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Android One has not really taken off for Google, but that does not mean that the company has given up on it. Partnering with Sharp, Google has expanded its Android One lineup to Japan with the launch of the Sharp 507SH. The handset will be available through Japanese carrier Y! Mobile. Compared to other Android One handsets, the Sharp 507SH features some impressive hardware features, including an IPX5 water-resistant and dust proof design....

CVE-2016-2208 A vulnerability related to how AVE parses executable files compressed using ASPack software. The problem affects a number of Symantec and Norton, including Symantec Endpoint Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Symantec Email Security, and the Symantec Scan Engine. As the Symantec Corporation said in its advisory on the issue dubbed CVE-2016-2208. “No user interaction is required to trigger the parsing of the malformed file.” Security researcher from the Google Project Zero Tavis Ormandy said that “For Linux, OS X, and other Unix-like systems, the exploit results in a remote heap overflow as root in the Symantec or Norton process, and On Windows, this results in kernel memory corruption, as the scan engine is loaded into the kernel (wtf!...

You could already reply to incoming messages by pairing shbullet with EvolveSMS, so the ability to send off new ones is a great bonus. shbullet’s Android app connects with Chrome for ndows, OS X, Chrome OS, nux. The update is working its way through the ay Store. This follows a recent Material Design makeover the addition of customized channels, which sites can use to ping you with article updates. The impact on you: You really should be using shbullet....

Thankfully, there is a solution that promises to provide all the benefits of cloud infrastructure services with little to no negative side effects. Therefore, is it time your business invests more in bare metal servers? The bare metal environment With the bare metal cloud, a dedicated server can complement virtualised services and eliminate the overhead of virtualisation but still reap the rewards such as greater flexibility, scalability, and efficiency. One of the reasons why is because bare metal servers do not run a hypervisor, are not virtualised, yet can be delivered via a cloud-like service model....

A College Project Snapchat was initially started as a project for one of Evan Spiegel’s classes in Stanford where he was a product design major. It was originally called “Picaboo” as the core ethos of the selfie-oriented app was to allow users to post ephemeral images. The Reggie Brown Lawsuit Reggie Brown is one of the foundational members of Snapchat, however, for some reason, he was deposed from the company by Spiegel and Murphy....

y this matters: typically updates many of its core apps weekly to give you new features fix bugs. Sometimes they come in waves, as they did this week with a long list of items to unpack. Sheets The new key feature here is the ability to add or respond to comments from the Android app. You won’t need to jump over to your desktop next time you need to voice your opinion or answer a question inside of a shared sheet....

1Weather Another well-designed choice with a good amount of detail in 1Weather. Its Android Wear cards showcase a minimalist design. With plenty of white space to go along with the forecast temperature of your current location. The weather card also smartly changes the precipitation indicator’s color. Making it easy to skim for the blue if you want to know the chance of getting any rain. While the app is free, a $1....

A few more options have opened up recently. Since a few years, there are SIEM solutions that are either partially or fully residing in some type of cloud environment. Some organisations were quick to label them as a SIEM as a Service (SaaS) solution, likely anything new and linked to the term “Cloud” increased interest in their product. Although this could be a valid term for some products, most are simply traditional, but now cloud-based, customer-owned or MSS SIEM solutions....

Those were the words of the immortal Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. And it certainly holds true when it comes to talking about the telecom industry. We can speculate endlessly but for real – and credible – analysis one needs information. Which is why we were delighted when the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its subscription data for until 28 February 2017. Using the data, it is now possible to gain some insights on the progress Jio has made till date....

Let’s have a one over with the aesthetics first. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless, I know the name’s too long, so I’m just going to refer to them as the earbuds henceforth. Anyhow, coming back to the exterior, the earbuds are solidly built and have a robust feel when held in hand. They’re constructed out of plastic though with what seems like a metallic top cover with touch controls which we’ll talk about in a bit....

Xposed framework, when combined with some excellent modules from the Android development community, completely eradicates the need for flashing any custom ROMs. Case in point being the Gravity Toolbox Xposed module for Nexus devices and other AOSP ROMs, which brings nearly all the features usually present in a custom ROM without the hassle of flashing one. Similarly, XDA member langer hans Sense 6 Toolbox Xposed module brings all the customization options found in Sense based custom ROMs to the HTC One....

Its nationwide standalone 5G network currently covers more than 1,300 outdoor locations and 400 in-building sites, including underground, according to Singtel. The mobile carrier was awarded the 3.5GHz and millimetre wave spectrum in June 2020, when Singapore’s industry regulator Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) handed out two nationwide 5G licences. An additional 2.1GHz spectrum was issued in November 2021. Singtel’s 5G infrastructure runs on Ericsson equipment, while joint 5G licensees StarHub and M1 have built their networks on Nokia....

Good Artists Get Banned, Great Artists Get Patents Approved Steve Jobs himself used to say, quoting Pablo Picasso, that good artists copy, great artists steal. Looking at all this patent mess between Apple and Samsung, we realize that in some cases, good artists get banned, and great artists get patents approved, or, the other way around, if you like. From what I can tell, Apple has been one of the most aggressive companies in terms of suing others for alledged patent infringements....

Before we proceed with the review, let us know more about the SSDs. Why SSD? Solid State Drives are relatively new to the computer market and hence considered to be pricey as compared to the traditional HDDs. Though the prices of SSDs have dropped down considerably in the past few months, they aren’t affordable for many (as yet). But SSDs are typically less susceptible to physical shock, are silent, have lower access time and latency and typically support a limited number of writes over the life of the device as compared to HDDs....

announced some new options from brs like Zoe , Mango, Nicole Miller, other designers. The faces are available in the ay Store now if you want to try any of them out. They’re also headed to the Android ar app on the ione within a few days. There’s been a lot of movement with Android ar lately, especially given the new watches from Tag Heuer Fossil. Of course it hasn’t all been good news, as killed off its tch Urbane Second ition E due to hardware issues....

Coined A.I. Verify, the new toolkit was developed by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), which administers the country’s Personal Data Protection Act. The government agencies underscored the need for consumers to know AI systems were “fair, explainable, and safe”, as more products and services were embedded with AI to deliver more personalised user experience or make decisions without human intervention. They also needed to be assured that organisations that deploy such offerings were accountable and transparent....

Now I can do that with a smartphone. The above is a handheld shot taken in Snowdonia, North Wales, UK. Here’s another of a roundhouse, again taken in North Wales. How do you hold your smartphone to take photos? If you’re like the majority, it’s something like this, pinched between index finger and thumb on one hand, and middle finger and thumb on the other. This isn’t the best ways to hold a smartphone....

That is where Netflix is finding itself this week, in the unfamiliar territory of sinking stock prices and losing subscribers at an unprecedented rate. Something needs to be done, but while the streaming giant’s response is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction, it is not entirely to blame. Read on to see what Netflix plans to do to right the ship and how it may impact your bill. Here’s the backstory Earlier in March, Netflix revealed a plan to deter subscribers from sharing their account details with others....

The malware can steal cookies from accounts. Also, while the user bypasses the authentication methods like fingerprint, it can steal. After the user installs and launches the dropper apps, the SharkBot malware is added. A malware analyst, Alberto Segura, posted a tweet about the malware to alert Android users. SharkBot Malware Found On Play Store, Targets Crypto Apps While submitting the malware to Google’s automatic review, the malware was present in two Android apps....

How do you make sure your purchases, your payment methods, and your info are secure? Tap or click for four ways to make online shopping safer. Here’s the backstory To guard against this, many of us turn to the review section to determine if the product is worth the money. If you see plenty of negative or even just mediocre reviews, you know you need to keep searching. How to spot fake product reviews and bad sellers Not all fake reviews are so blatant, though....