China has the world’s largest cryptocurrency market. However, the country officially banned trading in 2019, as it was suspicious of bitcoin. Transactions Done via Cryptocurrencies are now Illegal in China On Friday, the Bank of China issued a notice and said bitcoin, ethereum, and other digital currencies interrupted the financial system that was used in money-laundering. The bank said, As soon as the announcement was made, the price of bitcoin fell more than 8% immediately and dropped to $41,000....

More apps are adding Chromecast support all the time, so wants to make them easier to discover. The app roster is multiplying, too, even though the Cast SDK launched in February 2014. Today thousands of developers have registered for the program. As the app ecosystem swells, it wants to make it easier for consumers to find Chromecast apps. You can see an updated list online. That same discovery experience will roll out to the Chromecast mobile app too, which is on iOS and Android....

South Staffordshire Water, which provides drinking water for over 1.6 million people in the UK, was hit by what it described as “a criminal cyber attack” which caused disruption to corporate IT networks. Crucially, despite claims by the Clop ransomware group that they had access to industrial systems that control chemicals in the water, the company said this wasn’t the case and a government statement said there was no impact on South Staffordshire Water’s ability to safely supply drinking water....

Remember when Oppo announced that they were going to make a CyanogenMod version of the N1 and how everyone was all excited about that device? Well, it turned out no one really cared once it actually started shipping because it was too big, too expensive, and didn’t really do anything that the $349 Nexus 5 couldn’t do. Pete Lau, who worked on the CyanogenMod project at Oppo, felt he could do a better job, so he left Oppo to start a new company called “OnePlus”....

Remember that insane data breach at Yahoo a few years ago? Three billion accounts were compromised over a three-year period, making this breach one of the largest in history. Worst of all, Yahoo itself made no effort to disclose any information about the breach to its users. Meanwhile, personal information like usernames and passwords may have been obtained and exploited by hackers. Many people experienced identity theft and unnecessary costs to their small businesses or personal finances....

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are finally official. And the question that is perhaps on the mind of many potential customers looking to upgrade to it from one of their older Galaxy S flagship is whether it features an IR blaster or not. Samsung had last included an IR blaster on the Galaxy S6, with every major new flagship being introduced by the company since then — the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S8, and Galaxy Note 8 — skipping the handy sensor....

Like the previous 20H2 update, Windows 10‘s May 2021 update focuses on security improvements and bug fixes. According to Microsoft, the Windows 10 May 2021 Update has been released after evaluating the preview builds released under the Windows Insider Program. Windows 10 21H1 May 2021 Update The all-new Windows 10 21H1 May 2021 update delivers essential features that improve security and remote access. It is also engineered to provide a fast update experience....

If you have ever used ZTE smartphones, then you might know that the wallpapers were always the plus point for the company. As always, ZTE Blade 10 Prime also has some unique wallpapers which we are going to share in this article. But before we share with you the wallpapers, please note that some of the wallpapers were collected from ZTE users, and some of them were taken from the internet....

The phone comes with a 5.5-inch FHD (1080p) OGS display and will draw power from octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz and paired with a 3GB of RAM. Intrestingly enough, the Auxus Prime 8000 runs on Android Lollipop 5.0 and the company promises an Android M update as well. Camera department is handled by a 13-Megapixel primary sensor and a 5-Megapixel secondary sensor. The device comes with Fingerprint sensor and is backed by a mammoth 4165 mAh battery pack....

Samsung is entering the growing wearables market with its new Galaxy Gear smart device. The wristwatch was unveiled today in an Unpacked 2013 event held in Germany. We’ve already summarized the basic specifications of the device, and now it is time to take a deep dive and look closely at the underlying hardware and software. The Galaxy Gear is a small device, and its diminutive specs match its size. It has a single-core 800MHz Exynos processor, 512MB of RAM and a 1....

Facebook introduces Collab music creation app to take on TikTok The Collab music app is now available only for iOS beta version users. The users can create, watch, mix and match original videos. Facebook said in an official post, “With Collab app, we are leveraging technology to help people unlock creative superpowers by collaborating on original music videos from anywhere.” With Collab app, one can create a short video and then publish it....

This feature was first prototyped at facebook on 50th Hackathon early this year and this prototype had the capability to upload a video into comments and replies on posts. Facebook mentioned in one of the blog note “At Facebook’s 50th Hackathon early this year, we prototyped the ability to upload a video into comments and replies on posts because we wanted to enable more engaging and immersive conversations. This adds to the suite of multimedia features within comments including links, photos, stickers, emoji, and starting this week video....

That works out to 14 calls per person. In 2018, a record 48 billion robocalls were placed to phones in the U.S. That’s about 1,500 robocalls per second, which is 56.8% more robocalls than there were in 2017, according to Consumer Reports. Last November, the FCC proposed a plan to stop robocalls that would create a database of phone numbers that had been reassigned, as well as a tactic to give mobile carriers more latitude to stop them....

Flickr has launched an official app for Android phones, one that rivals the popular Instagram social photo-sharing app that is exclusive to iOS. Flickr also announced oto Sessions, a feature that lets you watch photo slideshows with friends in real time, anywhere around the globe. Flickr, owned by Yahoo, has missed the social photo-sharing revolution on the ione, where its plain app only allows you to view upload photos taken with your phone....

Now imagine losing everything stored on your smartphone by accident. It’s truly a nightmare situation. Believe it or not, but there is actually a hidden iPhone setting that could make this a reality. Let’s take a look at why this setting exists and how you can avoid erasing all of your critical files and precious memories by mistake. Nightmare iPhone scenario comes to life Apple put the setting in place to stop thieves from breaking into stolen iPhones....

The suspects were included in 400 cases and are blamed for an extensive variety of digital violations including cheating cash from people and banks, the Ministry of Public Security said today. In another case, a gathering of 31 suspects from China and South Korea stole bank card data from Korean residents by means of Trojan projects and phishing sites. In another case, a gathering of 31 suspects from China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) stole bank card data from ROK subjects by means of Trojan projects and phishing sites....

You can take various steps to protect yourself, and keeping your browser updated is among the simplest and most important. Tap or click here for instructions on updating some of the most popular browsers. Google’s Chrome browser is among the most popular out there, so it’s no surprise that it is a frequent target for hackers. A security flaw was found in the latest version of Chrome, which was recently released....

Netflix is an unfortunate example, as it lost almost a million subscribers between April and July this year. It’s the second quarter in a row where it lost subscribers, which could be attributed to its price hike in March. But there is another streaming service that’s increasing its pricing soon, and you aren’t going to like it. Read on to see how much it will cost and we’ll throw in a few money-saving streaming tips....

This isn’t like a Windows game or Mac photo-editing program, where you can see why there isn’t a Linux version. Docker and containers live on Linux in production. But, at long last, and many Docker developers’ requests, Docker is delivering a Docker Desktop for the Linux desktop. Besides making it easier to build Docker containers, the Docker Desktop for Linux dashboard makes it easier for developers to manage containers, images, and volumes....

On Techviral, we have already shared a detailed guide on BlueStack and LDPlayer. Today, we will discuss the AndyRoid emulator, also known as the ‘Andy Emulator’. What is Andy Emulator? Well, Andyroid is a full-fledged emulator app available for Windows 10 computers. But, let’s admit, there are times when we all want to check our mobile messages or to play few rounds of Candy Crush on our Android. Andy, the Android emulator, lets you do all of that on your Windows 10 PC or Mac....