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That’s what is happening right now, as a major voter profiling firm is embroiled in a massive disgraceful scandal. They are accused of using a quiz on Facebook to harvest your profile and the profiles of your friends. All of the information was gathered, part of a covert operation to build psychological profiles, analyze your personality and use the information in political campaigns. While it’s not technically illegal, it is shady AF!...

The Indian government has rejected Google’s plan to capture major cities, tourist spots, and rivers for Street View. Using a 360-degree camera on a car, Google captures cities and other tourist spots that can then be viewed from Google Maps and Google Earth. The Home Ministry of India believes that letting Google capture key cities and tourist location and then making them available on Street View is a potential security risk that they are not willing to take....

According to the app monitoring website Down Detector, users began reporting problems at around 2:08 pm ET, with more than 1,500 incidents reported at its peak. As of 2:49 PM, that number has fallen to 45 reports. Users took to Twitter to vocalize their frustrations or make light of the situation. Instagram has yet to acknowledge the issue. The app just experienced an outage last week, which lasted approximately 45 minutes, according to reports....

Guide tab feature allows the user to curate their content at a single place. As of now, this feature mainly focuses on wellness and mental health content which is Important during the ongoing Coronavirus. Instagram posted a tweet; Guides is a new way to discover the recommended content. All these posts will educate viewers to take care of their own, relax, speak how they feel, and how to manage grief, anxiety and much more....

Google has always shown an interest in smartphone hardware. In the beginning were the Nexus devices, then came the Android One program and now the Pixel line of smartphones. On most occasions, Google has partnered with manufacturers, and it even acquired Motorola for a whopping USD 12.5 billion. And it has recently acquired part of HTC’s team for USD 1.1 billion. The HTC team acquisition is primarily focused on on-boarding the engineering and design team....

Today, he has posted a video on his Google+ page that shows him mirroring the display of his Android’s device to the browser on his desktop. The video does not show anything else or provide any other useful information. However, it does show the implementation to be super-smooth with almost no lag at all. Previously, Koushik had shown off native Chromecast mirroring, native AirPlay mirroring and much more. However, none of these new features have made it to the nightly builds of CyanogenMod yet....

If you’re considering a tech career, it pays to know SAP. You might not have heard those initials before, but companies like 3M, Coca-Cola, and Ford Motors certainly have. They’re just a few of the American firms that rely on the services of the top-earning software company based outside the U.S. That means that the more you know about their systems, the higher your value to employers that use SAP....

If you have been using Snapchat for a while, you may know that the app allows you to snap pictures. Now there are two different ways to send Snaps; you can use either Snapchat or your smartphone’s stock camera. While taking pictures on Snapchat, you may want to avoid the camera shutter sound. You may have personal reasons to turn off the camera shutter sound on Snapchat. The camera shutter sound is not irritating, but you may only sometimes prefer that sound....

If we talk about music, Google Home can play music from various music sources, such as YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora, and more. Its compatibility with all ranges of music services is well accepted, and if you don’t have a music subscription but someone in your family does, you can set Google Home to use their account for music playback. Use Someone else’s Music Subscription on a Shared Google Home Hence, if you are looking for ways to use someone else’s music subscription on shared Google Home, you have landed on the right page....

When HTC launched its new iPhone look-alike — the One A9 — last week, it announced that the $399 price tag of the handset in the United States is a limited time promotional period offer. It did not provide any details on when the promotional period will end and by how much the price of the handset will increase. However, the exorbitant price of the One A9 in Europe — roughly US$750 — made it clear that the handset is not going to be cheap in the U....

Humble Bundle is a great way of getting some great games for Android for cheap. Today, the Humble Bundle team has announced their latest Bundle for Mobile, which includes games like Sorcery! 2, Buddy & Lyne and more. Right now, Humble Mobile Bundle 10 consists of six games, but you need to beat the current average price of $3.91 to unlock all of them. Paying more than average price will also provide you access to a seventh game that will be added to the bundle down the line....

But there is no need to worry about running DirectX 9 supported applications because the company has also confirmed that DirectX 9 support will be repositioned to DirectX 12 in the emulation build. Intel Now Officially Said GoodBye To DirectX 9 Support For New GPU Series Intel started using this graphics API 20 years ago, and now it seems old to its new graphic cards, so the company has decided to replace it, but the best thing is Microsoft is here to help Intel....

iPhone 14 is expected to launch in September this year, but rumors and leaks are running so far, day by day. The latest leak is the iPhone 14 CAD Renders, which is leaked by MySmartPrice. 91 Mobiles leak iPhone 14 Pro’s CAD renders, the same 6.1-inch screen size as iPhone 13 Pro, and a smaller circular cutout to accommodate the Face ID sensors and selfie camera. iPhone 14 May Get a Pill-Shaped Cutout on The Display iPhone 14 & iPhone 14 Max To start with the front of the iPhone 14, we may not see any major changes in design terms....

In Summary Users can find themselves in situations where they’ll need to record phone calls with other people. However, this feature is not built in on any iPhone which calls for the need to use other means in recording phone calls. In this article, we’ll go through all you need know about call recording on iPhone and how it can be done without app. But why does not a high-end phone like the iPhone have this call recording feature?...

“Hey, Tim! Our users have something to say. Looks like they are asking for a small phone.” “But we did the SE in 2016, right? Are there people in 2020 still asking for small phones?” “More than you would think.” “But, do we listen to our consumers? You know they have been asking for a Type-C port…” “Well, we have a stockpile of unsold iPhone 8 phones.” “Say no more....

To surf the web anonymously, you need to hide your search history and browsing activity. Your browser’s built-in settings can help, but how “private” is this mode, really? In reality, staying under the radar requires more than opening up an incognito window. We’ll show you how to keep your identity hidden from advertisers and data firms, plus a way to keep the websites you’re visiting from knowing who and where you are....

In fact, they’re so prevalent online, it might be more accurate to call our period of history the “misinformation age.” During COVID-19, this phenomenon only continues to grow. Tap or click here to see some of the most common coronavirus myths debunked. And now, clips from an unhinged COVID-19 documentary are being deleted from some of the biggest online platforms for peddling dangerous medical advice. If you’ve seen this professional-looking video on your social media feed giving you “the real story” behind the COVID-19 pandemic, you might have just fallen for a hoax....

Imagine a phone that looks exactly like the Galaxy S4, but all the components have been severely downgraded. That’s exactly what the Galaxy Grand Neo is, and thanks to the guys over at GSM Arena, we have a complete spec sheet. Gone is the 5.0 inch 1080p screen, it’s been replaced by a 5.0 inch 800 x 480 pixel panel. Also, forget about the Snapdragon 600, it’s been replaced by a quad core 1....

As per a report by Breitbart, LeEco has paid nearly $143 million more than what Yahoo had incurred to acquire the land back in 2006. Incidentally, the plot located near Levi Stadium, which the Chinese firm has now acquired at a rate of $5.2 million per acre had been lying unoccupied for the past few years and was only being used occasionally for parking a few vehicles. The report further reveals that LeEco is approved by the city government to build a 3 million square feet office space, housing nearly 12,000 employees on the aforementioned plot....

Late August 27, LG officially took the wraps off their second Android Wear wearable. The LG G Watch R is a round smartwatch, and bears slightly better specifications than the original G Watch it launched earlier in 2014. Unfortunately, the manufacturer didn’t elaborate on an exact launch date, or how much the new smartwatch will cost when it finally does arrive on the market. A German press release may have spilled the beans, though....