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The company recently pushed out the latest version of the Android compatibility definition document, which outlines the rules Android manufacturers are supposed to play by. It reveals a lot about the many different ways is going to nudge everyone who makes hardware to play by the same set of rules. y this matters: This Android document gives a lot of clues to the future of Android. It reveals that is making a number of steps to try rein in an ecosystem that can sometimes go rogue given how different manufacturers fiddle with Android....

The Mi TV 3 from Xiaomi seems to be all ready to disrupt the market with an elegantly designed exterior, promptly mated with the best hardware in the industry. Just like its predecessors, the Mi TV 3 comes draped in a full aluminium frame finished in diamond pattern and treated with double color anodization. The frame of the TV looks very sleek, thanks to the thinness of 11.6mm and the metal back plate....

The traditional clash: vs iPhone X Can the notch nick it? This is a clash of tastes more than anything – the more realistically tuned AMOLED of the iPhone X against the eye-popping brilliance of the Galaxy S9+; the true to life cameras of the X against the more pleasant results from the S9+; the curvy design of the X against the taller and slightly more edgy looks of the S9+; Apple’s chips against Samsung’s; Apple’s UI against Samsung’s, and so on....

There are two main kinds of DoS: a Distributed Denial of Service attack, where multiple computers called “Slaves” or “zombies” flood the target with data such as ICMP pings, UDP packets, TCP SYN packets or a wide array of other packets, with the goal of sending so much data that the target crashes; and the Single node or “DoS” attack, in which a malformed packet is sent once or until the server goes offline....

This isn’t to say that there aren’t drawbacks. These apps use your data and if you’re not careful, they can contribute to hitting your limit and also slow your phone down. Tap or click here to read about five types of apps that are guilty of this and how to stop them. Google Maps can be a game of sorts if you know what to look for. The app has banned places you cannot see and it can be fun to find them and learn the history behind their concealment....

Many gamers started relying on the sound output of their motherboards, ignoring the warnings of the interference or hiss such unshielded sound circuits could produce. Others traded in their internal Sound Blaster cards for external hardware. This new class of “external sound cards” were what most audiophiles would today call a DAC/amp combo. One of the first big external sound card successes was Sennheiser’s original GSX 1000. This sleek little unit leveraged the company’s audio expertise and premium quality to create a great-sounding, compact way to elevate your game audio....

If you want to improve your data skills, the Professional Microsoft Excel Certification Training Bundle offers a great education from the comfort of home. This learning library offers 45 hours of beginner-friendly video tutorials, covering a wide range of important skills. The training is worth $1,600, but Komando.com readers can pick up this bundle now for just $39. Just tap or click here to get 97% off. Essential Excel training Prices subject to change From sales to finance, the data revolution is quickly spreading through every industry....

But in spite of these privacy bonuses, Firefox has its own share of problems. There have been several alarming security issues for Firefox in 2020 alone, including a dangerous zero-day glitch. Tap or click here to see how it affected users. And now, Firefox is back in the news thanks to a newly discovered bug that lets hackers take over your device through the browser. And to make matters worse, it doesn’t just hijack one device but every single device on the same Wi-Fi network!...

will soon shut down the program, which provided schools with tablets licenses to bundle app purchases from the ay Store. will continue to support those enrolled until the expiration of their contracts. A spokesperson confirmed the closure in a statement to TechCrunch: ’s move is a pivot toward putting more resources into its burgeoning Chromebook effort. The Internet-centric laptops have become very popular in the classroom due to their low cost easy deployment—students can quickly sign in out with a account....

In case you missed events and exciting news from the world of Android this week, check out this roundup of top stories, so you’re all caught up with everything Android. This week, we saw Oppo release the Find N foldable phone to rival the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 with a shorter screen design. OnePlus also resumed the OxygenOS 12 update based on Android 12 after fixing the bugs reported with the version released last week....

Last month, the OnePlus team was finally able to eliminate all touchscreen issues on the One with a new touch panel firmware from Synaptics. However, the company’s success was short lived as the firmware led to a terrible battery drain with double tap to wake enabled, which ultimately forced it to pull back the firmware. A couple of weeks later, the battery drain bug seems to have been identified and fixed, and an updated touch panel firmware is now once again being merged to the latest CyanogenMod 12 and 12....

It’s one of the biggest social media sites for professionals. If you want to reconnect with old coworkers or find new jobs, it’s the place to be. Users love its many features, especially the profile page you can use to brag about your many accomplishments. There are a few tips and tricks you might have no idea about. That’s why we searched the site for some of the best-hidden features users like you may overlook....

Verizon will retain a 10% stake in the company, but at the cost of $5 billion for the transaction, it’s a fraction of the original purchase price. Verizon acquired AOL in 2015 for $4.4 billion and a year later made a $4.48 billion offer for Yahoo’s core internet business. Tap or click to see what Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook get for providing you a free email account. When the deal is completed later this year, Apollo Global Management will rename the former Verizon Media to Yahoo....

Vivo To Launch Its First Dual Display & Triple Camera Smartphone The well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Vivo’s NEX was the first smartphone to feature a full-screen display, yes, this smartphone totally managed to eliminate the side bezels, thus avoiding the use of ‘notch’, which does not able to convince everyone. Now, the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, I am talking about none other than Vivo seems to follow this path with the next presentation of Vivo NEX, of course, NEX 2....

The new Google Maps fuel-efficient routes could offer drivers some relief as they ponder how much they’re adding to the world’s environmental woes. It also could be help drivers as they navigate higher energy and fuel prices. Now, beyond the choice of avoiding tolls, before setting off, Google Maps users can configure the app to “Prefer fuel-efficient routes” based on their engine type by selecting petrol, diesel, electric or hybrid....

A Few words about the incident: “Arthur Budovsky Belanchuk, the owner of Liberty Reserve website, has been arrested in Spain for charges relating to money laundry. Accordingly, Budovsky was involved in financial crimes for transferring funds made by child pornography websites and drug trafficking. A lot of threads and discussions have been started in Internet with regard to locking down Liberty Reserve payment system. At this time, many famous and popular websites are using Liberty Reserve as a reliable payment method....

This survey’s methodology was fueled by responses from 5,000 global workers that were working remotely between the dates of April 23rd and May 4th, 2020. Their responses provide some much-needed illumination on many aspects of the state of remote worker security and this article will explore them all. Rationale for this report The reason for this report is the recent drastic increase in the number of workers working remotely. The numbers really tell the tale here — before COVID-19, only 3....

Opinions are divided on the usefulness/success of virtual currencies, but for Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, there is no doubt that, in less than 10 years, Bitcoins will be the only currency in the world. Opinions favourable and unfavourable to Bitcoins and Cryptotomes, in general, is what most exists. If we had already shown the opinion of the tech giant Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak about the Bitcoins, who said that they were better than Gold and the Dollar, we also reported that Woz had been mocked and lost 7 of these virtual coins....

Android tablets may be selling like hotcakes, but that doesn’t mean developers are developing apps for them. Case in point, Twitter only now just announced that there’s a tablet version of their app for Android devices, but there’s a huge catch. It’ll only run on one tablet, Samsung’s newly available Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Not the Nexus 7 (2012 or 2013 Editions). Not any of the Kindle Fires. Not even Samsung’s old Note 10....

Thanks to KNOX, rooting Samsung devices released in the last one year or so has become an incredibly tough task. While rooting them is possible, it will end up triggering the KNOX hardware switch, which effectively voids the warranty of the device. Since this is a hardware level switch, there is no way to reverse this process or fix it later on. Worse, carriers in the United States lock down the bootloader on their devices, which makes it near impossible for developers to unlock the device....