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It took American Express nine years after that to revolutionize the industry with the credit card imprint machine. If you were born after the mid-‘80s, you’ll probably not know that electronic readers didn’t exist. A copy of your card was made on paper. Fast-forward a few decades, and the paper method has become obsolete in favor of scanning, tapping and swiping. While simply holding your card near the reader is a great step forward, the technology comes with some danger....

If you are into video editing stuff, you might know the importance of a proper video editing tool. There’s no shortage of video editing tools on Windows 10, but most of them were complicated to use. This is the only reason why users look for ways to run mobile video editing apps on Windows PC. Compared to desktop video editing software, mobile video editing apps were simple and easy to use....

While the port brings a taste of Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Nexus 4, its the apps it packs that makes it more interesting. Unlike the Lollipop Developer preview for the Nexus 5 and 7, the leaked Nexus 6 ROM contains many Lollipop exclusive Google apps along with a Material makeover of some existing apps. This includes the new Messenger app, Google Fit and an updated version of Play Music, Gmail and Play Books with a Material makeover....

As security awareness practitioners, we need to be better than the criminals at influencing our employees’ behavior. Just like today’s digital marketing, customization is key. Tailoring your training and awareness program by employee role, responsibility and access can make it much more effective. Sound time consuming? It doesn’t have to be. Regardless of what training platform you use, you can take these steps to get the right training to the right person and be more effective....

To make a long story short, companies like Netflix need to jump through hoops to get the right to stream certain movies and shows. Often, another company will beat Netflix to the punch and buy the exclusive right to stream a show in a specific country. This means you can fall in love with a new show while you’re vacationing abroad, only to see it’s gone from your Netflix account once you return home....

Later today, OnePlus will be unveiling their much anticipated flagship killer for 2015 — the OnePlus 2. Over the last few weeks, the company has already revealed that the handset is going to be powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor, feature a fingerprint scanner, 4GB RAM, and more. With just a few hours left for the OnePlus 2 to be officially unveiled, the hype around the phone has reached its peak....

When Read Receipt is turned on, people will be notified when you read the messages they’ve sent you. Vice versa, if it’s turned on on their side, you will be notified when they read your text. It depends on how you look at them. Some people like these notifications because they give a sense of an immediate and urgent connection with others. Others hate them because they seem intrusive. The common denominator is that Read Receipts force people to reply back as soon as possible and it depends if you see this as a good or bad thing....

HP’s Android based tablets might not have met with success but that has not stopped the company from trying. Today, the company has released two tablets phablets with a 6-inch and 7-inch screen, respectively, that can also make phone calls and are meant for India. The Slate6 VoiceTab and Slate7 VoiceTab are powered by an unspecified quad-core (probably A7 based), pack 16GB of storage, HD cameras in the front and rear, front-facing stereo speakers, dual SIM slots and a microSD card slot....

That’s not the only new feature of the V10. It offers complete manual camera controls a new second screen feature. And although I’m not entirely sold on that second screen, I like ’s new smartphone. The V10 appears to be a solid phablet release I’m really looking forward to delving into those camera controls when we get the device in for review. For now, here’s a sneak peak at what it has to offer....

HTC makes it a habit to tout the all-metal body on the HTC One M8 every chance it gets, and rightly so, considering that metallic unibody design is one of the biggest attractions of the company’s flagship smartphone. However, a new report suggests that in pursuit of a lower price tag, HTC is working on a plastic variant of the One M8, one that will have a lesser build but will otherwise carry the exact same hardware....

From the outside, at least, the Nova 2 Lite seems to be largely inspired by its cousin, the Honor 9 Lite. There’s an all-glass body and three color options to choose from — Matte Black, Blue, and Gold. The front is mostly dominated by a tall 5.99-inch HD+ IPS screen which leaves minimal room for bezels. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 instead of the company’s own Kirin chipsets....

However, Xiaomi was quick to respond and in a statement said “The transparent back on Mi 8 Explorer Edition is indeed made of transparent glass, and there isn’t a sticker with a picture on it. The parts that you see on the back upper half, for example, are parts of the actual mainboard.” The only way to check the veracity of those claims was to wait until someone managed to acquire a unit....

Bloomberg sources report that Apple is planning major improvements to the iPhone’s lock screen in the forthcoming iOS 16 and iPhone 14. News of the possible iOS features comes ahead of Apple’s 2022 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) beginning June 6, where it shares what’s new in its operating systems and hardware. The always-on lock screen would provide handy at-a-glance information, much like the always-on mode in the 2019 Apple Watch 5 and later, as well as new widget-like capabilities and wallpapers....

Finally, an iPhone that looks and feels different Love it or hate it – and in best iPhone tradition, the X too is deeply divisive (at the time of writing, there was already speculation that it would be discontinued in a few months) – there is no denying the fact that the iPhone X comes with the most distinct design that we have seen on an iPhone since, well, the slightly box-y iPhone 4....

I’ve been using the latest beta of Android 13 (beta 2) and I’m here to tell you it’s one smooth experience. And although you won’t find a figurative ton of new features, there are a few new additions that many will find welcoming. One such feature is the new clipboard editor. This new addition is exactly what it sounds like, in that it gives you the ability to edit what you’ve copied to the clipboard....

Web Application Architecture Most dynamic web applications primarily consist of three components as shown below. Client Server Database The following figure shows a simple dynamic web application architecture with Login workflow. Following is a brief description of these three components. Client: Client is usually a web browser or command line client like cURL. There are several technologies used on the client side of a web application and they are usually intended to be executed in the browsers....

Today, adding to their woes is the arrest of some of their senior level designers in Taipei, over the suspicion of fraudulent expense claims and stealing of some trade secrets. Of the five people arrested, the notable ones include Vice President of Product design Thomas Chien, R&D Director Wu Chien Hung and the person who personally sketched out the One’s design, Justin Huang. Reports suggest that HTC’s chairwoman, Cher Wang, personally filed a complaint against them....

But of course, I held my verdict until I had the chance to fairly test it. And I thought what better opportunity to do so than taking it to Kygo’s concert. The lighting will be challenging, I won’t be as close to the subject as I would hope, the perfect shot window will be infinitesimal, and my hands will be shakier than they would normally. Clearly, it seems like a scenario for a phone camera’s worst nightmare....

The latest data from research firm Canalys shows that the Indian smartphone market has overtaken U.S. to become the world’s second largest smartphone market in the world after China. Smartphone shipments in the country grew by 23 percent in Q3, 2017 for a total of over 40 million units. Samsung and Xiaomi made the most of the strong growth and shipped 9.4 million and 9.2 million smartphones, respectively. Both companies combined accounted for almost 50 percent of the total smartphone shipments in Q3, 2017 in India....

Recently, Instagram has also been working on an auto age verification process from your camera when you allow it, which can be done by AI Tool that can scan your face to verify your age. Instagram Soon Enable You To Post Every Video as Reel Meta-owned Instagram introduced short videos section to the platform named Instagram Reels to compete with YouTube Shorts and popular TikTok, and now it seems that the company wants it as the only way to videos on the platform....