If you follow security news, you’ve likely heard people talking about big companies suffering data breaches. And you might worry about how these breaches can affect you as a user. So what is a data breach? That’s what we’ll explain below, with advice on how to protect yourself from future breaches. Security Incident, Security Breach,
Month: November 2019
Amazon.com is preparing to open Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores, an expansion of the company’s cashierless ambitions that includes the possibility of licensing the technology to other retailers. The new store formats and licensing initiative could launch as soon as the first quarter of 2020, according to a person familiar with the project. Amazon
Apple just released the iPhone 11 Pro’s battery case and it comes with surprise: a button for the camera. This is a minor, but welcomed addition to an otherwise standard battery case. The button is clever. It’s located on the bottom half of the case is not a soft button that presses something on the
India’s tablet PC market witnessed 7.8 pecent growth in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the same year-ago period – with Lenovo, Samsung, and Apple rounding off the top three spots, market research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR) said on Monday. “During 3Q 2019, the tablet market in India showed some tepid signs of growth,
If you wander into the Bandit coffee shop in Midtown New York, you won’t be able to just walk up to the counter and order something. Instead, you’ll need to download a mobile app. I experienced it for myself yesterday afternoon, when I — along with several other customers — pulled my phone out, downloaded
If you’re the owner of a new digital SLR or mirrorless camera you can improve your photography instantly by using different photo lenses. However, while there’s an almost endless supply of options to buy, it isn’t always obvious what lens to use to get the shot you want. Here are five common camera lenses, what
Valve is reviving the Half-Life franchise after a long spell, but not in a way that fans of the acclaimed series were hoping for. Valve has announced it is developing a flagship VR game called Half-Life: Alyx. But before you rush to Valve’s website or social media channels for more information on the upcoming Half-Life project,
Hotstar has jumped on the self-censorship bandwagon. The Disney-owned streaming service has cut out jokes that poked fun at its corporate overlord from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO’s Emmy-winning half-hour news satire talk show. (Most HBO programming is available on Hotstar in India, owing to a long-term deal between the two.) In Hotstar’s
Sonos revealed during its quarterly earnings report that it has acquired voice assistant startup Snips in a $37 million cash deal, Variety reported on Wednesday. Snips, which had been developing dedicated smart device assistants that can operate primarily locally, instead of relying on consistently round-tripping voice data to the cloud, could help Sonos set up
Adata isn’t the first name that comes to people’s minds when considering an SSD but the Taiwanese company has quite a wide range spanning the SATA, PCIe, and external categories. The product that we have for review today is an entry-level portable SSD, the Adata SD600Q. This device has a few interesting features and an
Spark, the popular email app from Readdle, has been redesigned on iOS and Android. The interface has always been a bit busy in the mobile app. That’s why the updated app now features a cleaner design and a handful of new features. On the design front, Spark now uses simple headers to separate smart sections,
We take a look at a bunch of new features on popular services, the Disney+ Europe launch, Android apps on Windows, lowering your rent, how to scan old photos, print your own board games, and more… Really Useful Podcast Season 4 Episode 12 Shownotes This week’s Really Useful Podcast features Christian Cawley and Megan Ellis
In 2012, after Disney acquired Lucasfilm — the maker of Star Wars — it decided to end in-house video game development that had gone on for two decades at LucasArts, founded by George Lucas himself. Less than a year later, it signed a decade-long partnership with gaming behemoth Electronic Arts — popularly known as EA
Oppo has revealed ColorOS 7, the latest iteration of Oppo’s custom Android skin that will be officially launched at an event in China on November 20, and later in India on November 26. Oppo has now announced that the first phones to run ColorOS 7 out of the box will fall under the Oppo Reno
What do you do when your startup idea doesn’t prove big enough? Run it as a scrawny but profitable lifestyle business? Or sell it to a competitor and take another swing at the fences? Social audience analytics and ad targeting startup SocialRank chose the latter and is going for glory. Today, SocialRank announced it’s sold
Apple launched the much-rumoured 16-inch MacBook Pro model last week, marking the return of scissor-style switches in a redesigned keyboard. iFixit confirmed the presence of a new keyboard design in its recent teardown. In case you’re wondering what else has changed, iFixit is out with its complete teardown of the 16-inch MacBook Pro model. While
The easiest and most obvious way to watch streaming content on a TV is through a smart TV platform, but streaming boxes or sticks often give you a bit more in terms of content, flexibility, and performance. We’ve put a lot of these devices to the test, and are usually satisfied with them because of
Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple defended their business practices in responses to detailed questions by lawmakers conducting an inquiry into antitrust issues in the tech sector. The answers, released Tuesday by the House subcommittee overseeing the probe, come as antitrust scrutiny of the companies has escalated rapidly, with federal and state enforcers opening formal investigations
It’s surprisingly easy to upload your resume to LinkedIn, and it’s a crucial part of applying for a job. However, you shouldn’t use your profile as a way to promote your resume alone. There are three ways to upload your resume to LinkedIn: on job listings, in your settings, and on your profile. You’ll need
OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T handsets are now reportedly receiving their final update. The update brings along the October Android 2019 security patch and some bug fixes and improvements. The OnePlus 3 was launched in June 2016 and the OnePlus 3T was launched in November 2016. OnePlus offers 24 months of regular software maintenance, and
Smartwatches and fitness trackers are among the best wearable tech accessories for upping your exercise routine. From tracking your steps and heart rate monitoring to specific workout logs and activity statistics, these devices can help you achieve your fitness goals. However, while they are often grouped together, smartwatches and fitness trackers are not the same
After teasing the launch of an ebook reader a few days ago, Xiaomi has finally launched the Mi Reader. The device looks a lot like Amazon’s Kindle and features an HD e-ink display that supports 24 brightness settings and allows for uniform brightness coverage of up to 90 percent. Mi Reader is powered by a quad-core processor,
Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack of compelling video games and a convoluted pricing scheme. Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at IHS Markit, called Tuesday’s launch more of a public beta test than an actual debut. He said the
Xiaomi began testing the Android Pie update for the Mi TV 4A series back in July. Fast forward to November, Xiaomi has now begun the rollout of stable Android TV 9.0 update for the Mi TV 4A 32-inch and Mi TV 4A 43-inch models in India. The update is being rolled out in a phased
BBQ legend Weber is getting into the connected cooking game with their new SmokeFire grill, which uses wood pellets for fuel and which incorporates technology developed by Weber in partnership with appliance startup June for WiFi-enabled smart cooking. The SmartFire grill, which will be available for pre-order in the U.S. starting on Cyber Monday and
Starting today, when you say “Hey Google, play me the news” to a Google Assistant-enabled phone or smart speaker, you’ll get a tailored playlist of the day’s big headlines and stories. That’s probably what many of us are hoping for when we listen to a news radio station or a daily news podcast during the
Did you know that most of the images, music, and other content on the internet are not free to reuse for your own purposes? In most cases, unless you have permission to use a piece of media, doing so is illegal. This is where the Creative Commons license comes in. The system allows creators to
Nintendo unveiled its first Japanese store on Tuesday in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya shopping district, in a step towards greater commercialisation of its cast of popular characters. The Nintendo Tokyo store in the fashion-focused Parco department store marks the latest move into the mainstream for Japan’s gamer culture and gives Nintendo a key location to attract more
A day after Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea announced their decision to increase tariffs, Reliance Jio on Tuesday said that it will increase telecom service charges in the next few weeks, among other measures. The company in a statement said it would carry out an “appropriate” increase in tariffs which “does not adversely impact data
Meet Angell, a new smart bike from a French startup led by Marc Simoncini who is mostly known for founding Meetic. The company is announcing its first electric-bike today. And the goal is to make an e-bike that is smarter than everything out there. “We dedicate half of public space to cars even though cars
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