Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is tipped to get a bigger cover display. The foldable smartphone is expected to launch as a successor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, which was launched last year in India. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is likely to launch in the second half of 2023. Meanwhile, a
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed hope that digital transactions will soon surpass cash, as Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is increasingly becoming the most preferred payment mechanism in the country. Modi after the launch of the cross-border connectivity between the UPI and PayNow of Singapore said about 74 billion transactions amounting to more than Rs. 1,26,00,000 crore, which is
Singapore’s new digital retail banks are offering lower fees, more incentives and waiving minimum account balances to win over customers from traditional banks. But how viable is this in the long run? Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Digital retail banks in Singapore are pulling out all stops to win new customers. Trust
Feb 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSocial Engineering / Cryptocurrency Popular cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase disclosed that it experienced a cybersecurity attack that targeted its employees. The company said its “cyber controls prevented the attacker from gaining direct system access and prevented any loss of funds or compromise of customer information.” The incident, which took place on February
Google is expected to launch its Pixel Fold foldable smartphone soon. The company is reportedly working on its next model in the foldable segment and there have been leaks around the same. The phone has recently been found listed on certain certification sites. Design renders of the Google Pixel fold have also been leaked previously.
Feb 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Analysis / Cyber Attack Russia’s cyber attacks against Ukraine surged by 250% in 2022 when compared to two years ago, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant disclosed in a new joint report. The targeting, which coincided and has since persisted following the country’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,
Google Chrome is rolling out the Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes, which were announced last year, on Chrome for desktops. The features are now available on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebooks and are turned on by default. Both Memory and Energy saver mode will boost the desktop’s performance, as well provide better battery life
Google Meet has finally rolled out 360-degree backgrounds on Android and iOS devices. With the new feature, users can select from multiple available backgrounds. Users can now apply these effects while attending a Google Meet call on their smartphones. The feature has been rolled out for both Android and iOS devices for all Google Workspace
Norwegian police agency Økokrim has announced the seizure of 60 million NOK (about $5.84 million) worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the Lazarus Group in March 2022 following the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge hack. “This case shows that we also have a great capacity to follow the money on the blockchain, even if the criminals use
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have received 5G support in India after the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update released earlier this year. The latest Google Pixel series phones support 5G networks only on Airtel and Jio. However, a recent report has revealed that the Pixel 7 series phones only support the first
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong will witness the launch and linkage of cross-border connectivity between the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore on Tuesday. The linkage of these two payment systems of both countries would enable residents of both countries to the faster and more cost-efficient
Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989. But he has been dissatisfied with the way his original vision for the web has panned out. Rita Franca | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, called cryptocurrency “dangerous” and likened it to gambling in an
Feb 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Zero Day Samsung has announced a new feature called Message Guard that comes with safeguards to protect users from malware and spyware via what’s referred to as zero-click attacks. The South Korean chaebol said the solution “preemptively” secures users’ devices by “limiting exposure to invisible threats disguised as image
Apple started rolling out iOS 16.4 beta 1 for developers on Thursday. The update includes new emojis, Safari browser improvements, and more. The Cupertino company has also improved support for third-party browsers with this beta update. Such apps are purportedly now capable of allowing users to add websites to their home screen. A new “5G
Microsoft has started discussing with ad agencies how it plans to make money from its revamped Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence as the tech company seeks to battle Google’s dominance. In a meeting with a major ad agency this week, Microsoft showed off a demo of the new Bing and said it
In this article DBX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dropbox CEO Drew Houston speaks onstage during the Dropbox Work In Progress Conference at Pier 48 on September 25, 2019 in San Francisco Matt Winkelmeyer | Dropbox | Getty Images Dropbox said in its fourth-quarter earnings statement on Thursday that it recorded an impairment in
Microsoft said on Friday it will limit chat sessions on its new Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to five questions per session and 50 questions per day. “As we mentioned recently, very long chat sessions can confuse the underlying chat model in the new Bing. To address these issues, we have
In this article PEP TSLA PEP TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT First announced by Elon Musk in 2017, the Tesla Semi has been one of the longest-delayed products in the company’s history. But the new electric truck is finally here, with PepsiCo being the first customer to receive some of the 100 vehicles
Apple has reportedly updated the process of repairing the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, which could make it easier to fix issues with Face ID, the company’s biometric unlocking mechanism for smartphones, and the selfie camera. According to a report, while the process of repairing these phones typically involves replacing the smartphone,
Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company tweeted. To be clear, two-factor authentication is still not required