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In a tweet on Sunday, which was spotted by The Verge, Verizon Wireless Customer Support suggested its users having 5G access on their smartphones (available in some newer phones) to switch to LTE connectivity to preserve battery life in case of battery drainage. The original tweet to preserve battery life by switching to LTE is no longer available and has been since deleted. “Are you noticing that your battery life is draining faster than normal?...

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Now, WABetainfo, a user on twitter that often leaks features from beta versions of the chat apps has posted that WhatsApp is reportedly working to bring back the text status once again. He tweeted that the new feature called ‘Tagline’ has been added in WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.17.6.21 and for Windows Phone 2.17.82, even though it is hidden for now. The feature is expected to make a comeback in the Android version too....

Unless you’re a hermit on the peak of a mountain in Tibet, you’ve heard about the massive and ongoing explosion of ICOs (For a list of some upcoming and active ICOs, look here.) An ICO is an ‘initial coin offering’ where digital tokens are sold in limited supply to investors or buyers who then hold these digital assets as links to value in the parent company. It’s become a great way to ‘crowdfund’ a startup, and it seems that there’s a new ICO every day, with many more in the pipeline....

The latest report issued by Heimdal Security states that the primary objective of the Windows 10 malware is to steal critical information, and in order to enter systems much more efficiently, it is able to kill a string of processors in order to make this possible. According to the report, approximately, 80,000 machines might have already been infected by the Trojan, which only means that more users are definitely going to follow in the near future....

With an increase in the number of hacking cases as well as the cyber criminals luring the web sites, Microsoft has found it prudent to introduce new methods to authenticate the passwords. FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is a joint venture of various tech biggies and enterprises. For big firms like Bank of America, Google, Lenovo, PayPal, Visa etc. correct authentication is absolute necessity and Microsoft also joined the venture somewhere in 2013 realizing the need of the hour....

The operating systems by this known issue are all Windows 11 versions 22H2: Windows 11 SE, Windows 11 Home and Pro, Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-Session, Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise. For those unaware, System Restore is a Microsoft Windows tool designed to protect and repair computer software. System Restore takes a “snapshot” of some system files and the Windows registry and saves them as Restore Points....

Last month, independent industry analysts Kantar Worldpanel ComTech disclosed that sales in Europe’s 5 (EU5) big markets including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Great Britain had come down – with overall EU5 market share at 4.8%, down from 9.3% last year and 4.9% last month as sales market saw a drop by more than half in three months. According to Kantar’s latest report, the market share of Windows phones continues to decline....

In other words, all command line applications will now automatically open in Windows Terminal. “The day has finally come! Windows Terminal is now the default command line experience on Windows 11 22H2!,” announced Microsoft Program Manager Kayla Cinnamon. For the unversed, Windows Console Host (aka conhost.exe) has always been the default terminal emulator where command-line programs such as Command Prompt, WSL, and PowerShell have always opened inside this terminal. Further, Windows Terminal is a multi-tabbed terminal emulator that had been developed by Microsoft for Windows 10 and later as a replacement for Windows Console....

Today, things are much worse. 2017 has been the worst year to date with increasing number of DDoS attacks. The Attack Let’s look at some history. The AttackMirai vs. LeetEveryone BewareSecurity: Everyone’s Responsibility The aforementioned attack happened just before noon of December 21, aimed at several anycast IPs on its content delivery network. The attack did not appear to be focused on a single target; however, this might be due to the target’s IP being masked by the service....

This is Xiaomi’s first foray into quadruped robotics for the open-source community and developers around the world. According to Xiaomi’s recent blog post, the CyberDog is ‘powerful, precise and agile’. It is calibrated with Xiaomi’s in-house developed servo motors that translate into great speed, agility, and a wide range of motion. With a maximum torque output and rotation speed up to 32N m/220Rpm, CyberDog is able to conduct a range of high-speed movements up to 3....

Looking to take on Apple’s MacBook Air, Xiaomi has given consumers an affordable Windows-based alternative in the form of Mi Notebook Air. Much like Apple’s MacBook range, one of the selling points of the Mi Notebook Air is how thin and light it is. The Mi Notebook Air is 13% thinner than the MacBook Air and packed inside an 11% smaller body. The Mi Notebook Air with a 13.3-inch display has a full-HD resolution, with a 5....

Xiaomi India initially started rolling out the OTA update (V6.5.4.0 LXI) to the Xiaomi Mi 4i late last week which was cancelled midway after many users faced new issues after updating to the latest system update. The update was announced by Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s Vice President of International Operations on Facebook, “Today we began an over-the-air system update of MIUI v6.5.5.0 for Mi 4i users. This is our first major update for the Mi 4i since its launch last month, incorporating feedback from many early Mi 4i users with a number of bug fixes and optimizations....

Apparently, owners of Xiaomi Mi Band 3 fitness trackers in China have been strapping their fitness trackers onto rolls of toilet paper to detect a heartbeat. And to their surprise, these devices are displaying a heart rate when wrapped around a toilet roll. Reports of toilet paper with heartbeats started on China’s social network site Weibo, where people quickly started posting videos and images of their Mi Bands doing the phenomenon....

While the dislike button will still be there, the dislike count on all videos will be hidden from public view except the content creator. This move by YouTube comes amidst ongoing concern about how social media and video platforms – such as YouTube – are being used to unfairly target and attack creators (especially those with smaller channels) with dislike counts. To ensure respectful interactions between viewers and creators, YouTube has decided to hide the dislike counts....

Soon after the announcement was made, a WhatsApp forward began doing the rounds that said that the new ?2,000 note would have a ‘Nano GPS Chip’ – aka NGC – that can be used to track the notes from anywhere via satellite, even if they were buried deep underground. Read the message below (see image) that went viral despite many versions carrying the disclaimer, ‘it is a forward’. However, the entire WhatsApp message is baseless....

There are billions of Emails sent and received over the internet every day, which makes it even more important to evaluate which Email Service Provider, or better if we say “Free Email Service Provider” fits best for your requirement. Since there are many different ESP’s (Email Service providers) that offer a different set of features, we decided to pick the TOP 10 safest yet best email service providers for you....

Lately, the scary Roblox games genre has been gathering attention and if you are having a hard time finding horror games on Roblox that are creepy then this list of the best scary and horrifying games in Roblox might assist you. You can also enjoy these scary Roblox games in a multiplayer experience with friends and family. Best Roblox Horror Games That are Scary 1. Slender Man’s Revenge Reborn Originating on a forum site in 2009, Slenderman is an Internet monster and the primary reason behind the existence of one of the scariest games on Roblox namely Slender Man’s Revenge Reborn....