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Time was gone when we had to remember or save our passwords in our notebooks. Yes, a few years back, Google did a tremendous job tracking and saving your username and the passwords on your Google account. This is an amazing feature that Google offers because you won’t have to worry if you forget your passwords. You can simply view it on your Google Chrome saved passwords. You know what? I like this feature very much as I’m a lazy person who generally forgets passwords....

Instagram is finally bringing what it promised a year ago – a chronological home feed to give users more control over what they see. The platform added two new options, Favorites and Following, in its iOS client, letting users choose any of them to see the posts of their favorite or following accounts in chronological order. These two options come aside from the default algorithmic home feed. Chronological Home Feed in Instagram Last year when testifying before Congress, Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri said they’re testing a chronological home feed for their platform, which may offer users more control over when they see it....

While everyone’s talking about the software updates on the surface internet, there’s something about to expire in the background, which can cut off outdated Android users from the internet soon. Let’s Encrypt , a free certificate authority that’s serving over 30% of the world’s web domains with its TLS certificates, will have its partnership expired with IdenTrust, making outdated Android phones useless soon. Android Phones Running v7.1 or Older at Risk Users who’re much into browsing may notice the green padlock icon just beside the domain....

Joining the list of institutions jumping into the cryptocurrency bandwagon lately is MasterCard. The payments giant announced today that it will start supporting transactions made in cryptocurrencies by their users , after partnering with several cryptocurrency processing companies. Also, it mentioned that it will support only a few, stablecoins initially. MasterCard to Support Cryptocurrency Transactions MasterCard has already issued cards that would let users transact their cryptocurrencies, but didn’t fully support them into its system....

To let users call their contacts quicker and easier, Meta has added a dedicated tab as “Calls” in the Messenger. This addition comes after the company noted a 40% rise in the use of calls after 2020, thus emphasizing the feature. Users can slide through the Calls tab placed aside Chats, Stories, and People, and see all their contacts with two buttons – an audio call and a video call to initiate a better chat....

As Windows enterprise users are facing Kerberos authentication issues, Microsoft has released an out-of-band update to fix it. The company acknowledged this issue on Monday, saying that people who updated their systems to the November 2022 security update are affected. And now, except for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Microsoft released a fix for all other Windows Server versions. Kerberos Authentication Issues Windows enterprise users who updated their systems to the latest security update, i....

Microsoft has released a new cumulative KB5003212 update for Windows 10 1909. This is an optional update containing the bug fixes and performance optimization and lets users try the June 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes. Since it’s optional, users have to update through the settings manually. Alongside this patch, Microsoft announced the end of Windows 10 1909, as it stops serving security updates to it further. Windows 10 June Preview Update Released For users who wanted to try June’s Tuesday patch update, Microsoft has released a preview version of it called KB5003212 ....

Netflix Games Are a Flop With the OTT space cooked up by a number of platforms recently, pioneers like Netflix are thinking out-of-the-box to stay afloat. And one way they followed is the introduction of games based on their own content – to keep people interested in their offerings. The platform currently has about 24 games, with plans of adding more to the catalog over time, says Netflix Chief Operating Officer Greg Peters....

One of the members of XDA developers has forked an open-source back-up tool to create a modern one. Named as OAndBackupX , this was taken by a developer from the and backup, project, and redesigned with a new UI and features. It eliminates most of the older protocols of backing up the data and is open-sourced to be checked and used freely. A Modern Tool For Backing up App Data OAndBackupX...

Oracle’s E-Business Suite (EBS) was informed about two critical security vulnerabilities in their software that could give attackers full control over a company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. These vulnerabilities were discovered by Onapsis back in December 2018 and also helped create a patch that was released in April 2019. Oracle’s Vulnerabilities can lead to financial fraud: The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of the Oracle EBS system is 9....

Just a couple of days after the Nothing team released the kernel source code of their Phone 1, the Paranoid Android team revealed they’re working on a custom ROM for the new phone. Paranoid Android is currently pushing it is Sapphire OS based on Android 12 to several OnePlus phones, and they work just fine. So we may soon see their Sapphire branded custom ROM coming to Nothing Phone 1 ....

Amidst Coronavirus emergency , everyone’s criticising the Chinese government for its slow reaction to the outbreak and censorship of facts. Now, there’s a speculation on the same government regarding the removal of famous infection simulation game – Plague Inc. from Appstore and other stores within China. This could lead to an added blame to the nation for repressing voices if proved. A virus-based game? Plague Inc. is an infection simulation game, that lets players to create a pathogen and spread it across the world....

People running the Samsung Pay app on non-Samsung devices have reported errors logging into their Samsung ID since last week. Most people shared that the Samsung ID they used for logging in returns an “ID not valid” error when trying to use the app on non-Samsung devices. While there’s no official announcement made by Samsung yet, a customer support executive confirmed that Samsung Pay would no longer support on non-Samsung devices....

Researchers at Mercury Workshop invented a new exploit called Sh1mmer, that would allow anyone to unenroll their enterprise-locked Chromebooks for more flexibility. This exploitation tool is available for a range of Chromebooks and needs a simple installation process to crack through. Google said it’s aware of the tool in the wild and is working to address it. Unenrolling an Enterprise Chromebook With Chromebooks being lighter and faster, many organizations are leveraging them in their regular workflows – by letting employees have them in their homes for remote working....

T-Mobile released its year-end report for the performance of its Scam Shield service, revealing that the scam calls in 2021 have increased over 116% compared to last year! Just this year, T-Mobile has blocked over 21 billion scam calls already, that’s at a rate of 700 per second. Suggesting users to try its Scam Shield service, T-Mobile detailed on how to it for all un-carrier users. Scam Calls Rising in 2021 Scam calls are a real headache for every phone user....

Remote Desktop Controllers (RDPs) are lifesavers. These simple software programs help you guide someone online securely. But are they safe? Accessing someone’s privileges remotely can expose their computer to attacks if not improperly configured. A popular service in this space, TeamViewer, faces the same issue. The reputed software is complicated for beginners when setting up initial configurations, leaving them open to undesirable RDP attacks. Aside from configurations, TeamViewer isn’t entirely free....

Businesses everywhere are seeking new ways to boost efficiency, ensure compliance, and promote employee satisfaction. Amid the digital revolution, automated payroll management stands out as a crucial area of transformation. Leveraging advanced solutions such as ADP payroll for businesses is helping companies move beyond manual processes, creating a competitive edge and making payroll faster, more accurate, and more secure. As we approach 2025, shifts in workforce expectations and emerging technologies are redefining payroll....

Ending this year on a good note, two tech companies have researched and listed the popular domains and most downloaded apps this year, which may not surprise you though. In terms of the most downloaded apps of 2021, we see TikTok standing in first place in Google’s PlayStore and Apple’s Appstore. And more surprisingly, TikTok even became the most searched domain this year, beating Google on its own game. TikTok Making History A competitive intelligence platform called Apptopia has released a report ranking the most popular apps that attained the most downloads this year....

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is tipped to set up a second fabrication plant of 2nm in Taichung of Taiwan. This news comes after the TSMC CEO, and other executives met Taichung’s mayor, possibly discussing this. While TSMC denied saying the final decision yet, the mayor said Taichung is seen as a suitable place for setting up a fabrication plant. TSMC is set to mass-produce 3nm chips next year, with plans to mass-produce 2nm chips in 2025....

Ukraine’s CERT in an announcement today revealed that it has successfully thwarted a cyber attack from Russian hackers targeted at an energy facility. On analysis, the team found a new malware planted in the industrial control systems of that energy facility, and has been there for weeks! Also, there’s a wiper spotted in the impacted systems, aimed at removing the traces after the attack. Researchers linked the malware to a Russian state-backed hacking group....