Apple on Tuesday released the iOS 14.1 as well as iPadOS 14.1 updates ahead of the launch of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices on Friday. The updates include added support for 10-bit HDR video playback and editing in Photos, improves compatibility with Ubiquiti wireless access points, bug fixes, and more. These issues were not able to be fixed in the initial iOS 14 launch last month. Check out the complete changelog (for iOS 14....

Google Translate’s Star Wars easter egg could help you translate Aurubesh After the Google search Easter Egg, Google now has another Star Wars Easter Egg to give us between now and the launch of The Force Awakens on December 17th, and the latest is all about learning a new language. Google has added Aurebesh , the ancient written language used in the Star Wars movies, to Translate so you can brush up on your skills....

GPU benchmark software helps you measure the performance of the graphics card chipset. With RAM, processor, and storage, your GPU works in full drive to offer its potential graphics power for running games and editing apps. Many free GPU benchmark software are available, but finding the right one for your computer is difficult. The right choice should offer detailed results and stress tests the GPU to its limit, including the overclock profiles....

This acknowledgment from Casio comes after the Underground ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack yesterday (October 10, 2024) after leaking data allegedly stolen from Casio on its dark web portal. In a notice published by the company today , Casio said that on October 5, 2024, some of its servers experienced a system failure. On further investigation, it was determined that the servers showed signs of unauthorized access, resulting in the inability to provide some services....

U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a single count of wrongly using campaign funds for personal use at a hearing in San Diego Federal Court. Duncan had originally pleaded not guilty in the case and said that he was the victim of a politically motivated prosecution. However, he formally changed his plea to guilty in a federal courthouse on Tuesday. Duncan in his signed plea agreement exclusively admitted that the “object of the conspiracy was for the Hunters to convert campaign funds for their own personal benefit and enjoyment, and for the personal benefit of others with whom they had personal relationships....

Security researchers have uncovered a serious Bluetooth vulnerability that could allow hackers to silently hijack wireless headphones, earbuds, and speakers — turning everyday audio devices into tools for spying and tracking. The flaw, known as WhisperPair (CVE-2025-36911), was uncovered by researchers from the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC) group at KU Leuven University in Belgium. It targets Google’s Fast Pair feature, a popular system designed to make Bluetooth pairing quick and effortless....

IT software vendor Ivanti recently released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Avalanche, Application Control Engine, and Endpoint Manager (EPM) products, which included four critical vulnerabilities in EPM. The critical vulnerabilities, each scoring 9.8 on the CVSS scale, are path traversal issues in EPM that could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive information. The affected flaws include: CVE-2024-10811 CVE-2024-13159 CVE-2024-13160 CVE-2024-13161 The vulnerabilities that affected EPM versions before the 2024 November Security Update or 2022 SU6 November Security Update were addressed in the January 2025 updates....

US-based Cyber intelligence firm has claimed that personal data of 29 million job seekers in India have been posted for sale on one of the hacking forums on the Dark Web for free. As part of the regular sweep over the Deep Web and Dark Web, Cyble researchers came across an interesting item, where a threat actor posted 2.3GB (zipped) file on one of the hacking forums carrying details of the job seekers’ personal data....

DuckDuckGo, the crusader of user privacy in the search engine space, on Thursday announced that it has launched a new feature in its existing app called App Tracking Protection for Android.” This new feature will block third-party trackers like Google and Facebook lurking in other apps. This feature is free to use and currently in beta phase. “You’ve probably heard about companies tracking you behind the scenes on smartphone apps they don’t own (like Google hiding in the Nike app )....

Social media giant Facebook is reportedly testing a feature for iOS Messenger App that will add another layer of security to your private chats. Currently, Facebook Messenger allows users to reply to messages from notifications and answer calls even if the app is locked. However, the new feature (if enabled) will require the users to re-authenticate the app either by using Face ID, Touch ID, or Passcode to access their Messenger inbox, even if their phone is already unlocked, reports Engadget ....

Last year Microsoft showcased the upcoming Microsoft Surface Duo. This time around the tech giant has confirmed that the dual-screen Android phone will be launched on 10th September and it goes on pre-order starting today. Despite having a generation old internals, the Surface Duo is truly a unique foldable smartphone. The dimensions of the unfolded device are 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm while that of the folded device are 145....

In September, it was learnt that tech giant Google is working on a “Human Presence Sensor” (HPS) for upcoming Chromebooks , which will bring important features like face unlock support and other Chrome OS features for users. According to a new report by 9to5Google , the Human Presence Sensor will be utilized to activate a so-called “snooping protection” feature on future Chromebooks. This feature will determine whether or not someone is visible to the users’ Chromebook’s camera and potentially looking at their screen....

Game of Thrones season 7 episode 7 finale “The Dragon and the Wolf” Detailed storyline and plot spoilers leaked You must have heard the adage “there is a code of honor among thieves” Mr.Smith Group, the hackers who hacked into HBO servers seem to be a living testimony to this code. They had yesterday promised (only reported on Techworm and Independent) that they will leak the entire script of Game of Thrones season 7 episode 7 finale “The Dragon and the Wolf” today....

GoDaddy on Monday disclosed a recent data breach that has affected around 1.2 million managed WordPress customer accounts. GoDaddy is the world’s largest domain name registrar and web hosting giant that provides services to an estimated 20 million customers around the world. In a document filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, GoDaddy said that the website hosting company discovered an “unauthorized third-party” access to their Managed WordPress hosting environment on November 17, 2021....

Last month, Google had announced that starting June 1, 2021, any new photos and videos uploaded will be counted toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google Account. This Google Account storage is shared across Gmail, Drive, Docs and Photos. The company will start charging once free storage of 15GB on the account has been used. Further, those who wish to add photos beyond the 15GB limit will be required to buy a Google One plan to continue using the Google services....

Thanks to the current COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom has become one of the most popularly used video conferencing platforms in the world. But did you know that there was a time when Google Cloud engineers were contemplating with the idea of acquiring Zoom. According to a report in The Information citing people with direct knowledge of the situation, “several thousand” Google employees back in 2018 preferred using California-based video meet app Zoom over Google’s own Hangouts Meet....

In a rather welcoming piece of news, Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google and one of the biggest supporters of AI , has warned its employees not to share confidential information with AI chatbots, including its own chatbot, ‘Bard’, even as it promotes its own AI chatbot programme around the world. Alphabet has instructed its employees not to enter any business information into AI chatbots, citing its long-standing policy on information security to protect sensitive data, according to a report from Reuters , citing four people familiar with the matter....

Google at the ongoing I/O conference on Tuesday revealed a new video conferencing technology that creates a 3D model of the person on the other side of the screen in real-time. Dubbed as Project Starline, this technology project combines advances in hardware and software to enable friends, families, and co-workers to feel together, even when they are cities (or countries) apart. “Imagine looking through a sort of magic window, and through that window, you see another person, life-size and in three dimensions....

Following the release of the version 1.07 patch, servers of the recently released Gran Turismo 7, a popular sim racing game for PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PlayStation 5 (PS5), suffered outage for more than 24 hours before it resumed online. In the early hours of Thursday, the game developer Polyphony Digital had pushed out an update to address a bug that was preventing Gran Turismo 7 from starting properly on PS5 and PS4 ....

It’s finally happening, after almost a decade of wait, Rockstar has finally and officially confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will be launched soon, and the first trailer for the game will debut in December. Unlike, Grand Theft Auto V, this time around, Rockstar might release GTA 6 on both PC and next-gen consoles i.e. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at the same time. Furthermore, GTA 6 will become the first GTA in the series to have a female protagonist....