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The partnership between MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) and Red Dot Analytics (RDA) would aim to “verifiably measure and offset” the carbon footprint of data centres in tropical environments, the two companies said in a joint statement Wednesday. A deep-tech startup spun off from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, RDA offers AI-enabled applications to help operators of mission-critical infrastructures such as buildings, utility grids, and manufacturing plants improve their energy efficiencies and productivity....

HTC has been widely criticized for using its ‘UltraPixel’ sensor on the One M7 and M8. Regardless of the camera hardware, HTC’s camera app is top-notch and manages to provide a plethora of options in a very simple and easy to use UI. Up until now it was not possible to get the Sense camera run on the Google Play edition HTC One(s), because the GPe firmware lacked the necessary Sense framework....

Sharp Just Launched The Future Motorola Razr The well-known Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, of course, Sharp, has recently demonstrated a foldable screen that can be folded in a flip-like format, making a smartphone 50% less and more compact when stored. The prototype may be just what the well-known smartphone manufacturer Motorola needs for a revised Razr with modern features. The model presented by the famous Japanese smartphone manufacturer has a screen size of 6....

An Indian startup, Simpl, has been working towards that exact goal for a couple of years now. Its product, also named Simpl is a payments platform which plugs into various third-party services like Zomato, BookMyShow and allows you to skip the payments gateway entirely. Instead, Simpl keeps adding all of these transactions into a common bill which you’re supposed to clear every fifteen days. Signing up for yet another payment service might sound unreasonable at this point....

And don’t think using a Mac makes you any safer in the long run. In 2019, instances of malware for Macs spiked at a whopping 16%. Tap or click here to see if your Mac is at risk for infection. As bad as this statistic is, it’s only the beginning of what looks like a rising trend. And now, a specialty malware has been discovered circulating on Google that can bypass certain computers’ built-in security systems....

Job board scams have become more prevalent since remote work numbers have increased recently. Many job boards don’t verify every listing on their directory (it would require too much staffing and manual review). When you’re looking for a remote job, this is how to protect yourself and your sensitive information. Scammers have been copying legitimate listings, word for word The first step is to identify. It isn’t easy because scammers copy and paste the same job descriptions from legit companies....

That said, the loneliness caused by social isolation hasn’t stopped people from seeking romance and companionship online. Internet dating is still going strong, even if people aren’t going out and meeting one another as much as before the pandemic. Tap or click here to see our complete guide to online dating. But don’t think for a moment that hackers aren’t paying attention to this phenomenon. In an aggressive twist on classic sextortion scams, cybercriminals are now creating fake dating profiles to trick victims into sharing personal information....

The progressive development of mobile technology has made it possible for almost anyone to have access to a smartphone, and if we add the great possibilities that Blockchain offers, having a mobile that allows running exclusively applications based on this technology, is an alternative whose use we should all consider. This is precisely what Sirin Labs is looking for, a company that recently partnered with Foxconn International Holding (FIH) to develop the first smartphone based on the Blockchain technology of the world....

What is Sign in with Apple? Before delving into what Sign in with Apple is, let’s first understand what an SSO (single-sign-on) service is. SSO is a session and user authentication service that offers users the convenience to sign in to third-party accounts and its related services using a single account (email address and password). For this, the service uses OAuth, which is an open-source standard protocol for delegating access....

“What is it, Watson? Has the gentleman downstairs who has descended from an Austrian Duke and who belongs to a secret sect called “we will blow up your world slowly like a balloon, and that too a pink one” finally confessed to stealing feathers from the swan that swims near the left bank of the Thames, which had incidentally and accidentally swallowed the Crown Jewels…” “No, no, no! It is a diabolical message!...

In Summary The Sennheiser IE 600 are part of Sennheiser’s in-ear monitor (IEM) range of devices that are designed to deliver high-quality audio. The IE 600 come with a premium design, and while some might think their 7mm drivers to be small, the level of detail they deliver is among the best we have heard from an IEM. At USD 699.95/Rs 59,990, the IE 600 do not come cheap, but their strength lies in the amount of detail they deliver, as well as the convenience of being able to use them without any DACs or amplifiers....

It would deepen collaboration between CERTs amongst Asean member states and boost the region’s cybersecurity posture, said Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo, who was speaking at the Asean ministerial conference held Thursday in Singapore. Noting that the region already had conducted annual CERT incident drills since 2006 to boost the readiness of CERTs within the individual countries, Teo said setting up the Asean CERT was an important step in building regional cyber resilience....

The uniqueness of Smart Remote is in the approach, instead of connecting to a limited set of devices like say the connected bulb, the device aims at connecting all the devices. The next part is the most interesting, in order to control a device all you need to do is brandish the smart Remote like a magic wand and voila! It will get connected. SevenHugs doesn’t just want to eliminate the remote controllers but also the smartphones which are being used as a controller for many IoT devices....

The new design allows for even better functionality, starting with the devices you send content to your friends. The new interface is streamlined straightforward, uses “cards” that feel similar to Now. It also includes new home lock screen widgets. A few new features include content filters when selecting a specific phone or tablet in your Stream tab list, or, if you want to get less specific, you can now also broadcast notifications to every phone or tablet in linked to your account....

Singtel said in a statement Thursday that it would sell a 3.3% direct stake in Airtel to Bharti Telecom, the joint venture it had established with Bharti Enterprises. The sale would reduce Singtel’s total Airtel shares to 29.7%, worth an estimated SG$22 billion. It added that the sale would be exercised any time before November 22 this year. Singtel CFO Arthur Lang said it would mark the first sale involving Airtel shares and help meet Singtel’s needs for 5G and growth initiatives over the next few years....

Monochrome The Huawei P9/P10 might have grabbed all the attention with its monochrome mode featuring a tie-up with Leica, but if you are looking for some serious colorless photography, the Honor 8 Pro can deliver a serious dollop there. And this is because just like the P9, one of the dual cameras on its back is a monochrome one. Yes, it ensures sharper detail when working in combination with the other camera and stunning low light shots, but go to Monochrome mode and all your photography happens through the dedicated monochrome lens, bringing back memories of another day and another era....

It’s not uncommon for companies or websites to share your information with others — and in most cases, you give them permission to when you sign up for their services. But if you’re giving carte blanche for information to be shared, how can you keep personal information secure? After all, data breaches are not uncommon — and when they happen, it puts you at risk in a number of different ways....

Majority of the torrent sites have been shut down by the authority like KickAss Torrents, ExtraTorrents, Torrentz, SevenTorrents, etc. All these sites used to be very popular, but they were found hosting copyrighted content. SevenTorrent is also one of the affected sites which failed to survive the mass torrent ban. However, before its demise, the site has managed to gain lots of fame, and that’s why it’s still searched today....

I’ve been describing Google Glass to friends and family as a “smartphone that’s attached to your head”, and it looks like Larry Page, the CEO of Google, just confirmed my suspicions. During Google’s financial results earning call today, he said, and I quote: The second part of his sentence, saying that we’ll continue to see Android being “transportable across devices”, is what I find interesting. Rumor has it that Google is working on a smart watch....

The research we are now looking at is a team of Chinese scientists who have used dolphins’ natural ability to draw inspiration from a kind of ultrasonic attack on smartphones, cars and virtual assistants. Applications such as the tech giant Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant are prepared to continually listen to commands and get started right away, though the method of entering these commands is not so subtle. This is because its genesis is the introduction of a voice command and the fact that “shouting” a command for the smartphone a command … is anything but elegant and discreet....