Similar to other Echo Show devices, the Echo Show 8 also takes user privacy into consideration, and as already mentioned earlier, it comes with a mic/camera off — that electronically disconnects the microphones and camera and a built-in shutter — to cover the camera.
While the update brought a few new features of Android 8.1 to the device, the major bug was that once the system was updated, it would wipe your entire SMS history and would continue to wipe it every time you swipe the app to close it in the recent apps menu. Another major letdown was a bug that causes the OS to fail Google’s SafetyNet check. SafetyNet is a service which provides APIs to allow developers to check whether a device is tampered with, runs a custom ROM, or is infected with low-level malware....
The upcoming Android M will include a Doze mode that will intelligently power down your phone or tablet when it’s idle, thus extending its battery life. So, in a time when OEMs try to release devices with monster batteries, Google wants to do what it can so that the software feeds as little as it can on the battery. Android L too came with some considerable improvements in battery life, and it will be interesting to see what’s going to be the impact of this new feature....
A number of people in the audience applauded, but a senior tech journalist sitting next to me, gently whispered, “But why on earth would they do that? What are they running on 801 that won’t run on the 800?” To the hardware gurus, such a statement would have been tantamount to tech sacrilege, but that statement highlights a rather stark fact: hardware has of late become a point to boast about at conferences and launches rather than something to facilitate better performance in most Android flagships....
Mac Pro At the heart of the Mac Pro is a beastly 28-core Intel Xenon processor with 300W of power, a massive heat sink (od course), 6 channel ECC memory allowing up to 1.5TB of system memory and 8 PCIe slots. The dedicated I/O card onboard sports 2 full-sized USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports and a 3.5mm audio jack. For graphics, there’s wither a Radeon Pro 590X or Radeon Pro Vega 2 with the option of dual-GPU of up to 128GB vRAM....
With Apple Arcade, the company is trying to create a one-in-all gaming service across mobile, desktop, and living room. For which, it is creating a huge collection of games spread across various categories. In addition to that, it is providing close to a hundred exclusive game titles, that are only available for Apple devices. To keep things simpler, the company has decided to stick to just one subscription plan, which would indeed allow its users to access a huge variety of games across all their devices, without having to ever pay individually for a single title....
In comparison, the upcoming iPhone 7 is priced at Rs 60,000 for the 32GB variant which isn’t a bad deal overall, though a lot of customers would prefer purchasing a 128GB handset. You can check out rest of the official prices for the upcoming iPhone 7 and 7 Plus right here. Moreover, given their recent market share plummet in India, it would make sense for Apple to now bring down the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to the mid-budget price bracket and iPhone 5S to budget that still sells for an unjustified price of Rs 21,000....
The iPhone 7 is clad in an aluminium body alongside a layer of glass and needless to say with the iPhone 7 we see a minor departure from the usual iPhone design as opposed to the 6 and the 6s. Unlike its immediate predecessor the iPhone 7 also comes finished in an optional glossy black finish. The home button has been the quintessential input method when it comes to the iPhone right from the beginning but with the iPhone 7, the home button is no more a mechanical key....
Simple. Apple is releasing its own music streaming service. The company announced today Apple Music, which as it smirked, is three things: a streaming music service, a worldwide live radio station, and a new way for music fans to connect with their favorite artists Beats 1 is Apple’s first 24 x 7 global radio station. It plays music “not based on research, not based on genre, not based on drumbeats, just music that is great and feels great....
At the special ‘Spring Forward’ event in the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, Tim Cook has taken the stage and announced some important changes to Apple TV. Apple’s digital media player has now been discounted to 69 dollars, which is cheaper by $30 from the previous $99 selling price. This move shows that Apple is feeling cornered by competition. To stimulate the purchase of the device, Apple has partnered with HBO for the HBO NOW service which will be available exclusively in the U....
And with multiple cameras becoming popular, manufacturers have started adding different functionalities in their camera setups. One of these functionalities includes the ability to zoom-in. Many companies have added telephoto lenses to their camera setups, which come with the ability to zoom-in without losing significant detail. Brands like Apple, OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi and Oppo, all have phones that allow you to get closer to your subject without having to move physically, which can be a massive plus point in various situations....
I have been using Cortana ever since it was released and it has been a neat experience till date. The digital assistant is intuitive and it has started to blend with most of the third party Windows app as of now. Microsoft seems to be hugely backing on the Cortana and trying to develop it as a standalone application across various platforms, just like how it did with Here Maps, which was initially a Windows exclusive feature....
What exactly is the Cuzor 12V UPS? Let’s put it this way. It’s essentially a power bank for your DC-powered devices like routers, security cameras, and others. It connects like a bridge between the device and its DC adaptor, so it’s always on. This helps with seamless switching between DC power and battery power with absolutely no lag/delay. The use cases are plenty. You could use it with your set-top-box, DVD player, modem, Wi-Fi router, security cameras, basically anything with DC input....
But now it seems that a new alternative is on the works, as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has stepped in the game, as well. The agency is said to work on a “radically” new technology that will offer real-time position tracking and will work despite blind spots or jamming efforts. As you’d expect, DARPA is looking to come up with this new tech which would be of great use to the US Military....
Dr.Web Antivirus detects and disinfects Mass-mailing worms * E-mail viruses * Peer-to-peer viruses * Internet worms * File viruses * Trojans * Stealth viruses * Polymorphic viruses * Bodiless viruses * Macro viruses * MS Office viruses * Script viruses * Spyware * Spybots * Password stealers * Paid Dialers * Adware * Riskware * Hacktools * Backdoors * Keyloggers * Joke programs * Malicious scripts * Other malware As I mentioned earlier, Dr....
If you remember, couple of weeks back, we had reported that Opera Mini for iPhones will be coming soon, but now Opera has rolled out the beta release of Mini browser for Android phones. This comes within an year of releasing Opera Mini 4 for Android. The main change in this latest version of Opera mini is the introduction of “tabbed browsing” which has become a must-have feature for all smartphone browsers these days....
Back in November 2010, some blogs had falsely reported the arrival of Facebook Places in India, but this time, it looks for real. It seems to be getting rolled out in a phased manner. If you are an iPhone user in India, open your Facebook for iPhone app or visit touch.facebook.com from your mobile browser to access Facebook Places. I am not sure if it works on Android as well, but it should....
And it looks pretty awesome too. The Lenovo spokesperson doing the presentation said that the team had initially opposed the idea of device with a 6.0-inch display as being too big, but had been surprised by the designers. And well, that is pretty much the case, because, for a six-inch device, the Vibe Z2 Pro is surprisingly compact. At 7.7 mm, it is almost as thin as the 7.1 mm thin iPhone 6 Plus (with 5....
A hacker named ikex has created what’s apparently the first iPhone worm, and it’s currently infecting jailbroken iPhones across Australia. The “ikee” worm, as it’s being called, takes advantage of the fact that jailbroken iPhones with SSH installed all have the same default root password of “alpine,” and once in the system it changes your wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley and then tries to install itself on other jailbroken iPhones on the network....
