So far 2022 confirms that passwords are not dead yet. Neither will they be anytime soon. Even though Microsoft and Apple are championing passwordless authentication methods, most applications and websites will not remove this option for a very long time. Think about it, internal apps that you do not want to integrate with third-party identity
Month: September 2022
WhatsApp removed nearly 24 lakh accounts in India in July, the company stated in its monthly compliance report. The Meta-owned messaging service is an intermediary under the IT Rules, and publishes monthly reports on actions taken against accounts on the platform. According to WhatsApp, 14 lakh accounts were banned ‘proactively’, which means they were removed
iPhone 14 series — comprised of the purported iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max — are expected to make their debut at Apple’s ‘Far Out’ launch event scheduled for September 7. The company is rumoured to do away with the ‘mini’ form factor, in favour of a larger
NASA has announced to award five new missions to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX). The US Space agency, in a brief on Thursday, mentioned that the missions will help in the crew transportation services to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract. These five crewed missions
HMD Global announced a slew of Nokia products at the IFA 2022 event in Berlin on Thursday. The highlight of the announcement is the Nokia X30 5G, which is claimed to be the company’s most eco-friendly handset to date. It is powered by a Snapdragon 695 5G SoC and features a 6.43-inch AMOLED display. During
Greenhouse Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Chait joins Emily Chang to discuss Apple’s push for a return to office of its employees at least three days a week, and the state of the tech labor market. Plus, what he thinks of the latest ‘quiet quitting’ trend.
Researchers have identified 1,859 apps across Android and iOS containing hard-coded Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials, posing a major security risk. “Over three-quarters (77%) of the apps contained valid AWS access tokens allowing access to private AWS cloud services,” Symantec’s Threat Hunter team, a part of Broadcom Software, said in a report shared with The
Meta could soon offer additional features for paid users. The social media giant is reportedly setting up a new product organisation to work on “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The unit is said to be led by Meta’s former Head of Research, Pratiti RayChoudhury. Other competitors in the space including Snap, and
A US appeals court on Wednesday reportedly ruled in favour of Apple, HTC and ZTE over claims that imports of their devices violate wireless technology patents held by INVT. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reportedly said that smartphones and other devices by Apple, HTC and ZTE do not infringe INVT’s rights
A piece of digital artwork that won first place in a fine art competition has prompted discussion on social media about the nature of art and what it means to be an artist. Jason Allen came first at the Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated artwork on Monday. According
The push for India’s first 5G spectrum may be heating up, but rollout plans in the country are still “a big maze,” according to a former CEO of Indian telco Bharti Airtel. Speaking to CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Wednesday, Sanjay Kapoor, who is now an independent analyst, said Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio’s $25
House of the Dragon co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik is stepping down. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Sapochnik, the co-creator and director of the first HBO Game of Thrones prequel series, is exiting the show. Starting with House of the Dragon season 2, Sapochnik will be credited as the executive producer, with fellow showrunner Ryan J. Condal
LG OLED Flex TV LX3 with a bendable display has been launched, and will be on demo at IFA 2022. The new television from LG has a 42-inch 4K screen that is bendable, so the TV can be used both as a flat and curved panel. The flexible panel can offer a maximum curvature of
Saints Row — a reboot of the beloved franchise created by Deep Silver Volition — seemingly had regained the trust of its fans after an initial reveal had them deeply worried. The developer was able to create some buzz through succeeding trailers, which made fans excited for its release. Now, having spent over a week
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 was somewhat of a novelty even though it was a big improvement over the original Z Flip. Samsung managed to make it water resistant, added a bigger cover display, and squeezed in top-tier performance. However, it was far from a usable smartphone, mainly because its battery life was quite weak
Apple on Wednesday backported security updates to older iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices to address a critical security flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-32893 (CVSS score: 8.8), is an out-of-bounds write issue affecting WebKit that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web
Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High court to disclose details of channels on the messaging app that were involved in sharing content in violation of copyright law, in a sealed cover within two weeks, according to a report. The High Court reportedly directed the messaging service to provide details of the channel operators,
The Moon has specific areas that never receive sunlight, regions that are located in areas of ‘permanent shadow’. These dark regions include the sunken floors of impact craters that remain shadowed and are extremely cold. Scientists believe that these sites, devoid of sunlight, might prove to be fruitful if explored — due to the possibility of
iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max — Apple’s upcoming high-end smartphone models — could sport display cutouts that appear as a single, contiguous pill when the phone is in use, according to a report. Over the past year, several leaks and reports have tipped Apple to replace the notch on its smartphones with a hole and