The bigger news is that Whatsapp now finally plans on becoming a platform. As we had discussed in our previous article, Whatsapp has all the things in place to become a successful platform. Today, Jan Koum has confirmed exactly that. “It really doesn’t work that well,” Koum said Ina about the $1 subscription fee. He noted that while a buck a year might not sound like much, access to credit cards is not ubiquitous....
Click here for our full rundown of the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The worst part is this, users with non-compliant antivirus software will not be able to install any Windows security updates at all unless the software makers tweak their software or the user uninstalls the software completely. It’s a double whammy of sorts, leaving Windows users with either crippled security software or no protection against Meltdown. Yikes. Microsoft’s Meltdown patch During Microsoft’s testing of its latest January Windows patch, the company found that some antivirus programs are making “unsupported calls into Windows kernel memory,” which can cause dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors when the patch is applied....
Security experts are warning users to avoid recycling passwords across different platforms. If you use the same one on each account you sign up for, it can result in a domino effect. Tap or click to learn more about a massive database of texts and passwords that was discovered online. And now, after several large data leaks, Microsoft is taking action to protect its userbase from hackers. If you recycle passwords, here’s why you might be at risk....
The two trademark filings, discovered by Parker Ortolani, add to speculation about Apple’s mixed reality headset, which first hit the rumor mill in 2017 and flared up in February after developers noticed references “realityOS” in App Store logs. Ortolani found a company called Realityo Systems LLC had filed the name ‘RealityOS’ with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on December 8, 2021. The deadline for “international filing” of the name with the USPTO falls on June 8, 2022 – notably, two days after WWDC 2022 kicks off....
Scale is important in the telecom industry, there’s no doubt about that. The larger the number of subscribers you have, easier it is to spread the costs of running the network. However, it’s also important to note that inorganic growth hardly ever helps in the long run especially in low margin markets such as India where customers are finicky and jump ship everytime they find a better offer elsewhere. Jio’s infatuation with having a large subscriber base is understandable....
In Summary With Windows 11, Microsoft added a bunch of new features like a new search bar, improved animations, better multitasking capabilities, and a few more. Additionally, Microsoft has also added some cool new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11. We have summarized a list of all Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts, old and new, to help you become a power user. Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts With each new version of Windows, the tech giant adds cool new keyboard shortcuts to improve the overall experience for power users....
Xiaomi today announced its fourth generation flagship handset for 2014 — the Mi 4. The handset offers top-of-the-line specs at an extremely low price point. The highlight of the Mi 4 is its design and build quality, which is reminiscent of the iPhone. It is made of stainless steel with chamfered edges even though the back of the device is still made of plastic. Under the hood, the Mi 4 packs in a Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2....
The Mi Router 3C is bundled along with the companion app that not only lets you set up your Wi-Fi remotely but also lets you monitor individual devices and take control of the same. The router is capable of importing PPPoE settings and connecting to the internet with a single tap. Real-time monitoring features will let you see the upload and the download bandwidth and live status for all the connected devices....
iCloud is a key feature for iPhone users. It keeps emails, contacts, calendars and photos synced across Apple devices. Most people think this popular feature isn’t available for Android users. The good news is that’s not true. Read on to learn five simple ways to access iCloud using your Android device. 1. Access iCloud contacts on your Android Understand, there are a variety of ways for users to access their iCloud contacts on Android....
Recently, YouTube parent company Google has been spotted working on a new versatile screenshot tool for Google Chrome to lead the race of desktop browser users. To grow YouTube’s streaming criteria, Google keeps introducing some features that seem pretty copied from the streaming leader Twitch, but YouTube reaching succeeded in attracting more streamers from Twitch. And now a glimpse of the latest feature. YouTube Soon Introduce Another Feature from Twitch We all have some of our favorite YouTubers who might be gamers, streamers, Viner, etc....
In Summary A VPN allows users to stay anonymous and secure while using the Internet. The use of VPN has consistently accelerated in the past decade but more so after 2020 with more people working from home and looking to stay entertained. Most free VPN providers are unreliable and appear suspicious, but there are a few that actually offer a better experience. To be safe, opt for free VPNs from services that have a subscription fee as well....
The version number for this WhatsApp beta update is 2.18.179. Apart from the addition of that label, the release is otherwise a minor one. It’ll be a few weeks at least before the company begins seeding this out to every one of its users and platforms. If you’d like to try it today, there are two ways you can do that on Android — either sign up for the beta channel and update the app or sideload the APK file which you can download from here....
If you’d rather not deal with privacy pitfalls and perplexing legal agreements, a Bluetooth speaker is your best bet. Not only are most of these speakers quite affordable, their sound and build quality are out-of-this-world. Here are our favorite picks to delight your ears with. Sony’s SRS-XB32 If pure aesthetic joy is what you’re looking for, the Sony SRS-XB32 has it in spades. This speaker comes equipped with beautiful pulsing lights that “dance” to whatever you’re playing — making it the perfect companion for those who want to party hard while maintaining social distancing....
This week’s update comes via Wing Zone, which offers made-to-order chicken wings. This chain is partnering with Miso Robotics to make Flippy 2 a part of its standard build for all future restaurant locations. This is significant in that it goes well beyond the trials and testbeds we’ve seen before, and it suggests a much broader commitment to automated fry cooks going forward. “With over 100 new shops in our current development pipeline, our technology roadmap relies heavily on strategic partnerships with companies like Miso, a pioneer in the field of food automation, that has the knowledge, data and resources to design robotics solutions that maximize our efficiency and provide a better overall customer experience,” said David Bloom, Chief Development and Operating Officer of Wing Zone....
Even after states relax their mandates and offices start to reopen, work from home is likely here to stay for many organizations. The shift to a long-term remote culture means security strategies need to change too, with both technology and processes focusing on the biggest vulnerability: employees. Work-from-home brings network traffic spikes When businesses had to choose between shattering operations during the coronavirus lockdown or implementing a remote-work policy, many chose the latter....
The x86 Assembly language or ASM is the lowest-level programming language understood by human kind and one of the most primitive ones; it can be described as machine language. If we can understand and handle assembly, then we can understand exactly how a computer works, which gives us the logic and especially the ability to code using any other programming language. Programs coded in assembly are generally small, and can communicate much faster with the machine....
The key feature of Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is its screen, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 aims to show 18:9, generating a better display for the content of all kinds. This is due to the disappearance, even more, of the frames that surround the display of the screen. This causes the lower bezel, the most prominent of the whole body of the phone, to reduce its size by 12%, so we are officially facing one of the devices with fewer frames around the screen that today we can find in the market....
It is a question that has been asked a number of times in different ways, once even in an expletive embellished headline on a notable blog, ever since Xiaomi started selling phones in India. The company might have made itself one of the most noteworthy players in the intensely competitive Indian smartphone market, thanks to its ability to offer well-designed and well-specced devices at surprisingly affordable prices, but its mostly online-only sales model has tended to rub consumers up the wrong way more often than not....
On July 15, the Redmi 1S from Xiaomi was officially unveiled. More than a month later, it was announced that, following the success of the company’s Mi 3 handset, they would be releasing the Redmi 1S in India as well. Now the company has managed to break even more records (probably) with a ridiculous number of devices being sold in a very, very short period of time. To say that Xiaomi has had another successful smartphone launch in India would be an understatement....
“We have great innovation in the pipeline, like new iPhones that will incent you and other people that have iPhones today to upgrade to new iPhones,” told Cook. He also said that in few years people will not lament wearing Apple Watch Cook said “In a few years, we will look back and people will say, ‘How could I have ever thought about not wearing this watch? “. Analysts predict that iPhone 7 may not be launched in September....
