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Thousands of Instagram credentials exposed; Social Captain takes responsibility, fixes issue

Instagram credentials leaked by a Booting company, Social Captain, which said the issue is fixed now

Jan 31, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

OnePlus joins Wireless Power Consortium; this could mean only one thing

OnePlus has been listed as a member of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) which indicates that OnePlus will finally introduce wireless charging on its upcoming OnePlus 8

Jan 31, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Bank of Japan announces negative interest rates

BOJ warns of cyber-attack vulnerability ahead of Olympic Games

The financial institution of Japan warned that the country's other banks must guard against cyber-attacks ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Jan 31, 2020

By Reuters

Cybersecurity

Fact check: Singapore Govt debunks coronavirus posts; asks citizens not to spread rumours

Singapore government has debunked a series of misleading posted on social media related to the China virus outbreak

Jan 31, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Apple watch: New patent filings show upcoming smartwatch would eliminate digital crown, introduce ergonomic bands

Though there are no leaks or rumors about the anticipated smartwatch, two new patent filings provide glimpses of two of its features

Jan 31, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Google provides one-stop solution for coronavirus-related queries with SOS page

The SOS page would help the user with all available information regarding coronavirus along with required URLs which would come in handy at times of emergency

Jan 31, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Coronavirus

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G surfaces in new leak, hinting at 108 MP camera, 16 GB RAM

The leak also hints that the upcoming Xiaomi premium phone would house 16 GB RAM paired with 512 GB inbuilt storage

Jan 31, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Google Earth app now allows you to view the earth from 30,000 miles up in space

Google has updated the Google Earth app with the ability to let you zoom out and see the cosmos in the palm of your hand

Jan 30, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Apple's wearables business is now as big as a Fortune 150 company; overtakes Mac revenue

Apple's wearables division brought in $10 billion in revenue in the latest quarter and its thanks to the overwhelming sales of the Apple Watch and the AirPods

Jan 30, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Apple ios

Cyberattack on UN: Geneva and Vienna targeted by 'well-resourced' security breach

United Nations faced cybersecurity incidents in Geneva and Vienna offices in 2019, but the official statement came in 2020 January

Jan 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Japanese billionaire backtracks from finding girlfriend for romantic date in space

Yusaku Maezawa had earlier announced that he was looking for single females who were willing to go on a space date with him in a private Space X flight

Jan 30, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

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