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Apple has made changes to the way we interact with the phone’s touchscreen by adding in the force dimension to the touch screen. Called 3D, this is an upgraded version of the Force Touch Display that Apple launched in the Apple Watch. 3D Touch lets users navigate on the iPhone by sensing pressure to enable new gestures such as Peek and Pop. This new feature lets you reduce on the number of clicks required to get work done, by using force touch along with swiping gestures....

According to Apple, the iPhone SE (2020) is a powerful new smartphone in a popular design. For those unaware, Apple had launched its popular budget handset and the original iPhone SE in March 2016, which turned out to be the company’s most successful device. “The first iPhone SE was a hit with many customers who loved its unique combination of small size, high-end performance, and affordable price; the new second-generation iPhone SE builds on that great idea and improves on it in every way — including our best-ever single-camera system for great photos and videos — while still being very affordable,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing....

The updates include added support for 10-bit HDR video playback and editing in Photos, improves compatibility with Ubiquiti wireless access points, bug fixes, and more. These issues were not able to be fixed in the initial iOS 14 launch last month. Check out the complete changelog (for iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1), per Apple’s notes for the update: iPhone Adds support for 10-bit HDR video playback and edit in Photos for iPhone 8 and later Addresses an issue where some widgets, folders, and icons were showing up in reduced size on the Home Screen Addresses an issue where dragging widgets on the Home Screen could remove apps from folders Fixes an issue where some emails in Mail were sent from an incorrect alias Fixes an issue that could prevent incoming calls from displaying region information Fixes an issue on some devices where selecting zoomed display mode and an alphanumeric passcode could result in the Lock Screen emergency call button overlapping with the text input box Addresses an issue where some users were occasionally unable to download or add songs to their library while viewing an album or playlist Fixes an issue that could prevent zeroes from appearing in Calculator Resolves an issue where streaming video resolution could temporarily be reduced at the start of playback Fixes an issue that prevented setting up a family member’s Apple Watch for some users Resolves an issue where the Apple Watch case material was displayed incorrectly in the Apple Watch app Addresses an issue in the Files app that could cause some MDM-managed cloud service providers to incorrectly display content as unavailable Improves compatibility with Ubiquiti wireless access points...

This plan has been brought to fruition, as Apple will start rolling out two additional ad categories on the App Store effective October 25, 2022, in all countries except China. According to a new report from MacRumors, the Cupertino giant in an email sent to developers last week announced that the company is placing app-related ads in the App Store’s main Today tab. “With Today Tab advertising, your app can appear prominently on the front page of the App Store – making it some of the first content users see when they begin their App Store visit,” reads the Apple Search Ads support page....

A recent patent suggests that Apple may add miniature gas sensors in the future iPhone and Apple Watch models. So here’s everything you need to know about the “Poisonous Gas Sensor.” ALSO READ: Apple Sending Out Promotional iPhone XR Emails To Older iPhone Owners Poisonous Gas Sensor On iPhone And Apple Watch Recently Apple has been granted a patent for small-sized sensors that could detect the presence of harmful gases like carbon monoxide....

Voicing his fears of AI time and time again, Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and chief of the SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company on Monday said that the competition between global powers to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) to rule the world could trigger World War III. “China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science,” Musk warned. “Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo....

The first one of the two models is Zenfone 2 model ZE551ML and features a 5.5-inch full HD IPS display and is powered by 2.3 GHz quad core Intel Atom Z3580 processor and PowerVR G6430 GPU. As said above the Zenfone 2 is the first smartphone is the world to be run on 4GB dual channel RAM. It will be available to Indians for Rs.19,999.00 for 32GB version and Rs....

The presentation he created can be grasped here:https://github.com/elvanderb/TCP-32764/blob/master/backdoor_description_for_those_who_don-t_like_pptx.pdfA little later, it was revealed on the web that other models of Linksys and Netgear as well as those from SerComm might be prone to the same attack.

YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss — also known as Arun Maini — has been collecting every high-end Samsung Galaxy device since 2010. These handsets have been used only once for review and later for comparison videos after which they were stored in safe conditions together with other brand phones. This summer, Maini wanted to make a video about the collection of his devices, and that’s when he noticed that the batteries inside his Galaxy S6 (2015), Galaxy Note 8 (2017), and Galaxy S10 (2019) had started to swell up prompting the back covers of the smartphones to pop open....

The security researcher have also published a detailed graphic of the retailers and Android tablets which is given below : The interesting thing that comes to notice is that even big retailers like Walmart, Walgreens and Kohl have fallen prey to greed and are shipping tablets which are obviously serious security risk. The Android tablets they are shipping come from unknown manufacturers, and it’s likely most of us have never even heard of them prior to this post....

Sadly, due to the pandemic, these two conferences will no longer be in-person and have been moved to an all-virtual event. Earlier, the Black Hat and Def Con conferences were scheduled to take place in Las Vegas back to back in the first two weeks of August 2020, with Black Hat from August 1 to August 6, and with DEF CON from August 7 to August 9. What Are Black Hat And DEF CON Security Conferences?...

As part of its Bing Rewards program, Microsoft was giving away 100 GB of OneDrive storage for free valid for 2 years to all subscribed users of Bing Rewards program to the US based users. Now it has announced that all Dropbox will be getting 100GB OneDrive space for a period of one year. To claim the free storage, Dropbox users will have to sign up to OneDrive after logging into Dropbox....

VR in the entertainment industry With concerts repeatedly sold-out and audience demands most often beyond the capacity of available physical arenas, the limitations of the current state of the entertainment industry is further exposed. However, the technology that simulates the actual environment, making viewers from thousand of kilometers and continents away enjoy the aura of a given event has gone a long way in making a global community out of the real world....

However a Chinese businessman and owner of Android smartphone manufacturing unit, LeTV did something very unnatural. He put up a ad campaign equating Apple to Hitler. The ad which is meant to take a dig at restrictive and closeted Apple’s iOS operating system. LeTV’s CEO, Jia Yueting posted an image that showed Hitler raising his hand on one end and a few kids on the other end. Apple’s logo is on Hitler’s dress, which symbolizes the comparison in a clear way....

The hack attack reportedly targeted the network run by Afghan Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT) by placing the malicious JavaScript [http:]//cdn.afghanistan[.]af/scripts/gop-script.js in the CDN The malware downed major Afghan government agencies websites like Foreign Affairs, Finance, Education, Women’s Affairs and Justice and also brought down external website of Australian embassy which used the same CDN network. [http:]//canberra.afghanistan[.]af/en (Afghan Embassy in Canberra, Australia) [http:]//herat.gov[.]af/fa (Herat Province Regional Government) [http:]//mfa.gov[.]af/en (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) [http:]//moci....

The event happened, when Mr. Santangelo set up new Internet service with Comcast late last year. During a chat session with a Comcast representative, Santangelo was told the company would have to issue a credit inquiry to establish new service. When Mr. Santangelo opted to pay the $50 deposit and expressly refusing to authorize Comcast to pull the report. Santangelo is not alone with these transgressions. The class-action lawsuit suggests that Comcast routinely performs unauthorized credit checks, and cites “numerous reports of customers experiencing a credit inquiry from Comcast after deposit to avoid said inquiry....

The study, which was published in the IEEE Security & Privacy journal, shows how a so-called ‘Distributed Guessing Attack’, which is believed to be responsible for the recent Tesco cyberattack, used to defraud customers of millions of dollars last month, can circumvent all security features meant to protect online payments from fraud in a matter of seconds. While exposing the flaws in the VISA payment system, researchers found neither the network nor the banks were able to detect attackers making multiple, invalid attempts to get payment card data....

The latest version of Cyanogen’s software includes a Material Design refresh, adding new animations, interactions and an updated visual look. Cyanogen 12 also has a new App Themer for customizing your phone and an in-house email client based on Boxer. Additionally, Cyanogen OS 12 users will get free access to premium email features such as Exchange support, multiple account integration, quick canned responses and customizable notifications. The OTA update is available to all OnePlus One devices including those sold in India The update will roll out to the Yu Yureka “very soon” according to a blog post on the Cyanogen blog, while the all new Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ will ship with Cyanogen 11, which can be updated to C12 through OTA....

Explaining the problem in an IHS Jane report, US Air Force Major General Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the F-35 Integration Office said the problem being with the fighter’s “radar stability—the radar’s ability to stay up and running.” He added, “What would happen is they’d get a signal that says either a radar degrade or a radar fail—something that would force us to restart the radar.” In development since 2001, the Lockheed Martin plane, which is the most software-driven warplane ever built, has experienced several failures and obstacles that have seen its cost swell and its delivery delayed....