8 Best Ir Blaster (Tv Remote) Apps For Android (2025)

Modern smartphones are becoming more versatile every day. Now, a phone can perform multiple tasks rather than only making calls and browsing the internet. Moreover, Android is experimenting with various sensors, such as introducing gyroscopes or IR blasters in smartphones. The IR Blaster or Infrared sensor is a valuable feature that you can use to control your TV and home appliances. However, you will need a third-party mobile application to make your smartphone’s IR sensor work....

February 1, 2026 · 5 min · 977 words · Tony Congdon

8 Best Letterboxd Alternatives In 2025 (Apps Likes Letterboxd)

For movie buffs, Letterboxd is a well-regarded and popular social networking site where visitors can write, read, and share opinions about a movie. It keeps you up to date on every movie you have watched. Even though Letterboxd is one of the best places for movie lovers and provides top-notch services, there are a handful of Letterboxd alternatives that provide much better services to get all necessary movie information Although Letterbox started its journey in 2011 from Auckland with a small team....

February 1, 2026 · 4 min · 693 words · Carmen Dancy

8 Best Online Services To Check If A Website Is Down Or Up

Nowadays, website credibility has become a crucial aspect of online business. It is essential to check that the customers can always access the website, as they may shift to other options due to high market competition or face website downtime. But it is not possible for everyone to constantly stare at their site to monitor it. Thanks to website monitors that will help you manage the downtimes and uptimes of your site easily....

February 1, 2026 · 4 min · 829 words · Kimberly Olesen

8 Best Open Source Jira Alternatives Of 2025

Managing a project is no joke; everyone who has even managed a project just once knows this. A technical project takes months of development and a lot of hard work. While challenging, having a good project management tool helps take the load off and smooth your entire journey. When discussing project management tools, Jira is one of the best in the game and is a go-to choice for many. The tool helps you find bugs in your code, manage the workflow, and optimize the workflow....

February 1, 2026 · 4 min · 806 words · Stanley Acevedo

9 Best Woodworking Apps For Android And Ios (2025)

Have you ever thought a tiny mobile and an app could be an ideal servant for humankind? Indeed, it is everything in the present time. There is nothing different with the wood industry. As a woodworker, you also take advantage of this revolution to reach a new height of creativity. However, an app would be an excellent way to begin if you want to excel in woodworking skills or get a start as a novice....

February 1, 2026 · 5 min · 908 words · Joseph Cantrell

A Secret Gateway For Encrypted Messages For Whatsapp And Facebook

Past two days, there have been tons of rumors doing the rounds after the Times made a statement that WhatsApp, Facebook, and other social media platforms shall be coerced to disclose encrypted messages to agencies of law for protection. This is mainly in protection against pedophiles, terrorists and other infidels. It would be a huge attack on the privacy of people throughout the world. Moreover, it isn’t simple as reports can be misleading as they can give faulty reports....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 313 words · Eddie Hernandez

An Iphone Esim Bug Is Deactivating Facetime And Imessage Apps

A nasty eSIM bug in iPhone is repeatedly deactivating FaceTime and iMessage app, reports several affected users across the globe. The bug isn’t limited to a certain carrier, nor a particular iPhone model but to every iPhone around the world. While Apple is yet to acknowledge this issue, a workaround noted by a few says reactivation of the eSIM works or using a physical SIM card. eSIM Bug in iPhones Apple devices are often come with the highest privacy and security walls....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 232 words · Raymond Brown

Android 14 May Soon Have A Satellite

The Android ecosystem may soon be adopting a Satellite-based Emergency SOS feature similar to that in iPhone 14 Series, as noted by a leaker. Though there’s no way we can confirm this availability, Google would eventually catch up on this essential feature – since it already did a commendable job from the Apple side. Reports state the feature could arrive in the stable build of Android 14, although it needs phones with suitable hardware to work....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 214 words · Michelle Reeves

Apple And Google Delisted Fortnite For Violating Payment Policies

Upon violating the standard payment policies, Fortnite has been removed from both Apple’s Appstore and Google’s Playstore today . The maker of Fortnite, Epic Games is found setting a direct payment channel to itself for users purchasing V-bucks , it’s the in-game currency. This move evades the standard protocol of paying Apple or Google their share. Epic Games Goes Against Apple and Google The CEOs of Apple and Google along with others has been questioned about their authoritative practices earlier this month....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 347 words · Charlene Wadsworth

Apple May Discontinue Iphone 11 For The Sake Of Iphone 14 Series

As per a report from iDropNews, Apple could kill its iPhone 11 for the sake of the upcoming iPhone 14 series. This is because the iPhone 11’s popularity may eat up the hype of the iPhone 14 series. The company is always worried that iPhone 11 is chosen by many as the best alternative to its recently launched iPhone SE 3, so could possibly be hitting iPhone 14 series sales....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 325 words · Santiago Mason

Apple’S New Emergency Patent Can Search For Help Even If There’S No Signal

Sooner or later, Apple’s coming with another important feature. The American gadget maker is known for their privacy and security features, aside pumping general features as other OEMs. Apple’s has just revealed a patent that enables the company to send beacons in emergency situations even if there’s no signal! The Two Emergency Features Apple’s patent of this is detailed in US Patent and Trademark Office by a bunch of innovators gaining the rights after proposing it back in October 2018....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 299 words · Phyllis Bush

Bharti Airtel Expanded Its 5G Network To 125 More Cities In India

Bharti Airtel, the second largest telecom company in India, is expanding its 5G services to 125 more cities in the country , totaling the overall count to 265 areas. Boasting on its underlying technology, Airtel says its 5G Plus can deliver HD video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos, etc., and is a game changer in the country. Jio, on the other hand, is available in 257 cities across India....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 322 words · Joseph Marquez

Bootrec Is Not Recognized In Windows 11? Apply These Fixes

Bootrec is a tool for repairing problems with the Master Boot Record (MBR), boot sector, and Boot Configuration Data (BCD) Store. It can also be used to repair errors on your Windows 11 PC that prevent it from starting. But what if you face an issue with Bootrec on your Windows 11 PC? ‘Bootrec is not recognized’ is a common error in Windows 11 that users can face. But the question is what the error is, why you are facing it, and what can be done to fix it....

February 1, 2026 · 3 min · 471 words · Christopher Field

Chinese Hackers Found Hacking Airline Companies To Steal Pnr Data

A new report by NCC Group and its subsidiary Fox-IT details about a reconnaissance campaign, where the threat actor is breaching airline servers to steal the passenger data. The threat group was reportedly backed by the Chinese state and is named Chimera . Stealing the data would help them track the person of interest. Chinese Hackers Stealing Airline Passenger Data A joint report by NCC Group and its subsidiary Fox-IT details published last week detail a three-year-long reconnaissance campaign by a Chinese state-backed hacking group....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 328 words · Martha Gowans

Chinese Researchers Develop Optical Ai Chip Outperforming Nvidia A100

SHANGHAI, December 18, 2025 – Scientists from Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have created LightGen, a photonic computing chip that achieves over 100 times greater speed and energy efficiency than Nvidia’s A100 GPU in specific generative AI tasks, according to a study published in Science . The chip packs more than 2 million photonic neurons into a 136.5 mm² die, using laser pulses for data processing to minimize power consumption compared to traditional electronic systems....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 218 words · Mary Korsak

Chrome Latest Update Corrects Magellan 2.0 Vulnerability, But Still Has A Critical Bug

After Google patching Chrome with Magellan 2.0 vulnerability just recently, the popular browser is said to be having few other bugs that changing user’s profile names. While this isn’t deemed to be harmful, it’s considered hard for users who use many accounts on one system. Renaming Problems A bug which is renaming the secondary profiles in Chrome to Person 1, Person 2 and so on. This isn’t wiping out any user data or leaking it somehow, but just renaming it, as said by 9to5google....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 360 words · Dean Long

Cisco Webex Users Are Targeted By Phishing Emails To Steal Credentials

Cisco Webex Phishing Attack Analysts believed the future would mostly be of remote working, but not this early. The ongoing pandemic has forcefully drawn corporates, educational institutions, churches, etc. to video conferencing apps to complete their chores anyway. This led platforms like Zoom, Microsoft’s Team, Cisco’s WebEx, etc. to serve them. But, they aren’t prepared for this sudden uprise of dependency, thus still discovering and patching the loopholes found now and then....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 296 words · Justin Dever

Denmark’S Crackdown On Digital Piracy Fail, Survey Reveals

The latest survey by the Danish Chamber of Commerce revealed that over 50% of the country’s youth have accessed pirated materials in the last two years. Despite Denmark cracking down on the local pirate hosting platforms three years ago, the citizens are relying on other sources to get pirated stuff online. Most noted social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube being the new source of pirated content in the survey....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 355 words · Mary Reuter

Elon Musk Neuralink Project Made First Chip Implant Into A Pig Brain

Elon Musk , the man who we thought is able to take us to Mars is now making us robots, gradually. He today unveiled the working of one of his projects, Neuralink , by implanting a chip into a pig’s brain! Also, he showcased the machinery that would embed this chip into one’s brain, which is aimed to solve neurological problems and eventually connecting us to AI. Elon Musk’s Showcased an Example of his Neuralink Project Elon Musk’s association with Tesla and SpaceX has given us a sneak peek into how innovative he is....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 309 words · Rosemarie Feldman

Fbi: Cuba Ransomware Made Over $43 Million From 49 Victims

The FBI has released a notice detailing Cuba ransomware, that extorted ransom worth over $43 million from about 49 victims. The report listed how the ransomware works, starting with a Hancitor malware for entry into vulnerable systems and using publicly available tools like CobaltStrike beacons and MimiKatz for dumping and running their ransomware tools. Modus Operandi of Cuba Ransomware Cuba ransomware is one of the few gangs that go under the security radar, as it makes very few hits every year which doesn’t seem impactful....

February 1, 2026 · 2 min · 324 words · Lucia Scoggins