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India Bans 59 Chinese Apps!!

India on Monday banned 59 Mobile Apps including popular Apps like Tik-Tok,Uc browser etc,saying they were prejudicial to the sovereignty,integrity and security to the Country.In a statement Ministry of Electronic and IT said it has received many complaints from various sources,including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and IOS platforms for " stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users data in an unauthorised manner to servers which have locations outside India" "The compilation of these data,its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures" -statement said. The government has also banned apps of Chinese handset maker xiaomi like Mi community  and Mi video call .Currently Xiaomi is the India's largest handset brand. The It Ministry sa

Oneplus Nord expected to release in July 10

It was recently confirmed that the affordable smartphone will be named as Oneplus Nord instead of Oneplus Z  or Oneplus 8 Lite.In Amazon India Website an small teaser is popped up hinting that the launch date is near.The company has also confirmed that  the smartphone will debut in July,Hence we can expect that this buzz creating phone to launch in upcoming days. As per the dedicated website of Oneplus the specifications for the phone will be released tomorrow (30 June). According to a report by Android Central, OnePlus Nord will be launched on 10 July in India. The report also suggests that the smartphone is likely to feature a dual-camera setup on the front that houses a 32 MP primary sensor and an 8 MP wide-angle sensor. The smartphone is expected to sport a 6.55-inch Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 765 SoC with 5G support. The smartphone is likely to offer 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage.The report mentions that O

Facebook new Update:includes Dark Mode!

After a long wait, Facebook's Dark Mode is ready for launch, and few users have even been able to try it before its begins rolling out globally.Facebook Dark Mode is a new look for the Social network that replace its usual bright white interface with black and shades of grey for both desktop and Mobile .Its small change,but an favourite one for many users   Its a alternative to the color scheme, but that's not the only reason many users are looking forward to making the switch .Some people fine white text on the dark background much easier to read,and although the jury is out on whether cutting down on blue light actually helps you sleep better at night,a dark interface certainly reduces glare when you are using app after dark . There is a benefit for your phone battery ,too. Researches have found that pixel color has direct effect on power draw,with black pixels using significantly less energy than white ones.This is particularly true for devices with AMOLED screens,where pure

Safari to support password-less logins

Safari 14, the version of Apple’s browser that will ship with iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur, will let you use Face ID or Touch ID to log in to websites built to support the feature. The functionality was confirmed in the browser’s beta release notes, and Apple has detailed how the feature works in a WWDC video for developers. The functionality is built on the Web Authn component of the FIDO2 standard, developed by the FIDO Alliance. It should make logging into a website as easy as logging into an app secured with Touch ID or Face ID.WebAuthn is an API that aims to make web logins simpler and more secure. Unlike passwords, which are often easily guessed and vulnerable to phishing attacks, WebAuthn uses public key cryptography and can use security methods like biometrics or hardware security keys to verify your identity. It’s a standard that individual websites need to add support for, but being supported by the stock browser in iOS has the potential to be a major boost for adoption.This isn’

Google Will now auto-delete location and search history by default for new users.

On Wednesday, Google announced broad changes in its default data practices for new users, including a significant expansion in the company’s willingness to automatically delete data. In a blog post announcing the changes, CEO Sundar Pichai emphasized the company’s commitment to privacy, security, and user choice. “As we design our products, we focus on three important principles: keeping your information safe, treating it responsibly, and putting you in control,” Pichai wrote. “Today, we are announcing privacy improvements to help do that.” Google’s auto-delete feature applies to search history (on web or in-app), location history, and voice commands collected through the Google Assistant or devices like Google Home. Google logs that data in its My Activity page, where users can see what data points have been collected and manually delete specific items. Historically, Google has retained that information indefinitely, but in 2019, the company rolled out a way to automatically delete da

Apple WWDC 2020

. The Second biggest event in Apple's Calendar is here the WWDC 2020.And this is all about new OS versions and new MAc releases.Here is what is expected to come  IOS 14 Watch OS 7 iMac and Mac OS 10.16 ARM-powered Macs? Accessories IOS 14: The IOS 14 may be renamed "IPhoneOS" to match the tablet's "IPadOs".It is expected to change the look of the home screen.It will enable List view with different sorting and filtering option.The new version may enable home screen widgets.These are seemingly distinct from the widgets that are currently available in the notification center.Also,Expecting for third party Wallpaper packs.iMessage should gain a mention system e.g using @shreejith to notify a specific person in a group chat.Typing indications,the ability to delete sent messages and an option to mark a message as "unread" are other rumored features. Safari is gaining a built-in translation feature,the podcast app will be updated with a for you Section fo

Apple working on AR/VR headsets

Apple has been working on AR and VR tech for several years and, although the company has already implemented some of its research into the IPhone and Ipad. N301: The Silicon Valley-based company is reportedly working on two headsets at the moment.One of these products is codenamed 'N301' which has both virtual reality and augmented reality capabilities.Apple has been developing the headset in question for years via the Technology Development group, Which is secretive team of 1,000 engineers devoted to VR and AR development.But in late 2018 the company dramatically shifted its efforts following disagreements between former Chief Design Officer Jony Ive and TDG lead Mike Rockwell regarding the direction of the project.The 'N301' headset was initially meant to be an extremely powerful device capable of graphics and processing speeds like nothing ever seen before on a wearable product according to sources speaking to Bloomberg.  However ,the technology require and the heat

SpaceX Internet service Starlink asks for people to try it out

SpaceX is inviting users to receive updates on when the Starlink beta launches Prospective customers are asked to provide email addresses and zip codes Eligible users will receive a user terminal that captures satellite signals The beta is expected to launch later this summer or early fall  SpaceX is now inviting people to register their interest in the Starlink satellites and the internet services they will provide, as the company prepares to roll out the beta tests for the Starlink low-earth orbit (LEO) internet service. The Elon Musk-owned aerospace company intends to provide high speed internet connectivity from the Starlink constellation of satellites. It is expected that there will be gigabit speeds on offer, which for the rest of us means up to 1Gbps internet speeds, with the fairly low latency of up to 25ms. Starlink plans to offer these internet services for around $80 per month, which is priced at par if not lower than similar speed broadband plans in most countries, includin

Google Bans 36 Apps!

The apps were removed after they bombarded users with unwanted adverts and intrusive browser directions.Unsuspecting users would apparently be taken to website links they hadn't even clicked on by the malicious software.This scam was detected by the researches in WhiteOps. They found fraudulent code within the apps that they suggest they could be malicious. The apps with this threat are  Yoroko Camera  Solu Camera  Lite Beauty Camera  Beauty Collage Lite Beauty & Filters Camera  Photo Collage & Beauty Camera Beauty Camera Selfie Filter Gaty Beauty Camera  Pand Selfie Beauty Camera  Cartoon Photo Editor & Selfie Beauty Camera Benbu Selfie Beauty Camera Pinut Selfie Beauty Camera & Photo Editor  Mood Photo Editor & Selfie Beauty Camera Rose Photo Editor & Selfie Beauty Camera   Selfie Beauty Camera & Photo Editor Fog Selfie Beauty Camera  Sun Pro Beauty Camera Funny Sweet Beauty Camera   Little Bee Beauty Camera Beauty Camera & Photo Editor Pro   Grass

Whatsapp to get disappearing messages in its update version 2.20.110 and many more:

Whatsapp keeps testing new features in beta every other week.the latest version of whatsapp 2.20.110 is ready to release and brings lot of new features that will launch very soon officially.The new features of Whatsapp are: Expiring message support for multiple devices Expiring message: According to the latest reports from WABetainfo ,the new beta update has the code for the 'expiring message' feature.however Whatsapp has changed the name of the feature several times.Previously the Facebook owned platform called it as disappearing  messages,delete messages.The latest beta shows that the new name is expiring message.This feature has not been enabled yet to beta users. This new Expiring feature automatically deletes message for both sender and the receiver.Like delete for everyone it does not leave any traces like "This message was deleted".This upcoming feature doesn't show such messages instead it leaves like there wasn't any messages.If the Expiring message f

MI Note Book 14

SPECS: OPERATING SYSTEM:  WINDOWS 10 HOME PROCESSOR:   Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Processor                                   1.8GHz quad-core with boost clock (up to 4.9GHz                                                                       Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Processor                                    1.6GHz quad-core with boost clock (up to 4.2GHz) GRAPHICS:      NVIDIA® GeForce® MX350                                  Video Memory Size - 2GB GDDR5 VRAM DISPLAY:   35.56cm(14) Full HD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare 16:9 Horizon Display                          91 % screen-to-body ratio                          178° Wide-viewing Angle MEMORY: 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM STORAGE:  512GB PCI Express Gen 3 NVMe SSD                            3000 MB/s Sequential Read,1800 MB/s                            Sequential Write Speed                                                           512GB SATA 3 SSD                               600 MB/s Speed INTERFACE:  1 x Type-C™ USB 3.1 Gen 1 (For data transfe

Android 11 beta update now available

Google just released Android 11 beta for pixel phone users after it cancelled the june 3 unveiling event due to the ongoing protest.Android 11 doesn't bring too many features instead polishes the existing ones for better user experience .Some of the key features are conversations,bubbles,notifications,do not disturb,media controls ,security improvements and more. TOP FEATURES: Google says that it has divided the Android 11 update into three parts  people  controls privacy CONTROLS: A new power button menu has been added in Android 11 beta that gives users the ability to access their connected devices more easily. The media controls will allow for quick switching between connected devices to manage audio and video output. This feature can be turned on from the developer options. PRIVACY: Google says it is added enhanced control over sensitive permissions with the Android 11 beta. some of them are  One Time Permission: This feature  allow access to the apps to use storage,camera,loca

Twitter Fleets in India,A Story like Feature

Twitter,One of the Popular Social Media is Testing its new feature called "Fleets" which is actually like Instagram Stories option that disappears in 24 Hours.This new feature is available to both Android and IOS uses in India.They have state that this is a phased rollout and Fleets will be available from for all users in the country in the Upcoming days with the latest version of its mobile app.These Fleets can't be liked or retweeted  like regular tweets,but other users can respond to fleets via Direct Message(DM).  The latest feature was first introduced in Brazil back in March and it reached Android and IOS users in India yesterday While explaining about Fleets in multiple tweets,Twitter Lead Kayvon Beykpour said "people often tell us that they don't feel comfortable Tweeting because Tweets can be seen and replied by anybody,feel permanent and perfromative" Twitter Fleets  Just like Instagram and Facebook Stories,fleets are another form of sharing conten

A 'cursed' wallpaper could crash your phone with its color profile

Today there is a cursed wallpaper making the rounds and crashing the Android phones of fool idiotic enough to not heed the warnings that accompany the image,seen to the right.It's a pretty sunset on a lake surrounded by mountains and forest.The code hidden in the coding for this image is apparently an improperly coded color profile and when you set it as wallpaper on an android phone,it will cause the Android system UI to crash. The image has been making the rounds across social media because we Android nerds are a curious lot an when we hear something will mess up our phones,We apparently take that as a personal challenge and has been wrecking havoc on phones of the idiots stupid enough to set the original image as their wallpaper. If you screenshot the image or edit the image in an way,it strips out and overwrites the problematic color profile data,So once you tamper with it,it becomes harmless,but to save all the curious cats out there      This image can crash your phone  It go

IPAD PR0 2020

NETWORK: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE BODY: DIMENSION: 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 in) WEIGHT: 471 g (Wi-Fi), 473 g (LTE) (1.04 lb) BUILD: Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame SIM:   Nano-SIM, eSIM Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) DISPLAY: TYPE: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors SIZE: 11.0 inches, 366.5 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) RESOLUTION: 1668 x 2388 pixels (~265 ppi density) PROTECTION: Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Wide color gamut True-tone 120Hz refresh rate PLATFORM: OS: iPadOS 13.4, upgradable to iPadOS 13.4.1 CHIPSET: Apple A12Z Bionic CPU: Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) GPU: Apple GPU (8-core graphics) INTERNAL MEMORY: 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM MAIN CAMERA: TRIPLE : 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) FEATURES: Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR VIDEO: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120