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After WeChat And TikTok, India Bans PUBG Mobile, Alipay, Baidu, And More Chinese Apps
After banning WeChat And TikTok, India is banning another 118 apps said to be either based in or linked to China. PUBG Mobile, Alipay, and Baidu are among the biggest names on the list. The country’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that it...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 2, 2020
1 min read
Apple And Google Make COVID-19 Exposure Notifications System
The tech giants Apple and Google are making it easier to get COVID-19 exposure notifications on your phone — in some cases, without requiring an app. Apple on Tuesday released iOS 13.7, adding support for a new exposure notification system for powering COVID-19 tracking. The system is...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 2, 2020
1 min read
Google’s AI Flood Warnings Is Now Expanded To Bangladesh
For several years, the Google Flood Forecasting Initiative has been working with governments to develop systems that predict when and where flooding will occur—and keep people safe and informed. The search giant launched the tool in 2018 for India’s Patna region, but it says it’s been slowly increasing...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 2, 2020
2 min read
Google Photos For iOS Gets Upgraded Video Editor|Now You Can Crop, Trim, And Add Filters To Your Videos
Google Photos for iOS takes that a step further with the edit button launching a user interface with four items in the bottom bar. Now the upgraded iOS version has the ability to trim video clips, add filters, crop, and make adjustments like exposure, contrast,...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 1, 2020
1 min read
SSL Certificate Validity Will Be Limited To One Year By September 1st 2020
Starting Sept. 1, Apple’s Safari browser will no longer trust SSL/TLS leaf certificates with validity of more than 398 days. (This is the equivalent of a one-year certificate plus the renewal grace period.) Other types of SSL/TLS certs, including intermediates and roots, are unaffected. Other...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 31, 2020
3 min read
Triller Seek to Buy TikTok Assets for $20 Billion
Centricus Asset Management Ltd. and Triller Inc. are seeking to buy TikTok’s operations in the U.S. and several other countries from ByteDance Ltd. for $20 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter., Bloomberg reports. Following Bloomberg’s report, things have gotten a little weird. A spokesperson for TikTok told Reuters it has not...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 29, 2020
2 min read
Google Duo Is Coming To Android TV Soon
Google has now revealed that the company’s consumer video chat app, Duo, will be coming to Android TV in the form of a native app that lets users start video calls from their TV screen. The company is planning to roll out Google Duo on Android TV as a beta...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 28, 2020
1 min read
Facebook Is Expanding Its News Tab To More Countries
The social media giant Facebook is planning to expand its dedicated news section and says it is “considering” the UK, Germany, France, India, and Brazil as possible recipients, it announced Tuesday. “Based on this progress, we are accelerating our plans to expand internationally. We aim to...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 26, 2020
1 min read
Freepik Discloses Data Breach Impacting 8.3 Millions Users
Freepik, a website dedicated to providing access to high-quality free photos and design graphics, has disclosed today a major security breach. Freepik says that hackers were able to steal emails and password hashes for 8.3M Freepik and Flaticon users in an SQL injection attack against the company’s...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 22, 2020
2 min read
Firefox Will Soon Support Keyboard Multimedia Keys
The privacy focus web browser Firefox will soon let users control songs and videos playing in their browser using the multimedia keys on their keyboards. Official support for multimedia keys will be available in Firefox 81, set for release for late September, later this fall....
Bijay Pokharel,
August 22, 2020
1 min read
Lightroom App Update Deleted Users’ Photos and Presets
The latest update of photo editing app ‘Adobe Lightroom’ has deleted users’ photos and preset and Adobe has confirmed that there is no way to get them back, first reported by petapixel. The issue first cropped up on the Photoshop feedback forums two days ago, when the...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 21, 2020
2 min read
Apple First US Company To Be Valued At $2TN
The tech giant Apple has become the first US company to be valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) on the stock market.It reached the milestone just two years after becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar company in 2018. Its share price hit $467.77 in mid-morning trading in the...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 20, 2020
2 min read
Google Is Rolling Out A Feature Called ‘Visual Improvements’ In Maps
Google is rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to understand what an area looks like whether you’re exploring virtually or planning a visit. Google Maps has high-definition satellite imagery for over 98 percent...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 19, 2020
1 min read
QR Code Is Now Available In Instagram, People Can Open A Profile Directly Scanning The Code
The photo and video sharing social media giant Instagram is bringing QR codes to the app. Users can now generate QR codes that’ll be scannable from any supporting, third-party camera apps. The idea is that businesses can print their QR code and have customers scan...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 19, 2020
1 min read
Netflix Is Testing Out a ‘Shuffle’ Button That Plays Randomly Selected Titles
The streaming giant Netflix has launched a worldwide test of “Shuffle Play,” a feature for indecisive subscribers that starts streaming a random title based on their viewing history or playlists, Variety Reports. The idea, of course, is to provide yet another way to encourage Netflix users...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 19, 2020
1 min read
Google Chrome Will Warn Users While Submitting Insecure Forms
Google Chrome will warn users when submitting insecure forms that deliver information via HTTP connections on HTTPS websites starting with version 86. These “mixed forms” (forms on HTTPS sites that do not submit on HTTPS) are a risk to users’ security and privacy. Information submitted on...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 18, 2020
1 min read
Jack Daniel’s Hit By Ransomware Attack
Brown-Forman, one of the largest U.S. companies in the spirits and wine business, suffered a cyber attack. The intruders allegedly copied 1TB of confidential data; they plan on selling to the highest bidder the most important info and leak the rest. The company, which is...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 16, 2020
2 min read
Telegram Launches Fast And Secure Video Calls For iOS And Android
Telegram has launched fast and secure video calls for iOS And Android, the company announced, saying 2020 had “highlighted the need for face-to-face communication.” The blog post read, “Today marks seven years of Telegram. In 2013, we began as a small app focused on secure messaging and...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 16, 2020
1 min read
Now You Can Create ‘Chrome Incognito Mode’ Shortcut For Windows On Desktop
The tech giant Google is implementing a new feature in its Chrome Canary build that allows users to create a Windows desktop shortcut that automatically launches the browser into Incognito mode. Incognito is a privacy mode built into Google Chrome that prevents the browsers from saving...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 15, 2020
1 min read
Facebook Begins Merging Instagram And Messenger Chats In New Update
The social media giant Facebook appears to flipping the switch on integrating the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger, via TheVerge. The new feature will be rolling on both iOS and Android devices. Users are getting noticed an update screen popped up in Instagram’s mobile...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 15, 2020
1 min read
