Google Assistant Can Now Send Money Using Google Pay

Google has announced that users in the US would be able to send or request money from the contacts on their Android device or iPhone just by giving Google Assistant a voice command that starts with "Hey Google". "You can ask your Google Assistant to pay your friends back with Google Pay. You can...

Read More

Blockchain Being Used to Share Child Pornography, Researchers Say

German researchers have found about 1,600 files of non-financial data, some of which link to or contain child pornography and other objectionable material, on the system that stores Bitcoin transactions. The discovery could place certain users of the Bitcoin network in legal jeopardy, the researchers...

Read More

YouTube Used By 80 Percent of Internet Users in India, Says Google

With the increasing penetration of smartphones, data becoming affordable and ever-growing availability of content, 80 percent of Internet users across all age-groups in the country are accessing YouTube, Google India has said. Google highlighted how YouTube is associated with India's Internet...

Read More

Facebook Said to Have a 'Secret Police' to Catch and Punish Leakers

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly deployed "secret police" to catch and punish information leakers at his company. According to a report in The Guardian, an unnamed employee was called to a meeting in 2017 under the guise of a promotion. However, he found himself face to face with the...

Read More

WhatsApp for Android Now Lets You Add Group Description, Search Participants, Switch to Video Call

WhatsApp for Android has been updated with a couple of new group-focused features. There is the ability to let users add a description to a group. This was debuted on the beta versions for WhatsApp for Android and Windows Phone. The app also includes an option to enable searching of group participants...

Read More

Microsoft Offering Up to $250,000 for Identifying Chip Bugs Like Spectre, Meltdown

Microsoft is offering up to $250,000 for identifying bugs that are similar to the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws. The offering is part of Microsoft's new limited-time bug bounty programme for "speculative execution" side-channel vulnerabilities. "This new class of vulnerabilities was disclosed...

Read More

Facebook Finalises Deal With Warner for Music Streaming

Facebook on Friday announced a licensing deal with Warner Music, the last of the major label groups to sign with the social media behemoth which is promising more personalised music. The 2 billion users of Facebook will soon be able to post in more creative ways with the catalogue of Warner, whose...

Read More

Apple Facing Patent Lawsuit Over Siri's Natural Language Capabilities

Non-practicing entity Portal Communications has filed a lawsuit against Apple for alleged infringement of three patents related to natural language voice query systems - the technology being used by the iPhone-maker in its products in the form of the Siri virtual assistant. According to tech...

Read More

Microsoft to Bring 'S Mode' to Existing Windows 10 Versions in 2019

Microsoft is set to move Windows 10 S from a dedicated operating system to merely a mode for existing Windows 10 versions in 2019. The new development, which was initially a part of the rumour mill, has now been confirmed by Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore. The Redmond giant launched Windows 10 S in May...

Read More

Twitter Working to Fix Cryptocurrency Scam Issue

As the issue of copying verified Twitter accounts to trick cryptocurrency users is becoming increasingly prevalent, the microblogging company has said that it is working to curb the rise of these copycat handles. Company CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday replied to a tweet that complained about the ongoing...

Read More

Japan Penalises Several Cryptocurrency Exchanges After Hack

The Japanese government is slapping penalties on several cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, after JPY 58 billion of virtual coins were lost earlier this year from hacking. The Financial Services Agency, which has been checking the exchanges, said Thursday that FSHO and Bit Station exchanges...

Read More

God of War Limited Edition PS4 Pro Release Date and Price Announced

PS4-exclusive God of War may have been developed with the standard PS4 in mind but that's not stopping Sony from announcing the God of War Limited Edition PS4 Pro bundle. As the name suggests, it's in short supply with pre-orders now open at select retailers the world over. The God of War Limited...

Read More

BlackBerry Sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Over BBM Patent Infringement

BlackBerry on Tuesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps, arguing that they copied technology and features from BlackBerry Messenger. Litigation over patent infringement is part of BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen's strategy for...

Read More

WhatsApp for Android Now Gives You 4,096 Seconds to Delete a Message for Everyone

WhatsApp's long-requested and only recently introduced Delete for Everyone feature looks set to get an update. The most recent WhatsApp beta (v2.18.69) for Android now gives users up to 4,096 seconds (68 minutes and 16 seconds) to delete a message for everyone in a chat. Currently, in stable builds,...

Read More

Android P May Bring Stricter Call Blocking, First Developer Preview Tipped for Mid-March Release

Android P will be the next big upgrade to Google's popular mobile operating system, with an official announcement expected at Google's I/O event later this year. New developments now reveal that Android P Developer Preview 1 may be released as early as mid-March 2018. We can expect the release...

Read More