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What is juice jacking? Public charging kiosks can hack, infect smartphones with malware

Juice jacking is a new way of cyber attacking, hacking, stealing data or infecting your smartphone, tablet, or another computer device with malware while charging it in public kiosks.

Jun 1, 2020

Leaders in industry TIS control brings voice based home automation integrated with Alexa and Siri

The entire range of TIS products comes with FCC certification and CE marking on them.

Jun 1, 2020

'Let's light this candle': NASA resumes human spaceflight from US soil with historic SpaceX launch

SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.

May 31, 2020

World's largest electric plane takes off; leaves a greener path to follow

The 30-minute flight powered with an electric engine hardly made any noise which is in complete contrast with fuel-powered engine test flight that made a lot of noise.

May 31, 2020

WeTransfer not working in India: Best alternatives until government lifts ban

WeTransfer served as a beneficial tool for people working from home to transfer files with ease. But it has now been banned in India citing national security reasons.

May 30, 2020

TikTok rival app 'Mitron' has a Pakistani connection; should you be worried?

Mitron has been a raging success as it garnered millions of downloads as Indians moved to boycott TikTok in India. But the viral app has hit a roadblock after an ethical hacker made a shocking revelation.

May 30, 2020

Google removes MobiKwik from Play Store; Aarogya Setu is the reason

How MobiKwik app was delisted from Google Play Store after it included a link to download Aarogya Setu app.

May 29, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg sides with Trump on fact-check debate; Jack criticises move

Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a recent interview that social media platforms should not be arbiters of truth and deciding what's true or not can be a dangerous thing.

May 29, 2020

What is Mitron app, the desi TikTok rival that crossed 50 lakh downloads in a month

As the anti-TikTok sentiments are seen developing in India, Mitron can probably climb more heights in the tech world in no less time.

May 29, 2020

Huawei CFO's extradition trial creates rift between Canada, China

In a major blow to the Chinese tech giant Huawei, Canada court has refused to shut the extradition case of Meng, allowing it to proceed.

May 28, 2020

From learning new language to coding, highly recommended iOS apps for lockdown

Here are some iOS apps that every iPhone user must download in order to learn a new skill every day during lockdown.

May 27, 2020

Truecaller users' data for sale; Rs 75,000 for 4.75 crore Indian users' info

Personal data of 4.75 crore Indians has been put on sale on the dark web for a measly price, but Truecaller questions credibility of the dataset as hackers might be using its name for credibility.

May 27, 2020

Nokia shuts plant in Tamil Nadu after 42 test positive for coronavirus

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for COVID-19.

May 27, 2020

Two Galaxy M series phones in India in a week's time, priced below Rs 15,000

The new smartphones - Galaxy M01 and Galaxy M11 - would be sold via Samsung's offline retail channels as well as online platforms.

May 26, 2020

Hacker claims having Shopify, 3 crypto wallets data; companies deny

A hacker has claimed to have three large databases of private information of at least 80,000 customers. Companies deny, but customers are worried.

May 25, 2020