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Remember Cyanogen Inc.? The startup that once wanted to create a third OS behind iOS and Android? Well, after the original team all but leaving the company and the loud-mouthed CEO stepping down as well, Cygn has now decided to focus on autonomous driving technology. The company has all but abandoned its plans of developing Cyanogen OS, its operating system based on Android. The company is working on a self-driving autonomous software for vehicles....

On Thursday, SentinelOne published a security advisory on the flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-26522 and CVE-2022-26523. Avast acquired AVG in 2016 for $1.3 billion. According to the cybersecurity firm, the vulnerabilities have existed since 2012 and, therefore, could have affected “dozens of millions of users worldwide.” CVE-2022-26522 and CVE-2022-26523 were found in the Avast Anti Rootkit driver, introduced in January 2012 and also used by AVG. The first vulnerability was present in a socket connection handler used by the kernel driver aswArPot....

With Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Google started warning users that the system integrity of their device is compromised if the system partitions of the device were touched in any way. With Android 7.0 Nougat, Google says that a device whose system integrity is compromised will stop booting completely. In a nutshell, this means that if a malware has infected your Android device and is sitting silently inside the system partition, your Android device will not boot into the OS at all....

If you have been a Mac user for some time, you would be aware (or might have stumbled upon) the Dictation feature. Dictation, again, is an Accessibility feature on Mac. It allows you to speak text (instead of typing) and leverages the power of voice-to-text transcription to get the output in the form of text. Thus, allowing you to type-in text, without having to, well, actually type text. Since the feature can be used by anyone, for any of their use-cases, here’s a guide, with everything about the feature, including the steps on how to use Dictation (voice-to-text typing) on Mac....

Cool New Features of Ashampoo Music Studio Multi-format CD ripping: rip tracks directly from audio CDs to WMA, MP3, Ogg, FLAC or WAV files 2. Audio recording: Record directly from any audio source (microphone, aux, line in etc.) to WMA, MP3, Ogg, FLAC or WAV files. 3. File organization: You can now rename multiple audio files using patterns like %artist% – %title%. You can also use the feature to move files to specified folders....

Now Steam includes games from third-party publishers as well. You might have seen many YouTubers playing PC games via Steam. In addition, popular online games like Counter-Strike Global Offensive, PUBG, etc., are available to play on Steam. However, if you want to play PC games via Steam, you first install the Steam desktop client. Without Steam client, you can’t run & play online video games. As of now, there are thousands of free-to-play online games on Steam that you can play just by installing the Steam desktop client....

Along with the offline saving feature, YouTube Go offers a detailed view of the content you’re downloading or about to download including the size, memory available in the preferred location (SD Card/Internal) and obviously, the time it will take for completing. Additionally, there’s an intuitive share function through which you can send saved videos to nearby devices over a Bluetooth connection. YouTube Go is built upon the previously launched Smart Offline feature for YouTube but adds better performance and accessibility....

Huawei today officially unveiled EMUI 10, the next version of its UI. The company will be starting EMUI 10 beta testing from September. The first devices to get the EMUI 10 beta will be the Huawei P30 series. The first beta of EMUI 10 will be available for the Huawei P30 series from September 8. Huawei will then expand the beta to include its Mate 20 series in the same month....

According to Facebook, it had partnered with restaurants including Papa John’s, Five Guys, Jack in the Box and Panera. Facebook also mentioned that it had also signed contracts with food delivery services such as EatStreet, Delivery.com, DoorDash, ChowNow, and Olo. Facebook says that users can choose the restaurant along with the delivery orders. The best thing is that the company wants to take advantage of your Facebook connection in a better way....

iOS Apps Crash due to Facebook SDK Issues A Facebook SDK issue since 7 AM ET is causing many of the iOS applications to crash on iPhone devices. Facebook acknowledged the problem. The organization is currently investigating the issue but hasn’t given the anticipated time to fix the problem. There is a widespread report on sites like Downdetector that apps like Spotify, Venmo, TikTok, Mario Kart Tour are crashing on iPhones and iPad devices....

The Free Basics, the Facebook platform hosting services offered by third-party developers formula zero rating in the less connected world, had already been suspended in India. The project originated as Internet.org, spearheading projects for the expansion of social networks that prompted Mark Zuckerberg to speak to the UN target of universal access to the Internet by 2020; he had ended up clashing with several criticisms, especially related to the dynamics just inclusive, that could have been paid to create a closed ecosystem, preserve of a few developers and companies that could in this way to introduce their services to benefit once the digital divide is no longer an issue....

CISA, the FBI and National Security Agency (NSA), as well as cybersecurity authorities from Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the UK, have compiled a list of the main weak security controls, poor configurations, and poor security practices that defenders should implement to thwart initial access. It also contains the authorities’ collective recommended mitigations. “Cyber actors routinely exploit poor security configurations (either misconfigured or left unsecured), weak controls, and other poor cyber hygiene practices to gain initial access or as part of other tactics to compromise a victim’s system,” CISA says....

However, recently we have also seen that new Nokia 3310 is useless in many countries because the phone only supports 2G networks and in large part of the world, 2G frequencies have been turned off. The good news is Qualcomm is trying to offer some social services for those durable, easy to use and long battery life feature phones. Recently, Qualcomm announced its 205 chipsets which will allow feature phones to achieve LTE speeds....

Also, please check if your bank has an official app. We know for sure that banks like Citibank, ICICI, HDFC etc have their dedicated apps which are highly useful for day-to-day transactions. It’s much more easier to use and maybe it will give you more peace of mind. Lots of banks around the world have iPhone apps, open iTunes and give your bank a quick search, chances are they have a good iPhone Financial app already....

February will be a month of many new developments in mobile technology, with large launches reserved for the World Mobile Congress that will take place in Barcelona, from February 26 until March 1. It is certain that the days before the event will be used by many brands to make their events launching new models, as is the case of Samsung that will present the new Galaxy S9 on the 25th, and the same is expected of HMD Global....

Bringing up the rear are Five Nights at dy’s 4, the eerie conclusion to the massively successful survival horror series, Microsoft’s Groove, which puts a new spin on its Xbox Music streaming service. Ready for the weekend? Grab the latest apps games enjoy. Angry Birds 2 After spotty detours into role-playing, match-three puzzling, bubble popping, Rovio’s classic mobile series is back in fine form with Angry Birds 2. It’s finally a proper sequel, almost six years after the original, exping out the familiar pull–fling concept with new mechanics, revised progression design, really striking graphics....

Nexus devices—from the Galaxy Nexus code-named maguro to the Nexus 5 code-named hammerhead—have all started life with fish names. The theoretical HTC device in question would seem to be called Flounder, falling in line with previous rumors that HTC will be making an upcoming Nexus tablet. Here’s how flounder was referenced in the now missing changelog entry: project device/htc/flounder/ HTC hasn’t been involved in ‘s Nexus program since it delivered the Nexus One in 2010....

Now you’re looking for something new but still can’t bring yourself to check out the new Netflix reality TV show “Too Hot to Handle.” Instead of diving into the shallow end of the streaming show pool, how about watching something a little more interesting instead? It’s a site where you can choose from over 3,000 documentaries, covering everything from tech and economics to science and nature. And the best part is, Top Documentary Films is absolutely free....

If this is a serious situation when an attack happens, worse is when it results from a failure. Cloudflare, due to a programming flaw, has been releasing this information for several months without anybody giving into what is now known as Cloudbleed. Recently, a severe security flaw, Cloudbleed was discovered by a Google security investigator from Google’s Project Zero. It was through a simple Internet browsing that Tavis Ormandy, one of the members of the Google security team, came across information that he identified as sensitive and belonged to users of various sites....

Oh, and in recent times, it’s the company which copies its competitors. And for those with brains running at the speed of 0.01 miles per hour — yes, we are talking about Snapchat here! Facebook has just introduced a new camera feature to its Messenger application which comes with various AR based filters. Ummm… we think we have seen this “newly added” feature before somewhere. And guess where? Snapchat, of course....