On the eve of Halloween, Google announced four security tips to ensure that you are not duped by the tricks commonly used by attackers. These tips are also helpful in recovering your account, in case it is hacked. Four Security Tips By Google Announced in an official blog post, the first tip comes into play before […]
The post Google’s Four Security Tips To Keep Your Google Account Safe appeared first on Fossbytes.
OnePlus introduced Nightscape feature for better photography in its latest flagship OnePlus 6T. Now, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has made the latest feature available for OnePlus 6 users in the form of OxygenOS Open Beta 6. Released just two days after its launch event that showcased OnePlus 6T featuring in-display fingerprint scanner and a teardrop […]
The post Nightscape & New Gestures Available For OnePlus 6 Users In OxygenOS Beta 6 appeared first on Fossbytes.
It’s not new for Xiaomi to de-stabilize Samsung smartphone market share in India. But maintaining the first position for the last fourth quarters, now that is some achievement! The Q3 2018 Indian market analysis published by Canalys states that Xiaomi has shipped more than 18 million devices, alone in the single quarter. This also means a 32% jump in sales […]
The post Xiaomi Becomes The “Most Sold Smartphone” In Indian Market; Samsung At #2 appeared first on Fossbytes.
It’s Halloween and Google has a treat for us in the form of a new Doodle game — Great Ghoul Duel. It is the first multiplayer game from the search giant. The Great Ghoul Duel lets you form two teams — Green or Purple that has four ghosts each. As a ghost, you are supposed […]
The post Google’s First Multiplayer Game Is A Highly Additive Halloween Doodle appeared first on Fossbytes.
Google is rapidly improving its Gboard keyboard app. Last week, it introduced the Floating Keyboard, and now Google is back with another cool feature — personalized emojis called Mini Stickers. These emoji styled stickers can look exactly like you once you create them. You can customize to add facial expressions, accessories and adjust skin tone […]
The post How To Create Google Gboard Emojis That Look Exactly Like You? appeared first on Fossbytes.
It’s not common for Apple users to see their devices freeze or switch off abruptly. But apparently, that was the case with the users at Morris Hospital near Chicago; the incident took place a few days ago. Erik Wooldridge who is a Systems Specialist at the hospital recounts that at the time of installation of a […]
The post If Your iPhone Stops Working, You Might Want To Check For Helium Gas Leak! appeared first on Fossbytes.
Fedora is known to offer a bleeding edge Linux desktop experience; other distributions often employ many new technologies that are first implemented by Fedora. It’s also known as RHEL’s testing lab as Red Hat provides the newest features to Fedora users before shipping them in RHEL. Following the same trend, the Red Hat-supported and community-driven […]
The post Fedora 29 Released For Bleeding-edge Linux Desktop Experience appeared first on Fossbytes.
As announced yesterday, Apple has released iOS 12.1 after concluding its October event where it announced iPad Pro, a new Mac Mini, refreshed MacBook Air, and Apple Pencil 2. iOS 12.1 brings a couple of new features to the already existing iOS 12. The new additions include Group FaceTime, new emojis, dual sim feature, real-time […]
The post iOS 12.1 Released: Here’s Everything New In The Latest iOS Update appeared first on Fossbytes.
Let’s be honest, ticking the correct checkboxes in Google CAPTCHA is difficult for human beings. Maybe, Google has taken a cue and has ended the CAPTCHA check box mechanism. The puzzle boxes have been replaced with a behavioral analysis mechanism to ease the captcha related issues faced by the users. CAPTCHA or “Completely Automated Public Turing Test […]
The post Google Replaces reCAPTCHA Checkboxes With Behavioural Analysis appeared first on Fossbytes.
Since the release of iPad 2018, we have been desperately waiting for a refresh to the iPad Pro line. And now the day has finally arrived — Apple has announced an entirely revamped iPad Pro models at its New York event. Just like the rumors, the new Apple iPad Pro comes with slimmer bezels and […]
The post How iPad Pro 2018 Stacks Against Surface Pro 6 And Pixel Slate [Specs Showdown] appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple just announced the all-new MacBook Air, iPad Pro, and Mac Mini at an event in Brooklyn, New York. The company also unveiled a couple of accessories like the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard Folio to go with its new iPad Pro. Let’s take a closer look at all the new products that Apple has in […]
The post Apple Event Roundup: New MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Mac Mini, And More appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple has unveiled its iPad Pro 2018 and they’ve clearly stepped up their game with it. The new iPad is far from being just an iPad; Apple has made it a beast capable of running graphics rich games. Here’s what Apple has introduced in the new iPad Pro — The Biggest Features of New iPad Pro […]
The post 5 Biggest Features of New iPad Pro 2018 appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple has finally launched Apple Pencil 2, the successor to Apple Pencil that was launched three years back. The new Apple Pencil 2 retains the original design but brings some major improvements in the form of gesture control and USB-C port. The design is more minimalistic than ever as the Apple Pencil 2 is flat […]
The post Apple Pencil 2 Is Here With Gesture Control And Wireless Charging appeared first on Fossbytes.
The long overdue Mac Mini has finally gotten an enormous upgrade. Today at the New York Event, Apple announced a new and powerful Mac Mini which can even overtake an iMac. On the outside, the Mac Mini 2018 now comes in space gray look but the real massive changes are on the inside. Under the hood, […]
The post Apple Launches New Mac Mini With 6-Core CPUs; Starting At $799 appeared first on Fossbytes.
After months of rumors, Apple has finally unveiled its new iPad Pro 2018. As speculated, the pro variant of iPad 2018 features a nearly bezel-less design similar to this year’s iPhones and Apple has also parted ways with the iconic Home Button. Two display sizes are available in the form of 11-inches and 12.9 inches […]
The post Apple Launches Bezel-less iPad Pro With Face ID And USB Type-C appeared first on Fossbytes.
MacBook Air has been one of my favorite Apple devices, thanks to its portability, amazing battery backup, and comparatively lower cost. However, the device was continuously ignored by Apple repeatedly at its past events. That didn’t happen today. After a long wait, Apple has finally offered something new refreshing that combines power and affordability. It […]
The post Apple Launches New MacBook Air With Retina Display And TouchID appeared first on Fossbytes.
Cryptocurrencies emerged a few years back, but environment experts have become increasingly concerned about their impact on climate. Experts at the University of Hawaii at Manoa that published a paper in the journal Nature Climate Change found that if Bitcoin mining continues at the same rate as other common technologies, it could raise the global temperatures by […]
The post Bitcoin Mining Alone Can Raise Global Temperature Above 2°C By 2033 appeared first on Fossbytes.
After a series of release candidates pushed over the past weeks, the developers of Manjaro Linux have released the stable Manjaro 18.0 “Illyria.” As I’ve said on multiple occasions in the past, I love the overall near-polished desktop experience offered by Manjaro. It goes without saying that it comes with tons of fixes spread all across […]
The post Manjaro 18.0 “Illyria” Released — Get This User-friendly Arch Linux Distro Here appeared first on Fossbytes.
Braiins Systems, the company behind the Slush Pool, has announced Braiins OS. The creators of this bitcoin mining software have claimed that it’s the world’s first fully open source system for cryptocurrency embedded devices. The initial release of the operating system is based on OpenWrt, which is basically a Linux operating system for embedded devices. You can […]
The post Braiins OS Is The First Fully Open Source, Linux-based Bitcoin Mining System appeared first on Fossbytes.
“It’s a new age”; “wireless is the way to go”; “style needs to be considered” — All of these arguments subside when we start comparing the audio quality of a Bluetooth headphone and a wired headphone. The latest research from SoundGuys says Bluetooth headsets (wireless) are not even close to beating wired ones when it comes […]
The post Your Wireless Headphones Can Never Be As Good As Wired Ones, Research Concludes appeared first on Fossbytes.
On Thursday, The New York Times reported the alleged sexual misconduct of Android creator Andy Rubin while he was working at Google. The story was also supported by the similar behavior of other top executives at the company. Instead of taking some concrete step to curb such behavior, Google gave Rubin a reported $90 billion […]
The post Google Engineers Organizing “Women’s Walk” Walkout Over Sexual Misconduct appeared first on Fossbytes.
As if one notch was not enough! A weird glitch has plagued some users of Google Pixel 3 XL causing a second notch vertically in the recently released flagship from Google. So my Pixel randomly grew another notch today. 😂 https://t.co/c6Pff9MVmW pic.twitter.com/ugjfLmCkDZ — UrAvgConsumer (@UrAvgConsumer) October 24, 2018 Many Pixel 3XL users took to Twitter and […]
The post Weird Glitch Causing A Second Notch In Google Pixel 3 XL; Fix Coming Soon appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple announced today that iOS 12.1 will be released tomorrow after its iPad launch event in which we are expecting to see new models of iPad Pro, a budget MacBook, a revamped Mac Mini and a lot more. As evident from the betas, iOS 12.1 will bring Group FaceTime that allows FaceTime with 32 participants, dual […]
The post Apple To Release iOS 12.1 Tomorrow With Dual Sim Support And Real-Time Depth Control appeared first on Fossbytes.
The OnePlus 6T smartphone was launched at a global event held in New York. Even though we got to know about several specifications before the official release, thanks to official teasers, rumors, and speculations, here are the complete details you need to know right away — OnePlus 6T So the OnePlus 6T is here, and it brings a number […]
The post OnePlus 6T Event Roundup: Everything You Need To Know appeared first on Fossbytes.
At the OnePlus New York Event, today we saw their latest flagship OnePlus 6T, along with some other cool stuff. While the in-display fingerprint and the teardrop notch were the most significant changes from the predecessor OnePlus 6, gaming on OnePlus has also transformed. The new OnePlus 6T comes with a new gaming feature called “Smart Boost.” […]
The post OnePlus 6T “Smart Boost” Will Make PUBG Load Time 20% Faster appeared first on Fossbytes.
At an event in New York, OnePlus 6T has just been launched by the Taiwanese tech giant. As expected, it came with the top-notch specifications that you’d expect in any 2018 flagship. The biggest highlight of the smartphone is obviously its new in-display fingerprint scanner. When the company launched OnePlus 6, it was the fastest one […]
The post OnePlus 6T’s In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Is The Fastest Yet appeared first on Fossbytes.
After Google introduced its Night Sight feature in Google Pixel 3 to improve the quality of the photos shot in low light, OnePlus has introduced its own version going by the name “Nightscape” in their recently announced OnePlus 6T. During the launch event, OnePlus said that their engineers were working since the last six months […]
The post OnePlus 6T Comes With Nightscape Mode For Low Light Photography appeared first on Fossbytes.
Today, OnePlus announced its latest flagship device – OnePlus 6T at its New York event. As the rumors said, the OnePlus 6 predecessor comes with a new screen unlock technology. The design is also different this time. Instead of carrying an iPhone-like notch, the device comes with a teardown notch, first seen in the Essential devices. […]
The post Can OnePlus 6T Defeat Google Pixel 3, iPhone XS, And Samsung Galaxy Note 9? [Specs Showdown] appeared first on Fossbytes.
After a plethora of ongoing rumors, OnePlus has finally launched its latest flagship OnePlus 6T. The successor to OnePlus 6 features 6.4-inches Optic OLED screen and in-display fingerprint scanner feature named “Screen Unlock” that unlocks the device in just 0.34 seconds. The incremental T update brings no changes inside the hood and packs the same […]
The post OnePlus 6T Launched With In-Display Fingerprint Scanner And Tear-Drop Notch appeared first on Fossbytes.
OnePlus is ready to unveil its upcoming flagship OnePlus 6T in an event scheduled for today at 11 AM ET in the New York City. After tonnes of rumors regarding the specifications and design of the smartphone, almost everything is known about it. It’s the Google Pixel 3 story all over again. Besides OnePlus 6T, […]
The post OnePlus 6T Launch: How To Livestream The OnePlus Event? appeared first on Fossbytes.
Portable Document Format or PDF is one of the most popular file formats in offices and the corporate world mainly because of its unified formatting across platforms, compatibility, and small size. However, when it comes to editing, PDFs have certain limitations. As compared to ‘.doc’ or ‘.docx’ formats, PDFs offer a little scope for editing. […]
The post 8 Best Online PDF To Word Converters You Can Use in 2018 appeared first on Fossbytes.
When it comes to defending Windows, Microsoft has never been able to catch up with some of the best antivirus software in the market. However, this new feature of Windows Defender (Windows 10 built-in antivirus) will likely push it upward in the list. In a blog post, Microsoft has announced that the Windows defender can now run within a […]
The post Windows Defender Is The First Antivirus To Run Inside Sandbox: Here’s How To Enable It appeared first on Fossbytes.
As expected, Apple is organizing another event this month after launching its three iPhones and Apple Watch Series 4 at an event held in September. Many were expecting new iPads and refreshed MacBooks in Apple’s “Gather Around” September event, but the Cupertino giant decided to introduce only iPhones and Apple Watch. On October 2018, Apple sent out invites […]
The post What To Expect From Apple’s October 2018 Event: Bezel-less iPads? Budget MacBook? What Else? appeared first on Fossbytes.
Elon Musk attracted a fair share of criticism after he tweeted that he was taking Tesla private at $420 and the funding for the same had been secured. Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2018 Tesla’s shares witnessed a spike, and the Securities and Exchanges Commission […]
The post Elon Musk: “420” Tweet That Resulted In $20M Fine Was “Worth It” appeared first on Fossbytes.
MIT is famous for organizing events in October that are downright outrageous yet interesting for those who are interested in the disrupting technologies. On this year’s Halloween, MIT is hosting an online social experiment by the name of “BeeMe” which is basically a “dystopian game” that allows you to control a real human being to […]
The post MIT’s Halloween Event Lets You Control A Human Being To Defeat An Evil AI appeared first on Fossbytes.
The Google homepage has undergone the biggest change since its inception. It’s no longer a clean and white webpage with a search box in the middle. Google has rolled out its Discover Feed to the Android and iOS users in the U.S. You can access it by opening Google.com and changing the location to the U.S. […]
The post Google’s Homepage On Mobile Is No Longer A Clean Search Box appeared first on Fossbytes.
IBM and Red Hat have announced an agreement that IBM has struck a deal to acquire the Linux and open source software distributor for $34 billion in an all-cash transaction of $190/share. This announcement is the largest software company acquisition to date. Following the acquisition, Red Hat will continue to operate as a distinct unit in IBM’s […]
The post IBM Buys Linux & Open Source Software Distributor Red Hat For $34 Billion appeared first on Fossbytes.
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has launched a global smartphone photography competition where Mi users can win up to $10,000. A total sum of $50,000 is up for grabs as prize money in the competition. The contest, which went live yesterday, features four different categories in which winners from each section will be $10,000. You are free […]
The post Xiaomi Photography Challenge: Chance To Win $10,000 For Mi Users appeared first on Fossbytes.
Just one day after publishing its earnings report revealing the loss of 2 million users in the last quarter, Snapchat is taking steps to nullify the effects. Snapchat has launched its desktop app named Snap Camera that brings Snapchat filters to Windows and MacBook. The application integrates with other apps such as YouTube, Twitch, Hangouts, […]
The post Snapchat Launches Snap Camera Desktop App; Brings Filters To Skype, Twitch, And YouTube appeared first on Fossbytes.
Google just rolled out a new trick for creating Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites or Forums. If you are a frequent Google Docs user, or simply a lazy person who wished there was an easy way to create new docs; Google is here to save that effort. The company is introducing “.new” domains for creating Google Docs, Sheets, […]
The post How To Create Blank Google Docs, Sheets, Slides Instantly With .new Feature appeared first on Fossbytes.
Xiaomi has published a list of devices that will receive the Android Pie or Oreo update by the end of 2018. The list contains several devices that will get the beta version of the software at least, and some of them might even get the stable release by December. Most of the Xiaomi devices mentioned below […]
The post List Of Xiaomi Phones Receiving Android Oreo/Pie Update This Year appeared first on Fossbytes.
Until now, we already have a good idea about what we don’t like in Google Pixel 3 XL. We know about big, ugly notch that the device holds; we know about its glass back which gets scratched in almost an instant. Now, it appears like there is another reason why we shouldn’t buy Google Pixel 3 XL […]
The post Google Pixel 3 XL Sound Issue Gets Out Of Control appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple is trying to find a workaround to make iPhones and iPads work flawlessly under the rain. Most of the phones carry IP Rating these days making them water resistant, but you cannot use phones in damp conditions because water droplets on screen and wet hands cause erroneous inputs. As raindrops fall on the screen, […]
The post Future iPhones Would Work Flawlessly Even Under Rain As Per Apple Patent appeared first on Fossbytes.
According to XDA Developers, Google Play Store might soon introduce a subscription service called “Play Pass.” This paid subscription will most likely let you access all or selected number of apps on a monthly fee basis. The first evidence was found by XDA Recognized Developer Quinny899, who spotted an in-development Play Store feature called “Play Pass” while […]
The post Google Might Launch A Subscription Service Called “Play Pass” appeared first on Fossbytes.
Since Facebook’s involvement in the 2016 Presidential Elections, the company is doing everything in its power to make it “safer.” However, a new VICE report suggests otherwise. Following up on the new ad tools on the Facebook platform, VICE News tried to test out the “Paid For” disclosure. In May, Facebook made this as a mandatory disclosure […]
The post Facebook Lets You Run “Paid For” Ads From ISIS And Mike Pence, But Denies Hillary Clinton appeared first on Fossbytes.
According to a report New York Times, Google paid Android creator Andy Rubin a whooping sum of $90 million even after being accused of sexual misconduct. The tech giant chose to give a “hero farewell” to Andy Rubin in October 2014 even after committing such acts, and the top executives at the company remained silent about it […]
The post Google Protected Andy Rubin Despite Sexual Misconduct: Report appeared first on Fossbytes.
Bliss OS is an open-source project that lets you run Google’s Android OS for smartphones on your personal computer. Even though there are several other ways to run Android on PC, Bliss OS is better as it doesn’t bring emulator-spam and or ads that creep in to ruin your experience. This open-source project includes reworked codes […]
The post Latest Bliss OS Build Lets You Run Android Pie On PC appeared first on Fossbytes.
Currently, Microsoft is clouded with complaints regarding Windows 10 October Update. But it’s a new week and Microsoft has rolled out Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18267 (19H1) to the insider program members. This release is available in both the Fast and Skip Ahead rings. While the Insider Build is pretty small like only some new bug fixes […]
The post What Is “Enhanced Mode” For Search Indexer In Windows 10 Build 18267? appeared first on Fossbytes.
Earlier this week, Xiaomi announced the Black Shark Helo gaming phone and now its back with another flagship smartphone — Mi Mix 3 that was just launched in an event in Beijing. Over the past several weeks, Xiaomi gave us a glimpse of various key features of the new Mi Mix 3 including its bezel-less design, slider mechanism […]
The post Xiaomi Launches Mi Mix 3 With Sliding Camera, 10GB RAM, & No Notch appeared first on Fossbytes.
Facebook has been fined $654,000 by the UK government for its role in the infamous Cambridge Analytica Scandal. The scandal resulted in almost 1 million UK users losing their data, and the number was 87 million for worldwide users. The fine (read: Peanuts) is just the amount that Facebook earns within 9 minutes as per […]
The post Facebook Fined Just $654,000 Over Massive Cambridge Analytica Scandal appeared first on Fossbytes.
Role-Playing games act as a bridge to jump from intricacies of real-life to the world of powerful characters and stories. Be it a PC, Notebook or our Android device, RPG games have always managed to captivate our minds. Some characters are strong enough to capture your attention whole day, others vanish as the game ends. With that being said, being part […]
The post 10 Best Android RPGs To Immerse Into The World Of Characters In 2018 appeared first on Fossbytes.
With advancing technology, cops are also getting smarter — they are finding new methods to break into the iPhones of suspects in order to obtain information. Till now, cops and law enforcement agencies used hacking devices like GreyKey to get past the passcode and break open the device. However, Apple has found a workaround to […]
The post iOS 12 Makes iPhones Impenetrable Against Hacking Tools Used By Cops appeared first on Fossbytes.
Following the demise of Ubuntu Phone, Purism’s Librem 5 seems like the next big thing in the budding world of Linux smartphones. Purism has already partnered with big names like GNOME and KDE, and we can expect the device to start shipping in April 2019. It seems like another hardware vendor is looking to develop its […]
The post PinePhone: Pine64 Is Making An Affordable Linux Smartphone Running KDE Plasma appeared first on Fossbytes.
Ad revenue business is dependent on automated processes for buying and selling of advertisements as they pay out on the basis of views and clicks. But this system is also vulnerable to abuse, and this is exactly what happened. On Tuesday, Buzzfeed News exposed an ad fraud where cybercriminals were using more than 125 Android apps and […]
The post Google Cracks Down On Ad Fraud Involving More Than 125 Android Apps appeared first on Fossbytes.
According to some former Facebook employees, Facebook is working on a new video and music app that will reportedly compete with the Musical.ly. The Facebook product will offer the same Musical.ly features — lip syncing or dancing to favorite videos and music. One person familiar with the matter told Techcrunch: “It’s basically TikTok/ Musically. It’s full-screen, built […]
The post Facebook Copies TickTok/Musical.ly With New Video Music App Lasso appeared first on Fossbytes.
Microsoft is alread already having a lot on its plate for these past few days. And it appears October couldn’t get any worse for the company. A new zero-day vulnerability discovered by a researcher @SandboxEscaper can be exploited to delete files without any permission. As Bleeping Computer notes, the vulnerability, which affects all the Windows 10 versions, can be […]
The post A New Windows Zero Day Exploit Can Delete Your System Files appeared first on Fossbytes.
Italian authorities have fined Apple and Samsung for pushing the latest software updates that led to device malfunctions, and ultimately forced users to buy new phones. Back in January this year, Italy’s antitrust organization conducted separate investigations on Apple and Samsung to find if they were deliberately using software updates to slow down phones. Now the […]
The post Apple And Samsung Fined For ‘Deliberately Slowing Down Phones’ appeared first on Fossbytes.
In the recent past, Google has brought changes in the privacy controls and search history that makes it possible to review and delete search history. But it wasn’t that simple and obvious. This is why Google is bringing new changes that will let you review and delete recent search history within Google search itself. As we […]
The post Google Will Now Let You Delete Your Search History More Easily appeared first on Fossbytes.
It seems like you won’t be troubled with delayed food deliveries in the coming years. Apparently, Uber is looking for a operations executive who has some experience with “flight standards and training” and who can “enable safe, legal, efficient and scalable flight operations.” When the Wall Street Journal asked Uber to comment on the matter, Uber immediately removed […]
The post Uber Will Deliver Food Using Drones By 2021 appeared first on Fossbytes.
GoPro and iPhone make video recording extremely easy. It enables you to shoot videos up to 4K resolution, and even 4K HEVC since HERO6 and iPhone 7. On the other hand, such 4K HEVC videos or 720p/960p/1080p/2.7K HD HEVC footage can be intractable. You need powerful software for 4K video processing such as downscaling and […]
The post VideoProc – Process 4K HEVC Videos on GoPro and iPhone Easily [Win GoPro 7] appeared first on Fossbytes.
Following the release of Linux kernel 4.19, the 4.20 (or 5.0) merge window is now open. Linus Torvalds is also back at the driver seat to take care of the Linux development. At the Linux’s Maintainers’ Summit in Scotland, Torvalds spoke with ZDNet and discussed the future plans and recent developments. In the interview, he expressed […]
The post Linus Torvalds Discusses His Return To Linux Development appeared first on Fossbytes.
According to numerous reports, the recently launched Windows 10 October Update is causing font issues on users’ PC. It seems like many users are dealing with some kind of “broken fronts” where font on Windows programs is getting distorted, making it impossible to read the text. At first, it was only a few Windows apps […]
The post After File Deletion, Windows 10 October Update Has Font Issues Too appeared first on Fossbytes.
In this world of online tracking and surveillance, maintaining online privacy can be quite a challenge. Your ISP or VPN provider can technically keep a log of everything that you do online — so what do we do? Tor is an answer that solves this problem and helps in securing online privacy and evading surveillance. However, […]
The post This Tor-Enabled SIM Card Will Keep You Anonymous On Mobile Networks appeared first on Fossbytes.
These days, when we read stories concerning Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, we mostly come across his efforts to protect the environment and his philanthropic endeavors. While he might not be the public face of Microsoft anymore (Satya Nadella is doing that job pretty well), he is still one of the key figures when it comes […]
The post Bill Gates Still Works Backstage At Microsoft To Improve Various Products appeared first on Fossbytes.
Reportedly, Amazon employees from cloud-computing department met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, back in June. The meeting motive was to pitch the company’s facial recognition technology, according to the e-mails obtained by the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight. As Bloomberg writes, Amazon presented many tools on general machine learning capabilities within Amazon Web Services. […]
The post Amazon Offers Its Facial Recognition AI For Identifying Illegal Immigrants appeared first on Fossbytes.
A few months ago, Xiaomi announced the Black Shark gaming phone, and now it’s time for the sequel — Black Shark Helo. The next-gen Black Shark comes with a few minor changes to the hardware, but it still offers that sleek “gamer” look, and it glows! Following Asus’s footsteps, Xiaomi has added customizable LED light […]
The post Xiaomi Launches Black Shark Helo; Sports 10GB RAM And OLED Display appeared first on Fossbytes.
Phone maker HTC has finally launched its first blockchain-powered smartphone “Exodus 1.” We saw the first glimpse of this phone back in May when it was announced. But you can buy it only through cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereumnly. So the device would cost you 0.15 BTC or 4.78 ETH which is equal to USD 960. Exodus 1 […]
The post HTC’s Exodus 1 “Blockchain Smartphone” Officially Launched appeared first on Fossbytes.
From the moment people got to hold the new iPhone XS and XR, they never seemed satisfied with the “revamped camera.” Its users have complained that the newer generation iPhones use beautification filter which smoothens the image a.k.a BeautyGate. Disregarding the suspicion of using Beautygate, Apple has confirmed to The Verge that it is merely a bug in […]
The post “Beautygate” Fix Coming: iPhone XS and XR Will Capture Better Selfies With iOS 12.1 appeared first on Fossbytes.
It seems that the GNU Project isn’t unaffected from the development happenings in the land of Linux. After Linux kernel community introduced its Code of Conduct to make the contributors and maintainers follow certain rules and make the community more welcoming to the new contributors, Richard Stallman said that strict of conduct are “repressive and […]
The post Richard Stallman Announces “GNU Kind Communication Guidelines” appeared first on Fossbytes.
It seems like the Samsung foldable device rumors are finally getting their closure. In a tweet by Samsung Mobile, the company teased the upcoming Samsung foldable dual-screen phone in a very subtle way. The crossroads between the present and the future – Samsung Developer Conference is where you’ll meet the knowledge needed to stay on tech’s […]
The post Samsung Teases Its Dual-Screen Smartphone’s Next Month Launch appeared first on Fossbytes.
It’s no coincidence if you encounter ads of apps which you uninstalled a long time ago. A recent report from Bloomberg suggests that app developers have found a “legit” way to track you even if you deleted any of their apps. Apparently, there are companies which offer uninstall tracking services to app developers of Android and iOS, […]
The post Now App Developers Can Track You Even After Uninstallation appeared first on Fossbytes.
Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon 675 chipset to bring an enhanced camera, gaming and AI capabilities for mid-range smartphones. This processor is also the first one to be manufactured by using the 11nm process. Snapdragon 675 is the successor to the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 670 processor that was launched in August this year. The new […]
The post Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 675 SoC For Mid-Range Smartphones appeared first on Fossbytes.
Not so long ago, we witnessed the release of Google News as a replacement of Google Play Stand and Google News & Weather app. The “reimagined” app was supposed to beat all other news aggregators since its the pinnacle of AI. As it turns out, the news app is not so smart as advertised. Initially pointed out […]
The post Google News App Bug Is Using Up Excessive Background Data appeared first on Fossbytes.
Foldable screens are going to be the next big thing in the tech space starting with foldable smartphones that can be turned into tablets. Companies like Microsoft, Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi are already working on foldable handsets whereas Samsung is expected to unveil their foldable smartphone — the Galaxy X or F, as rumored — anytime next […]
The post Samsung Is Working On A Foldable Laptop With Flexible Display appeared first on Fossbytes.
If you own an Apple iPhone, you must be aware of the limited methods of backing up your data. You need iCloud storage which doesn’t come free of cost to backup the entire data stored on your device. Besides iCloud, iTunes is another option to backup data officially provided by Apple but backing up data […]
The post How To Backup Your iPhone With DearMob iPhone Manager? No iTunes Required appeared first on Fossbytes.
Elon Musk just announced that the first Boring Company tunnel will be inaugurated on December 10. Opens Dec 10 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2018 The Tesla CEO took to Twitter to declare that its first high-speed transit tunnel is almost complete and ready to run beneath Hawthorne in the Los Angeles area. The […]
The post Elon Musk: Boring Company’s First Tunnel To Open On December 10 appeared first on Fossbytes.
Only a few days are left for the OnePlus 6T event. While we know a lot about the device, the camera is pretty much left out in every leak. Today, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has shed some light on the OnePlus 6T camera. On the Chinese news website Weibo, Pete Lau shared a picture captured by […]
The post This Is What OnePlus 6T Camera Can Do: First Sample Is Here appeared first on Fossbytes.
The incidents that preceded (and accompanied) the Linux kernel 4.19 development cycle have has been one of the most critical ones faced by the Linux community. In order to bring some major changes to the community, Linus Torvalds took a break from kernel development and passed the baton to Greg Kroah-Hartman. A new Code of Conduct […]
The post Linux Kernel 4.19 “People’s Front” Released; Linus Torvalds Back For 4.20 Development appeared first on Fossbytes.
A floating keyboard mode is not exactly a new concept for Android users. If you look at the best Android keyboards, nearly every one of them already has it. However, it’s always exciting when the stock keyboard gets those new features. In the new Gboard version 7.6, Google has introduced a floating keyboard mode. It works […]
The post How To Enable The Floating Keyboard Mode In Google Keyboard? appeared first on Fossbytes.
Samaira Mehta, a 10-year old coder, is the new sensation in the Silicon Valley. With her programming skills, she has founded a company named CoderBunnyz that develops games for children to teach them coding. As reported by the Business Insider, her skills have made top companies like Google and Microsoft to feature her in their […]
The post This 10-Year Old Coder Is A Rising Silicon Valley Star; Google And Microsoft Already Impressed appeared first on Fossbytes.
It seems like Mozilla is following the footsteps of Opera. A German website reports that Mozilla will start testing commercial VPN for a few users in the USA, starting from today. Unlike Opera that offers its own VPN service, Mozilla is partnering with Swiss VPN provider ProtonVPN to use their networking resources for a more, advanced level of […]
The post Mozilla Firefox Starts Testing 3rd-Party VPN Service appeared first on Fossbytes.
Just recently I came across a new app on Google Play Store that can help you run Linux on your existing Android smartphone. Named UserLAnd, this application is fully open source, and its code is available on GitHub. The latest 1.0.0 version of the app follows the last beta release 0.5.3, which was under development […]
The post Want To Run Linux On Android Without Rooting? Using UserLAnd appeared first on Fossbytes.
GitHub’s website went down roughly 6 hours ago and it still remains broken after a data storage system failed. Based on location, users across the world are facing issues related to speed, on using resources, login error, etc. Some users even complained that the commits of the last of 4-5 hours are not reflected on […]
The post GitHub Website Is Down For Everyone Due To Data Storage Issues appeared first on Fossbytes.
Since the announcement of Windows 10 October update 2018, things have been going pretty bad for Windows users. At first, it was the file deletion which caused a lot of inconvenience to Windows users, and later the driver issues. Now, people have come across another Windows 1809 bug which appears to be another File Explorer issue. Several […]
The post Windows 10 October Update Once Again Plagued By Another File Management Bug appeared first on Fossbytes.
Gaming smartphones are currently one of the hottest things in the mobile industry. We have already seen several manufacturers introducing their gaming devices like the Razer Phone, Xiaomi Black Shark, Asus ROG and now Samsung seems to be joining the race. While the exact details are unclear at the moment, the word is that Samsung has already started […]
The post Samsung Reportedly Working On A Snapdragon 845-Powered Gaming Smartphone appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple’s native messaging service iMessage will never be available for third-party platforms. But, once upon a time, Apple had plans for it. According to Scott Forstall, former iOS Chief, Apple tried to convince carriers to include the best features of iMessage to make a standardized messaging service that would be available for everyone. However, the […]
The post Apple Wanted To Bring iMessage For Everyone — Here’s Why It Didn’t Happen appeared first on Fossbytes.
No one messes with Apple’s product release events and OnePlus is surely aware of it. Following the Apple announcement of releasing next-generation iPad and Mac on October 30th, OnePlus has re-scheduled the release of OnePlus 6T on October 29th. Both the events were going to happen on the same day, in New York. OnePlus CEO Pete […]
The post Apple Forces OnePus To Take A Bow: OnePlus 6T Release Date Rescheduled appeared first on Fossbytes.
Just recently Microsoft open sourced its vast portfolio of patents in order to make sure that Linux and other open source projects don’t become a target of IP lawsuits. That was a really nice gesture. However, there’s no denying the fact that Microsoft’s Windows 10 is facing competition from constantly improving Linux-based operating systems. Talking […]
The post You’ll Love Ubuntu 18.10 If You’re Tired Of Endless Tantrums Of Windows 10 appeared first on Fossbytes.
Time and again, OnePlus has shown Android users what a flagship killer device coupled with premium design and a reasonable price looks like. Now, we are looking at another beast from Oneplus which will unquestionably change the course for premium smartphones like Google Pixel 3 XL, iPhone XS, Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and many more. Yes! […]
The post OnePlus 6T Complete Rumor Roundup: What Did You Miss So Far appeared first on Fossbytes.
One of the most exciting features of iOS 12 is Siri Shortcuts that is intended for automating day-to-day tasks with the help of Siri and a dedicated app called Shortcuts. These shortcuts are a series of steps that are performed in a sequential manner and can be activated using a trigger phrase with the help […]
The post 5 Best Siri Shortcuts To Increase Your Productivity appeared first on Fossbytes.
The space industry is currently dominated by the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos as their companies have undertaken the massive projects of putting satellites and tourists on space. Both SpaceX and Blue Origin are competing to provide cheaper alternatives to NASA, European space agency, and other government-run space projects. However, like the smartphone or […]
The post China’s Space Program Will Challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX & Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin appeared first on Fossbytes.
Until now, there were rumors floating in the air about Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and whether it would bring 10 GB RAM, 5G connectivity or both. However, Xiaomi Global spokesperson, Donovan Sung cleared all our doubts by sharing a Mi Mix 3 teaser on his Twitter handle. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/oAbH70LKmM — Donovan Sung (@donovansung) October 16, 2018 Back in […]
The post Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Has 10GB RAM Along With 5G Connectivity appeared first on Fossbytes.
2018 is certainly one of the worst years for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. After successive data breaches leading Zuckerberg to testify in front of Congress, now several shareholders are pushing to dethrone him from his position as Chairman of the board. On Wednesday, state treasurers of Rhode Island, Illinois, and Pennsylvania raised signed a proposal […]
The post Major Shareholders Propose To Remove Zuckerberg From Facebook’s Chairman Position appeared first on Fossbytes.
Since the 2016 US election meddling went under the nose of Twitter, the company has become very diligent towards catching any troll accounts. Now, the company is publicizing troll tweets in order for people to understand the situation in a better way. The social media website has published datasets comprising 10 million tweets which includes text, […]
The post Twitter Publicly Shames Russian Troll Accounts: Publishes 10 Million Tweets appeared first on Fossbytes.
WhatsApp is working on three new features to improve chat and notifications for its users. As reported by WABetaInfo, a new Vacation and Silent mode will let you enjoy a distraction-free holiday and ignore notifications you don’t care about. Vacation Mode Turning on the ‘Vacation mode’ will keep your chats stored in the archives until it is disabled. […]
The post WhatsApp Working On Vacation & Silent Mode To Block Notifications You Don’t Need appeared first on Fossbytes.
In May, Apple launched a new privacy portal to show compliance with Europian Union’s GDPR laws. Now, the company is moving ahead and launching the feature for users in the US and Canada. On the new Data and Privacy website, iOS users can view and download all of their data that has ever been stored on Apple […]
The post Apple Users Can Now Download Their Personal Data: Here’s How? appeared first on Fossbytes.
A security researcher named Sebastián Castro has uncovered a way of gaining admin rights and boot persistence on Windows PCs that is not only simple to execute but hard to stop as well. RID Hijacking This technique manipulates a parameter of Windows user accounts named Relative Identifier (RID). Account security identifiers (SIDs) that define a user’s permissions group, […]
The post Windows PCs Vulnerable To RID Hijacking; Grants Full System Access To Attackers appeared first on Fossbytes.
In an annual tech event held at San Francisco on Tuesday, GitHub announced a new feature called ‘Actions’ to make execution of codes much easier for programmers. GitHub Actions intends to reduce the number of steps that need to be taken for code execution and automate the development workflows. It makes use of codes packaged in […]
The post GitHub Introduces New ‘Actions’ Feature To Automate Software Development appeared first on Fossbytes.
iFixit teardown of smartphones is something people follow up closely. Just like always, tech enthusiasts were casually excited for the Google Pixel 3 XL teardown. However, the teardown didn’t go as expected. As it turns out, Google Pixel 3 XL is using a Samsung OLED display. Apparently, the “6.3-inch QHD+ Flexible OLED is a Samsung working. No […]
The post Google Pixel 3 XL iFixit Teardown Reveals Samsung OLED Display appeared first on Fossbytes.
When Facebook launched Portal — a handsfree video calling device — to compete with Amazon Alexa and Google Home Hub, there was a hullabaloo regarding the privacy and collection of data by the device. Given Facebook’s reputation in handling users’ data and recent cases of breach, everybody thought that it is a dumb move by […]
The post Facebook Portal Can Collect Your Data For Displaying Targeted Ads appeared first on Fossbytes.
I am sure many of you remember the golden days of torrents when it was easily accessible and offered really good content. However, in recent years, due to crackdown on torrents like KickassTorrents, several file-sharing websites have been shut down. While there are mirror sites to substitute the original ones, they come with their share […]
The post 20 Best Legal Alternatives To Sites Like Pirate Bay, KAT, Yify, 123movies, Putlocker appeared first on Fossbytes.
Tech enthusiasts trying to bypass iPhone security is not something novel. Hackers, all over the world, try to do it all the time. In response, Apple keeps improving its software to keep a tap on the new hacks. Today, we have encountered another such hack. This iOS passcode hack apparently lets hackers to view and share […]
The post This iPhone Passcode Bypass Allows Hackers To View And Share Your Images appeared first on Fossbytes.
After months of development, the developers of user-friendly Linux distro elementary OS have achieved a major milestone. They’ve just released elementary OS 5 Juno, which is a considerable version name jump given the fact that last release was 0.4. This jump to 5.0 doesn’t come out of anywhere. This release comes with a ton of […]
The post elementary OS 5 Juno Is Finally Released — Know Best New Features And Download Here appeared first on Fossbytes.
A group of advertisers has sued Facebook claiming that the social networking giant was aware of the errors in ad-metrics that measured viewership of video ads on its platform. After going through 80,000 pages of internal Facebook records that were obtained as a part of court proceedings, they found that that the company recognized the miscalculations in […]
The post Facebook Sued By Advertisers For Hiding Ad-Metrics Error For More Than A Year appeared first on Fossbytes.
Qualcomm just announced a family of new 60GHz Wi-Fi chipsets — the QCA64x8 and QCA64x1 that can deliver 10+Gbps network speed. It appears to be the beginning of a new generation of super-fast Wi-Fi standard that will be used in the future. However, don’t expect it to be used for something like web browsing. The current […]
The post Qualcomm Announces New Wi-Fi Chipsets Delivering 10 Gbps Network Speeds appeared first on Fossbytes.
Back in July, Google was slapped with a whopping $5 billion fine for breaking anti-trust laws regarding the Android operating system. Google was proven guilty of abusing its power on Android by forcing device makers to include several Google apps in their phones. Google, who had earlier filed an appeal at the General Court of the European […]
The post Google Imposes A Fee On Android Manufacturers For Using Its Apps In Europe appeared first on Fossbytes.
Yep, YouTube is down and you are not alone. The video streaming site is currently experiencing a major outage. The site went down around 9:20pm ET and users across the world started reporting error messages displayed on their screens. Be it YouTube, YouTube TV or YouTube Music, both the video service’s sites and mobile apps are down at […]
The post YouTube Is Down Across The World; Company Working On Fixing The Issue appeared first on Fossbytes.
Just a month ago Apple announced its three phone lineup of 2018 iPhones and we are already hearing rumors regarding 2019 iPhones. As reported by MacRumors, Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the most credible Apple analyst, has shared a research note to investors with Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News detailing iPhones that would be released in 2019. […]
The post 2019 iPhones Already Predicted By The Most Trusted Apple Analyst appeared first on Fossbytes.
Huawei sub-brand Honor is increasing sales at such a speed, that it’s becoming nearly difficult for premium brands like iPhone and Google to keep up with the losing market. Now, the company has launched another horse in the never-ending race — Honor 8X. The Honor device which in a nutshell is a “powerhouse of speed” starts at […]
The post Honor 8X Launched In India For A Starting Price For Rs. 14,999 appeared first on Fossbytes.
Raspberry Pi has been able to inspire a wide range of open source Linux computer boards. Some of the notable names include Orange Pi, Asus Tinker Board, Banana Pi, etc. Also, from time-to-time, new and promising projects keep appearing on Kickstarter and Indiegogo that promise to provide a better value at lower cost. Just recently, […]
The post La Frite Linux Mini Computer Looks Like An Ultra-affordable Raspberry Pi Alternative appeared first on Fossbytes.
Apple launched its three phone lineup at its September event along with a newly designed Apple Watch Series 4. For iPhones, this was an ‘S’ year. So, we kept our soaring expectations at bay. Apple showcased iPhone Xs (yes, it’s the return of ambiguous naming), iPhone Xs Max (Max?!) and iPhone Xr. With iPhone Xr looking like […]
The post iPhone XS In-depth Review — Apple’s $1,000 Incremental Update appeared first on Fossbytes.
Google is developing a censored search engine for penetrating the Chinese market. Dubbed as the project Dragonfly, the search engine will suppress the search results that will defy the country’s policies. After some initial obstacles like a group of Google employees signing a letter demanding privacy in the project and vice president Mike Pence advising the […]
The post Google’s Test For Censored Chinese Search Engine Impressive: Sundar Pichai appeared first on Fossbytes.
The legendary music player Winamp is finally getting its much-needed makeover for its return next year. It is being revamped as a mobile app that will let you stream music from radio stations, listen to songs from your playlists, or run podcasts and more. “There will be a completely new version next year, with the […]
The post Winamp Is Coming Back In 2019 To Whip Llama’s Ass Once Again appeared first on Fossbytes.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away yesterday owing to the complications related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A statement released by the family announced that he died in Seattle at the age of 65. A childhood friend of Bill Gates and together, the duo started Microsoft in 1975. He left the company in the early 1980’s when the signs […]
The post Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Dies Of Cancer At Age 65 appeared first on Fossbytes.
To save you time from complicated video-editing software, Adobe has just launched Premium Rush CC. It is all-in-one video editing app that lets you easily create and upload videos on your social media handles like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo. Previously showcased at VidCon in June, the cross-platform video editing app is specifically designed for the […]
The post Adobe Launches Premiere Rush CC To Edit & Share Videos Easily appeared first on Fossbytes.
A true Photoshop experience is what artists and creators have always asked for in their iPad. And today at 2018’s Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, Adobe finally fulfilled their longstanding wish. An iPad version of Adobe Photoshop CC is in the pipeline and will be arriving within a few months. It’s not at all like the Photoshop Express or Sketch that […]
The post Adobe Photoshop CC For iPad To Arrive In 2019 With Desktop Sync Feature appeared first on Fossbytes.
According to the World Health Organization, mental illnesses affect one in four people. It shows how serious the problem is and anyone can fall prey to psychological problems like depression or anxiety. This is why a startup named Mindstrong Health from Palo Alto, California is trying to help people find out about their conditions in the […]
The post This Smartphone App Can Spot Depression Even Before You Find It appeared first on Fossbytes.
Adobe Flash is known to be a minefield of vulnerabilities and notorious actors exploit the same from time-to-time. Using fake Adobe Flash update popup on websites is another attack vector often used. Along the similar lines, a recent type of fake Flash update has been uncovered by a security researcher of Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 […]
The post Beware! Those Adobe Flash Update Popups Could Be Hiding A Cryptominer appeared first on Fossbytes.
Recently, we saw the launch of Google Home Hub that came integrated with Google Nest — a smart home surveillance feature. While the idea of a smart home does sound exciting, you might want to think twice as the data gathered from surveillance can be accessed by government bodies as well. A recent report by Forbes, […]
The post Google’s Nest Handed Over Data More Than 300 Times To Governments appeared first on Fossbytes.
