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The company is shutting down both its Los Angeles and Montreal game studios, which existed under the Stadia Games and Entertainment banner. In a blog post, Phil Harrison, Vice President and General Manager of Google Stadia, rolled the announcement as a move to expand Stadia’s technology and platform rather than create original content. “Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years and significant investment, and the cost is going up exponentially....

For those unaware, goo.gl is a URL shortening service offered by Google that was introduced in December 2009 and initially used for Google Toolbar and Feedburner before going public in September 2010. It is now one of the widely used and popular tools for publishers, marketing, and branding agencies. While neither Google’s FeedBurner nor the Toolbar exists now, the search giant wants the users and developers to move to Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL)....

The feature is scheduled to ship with Chromium builds from the 4th quarter of 2016, which is when Chrome will stop advertising support for the Flash player. “If a site offers an HTML5 experience, this change will make that the primary experience,” Anthony LaForge, Technical Program Manager at Google, has explained. “We will continue to ship Flash Player with Chrome, and if a site truly requires Flash, a prompt will appear at the top of the page when the user first visits that site, giving them the option of allowing it to run for that site....

According to the complaint filed in the Federal court of San Jose, California, Google gathers data through its products such as Google Chrome, Google Analytics, Ad Manager, and their smartphone OS (Android), apps to track user activity. Now, in a significant ruling on Friday, District Judge Lucy Koh in the state of California has directed Google to face a class-action lawsuit seeking $5 billion and denied the search giant’s request to throw out the case....

For those unaware, Google had launched the Android Security Rewards (ASR) program in 2015. Until now, the highest payout on Google’s Bug Bounty Program was just over $200,000. Over the past years, Google has paid out over four million dollars to security researchers for more than 1,800 vulnerability reports since its launch to help keep the Android ecosystem safe. According to data from Gartner, the Titan M chip was first introduced with the Pixel 3, which was rated as having strong security more than any other device tested....

In 1967, researchers believed that they had the right solution to the problem: a mechanical coronary heart fuelled by radioactive decay. Yes, an atomic coronary heart. Two separate government-funded teams of researchers, the National Heart Institute (NHI) and the Atomic Energy Agency (AEC) for a decade have been pursuing the dream of designing a nuclear-powered heart. They stated that this was the only feasible solution for substituting diseased hearts. While the other power source for artificial hearts was conventional batteries, but these had some very huge limitations....

In order to execute the attack, the attacker needs to gain local administrative rights to the PC or server. Once they get the access, they can modify the registry to force a reboot into Safe Mode. They could then create attack tools that run in Safe Mode. According to an upcoming blog post outlining its research, CyberArk wrote: “Once attackers break through the perimeter and gain local administrator privileges on an infected Windows-based machine, they can remotely activate Safe Mode to bypass and manipulate endpoint security measures....

For those unaware, REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, targeted Grubman, Shire, Meiselas and Sacks and stole 756GB of data from the law firm. This New York-based law firm represents clients across the entertainment industry including Lady Gaga, Drake, Elton John, Madonna, Robert De Niro, LeBron James, The Weeknd, and Priyanka Chopra. The hacking group claims to have stolen contracts, nondisclosure agreements, phone numbers, email addresses, and private correspondence. They have also deleted or encrypted the firm’s backups, which means the only method they can be decrypted is to pay ransom to get the key....

Hackers encrypted the entire City of Detroit DataBase and demanded ransom of 2000 bitcoins ($803,500)Other Detroit NewsOther SpeakersMichigan Cyber Initiative 2015 It was a good warning sign for us,” he said at Michigan’s third summit focusing on cyber security issues in government, business and other sectors at the North American International Cyber Summit at Cobo Center. However Mayor Duggan didnt specify as to how the hackers got into the Detroit city database in the first place....

Learn how you can become a top quality iOS developerWhat do iOS Developers do?Learn the fundamentals of programming first (new programmer)How to become one with or without formal educationA very good book is iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide. It assumes that you have some programming experience though. If you don’t, you should probably start with Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide.Objective-C or Swift?Essential skillsCommon FrameworksThe portfolio that gets you an interview...

Rooting : pros and cons Probably the biggest incentive to root your device, is to remove the bloatware piled on by your manufacturer. Not everyone likes skins and special apps that are installed by default, even more so when they use up a major chunk of your RAM. On some devices, rooting will let you access previously restricted features. One benefit is being able to install specialized tools and flash custom ROMs each of which can add features and abilities onto your device....

To find out if your Facebook account is hacked, go to “Settings,” then “Security” and then “Where you’re logged in.” If you notice any unfamiliar login locations, then you might have been hacked. Don’t freak out, as Facebook gives you the option to “End activity” for that specific login location. To be on a safer side, you can click on “End all activity” for the account. Further, other potential signs of hacking are change in personal data or log-in info, or unusual friend requests being sent....

How to Fix USB Device Not Recognized Error In Your Windows PC/LaptopThings you can do to manually fix this issue of Windows not detecting your USB stick This message stays put to your any further attempt to retrieve data making it impossible for you to use the USB pendrive. However, there are methods which can make Windows fix these types of error. First things first, this tutorial will work only if there is a problem with Windows not recognizing your working USB pendrive and won’t work on a corrupted one....

But did you know that you can track an Xbox player’s IP address using their Gamertag? Well, we have to thank Xbox Resolver for it. What is Xbox Resolver? Xbox Resolver, also known as Xresolver, is a popular tool that helps you find the IP address of an Xbox player by entering their Gamertag. What is Xbox Resolver?Find the IP Address of Xbox Live GamertagMethod 1. How to Find the IP Address of Xbox Live Gamertag using Xresolver?...

At the Mobile World Congress on Sunday, Huawei revealed the latest phone added to their lineup, the Mate X. Announced just four days after competitor Samsung revealed the Galaxy Fold, the Mate X is another foldable smartphone meant to compete in one of the newest — and more experimental — categories in the mobile device industry. However, unlike prototypes from other phone manufacturers, Huawei’s Mate X reveal was met with a lot of praise with some calling it the “best first draft for a foldable phone” available....

“The HUAWEI P Series has always been about our passion for, and pursuit of, the best quality, aesthetics, and photography experiences,” said Richard Yu, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Consumer BG. “The new HUAWEI P50 Series is a legend reborn, representing a new chapter in Huawei’s history of camera excellence, as well as a paradigm shift in mobile photography, aesthetic design, and all-scenario experiences. Incorporating HUAWEI XD Optics into a smartphone for the first time, we are continuing to make the impossible possible while kicking off a new era of smartphone photography....

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The net result of Microsoft’s Edge push is that Internet Explorer’s market share is spiralling downwards and Google Chrome is the only browser to benefit from the slide. As can be seen from the new report by NetMarketShare, Internet Explorer fell from 44.79% to 43.40% while Chrome went from 36.56% to 39.09%, which is quite a substantial jump. Surprisingly, only Chrome seemed to be gaining in market share as Firefox, Safari, and Opera, all lost substantial user base, the biggest loser was Firefox which went from 11....

4K Video Downloader is a worthy representative of the latter – it’s a multifunctional cross platform application, favored by more than a million users worldwide. Such support was well-deserved by its safety, stability, fast downloading speed, and of course a variety of useful features. Clean, intuitive interface Even though the functionality of the application is quite advanced, working with it is easy for user of any level. Copy the link to a song or a video from a popular service from the browser and click the Paste Link button within 4K Video Downloader....

2008 iPhone Bug makes a comeback, forces iPhones to repeatedly call 911The bug in action The bug in action The bug works after users click a link that forces an iPhone to dial a pre-determined number (like 911) and then refreshes the page or opens multiple apps in order to freeze the device’s user interface. This makes it almost impossible to cancel the call. The bug was discovered by security researcher Colin Mulliner found and reported an intriguing bug to Apple....