2018

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

One of EA’s worst kept secrets, Burnout Paradise Remastered has a release date. According to retail banners spotted by eagle-eyed redditors, Burnout Paradise Remastered release date is March 16 for the PS4 and Xbox One. This comes weeks after it was discovered that a remaster of the 2008 classic...

Belgian media say a Brussels court has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data about citizens in the country or face fines for every day it fails to comply. The daily De Standaard reported Friday that the court upheld a Belgian privacy commission finding that Facebook is collecting data without...

Cryptocurrency traders filed a lawsuit Thursday against Japanese exchange firm Coincheck for freezing withdrawals after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets. Seven people took part in the lawsuit filed at the Tokyo District Court, plaintiffs' lawyer Hiromu Mochizuki told...

More than a dozen global smartphone and PC OEMs have tied up with Qualcomm to incorporate the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem on to their mobile devices. Qualcomm has said the first smartphones featuring its X50 5G NR modem will hit the market in 2019, with Chinese brand Vivo promising such a handset...

Nvidia's upbeat current-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday underscored surging demand for its graphics chips used in data centres, gaming devices and cryptocurrency mining, sending its shares up as much as 12 percent in extended trading. The company, which also reported better-than-expected...

Bitcoin rallied from three-month lows below $6,000 in choppy trading on Tuesday, but worries lingered about a global regulatory clampdown and moves by banks to ban buying Bitcoin with credit cards. On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, Bitcoin hit $5,920, its lowest since mid-November,...

Customers cannot buy cryptocurrencies on Lloyd Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA credit cards. Lloyds Banking Group and Virgin Money joined major US banks in banning purchases of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via credit card amid debt and security concerns. An LBG spokesman said the...

Digital currencies such as Bitcoin will be in the spotlight again on Tuesday as lawmakers in the US Senate question top markets watchdogs over how to better regulate the highly volatile and risky emerging asset class. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

Software maker Nvidia and German auto parts supplier Continental are teaming to build a self-driving vehicle system that will hit the market in 2021. It's the latest in a long string of tech-automaker partnerships in the race to get autonomous vehicles on the road. The companies said Monday that...

Microsoft has announced that its Office 2019 suite -- to be available in the second half of 2018 -- will only work on Windows 10 operating system. "Office 2019 will ship in H2 of 2018. Previews of the new apps and servers will start shipping in the second quarter of 2018. Office 2019 apps will...

Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with several of the largest falling by more than 20 percent and Bitcoin sliding below $8,000 and headed for its worst week since 2013, as worries about a regulatory clampdown globally sent investors scrambling to sell. The slump in prices this week means the...

The PS4 Pro may soon make your games look better. According to those participating in the PS4 system software update 5.50 beta, supersampling has been added as an option to Sony's iterative console. Supersampling allows games that support enhanced textures, anti-aliasing, and resolutions above...

A long time after enabling its users with the Direct message feature, Instagram is now reportedly testing a feature to enable video calls. The rumoured feature - if it becomes a reality - will make Instagram a step closer to Snapchat that already allowing its users to make audio and video calls...

Weeks ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, Xiaomi is rumoured to be in the development of the Mi MIX 2S. The new Mi MIX model, which is likely to be an upgrade of the last year's Mi MIX 2, is already reported to be the offering that could debut from Xiaomi's side at the forthcoming MWC ...

Members of a Japanese girl pop group, the Virtual Currency Girls, said on Monday they had refused an offer to be paid in yen and would stay loyal to cryptocurrencies despite a $530 million (roughly Rs. 3,300 crores) cyber heist jeopardising their chances of getting paid. A cryptocurrency account...

WhatsApp Messenger has eventually reached your in-vehicle connectivity system through the latest Apple's CarPlay integration. The new update, which comes via WhatsApp v2.18.2 for iPhone, enables push notifications to let you easily communicate with your contacts while on the move....

Pages

Google Assistant Can Now Send Money Using Google Pay

Blockchain Being Used to Share Child Pornography, Researchers Say

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

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

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

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

Facebook Finalises Deal With Warner for Music Streaming

Apple Facing Patent Lawsuit Over Siri's Natural Language Capabilities

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

Twitter Working to Fix Cryptocurrency Scam Issue

Japan Penalises Several Cryptocurrency Exchanges After Hack

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

BlackBerry Sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Over BBM Patent Infringement

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

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

Burnout Paradise Remastered Release Date Leaked

Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data by Belgian Court

Japan's Crypto Exchange Coincheck Sued After Hack

Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Others to Use Qualcomm 5G Modem With First Devices Coming in 2019

Nvidia's Upbeat Forecast Powered by Data Centre, Cryptocurrency Demand

Bitcoin Bounces Back After Dipping Below $6,000 to Hit 3-Month Low

Lloyds Banking Group, Virgin Money Ban Cryptocurrency Purchases on Credit Cards

As Bitcoin Plunges, US Senate Again Focuses on Virtual Currencies

Nvidia, Continental Join Hands to Develop Self-Driving Car System

Office 2019 Will Only Work on Windows 10, Says Microsoft

Bitcoin Set for Worst Week Since 2013 as Crypto Sell-Off Intensifies

PS4 System Update 5.50 Beta Brings Supersampling to PS4 Pro

Instagram Video Calling Feature Leaks, Said to Be in Internal Testing

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S to Be the First Snapdragon 845 SoC Smartphone: Report

Japan's Cryptocurrency Girl Band Stays Loyal to Virtual Money After Cyber Heist

WhatsApp Gets Apple CarPlay Integration

Translate

Here In Maston's Voice