A few of Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are experiencing battery and overheating issues after installing the February 2018 Android security update earlier this month. Pointed out first by 9to5Google, Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL users have taken to Reddit and Google’s Pixel User Community website, to complain that their devices are running warm in standby mode and are experiencing reduction in battery life than usual....

Surprisingly, Google has offered several flagship Pixel exclusive features like three years of software updates, always-on music identification, voice-recorder with transcriptions, on-device dictation database, and many more on this device. Clearly, Pixel 4A is a direct competitor to the well-received OnePlus Nord and the 2020 iPhone SE. ALSO READ: Google Launches 2nd-Gen ‘Pixel Buds’ For $179 Pricing And Availability The $349 / Rs. 26,200 price tag of the Pixel 4A is one of the major highlights of this device....

For those unaware, The Great Suspender is an extension that focusses on reducing Google Chrome’s RAM usage by shutting down tabs that have not been used for a certain period. It replaces the suspended pages with a blank page until the users decide to use it again. Over the years, the Chrome browser has been infamously known for consuming a lot of RAM and taking up computer memory when a user opens multiple tabs....

Google has been on a silent crusade since August 2014 against websites contain unsolicited software or malware (or, as some AV vendors call them, potentially unwanted applications), as defined in this Google policy. Most unwanted software comfoulage their software into posing as a helpful download but ultimately these kind of softwares make changes to the users’ browser and its settings. Such changes that are profitable to the software’s creators but are a nuisance users....

June 8th, World Oceans Day is dedicated to keep safe the coral reefs and the life that prospers out of our sight. To honor this day, Google has decided to celebrate this day by sending its updated Street View service with lots of visual images from various underwater and seaside locations. On a serious note, Google points out, “Home to the majority of life on Earth, the ocean acts as its life support system, controlling everything from our weather and rainfall to the oxygen we breathe....

Government of India’s net neutrality disaster says you cant make Skype, Whatsapp voice calls within IndiaCalling your friends/relativesNo limit on messagesContent ‘Rules’Privacy is importantTwo areas where these don’t have significance Net neutrality is a principle that says Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their networks equally, and cannot slow down or block access to any website or content. The new report, prepared by the Department of Telecom (DoT), says net neutrality must be protected and that “content and application providers cannot be permitted to act as gatekeepers....

For those unaware, earlier this month, Neutrino had hacked a Casio fx-991MS scientific calculator and replaced the small solar panel on the device with a tiny OLED screen, added an ESP8266 Wi-Fi module, a rechargeable battery, and even a messaging functionality without modifying the physical appearance of the calculator. What’s more, the device was also able to communicate with similar devices nearby. The cleverly added electronics can be used to fetch pre-uploaded data from the mobile development platform, Firebase, which could be anything from mathematical formulas to laws, sentences, quotes or anything that could potentially be used to cheat in exams, as highlighted by Gizmodo in an article published on Neutrino’s invention....

For the unversed, Golang is a programming language that is gaining popularity among cybercriminals, as it can be utilized across multiple platforms for targeting Windows, Mac, and Linux. It also offers a much lower detection rate against security software and improved resistance to reverse engineering and analysis. In this campaign, the malware is being spread by a phishing email, which contains a Microsoft Office attachment. This includes an external reference hidden inside the document’s metadata that downloads a malicious template file....

Chris Valasek, Director of Vehicle-Security Research at IOActive, and Charlie Miller, who worked earlier at Twitter Inc., will join Uber’s Advanced Technologies Center, the San Francisco-based car-booking company said in a statement Friday. The duo would be working with Joe Sullivian & John Flynn, the Chief Security Officer and the Chief Information Security Officer at Uber. Together, they will work toward “building out a world-class safety and security program at Uber....

Every coder and wannabe programmer should read these five ‘must have’ booksThe Pragmatic ProgrammerClean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software CraftsmanshipThe Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional ProgrammersCode Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software ConstructionThe Mythical Man-month: Essays on Software EngineeringAlso Read PART II of the Here are the five must read books if you are a coder/programmer With the technology moving forward at a speed quicker than anytime in the history of mankind, there are new programming languages and tools every few months, seeking to be the silver bullet for all deficiencies of existing languages, tools and practices....

We give you some interesting titbits about what Commander Kelly will do/will have done during his year in space. Commander Kelly has already completed 6 months aboard ISS and he has sent very rivetting pictures of Earth. We are reproducing a few of those for our readers. Photos courtesy NASA

Artificial Intelligence and Big data power everything that the business does. According to Greg Chambers, the global director of digital innovation – “AI is the foundation for everything we do. We create intelligent experiences and AI is the kernel that powers that experience.” To stay on top of the game, Coca Cola is known to have plowed extensive research and development resources into AI in order to squeeze every drop of insight from the data it collects....

There are a lot of smartphone users who junk their old smartphones and buy flagship smartphones of their favorite manufacturer every time it launches a new product. This holds especially true for Apple and Samsung fanboys who are known to ditch their old Apple/Samsung product to buy the latest smartphone. However, for the majority of smartphone buyers, buying a flagship product is a one-time investment and the most relevant question they ask themselves is how long will the expensive flagship smartphone really last....

Now, after two weeks of investigation, it has been found out that the attackers simply spoofed emails to appear like official payment requests, a method known as “a whaling attack, CEO fraud or business email compromise.” They then proceeded to send them to a satellite at the Leoni factory in Bistrita, northern Romania, where about 6,000 people work. It is said to have been made to a bank in the Czech Republic, although investigators have not yet identified the scammers....

This will not be the final version however – it will be the beta version and you will also need a phone that is compatible with Android 8.0. Once the final version is ready , the first phones to get this Over-The-Air(OTA) update will be the Google Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel and the Pixel XL along with the Pixel C tablet. These phones also have access to the beta as well....

Here is how you can solve two smartphone problems with a single mobile deviceNew combo mobile charger and MicroSD card reader launches via crowdfunding campaign Smartphones have been getting steadily more powerful and capable over the years, with smaller form factors, better cameras, and faster chips. However, that doesn’t mean that our phones are perfect – any computing device will have certain limitations. In the case of smartphones, these are incredibly space constrained devices, which limits the size of the batteries as well as the amount of available storage....

Let’s go through some of the best Android app to stream movies and TV shows for free. SPB TV The Android SPB TV app is not region-specific and provides content from around the world via a selection of bizarre and wonderful stations. This app offers you a pretty good mix of content ranging from the NASA channel to Comedy for Women. While you won’t find the latest Hollywood blockbuster, NBC or Showtime on SPB TV, but if you want to take a chance on a wild card, then this is the app to use....

This is a clear indication that Indian Government is increasing its request for the content removals over a period of time. Facebook usually gets requests from Government for the contents which these officials feel could violate the law. “We restricted access in India to content reported primarily by law enforcement agencies and the India Computer Emergency Response Team within the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, including anti-religious content and hate speech that could cause unrest and disharmony,” as per some officials at Facebook....

INSTAGRAM – The new Silk Road of the internetVentureBeat goes on to give the example of ease of search for the drugs. As per the VentureBeat blog, the drugs are being sold across the internet by the sellers by mixing them up with the thousands of photo and video posts. The drug mafia have a large market free of legal hassles as Instagram has around 200 million and growing active users....

The upcoming feature that might make it to Instagram is the ability to respond to Instagram stories via voice messages. Instagram Stories to get voice messages support According to developer Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram is working upon a feature that allows users to respond to ephemeral type Instagram Stories using voice messages. Instagram Stories to get voice messages supportWhen can we see this functionality on Instagram? As of now, you can respond via GIFs, strikers, or text messages, however, the voice message feature remains unavailable when it comes to responding to the stories....