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Triada Banking Trojan came Preinstalled as Backdoor in Budget Android Smartphones- Google Confirms. It would probably be the first time ever in Google’s history that the company has revealed details of the tenacity and success of malware dubbed as Triada. Triada malware was discovered in 2017 and came pre-installed on Android devices. It was believed […]
Google wants to make public transport safer for people and is therefore adding a new feature that will display a warning if your cab steers off its route. As spotted by XDA Developers, the feature is only available in India at the moment. Hidden under the “Stay Safer” menu, “Off-route alerts” will alert you if […]
As Google is done with the launch of its 2018 flagships (Pixel 3 and 3 XL) and their laddered-downed variants (Pixel 3a and 3a XL), it’s time to get geared for the 2019 flagships and the leaks have now started pouring in. According to the first-ever leaked render of the forthcoming Google Pixel devices — […]
On Thursday, June 6th (9:43 am UTC), Europe’s leading mobile providers received a shock when a large chunk of the traffic destined to reach them was misdirected or rerouted to another path by the network of a Chinese state-operated telecom firm, China Telecom. The misdirection of the traffic continued for two hours and even more […]
The Chinese smartphone company is already under a 90-day trial period after which it won’t be able to use Google’s Android and services on its new devices. Huawei has also said they are working hard to quickly release their new Android alternative OS, which would most likely be called Ark OS. A new turn of […]
Google Stadia Price has been announced at $9 US per month for a pro service or $130 US one time payment for the Founders Edition Stadia subscription. Google Stadia will launch in the US, UK, and Canada in November along with 14 additional regions. The initial line-up of titles will include 31 games from 21 […]
Apple just kicked off its WWDC developer conference by showing off all the new software and hardware it has in store for 2019. We got to see the dark mode on iOS 13, the new Mac Pro, upcoming titles on Apple TV+, and also the new iPadOS. There’s one other thing the company didn’t forget […]
Google May Limit Ad blockers for Regular Users Amidst Criticism from Consumer Advocates. Google Chrome is perhaps the most popular of all web and mobile browsers at the moment, and this popularity is a result of various user-friendly features that it offers. However, the recent decision of Google to deactivate most of the ad blockers […]
Two years ago, YouTuber ReSet became more famous (or rather infamous) when he gave a beggar toothpaste-filled Oreo cookies and created controversy around him. The YouTuber has now been banned from using the Google-owned video platform for five years. According to a report by El Pais, Kanghua R. (now 21) has also been sentenced to […]
For the past few weeks, the US Department of Justice has been preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against search and advertising behemoth Google. This comes almost six years after a previous antitrust investigation against Google by the Federal Trade Commission. Back then, Google managed to avoid any legal action. Before that, Google faced an […]
Each week, hosting platforms, third-party services and search engines receive millions of requests to remove copyrighted content; according to experts in information security audits, this is how rights holders of multiple forms of content try to protect themselves from anyone who tries to distribute their property in illegitimate ways. Some of the most important online […]
Needless to say, privacy is one of those areas where recently tech companies are willing to give whatever it takes to maintain an image of a trustworthy company. Now, Apple and Google are possibly the strongest pillars of the smartphone industry. It’s expected from both the companies to harbor a positive attitude towards the privacy […]
The latest report from Motherboard is an important but unsurprising revelation. According to the report, Snapchat’s internal tool ‘SnapLion’ is often abused by employees to access users’ snaps without their permission. Snaps are photos that disappear after some time, however, Snapchat employees have access to these photos and regularly violate users’ privacy, the report added. […]
Building on top of its Discover section, the search giant has added a new food delivery option to Google Maps. It also integrated the same with Search and Google Assistant. In case you’re wondering — no, Google is not entering the food delivery market, yet. The new feature just allows users to place an order […]
Not so long after President Trump’s executive order came into place, more and more US-based companies have started to comply with the order. They are cutting off business with the Chinese tech giant and some companies have asked employees to hold supplies until further notice. Google was the first company to act in this regard […]
Web application security specialists reported that Google made a serious security error when securing the passwords of some of its business clients because, for nearly 14 years, the company stored them in plain text by accident. The incident impacts only users of G Suite, service that provides multiple Google products with a custom domain name […]
This issue is linked with G Suite users only while free consumer Google accounts remained unharmed. A couple of days ago it was reported that Google has been using Gmail to secretly store its users’ purchase history for years. Now, the company has revealed that its team recently discovered a bug due to which some […]
Huawei’s US ban is official and will come into effect after its 90-day temporary license ends in August. People have already started talking about Huawei’s Android alternative OS. So, there are a lot of questions about the future of Huawei’s mobile OS that need an answer. Why is Huawei doing this? You might already know […]
G Suite users were taken aback yesterday when Google disclosed that it stored some passwords for Enterprise G Suite users in plain text for 14 years. In a blog post, the search giant mentioned that the passwords were encrypted but not hashed, which means that Google employees had complete access to them. However, the company […]
Just recently, we came across the news that many US-based companies have started to cut ties with the Chinese company Huawei. Now, as it seems there will be casualties on both sides. While Huawei might lose on its smartphone business, the company says there will be some impact of the decision in the US as […]
Just when it seemed it was all over for Huawei, the latest report from Reuters claims that the US government has issued a temporary license to the company. The license will enable Huawei to continue its current operations with US-based companies including Google, Intel, etc. That way, the company will be able to support its […]