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oking for something a bit more upbeat? ugh your way through the zany octopus-as-human simulator Octodad: Dadliest Catch, or work up a sweat with FitStar rsonal Trainer. so new this week are the stunning adventure game Tengami ward Snowden-approved Signal ivate Messenger, so hit the ay Store load up on fresh apps for the weekend. NYT VR This week’s release of NYT VR is a big moment for Cardboard. Not only does the creation of original VR journalism by a publication like The New York es help validate the smartphone-based platform, but the paper is also sending more than a million Cardboard viewers to subscribers....

Even though the web browser is popular and has many features, it’s still far from perfect. While using Google Chrome on Android, users often face problems like web pages not loading, the browser using more RAM, the site’s interface lagging, etc. Also Read: Download Google Chrome Offline Installers Fix Google Chrome Not Loading Pages on Android This article will share a step-by-step guide on fixing Google Chrome not loading pages on Android smartphones....

Despite their popularity in both consumer and professional fields, drones have recently fallen under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The government has noticed concerning patterns of data use coming from Chinese-made drones — and they’re sounding the alarms for American drone owners to take a closer look at their favorite aerial robots. If you own a drone with components made in China, you may want to think twice before connecting it to your smartphone or device....

With IPL 2010 just around the corner, I thought of listing down the twitter profiles of all the cricketers (and those deeply associated with cricket). The idea was to make this an exhaustive and a complete list for easy reference. It was quite an overwhelming task when I set out, since I didn’t know from where to start. I decided to get some clues from Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman whom I have been following for a long time now....

1. Travelex paid $2.3 million ransom to restore operations Travelex recently paid a $2.3 million ransom payment to get their systems back online after being encrypted by a Sodinokibi ransomware attack. As part of this attack, the operators behind the Sodinokibi ransomware encrypted the company’s entire network, deleted backup files and copied more than 5GB of personal data. Read more » 2. Maze ransomware gang discloses data from drug testing firm HMR Last month, London-based Hammersmith Medicines Research suffered a data breach....

Java is a technology that makes it easy to develop distributed applications, which are programs that can be executed by multiple computers across a network, whether it is local or a wide area network. Java has expanded the Internet role from an arena for communications to a network on which full-fledged applications can be executed. Ultimately, this open source technology gives the impression of network programming across diverse platform. This article illustrates these underlying contents in detail:...

Your phone can be used by strangers as well as people you know to track your movements. One man found a flaw in Google Maps that allowed him to follow his wife’s movements from his phone. Tap or click here for instructions on how to stop others from tracking you through Google Maps. It’s not just your phone to worry about when it comes to stalking and other forms of domestic abuse....

Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite broadband service, has been critical for Ukraine’s communications since the outset of Russia’s invasion in February and subsequent attacks on critical infrastructure, including internet networks. SpaceX donated thousands of terminals to Ukraine in February. The service usually costs $600 for the terminal and $110 a month for the connection. According to CNN, SpaceX’s director of government sales wrote a letter to the Pentagon in September requesting it to provide funds for Ukraine’s government and military use of Starlink....

So you feel like you know all you need to know about your smartphone. You can adeptly make calls, send text messages, check emails, change settings, download apps and everything in between. Sure, having the right know-how to get things done on your smartphone makes you feel like a bonafide expert. But of course, there might still be hidden tricks here and there that can make your everyday use even better....

The US social media giant Facebook said that “this was a terrible mistake that we’ve repaired”. The media reports indicated that about two million wandering memorials were placed in profile pages. The social network giant apologized and said a message meant for memorialized profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts. This was a terrible error that we have now fixed. We are very sorry that this happened and we worked as quickly as possible to fix it....

“As of January 2022, unidentified cyber actors unlawfully scraped credit card data from a US business by injecting malicious PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) code into the business’ online checkout page and sending the scraped data to an actor-controlled server that spoofed a legitimate card processing server,” the FBI said in an alert. It said the “unidentified cyber actors” also established backdoor access to the victim’s system by modifying two files within the checkout page....

Well, the social media giant is expanding its like button yet again. This time, it’s comments that are getting the new emoji-filled treatment. Well, Facebook had rolled out reactions globally in February last year. A Facebook spokesperson said in a statement “We’ve heard from people that they’d like more ways to show their Reaction in conversations on Facebook, so we’re rolling out the ability to react to comments.” Reactions include six emoticons love, laughter, happiness, smile, shock, sadness, and anger....

The lo site is now live, it gives you a rundown of the most important features of ’s new messaging app. The app itself is still rolling out worldwide, may or may not yet be available for you by the time you read this. As with Duo, lo is available for both Android iOS. Android users who just can’t wait can sideload the A from AMirror. Taking another stab at messaging has been criticized for its fragmented approach to messaging....

If you didn’t know, that’s a compliment. Although eagle eyes are famous for being some of the sharpest in the animal kingdom, owls also have impressive eyesight. According to the Audubon, the Northern Hawk Owl can detect a vole up to half a mile away. Check to see how sharp your eye is with this visual scavenger hunt. It’s a fun test of your visual proficiency that will take puzzle masters less than a minute to complete....

The purpose of this article is to examine five key lessons from the report that provide guidelines on how to improve the cybersecurity of the United States. Those five lessons are: Enhancing the deterrence to malicious cyberspace actors Enhancing the resilience of the US economy to cyber-attacks Reforming the government in such a way as to increase its deterrence capacity Strengthening the cybersecurity capacity of private sector entities Focusing on election security...

When a game gains popularity on another mobile platform, the wait for its debut on Android can be tough. While this is not technically Crossy Road‘s debut on the Android platform as a whole, its wider release is certainly worthwhile. — Crossy Road (@CrossyRoad) January 8, 2015 The game itself is called an “endless Frogger” game, and as one can imagine, it’s all about the challenge of endlessly trying to reach the highest score possible....

But if revealing a new version of the 3310 was a marketing masterstroke in terms of grabbing attention, it remains to be seen whether it will prove to be commercially successful as well. After all, not everyone is going to be swayed purely by sentiment in a world that is seemingly obsessed with spec sheets. And there are those who even feel that the new 3310 is actually nothing like the original it was named after (our own features writer rather bluntly stated that it did not make her feel sentimental in the least)....

But if we’re talking characters in terms of actual, global fame outside of gaming, a newcomer has arrived that eclipses every other: Jesus Christ. This should come as no surprise, as gamemakers are willing to do anything to make money. Tap or click here to see how. An independent game studio has created a game where you play as Jesus himself — and gain access to all of his miraculous powers like healing the sick and casting out demons....

Most custom launcher users have been lusting after the dedicated Google Now panel in the Google Now launcher. However, since the launcher and Google Now app in itself are closed source, it is not possible for developers to bake this functionality into their launcher. Now, the folks over at CyanogenMod have somewhat managed to include this feature in the default Trebuchet launcher on the latest CyanogenMod nightly. The integration is not as polished and does not load as instantly as the stock Google Now launcher....

Both the Venue 7 Venue 8 share similar specifications, but they’re not identical devices. The 7-inch Venue comes with a 1280 x 800 display, along with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z3460, 1GB RAM, 1 megapixel front-facing camera. The slightly more powerful Venue 8 gets a screen resolution bump to 1920 x 1200, faster Intel Atom Z3480 (2.1GHz) processor, 1GB RAM, 2 megapixel front-facing camera. Exact details on the rest of the hardware specifications are muddy....