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Google is always looking to better its services and make it more user-friendly. And one such service is its ‘Search’ feature. Apparently, Google is testing a new feature that will help users learn how to pronounce words in different accents and speeds, reports Android Police. The new “Learn to Pronounce” feature will help users to correctly pronounce a word, which will be played in both American and British accents. Also, it allows managing the speed of pronunciation for a word for those users who have trouble in understanding the accent....

“Ara has made so much progress this year, it’s actually spun out into a new business unit run by Richard Woolridge [the chief operating officer of ATAP],” Google said. “We’ve implemented a new set of technologies to create a seamless experience. Most importantly we put it where it counts.” According to Google ATAP engineering lead Rafa Camargo, Project Ara is a flexible and future-proof phone, which means that it could last for several years....

The author of the Mirai DDoS trojan, which was used to attack Brian Krebs’ website these past weeks, has published the source code of his malware following intense pressure from security researchers. The Mirai DDoS was first spotted in September 2016 by a security researcher named MalwareMustDie! It was found to be improved and sophisticated version of another DDoS trojan known under different names such as Bashlite, GayFgt, LizKebab, Torlus, Bash0day, and Bashdoor....

The stolen data dump consists of about 63GB of data, which includes usernames, email addresses, Twitter handles, number of followers, and account creation dates. However, the released data does not contain telephone numbers. Some of the popular known names and entities in the leak include Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the social media of WHO, Donald Trump Jr., SpaceX, CBS Media, and the National Basketball Association (NBA), among others. Researchers at Privacy Affairs confirmed that this new leak appears to be from the same data breach that took place in late December where the data of 400 million users were put up for sale on the Dark Web for $200,000....

The company unveiled the world’s first drone that can carry a human being inside it and the flying machine was shown off at CES 2016. The name of the drone is Ehang 184 and has four doubled propellers spinning parallel to the ground, which is similar to the functionality of other drones. The drone will require electricity to function and can be completely charged in two hours. However, you must be wondering what is the maximum weight this drone can carry?...

Blizzard’s Overwatch: All You Need To Know Before Starting The GameGameplayGame modesPlotSub-plot Gameplay Blizzard developers have striven to make Overwatch as enjoying as making it playable yet difficult. One of the intriguing changes Blizzard has brought to Overwatch is a departure from the developer’s previous hits, in which players usually viewed the world from a god-like, third-person perspective. Overwatch features squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each.Players choose one of several hero characters, each with their own unique abilities and role classes....

WhatsApp rolled out 12 stickers pack for its users in the latest update version 2.18. The users can now view these stickers under a new option in the emoji section of the app called Stickers, which they can share with friends and family on personal and group chats. “Whether with a smiling teacup or a crying broken heart, stickers help you share your feelings in a way that you can’t always express with words....

The primary reason behind the drastic increment in the popularity of Torrent files is that these files can be used to download Movies, Music, Books, Games, and Software for free. As you might have guessed by the title, this article is dedicated to new torrent users, and it will guide them to download their first torrent file. On the other hand, If you are a veteran reader of Techworm, then this guide won’t reveal any new information for you....

Let’s be honest – there is A LOT that established companies can learn from what startups are doing out there, so let’s tap into Global Resources to determine what exactly makes startups super successful in today’s day and age. Unique Idea = Easy Sell Uber has shown us that a unique idea sells. Many startups today are almost guaranteed to succeed, initially, purely because the idea they have is so strong....

Tutorial : How to run multiple WhatsApp accounts in a single Android device using OGWhatsApp and Switchme AppWanna run multiple WhatsApp accounts in a single Android device……….Yes it can be done by downloading new OGWhatsApp and Switchme App. Till now users could have only one WhatsApp account at a time linked to their phone number however Android has now introduced two new apps for their users which allows multiple WhatsApp accounts on a single Android device....

For those unaware, the iCloud for Windows app allows you to access your photos, videos, mail, calendar, files, and other important information on your Windows PC. While some Apple users complained that iCloud for Windows is corrupting certain videos during the transfer, some reported photos and videos from complete strangers showing up in their iCloud Photo library. Based on the online complaints from affected users on the MacRumors forum, videos taken with the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro models are not getting properly synced with iCloud for Windows....

Xiaomi smartphones black listedSpying ChargesThe ReportFallout of the reportSo, why did Indian Air Force issue a notification against using Xiaomi phones? Spying Charges In August this year, F-secure released reports that they had found proof that Xiaomi handsets were sending data back to its company servers in China. They weren’t the first to figure it out though, a user named Kenny Li wrote in a Hong Kong forum that his Xiomi RedMi Note was sending pictures and messages to servers in China....

This time around it is an 18-year-old boy, Rifath Sharook from Pallapatti town in Tamilnadu, India who has designed ‘KalamSat’, which is claimed to be the lightest and smallest satellite in the world for NASA. Weighing just 64 grams, ‘KalamSat’, which is named after India’s nuclear scientist and former President, APJ Abdul Kalam, will be launched by on an SR-4 rocket from Wallops Space Flight facility at Virginia, U.S. on June 21....

For the longest time ever, Apple has always used LCD type displays on its iPhones, but it looks like that is going to change in the foreseeable future. Samsung has already started mass production of OLED displays and we are sure that they are going to be present on the company’s iPhone 8. With LG also innovating to the point where we might see powerful wireless charging pads that can deliver up to 15 watts of power to super charge a smartphone, it appears that hard wiring a phone to charge it will become a less popular option, at least for those who ample time on their hands....

Apparently, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, a division of the state-funded German research institution that funded the MP3’s development in the late ’80s, has decided to no longer issue licenses for certain MP3-related patents and software of Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS. In other words, they want the MP3 to retire and make way for other better formats of storing music that have appeared on the scene of late. According to a post on their site, the German research lab said, “On April 23, 2017, Technicolor’s mp3 licensing program for certain mp3 related patents and software of Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS has been terminated....

Vaulin has been charged by the Chicago federal court with one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two counts of criminal copyright infringement. The alleged owner of KickassTorrents has now decided to retain services of the California lawyer, Ira Rothken, who is also handling the long and dragging case of Kim Dotcom, the founder and CEO of Megaupload. Rothken has been successful in keeping Dotcom out of custody in New Zealand since 2012....

BlackBerry is partnering with Alcatel to launch a trio of Android smartphones codenamed after three chemical elements, namely Neon, Argon, and Mercury, according to a report from VentureBeat. While the company’s first Android smartphone may not exactly be a bestseller, it seems that Blackberry is once again looking to venture into similar territory with these three new Android handsets. According to the report, the company will be launching one device per quarter for the next three quarters....

Now, Technobuffalo have leaked the renders of Chinese manufacturer, LG’s upcoming smartphone, G7 (Neo), which provides us an insight of the forthcoming device. While the renders aren’t official, these are made by Benjamin Geskin, who has a profound record of leaking smartphones well in advance. — Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) March 7, 2018 The leaked renders of G7 show off a heavily borrowed design of the iPhone X, complete with the notch at the top and an almost bezel-less edge-to-edge display....