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These six apps have been detected to steal your banking information.

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There are millions of apps on the Google play store, promising you a variety of features that will make using your smartphone easier. However, Google Play store regularly removes any such apps from their platform which does not follow their terms or have been using their apps to install malicious code and software to users’ phones. Such apps not only steal the data from the user’s phone but also sell the user information to many other countries. Now a list of six apps has been detected which can steal your banking information and lead to a loss of all your money immediately. 

Researchers from Pradeo were the ones who reported the issue in the apps and asked the users to immediately remove them. These apps have a malicious bot called “Joker” or Fleeceware which simulate clicks and intercept SMS to subscribe to unwanted paid premium services unbeknownst to users. The bot uses the least code and is easily hidden, which makes it very difficult to detect it. The six apps that should immediately be removed from the phone as per them are Emoji Wallpaper, Convenient Scanner 2, Safety AppLock, Push Message-Texting SMS, Separate Doc Scanner, Fingertip GameBox. 

All these six apps were detected to be carrying this malicious bot, which can easily scan the details used by the user on a smartphone and grab the details from the banking apps. Therefore, it is suggested that these apps should immediately be removed from the smartphone to make sure that you are not caught under a banking fraud.

Apple to allow app developers to provide free or discounted subscription via offer codes

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Apple has recently announced good news for app developers. As per the announcement, Apple will let developers offer discounts or a free subscription to the users or new potential users through offer code physically or electronically. This step will help the developers to get new subscribers for their apps and even retain the existing ones. Apple has confirmed that this feature will be available to the developers in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, later this year. It is not that the developers have not offered any kind of discount to the users before. 

Discounted pricing and introductory offers were available for Apple device subscription. However, the new codes will give more control to the developers. The developers will be the ones who can choose to send the codes in person or online. The codes could be provided alongside the purchase on the App store and sent through an e-mail to the user.

These codes will be redeemable on the App Store, while the customer is trying to purchase any other service. The new model of providing discounts will not change the 30% commission model that Apple has been following for a long while but will give more flexibility to developers for attracting more users and subscriptions. 

The move has been supported by a lot of app developers for iOS, but also has a lot of haters, similar to the likes of app developers Epic Games. However, Apple will be launching the feature soon in the iOS upgrade and hopes that it would make managing discounts easier for developers.

WhatsApp coming up with new features like Vacation mode and more.

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Many new features have been under development for WhatsApp and many more are on the way. The company recently announced some of its new features that will be coming to its messaging platform soon. The company has already announced a lot of new features in the beta version in the last few months like animated stickers, QR codes, search filters, and a lot more. Now more details have been provided about the new features that the company has been working on. One of the new features to make its way to WhatsApp is the all-new Vacation Mode. 

This feature will allow the users to mute archived chat even in the event of receiving new messages. Currently, the users only have the option to archive chats but when a new WhatsApp message arrives, a notification will pop up. The new feature will be coming to the platform in a few months as it is still under development. Similarly, the company will also be adding a lot of new wallpapers to select from into the chats window. It will allow the users to select different kinds of wallpapers for each chat. Since it is currently under the beta version, it might take some time before it is finally released. 

WhatsApp is also working on the Storage Usage section with a list of options to let users easily organize their storage and delete unnecessary files. It will have a new storage bar on the top of the app which will showcase the storage consumption by media on WhatsApp. Not only this, but it will also have the cleanup option to remove the files.

Microsoft’s new deep fake detection tool will detect fake videos through a confidence score.

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Microsoft has recently announced new features for videos, which has been used by companies for a long time for detecting fakes among news, agencies, politicians, and meme-makers. The feature is called DeepFakes and Microsoft has now optimized it to detect AI-powered bogus videos manipulated to look realistic. The new tools have been launched just before the US presidential elections to make sure that any manipulated video related to political campaigns and media organizations could easily be detected. 

The tool would be called Microsoft Video Authenticator, which is the detection tool for Microsoft. It will analyze videos frame-by-frame and will give a confidence score to show if the video is real or modified. Microsoft has been able to create such an algorithm with the help of Microsoft’s Responsible AI team and the Microsoft AI, Ethics, and Effects in Engineering and Research (AETHER) Committee. It uses features like publicly available datasets such as Face Forensic and was tested on the DeepFake Detection Challenge Dataset. Microsoft will also be launching Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure tool, which allows the creators to sign a piece of content with a certificate. 

There will also be a reading tool to certify that content is authentic or not. Currently, Microsoft is working on AI Foundation’s Reality Defender 2020 so that the electrical organizations could get the tool. It will also be partnering up with BBC and New York Times to detect any manipulated media during the elections. These kinds of tools could be a perfect initiative to detect fake news and media roaming on the internet.

Qualcomm launches the all-new Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G for ARM-based laptops.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon has been one of the major chipset manufacturers when it comes to Android mobile phones and they are known for their increased performance and low power consumption. Apart from focusing on smartphones, the company was also interested to make their mark in the category of laptops, and due to that, they announced their new Snapdragon 8cx two years ago. Although the chipset has not been launched in two years, the company is finally ready to launch the Gen 2 version of the chipset in this year’s IFA 2020. The new chipset is called the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G, which the company states is a major improvement in when compared to version one. 

The company has mentioned that the chipset will have “generational performance and efficiency gains”. The company also claims that the chipset would be perfect to use in Windows-based laptops and can perform equally when compared to an Intel Chipset. As per them, the chipset can provide exceptional performance, especially when compared to their 10th Gen Core i5 chip from Intel as well as Intel’s Lakefield chips. The second generation of Snapdragon chipset will also provide an improved battery life. The company has promised that a single charge could provide users with 25 hours of continuous use. However, the usage area could change as per the usage and preference. 

It would also support Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 6, along with Qualcomm’s Aqstic audio technology and support for dual 4K external monitors. The chipset also offers X24 LTE modem and X55 5G modem options, but it will be a laptop manufacturer’s decision on what type of connectivity to provide. With so much to offer through the new chipset, it will be interesting to see how the chipset works in the real world and against various competitors. However, looking at the specs, the offering by Qualcomm could really give a big challenge to Intel and other chipset companies.

Redmi about to launch SmartBand in India on September 8.

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Xiaomi Mi band has been one of the most popular fitness bands and now their sub-brand Redmi is going to launch a new Smart band in India on September 8, 12 PM (IST). The information was given through the official Redmi channel on Twitter. It will be the first smart band to be released under the Redmi brand. The same device was launched in China in April this year. It is very likely that the company will be launching the same device with almost the same kind of specs. 

Although the company has not shared any kind of technical specification about the product, they have only confirmed the launch date. If we consider the same Redmi Smart Band that was launched in China in April this year, the price of that device was somewhere around Rs 1,100. If the price remains the same, other fitness band companies in the same category could see some really serious competition. The company simply added an event page on the Mi website with the title “What’s your score?“, which one can easily presume is a fitness score. It might also be a new feature of measuring one’s fitness through a score. 

The page also teases colorful straps in the color green, blue, and red. Other features it teases about are long battery life, water-resistance, and heart rate monitoring with a lightweight build. The expected battery life could be anywhere between 15-20 days, which would meet their claim of long battery life. 

Amazon launches Blink security cameras with 4 years of battery life.

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The security system and surveillance cameras have been on the rise in demand, and companies seem to improve their security products each year to make them more secure and attractive for the users. In the same effort, Amazon has launched its new Blink security cameras, which can last up to 4 years with the new battery. The new camera design has been made to even last longer than its predecessors. The company has launched two new cameras, called the Blink Indoor Wireless Security Camera and the Blink Outdoor Wireless Security Camera. 

If you want to buy these security cameras, they are available for pre-order and will start shipping on September 16. The Blink products have come a long way from 2017 when Amazon decided to purchase the startup company. Both the cameras that have been launched by Amazon have shown a lot of improvements over time and have become a great offering for people at a lower cost.

The strongest point of Blink security products has always been the lowest cost and long battery life. Although the older products do provide a year or more of battery life in one go, the battery life of four years for the product is going to be amazing and the customer will not have to think about any maintenance or battery change for years after installation. 

The indoor model with one camera kit will cost $80 to the users, while the outdoor version will cost $100. If you want to purchase the Sync Module 2 separately with the security cameras, it will cost you $70 and $90 for the outdoor model. Although you do not get any kind of cloud storage, you can purchase it through Amazon’s subscription service.

Microsoft launches new Windows 10 build 20206, bring a lot of new improvement and features.

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Windows has recently launched a new update for Windows 10. The build 20206 comes with a lot of different UI changes and an improved emoji picker, touch keyboard, voice typing, and a lot more. The update was rolled out to Dev channel Insiders and Insiders enrolled in the Dev channel can download the build through Windows Update. The new update adds a new acrylic background which provides a much better experience using the fluent design principles. The new update will also improve the discoverability of emoji searches in multiple languages. Going forward, WIN + [.] and WIN + [;] will now enable you to quickly input animated GIFs. 

The number of gifs available will regularly be updated based on current trends. Similar to this a major revamp was noticed in the emoji keyboard. Users can press WIN+V and go straight to clipboard history or access it through by switching to the “Clipboard” category after pressing WIN + [.] or WIN + [;]. The company has also added a few improvements to voice typing where the users will experience an improved version of Windows dictation which will help easily to convert voice to text with more accuracy. The new improvement to the voice typing feature would include. a new modern design, auto punctuation, and a shortcut to activate the feature immediately by pressing WIN+H or by using the microphone button on the keyboard. 

The keyboard design has also been improved with new press key animation and sound and emoji options added to the keyboard directly and more. The new update also adds the feature of changing the cursor movement using the spacebar. For that, you need to have a touch-sensitive keyboard. The company promises to add a lot of improvement to the Windows 10 operating system in the future as well, as many of their new features are still under development.

Intel launches their new 11 Generation Tiger Lake CPU’s for slimmer and thinner laptops and notebooks.

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Intel has recently launched their new 11th generation of Core processors for thin and light notebooks at a digital event. Intel already provided all the information regarding the technical specs of the chipset however, the chipset has now been officially launched. The new range of CPU’s is expected to be launched in the notebooks late this year. Along with it, Intel has also revealed a redesigned logo and a new Intel Evo branding for Project Athena Initiative. There are two different types of Tiger Lake CPUs that have been targeted for thin and light notebooks. 

The two types are the U-series and Y-series. The offering has nine different processor variants to choose from, out of which Core i7-1185G7 is the most powerful chipset. The chipset comes with the base clock speed of 3.0Ghz, a single-core turbo boost of up to 4.8GHz, and an all-core boost of up to 4.3GHz. The chipset is also integrated with Iris Xe integrated graphics. When it comes to the design, the 11th generation chipset is still working on a 10nm node, which is the same as to what was used in the 10th gen Gen Ice Lake chipset. 

However, the new generation chipsets are based on “Willow core” architecture, with SuperFin design to increase performance and decrease power consumption. The Tiger Lake has support for Wi-Fi 6, USB 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, and PCIe 4.0 interface for internal storage and DDR5 RAM, with additional support for Dolby Vision and the new AV1 codec. Companies that are planning to use these processors are Dell, Acer, Lenovo, HP, Samsung, Asus, and many others, with almost 50 different offerings in the market. The company also confirms that the processor allows a runtime of nine hours in a single charge.

LG just teased a T-shaped smartphone, to be launched on September 14

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LG has always tried to bring smartphones into the market with unique features or a phone that is equipped with most of the modern smartphone features available. In the same effort, the company has introduced a new kind of smartphone to the public, which is in T-shape. The phone is called the Wing smartphone has two separate displays, out of which one can swivel 90 degrees horizontally and reveal a T shape form factor. It is one of the most unique and exciting designs from LG and they have now revealed the launch date to be September 14 at 11 PM KST time (2 PM UTC). 

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The company has released a small teaser video of the smartphone, unveiling the time and date of launch. LG has also made an announcement regarding the partnership with Qualcomm, search engine Naver and streaming platforms Tubi and Ficto, which will be a part of the feature list that will be coming in their future phones. The LG Wing is expected to come with specs like a 6.8-inch main screen along with a 4-inch secondary screen. The phone is expected to be powered with a Snapdragon 765G chipset and will have a 64 MP camera setup.

The phone is expected to range anywhere to $1000. This type of experiment from LG could really turn out to be in favor of the company as LG has been trying to do unique experimentation with their phones in the past as well. More details and features regarding the phone will be released on September 14.

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