Posts

The confirmation regarding the policy came from Zuckerberg during a podcast interview with Vox’s editor at large, Ezra Klein, where he discussed an incident in Myanmar where Facebook systems detected messages about ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and stopped them from going through. “We detected that people were trying to spread sensational messages,” Zuckerberg said on the Ezra Klein Show. “That’s the kind of thing where I think it is clear that people were trying to use our tools in order to incite real harm....

The modus operandi of the hackers and inside traders was simple. The Ukraine or Russia based hackers hacked into the computer systems of wire service providers like PRNewswire Association LLC, Marketwired and Business Wire, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Once they had access to the servers, the hackers had access to the press releases issue by firms listed on DJIA and NASDAQ before the same was made public....

Once you download the WhatsApp 2.12.15 version you will see a revamped user interface with three tabs for calls, contacts and chats unlike the old version which has only two tabs for contacts and chats. Sadly the version of WhatsApp on Google Play varies from device to device so you will have to check up your version number by going to Help > About and continuously upgrading it to the latest version....

Want to learn coding? But before you do so, you need to know what sort of programming may be apt for you? The answer is very simple. Start writing a code. Learn how to build a program and learn how to detect and fix flaws. Once you start doing this, you will realize whether you love writing code or not. In other words, the best way to find out what aspect of coding do you love is to learn to do it, fail and experiment....

Essential is a consumer hardware company that aims to tie multiple devices together. The main project at the company will be a high-end smartphone with edge-to-edge display that lacks a surrounding bezel, according to a report in Bloomberg. Rubin is targeting to release an AI-based high-end premium device meant to compete with the iPhone and top-tier Android handsets like the Google Pixel. The idea is that the devices will be able get new hardware updates to keep them from getting old....

Check out – How to download and install Fortnite for Android For those unaware, Fortnite Mobile for Android (beta version) was released in August this year alongside Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 in August. However, Android users who wanted to play Fortnite had to sign-up through Epic Games and receive a beta invite to play. The minimum Fortnite Android requirements are 4GB RAM or higher, Android 8.0 or higher, 64 bit, and Adreno 530 or higher, Mali-G71 MP20, Mali-G72 MP12 or higher....

Let’s have a look at the features and specifications of Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL: Display The Pixel 4 comes with a 5.7-inch full HD+ OLED display with 2280 x 1080 (19:9) resolution, while the Pixel 4 sports a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ OLED display with 3040 x 1440 (19:9) resolution. The additional feature added to this year’s Pixel phones is that both the devices feature a 90Hz max refresh rate that Google has termed ‘Smooth Display for ultra-smooth scrolling and responsiveness....

For the unaware, Dark Mode instantly changes all the compatible apps to a dark color palette when enabled in System Preferences. In other words, dark colors are used in place of light colors in the user interface, for instance, such as the menus, tabs, bookmark bar, Omnibox, status bar, and dialog boxes. However, a recently submitted code change by a Google developer on a post on Reddit (via MacRumors) suggests that support for macOS dark mode will be arriving in a future release of Chrome....

“In order to push Android forward, you always need to be looking ahead. That’s why Google got into the hardware business with the Nexus lineup, and why it’s looking into offering wireless service, “Sundar Pichai said. While Pichai said that Google is working with “existing partners” to create its wireless service, he did not confirm that Sprint and T-Mobile are the partners, he is talking about. Earlier the rumor mills had indicated that Google is working on with Sprint and T-Mobile to provide wireless service and mobile phone plans to consumers....

Within the company, the robotics division has been a source of tension since its co-founder Andy Rubin, left the company in 2014. Rubin, who also founded Android and led Google’s smartphone business for many years, drove the purchase of Boston Dynamics and brought in a bunch of other robotics companies as well. But after Rubin left, the company lost its direction. According to an earlier report, the reason behind Alphabet’s decision to sell its robotics division was that the company’s executives wanted to get rid of any branch that is not able to create a consumer product in the next few years....

According to Forbes, the antivirus companies said that since they were used to be being attacked, the findings did not really surprise them. They stated that they were absolutely cautious in making secure code. Tavis Ormandy, a Google researcher and a member of the elite Project Zero hacker team who just a few days into the research asserted that it is not very hard to find serious problems in any antivirus software....

All the Google Pixel smartphone owners out there will agree on one thing, its awesome Camera App. Among other things that make Google Pixel and Pixel XL stand out among the Android smartphones is its superior camera App. Now you can have this awesome Camera App running on your Android smartphone as well, thanks to the marvelous folks at XDA Forums. A 4pda Forum member B-S-G, had ported the app “Google Camera” to Android smartphones and tablets last month....

“Ara has made so much progress this year, it’s actually spun out into a new business unit run by Richard Woolridge [the chief operating officer of ATAP],” Google said. “We’ve implemented a new set of technologies to create a seamless experience. Most importantly we put it where it counts.” According to Google ATAP engineering lead Rafa Camargo, Project Ara is a flexible and future-proof phone, which means that it could last for several years....

The company admits that it’s “been working on ways to bring together the best of both operating systems”. Google says that “there’s more to do,” citing, for example, the recent addition of select Android apps to Chrome OS – but maintained that there are no plans ‘to phase out Chrome OS.’ Android and Chrome SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer wrote in a blog post “We have plans to release even more features for Chrome OS, such as a new media player, a visual refresh based on Material Design, improved performance, and of course, a continued focus on security....

The attack started at around 12.oo pm Vietnam time and many Internet users in Vietnam were unable to get access to google.com.vn. The defaced screen showed a image of a teenager holding a iPhone and a video along with a tweet from Lizard Squad. “Hacked by Lizard Squad, greetz from antichrist, Brian Krebs, sp3c, Komodo, ryan, HTP & Rory Andrew Godfrey (holding it down in Texas) Buy DDOS @ https://lizardstresser....

We all know that Google has been exploring more than one type of electronic contact lens but the new patent published yesterday reveals that Google is willing to take its research much further – to cure humans. The company believes it can cure short-sightedness by removing the inferior biological lenses from your eyes and replacing them with motorized ones controlled by tiny computers. The description and the method mentioned in the patent documents is not for the weak hearted but could cure millions of earthlings from short-sightedness....

Well, now a new report by The Times of India states that the government may most likely go public this week and announce its decision to support net neutrality, which would mean that the Internet would be same for all without any prioritization or discrimination. Headed by AK Bhargava, a six-member panel had been formed to submit a report on net neutrality. Currently, the DoT report is with the Prime Minister’s Office....

Andrew A.E. Auernheimer, 30, also known as “Weev”, explained in a blog post how he was able to exploit vulnerability in 29,000 printers and print out multiple copies of racist and anti-Semitic flyers between Thursday to Friday 24-25 March. Auernheimer claims that he used a single line of Bash script code to search most of the Internet for vulnerable Web-connected devices that could be exploited through an open port 9100, and then created a PostScript file containing a flyer advertising a white supremacist news website called Daily Stormer....