An Android statue is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus on January 31, 2022 in Mountain View, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Google is dropping some Covid-related mandates for employees and restoring perks back to
The government is coming up with a regulation that will make organisations hit by any cybercrime incidence to disclose it before the government, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. While speaking at the launch of the IBM Security Command Centre for Asia Pacific region set up in Bengaluru, Chandrasekhar
PlayStation VR2 — the Japanese company’s next-generation virtual reality headset — was unveiled by Sony on Tuesday. Sony’s new PS5 peripheral is clearly inspired by the design of the PlayStation 5. The company also showed off the new PlayStation VR2 Sense controller, which sports a new circular orb-shaped design. Sony says it has retained the
There’s something about calm, positive farming and life-sims such as Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing that has made such games so popular. Perhaps it’s the idea that a serene life like that could be accessible to anyone, and such games give you a sort of escape from your reality, if only for a short time.
Similarities have been unearthed between the Dridex general-purpose malware and a little-known ransomware strain called Entropy, suggesting that the operators are continuing to rebrand their extortion operations under a different name. “The similarities are in the software packer used to conceal the ransomware code, in the malware subroutines designed to find and obfuscate commands (API
Instagram in 2018 introduced ‘Your Activity’ feature that tracks how much time users spend on the app. In a new development, the photo- and video-sharing platform is tweaking the ‘daily time limit’ options it had introduced with the feature. Users were earlier able to select a time limit as low as 10 minutes per day
Studies and speculations have gone hand in hand as we continue to look for planets that can support life. Several light-years away from Earth, scientists know a spot where all speculations could come true. The TRAPPIST-1 system is under the focus as it is “an extraordinary collection of 7 Earth-size worlds” orbiting a red dwarf
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. For years, advertisers have relied on cross-app tracking to reach consumers, but with Google deciding to ban cross-app tracking on Android and removing the Android tracking ID, they’re going to need to develop new approaches to data collection. The ban on
New State Mobile — formerly known as PUBG New State— has introduced new story missions as part of the Survivor Pass Volume 4 that has arrived with the update 0.9.24. The popular battle royale game, which was launched last year, allows gamers who have upgraded to the premium Survivor Pass to play new story missions
OnePlus is tipped to be working on its first pair of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds with the company’s Nord branding. Renders of the rumoured TWS earbuds were shared by a tipster, and show a pair of black coloured earbuds with flat stems. The company recently launched the OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G smartphone, and
Infinix Zero 5G will get an update to Android 12 later this year, a brand executive announced on Wednesday. The Infinix phone was launched in India last week as the brand’s first model to come with 5G connectivity. The smartphone comes with Android 11 with proprietary XOS 10 on top. The Infinix Zero 5G specifications
Researchers from China’s Pangu Lab have disclosed details of a “top-tier” backdoor put to use by the Equation Group, an advanced persistent threat (APT) with alleged ties to the cyber-warfare intelligence-gathering unit of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Dubbed “Bvp47” owing to numerous references to the string “Bvp” and the numerical value “0x47” used
Facebook is launching its short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries, its owner Meta Platforms said on Tuesday, in a move to expand its fastest growing content format. The social media giant, which recently lost a third of its market value after a dismal earnings report, has highlighted Reels as a key priority.
Chinese smartphone brand Realme is set to launch its first high-end smartphone overseas next week in a bid to grow market share in Europe and continue its rapid growth. The move will pit the company, which began in 2018, against the likes of Apple and Samsung which dominate the high-end segment, as well as Chinese
Elden Ring — the upcoming action-role playing title — is set to launch on Friday on PC and consoles, bringing the latest Souls-like experience from developer FromSoftware. Considered one of the most awaited titles of 2022, Elden Ring has been created in collaboration with Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin who has written the
In this update, we’ve added the Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick, which is unique in that it runs on the Google TV user interface which was launched with the current-generation Google Chromecast. Although there are some shortcomings with this device – its lack of support for Dolby Vision HDR, in particular – the modern
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. This article was contributed by Dean Scontras, vice president of SLED at Auth0 and Okta. Over the past two years, we all found ourselves on the front lines of a massive digital shift, with COVID-19 precautions limiting in-person interactions. To meet
Realme 9 Pro 5G will go on sale in India for the first time today (February 23) at 12pm. The new Realme handset was launched in the country last week alongside Realme 9 Pro+ 5G. It will be available to purchase via Realme.com and Flipkart. Realme 9 Pro 5G features a 120Hz display and is
Vulnerable internet-facing Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) Servers are being targeted by threat actors as part of a new campaign to deploy the Cobalt Strike adversary simulation tool on compromised hosts. “Attacks that target MS SQL servers include attacks to the environment where its vulnerability has not been patched, brute forcing, and dictionary attack against poorly
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based Punjab Politics TV, which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections. The SFJ has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities
Elden Ring is set to debut on February 25 as the latest action role-playing game from publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment. The upcoming title is expected to feature familiar combat and elements like its predecessors — the Souls series and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The release schedule for Elden Ring has now been revealed for gamers