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A marketing agency, Digitaloft, did some research into these nerdy creatures and came out with some rib-tickling data about Google searches. As strange as it can get, here are a few strangest Google questions people have asked the search engine. The top whackiest search made on Google is “am I pregnant?”. Seems like there are people on Earth who trust Google more than doctors or pregnancy tests. According to the chart, 49,500 people a month ask whether farting burns calories, but unfortunately the myth this bodily function burns 67 calories is false....

According to the research firm, which used a new real-time behavioral technology to determine the possibly malicious apps, said that these apps lure victims into installing them on false pretexts, only to change their name and icon after installation. Once they conceal their identity, they aggressively start flooding the victim’s device with advertisements. These ads help cybercriminals steal victims’ money without leaving any trace by directing them to malicious sites or links that drop additional malware on the targeted devices....

A6000 Plus is similar to A6000 in all respects except for the fact that it supports 4G/LTE and with the launch of this 4G smartphone, Lenovo hopes to take the low budget and mid budget buyers market by storm. Indian smartphone market has seen a slew of launches in the 4G space with Redmi 4G Note, Moto E 2nd gen 4G model, iberry Auxus Beast 4G and Micromax Yu Yureka....

As you might know, the Government of India has recently banned 59 Chinese apps, and the list includes the controversial hotbed Tiktok as well. In this article, we have compiled a list of some of the best TikTok alternatives that can be used on both iOS and Android. Is There Another App Like TikTok? Yes, there are many apps like TikTok that can be used to both create and watch short-form videos....

Make some space on your smartphone with these 5 fast methodsDelete photos and videosDelete games you are no longer playingDelete browser downloadsDelete synced playlistsDelete cached maps For those who regularly find themselves running out of space and need to manage it, it is recommended to get a smartphone with more storage next time around. However, for those, who wish to continue with their current smartphone, we have got some space-saving tips for their device....

The new iOS malware dubbed as “AceDeceiver” was discovered by security firm Palo Alto Networks, which said it is targeting non-jailbroken iDevices via a flaw in Apple’s DRM mechanism. The researchers said that AceDeceiver manages to get on to devices without having to clone or forge any certification processes. “What makes AceDeceiver different from previous iOS malware is that instead of abusing enterprise certificates as some iOS malware has over the past two years, AceDeceiver manages to install itself without any enterprise certificate at all,” Palo Alto says in a blog post....

Almost all smartphones including iPhones come with super cameras on the front to take selfies in the day. However lack of flash on front cameras makes it difficult to take good images at night. Here are some Apps which will add flash to your front camera and help you take those beautiful and viral selfies. How to add flash to your Android smartphone front camera to take photos at night #1 Front Flash Front Flash works as the name indicates....

The telecom company fixed the security flaw associated with its mobile application after it was notified by the BBC. Ehraz Ahmed, a Bengaluru-based independent cyber-security researcher, who first found the vulnerability in one of Airtel’s Application Programming Interface (API), said in his blog that it took him 15 minutes to find the flaw. According to him, the vulnerability could have been exploited by hackers to fetch sensitive user information of any Airtel subscriber just by using their mobile number....

Called The Arcade Hotel, the architecture holds consoles in every guest room, not to mention handhelds in the lobby bar and a comic book library, something that will definitely be telling your inner nerd soul to visit here for your next vacations. It is built on an established family-run hotel business, and owner Daniel Salmanovich states says he is remodelling this hotel into a special place for people who love the joys of gaming....

The first new feature is reportedly called “Copy Less”, which will reportedly give your Android smartphone the ability to automatically identify the relevant information you would want to copy from a source when you are sending a text or an email. To demonstrate this feature, VentureBeat provides the following example: “[If] you and a friend are having a conversation in a chat about where to eat dinner and you find a good restaurant in the Yelp app, when you go back to your conversation and type “it’s at,” one automatically generated suggestion in Gboard would be the restaurant’s address....

{“data”:{“Id”:”8XXX5?,”acceptLanguage”:”en”,”adPool”:0,”androidId”:”u1XXX…XXXug”,”bundleId”: “com.rovio.angrybirds”,…,”cookie”:[{“name”:”cu1XXX8″,”value”:”3XXX6+PM”},{“name”:”vw”,”value”:”ref=1XXX2&dgi=,eL,default,GFW”},{“name”:”lc”,”value”:”1XXX8″},{“name”:”iuXXXg”,”value”:”x”},{“name”:”cuXXX8″,”value”:”3%2XXXPM”},{“name”:”fXXXg”,”value”:”ref=1XXX712&crXXX8=2,1&crXXX8=,1″}], “crParms”:”age=30,androidstore=’com.android.vending’, customer=’googleplay’, gender=’FEMALE’, version=’4.1.0?”, “debugFlags”:0, “deviceId”:”aXXX…XXXd”, “encDevId”:”xXXX….XXXs=”, “encMAC”:”iXXX…XXXg=”, “ipAddress”:””,“mac”:”1XXX…XXX9?, “noTrack”:0,”placement”:””, “pubTargeting”:”age=30, androidstore=’com.android.vending’, customer=’googleplay’, gender=’FEMALE’, version=’4.1.0?”,”rvCR”:””, “type”:”iq”,”userAgentInfo”:{“Build”:”1.35.0.50370?, “BuildID”:”323?, “Carrier”:””,”Density”:”High”, “Device”:“AscendY300?, “DeviceFamily”:“Huawei”, “MCC”:”0?,”MNC”:”0?,…We can see the information transmitted to neptune.appads.com includes gender, age, android id, device id, mac address, device type, etc. In another PCap in which Angry Birds sends POST to the same host name, the IP address is transmitted too:HTTP/1.1 200 OK…POST /Services/v1/SdkConfiguration/Get HTTP/1.1…Host: neptune.appads.com…IpAddress”:”fXXX…XXX9%eth0?,…According to whois records, the registrant organization of neptune....

Love them or hate them, they are getting well known world wide and governments are quickly taking an un-liking to them because they expose their lies, corruption and leak sensitive information governments do not want the general public to know. Their organized protests are known to be peaceful however, outsiders have been known to make trouble or police have been known to use force to disperse them to get rid of them and their likes by hiding the truth and showing the people why they are there for....

Hutchison is believed to belong to the Australian chapter of Anonymous hacker collective and was taking part a operation by Indonesian hackers against Australia after a news surfaced that Australian embassy in Jakarta was allegedly used for spying on Indonesian citizens including its President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The Snowden leaks which were published by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Guardian Australia in November 2013 stated that Australian intelligence tracked Yudhoyono’s mobile phone for 15 days in August 2009, monitoring the calls he made and received....

The Cupertino based tech giant has finally had to kneel before the great firewall of China. Apple has finally given in to Chinese demands to inspect iPhones, Macs, and iPads, for a full security inspection of iPhones, Macs, and iPads to ensure that it can continue selling its hardware in the China and Hong Kong, IT World reports According to reports in the Beijing News, Apple CEO, Tim Cook agreed that China’s State Internet Information Office could run security audits on its product, although all of Apple’s devices are manufactured in China, the hardware and software is designed in the US, leading to concern in the Chinese government that they could covertly spy on citizens....

Two Step Verification Process: Basically when the user logs in Apple account it asks for the username and password; a security code would be generated and sent to user’s trusted device via message or voice mail. It is essential that the trusted device should either have SMS facility or be an iphone however landlines cannot be used here. Now user needs to type this code (usually a 4 digit code) to get access to their account....

In June 2021, Apple had announced that its Universal Control feature will be rolled out with iOS 15 and macOS 12 (Monterey) by the end of 2021. However, as the company was not able to meet that deadline, it delayed the launch. Further, in December 2021, the tech giant officially delayed the release of the feature by promising it to be part of a forthcoming update in “Spring 2022”. For those unaware, the Universal Control feature allows users to work with a single mouse and keyboard and move seamlessly between Mac and iPad....

Apple using iCloud to negate the benefits of encryptionRotten ApplesFeature turns flawEncryptionExpert OpinionsAnother sinister twist in the tale Rotten Apples This backdoor has been rumored for some time and now has been confirmed by an incident involving a security researcher nonetheless. Jeffrey Paul the man in question, realised after he had upgraded the OS on his MacBook that all of his personal files were available to him, even though they were encrypted by him on his local machine and never uploaded to iCloud....

For SMEs, they don’t necessarily have the size of facility or technical experience to host and manage a call center operation; this is especially true on the tech side where there’s often a tiny development team and no one else. Using an outsourced call center to deal with the simpler, non-technical calls often becomes the solution to the problem. Paying for call handling instead of gearing up for a larger office, all the phone lines and other equipment needed, avoids a company becoming overwhelmed in an area where staff have no prior experience....

Here’s a few reasons to consider a cloud storage as your primary backup option. Anywhere Access The reason smartphones have gained so much popularity has its capability to let the user use it on the go. With the boom of 3G & 4G technologies, we have been accustomed to having access to any information at any time we please. So why not have access to our backups the same way ?...