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Xiaomi has announced a unique partnership with Uber to offer customers “on-demand” delivery of its new Mi Note smartphone in Singapore and Malaysia. The company calls this a “first-of-its-kind collaboration between two of the most innovative tech startups in the world.” Xiaomi vice president Hugo Barra explained in a Facebook post that ordering the new Mi Note uses exactly the same process as calling for an Uber car; customers simply open the Uber app on their smartphone, then use the slider at the bottom to select the Xiaomi option....

There are countless websites out there offering direct sales as well as auctions. Tap or click here for online auction sites that are great alternatives to the almighty eBay. Real estate juggernaut Zillow is useful for analyzing our home’s worth. We can check out our neighbor’s houses to get an idea of local property values as well. The site creates price estimates that can now represent a cash offer. You may not have been thinking of selling, but this could change that....

You wiggle the mouse, click some buttons a few times, tap a few keys on your keyboard and get nothing. Your 21st-century piece of technology is as useless as a pet rock. What do you do next? Before freaking out and tossing your computer into the recycle bin, there are a few simple steps that you can take to try and get it moving again. You won’t even need to contact IT for help....

WhatsApp will have stickers, they will be like Facebook’s and there will be a store In Telegram, the number of stickers we can include is infinite, since users can also create their own stickers packs. However, WhatsApp will be like Facebook: limited packs, and you have to download them through the WhatsApp Store. Yes, WhatsApp Store. WABetaInfo comments that this will be the new platform to download them, in the same way, that on Facebook we find the Stickers Shop....

One of the latest features is Whatsapp Voice Message Player, which allows the users to continue to listen to their voice messages even if they open another chat. With this, the voice messages will be played in the background so that users listen to it directly from the chats screen of the app. However, this feature is now available for beta testing for iOS users. The feature is still under development, and there are no words on when it will come for Android....

What about when you’re by yourself, in total privacy yet you feel like you’re not alone. Well, you’re not crazy. In the digital age that we’re living in, hidden video surveillance isn’t uncommon. If you’ve ever had that creepy feeling of being watched, odds are you probably were. Is someone watching you? From Airbnb to a house of worship, hidden cameras are everywhere. In this Komando on Demand podcast, Kim looks at how hidden spy cameras have become so prevalent in our society and how technology has enabled these cameras to be placed anywhere....

Once your PC is setup, you still have to take care of it. Tap or click for things you might be doing that can ruin your computer. Tools of the past tried to bundle popular apps to install them quickly as a group. But they never managed to support all the apps you’d want to install, so they were always a half measure. Today, there’s a tool that uses Windows Package Manager to let you install whatever you’d like in only a few steps....

We always advise users to apply security updates right way, but in light of Microsoft’s track record with its recent Windows patches, we can’t blame you if you’re a bit apprehensive about updating your Windows machine now. Yep, yet again, it looks like the latest patch which was supposed to fix various issues has introduced its own set of problems. Read on and see if you’re affected and what you can do about it....

However, maintaining security of our wireless network is vitally important. The wireless network we use is responsible for transferring and sending data like username, password, card details and other sensitive data. If the wireless network we use is not secure then we are at risk and face undesirable consequences. For example – An attacker could perform following attacks if the wireless network is not secured – 1) Intercept data being transmitted or received 2) Gain access to the files and folders onto the system 3) Use your internet connection and hijack it to use your bandwidth Now the question is how do we keep our wireless network safe and secure from external attacks....

A survey of 1,000 remote workers by insurance tech company Reli Exchange found that 75% of employers had instructed staff to return to on-site work at least part of the time. Of these, 26% said they were choosing not to comply with their bosses’ in-office mandates, even if it meant getting fired. Older Millennials and younger Gen Xers (35 to 44) were the least likely to comply with return-to-office orders, the survey found, suggesting that employees have become accustomed to the benefits of greater flexibility offered by remote- and hybrid-working arrangements....

Hence, after taking the telecom sector with a storm, now Reliance Jio which is especially known for its high-speed free internet, free voice calls and SMS, has launched new feature phone with a price as low as Rs.1500. Yes, it may sound crazy but, it’s true. However, telecom company Reliance Jio is providing unlimited calls and the internet from past 9 months which makes it one of the most dominating companies in the telecom sector....

In Summary The Xiaomi Pad 5 is the first tablet to be released by Xiaomi in India since the Mi Pad in 2015. Unlike the Mi Pad, which was aimed at the lower budget segment, the Xiaomi Pad 5 is targeted at a higher price point and is in the range of the iconic iPad. It packs in the specs, rocks multimedia, and has a good design, as well as accessories (including a keyboard cover and a pen) but will that be enough to get Xiaomi not only back into the tablet game in India, and perhaps even challenge the iPad?...

Last week, Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 in India, with the handset going on sale in the country from today. The Redmi Note 4 is a huge upgrade over the Redmi Note 3 in every single aspect, but Xiaomi’s chipset of choice has come under criticism. This is because while the Snapdragon 625 chipset inside the Redmi Note 4 is more power efficient than the Snapdragon’s 650 chipset found inside the Redmi Note 3, but it is also significantly less powerful than the latter — both in terms of CPU and GPU performance....

You get two different glass sizes with the package – a 450ml and a 650ml – and a cordless power base, so you can place it right next to your bedside table in the morning and get your items clean by bedtime. Or, if you don’t want to wait that long, you don’t have to. The UV cups work their magic in only three minutes. Under the hood, you’ll get two Germicidal Lights operated by UV-C LED technology to keep your food-grade items clean from harmful bacteria like E....

Xiaomi has issued invites for a press event on October 19, during which the company is expected to announce its new Mi 5 smartphone. The device will reportedly to be a huge improvement over last year’s Mi 4. Although the Mi 5 isn’t guaranteed, we’ve been hearing about it a lot in recent months, so its official debut has been looking imminent for some time. Recent reports have claimed the device will be powered by a MediaTek Helio X20 chipset, the world’s first deca-core chip....

This is a confirmation which is achieved recently, so, if you have any Yahoo! account, then it is strongly recommended to change your password as soon as possible or if it possible then immediately. At least 500 million of Yahoo! accounts were hacked in 2014, and as this situation became known only today, the company is already contacting potentially affected users. According to information obtained, the data accessed are part names, emails, phone numbers, date of birth, unencrypted passwords and even security questions....

The photos are generated by an “AI Time Machine,” created by genealogy company MyHeritage. As of Monday, the company generated 44 million output images, out of which three million were downloaded for sharing, according to MyHeritage. The website takes a number of photos you upload and by using text-to-image technology based on Stable Diffusion, constructs a model that is used to depict a person in a variety of poses and different lighting, according to the site....

Starting from today, Google+ Photos users will be able to access their photos through Google Drive as well. The Google Drive app for Android, iOS and the web will now have a dedicated Google Photos section to allow users to quickly access their G+ Photos from the app. Google is not replacing Google+ Photos backup with Drive though, and is only offering users a different way to view and manage their uploaded images and videos....

How is this happening? As it turns out, it’s all thanks to the massive spike in phishing attacks that trick internet users into handing over their login credentials. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, the problem has only gotten worse. Tap or click here to see some of the ways hackers are tricking people. But now, hackers are turning their attention to a different and more valuable type of account: YouTube....

In a bid to take on Spotify, YouTube Music has now introduced three new personalized playlists. The list includes Discover Mix, New Release Mix, and Your Mix. As we already know, Youtube Music is here to replace Google Play Music. All three new playlists are aimed at helping YouTube Music users to discover content. If you have used Spotify you know about Discover Weekly playlist. This particular playlist curates 50 songs every week based on your preferences and listening patterns....