“Hacks” have become a popular method for pushing a post to go viral. The problem is that the people behind these videos are often not professionals, and they couldn’t care less if their millions of viewers mess something up. Tap or click here to check out an air fryer hack that could cause a fire. It’s no secret that social media platforms know a lot about their users, but it gets worse in the case of TikTok....
In Summary Qualcomm is now enabling OEMs to provide 5G capabilities on more affordable phones with the new Snapdragon 480 Mobile Platform. Snapdragon 480 gets a Kryo 460 based CPU architecture with 8 cores clocked up to 2GHz. The chip also gets the Hexagon 686 DSP along with the Spectra 345 ISP and support for sensors up to 64MP. While 5G is still a premium feature found on more expensive phones, Qualcomm is now enabling OEMs to provide 5G capabilities on more affordable phones with the new Snapdragon 480 Mobile Platform....
In Summary It was the year in which Google got the Pixel out of the flagship race, Poco came back, Samsung went Ultra, and even Apple launched five iPhones. As the dust settles on the Covid-scarred 2020, we pick our favorite ten phones of the year. The selection is across the price segments and the list in the chronological order. Yes, COVID notwithstanding, it pretty much rained phones in 2020. And as the virus-ridden year comes to an end, here is a (very individualistic) look at the phones that really caught our eyes this year, in chronological order of release in India:...
Typically, hackers usually create their threats with a particular type of operating system in mind, although it seems that little by little pirates are gaining wide popularity with multiplatform malware, computer threats that affect different operating systems alike, such as the case of the new Xbash malware. Xbash is a new malware recently detected in the network focused on infecting Windows and Linux systems alike. In addition, this malware has different modules to do virtually anything with it, from making the computer become part of a botnet, controlled by hackers, to become a complete ransomware or use the hardware of the victims to undermine cryptocurrencies....
That’s right. Xiaomi is all set to launch the Mi 9 flagship smartphone in China on February 20th, the same day as Samsung’s Galaxy S10 series launch. The company has sent out invites to the Chinese media. Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun took to Weibo to announce the same and claiming “Xiaomi Mi 9 is a ‘super-powerful flagship’ from Xiaomi and the ‘Best Looking Mi phone so far.’” Meanwhile, multiple leaks and renders have flooded the Internet like this render below by Ben Geskin....
There’s hardly any doubt that the iPhone is a smartphone nobody can ignore today. Even if Android accounts for over 80 percent of all smartphones sold, you’ve probably heard about how the iPhone eats over 90 percent of all smartphone profits. That is bound to be a cause of worry among Android phone makers, causing shakeups, pressure and is making them look beyond smartphones. The Apple iPhone symbolizes simplicity and reliability, other than the high brand value of course....
Earlier this year, LG officially took the wraps off its latest flagship, the G5, and now it looks like the company is about ready to announce a lite version of the handset. Thanks to the Russian blog [email protected], we’ve got a good look at a device that’s being called the LG G5 SE. The publication was not only able to get their hands on a device, but also put it through a review, including photos and videos of the unofficial handset....
Android lice says it has “new information” confirming the phone will be called the Nexus 6 sport a 5.9-inch Quad HD display—”Quad HD” typically equals 2560 x 1440 resolution—with 496 pixels-per-inch. That’s even bigger than the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4, the stard bearer for Android phablets. The phone looks like a blown up Moto X, though Android lice says it will also have front-facing speakers, a 13-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, a larger 3200 mAH battery....
Apple users are all about generating content. The standout feature that separates new iPhone models from each other, year after year, is the camera systems’ improvements. Expectations are that the iPhone 14 will support 8K video. Video consumes a lot of storage. My last few YouTube videos each took about seven or eight gigabytes, and I’ve had videos consume more than 50GB. Individual clips can easily be one or more gigabytes, especially when shot in 4K....
A few weeks ago, our own Charlie Osborne wrote about her personal experience with credit card fraud in: “Here’s the one surprising lesson I learned as a victim of debit card fraud”. She is far from alone. Many of us at ZDNet (and many of you out there) - including me - have experienced what happens when a criminal gets access to your card. Sometimes, there are a bunch of tiny charges where the criminals test the waters to see what cards work....
Why is Google Play becoming such a hotbed for malware? Well, it has to do with the fact that Google has a relaxed approach to moderating new apps. But don’t be fooled: The company will still crackdown if your app is found to be hiding malware. Tap or click here to see the last batch of malware deleted from Google Play. If you recently downloaded apps promising to send you prizes and other goodies, you need to clear them off your phone immediately....
A few weeks ago I looked at the inCharge X, a portable charging cable with six charging options and support for 100W USB-C power transfer and Apple’s 18W fast charge. This is small enough to clip onto your keyring so you always have a charging cable with you. The inCharge XL builds on this in one small, but very useful way. It comes with longer cable options! inCharge XL cables come in 3 different lengths: 30cm (0,9ft)200cm (6....
In just a week from now, Motorola will likely be announcing the third generation Moto G, but looking at how the handset has been leaking, the company might not have any surprises up its sleeve left for the event. While previous leaks have already given us a good idea of what to expect from the third-generation Moto G in terms of specs and design, today’s leak has revealed a new feature of the phone....
Billing itself as an alternative to Twitter, it was created based on liberty and free speech, offering community-regulated policies. But Parler was accused of promoting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots before being pulled from mainstream app stores. Is there a place online for a platform focused on free speech? Read on to see why this new Twitter alternative thinks so. Here’s the backstory You might not have heard about it, but Gettr recently gained 1 million users thanks to podcast host Joe Rogan....
These observations come out of a recent survey of 1,150 executives across all disciplines from Workday, finds 58% of business leaders say that digital transformation has already slowed, or see it slowing – from the pace of 2020. That’s not necessarily surprising, since the 2020-21 period meant digitize or die for many organizations, and many five-year digitization plans got crunched into five days. The recent rush to digital has left many issues unresolved, however – or exposed some issues....
If you’re planning to travel within the U.S., you should know what you’re getting into before reaching your destination. Mask requirements, travel restrictions and emergency declarations vary from state to state. Tap or click here to track COVID policy activity across the country. The Mayo Clinic has created a map that shows a rolling average of daily COVID cases for the past week across the country. There’s also an option for a 14-day forecast....
This 21st century Big Iron AI accelerator is built onto its core Telum processor. With this new dual-processor 5.2 GHz chip and its 16 cores, it can perform 300 billion deep-learning inferences per day with one-millisecond latency. Can you say fast? IBM can. Anthony Saporito, a senior technical staff member for IBM Z hardware development, said “One of the Telum design’s key innovations is we built an AI accelerator right onto the silicon of the chip and we directly connected all of the cores and built an ecosystem up the stack....
A cleaner interface On the base, you have two tabs for Home and Library (the books you have on your Kindle), and between them is the cover of the book you are currently reading, so you can reach it with a single tap at any stage. It is clean and uncluttered and very different from the previous UI, where you had a navigation bar on top on the Home screen (with a link to Goodreads of all things at one stage)....
Obviously, not everyone likes the idea of being stalked online and that’s why it’s a good idea to opt-out. But shockingly, some phones may till collect your location data even when you tell it not to. Tap or click here to find out how they get away with it. Tech companies and marketing firms tracking you is one thing, but government agencies? What in the world would the Secret Service be doing with such information, and is it even legal?...
The leak brings us a bunch of clear renders which, in addition to confirming recent rumors, reveals a host of fresh details. For starters, the Galaxy S10 Plus will indeed feature Samsung’s new Infinity-O display which essentially means the front sensors like the two selfie cameras will be tucked away in a tiny little notch at the top-right corner. That, of course, leaves room for a lot of screen space and possibly one of the highest screen-to-body ratios....
