How to Change Default Browser on iPhone and iPad
iOS 14 is loaded with many new features and changes. Users can now enable third-party browsers and email clients to be used as default apps, meaning users who don’t get on with Safari or Apple’s native Mail app can choose an alternative and it will…
Nvidia Is Acquiring UK-Based Chip Designer ‘ARM’ For $40 Billion
UK-based computer chip designer ARM Holdings is being sold to the American graphics chip specialist Nvidia. The cash-and-stock deal values ARM as being worth as much as $40bn (£31.2bn). Arm will operate as an division of Nvidia and will remain headquartered in the UK, and,…
Bloomberg Donates $100m For Biden In Florida
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has pledged at least $100m (£78m) to help Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in Florida, BBC reported. Of the battleground states Florida offers the biggest share of the electoral college votes needed to win.Mr Bloomberg already spent $1bn this year trying to…
Sony PS5 Event Announced For Wednesday, September 16th
Sony is holding a special PlayStation 5 event next week. The company will broadcast a 40-minute “digital showcase” on Wednesday, September 16th that will include updates from first-party Sony game studios and third-party partners. PlayStation 5 Showcase broadcasts live this Wednesday at 1pm Pacific Time:…
Top 10 Tips To Protect Your Online Privacy In 2020
Your privacy on the Internet depends on your ability to control both the amount of personal information that you provide and who has access to that information. Internet privacy is the privacy and security level of personal data published via the Internet. It is a broad…
Facebook Staff Who Volunteer at the Polls Get Paid Time Off
The social media giant Facebook will give additional paid time off to employees who volunteer as poll workers during the election, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday. The move is part of a wider push by the Menlo Park, Calif., social-media platform to recruit poll…
WordPress Malware Disables Security Plugins To Avoid Detection
Installing a security plugins is the best thing that we do to protect our sites from attacker. But what if an attacker disabled the plugins to avoid detection? According to a post in Sucuri blog, its showing how PHP malware exists which solves this problem…
Microsoft : New Cyberattacks Targeting U.S. Elections
Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election. Hackers with ties to Russia, China and Iran are attempting to snoop on people and groups involved with the US 2020 presidential election, Microsoft says. “We have and will continue to…
Zoom Has Added Two-Factor Authentication For All Users
Cloud-based video conferencing service ‘Zoom‘ has added two-factor authentication (2FA) support to all user accounts to make it simpler to secure them against security breaches and identity theft. Two-Factor Authentication identifies online users by requiring them to present two or more pieces of evidence, or credentials, that…
6 Best Secure Messaging Apps For Couples In Long Distance Relationship
When you’re in a long-distance relationship, being apart sucks for a number of reasons, not least of which is that you’re missing out on that all-important physical connection: holding hands, cuddling on the couch, kissing and, of course, having sex. So, sexting can help keep the spark…
Apple Designs Special Face Masks For Employees
Apple Inc. has developed masks that the company is beginning to distribute to corporate and retail employees to limit the spread of Covid-19, Bloomberg reports. The Apple Face Mask is the first created in-house by the Cupertino, California-technology giant for its staff. The other, called ClearMask,…
Apple Disabling ‘Sign in with Apple’ For Epic Games On September 11
Apple will no longer allow users to sign into Epic Games accounts using “Sign In with Apple” as soon as September 11, 2020. If you have previously used “Sign In with Apple”, update your Epic Games account email address and password immediately so that you…
Huawei Has Announced Its New Operating System ‘HarmonyOS’
Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system it was rumored to be developing to replace its reliance on Android. In China, the software will be known as Hongmeng. The company says the operating system, a microkernel-based distributed OS, can be used in everything from…
Chinese Embassy Calls For Twitter Inquiry After Ambassador Account Likes Porn Tweet
China’s embassy in the United Kingdom is calling on Twitter to open an investigation after its ambassador’s official account liked a pornographic clip on the platform earlier this week, BBC reported. Liu Xiaoming’s account also liked posts that criticised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and…
Android 11 | New Feature And Privacy Enhancement
Google has released Android 11 to the general public. The announcement on Tuesday follows several months of beta testing and updates to the latest mobile operating system. The new version should also arrive soon on devices from other manufacturers, including OnePlus, Xiaomi, Realme, and more. Eligible…
Microsoft’s Expressive Pixels app lets you communicate through LED displays
Microsoft has a new tool to help people communicate through artwork. The technology is called Expressive Pixels, and it lets people communicate through animated visualizations. Expressive Pixels introduces an authoring app combined with open-source firmware, peripherals, documentation, and APIs that allow users and makers to create…
What Is Identity Theft? And How To Protect Yourself
Identity theft is when someone steals your personal information and uses it without your permission. Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime around the globe for the very obvious reason that most of us have made our most valuable personal information — name, address, social security number,…
Critical Vulnerability in File Manager Plugin Affecting Millions WordPress Websites
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team is seeing a dramatic increase in attacks targeting the recent 0-day in the WordPress File Manager plugin. This plugin is installed on over 700,000 WordPress websites, and we estimate that 37.4% or 261,800 websites are still running vulnerable versions of this plugin at…
How To Stop Videos From Automatically Playing On Facebook
Automatic video play can be pretty annoying. Because it will expose you to violent, offensive, or otherwise unwanted content that you shouldn’t have to see by default. Whatever your reason, there’s no shame in wanting to turn autoplay off for good. Luckily, there are ways to…
How to Protect Your Child’s Privacy During Remote Learning
With the pandemic still in full swing, Millions of students will attend school online this fall because of the coronavirus. Classes are held at home, with the parent or guardian acting as teacher, counselor, and yes, even IT expert to their kids. Nowadays, this setup…
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