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Meanwhile, Google has also been working on improving its WearOS. That said, watches running on WearOS are not as feature-rich and reliable as Apple Watches. To compete with Apple Watches, Google will be paying Fossil $40 million to buy the company’s smartwatch-related intellectual property. So here’s everything you need to know about Google’s attempt to compete with Apple Watch. ALSO READ: Google Chrome’s Dark Mode For macOS To Arrive In Early 2019...

For those unaware, one of the interesting features introduced in Microsoft’s Windows 11 is its ability to support Android apps, which means it can run Android apps and games. “Google Play has helped billions of people find and play their favorite games across multiple platforms, including on mobile, tablets and ChromeOS. Starting in 2022, players will be able to experience their favorite Google Play games on more devices: seamlessly switching between a phone, tablet, Chromebook, and soon, Windows PCs,” Greg Hartrell, Product Director, Games on Android and Google Play, said in a statement....

Well, a similar feature that goes by the name Self Share has been in existence for quite some months now. It’s available for Chrome OS devices and it helps users share files between their own devices. Do note that Self Share is still in the testing phase and hasn’t been rolled out yet. With the unreleased Nearby Share feature, users will be able to transfer files between devices logged into the same Google account....

They have succeeded in creating the prototype (first model) named “Spiral 2.” Spiral 2 will be showcased in the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) which is to be held in Barcelona in March 2015. However, Google has plans to “go live” in Puerto Rico later this year. It has been seen that most of the times user would buy certain smartphone based on some particular accessory even though the smartphone might not suffice their other needs eg: some users may opt for a particular smartphone just for its good camera, others may opt for its good sound clarity and so on....

The biggest searchers of those wanting advice on how to get to Canada was revealed with the top five states: Massachusetts, Washington, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. It’s interesting to note that four of those five states were where Trump won a majority vote. It’s unclear whether the results were triggered by Donald Trump taking seven states or Hillary Clinton also winning seven. Of course, it’s also a possibility a percentage of those searching are charmed by Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau....

The settlement will release Google from claims that it “paid women in Covered Positions less than it paid men for substantially similar work, that Google assigned women to lower levels than it assigned men, and that Google failed to pay all wages due to employees upon their separation of employment.” The settlement covers approximately 15,500 female employees working in 236 job titles (“covered positions”) in California since September 14, 2013....

Google has already started sending out emails to users of the G Suite legacy free edition account informing them of the change, according to a report from 9to5Google. Those using the G Suite legacy free edition will be automatically switched to a paid edition based on the features they currently use, if they do not sign up for a paid plan by May 1, 2022. Google’s Workspace will no longer be available starting July 1, 2022....

Hackers bring down Toronto Police Service Website through DDoS attackOne of many targets One of many targets Besides the Toronto Police website, @AerithTOR also threatened to hack other websites including those of the Conservative Party of Canada and Parliament of Canada. However, both these websites were running perfectly fine so far. The Ottawa Police Service and Supreme Court of Canada websites went down. The hack resulted in the screen of the website of the police department going black and replaced with a message attributed to @AerithXOR....

After seeing the his video on the faculty website, the school authorities promptly fired him. Now Bray is fighting back against the school authorities, who he says. denied him severance pay and insinuated that he was partially responsible. Bray told Washington Blade that he was home sick when a school colleague called to tell him about the video posted on his faculty page. “Pretty much immediately after that phone call I went to the bathroom and threw up,” Bray told the Blade....

Now the hackers have hacked a prominent Republican super PAC website promoting President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, according to a new report by CNN. The hackers vandalized several pages of the 45 Committee’s homepage, a group funded by GOP mega-donors Todd Ricketts and Sheldon Adelson. Several titles were altered on the website’s menu bar. For instance, one read, “MAKE AMERICAN S****Y AGAIN,” while another was changed to read “FAKE NEWS.”...

Several Government websites of Ukraine was hacked and defaced earlier today with https://www.pir.gov.ua/ and https://www.dabksumy.gov.ua/ still showing the deface page. The exact Numbers of website hacked are still not known but most probably the Numbers are between 7 to 10. Hackers have left a brief message showing their support to Protestors in Ukraine, At the time of the update all the websites were still showing the deface page.

Three hackers were arrested in Romania, while the fourth one was arrested in the Republic of Moldova, after their homes were searched. According to DIICOT, the cybercriminal group of 4 people was formed at the beginning of 2020, who operated online under the name “PentaGuard” to carry out crimes specific to cybercrime. Contrary to what DIICOT said, some members of the PentaGroup have been around since 2000, when they were engaged in website defacement of numerous government and military websites, including Microsoft’s Romanian website....

Hackers test BitTorrent Sync, say its not safe to share sensitive informationGrowing PopularityThe Hacker’s TestBitTorrent RespondsUpdate of response to Techworm : If you have used BitTorrent Sync before, you know how different it is from other cloud storage services. Not only can BitTorrent Sync users sync files between devices on a local network, but also between devices online via “secure distributed P2P technology” without the pitfalls of the cloud like file size limits, third-party snoopers and painfully slow transfer speeds....

Chris Valasek, Director of Vehicle-Security Research at IOActive, and Charlie Miller, who worked earlier at Twitter Inc., will join Uber’s Advanced Technologies Center, the San Francisco-based car-booking company said in a statement Friday. The duo would be working with Joe Sullivian & John Flynn, the Chief Security Officer and the Chief Information Security Officer at Uber. Together, they will work toward “building out a world-class safety and security program at Uber....

However, these are early iterations of the technology. While they may offer business benefits such as reducing product shrinkage, customized permissioned ledgers have some disadvantages. They are private blockchains, meaning they miss the benefits of trustlessness provided by a genuinely decentralized blockchain ecosystem. Furthermore, from a consumer standpoint, there is almost no benefit. Companies using private blockchains can still cover their supply chain tracks in the event of a safety scandal such as the recently reported Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder asbestos cover-up....

Sadly modern-day consumer electronics are still not totally reliable and problems do occur with them from time to time. Instances of losing data while updating a smartphone are also quite common. Well if you don’t want to incur any such problem then you should always back up your iPhone or iPad before updating it. As you might know, Apple has recently released iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The latest versions of iOS offer many noteworthy improvements over the previous generation....

Since its advent in 2015, Hotstar has become one of the best content streaming services. Owned and operated by Star India, Hotstar boasts a humongous collection of movies and TV shows. You can even enjoy live cricket matches, sports events on Hotstar. Recently, The Walt Disney Company acquired Indian TV giant Star. Thanks to this acquisition, Disney is now the owner and operator of Hotstar. Soon after the acquisition, Disney renamed Hotstar to Disney+ Hotstar....

Discord is one of the best things that has happened in the gaming community. Discord allows us to interact with our co-players while playing games but in a decent and crisp audio output unlike the in-game chat option, which directly depends upon gaming servers. Can You Get Discord on PS4? Now the question is, does Discord supports PS4? Can You Get Discord on PS4?How to Get Discord on PS4?RequirementsSetup and Use Discord on PS4...