[slideshow] MOG is a Spotify-like service that streams 14 million songs to your devices and allows you to download music for offline viewing. The free version allows you to stream music against advertising. Meanwhile, the $4.99 version allows you to not only listen to ad-free music but also download music. The $9.99/month version allows unlimited downloads on mobile devices. Today, MOG added one new big device to its list: The iPad....
Windows 10 20H1 Preview Build 18945 New Cortana experience: The company is changing things up with Cortana on Windows 10 20H1 in Beta form. It features a new chat-based UI that allows you to type or speak your queries naturally. It will also support the following: Cortana now supports both light and dark themes in Windows.We have created a new, less intrusive screen for “Hey Cortana” queries so you can stay in the flow while you work....
Windows 10 20H1 Insider Build 18985 This latest build includes an improved and streamlined Bluetooth pairing experience for supported devices. If a device is nearby you’ll get a notification to start pairing. This is instead of going through all the screens in Bluetooth Settings. Microsoft is improving the optional update experience, too. Head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > View optional updates where you will see updates for drivers, non-security quality updates, and drivers....
Adobe Flash Player Update KB4010250 This Flash Player vulnerability affects all operating systems and Adobe released updates to resolve the issues last week. Supported browsers like Chrome and Firefox have already been patched using their own auto-updating mechanisms. The problem is that Microsoft Edge was still vulnerable because of the delay as it relies on Microsoft’s regular Patch Tuesday to get updated. Luckily, the company released MS17-005 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4010250)....
Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17623 The High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is included with both RS4 and RS5 builds. According to the post, “HEIF is an image container that leverages modern codecs like HEVC to improve quality, compression, and capabilities compared to earlier formats like JPEG, GIF, and PNG. In addition to traditional single images, HEIF supports encoding image sequences, image collections, auxiliary images like alpha or depth maps, live images & video, audio, and HDR for greater contrast....
A company spokesperson sent the following to explain what’s happening: “The channel chief role, previously held by Rodney Clark, will be split into two distinct leadership roles; one of which will be directly tied to sales with our channel partners and led by David Smith, new VP Channel Sales; and the other led by Julie Sanford, VP GTM, Programs and Experiences, with direct accountability for programs and offerings. The decision to evolve what formerly had been a single role into two distinct areas of responsibility is a reflection of the growing importance and breadth of our partner ecosystem all-up....
Then we heard the news that how a new patent acquired by the tech giant Microsoft that simply tells us that those in Redmond simply want to implement a fingerprint sensor on the keys of keyboards. Now, after months of testing with a small group of users, the tech giant Microsoft announces the arrival of Cortana, the personal assistant of the tech giant Microsoft to Skype. The personal assistant of the tech giant Microsoft, of course, Cortana will now power the dynamics of Skype in two ways....
A security researcher Jonas L has discovered this bug on Windows 10. He said the bug can be hidden in a ZIP file, or a folder, or on the Windows shortcut. So, if the infected folder or a ZIP file is opened, the bug gets activated and it corrupts the hard drive. This Windows 10 Bug is around for Three Years The vulnerability analyst, Will Dormann confirmed this and said that there could be more ways to trigger the NTFS corruption....
When it comes to the popular sandbox-type video games, Mojang Studios has done a great job by developing and publishing Minecraft. It was officially published in 2011 and offers a very good gameplay experience for the Windows, macOS, Linux platforms. The game is based on a 3D environment that allows users to build their own world in a customizable or you can say creative way. However, the Minecraft game literally keeps crashing before it starts for most of the PC players....
Minotaur is a boot2root CTF. Once you load the VM, treat it as a machine you can see on the network, i.e. you do not have physical access to this machine. Therefore, tricks like editing the VM’s BIOS or Grub configuration are not allowed. Only remote attacks are permitted. There are a few flag.txt files around to grab. /root/flag.txt is your ultimate goal. We suggest you use Virtual Box with a Host-Only Adapter to run Minotaur fairly painlessly....
In the latest Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft released several Windows 10 security fixes and bug corrections. The July update is a rather important one, as it rectifies no less than nine zero-day exploits. The update also fixes several minor flaws, bringing the total number to 117. As always, it is recommended that you download the update as soon as you can. Keep reading to find out how to get it now....
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Summit is happening now in San Francisco with Microsoft Vice President Joe Belfiore giving a demo on eight of the big new features to be included in Windows Phone 8. Some of the notables, as highlighted in the images above, include: a new SIM-based NFC wallet experience that will initially launch on Orange (and it appears to include iOS 6 Passbook-like features for third-party cards, etc.); Nokia Map technology for offline maps and turn-by-turn; and, an updated customizable home screen....
Windows 10 is preparing to soon have a way to make this process easier for users, with Near Share natively, which will allow file sharing automatically. For some years the tech giant Apple has made available in iOS and macOS AirDrop, which allows any Apple ecosystem equipment to receive and send files using only a wifi network. With a simple drag of a file to the desired device, this process happens almost automatically....
Milo Ventimiglia will play famed daredevil Evel Knievel for an upcoming limited series titled Evel, set to air on USA Network. Ventimiglia, famous for his role as Jack Pearson on This Is Us, has starred in a number of other projects recently. The limited series, will be his latest. Throughout the years, Knievel has been the subject of several films and his death-defying jumps have helped in creating a lasting legacy....
Today, we’re taking a look at some mobile apps designed to allow those who have their vision impaired to use a smartphone just like everyone else, and benefit from all the features that these devices offer. We hope these apps will provide a much needed service for anyone in need. Tools integrated within the mobile OS Most mobile operating systems offer some accessibility tools within the operating system itself for users with disabilities....
In this article, we are going to discuss how to fix the issue where mobile data is regularly disconnecting in Samsung Galaxy S20/S20+ and S20 Ultra. Samsung Galaxy S20 series is the latest premium and flagship smartphone from Samsung. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S20 series i.e., Galaxy S20, S20 Plus and S20 Ultra as its latest flagship family at the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, California. The Galaxy S20 series ships with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 chipset, which features more powerful image processing, a new fifth-generation AI Engine, better power efficiency, basically everything you could ask for in a mobile processor....
Microsoft Office on Android When Microsoft first invited users to test Office on their Android devices back in November, it was relegated to ARM-based tablets running KitKat. Now the company has added Lollipop to testing and has also opened it to the public since the program received an overwhelming response. Yes, your device has to be a tablet – smartphones will have to wait for now. The apps are the same Office core apps available on iPad – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint....
With the release of Windows 7 today, Microsoft also released an updated version of their Security Scanning Tool – Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer or MBSA Version 2.1.1. Microsoft says this latest release builds on previous versions by adding support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The free Windows security scanning tool is a must for the InfoSec toolkit or any IT pro for that matter. It’s nice to see MS didn’t waste any time getting this out....
Note: If you don’t want to wait for the update to come to your computer, check out our articles on how to remove Flash today: How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10How to Manually Remove Adobe Flash from Your Mac Microsoft Removing Adobe Flash this July Microsoft notes that it is getting ready to remove the Adobe Flash component this summer. This will make sure that everyone will have the vulnerable and security-ridden component removed whether they manually do it or not....
It wasn’t long after the watchOS 7 release that some Apple Watch owners started reporting missing GPS data from workouts. Apple now has a suggested partial fix, but it appears it won’t restore the missing data … We reported the problem last month. MacRumors spotted a new Apple Support document addressing the issue. It appears the iOS 14 and watchOS 7 updates could cause a whole array of problems, not just missing GPS data....
