* Posts by CaptSmegHead

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Reg reader returns Samsung TV after finding giant ads splattered everywhere

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Re: Don't opt into allowing advertisement and other information collection

Yes this is a very sneaky trick during the initial set up. there is a tick box saying you have to agree to what looks like an EULA and usually if you don't tick it you can't press 'next'. In this case you should leave it un-ticked and press next.

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I purchased a samsung series 6 TV a couple of months ago and also promptly added several domains to my pihole in an effort to stop the ads and the slurping.

The other things I hate about this TV:

1) it is impossible to un-install some apps e.g. disney and netflix. best you can do is remove them from the home screen

2) the remote control is an ergonomic mess with no spaces around any of the buttons. the amazon prime , netflix and rakuten buttons are put right next to the most frequently used buttons (e.g. volume control) so that it's easy to accidentally press them.

3) the tiles on the home screen are so small and badly designed that it is very difficult to see which one you are about to select

4) very limited apps in the tizen o/s. compared to an android based operating system.

I should have done the same to as the guy in the article and returned this TV.

LastPass stores passwords so securely, not even its users can access them

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I keep all my passwords in the 'Notes' app on my iphone. Safe as houses.

ATTK of the Pwns: Trend Micro's antivirus tools 'will run malware – if its filename is cmd.exe'

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Why is the full screen option turned off for the video. Bigger = better

There's fraud, and then there's backdoor routers, fenced logins, malware, and bribing AT&T staff seven figures to unlock 2m phones

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No doubt this scheme was running out of Chunking Mansions. Notorious for copy phones, "china phones" and 14 day phones

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Re: Error: Article too short

agreed. try this: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-conspiracy-illegally-unlock-cell-phones-profit-extradited-hong-kong

The grand-plus iPhone is the new normal – this is no place for paupers

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Re: Apple ecosystem

Meanwhile, over in Hong Kong, customers are limited to 3 devices in a single purchase

Happy having Amazon tiptoe into your house? Why not the car, then? In-trunk delivery – what could go wrong?

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Coal Bunker

For people with enough space, I was thinking that a secure box outside our home would be a good idea to receive deliveries. Something like the coal bunker of days gone by. With some sort of standard on the e-lock that can be opened by a variety of retailers who you specifically grant access. Yes, there are obvious implementation problems, but i'd rather have my shopping left here than give someone access to my house or car.

The box could even be insulated or refrigerated for receiving deliveries of groceries.

Airplane bomb fears spark America's laptop, tablet carry-on ban

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Meh

disposal bins

There's always going to be someone who doesn't follow this advice (through ignorance or defiance) and they will try to keep their larger-than-smartphone-device (LTSD) in their hand-luggage. What happens at the final hand baggage screening - will the offending objects need to be placed in a disposal bin along with all the half-empty bottles of water and nail scissors???

If this is a credible security threat and later is extended to all airlines on all routes- it's going to be a bonanza for easyjet / ryanair as most passengers will now need to purchase check-in baggage.

Kids these days will never understand the value of money

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Re: Cashless society

In that event, people will revert to the tried-and-tested barter system.

Search for MH370 called off after new theory about resting place is ruled out

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Anything interesting been found

Even though the plane hasn't been found, which is unfortunate, has the search turned up anything else of interest at all?

DIY website builder Weebly was secured feebly

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I received the same email this morning.... the final paragraph reads as follows:

The security of your account is our highest priority, and we remain deeply committed to protecting your websites and personal information.

Feature-rich Vivaldi rolls out, offering power users a choice

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Happy

Very Nice

Following reading this article I have been using it all morning. Very impressed so far with the speed at which it renders webpages. So presumably all bugs in Chrome will also exist in vivaldi given their shared code?

Don't – don't – install iOS 9.3 on your iPad 2: Upgrade bricks slabs

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Happy

Upgrade worked for me

My iPad 2 upgraded to 9.3 no problem at all. This is the 16GB wifi only version. It runs pretty damn slow though (since about iOS v7). I've uninstalled just about everything non-essential and turned off all the bells and whistles.

Samsung Galaxy S7: Big brand Android flagship champ

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£1.99 for a coconut??

See title

Wailing kiddies face Xmas Legogeddon

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WTF?

What is this year's must-have present for kids ?

North Korea exploits 0-day in Seoul's favourite word processor

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Re: Please

...and watch the cat fall in the toilet when it tries to drink out of the toilet bowl

Wileyfox Swift: Brit startup budget 'droid is the mutt's nuts

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Looks like a good phone for the price point.

My concern is Cyanogen - I had this running on an Galaxy S4 and it was really buggy. Random reboots, freezes, etc

Bill Gates again world's richest, tops in US for 20th straight year

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Headmaster

check

cheque

So long, Hotmail: Remaining users migrated to Outlook.com

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Facepalm

By far the worst thing to be developed is the latest version of the android "hotmail/outlook" app.

The UI designers need to be shot.

British designer builds $15m iPhone for Hong Kong mogul

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Facepalm

will it even receive a 3g signal through the new chassis?

Achtung! German Amazon workers out on strike

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Re: My Prediction

Thanks Ralph. My german is sehr gut.

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Re: My Prediction

I didn't get to see that documentary. Does anybody know whether it is available anywhere online ?

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4: iPhone assassin or Android also-ran?

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whopper

I'm just at the point of buying new smartphone and was waiting to see what the S4 was going to deliver. My rather basic concern is, can this thing actually fit in your trouser pocket ?

Looking for freelancer

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Thanks Jake

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Looking for freelancer

Can anybody recommend a website where I can match a project I have in mind to available people?

Rather than engage a company, i'd like a person to be dedicated to this for about 4 months.

I have found freelancer.com, but are there any others? One with more people based in the UK.

New Icons

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New Icons

A while ago, some new icons were mooted. What happened to this idea?

Ubuntu? Fedora? Mint? Debian? We'll find you the right Linux to swallow

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Windows

I have no background in linux but have enjoyed setting up a home multimedia server using a Mint and an old laptop.

iOS 6.x hack allows personal data export, free calls

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Go

Defects in an apple product ? ! -- commence the iSlagathon !!

Steve Jobs' Apple yacht freed after family settles the bill

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Go

Are there any pics of the interior? That would be interesting to see

Prisoner found with phone + charger in anal cavity

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Holmes

Are there any electrical sockets or switches in the cell ?

how do they actually plug the charger in

Just bought an Apple product? Need support NOW? Drop an F-BOMB

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Facepalm

Re: What's the magic word?

That's a great story. I feel your pain.

I had a similar experience with OneTel who were trying to rectify a broadband fault. Stuck in an endless loop of incompetence.

The ‘subversive adult Disneyland’ where iPods track your every move

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Tasmania !!!

It'll be a while until I save up the readies to visit something that far away !

Design guru: Windows 8 is 'a monster' and 'a tortured soul'

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Unhappy

profit

Seems like a lot of IT training companies stand to make a fortune if extensive retraining is needed for corporate users.

El Reg mulls Forums icon portfolio shake-up

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Wooden spoon icon

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Happy

Dad army

Corporal jones (RIP) icon. - don't panic !

Or

Private Fraser - we're doomed !

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Sweatshop icon

For all those Foxconn stories

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Feed the troll icon

An extended hand offering food, for those times you can't help feeding trolls

Apple slip-up slows iOS 6 upgrades

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Ok for me

iOS6 installed ok on my iPad.

iPhone 5: skinny li'l fella with better display, camera, software

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The first rule

The launch of a new iDevice is a call to invoke the iPrimeDirective

iPrimeDirective :

1. open wallet,

2. pay for new iDevice

‘Pre-bionic’ eye implanted in blind patient

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Nice One

Well done to the team and keep up the good work.

Mozilla teaches coding with new Thimble 'Webmaker'

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Great for schools that can't afford dreamweaver.

Well done mozilla.

Microsoft takes on tablets with keyboard-equipped Surface

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Windows

good for consumers

with more entrants into this market it is bound to help drive innovation and choice.

Skype launches in-call ads

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voice recognition

If they are going to use voice recognition to target ads i'd like to see what they offer with my usual skype conversation

hello

hellooo?

hello can you hear me?

you're breaking up

hello?

*click*

Windows 8 release preview imminent

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rrrrrribbon

will all apps have the ribbon?

Cameron's F-35 U-turn: BAE Systems still calls the shots at No 10

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Facepalm

Worrying

This is terrible news. How in the name of sanity is this possible. The RN should be screaming bloody murder from the rooftops.

We are seeing the beginnings of some major power shifts in the world and we are likely to get caught with our trousers down. Disputes surrounding the spratly islands might turn ugly and draw in a whole load of countries and kick of WW3

BTW has australia got any aircraft carriers?

Ten... mono laser all-in-one printers

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Meh

@simon williams

Simon, can you make a summary table at the end? That way it is easier to compare all the printers strengths and weaknesses side by side. Which of these printers can be used with an iPad? Not a lot of detail in your reviews IMHO.

'Attitudes to robot sex will change'

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Happy

VoiceBox

Will they come with a voice saying "me sucky sucky you ten dolla " ?

Free CompSci 101 finally launches this month

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free lunch

It's great that it's free. Whats in it for them?

The BBC Micro turns 30

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My first computer

Spent many hours playing this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U7JzK2D6ZA

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