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12/04/2021

Few names of privacy oriented platforms that could be used as an alternative from Google or Facebook apps.

11/04/2021

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Your Privacy with Google, Is it safe?

09/01/2021

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Social Media Addiction: How do you get addicted? How does Social Media Platforms attract users?

02/01/2021

Risk of using public wifi
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26/12/2020

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Free Wi-Fi hotspots are available for free that requires no authentication or a password.

15/12/2020

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Google services and websites including YouTube, Gmail, Google Assistant, and Google Docs were down for 45 minutes on Monday as reported by Google afte

14/12/2020

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Apple’s iOS operating system has been considered the more secure Operating system for the long time.

14/12/2020

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Disposable Emails is a service that allows to receive email at a temporary email address that terminates itself after a certain time.

09/12/2020

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SpaceX had to abort the primary high-altitude test flight of its latest Starship SN8 prototype only one second faraway from launch.

08/12/2020

Uber gives up on developing its own self-driving car
Uber has announced it’s selling its self-driving car unit, although it isn’t entirely cutting its interest in autonomous vehicles.

The company will sell its autonomous-vehicle unit — Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) — to Aurora, a Silicon Valley-based company founded in 2017 by former contributors to self-driving-car projects operated by Google (now Waymo) and Uber.

As part of the deal, Uber will invest $400 million in Aurora, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join Aurora’s board of directors.

The move brings to an end Uber’s sometimes highly controversial autonomous-vehicle program that launched in Pittsburgh in 2016 using modified Ford Fusion cars.

Trouble included a messy court battle in which a leading player in Uber’s self-driving efforts was accused of stealing trade secrets from Google, before it rebranded as Waymo. In August 2020, Anthony Levandowski pled guilty to one count of trade secret theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

But Uber’s lowest point came in March 2018 when one of its autonomous test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was hit as she crossed a road at night. It was later confirmed that the safety driver had not been monitoring the road ahead at the time of the fatal accident, and that Uber’s vehicle had inadequate safety measures in place to deal with jaywalkers. Uber was swiftly banned from testing its autonomous vehicles while an investigation took place, with testing resuming nine months later under much stricter driving conditions.

08/12/2020

Motorola Moto G9 Power with 6000 mAh battery launched in India
Following the launch of Moto G 5G, Lenovo-backed Motorola has now launched the mid-segment Moto G9 Power smartphone in India. The phone was first launched in the European market and now makes its way to the Indian subcontinent.

This new phone comes with a near-stock Android experience with Motorola adding simple tweaks to the UI to offer a more personalized experience, a massive battery pack and a huge display – all of these combined forms a perfect recipe for a smartphone that can be a mass favourite.

The price of Moto G9 Power in India has been kept at Rs Rs. 11,999 and it comes in a single memory and storage combination of 4GB and 64GB. It is available in a couple of colour options such as Metallic Sage and Electric Violet colour options.

28/11/2020

The new Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G boasts of a 108MP camera and a 120Hz display

Xiaomi has often been credited with bringing high-end specs and features to new, lower price points. The new Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G breaks all previous records with specs way above its price band. It is joined by the Redmi Note 9 5G and the Redmi Note 9 4G, touching multiple segments at once.

Before we start, let’s try to make some sense of the lineup. Readers in India might remember phones with the same names launch a few months ago, viz. the Redmi Note 9, 9 Pro and 9 Pro Max. Those devices were never sold in China, leaving a bit of an awkward gap in the naming scheme.

Filling that gap, the new Redmi Note 9 series that launched today is currently destined only for the Chinese market. Basically, same names but different products in different regions. There are murmurs of them launching in India as the Redmi Note 10 series in early 2021, but information on that is scarce at this point.

21/11/2020

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SpaceX has successfully launched its second crew of astronauts to orbit on November 16, 2020 with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. Crew-1, as the name

21/11/2020

Artificial intelligence could be used to hack connected cars, drones warn security experts

Cybercriminals could exploit emerging technologies including artificial intelligence and machine learning to help conduct attacks against autonomous cars, drones, and Internet of Things-connected vehicles, according to a report from the United Nations, Europol and cybersecurity company Trend Micro.

While AI and machine learning can bring "enormous benefits" to society, the same technologies can also bring a range of threats that can enhance current forms of crime or even lead to the evolution of new malicious activity.

21/11/2020

Wonder Woman 1984 coming to HBO Max and theaters on the same day

Happy holidays, DC fans. Wonder Woman 1984 is arriving on HBO Max on December 25 — the very same day that it lands in theaters.

After already moving the launch date multiple times, Warner Bros. Pictures has finally confirmed Christmas Day for the film’s release, with the extra surprise of sending it to HBO Max at the same time. Wonder Woman 1984 will stay on the streaming service for a month and can be watched at no extra cost to subscribers, who currently pay $15 a month for the service.

Following its run on HBO Max, the movie will show in theaters for several more weeks before being made available for rental on demand.

In international markets where HBO Max isn’t yet available, the highly anticipated superhero sequel will premiere in theaters on December 16.

21/11/2020

Microsoft Announces Pluton Security Processor For Windows PCs

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new security chip processor called Pluton that’s designed to protect Windows PC users from malicious attacks now and in the future.

“Microsoft alongside our biggest silicon partners is announcing a new vision for Windows security to help ensure our customers are protected today and in the future. In collaboration with leading silicon partners AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., we are announcing the Microsoft Pluton security processor,” David Weston, Director of Enterprise and OS Security said in a blog post.

This chip-to-cloud security technology, pioneered in Xbox and Azure Sphere, aims to bring even more security advancements to future Windows PCs and hints at the beginning of a journey with ecosystem and OEM partners.

Microsoft Pluton is built directly into future CPUs and will replace the existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip that’s currently used to secure hardware and cryptographic keys. The new Pluton processor is a step where hardware and software are tightly integrated into a unified approach designed to eliminate entire vectors of attack.

21/11/2020

Nintendo shuts down Super Smash Bros. tournament for using mods to play online

A major Super Smash Bros. tournament is canceling plans to move online amid the coronavirus pandemic, following a legal order by Nintendo. As Polygon reports, The Big House — typically one of the year’s biggest Smash competitions — announced yesterday that it’s shutting down its early December event and offering refunds. “The Big House is heartbroken to share we’ve received a cease and desist from Nintendo,” the organizers wrote on Twitter. “We are forced to comply with the order and cancel The Big House Online.”

Nintendo objected to the organizers using Slippi, a software tool that makes Super Smash Bros. Melee playable online. The 2001 GameCube title is a mainstay in competitive Super Smash Bros., and translating its hyper-fast-paced gameplay from an in-person tournament requires unofficial modding.

21/11/2020

Xbox Series X controller support is coming to Apple devices in a future update

A new update on an Apple support page confirms that Xbox Series X controller support is coming to Apple devices. The update would allow players to pair new Xbox controllers to devices like iPhones and Macs.

Apple mentioned that it is actively working on bringing Xbox controller support to its devices on its page that details how to pair the DualShock 4 and the Xbox Wireless Controller to Apple products. Under a list of supported controllers, the page notes that “Microsoft and Apple are working together to bring compatibility for the Xbox Series X controller to customers in a future update.” No exact release date or time frame is listed.

The planned update will allow Xbox owners to play supported games from Apple Arcade and the App Store with the new controller on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and Mac.

15/11/2020

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Incognito Mode allows you to go undercover or underground when you’re browsing on the internet.

14/11/2020

Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Some of these vulnerabilities have been detected in exploits in the wild.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security pages for macOS Big Sur 11.0, 11.0.1; macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, macOS Mojave 10.14.6; and Safari 14.0.1 and apply the necessary updates.

14/11/2020

https://fiertech.blogspot.com/2020/11/pubg-mobile-may-take-while-to-return-to.html

PUBG revealed that it is returning to India but there may be some barriers to cross.

14/11/2020

14/11/2020

US flails against TikTok injunction with new CFIUS deadline change

The US government has given video sharing platform TikTok another reprieve, but it’s not totally clear how the latest deadline extension will be enforced or what the penalties would be.

On Friday, the Trump administration’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) issued a notice giving TikTok a new deadline to either sell or spin off its US business: November 27th (which happens to be the day after Thanksgiving in the US). But it’s not clear what legal authority CFIUS would have to take action once that day arrives, since the council is still bound by an injunction issued by a federal court in Pennsylvania on October 30th.

It’s the latest twist in an extremely confusing case that started over the summer. President Trump said in August that TikTok and its parent company, China-based ByteDance, presented a national security risk to the US, and issued an order requiring TikTok to sell its US business. Trump’s order would have blocked all US transactions with ByteDance, and required ByteDance to destroy any TikTok data from US users.

03/11/2020

Robots at Walmart replaced by humans
With so many industries moving toward replacing human workers with robots, it comes as something of a surprise to learn that Walmart is doing the opposite. The company has in recent years done much to automate tasks across its burgeoning business, but a Wall Street Journal report this week suggests that in some areas it’s had a rethink, booting out a number of its robots in the process. According to the Journal, the retail giant has stopped using the six-foot-tall, inventory-tracking robots because the company has suddenly found that “humans can help get similar results.” The autonomous robots have been trundling along shopping aisles in about 500 Walmart stores for the last few years, scanning items on the shelves to ensure they stay fully stocked. But with the pandemic prompting more customers to shop online, the company now has more of its human workers on aisles, picking and packing. The workers’ increased presence made it easy for them to track the amount of stock on shelves, the Journal’s report said, enabling store staff to replenish supplies as and when required. Walmart partnered with Pennsylvania-based Bossa Nova Robotics to deploy the robots, but that contract has reportedly now come to an end.

03/11/2020

Google patches second Chrome zero-day in two weeks

03/11/2020

OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition has just launched with a striking design
At the launch of the OnePlus 8T, the company teased that it had a special OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition on the way too, and while it didn't share too many details at the time the phone has now launched. The limited -edition phone – which is for now only confirmed for China – has a very different look to the standard OnePlus 8T, at least from the back, with a unique design which includes many of the elements we've seen in the promo material for Cyberpunk 2077, including bright yellow highlights. There are three parts to the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition's rear panel. The upper part features a large glass panel housing the camera lenses and ‘2077’ lettering. The middle section is also glass, but with a mottled finish, and the bottom part is a darker shade and includes the 'Cyberpunk 2077' logo.

03/11/2020

The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the Raspberry Pi 400, a compact keyboard with an ARM-based computer built in. Just plug it into a TV or monitor using one of its two micro HDMI ports, insert a microSD card, attach a power cord and mouse, and you’ve got yourself a basic computer for day-to-day tasks, coding, or media playback. It’s available starting today as a standalone machine for $70 or in a bundle including a mouse, power supply, microSD card, HDMI cable, and beginner’s guide for $100.

03/11/2020

Apple announces ‘One More Thing’ event for November 10th
Apple has announced a “One More Thing” event for November 10th, which will presumably see the company announce its first Arm-based Macs that run on Apple Silicon chips instead of the Intel processors the company has used since 2005. The language here is particularly notable: the “One More Thing” phrase has long been used by Apple — particularly by former CEO Steve Jobs — in keynotes for significant product announcements. The last time Apple used the phrase was for the announcement of the iPhone X in 2017. Even the augmented reality teaser that Apple has been recently including in its event invitations seems to point to a Mac, showing an animated Apple logo rising up towards the viewer just like it would when opening the lid of one of the company’s laptops. Apple announced plans to switch over from Intel processors to its own Apple Silicon CPUs back in June at WWDC, promising that the first computers using the Arm-based chips would be out later in 2020. The company says it’s making the change for similar reasons as its switch to Intel chips in 2005: Apple says it can get better performance with lower power consumption from its own Arm-based efforts than it can with Intel’s processors. While Apple is rumored to start off with a MacBook of some sort for its initial Arm computer, the company’s ambitions are for its entire product lineup — from laptops all the way to desktops — to use Apple chips at some point down the line. Along with new Macs, it’s also likely that the event will see the launch of macOS 11 Big Sur, which was also announced at WWDC and has been in beta for months.

03/11/2020

TrickBot Rises From the Ashes
TrickBot is back in action. This time the operators have returned with more power and enhanced tactics to disrupt their victims’ systems.
Earlier this month, Microsoft, in collaboration with ESET, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, NTT Ltd., and others, disrupted the backend infrastructure of TrickBot trojan in an orchestrated operation.
The operation was carried out just days after the U.S. military’s Cyber Command division carried out its own attack to take control over the attackers.
The 10-day operation involved stuffed millions of bogus records about new victims into the TrickBot database in a bid to confuse the botnet’s operators.
However, Microsoft analyzed 61,000 samples of TrickBot malware and identified the IP addresses for the command and control servers to disrupt the trojan.
Nonetheless, the TrickBot gang managed to rebound after takedown efforts.
Despite a massive takedown effort, TrickBot bounced back to its usual rapid space.
In mid-October, Intel 471 researchers saw an update to the TrickBot plugin server configuration file. The update was observed in an Emotet campaign that leveraged spam templates for mass distribution.
However, researchers claimed that it was short-lived as the trojan could not make a connection with new control servers. Meanwhile, there were a few based in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, and Kyrgyzstan that responded to TrickBot bot requests.

02/11/2020

Sony Aiming To Buy Anime-Streaming Site Crunchyroll For Almost $1 Billion
Sony is reportedly in the final stage of negotiations to purchase Crunchyroll, the industry-leading anime streaming platform. According to a report from Nikkei Asia, the acquisition could cost the Tokyo-based electronics giant over 100 billion yen or approximately $957 million. This comes as Sony won the exclusive rights to negotiate for Crunchyroll. Headquartered in San Francisco, the streaming service was founded in 2006, which was later acquired by U.S. telecoms giant AT&T in 2018. This isn’t the first time Sony has acquired an anime streaming service. In 2017, Sony bought U.S. based anime distributor Funimation that licenses shows such as Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist, and One Piece. Although the company gained its 1 million paying subscribers based mostly in the U.S., it has since faced troubles in expanding this subscriber base as well as failed to achieve a wide reach as Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll has 70 million free members across more than 200 countries and 3 million paying subscribers signed up globally. As part of the deal, it is reported that Sony could also get access to more than 1,000 anime titles and 30,000 episodes that would further expand its customer base in Japan as well as abroad by strengthening its entertainment offerings. If Sony’s acquisition of Crunchyroll is realized, then the global competition for content among companies like Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services is likely to heat up and intensify with these services contending to license popular movies and shows.
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02/11/2020

Apple Is Building Its Own Search Engine To Rival Google Search
Apple is ‘stepping up’ efforts to create its own search engine as an alternative to Google Search, according to a report in the Financial Times citing unnamed sources in the technology industry. For those unaware, Google has been iPhone’s default search engine for more than a decade. For years now, Google is paying billions of dollars to Apple to remain the default search engine service on Safari for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS platforms unless changed manually in Safari’s preferences. However, the deal between the two companies has caught the attention of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for violating the competitive policy. In a report released in July, the UK regulators stated that a deal was made in 2019 between Google and Apple, in which the former roughly paid £1.2 billion ($1.5bn) to secure the default search position on numerous mobile devices and systems in the UK alone. The regulators said that Apple received a lion’s share of this payment, while Google secured dominant position in the search engine market, particularly on the majority of mobile devices in the UK. All these factors have pushed Apple to develop its own search engine. In fact, the change can be seen in the recently released iPhone operating system, iOS 14 where the Cupertino giant an Apple-generated list of search suggestions rather than Google results when users search on their home screen.

29/10/2020

LG Wing 5G with pivoting display and pop-up selfie camera launched in India
LG has done a sudden turnaround of its Indian operations. it has now also launched its new top-of-the-line LG Wing 5G in India. Launched globally last month, the LG Wing is a part of the brand’s new Explorer series of smartphones which look to explore new form factors. Like many of its recent devices, this one also has two displays but in a very unique orientation the secondary display appears when the first one is swivelled away.

25/10/2020

SpaceX makes its 100th successful launch with a Starlink mission

25/10/2020

Epic says Apple ‘has no rights to the fruits of Epic’s labor’ in latest filing

25/10/2020

PayPal cuts ties with domain registrar Epik over digital currency

25/10/2020

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

20/10/2020

Microsoft’s Xbox app update for iOS and iPadOS is now live, allowing Xbox One owners to stream games to their devices. A new Xbox app is available in the App Store that includes a remote play feature, which lets Xbox One console owners stream their games to an iPhone or iPad. Remote play is different from Microsoft’s xCloud service, which streams games directly from servers instead of your own Xbox One console. This Xbox remote play feature will only connect to your own Xbox console, not to xCloud. It’s similar to Sony’s own PS4 Remote Play feature that’s also available on Android and iOS. While this app will support Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S games, older Xbox 360 and original Xbox games cannot be streamed remotely to Android or iOS / iPadOS devices.

16/10/2020

Twitter’s massive outage may be over, the company says ‘no evidence’ of the hack.
Twitter has been experiencing an outage that began in the early evening on Thursday, with some users reporting problems sending tweets and refreshing their timelines starting shortly after 5:30 PM ET. Just after 7 PM ET, tweets began to cross our timelines, and things may be returning to normal. “We have no evidence of a security breach or hack, and we’re currently investigating internal causes,” a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. Twitter posted a similar message to its status page and via the Twitter account.

10/10/2020

What to expect from Apple's 'Hi, Speed' new 'iPhone 12' event on October 13.
Apple's second fall special event, "Hi, Speed," has been announced, and is expected to feature new "iPhone 12" models alongside some other products. On September 15, Apple held its "Time Flies event, revealing the new iPad Air 4, 10.2-inch iPad, Apple Watch Series 6, and the Apple Watch SE. With the announcement of a second event set to take place on October 13, speculation now turns to what Apple products Apple has yet to announce. The presentation, most likely a virtual one similar to its previous "Time Flies" show and the WWDC 2020 keynote. As the earlier two examples were highly produced and filmed in advance without a live audience, it is highly probable the next one will follow the same pattern.

10/10/2020

Microsoft to Let Some Employees Work From Home Permanently.
Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. US tech news website The Verge said most Microsoft employees are still at home as the health crisis drags on, and the company doesn't expect to reopen its US offices until January of next year at the earliest.