You’ve probably heard in the past how dangerous WEP encryption is, and that you shouldn’t use it on your home network. What is WEP, and why do people advise against using it? Let’s break down what WEP means and all of the flaws that come with it. What Is WEP? WEP stands for “Wired Equivalent
Month: August 2019
Do you have a Microsoft video gaming console Xbox at home? It is possible that third-party contractors working for the tech giant are listening to your living room talks. After revealing that contractors listened to sensitive and personal conversations of users via Skype and virtual assistant Cortana — which Microsoft has admitted — Motherboard now
Asus launched the ZenFone 6 smartphone globally in May this year, but it came to India as the Asus 6Z in June. The Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus is now rolling out a new software update for its ZenFone 6. This software update brings the August security patch along with a few features and optimisations for
3D printing has become commonplace in the hardware industry, but because few materials can be used for it easily, the process rarely results in final products. A Swiss startup called Spectroplast hopes to change that with a technique for printing using silicone, opening up all kinds of applications in medicine, robotics, and beyond. Silicone is
DoorDash announced last month that it would be changing its controversial tipping model. Today it’s revealing the basics of how the new system will work. Under the past model, Dashers (DoorDash drivers and other delivery people) were guaranteed a minimum payment per delivery, with DoorDash paying a $1 base, then providing an additional payment boost
Nearly four years after disrupting the smartphone market with the original “flagship killer”, OnePlus is set to enter another product category — televisions. The company first revealed that it’s working on a television set back in September last year, and we’ve seen a few more details emerge since then. Earlier this week, CEO Pete Lau
Facebook said on Thursday it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, some tied to the army, to stymie efforts to “manipulate or corrupt public debate”. The company closed 89 Facebook accounts, 107 pages, 15 groups and five Instagram accounts, some of which had hundreds of thousands of followers, it said in a
YouTube is killing its native messaging feature, which means you’ll no longer be able to send direct messages on YouTube. However, the chances are you’ve never actually messaged anyone on YouTube and weren’t even aware that YouTube Messages existed. In August 2017, YouTube introduced in-app messaging YouTube Adds In-App Messaging on Android and iOS YouTube
Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took steps on Wednesday to block the Kazakh government from creating an internet surveillance system using their browsers. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will block a government encryption certificate that allows authorities to read anything a user types or posts using the browsers, including account
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ are set to go on sale in India. Both phones will be available for purchase through various retail outlets and online portals in the country starting 12am tonight. Pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ began in the Indian market just after their formal
Apple is readying a clutch of new hardware for the coming weeks and months, including “Pro” iPhones, upgrades to iPads and its largest laptop in years. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is planning to announce three new iPhones at an event next month, according to people familiar with the situation. The handsets will likely go on
Samsung Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30 smartphones as well as the Gear S3 Frontier smartwatch and Galaxy Fit e smart fitness band have received discounts under the ‘Samsung Blue Fest 2019’ sale in India. The seven-day sale, which is live on Samsung’s online store, lasts until Monday, August 26. Alongside major discounts on smartphones and
Microsoft lifted the covers from Project Scarlett – the next-gen Xbox console – at E3 earlier this year, making bold promises about its capabilities and the boost it will bring to the table. The company has already confirmed some major advancements such as 8K gameplay support and a huge 4x performance enhancement. Xbox General Manager,
Vivo has become the latest smartphone maker to launch a 5G smartphone. The Chinese company on Thursday introduced the new iQoo Pro 5G Edition at a press event in China. The Vivo iQoo Pro will also offered in a 4G-only variant. The new phone joins the likes of iQoo, iQoo Neo in the company’s iQoo
Making the VR experience simple and portable was the main goal of the Oculus Quest, and it definitely accomplishes that. But going from things in the room tracking your headset to your headset tracking things in the room was a complex process. I talked with Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer (“Schrep”) about the journey from “outside-in”
We’ve long known that 5G rollout wouldn’t happen overnight. But now that carriers have gotten things started, they’ve been confronted with pushback against the next-gen wireless technology’s limitations. Among the bigger issues is spotty coverage indoors — you know that place where most of us spend most of our time? Verizon’s looking to address the
Everyone wants to squeeze more battery life out of their phones. And while you can manually optimize battery usage to a point, nobody wants to worry about that all the time. That’s why Google includes its own battery optimizer for Android, called Doze, as part of the operating system. While this feature is beneficial a
Fitbit said on Wednesday it won a contract with the Singapore government to provide fitness trackers and services to up to one million of the country’s citizens as part of a health initiative that begins in October. The deal, which involves the company supplying its trackers free of charge but on the condition that users will
Epic Games recently stirred up an uproar in the Fortnite community with the Season 10 update by introducing the ridiculously overpowered B.R.U.T.E mech. If you’ve been among the victims of the two-player machine-of-destruction, there is some good news. Fortnite’s latest v10.10 content update has introduced a new weapon called Junk Rift, which gives players a
Cutting down on the production of liquid crystal displays (LCD) by Samsung Display Co., in response to dropping profits, can also be seen as the company’s move to shift its focus to a new type of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel, industry officials said on Wednesday. The display making subsidiary of Samsung Electronics has trimmed LCD
Google has found a committed partner for Android One in Xiaomi. The Chinese electronics giant today announced the launch of Mi A3, an Android One smartphone, in India as the company looks to expand its handset offering in its most important market. The Mi A3, which is the third Android One handset from Xiaomi, features
Multiple reports this week claimed Google had quietly rolled out a more in-depth app review process to all developers — changes designed to keep the Play Store safer from spam, malware, and copycat apps. Those reports are inaccurate, Google tells TechCrunch. Instead, the company is giving itself more time to review apps from new, unestablished
Just weeks after unveiling the first models in its 10th Gen Core CPU lineup, Intel has now announced another series based on a different architecture, but targeted at the same segment. The ‘Ice Lake’ family of chips announced on August 1 are based on Intel’s next-gen ‘Ice Lake’ architecture and are the company’s first mass-market
Nintendo took to the stage at E3 2019 a few months ago and finally confirmed a long-standing rumour – the arrival of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the Nintendo Switch. Fast forward to Gamescom 2019, and we now have a release date for the multiple award-winning game’s Nintendo Switch version. CD Projekt has revealed
BMW has announced the official India launch of the 2019 BMW Series 3, a car that’s packed with features that are sure to delight technology enthusiasts. Headlining these is the all-new BMW Virtual Assistant that’s designed to respond to voice commands. The assistant can be triggered using the phrase ‘Hey BMW’ to control certain aspects
A good, solid duffel bag is a mainstay for many travelers – especially those who like packing up a car for a weekend away, or frequent flyers who disdain the thought of checking a bag. Peak Design introduced its own take on the duffel bag this year, with a couple different twists on the concept.
T-Mobile customers across the U.S. say they can’t make calls or send text messages following an apparent outage — although mobile data appears to be unaffected. We tested with a T-Mobile phone in the office. Both calls to and from the T-Mobile phone failed. When we tried to send a text message, it said the
Streaming platform Netflix releases a lot of content every week, which includes movies and TV shows produced by the company itself, as well as content it acquires the rights for. Users usually have to rely on social media and news online to find out when new titles are coming, but Netflix is now making discovery
Facebook and Twitter’s decision to crack down on fake accounts tied to China underscores how Silicon Valley’s disinformation challenges have gone global. It’s just the latest sign that more countries are embracing Russia’s playbook and exploiting social media to stoke political division. Monday marked the first time the companies have directly attributed such a campaign
YouTube direct messaging service, not the most popular way to chat for a large number of users, is set to fade out soon. The Messages service is being pulled from Android, iOS, and the Web, Google announced in a support post on its site. “Two years ago, we launched a feature to enable you to
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