What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? Newly-released research suggests that, at least when someone close by could be looking over ...

Locking your Android smartphone with a password, PIN or unlock pattern is your first defense against those who would use it for malicious purposes like stealing your info or sending joke texts to your ...

[Oliver] wiped the hard drive from a Macbook Pro using the ‘dd’ command on another machine. This does a great job of getting everything off the drive, but he was still faced with the EFI PIN lock ...

Setting a lock code on an app-by-app basis is a great way to add another level of security to your device. With App Lock, it's as easy as setting a PIN. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful ...

There's nothing particularly difficult about cracking a smartphone's four-digit PIN code. All it takes is a pair of thumbs and enough persistence to try all 10,000 combinations. But hackers hoping to ...

If your smart lock is connected to a voice assistant, be sure to use a PIN to unlock it with voice commands. It's a stretch, but it is possible to create workarounds with IFTTT to avoid using the PIN.

The Nintendo Today app has revealed more of the small features that are featured in the Nintendo Switch 2, little technical quality of life tweaks that will hopefully make the system a better one for ...

Evernote has long been one of the most popular note taking apps on Android, and for good reason. It’s available not just on Android and iOS, but online, on Windows and macOS as well. Even if you’re ...