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Bitwarden finally brings 2FA logins to free users

How to send encrypted (at a cost) and ‘confidential’ emails on Gmail

Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro with Wear OS to compete with Samsung Galaxy Watch 6: As much to offer but costs less

ShareID: This startup wants to verify your ID without storing your personal data

Gaming Devs learn rival open source Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity

Linux Desktop Operating System Market Share in South Africa has more than Doubled this last Year

The 7 Best Encrypted Digital Notebooks for Taking Secure and Private Notes

eQsat: a satellite feed designed to look like a television station, intended to get news into a country with a total Internet blackout

Bill, Steve, and Gary… Computer Pioneers: Ruthless Business triumphs over Innovation

The Best Obsidian Note Plugins, nor Not?

Element X for Android and iOS is a whole new approach to the Matrix messaging app

Obtainium installs and updates Android Apps directly from their releases pages, with notifications for updates

Latency Meter, made from an Arduino, for accurate gaming

Live Animation of over 5000 Starlink Satellites as well as GPS satellites around Earth

Linux Installation Date: How to Discover Your System’s Age

11 Social Media Platforms You Probably Forgot Existed (And Why They Failed)

News aggregator app SmartNews’ latest feature tries to tackle doomscrolling through negative news

MIT Scientists create a living medical device that is made from human cells that secrete insulin, and may replace injections someday

FindMyCat (or dog) is a well-designed open-source tracker for your furry animal

My Home Assistant Dashboard alerts if my Victron Solar System last fully charged the Battery more than a week ago

Beaver Notes: A Private Cross-Platform Open-Source Note-Taking App

The Motorola Defy satellite dongle tested: Essential plan starts from $5 per month

Fairphone 5 Camera test: Benchmarks and Comparisons with Pixel 7a and Xiaomi 12T Pro

15 Best Free (and mostly Open Source) Music Making Software for Linux, Windows, and macOS

Previously secret Israeli spyware that infects targets via ads on Microsoft Windows, Google Android, and Apple iOS devices

Table Comparison of 14 different Free and Open-Source Photo Libraries

WhatsApp will likely set the global standard for messaging interoperability: This is Why and possibly What

A new implant could provide early detection of kidney transplant rejection

What is WhatsApp Plus, and how does it differ from WhatsApp?

Mission Center: Another New GUI System Monitoring Tool for Linux

Thank You EU: WhatsApp working on cross-platform interoperability with other messengers