In addition to this, Huawei also wants to become less dependent on its third-party partners and release its own operating system. Huawei who is already making its own Kirin chipsets plans to do the same in terms of software if the most recent reports are anything that one can go by. The operating system, developed internally by Huawei, will be named as Kirin OS, which could, in the long run, replace Android on its future products....

So here’s how Huawei surpassed Apple and became the second largest smartphone vendor. ALSO READ: Huawei is testing Google’s Fuchsia OS on the Honor Play Huawei Might Surpass Apple: Problems Huawei Faced By no means, 2018 was a good year for Huawei. The financial director of this Chinese tech giant was arrested in 2018. In addition to that, Huawei is still facing many issues to sell smartphones in some of the most potentially beneficial markets like Canada, Australia, and the United States....

For those unaware, the European Union (EU) last month approved the rule that enforces USB-C charging port as a common charging port for all consumer electronics. This new law is part of a broader EU effort to reduce e-waste and to empower consumers to make more sustainable choices. According to the rule, companies will be required to offer USB Type-C ports for small devices like iPhones, Android smartphones, tablets, Bluetooth earphones, and other portable devices in the EU by the end of 2024....

The Union Cabinet on February 6 approved the proposal to introduce the Cinematograph Amendment Bill, 2019 and amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to combat the peril of film piracy, which includes a three-year prison sentence or Rs 10 lakh (US$14,000) fine or both for those found guilty of film piracy and copyright infringement. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday told the media: “If one, without authorisation, undertakes digital duplication of various creative works or by any other means of digital technology, one can be made to suffer three-year jail punishment and Rs 10 lakh fine....

The hackers announced on Facebook that the hack has nothing to do with the Cyber war between India and Pakistan However the message on deface page blamed Indian Army for wrongdoings in Kashmir which seems to be similar to toeing the official Pakistani Government claim. Looking at the India’s point of view on the Military posting in Kashmir Indian Government says Military posting in Kashmir is to protect Kashmir from being terrorized by terrorists and attacks from Pakistan....

Your private Instagrams weren’t as private as you thought they wereFlaw patched Quartz conducted tests which showed that any photograph posted to Instagram when a user’s account is set to public—the default setting—would remain publicly viewable on the web, even if the user made her account private. This flaw also affected the photos shared on other social media sites that were shared through Instagram as the image’s URL was exposed....

“Our goal is to deliver leadership performance across all computing segments and product lines,” said Anand Srivatsa, vice president and general manager, Desktop, Systems and Channel, within the Client Computing Group at Intel. “Today’s announcements underscore our ability to do exactly that, including, hands-down, the world’s best processor for gaming. Whether a gamer, a creator or an expert using the most advanced workstation applications possible, Intel and our partners are focused on delivering balanced platforms with real-world leadership performance and robust capabilities that exceed their needs,” Srivatsa added....

The new 8th Gen Intel Core i9, i7 and i5 processors for laptops are based on the “Coffee Lake” platform, which uses a refined 14nm++ manufacturing process to improve on the company’s previous 14nm architectures, Intel said in a statement. The desktop processors deliver up to 41 percent more frames per second in gameplay or 59% faster 4K video editing compared to the previous generation devices sporting discrete graphics. The 8th Gen Intel Core i9-8950HK processor is the first Intel CPU with six cores and 12 threads that allows users to enjoy the smoothest and highest-quality mobile VR and new Windows Mixed Reality Ultra experiences....

What is more fascinating is that Realm Pictures has given random Internet users the opportunity to play this game. The players were chosen from Chatroulette, Omegle, and Skype to participate in this real life adventure game. The players could control a real guy with a camera strapped to his head and fight their way through a zombies in a live-action first-person shooter. The project is quite elaborate, Real Pictures used special cameras to live stream the game’s ornately built zombie set, You can check the videos below to get a feel of the world’s first real life first-person shooter :...

For those unaware, Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service that gives users free, unlimited storage for photos. Further, Google Photos has three backup modes: “Express”, “High quality” and “Original quality”. The Express and High Quality modes compresses photo size to 3MP and 16MP respectively, and offers unlimited photo and video storage for free without taking up Google cloud storage. On the other hand, Original quality preserves the original resolution and quality of the photos and videos, but uses storage quantity in the users’ Google account....

The publication concluded that Samsung’s latest smartphones, and even the cheaper iPhone 8 series, are better options for most people. “Taken as a complete package, this phone ranked a bit lower than Samsung’s S8, S8+, and Note8, mainly because of their superior battery life,” Consumer Reports said. “But many longtime iPhone users aren’t interested in switching to Android, so the real question for them is whether to save a few bucks — or, actually, a couple hundred — and go with an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus instead....

How do you speed it up? This is where the idea of torrent comes in. Torrenting (or using torrent) has been around for a couple of years, but because not many understand how it truly works, it has also been a favorite subject of controversy. Is it illegal to download files from the system? Before we answer the question, let’s discuss its process. ALSO READ: How To Unblock Torrent Sites How Torrents Work?...

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....

Kim Doctom’s sites have been met with skepticism from experts who suggested that earlier versions of end-to-end encryption in 2013 of the Mega site’s were really about plausible deniability. But with the government pushing so hard to create back-doors and in some cases even putting secure email sites out of business it seems a better alternative. MegaChat uses a User Controlled Encryption (UCE), which provides you with your decryption key, that you can send to people to allow them to access files....

The added advantage for the criminals is that it effectively circumvents both two-factor authentication and device identification protections. IBM Security Trusteer who called it ‘virtual mugging’ tool, analysed it and has released a report detailing it. The report says that unlike banking Trojans, KL-Remote is less automated and requires some manual intervention from the criminal during various stages of the fraud event. KL-Remote is distributed by embedding it with other malware and comes preloaded with a list of targeted banking URLs....

For those unaware, Kodi (formerly Xbox Media Center) is a free and open-source cross-platform software media player and entertainment hub developed by the XBMC (Xbox Media Center) Foundation for digital media for HTPCs (Home theater PCs) and TV audiences, which is totally free. It lets you play videos, music, podcasts and other digital media files from the internet, local storage or a home network. Kodi v18 will focus on stability and ease of use, with a task that will require rewriting large portions of code that have now become obsolete....

On December 5, 2014, services on Xbox Live are once again halted for the Xbox 360 as users are unable to connect online. Gamers planning to watch the Game Awards on Xbox 360 were utterly disappointed to find their connections breaking intermittently. Further a look at the Xbox Live Status Page confirmed that Xbox Live for Xbox 360 is currently struggling. Lizard Squad has once again took credit for downing the Xbox Live services, while Microsoft said that it was working to fix the issue....

For example, the USDA’s transportation guidelines require that poultry products labeled “fresh” must be transported at temperatures between 26°F and 32°F. When handled poorly, these goods may go bad, making them unsafe or even dangerous to use. They may even have to be discarded or destroyed. Collectively, waste due to supply chain problems runs up to billions of dollars every year. It’s estimated that 14 percent of the world’s food is lost through the supply chain....

The deceased identified as Rosli Othman, 35, was found dead next to his mobile phone, charger and an extension wire at his friend’s house in the town of Jasin. His friend alerted police after he discovered what had happened. “The deceased, who was a labourer, was found by his friend at around 11.30pm in an unconscious state alongside his mobile phone, charger and an extension cord,” Jasin Police Chief DSP Arshad told Bernama, the country’s local news agency....

Artist Robin Lee, a 45-year-old man who lives in Islington, was stopped by the police and handcuffed and taken to a British Transport Police station on Caledonian Road following the incident on an overground train last Friday. The sockets on overground trains are reserved for the use of cleaning staff. When Lee objected to his prior arrest, he was then arrested on a second offence of “unacceptable behavior” for “becoming aggressive”....