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On the same day that Google announced Android 4.3 and the 2013 Nexus 7, they also announced a little accessory called the Chromecast. For $35, it’s essentially a tiny HDMI enabled computer that’s WiFi enabled and uses your phone as a remote control. In other words, instead of “beaming” content that’s on your phone to your television, like an Apple TV, your phone sends the Chromecast a command to play X video from YouTube, Y film from Netflix, or Z song from Google Music....

CISA has released released five advisories covering multiple vulnerabilities affecting industrial control systems discovered by researchers at Forescout. Forescout this week released its report “OT:ICEFALL”, which covers a set of common security issues in software for operational technology (OT) devices. The bugs they disclosed affect devices from Honeywell, Motorola, Siemens, and others. SEE: Phishing gang that stole millions by luring victims to fake bank websites is broken up by police OT is a subset of the Internet of Things (IoT)....

The company announced on Friday a new deal with Truecaller, which will embed its technology in forthcoming Cyanogen phones. The service has a database of 1.6 billion phone numbers, which can help you to find out if that call is coming from a telemarketer or not. has a similar capability with its Nexus phone dialer, which is exclusive to its own devices. Facebook also recently released its own dialer named Hello, which has similar capabilities to Truecaller....

The story behind the story: DisplayMate is well regarded as an authority on display technology for smartphones, monitors, televisions, other screens. Company president Raymond Soneira publishes a thorough test of many flagship devices running Android iOS. Galaxy Note 5 is the new king Soneira’s report says the Galaxy Note 5 usurps the Note 4, which was tied with the Galaxy S6 as the previous holder of the title. The 5....

Compiling an extensive library of videos can be time-consuming, especially if you have to view tutorials every time you convert formats. Thankfully, some tools allow you to skirt around this tedious process. Freemake, for instance, can help you download and convert videos from your favorite platforms, and lifetime licenses are available for $19.99. There are two parts to this video conversion suite. The Freemake Video Downloader allows you to download videos from more than 10,000 sites, including Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook....

In March, the update to Android 5.1 for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 began rolling out. The Nexus 9 was left out of the first wave, and apparently the wait is still happening despite a new update landing on the tablet now. Today, it’s been confirmed by several different Nexus 9 owners that the tablet is receiving an update, but it’s not Android 5.1. Instead, it appears to be Android 5....

The Storage Sense on Windows works by deleting temporary and junk files from your system. Also, you can configure storage sense to delete recycle bin items automatically. However, clearing recycle bin and junk files is sometimes not enough. Sometimes, users need to go one step ahead and clean all leftover files, folders, hidden junk files, and more. This is where third-party system cleaners come into play. With a System cleaner utility, you can find and remove apps leftovers, junk files, temp files, outdated cache files, etc....

Zookz is based out of US (from Antigua) 2. It seems the WTO ruled with Antigua after a long series of battles over the fact that US restrictions on online gambling were found to violate free trade agreements. Despite the decision, no new forms of offshore online betting were allowed in the US. In retaliation, Antigua received permission from the WTO to suspend US copyright obligations up to a value of $21 million dollars annually....

Cy Crush lly Saga is the week’s biggest debut, putting a couple (moderate) new twists on the freemium puzzle formula, while NBC’s streaming Seeso service is all about comedy shows. Beyond those, our picks this week include an ominous narrative adventure, an activity tracker that compares you against your neighbors, a Cardboard VR tightrope-walking experience that’s probably not for the faint of heart. Cy Crush lly Saga Multi-billion-dollar smash Cy Crush Saga yielded Cy Crush Soda Saga, which in turn has now given us Cy Crush lly Saga....

In fact, in spite of boasting the biggest display we have seen on an iPhone – 6.5 inches (would that make Steve J turn in his grave? Another story, another time, folks) – it is actually… wait for it… it is actually smaller in size than the iPhone 8 Plus, which had a display that was 5.5 inches. The XS Max is 157.5 mm long, 77.4 mm wide and definitely on the thinner side at 7....

1. Apple patched three actively exploited iOS zero-days Apple patched three iOS zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild and affecting iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. The list of affected devices includes iPhone 6s and later, iPod touch 7th generation, iPad Air 2 and later and iPad mini 4 and later. The zero-days were addressed by Apple last week with the release of iOS 14.2. Read more » 2. Hackers used Torisma spyware in job offer phishing attacks A cyberespionage campaign aimed at aerospace and defense sectors may have been more sophisticated than previously thought....

Running technology in a business has become a business in itself. As commerce goes digital and consumers spend more time working, shopping and managing their lives from home, companies are spending billions of dollars to showcase their technology and maintain a lead on competitors. As a result, software creators find themselves in enormous demand. This ZDNet Special Feature series is both an examination of the role of developers and the work they do, as well as an exploration into the trends that are shaping the software industry, and with it, the direction of travel for businesses in the coming months and years....

Taking advantage of people’s fears and misinformation, cybercriminals continue to use COVID-19 to peddle malicious apps, online scams and mail fraud. The problem has become so dangerous that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an advisory. Criminals adapt their tactics and methods according to the shift in vaccinations, government statements or public perception. Even some contact tracing apps have been leaking sensitive info. Let’s take a look at some of the most viral coronavirus-related scams....

Not to worry, with the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little utility called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP on Windows 7. Microsoft is giving us XP mode (XPM) as a means to having a fully modern computing environment (via Windows 7) without having to sacrifice legacy support (of Windows XP). Below is a simple usage guide to get started with XP mode....

We’ve seen several hands on videos of the new HTC One surfacing after its official announcement yesterday. However, we’re yet to come across something as cringe worthy as this new video which tests the durability of the new HTC flagship. In this video, the demonstrator uses three tools that you may or may not encounter in your daily routine – a key, a knife and a hammer. Now the purpose of this video is to solely educate potential buyers of its durability, but you might want to take notice if you work closely with a knife or a hammer as well....

It’s amazing how much we can do with our devices these days, but we can’t seem to make up our minds about how big we want them to be. They have to be small enough to carry around constantly, but the screens need to be big enough to be functional. Of course, you can have more than one device, but what do you do when the screen on the device where your content resides is too small?...

Google’s Android operating system is without doubt a success story in the world of smartphones. From a market share of around 3% as early as 2009, the OS now runs on over 50% of new smartphones sold worldwide. The media, television and film industry might have a love affair with Apple and its iOS platform but it’s Android that powers more new smartphones than any other. Depending on which analyst you pay attention to, the smartphone OS market currently consists of Android in number one position (with approximately 50% market share), Symbian in number two (17%), Apple’s iOS in number three (15%) and BlackBerry in number four (11%)....

According To Torrent Freaks, several entertainment industries puts pressure on hosting companies and domain service providers to take action ExtraTorrent due to its huge popularity. Over the past several days, Extratorrent ended up losing control of their three domain names which are used as official mirror sites. If you are torrent lover then you might know their mirror site extratorrent.rocks, etproxy.top and extrartorraent.date are no longer available because of complaints from rightsholders....

The long rumored Galaxy S4 mini, which was formally announced earlier today, has just been given a pretty through preview by the guys at GSM Arena. I don’t how they scored a prototype, but I’m not going to ask any questions, I’m just going to link to their piece. While I’m on the subject of the GS4 mini, I’d like to point out a few things. First, let’s compare it to the two year old Galaxy II....

This offers the advantage of faster connections and also better signal. CDMA is used in a number of countries so far, and so, smartphones that use this technology are in limited number, and especially Android devices. This is due to the fact that Google has stopped offering support for CDMA in Android, because Android is an open-source software, and for CDMA smartphones to work, they need special programming for every carrier....