Facebook Home, what Mark Zuckerberg refers to as a “collection of apps”, is going to launch today. It’ll be available in the Google Play Store in the United States, but I honestly can’t tell you if it’ll hit other countries. Me being in Finland, with lots of friends in the UK and various Asian countries, I hope that Facebook is smart enough to let everyone get in on the Home action....

Through an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the consumer watchdog uncovered that Uber’s rideshare app displayed a cancellation warning to consumers who sought to cancel a ride saying words to the effect of “[y]ou may be charged a small fee since your driver is already on their way”, even when consumers were seeking to cancel a ride within Uber’s free cancellation period. Most of Uber’s services provide users with a five-minute free cancellation that commences once a driver has accepted the trip wherein users can cancel their ride without incurring a fee....

The flu can be deadly, particularly to vulnerable populations like infants and the elderly. It’s not easy to know where it will strike, or in what form, since the flu comes in many strains; however, science is starting to catch up. Tap or click here to learn about 4 apps that will get you through cold and flu season. There’s a map you can access that can tell you where different strains of the flu are, and where they’re expected to get worse....

Ideas are meant to be stolen. I fully believe that. Once you bring a concept, like the graphical user interface for instance, into into this world, it’s no longer yours. Now when it comes to today’s smartphone platforms, they’re all just lumps of ideas that have been hand picked over the many decades of computing. Focusing on the camera aspect for a moment, Microsoft, with Windows Phone, was one of the first to integrate a shortcut on the lock screen for bringing up the camera....

Vivo has launched a new mid-range 5G smartphone in China. The Vivo Y70s features a modern design and a triple-camera setup. It also happens to be the first smartphone in the world with the newly-launched Exynos 880 processor. The Vivo Y70s is an all-new device from ground-up, which means that it does not have a predecessor. That being said, the Y70s does not offer any groundbreaking features, something that you’d expect from a device that has been developed from scratch....

But what if a data breach happened that contained even more sensitive data. We’re talking items like personal addresses, interactions with others and networks of friends. At this point, a leak like that looks more like doxxing than a data breach. Tap or click here to see how to protect yourself from doxxing and online harassment. Well, this exact scenario has happened — thanks to an unprecedented leak of personal data posted to a cloud server....

What Is the Difference Between LTE And VoLTE? We all know very well that many times we have heard about the words like 2G, 3G, 3.5G, 4G, GPRS, HSUPA, EDGE, HDSPA, LTE, and VoLTE. So, if you do not know what exactly they mean, we will simply explain it to you so that you can simply get a clear view. Basically, all these simply represent the technology of the network that is being used at that time for the connection to the Internet of your mobile phone....

In Summary NPCI has launched UPI LITE, a lighter version of UPI for transactions less than Rs. 200 in India. These small-value transactions are not logged or recorded on your savings account passbook. UPI LITE transactions do not require any PIN to complete the payment. The new system of UPI LITE remains free to use and is available on the BHIM App. As of today, UPI LITE is exclusive to the BHIM App, which is available for free on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store....

Recently, Hello Games also surprised the Nintendo Switch players by announcing the launch of the hit space exploration game ‘No Man’s Sky’ to Switch. Riot Games Will Analyze Voice Recordings Before Banning the Player’s ID The most popular 5v5 characters FPS shooting game, Valorant, is developed by the famous Riot Games, and this multiplayer game hit the PC gaming market in just past 2 years with over millions of daily active players....

The most major mobile launches during the first quarter of a year are done at MWC. This year’s MWC was no different, with Samsung being the only notable company that did not announce its new flagship at the event. Nonetheless, while there was no Galaxy S8 at MWC this year, there were still plenty of other phones launched by BlackBerry, LG, and Nokia to catch your attention. If you were overwhelmed by the barrage of phone and tech announcements in the last few days and missed out on the phones that are actually worth a look, check out our roundup of the 5 hottest smartphones at MWC 2017 below....

Until now, such kind of software prowess was almost unattainable for nearly every phone maker as they lack the sort of training data Google’s services benefit from. But not anymore. In a surprising move, Google has announced that it’s making the technology behind the Pixel 2’s Portrait Mode feature open source. This essentially means anyone can build applications by implementing the underlying framework Google has employed on its phones. The model — called DeepLab-v3+ — is now included in Google’s open-source computational library, TensorFlow....

Threat actors are still employing scams such as this and getting away with it. A recent one involves emails sent to Office 365 users with a link to a fake website and instructions to log in. Once the victim does this, their accounts are taken over. Tap or click here for more details and Microsoft’s response. With so much of our lives connected to the internet, scammers don’t even need computers to target victims....

The crisis is so stark that the United States government passed a historic rescue package to aid businesses and taxpayers. Individuals will even get a direct cash payment to cover expenses and hardships. Tap or click here to see how much you’ll qualify for. But more than cash, jobless Americans are looking for the opportunity to start working again. These are the companies that still expanding their workforce in spite of the virus, and they’re accepting applications right now....

And if you have multiple devices that answer in unison across your home, you run the risk of waking up family members when they are sleeping. That is never a good thing, but luckily there is a way to prevent grumpy outbursts of tiredness. Here’s the backstory TikTok user Alana Tsui recently explained that she figured out how to make Alexa whisper. So, instead of the assistant blaring a response to any request, the device will use her inside voice....

Together with LG and Toyota, the South Korean giant Samsung will lead the arrival of these new solid-state batteries. While in the coming years seems almost certain that will take place the transition from lithium to sodium with solid – state batteries, the graphene continues shaping a future promise very interesting for this field. Samsung graphene batteries: 45% more capacity and a charge 5 times faster The Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), one of the branches of investigation of Samsung Electronics, has managed to synthesize “balls” of graphene that can be used to create lithium-ion batteries that last longer and charge faster than current batteries, as the company has stated....

is now starting to show its work. In addition to a detailed blog post that outlines how Verify Apps does its job, has tweaked the menu in settings to display a little more information about what it’s doing. Instead of an option in the the Security menu in Settings (or in the tab on xels some other phones), Verify Apps now occupies its own tab. Tap it you’ll see the same two toggles to “Scan device for security threats” “Improve harmful app detection,” but you’ll also get a look at the last four apps it has scanned as well as the number of apps that were previously checked....

And now, the highly anticipated iOS 14.5 update has finally been released and brings several changes to iOS devices. Announced some months ago, the official release date had never been revealed, leading to much speculation as to its arrival. The bulk of the update focuses on security changes and hardware support and includes a few nifty features not seen before. As always, it is highly recommended that you download the latest version, especially since it includes critical security updates....

Buying a home is a complicated and life-changing decision you shouldn’t take lightly, considering the average mortgage is 30 years. If you already own a home and want to upgrade, you’ll need to know how much yours is worth. Tap or click here to find out the actual value of your house for free. No matter the situation, when you’re ready to buy a house, you need to know how much you can afford....

The DROID DNA from HTC was the company’s flagship handset on Verizon’s network for late 2012. However, the handset was quickly forgotten with the release of HTC One in early 2013. Over the course of one year since its launch, the DNA has only received some bug fixing updates, even though two major Android updates have been released since then. Today, HTC and Verizon are showing some love to the forgotten DNA owners by rolling out the Android 4....

At the same time, it is still working in the country and is also available to download from some major stores. As many reports suggest, this ban is not a new action by the Indian Government; actually, this ban took place many months ago, nearly six months ago, which means maybe in February. Here’s VLC Media Player Ban Story We all know how popular VLC Media Player is on Desktops and also across multiple other platforms....