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Google Pixel 3 news and early predictions

New Google smartphones are expected to be released in late 2018. So far, details of the new device -- which will most likely be dubbed Google Pixel 3 -- have been scarce, but we’ve rounded up all the latest leaks. Read on to find out more.

Design
What we're hearing through the grapevine is that the Pixel 3 will look a lot like its predecessor, featuring its classic backside shade, a USB-C port, and speakers in the bottom bezel.

Chrome: From HTTP to HTTPS

Google Chrome currently marks HTTPS-encrypted sites with a green lock icon and “Secure” sign. And starting in July, Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as "not secure.” Google hopes this move will nudge users away from the unencrypted web. Read on to learn more about the forthcoming changes.

Facebook: 4th favorite choice for teens

Facebook’s 13-to-17-year-old users are declining despite the overall growth of the social media giant’s subscribers. A new survey by Pew Research Center found that only 51% of US teens are using Facebook, compared with Snapchat (69%), Instagram (72%), and YouTube (85%).
Reasons for user demographic shift
The same survey found that only 10% of US teens use Facebook most frequently, unlike other platforms like Instagram (15%), YouTube (32%), and Snapchat (35%). There are two main reasons why Facebook is no longer the first social media choice for US teenagers: visual content and control.

What are the Security Risks of USBs and other Network Additions?

This is the seventh in a series of eight articles focusing on practical ways to block key Cyber Crime Gateways.

If you found a USB drive in a parking lot, what would you do? Would you pick it up and plug it into your computer to see who it belongs to and what's on it? Researchers from Google wanted to know how many people would do just that if they littered 297 USB drives around a college campus.

CEO Article: A Race We Can Win…Together

This past month our team participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Thank you to all who participated, organized and carried out this event. It is likely that all of us connect, in some way, to the ravaging effects of cancer. As a team, we remember Kristian--Geoff's (our head engineer) younger brother and one of our first and brightest engineers--with this event.

Office 365 will block Flash by 2019

If you are one of the few Office 365 users who embeds Silverlight, Shockwave, or Flash content in your documents, your pastime will soon be a thing of the past. Over a week ago, Microsoft announced that Office 365 would completely block said media by January 2019.

Microsoft recently announced plans to eventually stop the activation of Silverlight, Shockwave, and Flash content in Office 365. This is not just the developers disabling bugs with an option to click a link or button to look at content.