Instagram’s delete buttons may not have functioned as you intended them to in the last year. Discovered by an independent security researcher, Saugat Pokharel, Instagram (via TechCrunch) kept copies of deleted pictures and private direct messages on its servers even after someone removed them from their account. Last year, when Pokharel downloaded an archive of
Month: August 2020
The U.S. Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane has bagged a prestigious trophy awarded annually for outstanding U.S. achievements in aviation and space. Boeing, which designed and built the reusable, autonomous orbital vehicle, this week joined the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to receive the Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association. Given for “advancing the
The iPhone X was another technological masterpiece from Apple when it debuted, but it changed a lot about how iPhones operate. If you’re switching from an older iPhone to this version, you may find there are some differences to figure out. Adapting to your iPhone X is easier when you learn some tips and tricks
When it comes to peace of mind amid the coronavirus, which can survive for several days on some surfaces, including your electronics or counters, disinfecting those surfaces is essential. This is, in fact, one of the CDC’s guidelines for limiting our exposure to the virus, as well as its spread. Disinfectant wipes, like Clorox wipes,
This illustration picture shows the video game Fortnite app logo displayed by a tablet in Paris, on February 18, 2019. Photo: Lionel Bonaventure (Getty Images) Google kicked Fortnite off its Play Store on Thursday following the unparalleled theatrics of its removal from Apple’s app store earlier today. Advertisement As a recap, publisher Epic Games recently
Step into the shoes of Rick, Daryl, and other fan favorites September 23rd. Roughly 15 months after its initial reveal, Survios Inc. and AMC today announced the official release date for The Walking Dead Onslaught alongside a brand new gameplay trailer, offering us our first look at the highly-anticipated VR zombie-killing adventure in action. Arriving
A new update lets you blow up even more sh*t from the comfort of a military grade kayak. The reviews are in and players are loving Phantom: Covert Ops. nDreams’ tactical stealth shooter has you stepping into the boots of a highly-trained covert operative tasked with stopping a disgraced former Soviet General named Nikolia Zhurov
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It’s not the most fun part of your digital life, but strengthening your security online should be a priority. Don’t know where to start? Updating your email passwords regularly is a great first step. For many people, however, this may mean changing a password for a Gmail account. If this is your first time updating
tech2 News StaffAug 13, 2020 18:35:49 IST Facebook has recently addressed how COVID-19 has affected the firm’s ability to remove harmful or inappropriate content from its website. In an attempt to minimize misinformation around the coronavirus pandemic from spreading on the platform, it will now warn the user before posting links related to COVID-19. According to a Facebook blogpost, users will now see a notification
This weekend marks the end of the shortened and rescheduled PGA Tour. The Wyndham Championship starts today and will supply the final tournament of the regular season, taking place in North Carolina with many key players from the 2020 season hoping to move up in the ranks before next week’s playoffs begin. Despite this being considered
Facebook’s information hub for voting resources, which it announced a few weeks ago, is now available in the United States. The social network, in a blog post, writes that by offering quick access to accurate and authoritative voting information, it wants to help “protect the integrity of our elections” and “navigate a confusing election process”.
A UH-1N Huey helicopter taking off from Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi in 2005.Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws (Fair Use) Someone opened fire on a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter while it was flying in Virginia around noon on Monday, injuring one of the two pilots on board,
Despite being postponed until October this year, Amazon’s big blowout sale is finally landing and bringing with it a truckload of sweet, sweet Prime Day deals. Prime Day is already one of the best times of the year to score juicy discounts on all sorts of stuff, and it looks as if the sale itself
Given the ubiquity of laptops today, it’s no surprise that MacBooks command the lion’s share of the MacOS market. Desktop PCs haven’t gone the way of the dinosaur, though, and if you’re looking for what might be the cheapest entry point into the Mac ecosystem, then it’s a mistake to overlook the Mac Mini. These
Nreal’s smartphone-powered consumer AR headset finally arrive this month in Korea. Available now for pre-order, the Nreal Light AR smart glasses connect with compatible Android smartphones to bring your favorite apps, such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Chrome, to life in augmented reality. Just as important, the headset features a slim, lightweight frame designed
Pikachu dance shows, live battles, and Pokémon-themed carnival games galore. Today marks the start of the Pokémon Virtual Fest, an online-only Pokémon-themed event composed of multiple games, rides, and performances centered around the iconic Japanese franchise. The app is in Japanese, which can make it difficult to navigate at times, but not impossible. Besides, what
Prepare to fight.Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP (Getty Images) The veepstakes is over. Let the analysis begin! On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden chose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. People have opinions on this choice. Some say she’s excellent! Others not so much! Who can say really! Advertisement Look, we know these two
The creators of the beloved Nickelodeon animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender have cut ties with the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation, stating that they left in June of this year after two years in pre-production. Michael Dante DiMartino claimed in a letter that he and co-creator Bryan Konietzko felt a lack of an ability to
Almost everyone today carries at least one wireless device in their pocket, but the flip-side of wireless freedom is that those internal batteries need daily charging — yet many standard wall chargers and portable power banks simply don’t juice up your gadgets quickly enough when you’re on the move. Enter the super-cheap Anker PowerPort III
FP TrendingAug 12, 2020 18:34:14 IST EA Access is finally geared up to enter the PC gamer universe via Steam! According to a report on Digital Trends, EA Access is a subscription service with more than 100 games in its catalogues. The report adds that Electronic Arts and Steam had earlier announced their collaboration. However, the actual
FP TrendingAug 12, 2020 15:31:48 IST Apple is expected to launch its upcoming iPhone 12 series later this year. The models in the lineup are likely to support 5G. Now, as per a report by Business Insider, the Cupertino-based tech company is planning to release a cheaper version of the iPhone that will come with
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, better known as TESS, recently completed its primary mission in which it made a slew of fascinating discoveries while imaging around 75% of the starry sky. NASA’s Patricia Boyd, a scientist on the project, hailed it as a “roaring success.” After launching in April 2018 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
Apple has been fined $506 million (via Bloomberg) by a federal jury in Texas for “willfully” infringing a total of five patents on cellular standards. The lawsuit was filed by a group of companies including PanOptics and Optis Wireless Technology over a year ago that claimed Apple owed them royalties for violating several patents on
TikTok offices in Los Angeles, August 2020.Photo: Chris Delmas (Getty Images) TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app that Donald Trump’s administration is incoherently threatening to ban from the U.S. and may be gearing up for a court fight in response, quietly collected persistent identifiers from Android devices for 15 months, according to a report in the
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the biggest annual events of its kind, and it’s coming soon to a sky near you. The so-called “shooting stars” that you see fizzing brightly across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower are fragments of the Swift-Tuttle comet burning up as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere at
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffered heavy damage on Monday, August 10, when an auxiliary cable above the reflector dish broke, according to the University of Central Florida. The falling cable ripped a 100-foot long tear in the dish, damaging some of the panels in the observatory’s Gregorian dish along the way. The observatory
Physically walk, balance, and whip your way through this uniquely physical VR puzzle platformer. After four years of development, Danish independent game developer Rune Skovbo Johansen has finally released a playable demo for his long-awaited room-scale VR experience, Eye of the Temple, offering players the chance to step into the shoes of Indiana Jones and
Twitch and YouTube influencers battle it out in The Apocalypse Games. One of 2020’s biggest and most-anticipated summer sporting events is finally here, and it will bring the most prestigious athletes together to compete for honor, grace, and glory. Nope, I’m not talking about the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Those have been postponed to 2021 due
Why get a projector when you can get a 4K TV instead? Simple. Projectors are way cheaper and provide an even more massive picture. They’re also much easier to lug around and don’t take too much shelf space. We’ve scoured Amazon and found these fantastic projectors that are on sale. Get the Apeman 3800L, ViewSonic
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