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Privacy and Security in Technology

This goes over everything you need to know about being secure and private with Technology. No, a VPN isn’t what you need… Timestamps: 00:00 Intro…

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Chaos at OpenAI, Meta’s Emu Video, Grok, and more – AI Weekly Roundup Week #47 / 2023

What’s new in AI this week? Mostly it’s all about the drama at OpenAI. Plus news about Meta’s Emu Video, the imminent release of Grok…

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Java vs C app performance – Gary explains

Get 75% off our official Android Development Course run by Gary Sims himself: http://dgit.academy/75off Read article: https://www.androidauthority.com/java-vs-c-app-performance-689081/ Java is the official language of Android, but…

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What is a GPU and how does it work? – Gary explains

Read the full article: http://goo.gl/n6uDIz For many people GPUs are shrouded in mystery. You might know they have something to do with 3D gaming, but…

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The Cortex-A73, a CPU that won’t overheat – Gary explains

Full details: http://goo.gl/Zgxccx ARM has announced a new CPU core design, the Cortex-A73. It is faster, but more importantly it has great power efficiency during…

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What is a VPN? – Gary explains

We recommend ExpressVPN for your VPN Needs: http://go.vpn.to/expressvpn Learn more about VPNS: http://goo.gl/5yEddh VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. But what is it? What can…

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Instructions per cycle – Gary explains

Find out more: http://goo.gl/LuttfM Is the clock frequency the main gauge of a CPU’s performance? No, because it matters how many instructions the CPU can…

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Introduction to digital audio – Gary explains

How does your smartphone store digital audio? What is the bit-depth or the sampling rate? Are some file formats better than others? Let me explain….

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How does public key cryptography work – Gary explains

How keys are distributed is vital to any encryption system. Find out how to do it with the Diffie–Hellman key exchange and using public-key cryptography….

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How to build your own custom Android ROM – Gary Explains!

Since all the source code is available for Android you can build your own personalized custom Android ROM. Get 75% off our official Android Development…

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What is the BBC micro:bit – Gary explains

Read the post: https://goo.gl/L9m7Sz The micro:bit is a small computer board with an ARM Cortex-M0 microprocessor plus sensors and LEDS. It is part of an…

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What is Android Things? – Gary Explains

Read the post: https://goo.gl/BIKWbM Android Things is Google’s new Internet of Things (IoT) OS. Based on Android it allows developers to use their existing skills…

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Why and how do OEMs cheat on benchmarking? – Gary explains

Benchmark cheating is back in the news, this time the culprits are OnePlus and Meizu. So why and how do OEMs cheat on benchmarking scores?…

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What is virtual memory? – Gary explains

Before virtual reality and virtual currency there was virtual memory. Windows has it, iOS has it and so does Android. What is it and how…

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Does Android use more memory than iOS? – Gary explains

Android flagship devices tend to have more memory than their iPhone equivalents. Why is that? Is it because Android uses more RAM than iOS? Gary…

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Force stop and clear cache – Gary explains

If you have a problem with an app you might need to do a “Force Stop” and “Clear Cache.” But why does that help? What…

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