Latest News Archive
24 Mar 2015
Modified Android banking apps are infected by Trojan
Modified Android banking apps are infected by Trojan The deadly virus, also called ‘Badaccents’, is a premium service banking Trojan that arrives bundled with legitimate Android applications and infects smart phones featuring this operating system. “The Trojan is created by modifying the legitimate application and then re-distributing via marketplace or other separate channels,” the cyber
24 Mar 2015
Microsoft will soon discontinue support for Google, Facebook chat in Outlook.com
Microsoft will soon discontinue support for Google, Facebook chat in Outlook.com Under Satya Nadella’s reign, Microsoft has been undergoing many structural changes. The latest move comes in the form of the company’s decision to pull support for Facebook and Google chat. Outlook has sent an email to its customers informing them about its decision to
24 Mar 2015
YouTube for Android will now allow users to trim videos before uploading
YouTube for Android will now allow users to trim videos before uploading YouTube app on Android has been updated with a new feature that lets users trim the video before uploading it to the web. Announcing the new feature in a Google+ post, YouTube Creatorswrote, “We’re proud to introduce a new video-trimming feature and inline video previews for our
24 Mar 2015
Google+ will split into Photos and Streams products, to be headed by Bradley Horowitz
Google+ will split into Photos and Streams products, to be headed by Bradley Horowitz Google’s Bradley Horowitz will run the company’s Photo and Streams products, in a move that indicates the company may be reorganizing its Google+ social networking site. Horowitz, vice president of product management since 2008, announced the move in a Google+ post.
24 Mar 2015
Internet for all: How Facebook and Google are taking a very different approach
Internet for all: How Facebook and Google are taking a very different approach Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook want more people online, searching around and clicking on ads. And they are finding new ways to make it happen — from selling smartphone data plans, to using solar-powered drone
24 Mar 2015
Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone
Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone With a smartphone that slots together piece by piece like Lego, US Internet giant Google is trying to reinvent the mobile as most phone makers are honing sleeker handsets. The company aims to challenge its rival Apple’s thin iPhones with the Google Ara project, giving smartphone aficionados the option
24 Mar 2015
Govt launches public contest on suggestions for PMO mobile app
Govt launches public contest on suggestions for PMO mobile app The government today launched a contest for taking suggestions from the public to develop a mobile application for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The application, which will be developed in association with Google, is likely to be out in two months. The contest aims to
24 Mar 2015
Nokia provides free mapping services app for Apple users
Nokia providNokia provides free mapping services app for Apple userses free mapping services app for Apple users Nokia says it has started providing mapping services for free download in Apple’s App Store, after a successful launch of the service on Android devices. The HERE offline maps, with navigation and search features covering more than 150
24 Mar 2015
Google rolls out Android 5.1 Lollipop update; improves stability and performance
Google rolls out Android 5.1 Lollipop update; improves stability and performance Google announced that they are rolling out Android 5.1 Lollipop, an update which improves stability and performance along with a couple of new features such as support for multiple SIM cards, Device Protection and high definition (HD) voice on compatible phones. This would be the first
24 Mar 2015
Twitter updates privacy policy; bans posting Photos
Twitter updates privacy policy; bans posting Photos Micro-blogging site Twitter is taking serious measures against user abuse by introducing new rules that prohibit users from posting nude or sexual photos of other people, without their consent. These new rules have been added to the Twitter Rules page. According to the new rules, users now cannot publish or