“It’s clear WhatsApp is the global messaging app of choice,” says Apptopia spokesperson Adam Blacker. “Apps having to do with communication take up most of our time spent on our mobile apps.” WhatsApp will soon delete all your chat, photos and videos – How to backup Overall, the top 10 apps that people spend time globally are as below: However, this data does not include data from Android stores in China or other regions....
Every business desires to rank on the first page of search engines for their specific keywords because then, they get to enjoy unlimited organic traffic. Sadly, this cannot happen by chance or magic (unless the website is offering something that others aren’t), much of research, science, experience, and knowledge go into the process. A website needs to be optimized in a way that allows it to come on top whenever someone is searching for what it represents....
Researchers from Oregon State University have created a new technology using LED’s capabilities to produce beyond visual spectrum lighting to transmit data. They have named the device as WiFO, and it can use the beyond spectrum lighting to transmit and receive data. Currently, the prototype WiFO system looks like a typical ceiling LED system that stretches out across a given area, and according to the researchers each devices connected WiFO receives data rates of 50 to 100 megabits....
One of the lead developers, Evsio0n told Windows Latest that they were able to get Windows 10 running on a Samsung Galaxy S8 after fixing a memory leak bug in the Windows 10 ARM project for Snapdragon 835. The team shared the screenshots of the results on Twitter. — Evsio0n (@boby2001820) April 14, 2020 Thanks to the cured memory leak, Microsoft’s OS, Windows 10 on ARM ended up running on more Android handsets, like Xiaomi Mi6, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, and OnePlus 6....
Ex-professional Counter Strike player turned full-time streamer Erik Flom was rudely interrupted mid-game and live on Twitch by Windows 10 automatically installing on his PC. His face in this GIF explains it all. Exasperated Flom screamed at his PC just like any other gamer who was interrupted would, “What. What!? How did this happen! Fuck you Windows 10!” Flom screamed at the PC. “Oh my God! You had one job PC....
The new cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5008353) is an optional upgrade and does not contain any security updates. It includes only bug fixes and performance improvements such as audio stopped working, File Explorer performance problem, icons for apps issue, memory leak, color rendering on HDR display, and much more. The Windows 11 KB5008353 cumulative update increases the version to Windows 11 22000.469. It includes 39 improvements or fixes, of which 12 are highlighted below:...
Microsoft Didn’t Pay Me For Nearly Half A Year Says Windows Phone DeveloperMicrosoft pays arrears of the Windows Phone Developer after the company complains on Twitter According to the developer forums, payments are made every month. However, it is not clear how much money was owed. — Fhotoroom (@Fhotoroom) December 8, 2015 Speaking with Business Insider, the developer behind Fhotoroom said “[The aim was] not … to get out a story or attack Microsoft....
Google is the ultimate search engine? Wrong, there are plenty of search engines that offer you same search results if not better. But due to the vast scale of Google, when you need to get information or find something online, chances are you go to Google. However, Google has one big flaw. It traces your browsing history and has been in limelight for it user data scraping methods. It saves your search history, scans your Gmail, tracks your location, keeps everything you say to “OK Google,” and a lot more....
Cirlig discovered that his Redmi Note 8 was “watching much of what he was doing on his phone” and was sending all that data to remote servers hosted by Chinese cloud giant Alibaba, which were apparently owned by Xiaomi itself. According to Cirlig, the default Xiaomi browser on his Redmi Note 8 recorded each and every website he ever visited, including search activities on Google and privacy-focused DuckDuckGo. He found that the company was recording details even when he was using the incognito mode on the phone, the device tracked his activities....
The Chromebit CS10 features a sleek design and is about the size of a small candy bar. It measures 12 centimeters long and weighs just 75 grams. It plugs straight into an HDMI slot of any screen that you have going spare. The device’s specs are Roctkchip RK3288 processor with quad-core Mali 760 graphics, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 2×2 dual-band 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and a single full-size USB 2....
10 bizarre and haunting Programming Languages That You May Want To Stay Away From Doing CodingTaxiZOMBIEBITUnlambdaJava2KDeadfishEmmentalWheneverINTERCALOrthogonal These types of languages are usually called as “Esoteric Programming Languages”. An esoteric programming language (sometimes shortened to esolang) is a computer programming language designed either as a test of the boundaries of programming language design, to experiment with weird ideas or simply as a joke, rather than for practical reasons. There is usually no intention of the language being adopted for real-world programming....
The audio ripping platform allowed users to download MP3 audio from several platforms including YouTube, SoundCloud, and Daily Motion. For those unaware, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is an anti-piracy group in the U.S. that represents the music recording industry’s intellectual property rights. The organization has taken an especially aggressive stance against Internet users who want to be able to freely copy published music. In September last year, YouTube-MP3, the world’s largest and most popular YouTube audio download website was shut down by RIAA following a settlement with the music labels....
It is being claimed that the domestic brand Micromax have used a “crowdsourced design” when creating the handset. At the launch of Yu Yuphoria, Micromax Co-Founder, Rahul Sharma revealed that the handset has gone through a number of processes including pre-bending, welding, stamping, sandblasting, laser etching and polishing. Sharma asserts that the Yu team have achieved the sleek matte finish after extreme cycles of sandblasting that they learnt from the automobile industry....
The meeting calls will be unlimited for Hanukkah, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Kwanzaa. Zoom is removing the meeting time limit restriction so that users can safely connect with their family and friends during the holidays amidst the global pandemic. Users from all over the world will be able to access these free days of Zoom. “COVID-19 has changed how we live, work, and celebrate in 2020, and like everything else this year, the holiday season doesn’t look the same....
A new button is appearing in Chrome browser on Android smartphones today for users in timezones where it’s already April 1 allows you to take a selfie as a reaction to any site. Clicking the bar at the bottom or in the Chrome menu offers the selfie mode which splits the screen with your camera and takes a screenshot. After taking the selfie, you can share it on any social network with the hashtag #ChromeSelfie....
axi0mX, the pretty well-known iOS hacker and cybersecurity researcher, has publicly released what he claims to be a “permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit,” which is capable of working all on devices with an A5 chip (iPhone 4S) to an A11 chip (iPhone X). However, devices like iPhone XS range and the recently released iPhone 11 are spared, as the exploit doesn’t work on A12 and A13 chipsets. Not only iPhones but also several iPad models including the fifth-generation iPod Touch and later models are vulnerable to the exploit....
Therefore, Google India on Thursday (March 1) introduced a new website called “Learn with Google AI” that encourages everyone to understand how AI works, learn about core ML concepts, develop skills and apply AI to solve real-world challenging problems. These educational resources are developed by ML experts at the company and caters to everyone, from beginners to researchers looking for advanced tutorials. “We believe it’s important that the development of AI reflects as diverse a range of human perspectives and needs as possible....
Launched on May 17, 2020, the app called “Remove China Apps” has been developed by OneTouch AppLabs. This application, which is available for free on the Google Play Store, is ranked #2 on the list of top free apps on the platform. The app has a solid rating of 4.8 out of 5 and has received reviews from over 117,000 users at the time of writing. According to a survey by the Takshashila Institution, 67% of Indians hold China responsible for the spread of the current COVID-19 pandemic, reports Business Insider....
However, the format doesn’t apply to 4K releases, as these are protected by the highest encryption standards such as Widevine’s highest level DRM, in the case of Netflix. Until now, Netflix was considered secure. While the burst of new 4K Netflix leaks suggests that there is some type of vulnerability that allows outsiders to decrypt the original steams, there has been no confirmation that the keys have been cracked. The leaked episodes of “Stranger Things” seems to have originated from the DEFLATE release group and are all marked as ‘INTERNAL’ releases, such as “Stranger Things S03E01 INTERNAL 2160p WEB H265-DEFLATE....
