Mobile Computing
Mobile computing makes our lives more convenient so that we can take our work and entertainment with us. We’ll take a look at the latest news, apps, and updates for mobile phones, laptops, and tablets to keep you informed on any vital changes.
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See allTwilio, the company that owns Authy, suffered a data breach
Twilio, the company which owns the popular 2-factor authentication service Authy, has revealed that it has suffered a data breach. An announcement published on its website states that some of its employees […]
WhatsApp now lets you delete messages after 2 days, leave groups silently, and adds screenshot blocking
WhatsApp Messenger now allows users to delete messages even after 2 days. The VOIP service announced the news via its social media channels. Prior to this update, WhatsApp had a pretty strict […]
Researchers discover HiddenAds malware in a dozen Android apps that were distributed on the Google Play Store
Researchers at McAfee have discovered that a dozen Android apps, that were distributed on the Google Play Store, had been pushing malicious ads to users. Here's what happened. HiddenAds malware in Android […]
Google says it will restore the app permissions section on the Play Store
Earlier this week, Google made a rather unusual decision to stop displaying app permissions on the Play Store. The move took users by surprise, and caused quite the confusion. When a friend […]
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Twilio, the company that owns Authy, suffered a data breach
Twilio, the company which owns the popular 2-factor authentication service Authy, has revealed that it has suffered a data breach. An announcement published on its website states that some of its employees […]
WhatsApp now lets you delete messages after 2 days, leave groups silently, and adds screenshot blocking
WhatsApp Messenger now allows users to delete messages even after 2 days. The VOIP service announced the news via its social media channels. Prior to this update, WhatsApp had a pretty strict […]
Nova Launcher and Sesame Search have been acquired by Branch, an analytics company
The popular home screen app for Android devices, Nova Launcher has been acquired by Branch Metrics, a company that specializes in analytics. Sesame Shortcuts, which supported integration with the launcher app, has […]
Microsoft announces a new design for OneNote on Android, and adds local backup option for OneNote for Mac
Microsoft has announced that it is updating the user interface of its OneNote app for Android. The Mac version has also been updated with a much-needed feature, local backup. What's new in […]
Google Android
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Researchers discover HiddenAds malware in a dozen Android apps that were distributed on the Google Play Store
Researchers at McAfee have discovered that a dozen Android apps, that were distributed on the Google Play Store, had been pushing malicious ads to users. Here's what happened. HiddenAds malware in Android […]
Google says it will restore the app permissions section on the Play Store
Earlier this week, Google made a rather unusual decision to stop displaying app permissions on the Play Store. The move took users by surprise, and caused quite the confusion. When a friend […]
Media Player VLC 3.5 for Android has been released
VideoLAN, maker of the popular open source media player VLC, has released VLC 3.5 for Android. The release is already in distribution, but it may take a while before VLC installations on […]
App Permissions are no longer displayed on Google Play
Google Play is the default store on most Android devices. Most Android users use the store to download new apps and games, and to update them. Up until now, Google Play displayed […]
iOS
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How to install iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 public beta on your iPhone and iPad
Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura 13 for download. If you can't wait for the stable version of the update to arrive, you […]
iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to release on September 20th; here are the list of devices that will get the update
Apple announced iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on June 7th, 2021 at its annual WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC 2021). Three months later, the new operating system is graduating from beta, iOS 15 […]
Apple releases emergency updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS 7.6.2 to prevent Pegasus spyware
Apple has released an emergency update for iOS devices and macOS computers, to patch a serious security vulnerability that has come to light. The exploit is called FORCEDENTRY, and affects all iOS […]
New privacy controls for WhatsApp will let you hide your 'Last Seen' status
Most messaging clients these days will let you see your friends' statuses and other details, such as when they were last logged in to the app and your current status. However, some […]
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