Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita.com and a freelance technology writer covering the tech industry since 2017. He specializes in cybersecurity, digital privacy, malware, vulnerabilities, and online safety, with a strong interest in internet protection and women’s online security. A dedicated tech enthusiast and continuous learner, Bijay approaches his professional work with clarity, rational thinking, and a calm, solution-oriented mindset.
Qualcomm Launches ‘Snapdragon Spaces’ Ar Developer Platform
Chip-maker Qualcomm on Wednesday introduced Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, a head-worn Augmented Reality (AR) developer kit to enable the expansion of existing apps and create new ones to take advantage of AR devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
2 min read
Twitter’s Blue Subscription To Allow Undo Tweets, Read Ad-free News
Twitter has announced that its subscription service Twitter Blue is now available in the US and New Zealand for iOS, Android, and web users for a monthly price of $2.99 in US.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
2 min read
Facebook And Instagram To Delete ‘Sensitive’ Ads Linked To Race, Religion
Facebook's parent company Meta has announced that it will remove sensitive ads targeting options related to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, or sexual orientation starting January 19, 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
2 min read
Apple Directed To Use External Payment Options On App Store By Dec 9
A federal judge in the US has directed Apple to let developers add links to external payment options on the App Store by December 9, denying the tech giant's motion for a stay.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
1 min read
Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Jump To New Records
Bitcoin and Ether created a new all-time high of $68,641.57 and $4,857.25 on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
1 min read
Clubhouse Rolls Out Replay To Let Users Record Live Rooms
Clubhouse said it is rolling out a new feature -- Replay -- where users can choose to record the audio chat and then save it to a club or profile.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
McAfee To Be Acquired By Investor Group For Over $14 Billion
American global computer security software company McAfee has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group for more than $14 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
Google’s Parent Company Alphabet Hits $2 Trillion Valuation
Alphabet, Google's parent company, has finally breached the coveted $2 trillion market cap milestone.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
1 min read
Nasa-SpaceX’s Crew-2 Astronauts Return To Earth Safely
Four astronauts, part of the NASA-SpaceX Crew-2 mission, have safely returned to Earth after setting a record for the longest spaceflight by a US crewed spacecraft.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
Samsung Develops Industry’s First LPDDR5X DRAM
Samsung announced it has developed the industry’s first 14-nanometer (nm) based 16-gigabit (Gb) Low Power Double Data Rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM, designed to drive further growth throughout the high-speed data service applications including 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and the metaverse.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
Robinhood Discloses Data Breach Impacting 7 Million Customers
Robinhood has disclosed a data breach after their systems were hacked and a threat actor gained access to the personal information of approximately 7 million customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
1 min read
Ukrainian Arrested And Charged With Ransomware Attack On Kaseya
The Justice Department announced recent actions taken against two foreign nationals charged with deploying Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to attack businesses and government entities in the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
6 min read
What Is SSL/TLS, And HTTPS?
TLS stands for Transport Layer Security and it ensures data privacy the same way that SSL does. Since SSL is actually no longer used, this is the correct term that people should start using.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
Hackers Used Google Ads To Steal Cryptocurrencies Worth $500K
According to the report by Check Point Research (CPR), scammers are placing ads at the top of Google Search that imitates popular wallet brands, such as Phantom and MetaMask, to trick users into giving up their wallets passphrase and private key.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 8, 2021
2 min read
Netflix’s Games Will Be Available On App Store Individually
streaming giant Netflix recently announced that it is launching its first mobile games worldwide, initially for Android devices and now a new report has claimed that the firm is planning to release its mobile games on iOS individually through the App Store.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 8, 2021
2 min read
Twitter Users Say ‘Yes’ To Musk’s Proposal To Sell 10% Of His Tesla stock
Billionaire Elon Musk should sell about 10% of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9% of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking users of the social media network whether he should offload the stake.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 8, 2021
1 min read
Microsoft To End OneDrive Updates To Windows 7 And 8 In March
Tech giant Microsoft says OneDrive users on Windows, 7, 8, or 8.1 will be unable to sync their content to the cloud starting on March 1st, 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 8, 2021
1 min read
Interpol-Led Operation Takes Down Prolific Cybercrime Ring
A 30-month transcontinental investigation and operation have resulted in arrests and Red Notices for suspects believed to be behind a global malware crime network.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 8, 2021
3 min read
Musk Says He Will Sell $24 Bn Of Tesla Stocks If Twitter Votes For It
Billionaire Elon Musk said he is prepared to sell about $24 billion worth of his electric vehicle company Tesla's stocks if his Twitter followers vote for it.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2021
1 min read
TikTok Emerges As Most Downloaded Non-Gaming App Worldwide For October
TikTok, known in China as Douyin, emerged as the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for October 2021 with more than 57 million installs.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 7, 2021
1 min read





