Also, Google is set to replace the image search feature in Chrome with Google Lens and reverse search any said image in Google’s database. These are seen in Chrome Canary build and may come soon to the stable version. Google Chrome New Features Google has already set Chrome with a plethora of features, and the latest one adding to this pack is a dedicated screenshot tool, which its rival Microsoft Edge is having for quite a time....

The new mechanism is said to reduce the update time by around 40%, thus making the process faster. Although this is currently being tested only by Google on its latest Pixel phones, whole other OEMs are yet to try it. Speeding Up the Process Installing a new OTA update on your Android phone used to be a hassle, with the device downloading the data first and installing it slowly in batches – and restarting several times during the process....

All these apps are aggressively promoted on Facebook and together have millions of downloads from the Play Store. Though Google removed them from its app store, users who downloaded them are advised to uninstall them manually. Here are they; 13 Adware Apps Removed from Play Store Since people want their devices to be clean of junk and optimized for better performance, they use tools that may help them to do so....

Google Allows Employees to Work From Home Until 2021! The ongoing pandemic has forced everyone to stay indoors, and businesses to shift all of their workforces to a remote working space. And since the work-from-home model is gradually becoming a norm, big tech companies are also arranging everything that an employee wants to work in such mode. Sundar Pichai has also been proactive about the pandemic, as he read many research papers in January and planned for the remote working of his employees from March onwards....

These include a person’s phone number, email, or physical address, that may harm him directly or indirectly. Although, Google said it will carefully evaluate the concerned site before taking down the URL from its search results. As of now, it only removes the doxing content upon request. Removing Personally Identifiable Information With Google search being a widely used service for online queries, threat actors or unknown people posting personally identifiable information about others can be harmful to them....

Smartphone Average Selling Price Increased Across the World Analytics from Counterpoint research reveals how the smartphone OEMs across the world were impacted by the current pandemic, and have increased prices to cover up losses and also, cash on the new opportunities. As per the reports, the Average Selling Price (ASP) of all smartphones have increased by 10% across the world. This happened when the global smartphone industry’s revenue has fallen by 15%, and the shipments declined by an ATH 23%!...

A fake number has many usabilities, such as it will help you to use on the third-party website where you need to enter your mobile number to create your account. This will help you get rid of the annoying message marketing calls or even use them on any dating site to hide your identity. So, if you don’t know how to get a fake or temporary phone number, make sure to read the guide until the end....

This means YouTube, or its parent company Google extracts this data to help themselves in displaying relevant ads to you. This chain is effective, as advertisers know more about you, so you get relevant ads, and Google gets its share for connecting you both. But, you’d be astonished to see what all data is being collected from you. Among them, your YouTube search history is one that plays a key role in understanding you....

But, sometimes, simple things are not as simple as they should be. Yes, Windows 11 user recently reported some bugs in the Windows Firewall as it is continuously closing or deleting the new application without any prior notice. Microsoft is aware of this issue, but we have to temporarily fix it until they provide any fix. But, there are not many options to do so except disabling Windows 11 firewall....

This is a Geopolitical Battle rather than a Battle between two companies. A journal has reported that the equipment involved in this patent issue ranges from core network equipment to the internet of things. The licensing fees for these 230 patents will be more than one billion. The constant battle between Huawei and the US is taken to a whole new level because of this issue. America has been making allegations on Huawei, stating that their equipment has the backdoor option from where China can spy on US citizens....

What is this AI-based MIMO technology? 5G has its own optimization challenges while deploying. A 4G network has 200 network optimization parameters, while 5G has over 10,000. Parameter combination. This is where Huawei’s AI comes into play, which uses a random forest algorithm. This algorithm will model, predict, collect, and analyze data to optimize network performance. So the user can experience a pre-5G network on a 4G sim. What is this AI-based MIMO technology?...

The bill, termed as “Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency” is set to unveil in India’s lower house of parliament next week, which if passed can bring a whole new CBDC backed by RBI, and ban all the private cryptocurrencies in India. Cryptocurrency in India On late Tuesday, partially negative news on cryptocurrency regulation in India spurred panic selling among the retail crypto investors. As the Indian government is preparing for Winter Session 2021 scheduled next week, an agenda depicting about 26 bills was released....

Iranian Hackers Wiping Data of Israel Targets State sponsored hacking groups or so-called APTs often target others for intelligence rather than money. But, some groups hit with a motive just disrupting the target’s operations and degrading the public fame. One such group is the Agrius, an Iranian APT usually targeting institutions with ransomware malware. But, they have now evolved into a whole new level as per SentinelOne, who discovered the latest attacks of Agrius against Israel targets....

According to it, this upcoming handset could be named as JioPhone 5G, and come with a 6.5″ HD+ display, SD 480 SoC, punch-hole design, and Android 11 Go Edition. With multiple storage variants expected, JioPhone 5G can be the prime driver of 5G adoption in India soon. India’s First Native 5G Phone Entering the saturated telecom market in 2016, Jio doesn’t need an introduction in India. The telecom company run by India’s now second-richest man is gearing up for a new smartphone, which can come with 5G support and become the country’s first local branded to do so....

Malware Stealing Data from Linux based VoIP Softswitches VoIP Softswitch is a system that is a telecommunications management system that manages calls like voice, video, fax call routing, etc. Since they mostly run on Linux based servers, a malware spotted by researchers at ESET cybersecurity firm is specifically targetting those Softswitches. They say the Softswitches based on Linux servers and belonging to a Chinese vendor called Linknat are being targeted. Models Linknat VOS2009 and 3000 soft switches are targeted by attackers somehow and install their malware....

The company later said that a service provider it hired has left its client data exposed, which was reportedly accessed by the hacker. Informing the local legal authorities immediately. McDonald’s is asking its customers to be vigilant about potential approaches by hackers asking for more information or funds. McDonald’s Customer Data Exposed Continuing the wave of data breaches happening in Costa Rica recently, a hacker accessed sensitive data belonging to McDonald’s customers through an exposed database managed by a third-party service provider....

Well, the company mentioned that users need to have a compatible network chipset and a supported WiFi router to see the mind-boggling speeds, which could be up to 6.5Gbps, theoretically. Aside from this, it’s also the first mobile chip to use an ARMv9 Gen 2 architecture and ARM’s new Immortalis-G715 GPU. Dimensity 9200 GPU Specifications With the introduction of the Dimensity series, MediaTek is slowly moving from being a simple budget phone chip maker to power flagships and standing head-to-head against Qualcomm....

Discovery and Corrections The company pointed out the fault to be a misconfiguration of security rules occurred while changing the database’s network security group on December 5, 2019. This was found by a security researcher Bob Diachenko and soon reported to Microsoft. He was surprised and even appreciated Microsoft’s immediate response for correcting it even on New Year’s eve. Microsoft later assured that there’s no personal or sensitive information of any of its customers or commercial cloud services were exposed and found no malicious use of it anywhere yet....

Current lockdowns around the world are pushing people to rely heavily on online entertainment sites like torrents, steaming, gaming, etc. And Quidd is no exception. This online marketplace lets users share their digital collectibles as stickers, cards, toys, etc for Quidd money (and real money too). This community is popular enough to be noted by hackers, as one who claims to be breaching Quidd and scraping login credentials of over 4 million, is now sharing it openly in a public forum!...

New Ransomware Group Stealing Files Before Encrypting Ransomware groups have developed to follow a new and simple technique to increase their effectiveness of extortions. This is by stealing sensitive data like customers’ personal information, patents, or other secretive information before encrypting them with their malware. This gives them an added advantage of threatening the victim better. Following this method is the latest ransomware group called Mount Locker, which is spotted by researchers at BleepingComputer and MalwareHunter Team, who said the group is demanding millions of dollars in ransom from some of its victims....