPKkp&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=EDB63SQFE4K4BZKJNVN9&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=EDB63SQFE4K4BZKJNVN9&tag=reviewgeek-20">AMORTEK</a>. It has a lower profile than other outlet mounts, and it has a cool looking sleeve that hides the power cable behind the Home Mini.</p> <p>In fact, the AMORTEK mount complements the Home Mini’s design in a way that other mounts don’t. Yes, it looks like an air freshener, but it looks like a <em>Google</em> air freshener. This is a neat option for fans of the Google ecosystem.</p> <p>Depending on your outlet, there’s a chance that the AMORTEK won’t sit completely flush with your wall. And although the Home Mini’s mute button isn’t accessible from this mount, you can mute the device using voice commands. If that’s still a deal breaker for you, there are other outlet mounts that provide easy access to the mute button.</p> <div class="product-share-links"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/AMORTEK-Outlet-Space-Saving-Accessories-Assistant/dp/B07B8B1ZSF/?tag=823814-20" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a></div> <h2>Mount Genie USB Cover Mount ($13.99)</h2> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8937" height="1080" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/10/6a0575af.png" width="1920" /></p> <h3><a href='https://www.reviewgeek.com/8931/the-best-google-home-mini-mounts-for-your-outlets-walls-and-ceiling/'>Read the remaining 16 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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Geek Trivia: Which Operating System Bestows Animal Code Names On All Releases?

<p><img src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/gg/up/sshot542ef4d2a58a8.png" /></p> <table width="650px" border="0"> <tr> <td> <h2><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/which-operating-system-bestows-animal-code-names-on-all-releases/">Which Operating System Bestows Animal Code Names On All Releases?</a></h2> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <ol> <li>Unix</li> <li>Windows</li> <li>Ubuntu</li> <li>macOS</li> </ol> <p>Think you know the answer?</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><em><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/which-operating-system-bestows-animal-code-names-on-all-releases/"><img border="0" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/readmore-button.png" /></a></em></p> <br />

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Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 3, Black Shark Helo, Samsung Galaxy A6s, HTC EXODUS 1 and more

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Xiaomi-Mi-MIX-3-4-997x1024.jpg" />Xiaomi earlier this week has launched the Mi MIX 3, Black Shark Helo Gaming Phone. It also launched the 6GB RAM variant of the Mi A2 in India. Meizu has launched the Note 8, OPPO introduced the R15x in China and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup. Xiaomi’s Black Shark launched the Black Shark Helo Gaming Phone has a 6.01-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with HDR support even in games with independent image processing chip, is powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC with up to 10GB RAM, two liquid cooling pipes to keep the phone cool when gaming by reducing the CPU’s core temperature by up to 12-degree, compared to 8-degree in the predecessor. The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is priced at 3199 yuan (US$ 416 / Rs. 33,920 approx.) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs 3499 yuan (US$ 504 / Rs. 37,100 approx.) and the top-end 10GB RAM with 256GB storage version with both right and left gamepads costs 4199 yuan (US$ 605 / Rs. 44,520 approx.). It will be available for order from today and will go on sale in China from October 30th. Xiaomi also announced Mi MIX 3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gEbbaxySWG0:Bpguy7KiCeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gEbbaxySWG0:Bpguy7KiCeA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=gEbbaxySWG0:Bpguy7KiCeA:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gEbbaxySWG0:Bpguy7KiCeA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=gEbbaxySWG0:Bpguy7KiCeA:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=gEbbaxySWG0:Bpguy7KiCeA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/gEbbaxySWG0" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/267196/weekly-roundup-xiaomi-mi-mix-3-black-shark-helo-samsung-galaxy-a6s-htc-exodus-1-and-more.html">Read Here»</a>

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 3, Black Shark Helo, Samsung Galaxy A6s, HTC EXODUS 1 and more

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Apple iPhone XR teardown reveals large rectangular battery, modular SIM card reader

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Apple-iPhone-XR-Teardown-1024x768.jpg" /> Apple iPhone XR smartphone went on sale few hours back in over several countries and territories globally. As usual, folks at iFixit have already managed to grab the iPhone and have given at a teardown treatment as usual. We already know that the iPhone XR has a 2942mAh battery. The teardown reveals a 11.16Wh battery (2,944 mAh at 3.79V), which is bigger than the iPhone XS's battery, but it is slightly smaller than the 3,179mAh battery on the iPhone XS Max. It is thicker since it packs more juice. This reveals a recetangular battery, unlike  L-shaped battery on the iPhone X, XS and XS Max. This has a rectangular single-decker logic board. Apple has used 64GB flash storage from Toshiba (TSB3243VC0428CHNA1 ) and 4GB LPDDR4X RAM from Micron Technology (MT53D384M64D4SB-046 XT:E). It has Apple 338S00383-A0, 338S00375-A1 power management IC from Dialog Systems. This time Apple has gone solely with Intel’s LTE modem, as confirmed by Qualcomm earlier. All the models have PMB9955 Baseband Processor (Modem) and Intel PMIC (PMB5829). It is Intel’s XMM7560 modem, which is the company’s fifth-generation LTE modem designed via Intel’s 14nm manufacturing process. This offers download speed of up to 1 Gbps download (Cat 16) and 150 Mbps upload (Cat 13) speed. It reveals a modular SIM card reader, a first for ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2ojpHU8r8Fw:NyY7PMM4zdw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2ojpHU8r8Fw:NyY7PMM4zdw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=2ojpHU8r8Fw:NyY7PMM4zdw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2ojpHU8r8Fw:NyY7PMM4zdw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=2ojpHU8r8Fw:NyY7PMM4zdw:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=2ojpHU8r8Fw:NyY7PMM4zdw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/2ojpHU8r8Fw" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/267215/apple-iphone-xr-teardown-rectangular-battery-modular-sim-card-reader.html">Read Here»</a>

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Microsoft completes $7.5 billion GitHub acquisition

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Microsoft-GitHub.jpg" /> Microsoft has announced that it has completed its acquisition of GitHub in a $7.5 billion all stock deal that was signed back in June. As both the companies already said, GitHub will retain its developer-first ethos, operate independently and remain an open platform. Nat Friedman, former CEO of Xamarin (acquired by Microsoft in 2016) will be taking over as GitHub’s CEO, reporting to Scott Guthrie, Microsoft Cloud + AI Group Executive Vice President. Nat Friedman, GitHub’s CEO, said: We will start by focusing on the daily experience of using GitHub and will double down on our paper cuts project. We will improve core scenarios like search, notifications, issues/projects, and our mobile experience. And of course we are excited to make GitHub Actions broadly available. We believe in the power of communities—that we can all achieve more when we collaborate with others. As the world’s largest developer community, GitHub brings together over 31 million developers to create, collaborate, share, and build on each other’s work. Our vision is to serve every developer on the planet, by being the best place to build software. This is a dream opportunity for all of us at GitHub, and we couldn’t be more excited to roll up our sleeves and start ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=qQuyrT84UgM:xrV-No4mNsY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=qQuyrT84UgM:xrV-No4mNsY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=qQuyrT84UgM:xrV-No4mNsY:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=qQuyrT84UgM:xrV-No4mNsY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=qQuyrT84UgM:xrV-No4mNsY:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=qQuyrT84UgM:xrV-No4mNsY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/qQuyrT84UgM" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/267213/microsoft-completes-github-acquisition.html">Read Here»</a>

Microsoft completes $7.5 billion GitHub acquisition

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Bing Is Pushing Malware When You Search for Chrome

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392605" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5bd379e5aa270.png" /></p> <p>You launch Edge on your new PC, search for “download Chrome,” and click the first result headed to “google.com” on Bing. You’re now on a phishing website pushing malware, disguised to look like the Chrome download page.</p> <p>That’s the story Gabriel Landau tells on Twitter:</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr" xml:lang="en">Brand new Win10 laptop. Attempt to install Chrome. Almost get owned with my very first action. Why is this still happening in 2018, <a href="https://twitter.com/bing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bing</a>? Please explain. <a href="https://t.co/uYJhu7xa9H">pic.twitter.com/uYJhu7xa9H</a></p> <p>— Gabriel Landau (@GabrielLandau) <a href="https://twitter.com/GabrielLandau/status/1055300918101598208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2018</a></p> </blockquote> <p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"> </script></p> <p>We were able to reproduce this problem, although it doesn’t happen every time. Usually, you’ll end up seeing an ad for “http://bit.ly/2Smz4uH;. That goes to the real Chrome download page, and everything is fine.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392599" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5bd3759636be5.png" /></p> <p>But, sometimes, you’ll see an ad for “google.com”. Guess what—that doesn’t actually go to Google.com. This ad was created by a scammer and goes elsewhere.</p> <p>Microsoft is apparently not verifying the web address the advertisement actually goes to. Bing is letting this advertisement lie people.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/bing-is-pushing-malware-when-you-search-for-chrome/'>Read the remaining 14 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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Windows Defender Now Offers Ultra Secure Sandbox Mode, Here’s How To Turn It On

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392583" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5bd369429692a.png" /></p> <p>Windows 10’s built-in antivirus can now run in a sandbox. Even if an attacker compromises the antivirus engine, they wouldn’t have access to the rest of the system. As Google’s <a href="https://twitter.com/tanmayg/status/1055870872613842944">Tavis Ormandy</a> puts it, “this is game changing.”</p> <p>In fact, Windows Defender is the first complete antivirus product that can run in a sandbox. None of the paid (or free) antivirus products you can download boast this feature.</p> <p>This news comes from the official <a href="https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/10/26/windows-defender-antivirus-can-now-run-in-a-sandbox/">Microsoft Secure</a> blog. As Microsoft puts it:</p> <blockquote> <p>Security researchers both inside and outside of Microsoft have previously identified ways that an attacker can take advantage of vulnerabilities in Windows Defender Antivirus’s content parsers that could enable arbitrary code execution. While we haven’t seen attacks in-the-wild actively targeting Windows Defender Antivirus, we take these reports seriously…</p> <p class="">Running Windows Defender Antivirus in a sandbox ensures that in the unlikely event of a compromise, malicious actions are limited to the isolated environment, protecting the rest of the system from harm.</p> </blockquote> <p>In other words, the Windows Defender antivirus process that analyzes downloaded files and other content will run with very few permissions. Even if there was a bug in the antivirus process and a maliciously crafted file managed to compromise the antivirus itself, that now-dangerous antivirus process wouldn’t provide any access to the rest of your system. The attack would have failed.</p> <p>Sure, an antivirus still needs a lot of access to your system. But the main antivirus process that runs with a lot of permissions won’t analyze files. It hands content off to a low-privilege <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/169139/sandboxes-explained-how-theyre-already-protecting-you-and-how-to-sandbox-any-program/">sandboxed</a> process, which does the dirty and dangerous work in a secure area.</p> <p>Microsoft’s blog post goes on to describe how this feature was implemented without any noticeable performance drops:</p> <blockquote> <p>Performance is often the main concern raised around sandboxing, especially given that antimalware products are in many critical paths like synchronously inspecting file operations and processing and aggregating or matching large numbers of runtime events. To ensure that performance doesn’t degrade, we had to minimize the number of interactions between the sandbox and the privileged process, and at the same time, only perform these interactions in key moments where their cost would not be significant, for example, when IO is being performed.</p> </blockquote> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/windows-defender-now-offers-ultra-secure-sandbox-mode-heres-how-to-turn-it-on/'>Read the remaining 14 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

Windows Defender Now Offers Ultra Secure Sandbox Mode, Here’s How To Turn It On

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How to Move Your iTunes Music to a Chromebook

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392424" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/itunes-music-chromebook-hero.png" width="650" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you switch between platforms a lot, you know it’s a hassle to move your stuff around. Fortunately, music files don’t have any sort of DRM tying them to a specific platform the way that movies do, so you can copy and paste your library around with ease. Or if your music is already in a cloud library, getting your music on a new device may be as easy as downloading a single app.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s how to move your iTunes songs onto a Chromebook!</span></p> <h2>Option One: Install the Apple Music App on Your Chromebook</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’ve bought a bunch of music on iTunes—or if you’ve uploaded your CD rips with iTunes Match—you can get to these just by downloading <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.android.music">Apple Music</a>. Apple Music works on any Chromebook that supports downloading Android apps from the Google Play Store, which is most models released in the last few years. Just download the app, sign in with your Apple ID, and listen away!</span></p> <p>Scaling in that app isn’t exactly pretty. It comes off looking much like a small tablet screen in the middle of your display (check out the image at the top of the article). We hope Apple fixes this in the future, but it does work. You can install the Apple Music app and listen to your music without much hassle.</p> <h2>Option Two: Upload Your iTunes Songs to Google Play Music</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re making a clean break with Apple’s ecosystem, you can easily move your songs over to Google’s world. Google Play Music is still rocking along as Google’s music service, complete with a completely free cloud locker for all your songs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Start by downloading and installing <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/manager">Google Play Music Manager</a> on the system where you’ve got your iTunes songs stored. It supports Windows and macOS. When you’ve got it installed, fire it up and sign in with your Google account.</span></p> <p>After signing in, select the “Upload Songs to Google Play” option and then click “Next.”</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392440" height="514" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-25-8.png" width="502" /></p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/392402/how-to-move-your-itunes-music-to-a-chromebook/'>Read the remaining 8 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

How to Move Your iTunes Music to a Chromebook

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Xiaomi confirms Android Pie update for range of smartphones

<img alt="" src="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Xiaomi-Mi-Mix-2S-1.jpg" /> Xiaomi has finally released the list of smartphones eligible for Android Pie/Oreo update, these devices are supposed to get Android Pie/Oreo update before the end of this year. Xiaomi has mentioned that the smartphones which have already received two major Android updates are unlikely to receive further Android updates. The list of smartphones eligible to receive Android update includes both Mi and Redmi range of smartphones. List of smartphones confirmed to receive Android Pie: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Xiaomi Mi 8 Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Xiaomi Mi Max 3 List of smartphones confirmed to receive Android Oreo: Xiaomi Redmi 5A Xiaomi Redmi 5 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5 in India) Xiaomi Mi 5X Xiaomi has not mentioned any plans regarding Android update for Mi 6X and recently-launched Mi 8 Lite. Xiaomi has also published a list of devices which have already received Android Oreo update, the list includes, Xiaomi Mi MIX Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Xiaomi Mi 5 Xiaomi Mi 5S Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus Xiaomi Mi 6 Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Xiaomi Mi Note 3 The list is applicable for devices running on MIUI China ROM and it is not clear whether MIUI Global ... <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=X6G9OOqYtm0:j0CjTcv_7nI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=X6G9OOqYtm0:j0CjTcv_7nI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=X6G9OOqYtm0:j0CjTcv_7nI:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=X6G9OOqYtm0:j0CjTcv_7nI:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?i=X6G9OOqYtm0:j0CjTcv_7nI:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?a=X6G9OOqYtm0:j0CjTcv_7nI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/fone-arena?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fone-arena/~4/X6G9OOqYtm0" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://www.fonearena.com/blog/267206/xiaomi-android-pie-update-list.html">Read Here»</a>

Xiaomi confirms Android Pie update for range of smartphones

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How to Set Up a ZigBee Smart Ceiling Fan with a Wink Hub

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-392447 size-full" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/winkfan-001.jpg" width="650" /></p> <p><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/297291/how-to-set-up-the-wink-hub-and-start-adding-devices/">The Wink Hub</a> is a versatile smarthome hub that lets you connect to lights, locks, security devices, and more. However, one often overlooked, but useful, smarthome gadget is the ceiling fan.</p> <h2>Why Use A Smart Fan?</h2> <p>If you have ever tried installing a smart light switch or smart fan switch in an older home, you’ve probably encountered a distinct limitation that stopped you in your tracks. Most smart switches require a neutral wire, but many older homes do not have one available. Having an electrician bring your home up to code can quickly become expensive.</p> <p>Even if you do have the necessary wiring, you might run into a situation where only one switch controls both the fan and light in a room. In that case, you’ll have a hard time finding a smart switch that can handle both. Installing a smart fan bypasses these problems.</p> <p>ZigBee-based Smart fans come in two varieties:</p> <ul> <li>A ready-made fan kit (as pictured in the image at the top of the article) that already has a ZigBee radio.</li> <li>An add-on that adds a ZigBee radio to enable smarthome functionality on your existing ceiling fan.</li> </ul> <p>Once you have either installed, you can pair the device with a Wink hub and control both the fan and light through your smartphone or the included remote. If you have an Amazon Echo or Google Home, you can control the light with your voice as well.</p> <p>With the Wink Hub, you can then <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/299367/how-to-set-up-wink-robots-to-automate-your-smarthome-devices/">set up robots</a> to automate the light and fan to help wake you up in the morning or stop or slow down the fan overnight.</p> <h2>Setting Up a Smart Fan with the Wink Hub</h2> <p>Setting up the fan with Wink works just like any other Wink compatible device.</p> <p>Open the Wink app and tap the hamburger menu in the top left corner.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/392448/how-to-set-up-a-zigbee-smart-fan-with-a-wink-hub/'>Read the remaining 26 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

How to Set Up a ZigBee Smart Ceiling Fan with a Wink Hub

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Everything You Need To Make Cocktails At Home

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9009" height="1080" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/11/9e7d8df2.jpg" width="1920" /></p> <p>It’s fun to make cocktails. In exchange for a little effort, you get to learn something new, and you gain a delicious alcoholic drink out of it. If you’ve got no idea where to start, we’ve got you covered with some great ideas on all the tools you need for home cocktail making.</p> <p>It’s quite easy to spend a crazy amount of money on cocktail making equipment. However, we’ve focused on the essentials. The tools that will make a noticeable difference to your cocktails, even when you’re just starting out. As you progress further, you can consider upgrading a few things, such as buying fancier glasses to pour the drinks into.</p> <p>For now, here are some suggestions on valuable purchases to make, and the kinds of drinks they’ll enable you to prepare well.</p> <h2>Three-Piece Shaker: OXO SteeL Cocktail Shaker ($30)</h2> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8200" height="960" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/10/418bfc3e.jpg" width="960" /></p> <p>The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/OXO-1058018-SteeL-Cocktail-Shaker/dp/B0001YH13E/?tag=reviewgeek-20">OXO SteeL Cocktail Shaker</a> is perfect for making a classy Gin Martini. The drink will look as timelessly fashionable as the shaker itself. It’s an 18 oz shaker that includes a built-in Jigger cap and strainer. A jigger is a fancy word for a measuring cup. Made of stainless steel, it has a soft non-slip grip that means you won’t inadvertently fling this across the room while you shake. It looks great too.</p> <div class="product-share-links"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/OXO-1058018-SteeL-Cocktail-Shaker/dp/B0001YH13E/?tag=reviewgeek-20" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a></div> <h2>Boston Shaker: Top Shelf Bar Supply Stainless Steel Boston Shaker: 2-piece Set ($20)</h2> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8209" height="960" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/10/79cf66ef.jpg" width="960" /></p> <p>A quick look at the list and newbies may wonder why there are two different cocktail shakers listed. Well, they come in two basic styles—a three-piece shaker like the one in the previous section and a two-piece Boston shaker like this one. Your decision on which one to use is a fairly personal one, although we’d argue that a three-piece shaker is a little easier to get to grips with at first because everything you need (like a Jigger and strainer) is built into it. Whichever you choose, remember to shake it like you mean it. Ideally to a good rhythm.</p> <p>If you’re keen to use a two-piece Boston Shaker rather than a three-piece shaker, then the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Boston-Shaker-Professional/dp/B073L557JF/?tag=reviewgeek-20">Top Shelf Bar Supply Stainless Steel Boston Shaker: 2-piece Set</a> is a solid example of one. Stainless steel and dishwasher safe, it’s suitably durable and offers plenty of space for three cocktails.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.reviewgeek.com/8196/everything-you-need-to-make-cocktails-at-home/'>Read the remaining 38 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

Everything You Need To Make Cocktails At Home

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What is an XLSX File (and How Do I Open One)?

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392495" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/office_excel_lede-1.png" width="650" /></p> <p>A file with the .xlsx <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/356448/what-is-a-file-extension/">file extension</a> is a Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet (XLSX) file created by Microsoft Excel. You can also open this format in other spreadsheet apps, such as Apple Numbers, Google Docs, and OpenOffice. They are stored as a compressed Zip file, which contains a bunch of other files used to open the document.</p> <p><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/356448/what-is-a-file-extension/'><strong><em>What Is A File Extension?</em></strong></a></p> <h2>What Is an XLSX File?</h2> <p>XLSX files are files used in Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet application that uses tables to organize, analyze, and store data. Each cell can contain text or numerical data, including incorporating mathematical formulas.</p> <p>First introduced with Microsoft Office 2007 in the Office Open XML standard, XLSX is the default format when creating a spreadsheet using modern versions of Excel. Microsoft introduced this open format largely due to increased competition from Open Office and its Open Document Format (ODF). The XLXS format replaced the proprietary XLS format that Excel used previously.</p> <p><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/304622/what-is-a-.docx-file-and-how-is-it-different-from-a-.doc-file-in-microsoft-word/'><strong><em>What Is a .DOCX File, and How Is It Different from a .DOC File in Microsoft Word?</em></strong></a></p> <h2>How Do I Open an XLSX File?</h2> <p>Because XLSX files have become standardized, you can open them in many applications on different platforms. Although Windows doesn’t natively open them unless you have a copy of Microsoft Office 2007 or later, you can download a third-party open-source application like <a href="https://www.openoffice.org/download/">Apache OpenOffice</a> or <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/">LibreOffice</a> to open your files.</p> <p><img src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-10-25_18h25_38.png" /></p> <p>Mac users just need to double-click on the file and it will open in the Apple Numbers application.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/392333/what-is-an-xlsx-file-and-how-do-i-open-one/'>Read the remaining 7 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

What is an XLSX File (and How Do I Open One)?

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New Privilege Escalation Flaw Affects Most Linux Distributions

An Indian security researcher has discovered a highly critical flaw in X.Org Server package that impacts OpenBSD and most Linux distributions, including Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora. Xorg X server is a popular open-source implementation of the X11 system (display server) that offers a graphical environment to a wider range of hardware and OS platforms. It serves as an <div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHackersNews?a=cCD2ZZ2FcAQ:HtfdTzpiRC4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheHackersNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a></div> <img alt="" height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheHackersNews/~4/cCD2ZZ2FcAQ" width="1" /><br /> <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2018/10/privilege-escalation-linux.html">Read Here»</a>

New Privilege Escalation Flaw Affects Most Linux Distributions

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What’s the Big Deal About Dual Storage Card Slots for Cameras?

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392380" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/preview-8.png" width="650" /></p> <p>If you paid any attention to <a href="https://www.reviewgeek.com/7206/what-you-need-to-know-about-canon-and-nikons-new-mirrorless-cameras/">the launch of Canon and Nikon’s first full frame mirrorless cameras</a>—the EOS R, Z6, and Z7— you’d have noticed that some people were pretty unhappy that they only came with a single card slot—an SD slot for the Canon and an XQD slot for the Nikons—instead of dual storage card slots. So, let’s find out what the big deal was.</p> <h2>Professional and Prosumer Cameras Traditionally Come With Two Card Slots</h2> <p>Canon and Nikon have traditionally included dual card slots in their prosumer and professional offerings. Typically, it was <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/362177/what-sd-card-do-i-need-for-my-camera/">one SD card slot and one CF or other faster card slot</a> but, as SD card speeds have picked up, that’s changed a bit. Sony’s top-end <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/102534/htg-explains-are-mirrorless-cameras-the-future-of-digital-photography/">mirrorless cameras</a> all use dual regular SD card slots.</p> <p>You can use dual slots in a few ways:</p> <ul> <li>You <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39811/what-is-camera-raw-and-why-would-a-professional-prefer-it-to-jpg/">can shoot RAW files to one card</a> and JPEGs to another. That way, you have all the data, but you also have smaller photos you can quickly process on the go.</li> <li>You can shoot RAW files to both cards, giving you a perfect backup should anything happen to one card. This is the most popular use.</li> <li>You can shoot first to one card and then to the next which gives you more storage space. Since SD card prices have dropped, this is nowhere near as popular. Now, if people want more storage, they go with bigger cards.</li> </ul> <p>Shooting to dual card slots, however, has never been without its downsides. Since the camera had to write to two cards at the same time (and one was often slower), it could <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/361301/why-does-my-camera-slow-down-or-stop-shooting-bursts/">slow down the speed at which your camera could take multiple photos</a>. It was wedding and landscape photographers for whom data integrity was more important than burst speed that used them; sports or wildlife photographers often couldn’t.</p> <p>Nikon has seemingly addressed this with the Z6 and Z7: they’ve used a single XQD slot which is a faster standard than SD cards. This means the cameras can—at least theoretically for now—shoot faster bursts for longer and higher definition (and bit-depth) video. Canon’s decision to go with a single SD card slot is a little more questionable and was probably just motivated by wanting to save space inside their smaller camera body.</p> <h2>Is Having Only One Card Slot That Unsafe?</h2> <p>All the uproar is predicated on two things:</p> <ul> <li>That lots of people relied on dual card slots.</li> <li>That a single card slot is that much more unsafe than two.</li> </ul> <p>I suspect Canon and Nikon did their research and found that the vast majority of people buying their top end cameras weren’t using dual card slots, or at least weren’t relying on them. The amateur photography market dwarfs the professional market.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392379" height="514" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1news.png" width="650" /></p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/392378/what%e2%80%99s-the-big-deal-about-dual-storage-card-slots-for-cameras/'>Read the remaining 6 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

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The Best Licensed Games For Console And PC

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8596" height="1125" src="https://www.reviewgeek.com/p/uploads/2018/10/f0707bff.png" width="2000" /></p> <p>Back in the 90s and 2000s, “licensed game” was shorthand for “cheap junk made to get money from suckers,” with only a few standout exceptions like <em>Goldeneye</em>. But that’s changed: now there are plenty of great games built on the backs of successful movies, TV shows, and comics.</p> <p>These games are obviously great for fans, who’ve either had to suffer through mediocre-at-best titles from the NES through PS2 eras or just go without. But they also make excellent gifts, since it’s hard to know what a gamer will like. If you know someone’s a fan of an established franchise, odds are great that they’ll get some enjoyment playing through them on a console or PC.</p> <p>This isn’t an exhaustive list of the best licensed games ever—hit-and-miss as they tend to be, that would be way too long. These are the best available on the current and previous generations of consoles (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii U and Xbox One/PS4/Switch). If you know someone who’s a fan of any of the following shows or movies, you should be able to find a physical or digital copy of these games with ease.</p> <p><strong>Note: </strong>some of the trailer videos below are very definitely <strong>Not Safe For Work.</strong></p> <h2><em>Spider-Man</em> (PS4)</h2> <p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q4GdJVvdxss?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>Despite no less than three different movie franchises featuring <em>Spider-Man</em> in the last decade, all made with at least some input from Sony, this game isn’t based on any of them. It tells its own story, though a lot of familiar faces show up, and doesn’t get bogged down with continuity.</p> <p>While <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GW8YDLK/?tag=reviewgeek-20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the PS4-exclusive <em>Spider-Man</em></a> is a pretty decent open-world action game, what it really nails is the travel mechanics: fluid, physical web-swinging through Manhattan skyscrapers has never been so much fun. This game strikes an excellent balance between giving you just enough control to make you feel like a superhero, and guiding you just enough to keep you from breaking the fantasy. It’s the first worthwhile <em>Spider-Man</em> game since the original PlayStation version way back in 2000.</p> <div class="product-share-links"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GW8YDLK/?tag=reviewgeek-20" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a></div> <h2><em>Batman: Arkham City</em> (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Wii U, PC)</h2> <p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YQgF0NYzZO8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <h3><a href='https://www.reviewgeek.com/8595/the-best-licensed-games-for-console-and-pc/'>Read the remaining 29 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

The Best Licensed Games For Console And PC

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How to Turn Off the iPhone X, XS, and XR

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392395" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/iphone-power-off.jpg" width="650" /></p> <p>While the iPhone X, XS, and the XR no longer feature Apple’s iconic home button, they still have power buttons. Unfortunately, when it comes to turning off the device, the power button alone doesn’t cut it.</p> <p>Usually, when you turn off an iPhone, you hold down the power button for a few seconds and then swipe on the screen to turn off the device. On the newer iPhones, though, holding down the power button activates Siri. So Apple had to get a bit creative during those times when you want to shut down your iPhone.</p> <p>To turn off your iPhone X, XS, or XR, <strong>press and hold down on the power button and the volume up button at the same time</strong>.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392394" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/iphone-x_copy.jpg" width="650" /></p> <p>From there, you’ll be able to “slide to power off” like normal. You can also enable access to your Medical ID if you have it set up, as well as bring up “Emergency SOS” from this screen, which will call 911.</p> <p>Of course, this is a pretty simple thing to do, but for those who have just recently upgraded to the newest iPhones for the first time, figuring out how to turn off the device when the old way no longer works can be a bit frustrating.</p> <br />

How to Turn Off the iPhone X, XS, and XR

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How to Use LastPass for More Than Just Managing Passwords

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392449" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5bd24bb40e3b8.png" /></p> <p><a href="https://www.lastpass.com/">LastPass</a> is more than just a <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/141500/why-you-should-use-a-password-manager-and-how-to-get-started/">password manager</a>. It’s an <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/33949/htg-explains-what-is-encryption-and-how-does-it-work/">encrypted</a> vault where you can store secure notes, secret bookmarks, and even entire files. It can also save your address and credit card numbers and fill those into online forms.</p> <h2>Store Secure Notes</h2> <p>You can store <a href="https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/manage-your-secure-notes-lp050001">Secure Notes</a> in LastPass as well as passwords. To do this in LastPass on a desktop, click the LastPass icon on your browser’s toolbar, select “Secure Notes,” and click “Add Note.” In the LastPass app for iPhone or Android, open the “Notes” section in your vault and tap the “+” (plus sign) button.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392451" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5bd256b520af8.png" /></p> <p>LastPass has secure note templates to help you organize your data. For example, if you’re making a note containing the information on your driver’s license, you can select the “Driver’s License” note type and then enter data in fields like Number and Expiration Date. There are similar templates for Wi-Fi passwords, credit card numbers, social security cards, passports, and anything else you might want to store.</p> <p>To type whatever you want, you can select the “Generic” option and get a big text box. If you want to store another type of data in your vault, you can even create a custom template. Just click the “Note Type” box, scroll to the bottom, and click “Add Custom Template.”</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-392455" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5bd2579bd02fe.png" /></p> <p>You can save as many notes as you want and even sort them into folders. To find your notes, click LastPass icon > Secure Notes, or select “Secure Notes” in the vault in the LastPass smartphone app. You can also search through all your secure notes using the search box in LastPass.</p> <p>Like any passwords you save to LastPass, these notes are securely encrypted and stored in your vault. When LastPass is locked, no one will be able to see them. And they’ll be accessible on all your devices via the LastPass app, as they sync just like passwords.</p> <h3><a href='https://www.howtogeek.com/392417/how-to-use-lastpass-for-more-than-just-managing-passwords/'>Read the remaining 35 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

How to Use LastPass for More Than Just Managing Passwords

LastPass is more than just a password manager . It’s an encrypted vault where you can store secure notes, secret bookmarks, and even enti...

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