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Google is testing a new system that will send a more accurate location information of people calling 911 to emergency responders. The company tested the system across 50 call centers in Texas, Tennessee, and Florida in December and January covering over 2.4 million people. Google sent location information of random 911 callers using an android phone straight to the person taking this call. The early results are very promising as the location sent by Google provided one with an estimated location of the caller within a radius of 121 feet....

Another aspect is the customization – as in Android – and another is the installation of unauthorized apps. Be that as it may, the jailbreak is becoming less popular, and it is becoming more and more complicated. However, it will be the tech giant Google who unveils how to jailbreak iOS 11, in a specific way. The Mountain View company, of course, I am talking about the tech giant Google has its Project Zero team dedicated to computer security....

Google To Reveal Its Mysterious Online Gaming Platform The tech giant Google is preparing to unveil an important announcement regarding the video game segment. As the tech giant Google already sent invitations to specialized press to attend the keynote of Game Developers Conference (GDC), the most important annual event of game developers. With the slogan “everything will be revealed”, the media is already starting to anticipate a possible announcement of the company’s streaming game service, known as Project Stream....

We cyber experts are well known about the past days when cyber criminals using different type of malware to put into the ads displayed on the web pages, just like Adobe Flash, we have already discussed about Adobe flash, when hackers made a dramatical malware indulge with users computer, likewise now a day the new era as generation with new types of malware came alone, the Video Ads, this types of malware are rarely occurred, but soon other ads service providers will also display those types of infected ads without scanning the whole complex code inside the video ads....

But just because your device is a couple of generations old doesn’t mean you should stop updating its operating system. It is often older models that hackers regularly target. Some people tend to be less concerned with patches and new features, leaving their gadgets vulnerable. Older models sometimes also don’t have the ability to upgrade to newer versions. Apple recently said the iPhone 5 and older models wouldn’t be able to run iOS 15....

AR Emoji allows you to create a virtual avatar that accompanies the movements of your face. It was one of Samsung’s highlights at the launch of S9, but as we said, “face tracking is limited and inefficient,” and the situation worsens in low light. What happened? The CNET interviewed members of Loom.ai, a two years startup that has licensed its technology to the AR Emoji. Loom.ai has already produced computer animation for Disney Research, Dreamworks and Lucasfilm....

Here’s Why You Should Never Connect Unknown USB Devices to Your PC Well, if we look around, we will find that life without USB Drives would be touch. Just think about it. USB flash drives are now used to store tons of files, folders, valuable data, etc. USB drives are indeed a more excellent way to transfer data super quickly. If you stay updated with the security world, then you might have heard that it’s not exactly safe to stick strange & unknown USB sticks to your laptop or computer....

The cars are expected to be available in Europe by Spring of this year and in North America and Australia in late 2022. Hertz will initially order the Polestar 2, which includes an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS with Google built-in. The new deal is part of Hertz’s goal to offer the largest EV rental fleet in North America and one of the largest in the world. Back in October, the company said it would order 100,000 Teslas by the end of 2022 in a deal reportedly worth $4....

Honor 7A The Honor 7A is more of a budget offering rather than a mid-range one. The device comes fitted with a 5.7-inch HD+ display with a pixel density of 283ppi. At the heart of the device is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 paired with 3GB of RAM. On the storage front, the Honor 7A offers 32GB of internal storage which is further expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card slot....

Windows Security is a great program that protects your computer from security threats like viruses, malware, PUPs, etc. Also, it has a feature that protects your computer from ransomware attacks. Although Windows Security is excellent, some malware or spyware can disable it. Several malware was designed to disable the Windows Security first to avoid detection. Microsoft knows this, so they have introduced a new Tamper Protection feature. What is Tamper Protection?...

There is, of course, a couple of caveats to this. First, you must be authorized to add third-party apps to your Slack workspace. You’ll have to ask your Slack admin to add the app if you’re not authorized. Second, this third-party app isn’t free. However, it does offer a 14-day trial. Once that trial expires, you’ll have to pay either $3.99/month or $39.99/year for the app. Given what you get for this, it’s a pretty sweet deal....

Galaxy Nexus users, here is some bad news for you. Google won’t be bringing the Android 4.4 KitKat to your handset, officially anyways. In its official blog post, the company mentioned that the Android 4.4 KitKat will only be coming to the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012/13). Nexus 10, GPe S4 and One. The company does provide an explanation, however lame, on the Galaxy Nexus support page though. This answer won’t go down well with existing Galaxy Nexus owners....

Crazy? Confusing? Uplifting after the pandemic was finally deemed to have receded? Miserable because you quiet-quit and then got quiet-fired? For tech companies, it’s all seemed relatively sobering. They began to realize their glory might be finite. Their employees began to realize their jobs might be finite too. Some companies, though, continued to believe that everything would be just fine. Apple, for example, appeared to frustrate customers only because it couldn’t get enough iPhones into stores....

The essence of the application lies in a machine learning algorithm which recognizes various paragraphs and images and lets users drag and down those sections to a document editor. Once the scanned article has been set up in the editor, one can just press the publish button and have it go online in a matter of seconds. In addition, Google says Navlekha can function offline and users can upload the content whenever they have a connection....

According to the study by Cloudflare, in 2021, TikTok was the most popular website globally. In 2020, Google was the No. 1 spot, while TikTok came in at No. 7. After that, things were changed with Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple, all of the rankings were pushed down. TikTok is Now The World’s Most Popular Website Many other websites like Ecosia, DuckDuckGo, and Bing have tried taking over this spot....

Up until now, we have heard a bit of rumors about Google’s upcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel XL2 handsets. The last report surrounding the handset claimed that Google had replaced the original Pixel XL with an even bigger device codenamed ‘Taimen’ made by LG. Today, detailed specs of both the handsets, the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL2 have been leaked thanks to a source of XDA-Developers. The smaller Pixel 2 will sport a 5-inch Full HD display with a design that will be “almost identical” to last year’s Pixel including the large top and bottom bezels....

After dropping the requirement of having a Google+ account to use Google Play Games, Google today introduced Gamer IDs to it. Think of Gamer IDs as as gamer tag in Xbox Live: you can create a persona and then customise it according to your liking by selecting avatars and more. You can select whether you want your gaming activity to be public or not, and whether other fellow gamers will be able refer to you using your email ID or name....

Taking a leaf out of Apple’s book, Google has also started hosting a ‘Free app of the Week’ promotion on the Play Store. Under this promotion, the company will be making one paid app available as a free download for Android users. However, the list of apps and games are limited to the new family category, which at this point mainly contains games that are meant for children. This week’s free app of the week from Google is ‘Daniel Tiger Grr-ific Feelings’ from PBS that usually costs $2....

If truth be told, no matter how much you think you know that special someone, or yourself, not every holiday gift is a guaranteed smash hit. Perhaps you should’ve ordered that pair of fuzzy winter boots a size larger, or the “new” laptop can’t seem to hold a charge; the odds are always stacked against you. If you think about it, the end of the year is when most retailers and brands embrace the holiday cheer to clean out any leftover products in their warehouses, so defects and irregularities are not surprising....

Fortunately, open source software is here to save the day. This is software that often has the same features as commercial software, but it’s free. I know, it sounds too good to be true, but it really exists and I use it a lot. 1. Productivity Microsoft Office has been the productivity workhorse for business, home and student users for more than 20 years. The more expensive versions include Outlook and Microsoft Publisher in addition to Word, Excel and PowerPoint....