Ticks all the basic boxes but does not do much outside of it Nokia has taken some of the basic elements from the modern day smartphone look-book and has added them to the Nokia 2.2. It may be a sub Rs. 10,000 device, but comes with design features that are often seen in some mid-segment smartphones. That said, we do not think they have been implemented well on the Nokia 2....
A design from the past Remember how smartphones looked before notches, bezel-less displays and glass backs invaded the design world? Well, if you do not then, taking a look at the Redmi 7A will take you right back in time. The smartphone very unapologetically manages to stand outside of the “what today’s smartphones must look like” box, but being different is not necessarily a good thing. The Redmi 7A is a budget phone and looks like one – smart enough, but not designed to stand out....
The reason why this handset pulled up so many controversies is because people were interested in knowing how can a company manage to sell an Android Smartphone at the price of Rs 251 which is less than $4. However, world’s cheapest smartphone “Freedom 251” us going to face a tough competition. Because a competitor had just launched a device which cost just Rs.501 the device name is ChampOne C1 backed by ChampOne Communications, a domestic start-up....
A few months later, the new feature was introduced in Chrome Canary and now the official launch date of the much-anticipated ad filtering tool has arrived. It’s worth to note that Google Chrome’s ad blocker tool works slightly different that AdBlock Plus extension. Chrome’s ad-blocker tool stick to the Better Ads Standards set forth by the Coalition for better Ads after surveying over 40,000 humans. The latest feature of Google Chrome actually monitors how well the websites comply with the Better Ads Standards....
Shortly after Bitcoin’s launch, one crypto mining pioneer built up 7,500 digital coins for next to nothing. He accidentally threw away the hard drive containing the Bitcoin some years later, when the value was in the millions. He is still searching for that hard drive today. Tap or click here for more on the story. Stories like that might scare some away from investing in crypto. So why not get them cryptocurrency as a gift to get them started slowly?...
While this has created considerable hiring challenges for companies, skilled technology professionals have found themselves in a very favourable position when it comes to job opportunities and negotiating power. Looking ahead to 2023, the picture remains much the same. While the risk of a recession will prompt more companies to slow or freeze hiring in an effort to cut costs or ‘streamline’, the effect on technology hiring will be comparatively small....
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series has been a smashing hit in India thanks to their perfect balance of performance, features, and value for money. With the Redmi Note 6 Pro, the story is no different. One question that many potential Redmi Note 6 Pro owners are asking is whether the device features any sort of Quick Charging or not. Unlike previous Redmi Note devices including the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi is clearly highlighting support for Quick Charge on the Redmi Note 6 Pro....
Thanks to its popularity, Android is a target for digital criminals. While we can take precautions to protect our smartphones, sometimes malware sneaks in. Tap or click here to learn about an Android flaw that lets apps secretly take over your camera. While Android malware can be devious, there are often signs and symptoms of its presence. It’s up to us to be aware of what those might be and to take action to protect our phones....
Many users use torrent to download freeware files like Linux ISO, freeware games, software, and more. If you want to remain on the safe side, you should always stay away from downloading the copyrighted contents. To download torrent content from the internet, one needs to use a torrent client. On Techviral, we have already shared a list of the best torrent clients for Windows 10. You can check out that article and can select one from the list....
Now that Microsoft Exchange email works with Gmail on all Android devices (previously this was limited to Nexus phones tablets), this will ensure you can get feature enhancements bug fixes without waiting for an Android system update. The transition is accompanied by a few new features: support for out of office replies, rich text formatting, event forwarding, support for the latest version of ActiveSync (EAS 16). I wasn’t able to locate the app inside the ay Store app yet, as apps tend to roll these updates out slowly, but you can find it on the web or at A Mirror....
The glitch came into the spotlight when Facebook users started complaining that the site is resurfacing old photos and re-posting them to their timelines without the permissions. The glitch on the social network is actually posting posts, photographs from days, months and even years ago in users timeline. One of the Facebook users wrote in a Facebook Help community post “This morning at 6 [o’clock], four photos which I’d posted to my timeline back in September reappeared fresh on my timeline, complete with location and friend tags” The same user also added, “I did not do this, I’ ve changed my password to be sure, but can someone please help me understand how this happened without my consent or knowledge?...
Facebook has been tackling a major debacle relating to user privacy and data security recently, which flared up in a big way when it was discovered the amount of data it collects pertaining to SMS data and call history. It was reported recently that Facebook has been collecting a wide range of data pertaining to call history and SMS data, what the company clarified as being an “opt-in” situation for Messenger and Android Lite for Android....
In this post, we’ll unpack the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Flash release, documenting interesting findings regarding IOCs and IOC security. What is Rana Intelligence Computing Company? The Rana Intelligence Computing Company (Rana Corp.) is a Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) front company in Tehran, Iran. The entity, known by other names as listed above, conducts malicious cyber activity, including malware. Who is Rana Corp. targeting? According to the FBI Flash alert, the group is targeting globally as well as internal to Iran....
Elsewhere, Final Fantasy Dimensions II delivers an epic role-playing quest on your phone, Genius Kitchen serves up cooking shows recipes alike, S Card Collection turns soccer into a digital card game, Sheltered is a grim romp through a nuclear apocalypse. Try a few fresh apps games this week see what grabs you. Unroll.me If you’re not diligent about unchecking boxes anytime you buy something or create an account online, or you don’t tap the “unsubscribe” link with regularity, then you probably have far too many junk newsletter promotional subscriptions in your inbox....
Gmail has been the go-to for many thanks to an easy-to-navigate interface and simple chat feature. But while Gmail may be one of the top email choices, Google is notorious for collecting tons of user data. This massive tech company tracks almost everything users do, search for or use. The automatic data gathering that occurs in Gmail is going to change shortly, though. Google is rolling out new smart features that will change the way you look at this email service....
In this post, I’ll explain how to protect your seed phrase and show you some tools I use to protect mine. A seed phrase is a series of 12 to 24 words generated by your cryptocurrency wallet. For example: Write down your seed phrase and keep it somewhere safe. It’s your key to unlocking your wallet in the future if you ever find yourself in need to restore your wallet to a new computer or replace your hardware wallet....
Welcome to part-3 of thick client application penetration testing series. In the first part of this series, we have set up the lab and discussed the information gathering techniques. In the second part of this series, we have discussed traffic analysis for thick client applications. In this third part of this series, let’s discuss the data storage issues in thick client applications. Insecure Data Storage (specifically at client side) has got more attention after the evolution of mobile applications....
Introduction We covered in the first part the very basics regarding dot NET programs, how they are compiled (which we will see again a little bit more in depth) and how we can see inside them using Reflector. We saw how easy is to bypass protections based on hardcoded serials or passwords, this was really very basic and almost always we have to do more to go in depth of real programs protections....
A research team at Payless Power ranked around 50 popular websites based on environmental impact. How much CO2 does a single site visit represent, anyway? Are any of these websites using servers and infrastructure that run on sustainable energy, and how does that change the equation? The findings represent an interesting bit of consumer consciousness raising. While consumers may not outright avoid, say, a major e-commerce platform because of the footprint of its digital storefront, it’s a welcome reminder that small choices consumers make, from the brands they support to things like packaging and delivery times and methods, add up....
A few months later, the company then extended the service to the small range of Samsung smartphones like Samsung J series, the A series, as well as flagship Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. Later it was made available for almost all Android phones. However, now it’s time for iPhone users! Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio will now offer services to iPhone users which are worth Rs. 18,000 and include free voice calls, 20GB of 4G Data and unlimited SMS for 12 months....
