Google recently admitted in court that it offered a whopping $147 million deal to game developer Epic Games to launch its widely popular game Fortnite on Android’s Google Play Store. Purnima Kochikar, Google’s Vice President of Play partnerships, said in her testimony that Epic did not accept the deal despite it being approved and presented, reports The Verge . The deal, which was turned down by Epic Games, was meant to prevent a potential “contagion” of well-known apps circumventing Android’s official store and, consequently, bypassing Google’s in-app purchase fees....

Google’s Magenta project is offering a music studio powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that will help people to play with their music creations. The project called “Lo-Fi player” is designed by Vibert Thio, a technologist and artist who did the Summer 2020 Magenta intern with the team. It is a 2D pixelated virtual room that allows users to mix low-fi, hip-hop music tracks to create a customized music room in their browser, even if they don’t have a lot of prior knowledge on the subject....

Researchers at Google Project Zero on Friday disclosed a now-patched zero-click vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Samsung devices without any user interaction. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score: 8.1) is an out-of-bounds write issue in the saped_rec function of the libsaped.so library, a library of C2 media service responsible for audio playback. It affected the Monkey’s Audio (APE) decoder used in Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S23 and S24 devices running Android versions 12, 13, and 14....

Google on Thursday announced its experimental Pinterest-like app called ‘Keen’ that will allow users to collect, save searches, and follow topics that interest them. The new experiment ‘Keen’ has been developed as part of Area 120, Google`s workshop for experimental projects, in close collaboration with a team at Google called People and AI Research (PAIR) , which is dedicated to human-centered machine learning systems. Keen, which is a web and Android app, lets the users create their own version of Pinterest’s board....

Hackers use ‘Double Tap’ to exploit Windows OLE bug under Operation Clandestine Fox Flaws patched, yet targeted Clandestine Fox campaign Expert Speak Hackers use ‘Double Tap’ to exploit Windows OLE bug under Operation Clandestine Fox Researchers at FireEye have discovered that a known cyber criminal group APT3 aka UPS have started utilizing recently revealed vulnerabilities to target Windows machines. FireEye notes that the group has initiated attacks on 19th November 2014 targeting multiple high profile organizations....

In the world of Battle Royale, Valorant has changed the online gaming landscape in the 5v5 competitive mode. The game-play is addictive to play and can run on older computers as well. With sixteen different agents (along with the recently added Neon), the game offers a dynamic experience, with each one having an individual ultimate ability(ULT), along with three powers. While Valorant is free to play game. You can always spend money on in-game purchases....

Mega, formerly Megaupload, is one of the best cloud storage and file hosting service. It offers free file downloading of up to 5GB per day. i.e. 150GB per month and 20 GB of free storage with its free storage plan. This means if you are downloading something for free from then after 5GB you will face mega free download limit. You are first warned with a “limited available transfer quota” message....

A Keylogger is a very powerful hacking or spying tools. If you are looking to spy on someone’s activity or to check out what your employees do at work you might be looking for ways on how to create a keylogger. A keylogger is a hacking tool of the newbie but sometimes highly skilled hackers also use them. These are very easy to create and use. So, let’s learn how to create our free keylogger ....

Looking to get a shortened link to your WhatsApp number? WhatsApp officially allows you to create your own WhatsApp link or to chat with a person without saving his number on your phone’s address book by using the Click to Chat feature. Here, all you just need to do is just add the number of the person to a shortened link, and can open his WhatsApp profile on both phone or WhatsApp web and start chatting instantly....

Voice Assistants make our lives easier and both Google and Apple have developed reliable voice assistants. Unfortunately, the same couldn’t be said for Microsoft’s Cortana. Similar to other voice assistants, Cortana can set reminders, send emails, and do many other tasks. That said, a majority of Windows 10 users find Cortana to be an annoyance. Well, if you are one among the group of people who think Cortana is intrusive and want to completely disable it then you are reading the right article....

Ubisoft Connect is a feature-packed launcher that works flawlessly for buying and playing AAA Ubisoft Titles. That said, the application is not the most reliable, and at times, while playing, downloading, or updating games, you might experience errors like “A Ubisoft Service Is Now Unavailable” or simply Ubisoft Connect Fails To Operate on your PC. Sadly, the errors mentioned above are quite common, making it impossible to play games. To help you out, we have shared several solutions to Fix Ubisoft Connect Not Working on Windows 11/10 PC ....

Change administrator passwords and usernames regularly. Take advantage of WEP/WPA encryption feature in your network equipment. Do not forget to change the default SSID of your router. Enabling the MAC address restriction of your router is a must. Using dynamic IP addresses may not always be a good idea. While these basic tips are more than enough to get you started, keep in mind that your network can never be too secure....

Facebook is one of the best social medial platforms to connect with friends and family or find communities and groups. However, Facebook has also been used to stalk people and if you are being stalked, you won’t even know about it since Facebook doesn’t let people know who viewed their profile. Thankfully, if you don’t want strangers viewing your information such as your date of birth, city you live in, your posts, profile picture etc....

Activision is very strict when it comes to tolerance against cheaters or rule-breaking. Their games like Call of Duty have inbuilt anti-cheat system which is updated regularly. And their team also actively looks for players using any inappropriate means or cheating and applies penalties shadow bans or permanent bans. But there are times when you may feel like you were banned for no reason from Activision or regret your mistake and decide not to carry the wrongdoings again....

What is the one thing that differentiates Apple products from Microsoft? It’s the style and finesse one can see in Apple’s hardware and software products. Even though Microsoft’s Windows 10 has been launched more than four years ago, it still lacks the feel of a finished product and has hints of old designs. Also Read- Best Windows 10 Themes And Skins How would Windows 10 look like if it was created by Apple?...

Intel on Monday announced that it will be offering a new security capability in the company’s upcoming mobile processor ‘Tiger Lake.’ The security layer dubbed as Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) aims to protect CPUs against common malware attacks that have been a challenge to deal with software alone. “Intel CET delivers CPU-level security capabilities to help protect against common malware attack methods that have been a challenge to mitigate with software alone,” said Tom Garrison, Vice President of the Client Computing Group and General Manager of Security Strategies and Initiatives (SSI) at Intel Corporation, in a Monday post ....

This outlet texts you when the power goes out There are more than a few times that technology has kept us ahead of the impending curve and if that curve happens to involve a power outage, then iSocket is going to be your best friend that day. The company is called iSocket Systems and they have produced a gadget called iSocket 3G. In layman’s terms, it is a power outlet that will immediately text you when the power goes out....

JioTV is one of the most feature-rich Android apps to watch live TV. Jio offers Jio Tv and Jio Cinema as free to its users to watch TV channels, Live sports, News, and movies on their Android smartphones. Moreover, Jio TV + is available on the Jio setup box to watch free TV channels on TV. 1000+ Live TV Channels in 15+ languages across categories including sports and news. Well, if you want to download and install JioTV for PC or laptop then this article will help you....

Just like a week, it was reported that Apple could be working on a new USB-C power adapter. Unlike previous versions, this is likely a 35W Dual USB-C port power adapter. Cut to now, an image showcasing the upcoming power adapter has gone viral. Let’s see what the buzz is all about. Apple alleged 35W Dual USB-C power adapter leaked The actual 35W Dual USB C Charging Brick Apple alleged 35W Dual USB-C power adapter leaked According to the Twitter use ChargerLAB, the new charger takes on social media teasing the upcoming charger....

Malware abuses Intel Chip Management Feature to infiltrate Hackers have been known to use creative and innovative ideas to break into a system. However, it is usually by means of deceiving the user and/or exploiting loopholes. This security breach however, happens to the rare scenario when a hacker has utilized a software in the exact way as it was designed to be used to hack into a system. Bypassing the Firewall...