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27 Sep

Weekly Tech News Summary: Apple Online Store, Amazon Luna, Microsoft acquired Bethesda and other product launches

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1- Apple India Online store now openedApple launched its first online store in India on Wednesday. India is the 38th market for Apple where it has launched its online store.Customers can now buy the entire line-up of Apple products and services.Apple said it will also offer customer support through chat or telephone.The online store also offers exchange of old Apple products and purchases in monthly installments. Apple India Store 2- Realme Narzo 20 Series smartphones launched in IndiaRealme has launched 3 new devices: Realme Nazro 20 Pro, Realme Narzo 20 and Realme Narzo 20 A smartphones in India.These devices will be the…

27 Sep

LinkedIn introduces Stories to share your professional videos and photo for 24 hours

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Microsoft owner professional networking platform LinkedIn has now introduced LinkedIn Stories. Stories will allow platform users to share photos and videos related to their professional life (similar to the Stories feature on Instagram). Such posts will last for the next 24 hours.Users can either directly create a video through smartphone camera or can upload it from the gallery. Each video length is limited to 20 seconds. While posting users can also include different stickers or text and can mention other LinkedIn users with the ‘@’ tag.How to post a Story on LinkedIn profile?Open your LinkedIn appTap the circle with you…

24 Sep

Google Maps to display covid-19 outbreak zones

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Google is ready to deploy a new feature in Google Maps that will add a new map layer showing COVID-19 cases in an area so you can make informed decisions about where to go and what to do.Users will be able to see a seven-day average of new COVID cases per 100,000 people for the area with a trend label showing increase or decrease of the no. of cases. There will be color coding legend to help users to distinguish the outbreak situation of the visiting area: Grey: Less than 1 case Yellow: 1-10 cases Orange: 10-20 cases Dark orange: 20-30…

15 Sep

How to create video on YouTube Shorts

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Google today has launched a short-video creating platform for its vast YouTube community: YouTube Shorts. YouTube Shorts feature will be first available in India as a beta which will include a new camera, a handful of editing tools that will be rolling out over the course of the next few weeks. Users don't have to install any additional app since it can be directly access on YouTube mobile app homepage.What is YouTube ShortsYouTube Shorts lets you create 15 seconds vertical videos that are discoverable on the YouTube homepage. This new feature will be similar to creating videos on TikTok app. Users…

11 Sep

How to enable Two Factor Authentication in Zoom

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Popular video calling app Zoom recently has added two-factor authentication methods for their user to improve the security of their Zoom account. For starters, authentication is a method to verify the identity of a user by comparing one or more factors against a database of valid identities, such as user accounts. These authentication factors are of 3 types:Type 1A Type 1 authentication factor is something you know. Examples include a password, personal identification number (PIN), or passphrase.Type 2A Type 2 authentication factor is something you have. Physical devices that a user possesses can help them provide authentication. Examples include a…

11 Sep

Google Verified Calls feature will tell you about spam calls and why a business is calling you

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Google on Tuesday announced the Verified Calls feature in its Google Phone app on most Android devices. The new Google Verified Calls feature will provide spam protection giving warning about suspicious callers. You must be wondering if this feature is already provided by the famous Truecaller app, so what’s new? Well firstly Google Phone app is an in-built calling app on most of the android phone and doesn’t require any additional app download. Secondly, Google has added an additional step to know phone users the reason why a business is calling you. The reason provided along with the caller identity can…

04 Sep

Made-in-India game FAU-G announced in India after PUBG ban

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A couple of days after PUBG and other 117 chinese apps were banned by Indian Government, bollywood star Akshay Kumar took to social media to announce a new game FAU-G.Supporting PM @narendramodi’s AtmaNirbhar movement, proud to present an action game,Fearless And United-Guards FAU-G. Besides entertainment, players will also learn about the sacrifices of our soldiers. 20% of the net revenue generated will be donated to @BharatKeVeer Trust #FAUG pic.twitter.com/Q1HLFB5hPt— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) September 4, 2020 FAU-G which will be short for Fearless and United-Guards is a made-in-india game which is said to be an alternative of PUBG Mobile. The app…

03 Sep

Immediately remove these 6 Android apps infected with notorious Joker malware

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CyberSecurity firm Pradeo has released a list of 6 android apps found to be infected with notorious Joker malware.What is a Joker MalwareA malware is a kind of software or app that is installed on users devices without their knowledge. Once the software or app is installed on a device, they hide themselves and often run in the background. Talking about the Joker malware, Google has removed over 1700 apps infected with Joker (categorised as Fleeceware), from the Play Store since 2017. The Joker malware steals money from users by subscribing them to paid subscriptions without their consent. Its main…

02 Sep

Indian Ministry of Information Technology banned PUBG mobile and other 117 apps – Full list here

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Indian Ministry of Information Technology today has made its latest digital strike on China by banning hugely popular battle royale game PUBG Mobile including 117 other Chinese apps which are Prejudicial to Sovereignty and Integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order.The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affaris has sent recommendation to MeitY for blocking these malicious apps after receiving credible inputs for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an authorized manner to server located outside India. This 2nd strike comes after Indian Govt. ban of 59 Chinese apps in the month…

19 Aug

Truecaller Spam statistics on Android gives information about spammer activity

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Spam calls and SMS are a big headache for mobile users and everyone is getting at least one of them on a daily basis. Caller identification app Truecaller on Wednesday said it identified 29.7 billion spam calls and 8.5 billion spam SMS for its users in India last year. Company has added Spam Statistics to their Android app, which will be soon rolled out to iOS app too.What is Spam?Spam calls or messages are irrelevant or unsolicited communication that is sent to a larger number of users. The purpose of spamming can be advertising, phishing, spreading malware etc. It might…