Samsung Launches Rotating Mobile-Friendly TV ‘The Sero’
Samsung Electronics UK Ltd. has announced the world’s first mobile-friendly TV, The Sero. Defined as the TV that champions content viewing in as many ways possible by rotating between horizontal and vertical orientations, Tapping into a generation of social media users, Samsung’s revolutionary brand-new Lifestyle...
Here Are The Best Messaging Apps For Privacy And Security In 2026
Without encryption, private messages can be read by the company behind the app, as well as third parties such as governments who like to collect private data on their citizens. Not even using the best VPN would help you if you’re using a messaging service that stores identifiable metadata about your...
YouTube Pledge $1 million To The Center For Policing Equity
YouTube says it will donate $1 million to the Center for Policing Equity, to demonstrate “solidarity against racism and violence.” The Alphabet-owned video platform tweeted that it was pledging the funds “in support of efforts to address social injustice.” We stand in solidarity against racism and violence....
Zoom Plans To Roll Out Strong Encryption For Paying Customers
Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday, Reuters reported. A security consultant with the company told Reuters that it...
Microsoft ‘To Replace Journalists With Robots’
Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report. The curating of stories from news organisations and selection of headlines and pictures for the MSN site is currently done...
Google Postpones Android 11 Beta Announcement
The tech giant Google had been planning to unveil new features coming in Android 11 on June 3rd, but it has decided to delay the unveiling. In a tweet on Friday evening, Android’s developer account said that “We are excited to tell you more about Android...
Facebook Will Start Verifying The Identity of People Behind High-Reach Profiles
The tech giant company Facebook announced that people behind individual profiles with “high reach” will now required to verify their identity. The blog post read, “We want to ensure the content you see on Facebook is authentic and comes from real people, not bots or...
You Can Now Schedule Tweets From Web Browser
The micro-blogging site Twitter says that you can now schedule tweets right from the main web app. When composing a tweet, you should see a little calendar icon on the bottom row of icons at the bottom of the compose window. Click that and you...
Raspberry Pi Now Has 8GB Of RAM
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has doubled the maximum amount of RAM available in the Raspberry Pi 4 to 8GB with a new device it’s selling for $75. To take advantage of the RAM increase, the foundation is also releasing a new 64-bit version of its operating system...
Windows 10 Version 2004 Comes With Wi-Fi 6 And WPA3 Support
Microsoft announced that Windows 10, version 2004 comes with Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3 support for gigabit speeds and better performance, as well as for more secure wireless network connectivity. “Windows 10 (Version 2004) supports Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3,” Microsoft says. “Wi-Fi 6 gives you better wireless...
Arizona Sues Google Over Allegations It Illegally Tracked Android Smartphone Users’ Locations
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sued Google on Wednesday, alleging the tech giant violated its users’ privacy by collecting information about their whereabouts even if they had turned off such digital tracking, according to a report from The Washington Post. The suit argues Google kept location tracking...
YouTube Kids Is Now Available For Apple TV
YouTube Kids, Google’s video streaming service aimed at children, can now be viewed on Apple TV streaming boxes, the company announced. The YouTube Kids app is available to download now in the App Store in the UK, US, and dozens of other countries. It can...
Google Removed Millions Of Negative TikTok Reviews
Google has removed millions of negative TikTok reviews from its Play Store after the app’s rating fell from 4.5 to 1.2 stars overnight. TikTok was flooded with a one-star review after an Indian creator posted a spoof video of an acid attack. The perpetrator, Faizal...
Apple Releases macOS Catalina 10.15.5 With New Battery Health Management Feature
The tech giant Apple released macOS Catalina 10.15.5 today, adding a new battery health feature and new FaceTime options. That battery health feature could extend the life of your MacBook’s battery. The battery health management feature in macOS 10.15.5 is designed to improve your battery’s lifespan by...
What Is Google Fi ?
Google Fi is a MVNO telecommunications service by Google that provides telephone calls, SMS, and mobile broadband using cellular networks and Wi-Fi. Google Fi uses networks operated by Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular.
Google Confirms New ‘Voice-Confirmation Feature’ To Secure Google Assistant Purchases
Google Assistant’s Voice Match feature can now secure purchases made through its voice assistant as part of a limited pilot program. A spokesperson from the company confirmed to Android Police that the functionality is new, and is designed to help secure purchases made on smart speakers and smart...
Zoom Product Updates: Restricted Screen Sharing by Default, Consent for Unmuting & Audio Alert for the Waiting Room
Zoom announced several recent security updates and user interface enhancements from the product team during the May 20 “Ask Eric Anything” webinar. Here’s a roundup of the main security changes to the Zoom platform from the past week: Screen sharing: For single Zoom Pro accounts,...
Hackers Leak Credit Card Info From Costa Rica’s State Bank
Maze ransomware operators have published credit card data stolen from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR). They threaten to leak similar files every week. The hackers are doing this in support of their claim to have breached BCR in the past and the bank’s denial of...
Netflix Stops Charging Inactive Users
The streaming giant Netflix says it will now start to cancel accounts that have watched nothing in more than a year but have still been paying subscription fees. Netflix said there are hundreds of thousands of accounts that are inactive and the streaming giant is...
Google To Introduce End-To-End Encryption For RCS Messages
The 9to5Google crew has found evidence of plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS conversations in Google Messages. While full details of how this would work aren’t clear, you could decide whether not third-party apps see encrypted messages. It’s also safe to assume that both participants would need a...
