Kaspersky Labs claims to have discovered new Android trojan malware Loapi is said to be using Android-powered phones to mine Monero tokens (a kind of cryptocurrency); an activity that is not in control of phone owners. This activity is said to be not just overheating phones, but also causing physical damage to the phone. Continue reading “Cryptocurrency mining Android malware ‘Loapi’ can damage phones”
Niantic, the makers of Pokémon GO today announced an update for iOS devices that brings advanced AR+ support which leverages on Apple’s ARKit framework. This update will only be available for iPhones running on iOS 11 on the iPhone 6s and later devices. Continue reading “Pokemon Go for iOS uses Apple’s ARKit tools to bring advanced AR+ features”
Google recently announced that it is pulling out its YouTube app from Touchscreen Echo device and from Fire TV on January 1st. In the midst of a sudden move from Google, Amazon is in no mood of backing out as the company is said to be launching YouTube rival dubbed ‘Amazontube’ very soon. Continue reading “Amazon said to launch YouTube rival ‘Amazontube’ soon”
Twitter currently uses SMS sent through the carrier for two-factor verification, today the company has announced third-party app support for two-factor authentication as well. The company says that SMS or text message based codes are inferior in terms of security and even when you’re traveling places where the carrier connectivity is poor which makes it hard for the SMS to go through Continue reading “Twitter rolls out third-party app support for two-factor authentication as an alternative to SMS”
Recently there were reports that said Apple might be intentionally slowing down old iPhones as batteries age basing on proofs gathered from Reddit and Geekbench test results, and today Apple has openly confirmed to throttling performance of iPhones with aged batteries. Continue reading “Apple confirms throttling performance of old iPhones with aging batteries”
Apple already offers a novel way for iPhone and iPads to communicate with computers via easy-to-use applications, however, the same didn’t go very well on Apple’s desktops and laptops. The Mac Store apps have a limited section and rarely updated apps. With an aim to change everything, Apple is now focusing on unifying iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create one user experience. Continue reading “Apple said to unify iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps to create one user experience”
Old phones certainly slow down over the period of time when they run their course, though Apple phones, thanks to the asking price remained an exception. However, it looks like it is slowly changing as users on Reddit have found evidence that proves Apple appears to be intentionally slowing down old iPhones that have low capacity batteries. Continue reading “Apple might be intentionally slowing down old iPhones as batteries age”
According to Ookla Speedtest Global Index, India ranks top in improving broadband download speeds in 2017 and has captured 2nd place in terms of showing the most improvement in mobile data speeds among the world’s most populous countries. Continue reading “India ranks top in improving broadband download speeds in 2017: Ookla”
Coalition for Better Ads, a group that focuses on improving online ads yesterday has announced Better Ads Experience Program; a voluntary initiative for improving online ads and certify web publishers that agree not to use the most disruptive ads identified in the Standards. Continue reading “Google Chrome to block annoying ads from February 15”
Samsung today announced that it would unveil NW700 Soundbar Sound+ wall-mountable Soundbar at CES 2018. It is the successor to the MS650 Sound+ model and packs features such as distortion-canceling, wide-range tweeters, and multi-speaker control. Continue reading “Samsung NW700 Sound+ wall-mountable Soundbar to be unveiled at CES 2018”
Google today announced three major changes to the Play Store that will require new apps and app updates targeting a recent Android API level, native apps 64-bit support and security metadata to APKs for verification purposes. Continue reading “Google Play Store to require apps to target recent Android API level, 64-bit support must from August 2019”
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple will launch upgraded AirPods in the second half of 2018. The upgraded version of AirPods will include a “smaller quartz” component.
Continue reading “Apple to launch second-generation AirPods in second half of 2018: KGI”
In order to tackle with annoying and unwanted contact requests and messages on Facebook and Messenger, Facebook today has announced new tools that will help you prevent harassment on the platform based on the feedback received people who might have experienced such issues. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out new tools to prevent unwanted friend requests and messages”
Facebook facial recognition technology is one of the key features of the platform that is used in suggesting friends, and more. Today the company has announced yet another use case of the technology which now alerts you if it thinks that you are in a photo that is uploaded to Facebook regardless of whether you are tagged or not. Continue reading “Facebook to use Facial recognition technology to manage your identity in photos”
Opera, maker of popular Opera Mini and Opera browsers today announced it now reached 100 million active news readers as of November 2017. The company has also mentioned that it will soon launch a dedicated news and content app, which will offer users with news and videos relevant to them. Continue reading “Opera browser’s AI powered News reader clocks 100 million active users, dedicated news and video app coming soon”
