All it takes is one malicious spam email to create a firestorm. Open it and your computer could be bombarded with deceptive, malicious attachments, which can then spread to other people. Tap or click here to see how Emotet recently reactivated after a 5-month slumber. The way Emotet botnet spreads is effective and scary, and it’s one of the biggest malware issues we’ve seen in recent years. Worried you’ve been infected?...
Earlier this year, the RED Hydrogen One was delayed as the company aimed to include at least one new feature, and work on carrier certification. The launch expectation slipped just a bit, but RED has been aiming for a summer 2018 launch for quite some time, and it looks like that goal will be met. Today, both AT&T and Verizon officially announced that the RED Hydrogen One, a smartphone that will boast a 5....
According to Chinese site Theper, Nokia executive Mike ng confirmed that three or four Nokia-bred Android devices are on the way for the fourth quarter of 2016. The comeback effort would include both phones tablets. There is a chance, however, that the timeline could get pushed back depending upon how things progress. It wouldn’t be a terrible shocker considering we’re talking about a new company, HMD. It’s composed of former employees from Microsoft, the old Nokia, others who are bing together to resurrect the once-iconic br....
The Note proved many of us wrong on that count. What the iPhone did for touchscreen phones, the Note did for large screen ones. However, for some reason, the S Pen did not quite spark the stylus revival that some had expected it would. Phones did keep getting bigger, and even the Note’s bet noir, the iPhone had to come out with Plus and Max editions to keep up with the phablet phenomenon....
On June 30, Samsung decided to raise the curtain on not just one or two new devices, but a whopping four entry-level handsets that all boast similar specifications, yet distinctly different brands. Ranging in sizes from 3.5-inches to 4.5-inches, but all of which very much part of Samsung’s entry-level lineup, the new devices will more than likely see an international release aimed at emerging markets across the globe. Officially announced on June 30, Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4 and Galaxy Young 2....
’s Accelerated Mobile ges oject is similar to Facebook’s Instant Articles, which give publishers tools to let their pages load in a fraction of the time as they did before. Card The difference with ’s effort is the goal is to keep people on the web instead of locked inside a social network. also needs to protect its revenue stream—the more people abon the web because of slow load times, the less they’ll see interact with AdSense advertisements....
I’ll be at the event in person, all the world can follow along via ’s Oct. 4 live stream on YouTube. Earlier this month, Android lice reported—correctly, as it turns out—that would be holding an Oct. 4 event. The report also indicated that would announce two xel phones; an updated Chromecast video streamer with 4K support; more details on the Home smart home platform; ’s own Daydream VR headset. That’s a lot of hardware, but, hey, is a mega-company, it needs to keep stirring every pot....
Last week, OnePlus rolled out a software update for the OnePlus 5 to fix the infamous 911 bug issue on it. However, post the seemingly minor update, 5 owners have been complaining about excessive battery drain on their devices. Forums online are filled with OnePlus 5 owners complaining about excessive battery drain on the handset even when their handset is sitting idle. Many users report of going to sleep with their phone’s battery life at around 40 percent and waking up to the battery level dropping to either single digit or the phone completely dead....
OnePlus today rolled out the first Open Beta of Android 9.0 Pie for the OnePlus 6. An open beta means OnePlus 6 owners can sideload the update on their device manually if they wish to experience the latest version of Android on their device. OnePlus had already previously released a few Developer Preview builds of Android P for the OnePlus 6 but they were highly unstable in nature and lacked many of the OxygenOS features....
Yes, we are talking about the Silk White “Limited edition” of the OnePlus 6 which went on sale today in India and across the world. Despite being a Limited Edition variant, the packaging is pretty much like the other regular OnePlus 6 variants. The company has stuffed in a transparent silicone case for those who are wary of the slippery glass back. Personally speaking, this is by far the best of the four variants of OnePlus 6....
OnePlus has unveiled the OnePlus 8T at today’s virtual event. The OnePlus 8T arrives with 65W Warp Charge technology features, 5G support, and a display with a 120Hz refresh rate. As expected, the company has skipped OnePlus 8T Pro. OnePlus 8T Features and Specifications OnePlus 8T comes equipped with a 6.55-inch FHD+ AMOLED display and offers a refresh rate of 120Hz. Furthermore, it offers a peak brightness of 1,100 nits and boasts of Always On Display mode....
Vulnerability CVE-2016-2108 is an issue with the ASN.1 parser that triggers a buffer underflow and performs an out-of-bounds write if zero is represented as a negative value and affects the OpenSSL version, released before April the 2015, and consists of two in themselves insignificant errors, which together could pose a serious threat. Under certain conditions, an attacker can execute irrational code remotely. The second dangerous vulnerability (CVE-2016-2107) allows to carry out the attack “man in the middle” and decrypt the data....
Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko was hired as Twitter’s chief security officer by company co-founder Jack Dorsey in November 2020, but was terminated in January 2022 by current CEO Parag Agrawal, who assumed that role after Dorsey stepped down in November 2021. Zatko filed his 86-page redacted report to the Securities and Exchange Commission in July. The report suggests Twitter security was in a shambolic state in 2021, some 10 years after the Federal Trade Commission settled with Twitter over security deficiencies....
Back in 2008, I had a Nokia E71 and I used an application called Cute Keys to trigger certain actions when some of its buttons were pressed. That app was made even more powerful by the sheer amount of keys available on the E71 — QWERTY! And ever since I moved to Android, I have been longing for a similar functionality, but the lack of buttons on Android devices made such actions quasi-impossible....
The best deals won’t last for the entire 48 hours, so if you have been waiting to get a piece of tech, for example, now’s the time. Tap or click here for a list of 15 great tech deals. If you feel your home is missing something or needs a freshening up, check out these deals on cleaning tools, cookware, beauty accessories, water filters and more. 1. Elegear Revolutionary Cooling Blanket The mercury is rising as we swing into summer and a blanket is probably the last thing on your mind....
How can you stop this creepy practice? First, you need to know who’s watching and what they can see. Tap or click for ways to stop advertisers from following you online. Opting out of interest-based ads from Google and all the companies that partner with the tech giant is no small feat. Luckily, we found a browser extension that makes it a snap. Chrome opt-out browser extension Rather simply named IBA Opt-out (by Google), this Chrome extension does exactly what its name implies....
It might have stopped being manufactured a few years ago, but the PS2 remains an iconic device in tech history, and perhaps the greatest gaming console of its time (all time? We can debate that). So, as it turns twenty, here are twenty facts about the console that stopped the PCs from taking over the gaming world: 1. Generation Six The PlayStation 2 was the successor of the original PlayStation and was considered to be a sixth-generation console....
By using the accelerometer on your Android phone, QuickCamera launches the camera when a particular gesture is produced with your phone while it is in its locked state. The app also requires Camera to be installed “in order to launch the camera from the lockscreen,” according to the developer. I tried QuickCamera on both the HTC One (M8) HTC One (M8) ay ition with little success. Tweaking the settings seemed to do nothing, although, when calibrating the gesture sensitivity, the app did mention that it successfully detected the movement....
Realme recently introduced C20 and C21 budget smartphones, Today the company has announced yet another entry-level device in the form of Realme C20A. It comes with a large display and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery pack. Realme C20A Features and Specifications The Realme C20A comes equipped with a 6.5-inch HD+ display housing the selfie camera in a waterdrop notch. Powering the device is Helio G35 SoC paired with 2GB of RAM....
Taylor Wimberly from Android and Me got his hands on a white LG Nexus 4 at Google I/O this year. He says that the search giant will release it to the general public on June 10th, and that it’s exactly the same as the old Nexus 4, but obviously in a different color. Curiously, Taylor says this new model will be running Android 4.3. That’s the part of his rumor I’m having a difficult part swallowing....
