Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the founder and editor of Abijita, covering cybersecurity, malware, and digital privacy since 2017. His coverage of vulnerabilities and breaches has been cited and republished by other tech and security outlets, and he focuses on translating technical threats into clear, practical guidance for everyday readers.
WWDC 2020: Apple Announed Apple Silicon, iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, iPad 14, WatchOS 7 And TVOS 14
The tech giant Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful new technologies. Developers can now get started updating their apps to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of Apple silicon in the Mac....
Bijay Pokharel,
June 23, 2020
4 min read
‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files From Hundreds Of Police Departments
The Cyber-Criminals published nearly 269 GB of data they claim have been stolen from US law enforcement agencies and fusion centers. The files, dubbed BlueLeaks, have been published by Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), a group that describes itself as a “transparency collective.” According to the...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 22, 2020
1 min read
Android’s AirDrop-Style File Sharing Feature May Be Available For More Than Just Mobile Devices
Android’s upcoming AirDrop-style sharing feature, called Nearby Share (and referred to also as Nearby Sharing), may also come to Chrome on numerous other platforms, 9to5Google reports. The feature will allow Android users to directly share photos, links, and other files with other devices, similar to how AirDrop...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 22, 2020
1 min read
What Is Reduce White Point In iPhone And How To Use it
Even with your iPhone's brightness slider down all the way, your display will probably still be too bright at night with all the lights dimmed or turned off.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 21, 2020
2 min read
Samsung Blu-ray Players Are Rebooting In A Loop But It’s Not Clear Why
Samsung Blu-ray players appear to be malfunctioning for hundreds of users, and no one is sure what the issue is, ZDNet reported Some users report their Blu-ray players get stuck in an endless reboot loop when they’re switched on, others reported hearing a buzzing noise as if...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 21, 2020
2 min read
Apple To Close Some U.S. Stores Again As Coronavirus Spikes
Apple Inc. is temporarily shutting some of its U.S. retail stores again after cases of Covid-19 spiked in some areas across the country. The closures will impact 11 stores across Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina, Bloomberg reported The company closed all of its stores...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 20, 2020
1 min read
Google Launches Its Own Version Of Pintrest Called Keen
The tech giant Google has introduced its newest experiment from its startup incubator Space 120 and Other people and AI Analysis workforce referred to as Prepared, a internet and Android app that permits customers to curate content material from the internet and percentage the gathering...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 19, 2020
1 min read
Intel Announces Unmatched AI and Analytics Platform With New Processor, Memory, Storage And FPGA Solutions
Intel today introduced its 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and additions to its hardware and software AI portfolio, enabling customers to accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics workloads running in data center, network and intelligent-edge environments. As the industry’s...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
4 min read
How To Avoid Landing Page Redirects
Redirections on landing pages add delays to the page load and while the redirections are occurring, nothing is shown to the client. In many cases, redirections can be eliminated without changing the function of a page.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
1 min read
Samsung Launches App To Measure Blood Pressure With SmartWatch
The tech giant Samsung announced the Samsung Health Monitor application in South Korea, following its clearance by South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in April. To monitor blood pressure on the Galaxy Watch Active 2, users will need to first calibrate with...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
2 min read
Twitter Introduces Voice Tweets for iOS Users
The micro-blogging site Twitter is testing a new feature that will allow users to create tweets using their voice, announced on a blog post. The feature will be available to a limited number of users on Apple’s iOS platform for now and be rolled out for more iOS users...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
2 min read
AWS Mitigated 2.3 Tbps DDoS Attack In February
Amazon said its AWS Shield service mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded, stopping a 2.3 Tbps attack in mid-February this year. The attack was a so-called Connection-less Lightweight Directory Access Protocol reflection-based attack. A CLDAP reflection attack involves an attacker sending a CLDAP request to...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
1 min read
Google Pledges $175 Million To Support Black Entrepreneurs
The tech giant company Google announced $175 million+ economic opportunity package to support Black business owners, startup founders, job seekers and developers. In addition to YouTube’s $100 million fund to amplify Black creators and artists. This new commitment includes: $50 million in financing and grants for...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
1 min read
Zoom Says Free Users Will Get End-To-End Encryption
Zoom’s CEO Eric S. Yuan today announced that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) will be provided to all users (paid and free) after verifying their accounts by providing additional identification info such as their phone number. “We are also pleased to share that we have identified a path forward...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 18, 2020
1 min read
Google’s Meet Will Soon Available In Gmail On Mobile
In the coming weeks, you’ll soon notice a new Meet tab on your phone’s Gmail app where you can see upcoming meetings scheduled in Google Calendar, and easily join them with a single tap. Erika Yamasaki, Product Manager announced on a blog post. In the...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 17, 2020
1 min read
You Can Now Securely Transfer Signal Information Between iOS Devices
Signal iOS now includes a new feature that makes it possible to switch to a brand-new iPhone or iPad while securely transferring Signal information from your existing iOS device, Signal announced on a blog post. As with every new Signal feature, the process is end-to-end...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 17, 2020
2 min read
Qualcomm Launches New Snapdragon 690 Processor To Add 5G To Mid-Range Phones
Qualcomm is launching its next 5G chipset today, the Snapdragon 690, the first product in its 6-series chips to get support for the next-generation networking standard — although it’ll only support the slower sub-6GHz versions of 5G, not the faster mmWave standard. According to Qualcomm,...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 17, 2020
2 min read
Apple’s App Store Ecosystem Facilitated Over Half A Trillion Dollars In Commerce In 2019
The tech giant Apple today announced the App Store ecosystem supported $519 billion in billings and sales globally in 2019 alone. The new study, conducted by independent economists at Analysis Group, found that the highest value categories were mobile commerce (m-commerce) apps, digital goods and services apps, and in-app...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 16, 2020
4 min read
WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Platform In Brazil
WhatsApp has launched in-app payments in Brazil, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The payments are enabled through Facebook Pay, which parent company Facebook said last year it would be rolling out to Instagram, Messenger, Facebook, and eventually WhatsApp. “Payments on WhatsApp...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 16, 2020
1 min read
Accessories Giant Claire’s Hacked To Steal Credit Card
US based jewelry and accessory giant Claire’s, and its subsidiary Icing, were compromised in April and have allowed hackers to gain access to customer’s credit cards, Sansec reports. In a new report by cybersecurity firm Sansec, Claire’s website was compromised by attackers who attempted to steal customer’s...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 15, 2020
1 min read



