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Data worth 20GB from Intel has been hacked

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Intel is one of the biggest names in the tech world and is also one of the best chipset manufacturers globally. Recently an anonymous hacker has claimed on Twitter and Telegram that they have hacked around 20GB of confidential files. The hacker also claims of intellectual property of Intel being leaked online. The details of this hack were also described on the website Tom’s hardware. The hacker shared the link in Telegram and later Twitter, with a folder of 20GB in size.

It included all the files he had stolen from Intel earlier this year. Inside the folder, it leads to another folder name “Intel exconfidential Lake Platform Release“. As per sources, Intel is already into the matter and they have found out that the details were leaked from Intel Resource and Design Center, which has information that can be used by customers, partners, and other third parties.

The information that has been leaked is only available to the registered users and as per the company, it seems that an individual copied the content and shared it on Telegram and Twitter. As per the hacker, it is not the only data he has right now. He has a lot more data with him and he is soon going to post all the data on the internet. As per him, all the information is private and confidential to the Non-Confidential Disclosure Agreement by Intel.

The full list of available documents in the folder was provided by Tom’s Hardware on their website. The data they have, include various Intel development and debugging tools, various roadmaps, binaries for camera drivers Intel made for Elon Musk’s Space X, and more

Security flaws found in Qualcomm’s chipset.

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Qualcomm is one of the most popular chipsets that is used in maximum Android phones in the market. The chipset is known for its excellent performance and the immense resource reusability, which makes it a great chipset for low, medium, and high range smartphones. Recently the security researchers at Checkpoint discovered over 400 security vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s chip which could lead to a major security thread among three billion Android phone users.

The flaw was found in the Qualcomm’s Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chips. The DSP in the chipset provides optimized performance for features like quick charge, multimedia experience, AR and audio, etc. As per the research team, the smartphone using these chipsets can be turned into a spying tool with any interaction with the user.

It can also lead hackers to access details like calls, messages, location data, etc. The research team has not disclosed any kind of technical details on the issues that have been discovered but has updated the relevant authorities and smartphone companies about it.

As per them, many mobile vendors have started working with the research team to collectivity work on the issue. Qualcomm on the other hand has identified these issues and has patched the smartphones with updates. More such security updates will be released by the company in the future and the research team will keep looking for more such issues if discovered. The only precaution that has been related is to download and install the Android application from Google play store and not any other third-party source.

OnePlus devices now come with Facebook bloatware

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Android phones are great when it comes to customization and a lot of features. However, the operating system does have a certain amount of flaws that does decrease the user experience. One of such issue is bloatware, which is added to the stock phone by smartphone manufacturers. Bloatware are company installed apps out of which only a few can be removed completely and some cannot. However, with time smartphone manufacturers did understand the problem and now the number of bloatware on smartphones has reduced by a lot.

Also, this bloatware now has an option to remove them completely from the phone. A similar situation is now faced by OnePlus smartphone users where it has been reported that the phone is coming with OxygenOS bloatware, which the smartphone company is doing with Facebook. The latest OnePlus 8 and Nord come with pre-installed Facebook app and associated background services. The customer now has to deal with the Facebook app and its background services which keep running and consuming resources.

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Also, unlike other smartphones, the Facebook app is updating through the Facebook app manager service instead of the Google Play Store. This case is totally new for users as the Facebook app and services do consume a lot of RAM and resources which could bring a log in performance. When other OnePlus phones were checked it was found out that all come with apps and services from Facebook and are a part of Oxygen OS, rather than an individual app. As per the company, installing such apps in the phone before they are sold, helps in better battery performance.

However, such kinds of bloatware apps are not taken well by the consumers as first they keep consuming internet data in the background and since they are a part of the OS, they auto-update in the background and get access to information about the user without them knowing about it.

Game streaming services like Project xCloud and Stadia not available on App store

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Gaming is one of the biggest industries in the world right now and with the launch of Google Stadia, online game streaming has become one of the hottest topics in this category. Recently, Samsung announced its Galaxy range of devices with special enhancements for the xCloud game streaming service fr Note 20 Duo. The customer who have pre-ordered the phone will receive a free three months pass for online game streaming.

However, there is bad news coming from App Store right now, where it is said that the tech giant is not allowing game streaming apps like Stadia, Project X cloud, and similar other services, as it violates the rules and policies. Due to this, even Google Stadia and Nvidia Geforce are not available on Apple.

As per Apple, all the apps are designed and provided by the app developers with the intent to provide them a safe and trustworthy place platform. However, the game streaming apps go against the guidelines set by Apple, therefore, it is currently removed and not active on the app store.

These game streaming services have become really popular over time as they provide the user with the same kind of high graphic performance that you expect from a costly. But to play these you would not need any kind of big hardware. All you need would be a good internet connection. The games can be directly browsed and played from the cloud as the game progress will automatically be saved in the profile. We would have to wait for some more time before these services are activated on the App Store after all the requirements are met.

WhatsApp coming up with new “Expiring Message” feature

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WhatsApp is launching a new feature every couple of days. The same has been happening with Facebook and related services as well. It seems that both the parent company Facebook and WhatsApp are already working on a lot of different features that we could expect in the future. Recently WhatsApp launched a new Search the web and image search option, after which they also provide a new feature to beta users, where they had filter options for search.

Now, according to WABetaInfo, the messaging app is working on a new feature that would be preferred by users who are very concerned about their privacy and security. The feature is called “expiring messages“, where the app will provide the feature to the auto-delete old messages so that it does not build a large clutter in your memory. The feature will be more focused on extending security for chat messages. The expiring messages feature will only work on the text message, and any image or video sent by another user will not be removed.

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Therefore, if you received any media through WhatsApp or have taken a screenshot, it will remain saved. The same feature is already available in the competitor apps like Signal and Telegram whether the chats would automatically disappear after a certain set time. The flexibility for setting the time limit will be provided to the user in WhatsApp as well. There are no details about when the feature will be rolled or whether it has been completely developed.

Apart from these features, the company is also going to add a few more important features to the app like “mute for a lifetime“, multiple linked devices, verifying messages, and much more. Most of these features are currently being tested on the beta version of the app that is being used by developers and testers as well.

Twitter releases a new security update for crypto account hack issue

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It seems that Twitter-like to be in the news for all the reasons. The platform has recently added a lot of new features for the users and is even coming out with a feature-filled subscription plan. However, the latest news does not seems to be a happy note for the company. Recently, many Twitter accounts were hacked, which belonged to international celebrities, politicians, business people, and many more.

Through those accounts, the hackers used to ask people to submit bitcoins on a specific address, after which they would get double the amount back. The hack made a lot of news and was visible with twitter account all over the world. After facing this mega crypt hack last month, Twitter accepted that they discovered a security vulnerability in the Android app, which exposes private data such as messages and chats of the users. The vulnerability affected Android smartphones with versions 8 and 9.

The company claims that 98% of the users have already downloaded and installed the security patch to avoid such a situation. Twitter explains that the hacker adds a malicious app to the smartphone to access the Twitter account. However, the new update from Twitter and the security patch will make sure that no third party application will be able to access the private data of the Twitter app in any case. The company has appealed its users to update the app to the latest version so that their data could be safe from such attacks.

One hundred thirty such accounts were hacked, which included people like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Uber. The US government has also captured a few men regarding this case.

Google adding a lot of new features to Gsuite and Google cloud services

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Google has been seriously working on its online tools to add new and innovative features. Recently, the tech giant has been adding many new things to the Gsuite apps on mobile platforms; They are working on designing new features for Sheets, Google Docs, Slides, and all the other similar cloud services. The company has recently added new features to the pack, called the link previews, Smart Compose, dark theme, vertical navigation, comment interface, and a lot more. The features will be made live to all Gsuite customers, regardless of whether they are using an iOS or Android device.

The features will focus more on improving the AI-powered tools so that the existing features can get better. The spelling and grammatical errors, writing suggestions in smart compose, link preview in the form of dynamic cars, and a lot more. The features are meant to improve the existing features to the next level and make it more interactive. The company claims that the new set of features will make content creation and collaboration on the Gsuite platform much easier.

The user can now see a comment thread around the document as well, on which they can directly give a reply, a feature that was introduced by Google last year. The comment interface has also been made easier for team members to collaborate and tag the users using the @ sign. Gsuite now has a dark theme, which was expected from Google as they have already launched a dark theme on many of their other cloud-based services. The list of features also brings in vertical navigation where you can view a slideshow in a vertical stream instead of horizontal.

These features have started to roll out for global users and might be available to all at different times. Some of these features will be immediately available, while some may take a few weeks.

WhatsApp adding new advance search feature for beta users

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WhatsApp has been busy recently in adding a lot of new features to its messaging app. The messenger app recently announced its new feature where the users can directly search the news of images on the web to check their authenticity and make sure whether the forwarded message is news or rumor. Now, the company is added a new search function for some of the Beta users of the app. We already have a search function in WhatsApp, where the users can search for a previous chat or details through the search option and can also search for a user.

The search results were shown in the form of text. However, the company is now adding a bit of change to that as well. The developers are working on an advanced search option in WhatsApp that can search for images, text, videos, audio, GiF’s, and a lot more. The user will be provided with the filter through which they can make the search choice. The feature has not been developed yet and is still in the beta stage for testing.

The feature will be rolled out to a few beta users who are using the beta version 2.20.197.7 to 2.20.197.10. Although the feature is not available to all the beta version users, it is expected to be finalized in the next couple of months.

You can touch the Search icon as usual in the app, and it will give you options below it to search from various file types such as images, links, videos, etc. The option will be available when the user is searching for a specific chat or global search in the app. Once the feature is rolled out to selective beta users, more screenshots and details will be released about the feature. Until then, the users will have to wait until the beta stage for the feature is complete.

Twitter adds a new Anti-Troll feature

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Twitter has been a lot in the news lately, mainly due to its paid subscription feature and the features that come with it. The paid subscription feature might take some time before it is released, but the micro-blogging site is already starting to bring out new features. The new feature from Twitter brings anti-troll features to their iOS app users. This feature would allow users to select other users who are allowed to reply to their tweets.

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The feature was in development for the last few months after making it available to all iOS users in the latest update. Twitter believes that unwanted replies to any tweet make the conversation less meaningful. Therefore, the user will have three options to select from, Everyone, Only People you follow, Only people you mention. If the user selects the last two options, then the tweet will be labeled, and the reply icon will be grayed out for people who are not allowed to reply as per the settings.

However, it won’t barge the users from viewing, Retweeting, liking the tweet, and adding comments on it. Before the feature was released, all tweets went to the default setting of “everyone can reply,” but now the user can select one of these options and select the people who are allowed to reply on the tweet. It is also a great feature, who fear that people with unknown identity often send threatening messages and replies on the tweet. There is currently no information on whether the feature will be available for Android or not.

Google launches the final beta version of Android 11

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Android 11 is the next version of the Android operating system that is much awaited by Android users. It is expected that the final version of the operating system will bring out many new and unique features to the smartphone. Currently, the beta stage of Android 11 will test out various bugs and improvements in the OS. Now Google has recently announced that they have finally released the last beta version of the new Andoird 11 OS. The beta program got delayed for a month due to pandemic, but now the final version is available before being released to general availability after completion.

In the final stages, the Android 11 OS has already achieved stability, and what the final version will have is a bunch of changes, fixes, and optimizations. As per Google, the developers are adding a lot of finish touches to the OS in the final beta stage, after which it will be ready for release. The beta version of Android 11 is available on the Android Beta Program platform’s official website, where the user can download and install it on their phone to check it out. The beta version has already been downloaded by many, and they are currently running the final beta version of the upcoming OS.

The Android 11 version is expected to be released somewhere at the end of 2020. Many new flagships will be launching at that time, and the same will also be made available to the latest launched series of Samsung Galaxy 20 series smartphones. The new Android OS will also be making a lot of adjustments in the optimization part as it will be used on 5G enabled devices. Not much is known about optimizations concerning that, but the information is expected after the final beta stage ends.

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