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Most of us use CCleaner periodically as it would boost the PC performance, however, in a recent turn of events CCleaner is accused of injecting malware into the systems. The tool was part of a “security incident” wherein the users were updated with a digitally signed version of the software that eventually opened a malicious backdoor. The Security notifications further informed that both CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191 were compromised....

Where previously it was almost unsustainable to succeed as a mobile payment solution, these events have sublimed the entire landscape drastically well enough to enter. Therefore, a slew of conglomerates has been eyeing the country as a viable option now. The Korean manufacturer, Samsung, recently made an entry with its Samsung Pay platform which has been received quite positively largely become of its wide compatibility with PoS systems. Unfortunately, Samsung Pay is currently limited to the company’s own smartphones....

And so does the fish. Because it is actually made of Plaster of Paris. Well, what those travellers felt on their discovery must have been very similar to what we are feeling at the constant claims of at least three companies of bringing the “first 5G phone to India.” It is a laudable achievement. It is worthy of applause. The only problem is that it refers to something that does not really exist....

And now, as we are nearing the annual Google I/O conference, it seems that Larry Page and company is taking the next logical step to spread Google Now – its appearance on the Mac OS X. Google has always been smart with notification related products, since we are becoming so dependent on them, every day. Google Now for Mac OS X is in the works Soon enough, Google Now will be all over the place and we’ll become quite used to it....

Of course, this has not been confirmed officially and is not likely to be confirmed either for some time. But given the information we have received from our sources and our interactions with different executives in a variety of brands, foldables are no longer the sort of priority they were for phone manufacturers just a few months ago. “Those who have got units in production, or already have stock (like Samsung and Motorola), will try and sell off whatever they have, but will not follow through with new products....

This can be the perfect set-up for those who wish to comfortably view the person currently sitting in the front of their porch or, for those who like to visualize who has knocked on the door, while they were away. As for those who wish to get even more out of the device, certain extensions can be applied and customers can even lock or unlock the premises for afar....

The bit about the attractive discounts does seem to be right. We scanned the store very casually and came across classics like Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan for Rs 49, Arundhati Roy’s award-winning The God of Small Things for Rs 99 and Ramachandra Guha’s Gandhi Before India for Rs 240, all of which are a fraction of their paperback, and even their general Kindle prices. A statement from Niti Kumar, SVP, marketing, digital and communications, Penguin Random House India, hinted that the decision to open an exclusive ebook store was influenced by the COVID-19 crisis....

To help you better understand what the certification is and how does its presence affects your streaming quality, here’s everything you need to know about the Widevine certification. What is Widevine and how does it work? Widevine is one of the most widely used Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions out there. It was developed by Widevine Technologies in the 90s and later purchased by Google in the year 2010. Widevine supports multiple formats and platforms and is available across most of the smartphones (Android and iOS) in the market....

Creating 360-degree videos will require a camera rig setup like the one offered by Go Pro, or using products like Ricoh Theta. The new mode of video will allow viewers to pan zoom the video and switch to the desirable angle. On the web, this can be done by dragging around your mouse on the video and on Mobile the angle can be controlled by tilting the smartphone, thanks to the inbuilt gyroscopes....

Facebook’s Messenger mobile app is one of the most popular instant messaging apps out there. Connecting over 600 million users every month, the app allows users to text to their friends and other people on the social network, as well as make free voice calls. But what many don’t know is that the app was also constantly sharing information about their whereabouts. Previously the messaging client, by default, would share location information of users, and this data was available to all of their friends and members of the groups they are part of....

Oh yes, you should head back to the privacy settings under Account tab or just click here to go to the privacy tab directly and have a look at how your current privacy settings look like. This is how my settings look like. Except for the Bio, I do not share anything else publicly. I believe anyone with an iota of care about their privacy should also do the same....

The Redmi series has always sat between the budget Redmi A and the more mid-segment Redmi Note series, and the Redmi 8 is no exception. Which is actually a very good thing. Because just as the Redmi 8A and Redmi Note 7 Pro, the Redmi 8 is a very striking device. And just like those two worthies, it comes with a version of Xiaomi’s Aura design, this one called Aura Mirror finish....

The first phone marking Obi’s new coming in India is the SF1, the initials standing for San Francisco, where the phone has been designed (very much the un-China this is). And yes, it just takes a glance for you to realise that it is pretty much unlike anything out there in the phone looks department. Whether you actually LIKE the look is going to be a matter of opinion, though....

We were spot on. For once again, the folks at OnePlus have gone with a design that is rather different from the past. Gone is the trademark sandstone finish back that marked the first two editions of the device (those mourning for it can get a cover of the same texture) and so too is its removability – the OnePlus 3 is a unibody device. And yes, the leakers seem to have got it right – it does seem to bear more than a passing resemblance of devices from a Taiwanese company that was once considered the last word in Android phone design, but since when was “looking like an HTC device” a bad thing, really?...

If you enjoyed the feature and would like to have it on your Mac, then the good news is that there’s now a free app for you to use. Simply called Chat Heads, the app is available as a free download in the Mac App Store, bringing the same Facebook Chat Heads functionality to your OS X device. The app connects to your Facebook account and puts the same avatar circles on your desktop, allowing you to start new conversations, continue previous ones, and use Facebook’s main chat feature....

As you can tell, my demands are largely fundamental. I am not looking for any whizzy features from the future or a shiny exterior. Surprisingly though, not every smartphone, irrespective of the price range, is capable of checking all of these items. I always end up living with at least one major and essential compromise. When Google introduced the Pixel 2 — a successor to the highly acclaimed Pixel 1, I was almost certain that this will be the closest contender to fulfilling these requirements....

If you have ever been vanquished in a steaming argument just because of a silly grammar typo like the aforementioned one, you will love Grammarly’s new keyboard app. It’s only for iOS right now, and like its desktop counterpart, it suggests grammatical edits as you type in a chat window or while composing an email. Powered by an artificial intelligence algorithm, the keyboard app also recommends better alternatives for what you’re writing based on the context....

All the Nokia phones will be offered with a dual SIM feature in India and on the connectivity front will also offer 4G VoLTE across all the relevant bands. The Nokia 5 and the Nokia 3 fall in the budget segment category. Among the two, the Nokia 5 is primarily a compact version of the original Nokia 6. It comes with a 5.2-inch HD (1,280 x 720) Laminated IPS LCD display....

The design and build of the 8 Lite have grown on us from the time since we did the First Cut article. One only has to use a smaller screen phone to appreciate how good it feels, a breeze to use as compared to the 5.5-inch screen phones that have become the norm now. The metallic frame that goes all around the phone did pick up few scratches even with our careful usage....

While going this route to fix internet problems is fine, and you may want to do it over time to prevent temporary files from slowing down your browser, it isn’t an ideal solution when you know the problem is specific to a particular website. A better approach in this situation is to clear cache and cookies for that particular site exhibiting formatting or loading issues. But since not many know how to do it, here’s a guide with instructions to clear cache and cookies for a specific website on Chrome....