Month: May 2020
Facebook’s new safety feature for women in India: Easily lock the account from strangers
Facebook has rolled out a new safety feature in India that will enable users to easily lock their account so that people they are not friends with on the platform cannot view their posts and zoom into and download their profile picture and cover photo. The feature is especially aimed…
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Intel acquires Rivet Networks, the maker of ‘Killer’ WiFi cards
Once upon a time Bigfoot Networks was just a startup promising to lower latency with a “network gaming accelerator,” before delivering its tech under the Killer wireless brand. Its aftermarket NIC measurably outperformed onboard Ethernet ports, and i… Source
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BuzzFeed’s quizzes get new multiplayer mode to help you socialize from home
BuzzFeed has introduced a multiplayer version of its classic quizzes called Quiz Party, which lets you and up to three friends complete them simultaneously in your browser. The feature gives you a unique URL to share with friends so you can quickly found out, as a group, what geological epoch…
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Growth in QLED TVs fails to give a boost to weak overall market bitten by Covid-19
Shipments of QLED TVs, led by strong marketing push from Samsung, are expected to grow by 41.8% to reach 8.27m units compared to 5.83m units last year amid Covid-19, an industry expert said. In the shrinking TV market, brands are vying for business growth by demonstrating their technical superiority and…
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Almost all devices vulnerable to Bluetooth Impersonation Attacks
Almost everyone uses bluetooth-enabled devices and rarely does it occur to users that they could become the target of hacking via bluetooth. For, it is still a possibility if your device hasn’t been updated by the manufacturer to fix the flaw. The Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS (BIAS) was the name given…
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New payments start-up can save charities billions of pounds
Banked, the account payments platform start-up, is hoping to save charities around the world billions of pounds worth of donations currently lost on payment processing fees. The new system, created by the London-based fintech firm, was officially launched earlier this month and charges just 0.1% payment processing fees, compared to…
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