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How To Setup A VPN Profile In Windows 10

The Internet is more complex day by day. We enjoy more speed, more services, and more possibilities and practical applications to take advantage of this technology but, at the same time, we find ourselves exposed to more dangers and threats, such as security flaws and private data leaks. So, we must maintain our privacy while navigating online. In this regard, setting up a VPN profile in Windows 10 might be ideal.

We have already talked about the advantages of VPN connections on other occasions, and we even presented you some of the best VPN solutions. However, Windows 10 allows us to connect to a VPN easily and without the need to install additional software. All you have to do is to follow a few simple steps.

Create a VPN profile in Windows 10

From Start -> Configuration -> Network and Internet -> VPN click on Add a VPN connection and fill in the necessary fields. Specifically, we must choose Windows in VPN Provider and indicate a descriptive name for the profile. In VPN Type we will have to select the type of connection according to the requirements of our VPN provider.

Finally, under the Login section, we must choose one of the available options, depending on whether we have a username and password, temporary password, a certificate, or other. Click on Save, and you’re done.

Take a look at PureVPN solutions.

Connect to the VPN profile you’ve just created

Once the VPN profile is ready, we can access that VPN connection immediately. The fastest way is from the taskbar, by clicking on the Network icon. There we will see the available VPN connections. All you have to do now is to click on Connect, from the pop-up window itself or the VPN Configuration.

If everything goes well and your Windows 10 computer is connected to the VPN profile network you have created, by clicking on the Network icon in the taskbar you can check that the connection to the VPN is established.

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Razer Phone 2 To Be The First Gaming Smartphone To Boast A Vapor Chamber Cooling System

The smartphone gaming manufacturer, Razer, has just presented the new Razer Phone 2, as an evolution of the previous gaming smartphone model presented in November 2017. In the case of the new mobile terminal, the Razer Phone 2 will incorporate the most modern and powerful processor for mobiles, thanks to Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Besides, it will also boast a vapor chamber cooling system, a novelty in the world of smartphones.

Its previous model, the first Razer Phone, aroused a great deal of expectation among users who love high-end, high-performance smartphones. And the terminal had quite a few good reviews by the specialized portals.

As we said at the beginning of the article, the new Razer Phone 2 incorporates the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, along with an Adreno 630 GPU. Just for these details, we know that any serious mobile gamer would love to possess such a powerful gaming smartphone. Also, Razer Phone 2 boasts 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and Android 8.1 Oreo.

Razer Phone 2 gaming smartphone is the first one to boast a vapor chamber cooling system for the CPU

Above all, Razer Phone 2 packs a vapor chamber cooling system, patented and developed by the manufacturer, in order to cool down the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU to run smoothly no matter what games users play.

The new Razer Phone 2 still maintains the same 5.7-inch screen of the first model, with Wide Color Gamut technology (which allows a better rendering of much brighter colors) and Corning Gorilla Glass 5. On the other hand, the mobile still has the same 4000-mAh battery that the last gaming smartphone model already mounted, as well as two stereo speakers on the front, which use Dolby Atmos Technology.

As a novelty, the manufacturer has incorporated Chroma technology to illuminate its logo located on the back of the mobile, with various lighting effects, programmable by the users themselves thanks to an application. Also, along with the presentation of the new mobile, Razer has taken the opportunity to present new gaming accessories, such as the Razer Raiju Mobile controller, which will improve the gaming experience of users.

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Huawei Launched its New Ascend 910 Chip Based on Artificial Intelligence

Huawei seeks to give a new impulse in the semiconductor market with the launch of the new Huawei Ascend 910 chip with artificial intelligence. After Bloomberg’s publication on Huawei’s alleged links with the Chinese government, and the saga of incorporating spy chips, the company exhibits its commitment to artificial intelligence with new chips with machine learning capability.

In the midst of the controversy over the possibility that the motherboards of Supermicro’s servers may include spy chips, Huawei comes out and presents its new series of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips, the Huawei Ascend 910.

With this step, Huawei continues his advance in AI, trying to compete with the big names in this industry, despite the attempts of the US government to contain China’s rapid technological evolution through increased tariffs.

But the Chinese government’s intentions are that, by 2025, 40% of smartphone chips to be manufactured locally, so it is allocating significant financial resources to its local suppliers to help them meet this goal.

The new Huawei Ascend 910 chip based on artificial intelligence is empowering cloud processing

In this sense, Huawei has presented at its annual partner conference the new Huawei Ascend 910, a 7-nanometer chip with machine learning designed for data processing in the cloud. Without a doubt, the new Ascend 910 is the Huawei’s statement for independence from other providers thanks to the new CPU’s processing capacity that’s two times larger than that of the Nvidia v100.

For the time being, the Chinese company has decided not to sell this chip this year so that it will be available from the second quarter of 2019. Another of Huawei’s novelties is the new Ascend 310 chip, designed for video surveillance cameras.

These novelties highlight the Chinese market’s interest in creating a technological industry that’s independent of foreign manufacturers. On the other hand, Huawei, which has always denied its link with Chinese government’s espionage scandals, hopes revive its sales after the decline experienced as a result of the US policy of banning and using their products.

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WhatsApp Fixed A Severe Security Flaw, So You Should Update To The Latest Version, ASAP

In August, Natalie Silvanovich, a researcher from Google’s Project Zero security team, detected a severe security flaw in WhatsApp video calls function. The error, which affected both Apple and Android versions of the renowned instant messaging app, allowed hackers to control the application via video calls.

According to the investigator, the bug allowed cybercriminals to take control of WhatsApp accounts.

“This is a memory corruption error in the implementation of WhatsApp’s non-WebRTC video conferencing. Therefore, this bug did not affect WhatsApp versions for the web, as it is based on the WebRTC protocol,” Silvanovich said.

Upgrade your WhatsApp to the latest version as soon as possible to get rid of the security flaw

Since August, the WhatsApp’s security team has been working on a solution. However, only on September 28th, in the case of WhatsApp for Android, and October 3rd for the iOS variant, WhatsApp came up with a solution to this issue. Also, there is no evidence that anyone has been a victim of this security flaw.

In a statement, a WhatsApp spokesman has confirmed that the instant messaging app has been able to tackle this error once and for all. “We publish a solution to the latest version of WhatsApp to solve this problem. For the same reason, and in order to avoid being a victim of an attack of this size, it is recommended that you update the application,” the spokesman said.

To upgrade WhatsApp to the latest version, just go to your phone’s app store (Google Play on Android or App Store on iOS) and search the instant messaging platform via the search engine or access the “My Apps” sections. On the other hand, you can also allow the installed applications to update automatically, so you don’t have to worry about not running the latest versions of your favorite apps.

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A Huge Inflatable Rat, Referring to Bitcoin (BTC), Stands Before The Federal Reserve on Wall Street

A giant inflatable rat, referring to Bitcoin (BTC), was installed yesterday in Wall Street, in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as a form of protest to draw the public’s attention to the state of the economy and the administration of money in the United States.

The rat exposes threatening claws and fangs, covered with color codes and mathematical equations. In its blue eyes, the letters “PoW” can be read, which stand for “Proof of Work,” the algorithm related to Bitcoin (BTC). The piece was created by Nelson Saiers, a US artist and mathematician, former hedge fund manager, who seeks to represent his vision on the central bank’s handling of the US Dollar.

Saiers says he wants to use the piece to help people better understand cryptocurrencies and the Federal Reserve, as well as learn to be a little more faithful to the vision Satoshi Nakamoto had. He also seeks to attract the attention of the Federal Reserve, the agency that controls the US Dollar.

The inflatable rat before the Federal Reserve Bank of New York raised mixed opinions among the Bitcoin (BTC) community members

In this sense, he pointed out that the color white represents the lab rats used for experimental purposes, symbolizing the governmental actions during the financial crisis of 2008, whose products created for the recovery of the economy were experimental, as the mathematician qualified them.

On the other hand, as for the “PoW” inscription, Saiers assures that he is comically asking for a work test that eliminates the centralized fiat money. In his opinion, although Bitcoin (BTC) has been despised, as the rats are, it may play a role in the disappearance of the central banks.

The work, which is still on display in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, aroused people’s curiosity, while some Bitcoin (BTC) community members pointed out on Reddit that many bystanders may not understand the message and associate it with Bitcoin (BTC). Others believe that the figure does not attract attention because it can be confused with any other inflatable rat used in union protests.

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