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OnePlus had announced last month that it would be unveiling a concept device during the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2020. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker has posted a teaser video on its official Twitter account to give a glimpse of its upcoming concept phone ahead of its show next week. The video features an invisible camera set-up that is magically hidden under the glass rear panel. However, it appears within a few seconds because of the new type of color-shift glass technology....

Pwn2Own, the annual computer hacking contest that concluded in Toronto, Canada, on October 27, 2023, saw security researchers earning $1,038,500 for 58 unique zero-day exploits (and multiple bug collisions). The four-day hacking event was held between October 24, 2023, and October 27, 2023, with prize money to be won over $1,000,000 USD and other forms of prizes available for contestants. The hacking event had multiple categories for the security researchers to target in the competition, which included printers, surveillance systems, network-attached storage (NAS) devices, mobile phones, home automation hubs, smart speakers, and Google’s Pixel Watch and Chromecast devices....

WazirX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in India, has reportedly suffered a potential security breach, which has resulted in losses of over $230 million. Cyvers Alerts, a blockchain security firm that initially reported the attack, believes that the threat actors targeted the exchange’s Safe Multisig wallet by compromising the private keys used to upgrade it. For those unaware, a Multi-signature Wallet (multisig) is a cryptocurrency wallet that requires multiple private keys for transaction authorization and completion....

Security researchers at Germany’s Ruhr University Bochum two weeks ago discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that allows an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security executed by the protocol. Called Terrapin ( CVE-2023-48795 , CVSS score 5.9), this exploit is a prefix truncation attack, where some encrypted packets at the beginning of the SSH channel can be deleted without the client or server noticing it....

Cybersecurity researchers discovered that more than 500,000 credentials of those who attended office conference calls via the video conferencing app , Zoom were sold or given away for free on the Dark Web . For those unaware, Zoom recently has seen a sudden surge in popularity, as more and more people are forced to work from home amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Discovered by Cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble, the accounts were being sold on hacker forums for less than a penny each per account while some of them were given away in bulk for free....

Xiaomi-backed Poco had launched its latest gaming smartphone, Poco F3 GT in India last month. However, some users of F3 GT units have already started complaining about overheating issues while using the handset. Following user complaints, Poco has acknowledged the heating problem in the MIUI Bug Report For POCO Devices dated August 9, 2021. According to the company, the issue has affected a “small volume” of users who have installed the software version MIUI 12....

Earlier this month, multiple reports surfaced that Qualcomm is exploring the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel’s design business, especially its client PC design unit, to enhance its product portfolio. However, a new report from The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, claims that the chip giant Qualcomm is considering a “full takeover” of the U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Intel and has reportedly approached its competitor for the possibility of acquisition....

Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Z Fold 4 is one of the most highly anticipated foldable phones expected to launch in August this year. With just a few months away from the official release, it is no surprise that many renders and leaks surrounding the device are constantly surfacing online. Now, recently reputable Tipster Yogesh Brar ( @heyitsyogesh ) took to Twitter to reveal the likely specifications and features of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4....

Luckily, a v irtual p rivate n etwork or often abbreviated as VPN can help you resolve the issues mentioned above. If you were scouting for some of the best VPN services, then this article will help you. In this article, we have shared some of the best free and paid VPN services. RELATED: Is your VPN 100% secure? What is a VPN? How does a VPN work? Best Free VPN Services For 2020 1....

‘Social distancing’ is the need of the hour during this stressful time of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has resulted in economic and revenue losses for countries all the world with industries, businesses, theatres, multiplexes, malls, offices and shops being shut down. The COVID-19 epidemic has forced nearly all major film and TV productions to delay their projects, while several movies have been postponed from their original release dates....

Watch This Dev’s Awesome Kinect + HoloLens Hack That Lets Him Control a Hologram’s Entire Virtual Body We all know that Microsoft Kinect is a superb piece of engineering which lets you much better motion tracking than the HoloLens currently can on its own. Kyle G, founder and CEO of Wavelength Studios found that using either Kinect or HoloLens did not give him desired results so he thought out a plan to hack both Kinect and HoloLens to let him control his holographic zombie....

Want to learn Linux? Follow these 10 YouTube channels to learn Linux online Do you know that you are using Linux every day? Every time you use Google or Facebook or any other major Internet site, you are communicating with servers running Linux. Or, if you are using an Android smartphone, it is also powered by Linux. Linux is an OS used to control hardware like desktop and laptop computers, supercomputers, mobile devices, networking equipment, airplanes, and automobiles....

In another major security breach, Toyota Motor Corporation is warning customers that their personal information may have been accidentally exposed after an access key was publicly exposed on GitHub for nearly five years. The breach came to light after the Japanese car manufacturer recently discovered that a part of the source code of its “T-Connect” website was erroneously published on GitHub. The source code also contained an access key to the data server that stored email addresses and management numbers (assigned automatically) of customers who had signed up for the T-Connect website after July 2017....

Twitter on Thursday introduced a new ads revenue sharing program that will allow creators to earn a portion of the ad revenue generated from their posts, starting with replies. Announcing the program on its ‘Creator Ads Revenue Sharing’ page, the micro-blogging platform said the program is “part of our effort to help people earn a living directly on Twitter.” Surprise! Today we launched our Creator Ads Revenue Sharing program. We’re expanding our creator monetization offering to include ads revenue sharing for creators....

If you are looking for the best ways to watch IPL 2024 matches live , then you have landed on the right web page. IPL 2024 has started on 22nd March 2024. In this article, we will share some of the best legal sources for IPL live streaming. Furthermore, you can even find the IPL live score on these websites and apps. IPL Live Match Streaming Apps/ Websites 1. JioCinema 2....

One of the big questions facing a prospective computer or laptop buyer is which brand PC/laptop he/she should buy. Most of us go by the reviews published on different websites to make an informed choice but it is a fact that most of these reviews are paid for and don’t give the correct picture to the prospective buyer. Sometimes, going by such reviews might land the PC/laptop buyer with a dud/non-performing gadget causing not only monetary loss but data loss as well....

Last week, Microsoft released its February 2024 Patch Tuesday cumulative update (KB5034765) for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 with changes and several fixes and improvements. However, for some users, the KB5034765 update is breaking Windows 11, causing the Taskbar icon to crash and disappear, leaving a blank space normally where it exists, as reported by affected Windows 11 users on Reddit and Microsoft’s Feedback Hub. Further, the KB5034765 update file is also causing the inability to launch pinned apps, switch between running apps, the inability to access the Quick Settings menu, check the notification area, and more, causing great inconvenience to Windows 11 users....

3 Search Engines that don’t track user data like Google Google is the ultimate search engine? Wrong, there are plenty of search engines that offer you same search results if not better. But due to the vast scale of Google, when you need to get information or find something online, chances are you go to Google. However, Google has one big flaw. It traces your browsing history and has been in limelight for it user data scraping methods....

Xiaomi Corp., a Chinese designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics, is currently testing autonomous driving capabilities on 140 vehicles in China, CEO Lei Jun announced at a live-streamed company event in Beijing on Thursday. The news follows Lei’s announcement in 2021 wherein he said that Xiaomi would be entering the electric vehicle (EV) market, a venture that would mark his last major entrepreneurial endeavor. Lei shared footage of the company’s tests on Twitter saying, “Our Xiaomi Pilot Test vehicle has achieved a safe and smooth driving experience under various conditions....

Unlike older Windows operating systems, Windows 10 has a lot of wonderful premium features. One of these is the well-designed icon for each of the system’s files. However, at some time, we all want to try something new on our computer screen, mostly to improve its looks, aesthetics and provide better visuals. As a result, we hunt for third-party icon packs to replace the default ones on our Windows PC and laptops....