What you need to know Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are always looking for ways to blend in with normal activity. By utilizing Microsoft’s GitHub, a known good platform, to host malware or command and control techniques, APTs are finding more success. The Insikt Group, Recorded Future’s threat research division, published a report on the increased […]
Read MoreGoogle has announced two new features for Chrome, one related to Tab Groups and the other related to Safety Check, which are aimed at helping you browse the web more easily and securely. Let’s take a look. Tab Groups will soon sync across devices Tab Groups, a feature that helps you to organize tabs and […]
Read MoreThe way vehicles take advantage of new connectivity standards could be improving in the near future, leading to updates on how smartphones like the iPhone control cars. This month, the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) and the FiRa Consortium that oversees the development of the Ultra-wideband (UWB) standard, announced a partnership for the future development of […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is rolling out a new voice chats feature in groups that lets users start voice calls without disturbing everyone in the group. Previously in WhatsApp group chats, the only option was to start a voice call, which rings every member in the group. If no-one joins, the call doesn’t go ahead. In contrast, voice […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has integrated Bing Chat with SwiftKey and expanded Bing Chat support to Skype group chats. The new Bing is also available through the Microsoft Start app. Translation within the Bing app now offers alternative masculine and feminine translation when translating between English and Spanish, French, or Italian. With the […]
Read MoreMeta is developing a new WhatsApp feature for group chats called Audio Chat. It was found in a recent WhatsApp beta update. But although it may be rolling out to the public at some point, the Audio Chat feature appears to be in its early stages. The screenshots below show an early implementation of Audio […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft Edge Dev just received an update that brings the browser to version 112.0.1722.7. The update adds the option to have pinned tab groups persist across sessions. It also includes a long list of improvements and fixes. The biggest Microsoft Edge news this week was Bing with ChatGPT making its […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow group chat memberships on the encrypted platform to expire after a set period of time. A large part of what makes the Meta-owned messaging service so popular is its continual development of new group chat features, and the latest one aims to be a solution to […]
Read MoreWhatsApp introduced disappearing messages back in 2020, but those were only for one on one chats. An Expiring Groups feature is now in the works as it was spotted in the TestFlight app with version WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.5.0.070. As you can see in the screenshot, the feature is available under the group settings […]
Read MoreApple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data, including device backups, contacts, messages, photos, and more, meeting the longstanding demand of both users and privacy groups who have rallied for the company to take the significant step forward in user privacy. iCloud end-to-end encryption, or what Apple […]
Read MoreTelegram Messenger this week released a new update for iPhone and iPad that adds video transcription, separate topics in large groups, and other new features to the popular chat platform. The new voice-to-text transcription tool can be activated using a new “→A” button in the bottom-right corner of a video, and is designed to let […]
Read MoreThe unborn baby was in trouble. Its mother’s doctors, at a UK hospital, knew there was something wrong with the fetus’s blood, so they decided to perform an emergency C-section many weeks before the baby was due. But despite this, and subsequent blood transfusions, the baby suffered a brain hemorrhage with devastating consequences. It sadly […]
Read MoreToday Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is starting to test Community Chats for Facebook Groups inside Messenger, and those words definitely sound rather confusing, so let’s unpack what we’re talking about here. It’s probably easiest to think of Community Chats as Meta’s own interpretation of Discord. These will be available for Facebook Groups, and you […]
Read MoreSamsung Launches $3,500 ‘Odyssey Ark’ 55-Inch Curved Gaming Display Samsung today announced the launch of the Odyssey Ark, which the company says is the world’s first 55-inch 4K curved display with a 165Hz refresh rate for improved gaming performance. Samsung first previewed the monitor at CES, but it is now available to order. Subscribe to […]
Read MoreThe iOS 16 Safari update builds on the Tab Groups feature introduced in iOS 16, plus it adds some much-needed quality of life improvements and security enhancements. This guide covers all of the new features in Safari in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. Tab Group Updates Introduced in iOS 15, Tab Groups let you organize […]
Read MoreWhatsApp has been focusing on making group chats better. Last month, the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform launched a feature called Communities, where people could add various groups with similar interests under one umbrella. The company revealed that it would soon roll out a feature where people can silently leave groups. Today, we have our first […]
Read MoreWhatsApp today announced its plans to introduce Communities, a feature for grouping together similar interest groups. A Community is essentially a collection of groups. Users can create a Community by adding groups featuring a similar theme. Community admins can then manage the groups within and send messages to all groups at once. This way individual […]
Read MorePopular Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp today announced the launch of a new “Communities” feature, which is designed to allow people to bring together separate groups under a single umbrella. WhatsApp says that this will give people a way to receive updates that are sent to an entire community, and then organize smaller discussion groups on […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is working on letting users conduct polls within groups on the chat platform, the latest beta for iOS has revealed (via WABetaInfo). The coming ability to create polls within WhatsApp groups was confirmed in screenshots that show the process of setting one up, with users able to ask a poll question and group members […]
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