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You’ve activated a new Digital Republic plan, inserted the SIM card, but “LTE” or “5G” isn’t showing up in the status bar at the top of your smartphone? Don’t panic. In 99% of cases, this isn’t due to the hardware, but to a small but crucial address: the APN.

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Tablets have been acceptable as primary computers since the introduction of the iPad Pro, at the latest. Students have appreciated the light weight and flexibility of tablets for lecture notes for quite some time, but laptops have usually been the primary devices. Whether or not a tablet is the better choice as a main computer for you depends on your requirements and habits. To help you decide, we have summarized the strengths and weaknesses of the device types for you.

Online security is crucial in an age when we have a login for almost every service. In particular, key accounts such as your primary email address or your mobile phone provider account need to be protected. We have put together the most important security tips for you so that you can move around the digital world with as little worry as possible.