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At the end of April, a discovery was made while using Google Maps. Navigating to a specific location, and then zooming out, would reveal what was unmistakably the Android mascot peeing on the Apple logo. Well, Google wasn’t too fond of that find, apparently, and has therefore decided to disable the Maps Maker feature within Google Maps. With this particular feature, users could submit changes to Maps, and apparently that unrivaled ability has led to “escalated attacks to spam Google Maps,” according to a statement made by Google....

This transition isn’t quite limited to social networks either. Various companies like Apple have been attempting to push forward their own news facilitating services. Apple News, for instance, got an in-house editor-in-chief for updating sections like News Editors’ Picks and News Top Stories. Facebook’s enormous user base of more than two billion people allowed it become one of the most influential platforms for promoting content. Twitter has been always deemed as a news-first environment....

Google, today, started rolling out a major new update (v2.2) for Google Keep that introduces a plethora of of new features to the note-taking app. The first thing that you will notice in the app post the update is the yellow action bar, which is more inline with the yellow colored icon of Keep. Other notable changes include the ability to search for text snippets in images uploaded by you, a Trash, an updated Hamburger-style navigation menu and more....

The Nexus 6 went up for pre-order on the U.S. Play Store just a few minutes ago and it is now already being listed as “Out of Stock.” The handful of lucky Android lovers who managed to pre-order the handset will only be getting their hands on the device on or after November 21st, more than a week after the device will be available for purchase on T-Mobile. While the Nexus 6 is also slated to be available on the other major carriers in the United States including Verizon, the carriers are yet to announce a specific date for its release....

Google has started rolling out a new update for its Play Music app on Android. The update brings one major radio related feature ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ radio. As you must have guessed, this new feature will automatically play an auto-generated radio station depending on your past listening history. This new feature will only be available to Play Music All Access subscribers as it makes use of the vast music library, which can be accessed only via All Access....

Through malware, hackers have prompted at least 87 senior Defense Department employees to drop phishing scams on their e-mails and expose sensitive material they had in the e-mail. Russian Fancy Bear resorted to Phishing An Associated Press investigation revealed that Russian hackers are seeking secret information about military drones and a number of other US defense technologies had access to important and secret data after committing e-mails from outside officials to the department but were important in various processes related to military technologies....

To be more precise, cyber offenders have helped the Google Chrome web browser to get the user to install the threat in question. The security experts indicate that the installer groups several programs classified as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Programs). Some of these are responsible for listening to the waiting for instructions from a remote server. All those who do not know Google AdWords, it is an ad service. The user pays an amount to show his ad in the results of the search engine of the US company....

There’s one profession that never takes a holiday, and that’s burglary. Crooks take advantage of holidays, and an unoccupied house makes for a prime target. Tap or click here for tips on beefing up your security and reducing your risk of being robbed. Children are especially at risk of going missing while traveling. But your child can get lost even while out shopping at the local mall. That’s a horrifying thought, but fortunately, the FBI has an app to help find your children if they go missing and protect them during other emergencies....

In simple words, if we say, then let me clarify that Google eliminates the competition, hence, wants to kill Internet Explorer 6. Here’s The Secret YouTube Plot To KILL Internet Explorer 6 For a long time, the tech giant Google has been accused of carrying out certain unlawful practices in order to make its well-known software, of course, Google Chrome, succeed in a market as competitive as web browsers and so on....

So, even if you can’t respond to the email immediately, you can be easily reminded to do so, without having to snooze a message or add an event to a calendar. With the built-in Remind Me feature, you select the email for the reminder, set the reminder, and forget about it. At the time you set for the reminder, the email will automatically appear at the top of your inbox, with the tag ‘REMIND ME’ in the preview....

YouTube is also a platform for content creators to showcase their creative talent and earn revenue. While the site is very fast and offers you tons of free videos, it’s not accessible in every part of the world. Millions of users can’t access YouTube due to ISP blockage and geographical restrictions. Also, the site is blocked in schools since it’s an ultimate source of distraction for teenagers. How to Unblock YouTube?...

If you don’t have a trade-in, you can still get a $150 discount, bringing the price down to $749 instead of the original $899 price tag. More: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8+ Review The Galaxy Tab S8+ is a useful tool for working and relaxing. With the large 12.4-inch sAMOLED screen, you’ll get a stunning 8K HD resolution with up to 120Hz refresh rate. Coupled with the Wi-Fi 6E internet connection capability, you can stream, game, and more on the tablet....

Android users can get the same experience with a new app that sets a live, parallax-inspired mountain lake scene as your wallpaper. Mountains Now takes its design cue from the illustrated mountains found in Now: the default scenery for those not cool enough to live in a city where has created a custom illustration. ong with the mountain range, Mountains Now has lakes tiny sailboats that float across the screen....

This is Google Play Instant. Basically, you can go to the Play Store, choose a game, touch the “Test Now” button and you’re done. This has also been integrated into the Play Games app in the “Arcade” section. I experienced this with Clash Royale, and loading was pretty fast. The “Instant App” screen appears for less than two seconds; nor gave time to print the first time. It is possible to play some stages and, if you are interested, there is a button to download the full version....

The Google Play Store has millions of applications already with thousands being uploaded every month. This makes it somewhat difficult for Google to filter between the good apps and the bad. However, the company is now using machine learning in the form of peer grouping to filter malicious apps. Google achieves this by comparing a new application with a bunch of pre-approved apps to check if there are any new permissions required....

Google today rolled out the v9.12.0 of Google Maps that brings with it two brand new features: a timeline view that provides a history of all the places you have been to; and the ability to save your starred places with a custom name. The ‘Your Timeline’ view displays in great details your location history and even allows you to select a particular day in history. The Timeline is completely private and is only visible to you....

Making sure that your Google account is secure is very important, so Google wants to make sure you’re aware of any new device activity right when it happens. Google already sends out emails when a new account is added to a device, but now Android device owners will get another way to stay on top of things. Google has officially announced that it is rolling out native Android notifications to inform users when a new device has been added to their account....

Up until just recently, the file size limit for Android developers was set at 50MB. That restriction is changing, though. Google has announced via its Android Developers Blog that it is upping the maximum size of an Android APK that can be uploaded to 100MB. Doubling the size of the upload limit means that developers can start creating even more graphics-intensive games, as well as much more intricate applications in general....

HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. The walkthrough Note: Only write-ups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named Remote, is retired....

But the Israeli company Cellebrite seems to manage this area, and warned that there is no equipment that they do not have access, using the software they produce. The Israeli company Cellebrite is a well-known security firm that governments always resort. Recently it was revealed that the Israeli security firm Cellebrite technology can even uncover the information from the locked phones in just a few seconds, including the text messages and photos that have already been deleted....