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Smartphone companies are working diligently to put as many cameras in their smartphones as possible, with Huawei leading the charge with three cameras on the back of the P20 Pro. But it looks like LG is looking to up the game a bit. According to a report from Android Police, the company is planning on installing five different cameras in the upcoming V40. There will reportedly be three separate shooters on the back, with the primary being a standard wide lens, the second being LG’s “signature ultrawide lens”, and the third offering up some other unknown benefit....

But, how much better? According to MarketandMarket analysis, “The global open source services market size is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.2% […] to reach USD 50.0 billion by 2026 from USD 21.7 billion in 2021.” What does that mean for open-source job seekers? The report found that 73% of professionals reported it would be easy to find a new job. On the flip side, 93% of employers struggle to find skilled talent....

A report by cybersecurity company Deep Instinct found that 46% of senior and executive-level cybersecurity professionals have considered quitting the industry due to stress. This is being driven by an “unrelenting threat from ransomware”, researchers found, as well as supply chain attacks on a scale similar to the 2020 SolarWinds hack and 2021’s Kaseya ransomware incident, both of which had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences for organizations impacted. SEE: SolarWinds: Here’s how we’re building everything around this new cybersecurity strategy The burden of preventing such attacks weighs heavily on those tasked with keeping networks and wider organizational systems secure, Deep Instinct found....

But beyond wake-words and commands, nearly all of the biggest virtual assistants have been caught recording and transcribing user conversations for “self-improvement.” Tap or click here for more details on how this privacy scandal emerged. How is this possible? Well, it all comes back to wake-words, which are how the device knows to start recording. Unfortunately, voice-recognition software isn’t perfect, and words that are just close enough to the wake-word can be enough to trigger these devices by accident....

New malware has been discovered, and instead of stealing user data, it prefers to attack the routers that the user connects to by changing the DNS. This new malware from Android, which is being called the Switcher, has an entirely different approach than it has seen until today. It does not focus on user data or on the operating system itself. It prefers to attack other elements of the network to which the smartphone is connected, preferring to target Internet access routers, where it tries to change the defined DNS servers....

As today in this article, we will show you an awesome application that will let you control your iPhone with your eyes. This Awesome App Lets You Control Your iPhone With Your Eyes We have long been accustomed to using our mobile devices with our fingers and we make them our tools to control all interactions. Of course, this is a traditional method, but it may soon be outdated. With the development of new interfaces, and with the new hardware present, we have a world of possibilities within our reach that we can explore....

According to Google and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the approved rule may allow the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct mass hacks on computers. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon believes that such hacks will target not only computers of criminal suspects but also computers of victims of cyber-crime. The purpose of this article is to examine the consequences of the expanded hacking powers (Section 2) and discuss the new hacking powers in the context of FBI’s past hacking history (Section 3)....

We’re talking about the coldest season of the year, winter. Believe me, it will be here before you know it. With it comes some pretty special occasions. Making great memories with family and friends over the holidays. Or, maybe hitting the slopes over a long weekend to try your hand at skiing is more your thing. Whatever the case, there are plenty of things to love about winter. For many, the worst part of the season is the extremely cold temperatures....

Coming with four different attachments and offering five speeds for deep tissue muscle relief, Theragun’s Prime handheld device is typically available for the price of about three massage appointments, at $299. During Cyber Monday, however, you can score the handheld massager for $198. With Theragun’s bluetooth-enabled massage gun, you can relieve tension wherever and whenever – from your couch or at your desk. Theragun’s app lets you control the gun’s speed and pressure so you can dictate where you need the most work....

This Creepy Site Uses AI To Create Photos Of Humans Who Don’t Exist If we look closely at the people that appear in the photos that we have mentioned below, you simply notice that they are real. As they convey emotions like joy, seriousness, shyness, but the fact is that these people are not real, as they do not exist. They have been generated by an AI (artificial intelligence), and are impossible to distinguish if you are not an expert....

Its appearance seems more like cinema standards than those of the robotics industry, as its chief designer, Vitaly Bulgarov is a specialist of Hollywood SFX veteran. At the moment, the project is still at a very early stage, but for the first time, they have got the robot to walk. This would not surprise you on its own unless it is controlled by a pilot inside the robot, in a cabin adapted to drive it as if it were a vehicle....

ACROSS 1 The kind of intelligence that is expected to make headlines, given that its natural counterpart is difficult to place in phones. (10) 3 It ain’t a 845, but a 9810 ain’t too bad to ‘chip in’ for a device that is an iPhone challenger. Ask Samsung. (6) 5 LG’s Gone Girl at MWC. Yes, an improved V30 might be there, but this girl won’t. (4) 8 Mi blend of two that we are giving away....

Bitcoin has become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world. If you don’t know where to begin, tap or click here for five tips for buying cryptocurrency the safe way. As with most popular online activities, scammers are now looking to fleece would-be investors. Looking at stock charts and predicting the market is a good way to speculate future values. But if you are new to investing, you could be better off looking for help....

A few hours later, I’m standing in an underground cavern beneath Ljósafoss hydroelectric power station and there’s an almost-deafening sound as thousands of litres of water rush through pipes to the station’s turbines and out into the river below, creating huge amounts of electricity in the process. Welcome to Iceland, home to an array of hydroelectric and geothermal facilities which together account for nearly 70% and 30% respectively of the country’s energy production (there’s a bit of wind power, too)....

In this post, I wrap up the latest news about car hacking discussing the possible attack scenarios, possible risks and mitigation strategies. As detailed in my previous post on the car hacking, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated how to hack a car by accessing its internal network. They presented the findings of their tests to the security community anticipating further studies to sensitize the automotive industry on the possible risks related to a cyber-attack....

With the advent of navigational apps like Google Maps, those days are long gone. Good riddance! Google Maps is more than just GPS, you can even use its Street View feature to explore the world through stunning photos. Tap or click here for 10 cool ways to use Street View. The downside to most navigation apps is they are dependent on a constant connection to take advantage of GPS. But what if you lose your connection long enough to miss a critical turn or exit off the freeway?...

And, of course, as soon as I got it, I activated the cellular plan. It only costs me a few dollars a month, so surely it’ll be worth it. But is it? Did you know Apple gives you the tools to discover the answer to this both on your Apple Watch and on your iPhone? To find out how much of your data you’re using via that cellular service on your Apple Watch, you can either tap your way over to Settings > Cellular on your Apple Watch, or open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap on Cellular....

According to Droid Life, Google Play Music users will receive alerts to migrate to the new platform by the end of the year. There are no details on how the playlists and songs saved in the users’ account will be migrated. The app is also used to store up to 50,000 tracks purchased separately, but there is still no information on what will happen to these files. In a statement, the tech giant Google remembers that it unified the product teams of YouTube Music and Google Play, but says “nothing will change for users today, and we will give you several warnings before any changes are made....

The Finnish company, whose marketing rights acquired by the HMD Global exclusively, is expected to present up to 5 Android smartphones this year (2017). Of course, Nokia will hold many looks at the Mobile World Congress 2017, the largest mobile phone fair in the world, which will open its doors next February 27th in Barcelona. The unforgettable and indestructible Nokia 3310, in the MWC 2017? This edition of the fair – which fills the City of workers and smartphone world fans – has a lot of hype....

A classy, glassy back with the same old front The new iPhone 6… oops! Sorry. The iPhone 7…errr, actually the iPhone 8 (can be a little confusing with little to no difference in appearance from the front) pretty much speaks the same design language as its predecessors. The smartphone comes with a similar 4.7-inch HD display with similar thick bezels around it. Now, judging by the numbers (it is not even full HD, forget quad HD), the iPhone 8’s display has no business being in the market, but you forget that when you start looking at it....