As per reports, the Pro variant of the iPhone 15 may come with no SIM card slot! Instead, it will go with an eSIM option. This is one of the steps Apple is taking towards ditching ports and making the handset go completely closed. iPhones With No SIM Slot For a long, in the name of innovation and nature, Apple has brought many new features and forgone general equipment. Few among them include ditching the audio jack and charging adaptor....

AT&T and Discovery to Join Hands As the on-demand content streaming industry is heating up, tech giants are making new plans to take over their rivals. One such step is reportedly planned by AT&T and Discovery, where both are trying to merge their content assets to form a better entertainment deal than their rivals in the market. As Bloomberg reported, people familiar with the matter say a formal deal could be announced as soon as this week....

Unknown Ransomware Hits Baltimore Schools Baltimore County Public Schools is the government-backed organization controlling all the public schools in Baltimore of Maryland. The organization has announced today announced that its network was attacked by ransomware, thus causing interruptions in its activities. This was confirmed by Mychael Dickerson, Baltimore County Public Schools’ Chief of Staff on Twitter. Later, the school’s Twitter handle has reported the same since their website was shut down....

Mixing and Moving Bitcoins Bitcoin tumblers are special services offered in the dark web mostly, which take up users’ Bitcoin payments and mixup their coins with others in a pool but eventually be paying to the service and tallying the books of all parties. This is more secure of sending Bitcoins to others, since highly anonymized, making it hard to trace. Running such services is illegal, and law enforcement agencies may charge both users and operators in some cases....

DigitalOcean Data Breach DigitalOcean is one of the largest cloud infrastructure providers that helps millions of developers to build and run their apps from cloud storage. Yesterday, the company started informing its customers through an email about a data breach that happened this month. TechCrunch saw the breach as an “unauthorized exposure of details associated with the billing profile” of customers’ DigitalOcean account. The unauthorized access was made possible through a flaw that the DigitalOcean didn’t explain in detail but said it’d patched....

Hence you will get the most out of it, but this is not the same with third-party applications because most third-party camera apps are not compatible with the smartphone’s camera hardware. However, there are a few applications that have outdone the native camera app. One such app is Google Cam or Gcam MOD; it is a native app of Google Pixel smartphone. And the best part is that now you can enjoy all Google cam features in Gcam mod APK for your Android Mobile....

Russian made, this app allows you to mask your true age and send the user altered photos of how they will look if they were older or younger. It is a very popular ever since its onset in 2017. The app also contains options to log in using facebook and hence a breach can occur anytime which is suspected at present. Indian cybersecurity special researcher Athul Jayaram alerted many portals raising a huge red flag....

The report is proposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). If the Australian government decided to implement the proposal, would make this the toughest enforcement in the modern world. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Asked an Algo reports from Google and Facebook The report didn’t reveal how the tech giants will be forced to make their algorithms public. However, the report proposes a new and powerful regulator (the Digital Platforms Branch) within the ACCC, which would scrutinize the working of algorithms....

The agency tagged that Facebook used its monopoly position to buy out rivals before they become a competition. This helped the social media company to gain a significant advantage over others, and position itself as a monopoly. Facebook Accused of Monopolistic Practises It’s usual that well-established companies actively lookout for competitors, to track their growth in comparison with themselves. This helps in forming plans that help to beat the competition....

Usually, beginners try something that may, sometimes resemble reputable brands to catch up some of their value. While this can be taken virtually as inspiration, mimicking goods or services under the original brand name without permission isn’t encouraged. And if did, it may attract hefty lawsuits against infringers just as happened with this Indian company. Registering Imposter Domains! Facebook yesterday has reported that it filed a lawsuit against an Indian domain registry named Compsys Domain Solutions Private Ltd, which is accused of registering domains resembling Facebook’s suite of apps....

Although with all these benefits a smart TV provides, it still needs to be controlled using a remote control. The remote carries out various functions and helps you navigate across the user interface on the Android TV. We need to first understand a few reasons that may have caused the Android TV remote to not work properly. Reasons why Android TV Remote is not Working It could be just a random bug that is causing the remote to malfunction....

It is very disturbing, especially when you are trying to make things go smoother. And this error prevents you from using your USB driver or any other means of media transfer. Luckily, we have got a few solutions that might help you fix the issue. Also Read- FIX: The Remote Computer Requires Network Level Authentication List of Best Methods to Fix “Windows was unable to complete the format” Error Below are the handpicked ways to fix Windows that was unable to complete the format issue....

This is made possible with a new feature addition called “Presence Sensing”, which is optional in the Home app. When enabled, this will collect interactions with the connected smart devices to trigger the works of other devices. Google Home Presence Sensing Google’s got a bunch of smart home devices to make your life easier – but they all need to be communicating with each other – or with the controlling app (Google Home) to work properly....

This comes in the lawsuit where Google was accused of being a monopoly in the search engine business, back in 2020. And since Google’s avoiding important documents relating to this case with attorney-client labels, the DoJ attorneys ask the judge to reveal all of them now. Google Exploiting Attorney-Client Privilege Back in 2020, Google was accused of being a monopoly in the search engine business, search advertising and also being unfair in terms with Android smartphone OEMs, which mandates them to preload all the Google apps and make Google the default search engine....

While Google didn’t specifically mention any reason yet, it’s assumed that the cost of training Duplex on the Web has been the cause – considering Google uses a special user agent that isn’t feasible anymore. Death of Duplex on Web To the unknown, Duplex on Web is an extension to the Duplex phone reservation AI – launched in 2019. It used to help Android users buy movie tickets online through Google Assistant, which can navigate websites on its own....

Google Tracking Users in Incognito Mode As per reports, Google is being sued by few people for collecting their user data in incognito mode of their Chrome browser. This has been trending as even Google filed to dismiss the lawsuit already, but the request by denied by judge Lucy Koh, making the company face the charges anyway. While the probe is yet to begin, Google is most likely to win the case since the lawsuit alleges that the company is tracking users in incognito mode....

Play Store to Change the Ratings Based on Country, Later on, Device Every smartphone user looks at the ratings before downloading any app, as it’s helpful to know whether the app is worth downloading or not. At present, we see ratings and reviews from anywhere in the world. But from November, the ratings will be seen based on where you live. Further, Google is planning to tweak Play Store ratings to reflect the device that you are using....

Google Takes Down Predatory Loan Lending Apps Short-term loans are a big business in India. While most happen in villages among people with fair rates, a new trend is the online lending of such with sky-high interests. Since unwitting users like students and teens crave out money to satisfy their petty temporary needs, there are some fraudsters cashing upon them. There are hundreds of such short-term loan lending apps in India, with many being downloadable from official app stores of Google and Apple....

Google Search Bar Will Now Look For Safer Websites In the pursuit of making web browsing safer, Google has done a lot to date. Some including asking users to be vigilant about suspicious websites, suggesting strong passwords and saving them on their behalf, and even informing them about any compromised passwords. Now, it’s trailing with a new setting that would default the searches made through Chromium Omnibox, generally known as the address bar or the search bar, to look and load only the HTTPS versions of requested websites....

While he didn’t explain how he breached the network, he had put up the stolen data for sale and eventually leaked the GTA 6 source code in underground forums. While Rockstar Games is yet to come with an official statement, it’s acting rapidly on taking down the game videos posted to social platforms. GTA 6 Source Code Leaked As the community is eagerly waiting for the grand launch of GTA 6, a hacker broke the hype by leaking it online!...