After an update in December, Barcode Scanner had gone from an innocent scanner to full-on malware! Although Google has already pulled this app, we predict from a cached Google Play webpage that the update occurred on December 4th, 2020.
Read more @ Malwarebytes blog
Increase your productivity and learn how to “Cut, Copy and Paste”…
To this day, after over 30 years in computing, people still do not know how to “Cut, Copy and Paste”; and, I have found it to be one of the most difficult things to teach people. I consider it the most important process you can learn in order to master the computer (or smartphone) that will increase your productivity immensely. I encourage you to learn how to “cut or copy and paste”; you will not regret it.
Continue reading “Increase your productivity and learn how to “Cut, Copy and Paste”…”9 Fresh New Android Launchers to Replace Your Boring Home Screen (2021 Edition) « Android :: Gadget Hacks
Every mainstream Android home screen app looks and behaves almost exactly like Google’s Pixel Launcher. It’s the trendsetter, like the Nexus Launcher before it. But when all your options are modeled after the same thing, that really takes the “custom” out of “custom launcher.”
Source: Gadget Hacks
Watch Live Local News Anytime, Anywhere with NewsON …
NewsON is an app for your phone (Android/Apple) AND for Roku or Amazon that gives you the ability to watch live local news anytime, anywhere… For example, with NewsON, in my area I am able to pull down live feeds from Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. NewsON describes their service as “Free instant access to live or on-demand broadcasts from over 275 local station partners in over 160 markets”.
Tech News for You
A handy PDF content protection tool prevents readers from unauthorized sharing and copying PDF documents …
PDF Unshare is a free PDF copyright protection utility that creates unshared PDF and UPDF formats to protect your PDF files from sharing, printing, editing, copying, or unauthorized access. This creative document protection tool also allows you to set an expiry date for the protected PDFs, and then all these documents would not be viewed after that date. Now entrepreneurs, book publishers, or educational institutions can easily protect their documents from unauthorized sharing to other people or publishing online with this handy application.
PDF Unshare is 100% FREE for personal / non-commercial use. Installs available for Windows (full and portable), iOS (Apple), and Android.

Source: PDF UnShare