Google Reveals it Blocked Hundreds of Thousands of Malicious Android Apps Last Year from the Play Store
by Despite Google’s best efforts to prevent malicious code from being offered on the Play Store, nearly a million bad Android apps made it through…
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Spider-Man Movies just Might Stream on Disney-Plus — in the US at Least
Disney and Sony have a new deal that could bring Spider-Man, and other movies, to Disney Plus, with some other title headed toward Hulu…
Instagram Adds an Abusive Language Filter to its DMs to Keep Strangers at Bay
Instagram now blocks direct messages from strangers containing threatening or abusive language and adds a separate inbox as well…
Twitch might Take Legal Action After the Platform Purged 7.5 Bots that Inflated View and Follower Counts
Twitch removed 7.5 million bots from its platform last week for falsely manipulating follower and view counts and might file lawsuits over same…
Lost iPhone? No Problem, Google Assistant can Help Find it Now
Google’s smart assistant can now help iPhone owners locate their lost iOS devices, even when set to silent or Do Not Disturb…
Android’s New Heads Up Alert Helps People Avoid Distracted Walking
Android Heads Up is a new feature that prompts people to look around and stop them from distracted walking before accidents happen…
Approximately 2 Million Customers of this Phone Carrier are in Jeopardy of Having their Data Stolen
Mobile Virtual Network Operator Q Link Wireless had its customers’ personal details accessible through a mobile application anyone could use…
This New LinkedIn Scam Fools Victims with Fake Job Offers but Actually Deploys Malware
LinkedIn is a gateway for the latest malware threat, known as “Golden Chicken,” that unleashes malicious code via phony job offers…
Amazon Releases a Driving Mode for Amazon Music
Amazon has rolled out a new version of Amazon Music, Car Mode, which features larger text, bigger buttons, and Alexa for help on the road…
Microsoft Edge Grows its User Base, while Mozilla’s Firefox Browser Usage Apparently Shrinks
Microsoft Edge is taking more browser market share while other web portals are losing or remaining with very limited adoption, new stats show…
Yes, Facebook Suffered a Massive Data Leak Over Easter Break — Here’s How to Check for Compromised Accounts
Over the weekend, multiple news reports stated that 533 million Facebook profiles leaked; here’s how to check to see which were among them…
News Report Claims this Popular Electronics Manufacture is Leaving the Smartphone Market for Good
LG Electronics, one of the biggest electronics manufacturers in the world has finally decides to shut down its smartphone division for good…
Microsoft Pulls its Cortana Android and iOS from the Google and Apple App Stores
Microsoft Cortana’s journey is coming to an end as the software giant removes support for the assistant from its Android and iOS applications…
Apple Expands its Repair Store Verification Globally
Apple first announced its Independent Repair Provider program in the US in 2019, then expanded it to Canada and Europe; now, it’s worldwide…
Google Chrome 90 will Introduce this Small but Very Important Change
Google is set to start its transition from showing HTTP to HTTPS with Chrome version 90, moving toward a more secure web experience…
Google is Working on a New ‘Memory’ Feature that would Turn Assistant into an Android Organizer
Google is developing a new feature for Assistant on Android called “Memory” that would provide people with a super-powered digital organizer…