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So you turned to cloud services. Now you have hundreds of accounts and logins, much of your data is in SaaS applications run by competing companies, and even single sign-on seems aspirational. Billing, provisioning, backups, and security are scattered among dozens of unrelated stakeholders. Also: Digital transformation powered by edge-to-cloud comes to life in this scenario of a big-box retailer When something goes wrong (and it often does), finding out which system is at fault takes forever....

Check it: In the transition from last year’s G4 to this year’s G5, moved to a nearly all-metal design, added a fingerprint sensor, overhauled its battery swapping system. The company also added an always-on display, a second rear-facing camera for taking wider-angle shots. On face value, these all sound like interesting, welcome additions. But dig a bit deeper, you’ll find some of the changes are quite incremental, not always well-executed....

It began as a simple search engine in the late 1990s but has become a force to be reckoned with over the years. Think of everything Google has to offer nowadays. From its own line of smartphones, to Google Maps, to the very popular Chrome browser, there are plenty of success stories to talk about. Gmail has also taken off as one of the world’s leading email services. There are nearly 1....

The technique used shall be existed longer to detect copyrighted videos easily. With so-called “hashes” to recognize a sort of digital fingerprint, as the YouTube videos can be removed and which possibly violated the rights. For example videos of beheadings, or videos with instructions for making bombs that have been previously removed, can then be detected automatically. Extremist videos that have not been shared previously can also be recognized by the system, but will not be achieved automatically offline....

Who’s going to make it? In the past we’ve seen Google phones manufactured by LG, HTC, Huawei, Samsung and Motorola. The maker of the new Google phone could be any of these partners, but equally it could be a brand-new hardware partner. For those unfamiliar, for both its smartphone series Google hires a third-party to be in charge of hardware. Last year, the search engine giant assigned HTC to manufacture Google Pixel, and the Google Pixel XL....

Google has started rolling out a new version of the Play Store (v6.7) that makes it easier to join a beta program for an app and provide developers with direct feedback about it. Up until now, signing up for the beta test of an app through the Google Play Store redirected one to a Google Play Store page inside a browser, which did not provide an intuitive and cohesive experience....

The event was presided over by the Google head honchos and it was Sunder who lead the pack. Google announced how it would be taking the necessary steps to make the internet accessible for the non-English speakers. Sunder said that Google would be working on making Android compatible with many languages and it would also be focusing on making the webpages lighter thus enabling the users to access the content even on a relatively slower connection....

One of Android 12’s highlighted features was the dynamic theming engine that pulled colors from the current wallpaper to change the system-wide color scheme. Now, Google’s Image Search results could feature a similar implementation where the colors in the image define the colors in the search results page. Android 12’s dynamic theming engine dubbed “Monet” is crucial for Google’s Material You design language. While third-party apps are still getting around to using Monet, most Google apps already change colors dynamically based on your wallpaper’s palette....

Hackers Can Now Hack Facebook Messenger App To Modify Messages Checkpoint Security Researcher, Roman Zaikin discovered the vulnerability which ultimately allows hackers to control the Facebook chat and change the messages according to their needs. Hackers can also delete and replace text, links and files exchanged in the conversations. As we know, Facebook messenger conversations are accepted as legitimate evidence by courts in US, Australia, and Europe. Hence, hackers could modify the chats to conceal evidence of a crime or even mistreat it to blame an honest person....

There are many different types of hacks that can occur to an organization’s network. Often, companies tend to focus on the most popular type of hack – unknown intruders from the outside of the network accessing the companies secure data. There is another type of hack, which is a security breach from the inside of the organization from the companies own employees. This often happens more often than an organization realizes....

“We waited until technology caught up with our high standards for guest experience, but it will be worth the wait,” Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO Peter Ingram said. “Our guests can look forward to fast, seamless and free Wi-Fi to complement our award-winning onboard Hawaiian hospitality.” The service will be rolled out to the carrier’s Airbus A330 and A321neo fleet, and its new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on flights to North America, Asia, and Oceania....

On Sunday, July 30th, hackers reported the security breach to several journalists via anonymous email, below an excerpt from the message: “Hi to all mankind. The greatest leak of cyber space era is happening. What’s its name? Oh, I forget to tell. It’s HBO and Game of Thrones……!!!!!! You are lucky to be the first pioneers to witness and download the leak. Enjoy it & spread the words. Whoever spreads well, we will have an interview with him....

SimpliSafe has everything you need to protect your home with none of the drawbacks of traditional home security. It’s got an arsenal of sensors and cameras to blanket every room, window and door tailored to your home. Professional monitoring keeps watch 24/7, ready to send police, fire or medical professionals if there’s an emergency. Get a free HD security camera See and hear what’s happening at home any time, anywhere....

Despite the sharp uptick in users, Netflix is still charging existing customers a monthly fee. This flies in the face of other services that are extending freebies during the coronavirus outbreak. Tap or click to see what you can get for free right now. With money tight for so many Americans nowadays, free Netflix would be a sight for sore eyes. But if you get an offer for free Netflix over text or WhatsApp, delete it immediately....

We have already seen a preview of Samsung’s TouchWiz flavored Lollipop on the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4. Next in line for a little tease is Samsung’s latest phablet — the Galaxy Note 4. This time around though, instead of a video preview, the Lollipop firmware for the Galaxy Note 4 has been teased through a couple of photos. The photos provide us a look at how Samsung has managed to integrate the new features of Lollipop with its TouchWiz skin in the lock screen and notification bar....

With the Mega Lifetime Bundle, you’ll have unlimited access to over 1,800 courses that will keep your skillset relevant for years to come, and its library is constantly growing. This massive bundle comprises lifetime subscriptions to three leading online learning platforms, plus a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited to ensure you’re learning safely. Infosec4TC has earned 4.8 stars on Trustpilot and gives you lifetime access to self-paced certification courses on cybersecurity to keep your skills sharp for life....

This range extender employs cutting-edge software technology to connect to your existing WiFi network via Ethernet and enhance the internet signal to increase your speed all the way up to 300mbps. It is universally compatible, so you can use it with all standard 802.11b/g/n/a wireless internet routers. The signal booster has a long range with a reach of 2,640 square feet. You just have to place each one where it can take a signal and broadcast it to where your original router couldn’t reach....

In response to a request for clarification from the US Senate, the company, of course, the tech giant Google has now admitted this situation and revealed some additional information, which shows its rules for this use. The tech giant Google’s position on the issue raised in July this year has never been clear. Although the tech giant Google itself decided not to read Gmail messages and get information from them, it was suspected that outside programmers had access to all this information, without the users having a clue....

Looking at Reliance’s approach over the past few years — especially since the launch of Jio — the company has been striving to make data more affordable and connect a large number of people, untouched with the country’s digital revolution, to the internet. At first, it introduced 4G connectivity, and along with that, brought in new tariffs for data and call, which were comparatively lower than other carriers, in an effort to avail cellular connectivity and internet to the masses....

Just like Chromebooks, this uses Chrome OS, the cloud-centric, easy-to-manage, and fast operating system. With it, your once out-of-date PCs and Macs can get a new lease on life. If that sounds familiar, well, it should. ChromeOS Flex traces its ancestry to Neverware, a company that took ChromeOS’s open-source foundation, ChromiumOS, and turned it into an easy-to-use operating system, CloudReady. It enabled you to squeeze extra life out of old Windows PCs and Macs....