Things seem to be getting worse for Cyanogen Inc. After reports of the company laying off 20 percent of its workforce and pivoting to apps, Android Police now reports that the company is now laying off more employees.Cyanogen Inc. is offering some of its employees with the option to move to one of its smaller offices in Palo Alto. The company is also shutting down its office in Seattle by the end of this year....
At the beginning of this month when Steve Kondik finally spoke out about Kirt McMaster’s mismanagement of Cyanogen Inc, the original founder of CyanogenMod also revealed that due to branding and IP issues, CyanogenMod might need to be forked and rebranded. While Kondik has not made any other announcement post his original rant, it looks like he has already begun work on forking and rebranding CyanogenMod. As per very close sources of Android Police, Kondik plans on forking CyanogenMod to LAOS or “Laos” which stands for Lineage Android Operating System....
This is bad news even for people who don’t have Clubhouse or Facebook accounts. In the past, Clubhouse asked users to share their complete contact lists. So if you have a friend with a Clubhouse account, that means they might have given your phone number to the site — which now means your number is exposed. Luckily, there’s a quick way to tell if you’re involved in the breach. Tap or click here for a tool that tells you if your data has been exposed online....
There are lots of reasons fabricated to undermine the electric car, but most of them are completely false. First of all, electric cars are just like normal petroleum based cars when it comes to prices: there are those exceeding $100,000 and those that cost $5,000. To address the other issue about electric cars, that they are complicated and need continuous maintenance, that is not true. Just think of a normal car, with its motor, gearbox and the other parts it consists of, there are thousands of moving parts, many of them moving parts that break down fairly easily....
For the most part, however, Sony warns you about the limits of its non-waterproof and waterproof phones. A case in point is the company’s Xperia M4 Aqua. The waterproof camera phone for everyone has this under the fine print. You should not put the device completely underwater or expose to seawater, chlorinated water, or liquids such as drinks. Abuse /or improper use of the device will invalidate the warranty. The impact on you at home: If you have an Xperia waterproof phone....
Android L comes with a new version of Google Keyboard, complete with a flatter looking theme — giving it a very modern and sleek look. The keyboard was also present in the Android L factory images released yesterday for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 as well. If you are not running Android L on your Nexus or other Android device, you can still get your hands on the new keyboard included in Android L, thanks to the hard work of developer bejunk....
The company plans to unveil a new, single operating system in 2017, there will be a preview of what’s to come next year, sources said. There’s no word on whether that will affect Android’s current sting. ’ll likely see more details crop up around I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, in 2016. Chromebooks will also stick around, but they’ll get a new name, the company plans to stick with the Chrome name for its browser, given its popularity....
These claims come with unfortunate timing as the technology company just launched a series of security devices to end the year. One of these new launches, the EufyCam 3 and HomeBase 3 bundle, also known as the Eufy Edge Security System, seems to gather all the best features of competing security cameras and combine them into one kit. With 4K-quality images, forever power, and expandable storage, all with no monthly fees, those flaws may not seem important....
Ever Wondered Why We Need To ‘Safely Remove’ USB Devices? Well, if you have been using Windows operating system for a while, you might be aware of the error you get after removing the pen drives. The safely removed hardware icon that appears once we eject pen drives is very familiar to all Windows users. However, do you know what exactly it means? Do you need to remove your pen drive safely every time?...
On December 19, according to San Francisco media news, Facebook Platform has officially rejected the video from Adobe’s Flash and welcome HTML5. Now, the Facebook page news video has to HTML5 replace Adobe Flash and this social networking site own installed video player. Also Read: How to Stop Facebook & Google From Tracking You Facebook front end engineer Daniel Bao Lige said, From the deployment activity to the auxiliary functions, HTML5 offers many improvements....
Facebook has just announced “Watch”, a dedicated video platform on the social network. This will aid budding creators to post original video content and shows, with Facebook eventually looking to allow participation from everyone. The Watch section will be visible directly from the Facebook app as a tab where you will find more options to discover new content. Since connecting with people is a big part of the Facebook experience, the company will let you interact with fellow viewers via comments and even join groups meant for a particular show....
According to a September 2022 report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), more than half of quantum computer companies are currently hiring. This poses a challenge for the industry. Governments and businesses are funnelling tens of billions of dollars into quantum computing, and yet progress in the industry will remain elusive unless the industry can recruit the people to make that happen. One of the issues is that the sector typically requires academic specializations – quantum physics, for example – and PhDs, setting a high barrier to entry straight out of the gate....
Back at its ‘Breakfast with Pichai’ event, Google unveiled the new Nexus 7, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Chromecast. The Chromecast is a unique device that thanks to its usability and cheap ($35) price has sold like hot cakes, until the stocks replenished. Now, in typical Google style, the company is struggling to meet the demands of Chromecast with no estimate as to when fresh stocks for the product will arrive....
There’s a new scheme going around now. Verizon customers are getting texts thanking them for paying their bills. The problem is the message isn’t from Verizon at all. It’s an elaborate scheme to rip you off. The message then includes details of “a little gift,” pointing towards a link at the end of the message. Read on to see an example of this elaborate scheme in action. Here’s the backstory Unfortunately, there is no way of telling where the link included in the text will take you....
Gartner’s analysts offer an outlook for public cloud spending, which reflects some of this uncertainty. Also: What is cloud computing? Everything you need to know about the cloud explained “Current inflationary pressures and macroeconomic conditions are having a push and pull effect on cloud spending,” Sid Nag, vice president analyst at Gartner, said in a press release. “Cloud computing will continue to be a bastion of safety and innovation, supporting growth during uncertain times due to its agile, elastic and scalable nature....
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-11776, affects Struts versions from 2.3 through 2.3.34, Struts 2.5 through 2.5.16 and possibly unsupported versions of the framework. Struts versions 2.3.35 and 2.5.17 include the security updates to address this problem. The Struts development team also published a temporary workaround, but they are recommending users to don’t use it and install as soon as possible the updates. “Possible Remote Code Execution when using results with no namespace and in same time, its upper action(s) have no or wildcard namespace....
But. There are some settings that you should just leave alone because messing with them can have big downsides. OK, your iPhone isn’t going to explode, but messing with it could leave you tearing your hair out as to what’s causing the problem. There’s no reason to mess with it. In fact, messing with the date or time is a fast-track way to have problems connecting to websites or downloading data....
ESET Smart Security 4 is priced at $59.99 for one user license ($69.99 for three, $94.99 for four) does three things superbly: it offers a foolproof interface, plenty of manual controls, and a lightweight design. Though it looks over-priced for the features it has, I completely love the fact that it is much lighter to most of its competitors. ESET is offering free 100 days license key to its UK users which will be valid for one computer....
Now that PUBG Mobile has been banned in India, users are wondering whether the PUBG Mobile PC emulator, Gameloop, has been banned or not. The reason behind that is simple; PUBG Mobile players want to play Call of Duty Mobile on PC. LATEST UPDATES: How To Play PUBG Mobile After Ban On Android How To Play PUBG Mobile After Ban On PC/Laptop What is Gameloop Emulator? For those who don’t know, Gameloop is an Android emulator and a gaming platform....
“Thanks @tim_cook for taking me around Apple’s beautiful HQ,” Musk tweeted. Musk had complained about Apple on Twitter this week, when he claimed Apple had threatened to boot the app from the App Store without explaining why. He also complained that Apple had pulled most of its advertising from Twitter, and questioned whether Apple “hated free speech in America”. Also: Twitter is bringing podcasts onto its platform However, the meeting with Tim Cook seems to have defused the situation....
