After a year-long of working, elementaryOS team has finally rolled out the new update of their customized Linux OS, the version 5.1. This was codenamed as Hera and has a lot of improvements from its predecessor, Juno. The founder has previously said that the donations received via its website and Patreon isn’t enough to serve to a growing community. It’s one of such browsers as Brave that doesn’t collect user data....
Elon Musk can’t hold himself from tweeting about cryptocurrencies. He once again and unknowingly became a reason for pumping the Bitcoin price. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has compared cryptocurrencies to magic, which attracted responses immediately. One of them asked Musk how he feels about angry people because of cryptos, to which Musk replied supporting cryptos than fiat currency. Elon Musk Supports Cryptocurrencies Over Fiat Lately, Elon Musk has been creating waves in the cryptocurrency industry with his personal opinions on various coins....
Defending an allegation regrading the cryptocurrency price manipulation, Elon Musk said Tesla would resume accepting Bitcoin as a payment method once it sees the mining is done with clean energy usage. This positive note from him has again altered the market, with the price of Bitcoin going past $38,000 across most exchanges in the early hours of Monday. Earlier, Musk revealed Tesla dumping Bitcoin because of its extensive power consumption....
Esri , a geographic information system company has partnered with Facebook to provide a new OpenStreetMap (OSM) Database. This new database will be supplied to ArcGIS Online , a cloud-based mapping service. These databases can be used by anyone for free since they’re OSM Open Database Licensed. Facebook and Esri Provide New and Free Geographic Database Google Maps have been an extensive resource for geographical data. Though it’s productive, privacy activists call against it since it needs a Google account, allowing the maker to lodge your interests....
In a move to enforce the new logins, Fitbit started warning its users to use their Google account for signing in. This is as per a previous announcement made on the Fitbit support page, where the fitness band company said it’d eventually remove the Fitbit account login support and replace it with a Google account. Also, it promised not to hand over the collected data to Google for ads. Fitbit Watch New Sign-in Rules Fitbit, the company we all know for its fitness trackers, was acquired by Google in 2019....
Google’s acquisition of Fitbit has more impact than we thought, as the latter is preparing to remove the native login access while asking users to sign-up with a Google account to access the device and features. The transition will happen next year, with the current users allowed to use their Fitbit accounts upto 2025. Fitbit said it’ll notify the users of the change while also promising that Google will abide by the rules of not sharing the user data for ads....
When we open a website with dangerous content or malicious code, we usually encounter such errors in Google Chrome. If you also see these errors on any WordPress website, it suggests that someone has hacked or malware attacks have damaged it. However, several reasons for the “Site Ahead containing harmful programs” error message are possible . However, regardless of the reason you are receiving this error message, we have a workaround to help you resolve it....
It is obvious to find problems when working with anything technical. However, this article will discuss the error message “Windows was unable to complete the format.” You might have encountered this error often while trying to format your Storage Disks, SD Card, or other external drives. It isn’t comforting, especially when trying to make things go smoother. This error prevents you from using your USB driver or any other means of media transfer....
Many users have complained that they frequently face an MSTeams.exe bad image teams error in Windows 11 . This error could arise due to corrupted files in the system or damaged files in the Team’s library. When Teams does not open due to issues with files/libraries required for the files, you are likely to face this issue. If you are facing the MSTeams.exe bad image Teams error in Windows 11 , this article will help you....
Teamviewer is a remote control desktop sharing software. You can share or access other PC screens through the Internet using TeamViewer. This software is famous because many companies use it to troubleshoot software issues of their clients. There are many different types of software with the same service, but TeamViewer is preferred by most of the users as it is simple and trustworthy software. I use TeamViewer too as I have some clients who face some basic issues that can be solved easily using a screen sharing....
It happened with many users who are using the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. If you face a “VPN failed due to unsuccessful domain name resolution” issue, your Cisco clients have not established a successful VPN connection. There is also an issue with your DNS Settings. It is often resolved with minor DNS tweaking and establishes a VPN connection using the Cisco AnyConnect Client. Once verify from the client side that AnyConnect is properly installed and ready to use with your computer....
Recently many users have reported getting ‘Side-by-side configuration is incorrect’ while launching Chrome on their Windows PC . The complete error message may read- ‘The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.’ When this error is encountered, Google Chrome won’t start and will keep crashing. This error is generally caused by some issue with the Visual C++ run-time libraries, and Chrome cannot load the necessary Visual C++ files....
This week, Ford disclosed having a security bug in its SYNC3 infotainment that lets an attacker within the Wi-Fi range of the car hack it remotely. A patch for this bug is in the works, says Ford, which can be downloaded and installed via USB when available. The company further states that it found no evidence of this bug’s exploitation in the wild, yet, while also assuring that the driver’s safety isn’t compromised even in the worst case....
After making widgets for YouTube Music, Google Photos, and Play Books, Google is preparing one for the Digital Wellbeing service. This is found in the latest beta version of Android 12. Guys at 9to5google have found this support in a teardown session of the Android 12 v1.0.416751293 (beta) , where they found a widget for Digital Wellbeing, that can show the total screen time of yours on the home screen. When expanded, it shows the screen time of the top three apps....
The employee layoffs in the tech industry are continuing with big names, with Google adding to the list lately. As per reports, the tech giant is preparing to fire about 10,000 poor-performing employees soon. The company has asked its managers to filter out those candidates based on their new performing management system. Employees Layoffs at Google Now, joining the list is a big name – Google, which is preparing to lay off about 10,000 “poor performing” employees....
While online platforms are the prime source for quick information, they’re also the sources for misinformation. Many have used platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to spread conspiracy theories, fake campaigns, misinformation, etc. And today, Google has announced a significant move it will be taking to turn its ads platform more transparent. Under this, Google will now expand the identity verification program to all advertisers to let users know more about the advertiser....
To let users play with other items while catching up the video calls, Google announced a picture-in-picture mode for Meet on the Chrome browser. This is rolling out to all Google Meet users across the globe and lets them check or work on their documents from other tabs, while also observing their colleagues talk in the video call. Further, Google added a multipin ability too the Meet, where people can pin select participants to the top in ongoing calls....
Google Chrome is a popular browser not only for PC but also for mobile. This browser from Google has many features that make it one of the best browsers . For instance, all your data gets synced across your devices; you have Chrome Web Store, support for Chrome Remote Desktop , extensions, and much more. However, Google Chrome misses the menu bar. A menu bar on Google Chrome can add more functionality to it....
Checking out the specifications of your computer might be helpful in many ways. There might be a situation like if you want to upgrade the system’s hardware or software. If you’re going to install a new program, you must first check out the program’s requirements and compare it with your existing computer hardware. Sometimes running heavy programs cause damage to computer components. So, want to know the methods to check the full technical specification of Windows 10 PC?...
Recently, our tech team ran a benchmark test on Windows 11 to compare its performance with our beloved OS, Windows 10. Although the new OS wins with a huge gap, my favorite is Windows 10 . Regarding gaming, we know that not many games are currently compatible with Windows 11, but developers have said they are working on it. So this is also applicable to device drivers. In the meantime, knowing the Windows 11 version is not required....
