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A couple of days ago, the Verizon’s Galaxy S3 started receiving its Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. Joining it today is its bigger brother, the Galaxy Note 2. The Sprint and T-Mobile variant of the Note 2 have already received their fair share of Jelly Bean love, with the Verizon variant joining them today. The update brings quite a few goodies including Samsung KNOX support for better security, Galaxy Gear compatibility, enhanced S-Voice, music player, camera app and more....

I have always believed in making TechPP – a place to share the knowledge on anything related to Technology and Internet – be it Web 2.0, Social media, Computers or Wordpress in a simple, easy to understand way. But I do feel that there are certain areas and topics which still need to be explored and covered and though I think I can contribute in those areas, I don’t really think that I can find time to do it....

We reported on three recent product recalls that carry the risk of burns and fire. These products were available in stores as well as through online retailers. Tap or click here for details and instructions on dealing with these items if you have any of them. First warning In December 2020, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers regarding “nearly 50 male enhancement or weight loss products that have been found to contain hidden ingredients and may pose a significant health risk....

The wait is finally over, with this device joining several Sony phones in finally seeing the most recent version of Android. They join a list that includes most flagship devices in getting their taste of all those new Android 5.0 features. But on to the rest of the updates details. They’re part of our weekly roundup of major software updates for the biggest devices, including phones tablets on U.S. carriers, unlocked phones, even wearables....

So, what Vodafone is offering to users who buy Nokia phones? Well, all customers who purchase Nokia 5 or Nokia 3 smartphone will get 5GB 4G/3G data fo three months. Vodafone is actually offering 4GB free data to those customers who buy a 1GB data plan which starts at the price of Rs 142. The best part of the offer is users will also get the same offer for three consecutive billing cycle....

Vulnerable USB devices This research has been carried out by the scientists at the University of Adelaide in Australia. According to the project leader, Yuval Yarom: “Electricity flows like water along the pipes.” “In our project, we showed that the voltage fluctuations of the USB port data lines can be monitored from the adjacent ports on the USB hub,” he adds. This scenario implies that an attacker can use a maliciously configured USB device, inserted in a nearby port and with which it will be able to subtract information....

Recently in Russia, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 officially received its update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. In other parts of the world, owners of the Galaxy S5 were not all that pleased. For any of those individuals under Verizon Wireless’ flag in the United States who wasn’t all that happy with that particular development, the wait for the latest version of Android is finally coming to an end. Verizon Wireless has officially confirmed that the over the air rollout for Lollipop has just begun for the Galaxy S5, and that the update should be landing on devices soon....

However, now the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has unveiled a 3D sensor technology that promises to be much better than the Face ID, used by the tech giant Apple on the iPhone X. The sensor can be installed next to the front camera of a smartphone and has 300,000 points of facial recognition and objects, compared to 30 thousand of the iPhone X. In addition, while Face ID is designed specifically to identify your face, technology of China is more flexible, promising to map objects up to three meters away....

Till to the date, eight different Chrome extensions have been identified that have fallen into the same trap: Basically what happens? The attacker simply uses to send an email to the developers of these extensions posing as Google, and through this phishing technique got the necessary password to access the account of its victims. Then it simply updates the extensions to introduce its malicious code, and in the vast majority of cases, over the next few weeks, users of the infected extensions were not even aware that they had been caught in a trap....

We all know that vulnerabilities in web pages are quite common these days. They range from SQL injections, XSS vulnerabilities, CSRF, etc. In this article we’ll provide basic examples of the most common vulnerabilities you’ll find in web pages—including and especially WordPress. We’ll describe them in detail below. DoS (Denial of Service) The denial of service happens for various reasons, but we won’t describe anything like attackers trying to DoS a specific web site with a botnet of compromised computers, but we’ll rather describe how a DoS vulnerability can happen when writing a code....

Recently, the security researchers at Panda Security claimed that they have found a crypto jacking malware in October 2017 which was fueled by NSA’s EternalBlue Exploit. However, the latest malware comes with a twist. As we know hackers are trying different methods to mine cryptocurrency using victim’s CPU Power and the latest malware which is known as WannaMine hijacks victim’s CPU cycles to mine Monero. Another security firm called CrowdStrike claims that they have observed an increase in the number of WannaMine infections in the last couple of months....

Now, I wouldn’t have done this if any other smartwatch would have been on sale mostly because of two things – Pebble smartwatches have long-lasting battery lives, a week in the case of Pebble 2, and second, they get the job done without being too superfluous. The Pebble 2, especially, has most of the hardware components you’d expect from a “smart” watch – heart rate scanner, an easily readable display, a rich developer community, and more....

Windows 10 security offers improved features from previous versions and some new features. These features include; Microsoft BitLocker, New Windows Defender features, Windows Defender SmartScreen, Window Defender Application Guard, Windows Defender Device Guard, Windows Defender Credential Guard, Windows 10 feature release version 1903 changes, Windows Sandbox, Windows Update, and Better Security Baselines. Microsoft Edge Security Microsoft BitLocker isn’t new but it provides encryption for the full drive. It’s available on Windows Enterprise and Pro editions....

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Cryptocurrency used to feel like a tall tale that we heard rumors about from our friends. We’ve all heard that story of someone who invested in Bitcoin and suddenly became a millionaire. Most of us brushed it off in disbelief. Cryptocurrency was risky and seemed like it wouldn’t last. Tap or click here for a deep dive into Bitcoin. Since it began, one Bitcoin has risen in value to more than $58,000....

The key benefit of VPN apps relies on Privacy and its the only reason why the use of VPN apps are on the rise. You will find VPN apps for almost all major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. Well, VPN not only allows users to access blocked sites, but it can also encrypt the connection. You can read out this article to know the reasons why you need to use a VPN app....

As already mentioned, the all-new TVs come in four screen sizes: 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch, and include pro picture calibration, which allows users to adjusts elements like the color temperature, noise reduction, along with a few other aspects. The TV features a 4K (DLED) panel that comes in at 3840 x 2160 pixels and provides 400 nits of brightness. There is support for HDR10, Dolby Vision, and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) standards, along with DTS Virtual:X and Dolby Digital+, on the audio side of things....

The device will start shipping from Verizon on Nov. 27, while Sprint is scheduled to offer it on Thursday AT&T on Nov. 6, according to the operators’ respective websites. l three want users to pay $299.99 up front with a two-year service contract. The retail price is $699.99 on Verizon’s website AT&T offers the Note II for $649.99 without commitments. The E-compatible Galaxy Note II is based on Android 4....

Using the tiniest amount of RAM and code, each ghost is programmed with its own specific behaviors, which combine to create the masterpiece work, according to Paul Galloway, collection specialist for the Architecture and Design Department. This was the first time I’d seen video games inside a museum, and I had come to this exhibit to see if I could glean some insight into technology through the lens of art....

Leading the way with a CVSS score of 9.9 is CVE-2022-20777 and relates to a bug in next generation input/output feature that allowed an authenticated remote attacker to jump out of the guest VM and run commands as root on the host machines via an API call. Cisco obviously points out that such access could compromise the host completely. For unauthenticated remote attackers, CVE-2022-20779 with a CVSS score of 8....