Smartwatch trends have shifted a fair bit in the past couple of years, and we now tend to expect certain features on affordable smartwatches such as heart rate and SpO2 tracking, high-resolution colour screens, and the ability to receive notifications from various apps. A big new trend for smartwatches is Bluetooth calling functionality — the
Month: August 2022
Uber reported positive quarterly cash flow for the first time ever on Tuesday and forecast third-quarter operating profit above estimates, as more people rely on its services for transport and food delivery. The company’s shares surged 13 percent to $27.9 (roughly Rs. 2,200) and helped drive an 13 percent gain in rival Lyft’s stock. Uber generated free cash
In this article PINS Shares of Pinterest jumped 14% Tuesday morning, a day after activist investor Elliott Management confirmed it’s Pinterest’s largest investor. The move comes despite Pinterest’s disappointing second-quarter earnings on Monday evening. “Pinterest is a highly strategic business with significant potential for growth, and our conviction in the value-creation opportunity at Pinterest today
FIFA 23 — launching on September 30 — has revealed an official Career mode deep dive trailer. EA Sports revealed the new gameplay video, detailing some long-time requested additions coming to the annual footballing franchise. This year’s FIFA comes with player career personality, playable highlights, transfer analysis, a new menu, and more. This is in
Samsung Galaxy S22 series previously started to receive the latest August 2022 security update in Europe. Now, a wider roll out of the latest security patches for Samsung’s latest handsets has begun, as per a report. The security update is currently said to be available in the US, Latin America, Russia, and South Korea. Additionally,
Bitwise Asset Management CIO Matt Hougan joins Emily Chang and Bloomberg’s Sonali Basak to discuss the highly-anticipated Ethereum Merge and its potential impact on the whole crypto ecosystem, after Ethereum developer Tim Beiko revealed the update is expected to happen on the second week of September.
A threat actor associated with the LockBit 3.0 ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been observed abusing the Windows Defender command-line tool to decrypt and load Cobalt Strike payloads. According to a report published by SentinelOne last week, the incident occurred after obtaining initial access via the Log4Shell vulnerability against an unpatched VMware Horizon Server. “Once initial
Kenya has no intention of shutting down Facebook, which is owned by Meta, its ICT minister said on Monday after the national cohesion watchdog gave the platform seven days to comply with rules on hate speech or face suspension. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) on Friday accused Facebook of contravening Kenya’s constitution and
Scientists combined data from NASA’s New Horizons mission with novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modelling to reveal the likely composition of the red cap on Pluto’s moon Charon and how it may have formed. This first-ever description of Charon’s dynamic methane atmosphere using new experimental data provides a fascinating glimpse into the origins of this
At the launch of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5 wearable platform, Oppo and Mobvoi were the first companies to announce that their future products will be based on the new platform. Soon after, Mobvoi confirmed that its upcoming Mobvoi TicWatch will be powered by the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 platform in particular. And now, Oppo has confirmed
Vivo 25 Pro will come with a triple rear camera headlined by a 64-megapixel main sensor, as per a report. The smartphone is also tipped to come with support for 66W charging. The development comes a few days after the Vivo handset was tipped to feature a colour changing rear panel, with Flourite AG Glass,
Aeva Technologies on Monday said it has reached a deal with a German firm to sell its sensors for industrial uses such as automating manufacturing lines with machines and self-driving mining trucks. Silicon Valley-based Aeva makes lidar sensors, which can help self-driving cars and other devices gain a three-dimensional view of their surrounding world. Aeva’s
In this article PINS Pinterest shares jumped on better-than-expected user numbers even as earnings and revenue missed estimates and the company gave weak guidance for the third quarter. Activist investor Elliott Management confirmed separately that it’s Pinterest’s top investor and said it has “conviction in the value-creation opportunity” at the company. Here’s how the company did. Earnings: 11
Now more than ever, organizations need to enable their development teams to build and grow their security skills. Today organizations face a threat landscape where individuals, well-financed syndicates, and state actors are actively trying to exploit errors in software. Yet, according to recent global research, 67% of developers that were interviewed said they were still
YouTube Music has reportedly started showing users “other performances” of a song in the Now Playing section of the playlist. The new section appears in the Related tab below the “You might also like” and the “Recommended playlists” sections on the platform. Users will reportedly be able to see concert clips, live performances, covers, and
When the COVID-19 pandemic first started, automakers like Ford swiftly changed their production priorities from cars to masks and ventilators. These businesses relied on assembly-line workers for the changeover. As robots are confined to their routine activities, it would have been too difficult for them to make this transition. If a robot’s grippers could be
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro renders have surfaced online, ahead of the launch of the company’s purported smartwatches. They can be seen in five colour options in the leaked renders. The specifications of the wearables are yet to be confirmed by the company. The alleged renders also indicate the same circular
Global Chromebook shipments continued to decline with shipments down 51.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 6 million units in the second quarter (Q2 2022), while tablet shipments grew by 0.15 percent YoY reaching 40.5 million units in the last quarter according to a report by International Data Corporation (IDC). Apple continues to lead the industry, with
Researchers have uncovered a list of 3,207 apps, some of which can be utilized to gain unauthorized access to Twitter accounts. The takeover is made possible, thanks to a leak of legitimate Consumer Key and Consumer Secret information, respectively, Singapore-based cybersecurity firm CloudSEK said in a report exclusively shared with The Hacker News. “Out of
WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let group admins delete messages for everyone, as per a beta update for WhatsApp for Android. This ability of admins will essentially help them keep the group better moderated. It is being rolled out to a handful of testers. The second feature that the instant-messaging app is
A water-activated disposable paper battery has the potential to significantly reduce the amount of electrical trash produced by single-use devices, such as those used in the medical and industrial sectors. Researchers have developed a battery that is cheap to assemble, biodegradable and made of renewable materials. Additionally, it can be made in a range of
Xiaomi Mijia Glasses have been launched by the Chinese company. The glasses are listed on the XiaomiYouPin website and will be open for crowdfunding from August 3. The specifications of the glasses have been revealed, but at the time of writing, we were unable to verify the details. The Mijia glasses reportedly feature a 50-megapixel
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s official Instagram account was reportedly hacked on Monday. The hacker shared a promotional tweet regarding cryptocurrency from his Instagram account. A link to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s fake crypto account was also attached to his handle. Imran Khan has currently over 7.4 million followers.
In this article 9868-HK NIO XPEV LI Xpeng said it delivered 11,524 in July, a rise versus the same time last year, but slipping from June’s figure. Xpeng had the highest deliveries out of its closest rivals Nio and Li Auto in July. Xpeng said it will begin accepting reservations for its new G9 SUV
Lenovo has unveiled its Legion Y700 Ultimate Edition tablet in China. The tablet comes with a colour-changing glass back and is powered by a Snapdragon 870 SoC. The Lenovo Legion Y700 Ultimate Edition is equipped with illuminating effects of RGB lighting that has been claimed to change during gaming. It features a chrome shell exterior
A 24-year-old Australian national has been charged for his purported role in the creation and sale of spyware for use by domestic violence perpetrators and child sex offenders. Jacob Wayne John Keen, who currently resides at Frankston, Melbourne, is said to have created the remote access trojan (RAT) when he was 15, in addition to
Sandeep Ravindranath, an Indian filmmaker, posted his latest work to YouTube in May. The video, a nine-minute fictional drama with no dialogue titled Anthem for Kashmir, depicts a young political activist on the lam from authorities. Indian viewers likely picked up on its numerous references to alleged extrajudicial murders in the heavily militarised province, which
A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where possible debris might fall. US Space Command said the Long March 5B rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 12:45pm EDT Saturday (16:45 GMT), but referred
OnePlus Nord Buds CE earbuds have been launched in India on Monday, August 1. The earbuds go on sale via the official company website and Flipkart starting August 4 at 12pm. The true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds feature a claimed total listening time of up to 20 hours with the charging case and up to
Oppo A77 5G was launched in Thailand in June. Now, it has been tipped that the Indian variant of the smartphone is going to make its way to the country in the first week of August. The Indian variant seems to be a 4G only model. The exact launch date has not been revealed yet.