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Cyanogen Inc. today announced that they have closed its Series C round of funding with a “strategic investment” from Foxconn. The company had raised $80 million in its Series C funding back in March from Premji Invest, Twitter Ventures, Qualcomm Incorporated and more. With its latest round of funding, Cyanogen has raised a total of $110 million in funding. The company will be using this money to “accelerate talent hiring and the development of its open source OS platform....

The company announced email app Boxer will come preinstalled ( selected as the default mail application) when Cyanogen 12 ls in the next few weeks. You can still use ’s email service, however, along with Exchange other major platforms. Boxer also connects to Dropbox, Evernote, Box, Drive, other cloud services for file management. That update will come to the Oneus One, is coming for future devices, which Cyanogen is working furiously on bringing to other phones....

CyanogenMod is, without a doubt, the biggest and the most popular custom ROM available for majority of the Android devices out there. The custom ROM that initially started as a one-man project by Steve Kondik now includes hundreds, or perhaps, thousands of developers, and a user-base that is now 5 million users strong! Yes, CyanogenMod custom ROM now runs on 5 million Android devices across the world. While 5 million might be a small number considering the total number of Android devices out there (750 million+), the user base is still quite big to be ignored....

The name might sound familiar to you. Not because it is the villain in superhero flicks, but because we have written about the malware’s destruction before. It is one of the most prominent attacks that criminals use on victims. Joker malware is so widespread that cybersecurity firm Zscaler has set up a dedicated team to research the threat. Their work recently paid off, as they managed to identify numerous apps that are spreading the virus....

ke the Samsung Galaxy S Note line’s S-View cover, debuted a similar accessory for the G2 in the form of the Quickndow case. This time around, the company has tweaked the case’s window from a rectangle to a circle. This isn’t terribly exciting, but the case will support Qi wireless charging as well. The case essentially works just as the previous Quickndow case, giving the user access to basic functionality of the phone, such as music controls, call answering, message viewing, taking photos....

Dimple is a NFC-enabled sticker that allows a user to add four physical buttons to their Android device. The buttons can be customized to open apps, launch a pop-up window, snap a photo, control music, a hful of other simple tasks that would be great to have one click away. The user assigns tasks to a button with NFC the Dimple application on the ay Store can even reassign them if they’d like to change things up....

Since 1995, Craigslist has been the internet’s classifieds site, but now you have other options. Tap or click here for 9 other sites to turn your old treasures into cash. If you’re on Facebook, there’s the Marketplace. You’d be remiss in not checking the Swip Swaps on the site. Tap or click here to find Swip Swaps in your hometown. But there is one critical step many people forget to take before getting rid of their old devices....

For now, only iOS 10.1 has methods for jailbreaking, and even in that version is presenting problems, with several tools that are available in Cydia not to work properly. But everything seems to have changed, according to Luca Todesco, one of the best-known researchers in the field. He has been able to break iOS 10.2 and, within days, will present a tool to give everyone access. The jailbreak of iOS 10....

That being said its quite likely that the Nik collection will not be free for long or the company would rather bring out a freemium model in play. DxO, on the other hand, has assured that the Nik collection will be free for the time being while the company works on a new version for 2018. Google had acquired the Nik along with Snapseed in 2012. Immediately after the acquisition, the price of the Nik Collection went down from $500 to $150 in 2013, and it was finally offered for free in 2016....

You read books, play games, videos or music on it to pass the time when you’re out and about. It’s quite amazing that a small gadget like an iPhone can do just about anything! However amazing as it sounds, your iPhone is useless when it runs out of juice. I know it can be quite stressful when that battery level indicator hits red and there’s no charger nearby. But you know what’s worse?...

Not only does this toxic concoction known as the “Miracle Mineral Solution” not cure you, but it may kill you. Tap or click here to find out more about this scam tonic. When it comes to a global pandemic like we’re dealing with now, it’s best to stick with trusted medical agencies and known scientists for medical advice. If you don’t, you may find yourself caught up in a cloud of misinformation....

Snap a selfie or send a video Messenger now supports the ability to plop a video from your device directly into the chat window. You can post videos you’ve already recorded stored in your gallery application, or you can snap a quick selfie with the Quick Cam button. At its F8 Developer’s Conference, Facebook said that the Quick Cam is meant to help users feel like they’re “conversing with someone when [they’re] together....

But even with this negative aura hovering over Facebook, users do not miss spending hours connected to it and share everything they can. The results for the last quarter of 2016 again show record numbers, and that interest in Facebook does not seem to slow down. It was just a few hours ago that Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the figures for the end of 2016. In addition to the very important values of revenue and profit, new data was presented....

Basically, this well-known popular open-world game is currently only available for iOS platform for several months, and still, there is no official release date for our preferred mobile operating system, of course, Android. Moreover, the wait is unquestionably terrifying for the most enthusiastic gamers. However, now according to the reports, some online scammers are simply trying to take advantage of this situation simply by spreading a fake version of Fortnite via APK file....

The people who have the power to make big decisions often have their own beliefs and assumptions about how to do business based on what has – and has not – worked for them in the past. This reality can mean junior staff often feel overlooked, especially in organisations where working from an office is not as common as it once was. Research suggests many workers feel as if they’re not empowered to make decisions and their roles lack purpose....

You may have heard the stories: iPhones and Macs are immune to malware. Is it true? Tap or click here to find out. Hackers also prefer targeting Android as there are more users globally. It’s an economy of scale, often leading to the discovery of infected apps on the Play Store. Read on for the latest apps that can damage your phone, steal your data or sign you up for premium services....

That’s why a Wi-Fi network diagnostic tool is a must-have. It gives you all the information you need to know about the health of your network. And, your security isn’t the only thing this tool can help you with. It’s also a great way to make keep track of your kid’s gadget use and make sure your network is operating as efficiently as possible. It’s easier than it looks The big problem with network diagnostic tools is they can seem overwhelming because they provide you with so much information....

A screenshot from a Chick-fil-A ad. Bosses always thought they knew how to boss, but with the advent of the pandemic and the propensity for employees to be slightly more choosy about where they work, bosses’ heads’ are spinning. Not always in a healthy direction. Take Chick-fil-A. A lovely company in so many ways – businesswise, if not always socially. It has a reputation for attentive customer service, excellent, consistent food and a tinge of aw-shucks rather than aw-sucks....

Hackers claiming to have access to databases containing the data had offered the information for sale on an online forum, which specialised in the trading of stolen databases. Priced at 10 Bitcoins ($197,376) for 24TB worth of data, the personal details included date and place of birth, national identification number, residential address, and mobile number. The hackers claimed the data came from the Shanghai National Police and offered a sample dump....

The Chrome team over at Google today announced the launch of Chrome 49 for Android. The latest version of the browser comes with “more than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.” To break that down, Chrome 49 features improved background sync with a new Background Sync API that will allow sites to automatically schedule a sync, improved javascript performance, a new API for recording audio and audio, notification support from nearby smart beacons and more....