Our guide to tech jobs in Houston walks through the data and resources you need to start or advance a tech career in Space City. With thriving energy and industrial sectors –– and more Fortune 500 headquarters than nearly every other city –– Houston offers many opportunities for tech jobs. Houston at a glance Tech employment in Houston In 2021, Houston sat poised to enter the top-ten cities for tech employment....

In the TIO’s latest report, it revealed there were instances where a certain telco’s selling practice during a promotion had less than 100 complaints, but after conducting an investigation, it was recognised that the issue was actually widespread. In that instance, there were consumers who signed up with the telco during a promotion but they were not provided with credits that were promised to their account. Despite the TIO receiving less than 100 complaints about this problem, it was later found that this problem affected over 10,000 consumers – the credits owed totalled more than AU$1....

With numerous stores offering gift cards in today’s world, here are the best options for those who love tech and gadgets. Must read: The best cheap tech gifts for under $100The best cheap tech gifts under $75The best cheap tech gifts under $50The best cheap tech gifts under $25 The best gift card ideas for tech enthusiasts Here are a few of the best gift card ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, or just because....

We’ve rounded up the best deals on multifunctional pressure cookers available right now, so you can cook more efficiently. More: How to use an Instant Pot or modern pressure cooker You can cook up to eight servings with this Instant Pot, making it an excellent choice for larger families. With its 12 built-in smart programs, this Instant Pot allows you to simply press a button and it cooks your food at precisely the right temperature for the right amount of time....

Home broadband connections were put to the test during the initial COVID-19 phase of pandemic lockdowns around the globe as employees logged in, en masse, from managed and BYOD devices to their needed business applications, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace over VPNs. Also: Internet slow? Here are 7 possible reasons why and how to fix them Here are five broadband speed tests that ZDNet considers trustworthy. To get a true picture of your broadband speed, you’ll likely need to run the tests multiple times and check results across different devices throughout the day....

You need a power bank. It makes the perfect gift for any iPhone user, enabling you to charge your phone quickly. It’s rare for me to go anywhere without the comfort and security of having a power bank. After weeks (and sometimes months) of testing each product, these are my top recommendations for you: Also: Best iPhone accessories 2022: Cases, chargers, and more If you have a new iPhone featuring MagSafe – an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 – and you like to stay inside the Apple ecosystem, then the MagSafe Battery Pack could be the power bank for you!...

Other smart treadmill models let you create up to five different user profiles; that way, whole families can use the same treadmill without compromising fitness goals or confusing everyone’s health metrics. To help you find the right smart treadmill for you, I’ve put together a list of the best on the market. If you’re just starting out on your fitness journey, you really don’t have to spend a fortune on a smart treadmill to get your hands on a great option....

We’ve rounding up the best stock apps available in 2022 so you can make trading easy. For other expert recommendations, consider our picks for the best penny stock apps and the best investment apps! TD Ameritrade makes it easy to access your account with several tools to help. You can view your account history, as well as any orders, balances, and positions that you have. It comes equipped with invaluable resources like quotes in real-time and integrated charts to help you increase your portfolio....

We did the research for you to find the best portable vacuums for your car. When you want serious power, the Armor All AA255 Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner certainly delivers. Dressed in the trademark orange and black of a wet/dry vacuum, it is a corded electric vacuum, but it comes with a convenient 10ft cord to allow for extended reach. For better suction, there is a 2-horsepower motor, and there is also an auto shut-off feature, which can come in handy for home use....

Considering the crime rate in Buffalo and knowing that over half of Americans say that they’ve never owned a security system, it’s not difficult to imagine how a serious break-in could become a real possibility in your neighborhood. In fact, a recent survey found that 34% of Americans have had a package stolen from their front porch. Home security systems offer a wide range of equipment and services that can deter criminals and protect your home in the event of a break-in....

That’s not a problem by any means. Apple’s iterated enough to make every new iPhone model one that is worth the transition if you own another that is two or more years old. That’s a recipe for long-term success and one that’s clearly working. Throughout the last decade, ZDNET’s mobile experts have been daily driving, carefully testing, and putting every model of the iPhone through its paces to provide you, the consumer, with not only the best advice on which model to buy but also the key aspects to look out for when you do....

Thankfully, most parental control apps help you keep an eye on your children’s activities, so you can rest easy. However, there are more than a few available which makes it that much more difficult to discern which ones are actually right for you. If you are looking for an app to help you monitor your children, we’ve vetted the best parental control apps for your family. Also: The best GPS trackers for kids Before you can monitor your child’s activity, you need the right devices....

How exactly do we balance modern convenience with concentration? If you’re writing a book or a screenplay or even an article for ZDNet, how can you focus entirely on writing and not get sidetracked by a Google search or a YouTube rabbit hole? Enter the typewriter keyboard, which takes all of the positives of typewriters, such as focus and mechanical switches, and adds connectivity to familiar word processors and devices....

Free online learning can help you out if you need skill training, personal development, or an excuse to expand your mind. Many providers offer high-quality educational content from experts. No-cost or inexpensive online learning can benefit you if you want help with: Mastering a new languageBecoming a professional artistBuilding a coding portfolioAdvancing as a business professional The list goes on. Free online education can be accessed through many popular websites and apps....

Although we’ve come to take the power of our phones for granted, it’s still pretty mind-boggling when you think about what they can accomplish. You can book bargain vacations, perfectly match paint colors, and train for new careers. With the iScanner app, you can even turn your iPhone into a competent remote office. iScanner’s AI lets you use your iPhone for everyday business, personal or educational tasks. For example, you can scan and compile pages into a single document and sign, edit, and fax them....

The very idea itself is controversial. The best that can be said of such idealistic documents is that they limit the most extreme abuses to which people may subject one another, including enslavement and economic exploitation. That’s an important achievement because the impending arrival of virtual worlds threatens to compromise human autonomy in the most basic sense. In a Metaverse, as conceived by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, you cannot even scratch your virtual nose without the permission of a program controlled completely by the company....

Also: The case for keeping your old iPhone I wasn’t planning on buying a new iPhone this year; I was still sporting my iPhone XS Max until my toddler dropped it in the kitchen sink about a month ago. Once that phone died, I decided to go for the new iPhone 14 Pro Max model, and I’m hoping it lasts me as long as my previous one did. So when I got the results from the latest drop tests on the iPhone 14, I was quite interested as a new owner....

The Ransomware Harms and the Victim Experience project by the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI) and the University of Kent looks to explore and draw attention to the psychological harms and other affects that ransomware can have on its victims and wider society. “We’ve seen lots of mentions of ransomware, but what we haven’t seen is a focus on the victims and the impact,” said Jason Nurse, professor in cybersecurity at the University of Kent and associate fellow at RUSI, speaking at an event in London to launch the project....

That development matters because many security services will implicitly trust anything signed by Microsoft, During this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft acknowledged reports by SentinelOne, Google-owned Mandiant, and Sophos about threat actors using a driver certified by Microsoft’s Windows Hardware Developer Program to deploy various malware. The malicious but properly Microsoft-signed driver was used in an attempt to terminate endpoint-detection agents and antivirus on affected systems from multiple vendors. The vendors reported the malicious driver to Microsoft on October 19, according to the tech giant....

Many gamers started relying on the sound output of their motherboards, ignoring the warnings of the interference or hiss such unshielded sound circuits could produce. Others traded in their internal Sound Blaster cards for external hardware. This new class of “external sound cards” were what most audiophiles would today call a DAC/amp combo. One of the first big external sound card successes was Sennheiser’s original GSX 1000. This sleek little unit leveraged the company’s audio expertise and premium quality to create a great-sounding, compact way to elevate your game audio....