Black Friday discount sales aren’t just of physical goods always, but software vendors too. VPN services providers especially jump in with amazing offers to give you the privacy you wanted. Since there are several VPNs all promising the same functionality, choosing a reliable one is tough. But worry not, since we’ve done that for you. Black Friday sales on VPNs have started already and are selling out like cakes. Thus, we’ve handpicked the best VPN service providers that are both reliable and affordable....

Usage of AI for deepfakes in recent times resulted in serious criticism among the internet community. While there are many possibilities with AI , here’s a YouTuber who used it for upscaling the short video from 1896 to 4K (60 FPS) quality! His work is a combination of AI with several neural networks and resulted in the two-hundred-year-old video as of today’s smartphone-shot footage. The Magical AI! A YouTuber cum developer going by the name Denis Shiryaev has shared his amazing work on Reddit this week....

A critical shortage of NAND flash, DRAM, and HDDs, fueled by AI data centers’ insatiable demand, is driving prices skyward into 2026, reshaping tech markets. From gaming rigs to enterprise servers, the impact is profound. Here’s why prices are soaring and what it means for the industry. Supply Strangled by AI’s Hunger Post-2022 oversupply, manufacturers like Samsung and SK hynix slashed production, triggering a sharp rebound. NAND flash prices doubled by late 2023, with Samsung’s 990 Pro 2TB SSD jumping from $120 to $175, per Tom’s Hardware....

“We also continually evaluate the progress and potential of our products to deliver customer value, and we regularly make adjustments based on those assessments. We will be sharing updates and guidance with Glow customers soon.” Well, until available, you can use Glow for whatever purpose it’s serving. It comes with a projector that can beam games onto a 19-inch mat and let kids can interact with the projected image. Further, there’s a Tangram Bits – which are physical pieces kids can use to solve puzzles....

A report from Mishaal Rahman says that the upcoming Android 13 update for smart TVs should reduce its power consumption, due to the inclusion of a new feature called – low power standby. Enabling this mode will restrict the background apps from running, while the TV is kept in standby mode. This reduced usage should consume less power, eventually reducing your bill. Also, there’s an improved Picture-in-Picture mode coming for smart TVs with Android 13....

Apple on Thursday released the security updates for older iPhones, iPads, and iPods that backport the patches released earlier this week. This patch is for securing a critical zero-day bug that’s termed as an out-of-bounds write issue in iPhones and iPads. Apple warned that there could be active exploitation of this bug in the wild, so it recommended applying the security update. A Zero-Day Bug in iPhones After being informed by an anonymous researcher, Apple acknowledged and released the patch for a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42827 , earlier this week....

The 43rd semi-annual survey of Piper Sandler is just released, which shows the digital interests of 7,100 US GenZ teens. As per it, 87% of US teens have an iPhone and the same amount of people expect iPhone to be their next handset. Further, the survey revealed that Apple Pay is the favorite payment app used by US GenZ, followed by Venmo, Cash App, and PayPal. 70 Out of 100 US Teens Use AirPods Apple is undoubtedly a big player in the US, partially because of its home country and also consumers care much about privacy, think about iOS....

A report from Bloomberg reveals that Apple is preparing a low-cost iPhone, iPad, and potentially a new Mac. These would be launched as soon as in March, says the report. The new iPhone will be an upgraded version of the current SE series and should come with 5G support. Also, Apple’s launch may align with iOS 15.4 launch. A Low-Cost 5G iPhone Apple is long known for its premium devices. From iPhones to iPads and MacBooks, Apple has been making something that is pricy and of good quality....

Excited to experience the new haptic keyboard in iOS 16? Well, you should mind that using this feature costs additional battery drain – as warned by Apple. iOS 16 Haptic Keyboard One of the exciting announcements from Apple on the iPhone 14 series launch is the iOS 16 – which contains numerous new features for enhancing your experience. One among them is the Haptic Keyboard – which offers vibration on every tap you make on the iPhone keyboard....

Apple’s WWDC this year is scheduled for June 6th-10th, and rumors regarding what the tech giant will be announcing already pouring in. A report from Mark Gurman states that Apple may not formalize the undercover project of mixed reality headsets, but will announce two new Macs at the event. And one among them will be a new MacBook Air. Also, updates to iOS 16, iPad 16, and watchOS 9 are to be expected....

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman explained why Apple’s Mac Appstore is a mess now, and what Apple should do to make it right. He talked about the number of options Apple gave its developers, to bring apps to Mac’s Appstore. And this is exactly the reason for the mess since many apps in Mac’s Appstore are now mirror or iPhone apps or unmodified iPad apps. Uniformity For Apps in Mac’s Appstore Apple has made a giant leap in hardware by introducing the M1 chip for Mac devices....

Video streaming is everywhere, and nowadays, we see platforms like Netflix and Hulu charging us fees every month. While it does allow getting access to tons of movies and TV shows. There are other ways to enjoy video content via Pay Per View. With PPV, you’ll only get to pay for the specific video you want to watch. Different platforms offer such services. Finding the perfect one to use can for sure be a daunting task....

They’re two of the most popular social media sites, but it seems that both Facebook and Instagram have crashed this afternoon. According to Down Detector, the issues started at around 14:15 GMT, and are affecting users across the UK. While the reason for the outage remains unclear, of those who reported issues about Instagram, 74% said they had problems with the News feed, 14% with Stories, and 10% with the website....

Kaspersky researchers have identified that some threat actors are cashing on the opportunity against interested Windows 11 users. They’ve seen ISO images and installer files named Windows 11 and have malware in them. Unsuspicious users installing these files by ignoring warnings will have their system infected and hacked. Malware Spreading through Fake Windows 11 Files Microsoft bumping the hardware requirements for supporting Windows 11 has hit the budget community hard. The maker has increased the requirements to be at least Intel’s 8th-gen or AMD Zen 2 core chips and support security protocols like TPM and Secure Boot....

Let’s say you are playing GTA Online on the streets of Los Santos. Well, Los Santos has one of the alluring roads, so it’s only natural that you would want to indulge in a driving spree, pumping adrenaline in your veins. It has some of the best graphics with thrilling action, gameplay, sound effects, characters, and arc, to name a few. Luckily, GTA Online has some of the fastest cars in any game that can take you from 0 to 100 mph in mere seconds....

To combat the growing robocalls and SIM Swapping attacks, US FCC has listed new plans, including the detailed verification of users and implementing STIR/SHAKEN protocol. As per the regulatory authority, these new rules for mobile carriers and intermediaries should make processing spam easy and thwart robocalls and SIM swapping attacks. Larger mobile carriers have already implemented most of the rules, with smaller companies doing the same. FCC Rules Against SIM Swapping To the unknown, SIM swapping is a social engineering technique where an attacker tries to fool the victim’s mobile carrier and makes them transfer the number to a SIM which they’re possessing....

FuboTV is one of the few services that offer live streaming of the FIFA World Cup matches this year, generating millions of views. But this service was down during the critical match of the tournament – the semifinal between France and Morocco – that resulted in fans missing the entire game! FuboTV said it’s experiencing a cyber-related incident and has been working on it. FuboTV Service Outage According to Jennifer Press, a FuboTV spokesperson, the platform is facing a “cyber-related incident,” – which is now triggering the service outage....

As a part of Google’s big revamp to its native browser – Chrome, it’s rolling out Chrome Actions in version 87 to everyone . With this new feature, users will be able to search hundreds of settings through the Chrome browser’s search bar! Typing phrases will instantly show up relevant settings to access directly from the search bar. Chrome Actions Rolling Out to Everyone Google is indeed making our lives easier....

After adding air quality indexes to the platform, Google Maps is adding the estimated toll price support too, now. As announced in a blog post, users can enable this setting in Google Maps to see the estimated prices of tolls in your destination path, and decide whether to pass on on that route or chose another one. This ability is initially available in the US, India, Japan, and Indonesia. Estimated Toll Prices in Google Maps Being one of the widely used navigation apps today, Google is tasked to improve Maps regularly to be more helpful....

Google Meet is adding an ability to let users create a background with AI to make their video chat session more fun and interactive. Users enrolled into the Google Workspace Labs program can access this feature, available in the Visual Effects menu as Generate Background. You can create a desired background with simple text prompts and tune it later by selecting different styles. Since this feature is still in testing, Google is seeking feedback from the testers....