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Mr. Robot Review: eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12
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Rami Malek must have been on vacation the week that this episode of Mr. Robot was filmed, since Elliot makes absolutely no appearances during the entire episode, not even via flashback. Darlene is very violent th…
Phone lost or stolen? Avast has your back with updated Anti-Theft app
The Avast Mobile Team recently published an updated version of Avast Anti-Theft. Our app helps you locate and recover your lost or stolen mobile devices and it enables you to locate, lock, wipe and even sound an alarm on your phones by…
Mr. Robot Review: eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme
There weren’t many hacks on this week’s episode of Mr. Robot, but we finally got some answers! We know why Tyrell hasn’t shown up yet this season and where Elliot has really been this season!
Linux flaw puts 80% of Android devices at risk
Linux flaw affects about 1.4 billion Android devices
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AV-Comparatives test reveals that Avast Free Antivirus detects zero false positives
The results of the July 2016 Whole Product Dynamic Real-World Protection Test from AV-Comparatives are in, and we’re excited to spread the word.
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Mr. Robot Review: eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes
This week’s episode of Mr. Robot had an usual start, more unusual than usual. The episode begins with Elliot, Darlene and their parents in a 90s style sitcom. ALF makes an appearance, yes you read correctly, ALF, and he even runs over and kills Gideon! Gideon is, of course, not Gideon in this 90s episode, instead he is a cop who is looking for a family that has a person locked up in their trunk. Elliot’s family is the family that has someone locked up in their trunk — Tyrell! Vulture wrote a nice article explaining how this scene came to be and how this was Mr. Robot’s way of distracting Elliot from all of the pain he is in in real life.