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Google wants to be your wireless carrier with encrypted connection

For all of you who want to know what currently Google is planning to work on, the answer is “Project Fi”— Now what is it really? What really it has to offer? How it will internet lives? Let’s try to investigate on all your million-dollar questions! Well, Google is planning to be your phone’s carrier […]

How to Stop Google From Tracking You in Few Simple Steps

Privacy is one of the biggest concern to everyone these days, and to respect your privacy, few days ago Google enabled the option to download and delete your search history. And here again, they came up with one more thing, now you can stop google from tracking you. Yeah, you heard it right, you can stop […]

Google Dart Won’t Be Replacing JavaScript as THE Language of the Web

Google has ditched its earlier plans to import Dart to its Chrome browser. Dart is a programming language designed to eventually grow and become the evolved replacement of JavaScript. Google has said that it will focus on enhancing the capabilities of compiling Dart to JavaScript. When Google Dart was launched, it was criticized and backed […]

Report reveals 1 in every 5 Android Apps is Malware

Symantec reveals that nearly 1 million or around one-third of all Android apps are actually malware. The firm that exposed around 700,000 virus-laden apps in 2013, is now claiming that “17 percent of all Android apps (nearly one million total)” are actually malware in disguise. According to its latest Internet Security Threat Report, more than […]

How To Enable Guest Mode On Android

Android 5.0 Lollipop lets you quickly switch to a separate guest profile. This guest user will not contain your personal data like apps, contacts, messages, google account and few more. How To Enable Guest Mode On Android Swipe down from the top of the screen to view the notification bar. Then click two times on […]

Woman Suing Google For Losing “thousands” due to Google Play Store hack

Susan Harvey claims Google never reimbursed her even after admitting that she did not make the purchases. Madera, CA-based woman Susan Harvey has filed a lawsuit against Google recently. She has accused Google of not reimbursing her after she lost thousands of dollars over a 16month period when her Google Play Store account got hacked. […]

How to use Google Search to locate lost Android Smartphone or Tablet

All you need to do is search for your Android device, mobile phone or tablet on Google – The search engine will instantly track the device’s location and upload its map. Smartphones or any such electronic device can be misplaced or lost any time and anywhere. We all have faced this issue at one point or […]

New Android App Lets You Unlock Your Phone with Your Voice

The new “Trusted Voice” Android app allows you to unlock your smartphone with your own voice — No pin, no password, just your voice. Trusted Face app, which detects your authenticity through facial recognition or a Trusted Device connection, already has helped you skip the conventional lock screen. And now, Google has added another smart lock […]

Suspects Behind Nazi-loving Android Malware Arrested in Russia

Suspected ‘Nazi’ Android FBI Ransomware Architect Detained In Russia – A Nazi-themed malware control panel was used by the Svpeng cybercriminal gang. It has been announced by Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs that a 25-year-old, who was suspected to be the mastermind behind the harmful strain of Android money-stealing malware called Svpeng, has been arrested. Svpeng […]

Chrome 42 Sends Notifications from Web Pages You Have Closed, Download Now

Today Google has launched Chrome 42 for Windows, Linux and Mac. This release can come bundled with new developer tools that will allow developers to create more immersive application for web. Google Chrome is one of the most widely used web browser and in addition, it a big platform that developers need to look at. […]

Google Images, YouTube, Yahoo Malaysia Domains Hacked by Bangladeshi Hackers

Three Bangladeshi hackers (going with the handles of Ne0-h4ck3r, TiGER-M@TE and F0RTYS3V3N) hacked and defaced Google, Google Images, YouTube and Yahoo Malaysia domains on Wednesday. Hackers left a deface page along with a message on all three hacked domains, but the reason for targeting these domains wasn’t mentioned anywhere.  This is the second time in a day […]

Google Malaysia Domain Hacked by Bangladeshi hacker

A Bangladeshi hacker (going with the handle of Tiger M@te) hacked the official Google Malaysia domain earlier today and redirected it to his own site. Hacker left a deface page along with a message on hacked Google Malaysia domain. Google acknowledged that it was hacked and service was indeed interrupted due to a DNS redirection. The […]

Google Deleted 100 Million Record-Breaking Pirate Links in 2015

Image: michaelbrandvold.com It’s just the start of the July of 2015 and in this short span of few months, Google has already processed over 100 million copyright takedown requests to delete pirate links (illegal content). Just a few days ago, Google received its 100 millionth request takedown request of the year 2015. TF writes that […]

Why WikiLeaks Redesigned its Homepage Exactly like Google’s?

Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has rolled its new homepage and it possesses a striking similarity with your favorite search engine Google. Yesterday, I visited the WikiLeaks website and amid this confusion, I checked the URL once again in my web browser to confirm it. ? So, why WikiLeaks did all this redesigning? Answer to this question is […]

Android App Used by Hackers in Sex Extortion Campaigns

For many years, cyber criminals have deceived people into carrying out humiliating sexual acts online and later get blackmailed with the recordings of their acts. This mechanism has become easier to be conducted with the emergence of an Android app that facilitates sex extortion. The Irving, Texas, based Cyber security Company Trend Micro states that […]

Google and Mozilla Banning Chinese Certificate Authority from Chrome and Firefox

Due to a major trust breach last week, Chinese digital certificate issuing authority CNNIC (Chinese Internet Network Information Center) is facing the ban from Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Now, Chrome and Firefox won’t trust all the new digital certificates issued by the Chinese authority. Due to this, tons of users are likely to face […]

How You CAN Delete Almost any video on YouTube

Recently Google announced its current experimental program named Vulnerability Research Grants (VRG). No doubt it is a great concept. In this program the security team of Google selects regular reporters and send them emails. The researchers then choose product/service from the list available in the email and investigate their chosen product/service’s security. Must Read: Hacking YouTube […]

Google Code Jam 2015: Here’s Everything You Should Know to Participate

ATTENTION!! Programmers, coders and hackers, students and professionals, techies and newbies – GEAR UP!! The countdown to one of the biggest programming events in the world – GOOGLE CODE JAM 2015 – has begun. With just less than 10 days to go to the Qualification Round, to be held on 10th April, brushing up on […]

AROUND(): A Google Search Operator You May Not Know About

Short Bytes: Here is this handy operator developed by Daniel Russell who comes in as a handy trick when you are googling stuff. It’s a handy trick, particularly when you’re looking for the combination of search terms (containing two or more search keywords) when one dominates the results, but you’re interested in the relationship between two query terms. […]

Save Data on Chrome Using Google’s New Official Extension

Exceeding your data limit could be your biggest nightmare if you don’t have an unlimited data connection. Listening your prayers, Google has silently launched a new extension for its Chrome browser. This extension is called Data Saver and is currently in beta. Data Saver uses Google’s data compression proxy service for optimization and saving the […]