Indian Government Bans 47 Chinese Clone Apps! From the report of Economic Times made today, the Indian Government has banned yet another 47 Chinese apps. The reason stated for this is move is that all of those apps are claimed to be clone apps of the previously banned apps. The Indian government has banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps earlier this month citing security concerns. And now, the makers have tried an alternative way of bypassing the blanked ban by renaming apps with LITE word after their official names....

Indian PUBG Alternative Set to Launch Soon The border tensions between India and China has triggered the nations to act technologically. This led the Indian government to ban several Chinese apps calling them as a pose security risk to their users, and eventually undermine the national sovereignty. Reasoning as such, the Indian government has initially banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps back in July this year. This gave rise to many Indian companies to promote local alternatives for TikTok like NaMo, Roposo, etc, which are performing average though....

Earlier, Meta made it mandatory that users need to post their Reels first on either Instagram or Facebook before posting them elsewhere. This statement, alongside the cutting of audio for exports, made the community believe that Meta is intentionally doing that – to prevent users from sharing Reels on TikTok. Cutting Off Audio For Exported Reels Instagram users who’re making Reels using the platform’s native tools and then transporting them to other social media platforms are unintentionally barred by Meta – by cutting their audio in the process!...

No Encryption by Default A consumer-facing business such as Facebook always has a lot on its table to deal with. One of the critical things among them is the privacy of its users. Facebook received and continues to receive a lot of backlash in these terms, as we have seen the platform sharing data with third parties without users’ consent, and much more. Now, it’s already plagued by the community adding default end-to-end encryption for its chat services on Instagram and Facebook....

The shopping stores have a great chance to market their product on the site directly. The users can also just click on the dress and buy it without leaving the app. Instagram brought this before customers way back in March. Is Payment Gateway On Instagram is Secure? Instagram previously said that the payment gateway feature on their app is secure and is encrypted. It also informed that they don’t give the payment details to the sellers either....

New Intel Driver Updates in Windows 10 Intel’s issues on launching these updates are the blue screens, blue screen of death (BSOD), Bluetooth connections stopping working or not being found in the scanned list of available devices. Since these have been particular in Windows 10, Intel released a driver update on Tuesday this week. This update includes fixes of all the above issues mentioned above in both WiFi (Intel PROSet/Wireless Software 22....

For this fraudulent feature to work, Apple has to share the user’s data like browsing history with Google. While the URLs are hashed, Apple also sends a log of users’ IP addresses to Google. It is most likely that Tencent will also receive the same data. People aren’t worried about sharing browsing history with Google, because it’s Google. But sharing any personal data with a Chinese company can make anyone uncomfortable....

However, there’s a third-party Android app store on Google known as APKPure always steals attention due to its policies, and users are always in a chaotic situation that whether to use the APKPure to download the Android applications or not. Well, this is the reason why we are here with this article. In this article, we will explain to you every single detail regarding this third-party Android application store. So, make sure to follow this guide until the end....

This is due to the ongoing market conditions in the country, added to a weak cryptocurrency market globally – said Kraken. Customers are given time until January 31st, 2023, to withdraw all their funds, while deposits will be disabled on January 9th. Kraken Closed Doors in Japan This year’s crypto-winter is going worse than we expected, with major cryptocurrency platforms shutting down, new projects getting funds fried up, and some going insolvent!...

As per them, LockBit’s new Linux encryptor is aimed at encrypting VMWare ESXi and vCenter installations, through AES. Also, there are a lits of features from finding the nature of VM to clean swiping it, provided by LockBit ransomware to its affiliates. LockBit Ransomware’s New Feature After the fall of REvil ransomware last year, LockBit is one of the prominent gangs that rose to popularity. Boasting on the features of fast encryption, LockBit works on Ransomware-as-a-service model, earning through its encryption malware rented to affiliate hackers....

It has all the necessary gaming controls, bumpers, and a textured rear finish for better grip. Though it boasts supporting most of the AAA games through Cloud, you will need either of the Nvidia, Xbox, or PlayStation game subscriptions to play so. Logitech G Cloud Handled Device Handheld devices are picking up traction. While it’s due to their portability, most are because of the rise of cloud gaming. People don’t need to have extensive hardware to play heavy graphic games anymore, as they’re effectively streaming from the cloud from far-off places....

Meizu’s got a fair fan-base in China, as the phone maker is seen no less than Huawei or Xiaomi there. It’s competing aggressively with flagship makers like Samsung, OnePlus and Huawei to grab its own market. And a result of such trails is the new flagship series – Meizu 17. This grand series shall contain two phones as standard Meizu 17 and Meizu 17 Pro. And these could have a quad rear camera style....

While most of them are exclusive to Office Insiders, some are available to all – like the new IMAGE function that has been in testing for a long time. Also, there’s a new keyboard shortcut to open the Power Query editor and more. Microsoft Excel New Features Giving users some needed additions right before the holiday, Microsoft added a bunch of new features to its Excel software for all its clients....

Earlier this week, the Lapsus$ gang has leaked the source code of Bing apps, Cortana, and several other applications belonging to Microsoft, through a breached Azure DevOps server. Securing the compromised employee account, Microsoft listed how Lapsus$ works and tips on thwarting it. Microsoft Falls Prey to Lapsus$ On Sunday morning, the raging Lapsus$ group announced stealing source code data from Microsoft, to which the victim company said it’s investigating the issue....

With a court order, the company seized seven domains related to APT28 – a Russian military hacking unit operating since 2004. The group has been attacking critical Ukraine organizations during the war, aiming to steal sensitive data and perform tactical attacks when needed. Crippling a Russian APT’s Infrastructure While it’s known that most developed nations have a state-backed threat group, Russia maintains several of them delegated to each of their special units....

Microsoft Bing Acting on DMCA Notices While Microsoft itself complains that many of its products are being used without permission, it has a lot of similar work to deal with every day. Microsoft processes tens of millions of takedown requests every month through its Bing Search. This is revealed particularly after Microsoft started sharing the transparency report early this decade. As per reports, Microsoft used to takedown tens of thousands of pirate URLs in 2013, which has increased significantly in 2015 to millions and over 250 million in 2017!...

Some include switching back to a white background for graphs, dividing the data cells into blocks, etc. Some features which aren’t working now may soon be doing so after the official announcement. Mobvoi v4 Changes Mobvoi is one of the competitive Chinese OEMs making smartwatches and voice-related technologies. While the company is about to launch a new smartwatch – TicWatch E3 this week, it rolled out a big update to its Android app....

The company has revealed this move in a letter to its investors, where it said it would introduce games for mobile platforms initially and later in the platform itself. Also, these games will be offered at no additional cost to the subscribers. Netflix Confirms Expanding into Gaming Thus, Netflix decided to try something new that keeps its customers and the market position. This is gaming! We’ve earlier tipped by various analysts that Netflix may introduce games as a new segment to keep users more entertained than streaming content....

First among them is the losing over 200K subscribers in this quarter, which is the first dip in a decade. Netflix even warned investors that two more million people may leave the platform soon. To cope, the company shared plans of monetizing the free household customers and even trying ad-supported tiers. Netflix New Plans For Growth Netflix is undoubtedly the current market leader in the paid streaming industry, but it’s losing its fans so rapidly that, the company reported losing over 200,000 subscribers in Q1 of 2022....

This reason for this mischievous act was determined to be his revolt against the big and commercial corporations, who’re using the free open-source software and not contributing back enough. Anyway, the developer’s GitHub account was removed, and project users using these two packages are advised to roll back until a fix is available. Breaking Thousands of Projects The open-source community is one of the most underrated groups that should receive support....