Since the release of Android Lollipop, Google has been relentlessly working on improving the efficiency, performance, and battery life management of Android. With Marshmallow, the company introduced Doze and with Nougat, it introduced an even refined version of Doze to further improve battery life. Now, with Android O, Google is introducing another new feature to effectively manage resources: background limits. The feature will work similar to Apple’s implementation in iOS, just a bit more lenient and only related to three types of activities: location updates, implicit broadcasts, and background services....

Audio has always been one of Android’s key weakness. After years of work, Google has finally gotten around to get the audio latency to respectable levels in Nougat. With Android O, the company has even gone ahead and added a new AAudio Pro API for professional audio apps for an even lower audio latency. That’s not all, though: Google has also added support for high-quality Bluetooth audio streaming codec in Android O....

The tech giant Apple is the latest company to announce the creation of hunting program for security bugs and flaws but currently, the program is only open to invited researchers. The posture of Apple face to testing and early assessment of its operating systems, applications and services have changed a lot in recent years. These are no longer only available to developers as these things are now open to the public as well for the initial testing with the beta versions....

Apple CEO Tim Cook refuses the idea of bringing the RCS messaging to the iPhone. This comes days after Google tried to publicly shame Apple for not adopting the ‘modern texting standards.’ During Vox Media’s Code 2022 event on Wednesday night, Tim Cook sat down with Kara Swisher, Jony Ive, and Laurene Powell Jobs for an interview. In a Q&A section, Vox Media’s LiQuan Hunt asked Tim Cook how Apple’s founder Steve Jobs would feel about bringing the RCS standard to iMessage....

Just as with WWDC every year, Apple is expected to launch newer versions of all its Operating System versions running across all devices manufactured by Apple namely iOS, MacOS, TV OS, WatchOS etc. The major changes are expected to be made to iOS 13 which is going to succeed iOS 12 currently running on the latest iPhones. iOS 13 is expected to receive the long awaited “dark mode” throughout the UI which looks better and can also help to save battery on the latest iPhones with OLED displays....

Orion is now about 20,000 miles farther from Earth than the farthest the Apollo 13 spacecraft travelled during its 1970 mission. Apollo 13 was deemed a “successful failure” because NASA brought the crew safely back to Earth after aborting its lunar landing due to an explosion in the service module. Also: What is Artemis? Everything you need to know about NASA’s new moon mission On Flight Day 13, Orion made it midway through its 25....

In this article, we would be looking at how to backdoor a Windows executable file. We will be using the popular putty executable and backdoor it with a reverse shell. The Objective is to ensure that the modified putty executable gives a reverse shell back to the attacker’s machine and at the same time continues to function normally without any issues. We would not be using any kind of automated tools to backdoor this putty executable....

You have a few different options when it comes to adding more ports to your computer. You can opt for a dedicated docking station that adds multiple connection types, ranging from Thunderbolt to an SD card reader, or you can add a simple USB hub that converts a single USB port into multiple USB ports. A docking station has many advantages, but one disadvantage is the price, with options often costing several hundreds of dollars....

Computer user support specialists provide technical assistance directly to end-users. Network administrators handle the operation of computer systems. Website developers design, build and maintain websites that virtually every organization needs to exist. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job growth in all of these fields. Continue reading for information about educational options and career paths for network administrator associate degree-holders, along with what to expect as an online learner....

Gates refuted the different news reports saying that he is reportedly backing government’s agency FBI over an iPhone “Backdoor”. He further said that he was disappointed by the reports saying that he had interview with The Financial Times. He emphasized that news reports about him don’t really show’s his attitude. “I do believe that with the right safeguards, there are cases where the government, on our behalf, like stopping terrorism, which could get worse in the future, that that is valuable....

There is no denying that the Lesson Pod is cute, at 11cm tall it resembles a tin can of beverage. A simple tap on the head will activate the Lesson Pod and then it starts offering conversations, phase reputation, language quizzes, grammar and also pronunciation corrections. The Lesson Pod is waterproof and is bundled with Wi-Fi connectivity and a companion app on the smartphone. The Lesson Pod is currently exclusive to Japan and this means that as of now it supports Japanese to English speakers....

iOS 15 brings new features like Offline Siri, a new safari browser, redesigned Notifications, Focus Mode, FaceTime Share play, and more. You can download the public beta of iOS 15 by joining Apple’s Beta Software program. Download Apple iOS 15 & iPadOS 15 Public Beta Testing Last month, Apple had its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where it announced iOS 15 and iPadOS15. This year all the compatible iPhones and iPad will receive the new OS, which brings many new features....

Powered by the A14 Bionic chip and available in four colors, the new 10th-gen iPad delivers what Apple describes as even faster performance and power efficiency for demanding tasks, while still providing all-day battery life. The new Liquid Retina display boasts a 2,360x1,640-pixel resolution of nearly 4 million pixels and extends to the edges of the tablet, meaning there’s more screen area for apps and games – while the new iPad stays about the same size as previous models....

You fall down hard in the middle of the night. You break bones, you’re unconscious and there’s the very real chance that no one will find you in time to save your life. That’s exactly what happened to a 67-year-old man in Norway, who fractured bones in his face when he fell in his bathroom in the middle of the night. His family believes he fainted. No one else was there, yet he was saved by the Apple Watch 4 he was wearing....

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), is taking place next week in Las Vegas, Nevada, so it’s par for the course to start seeing some of the bigger names tease what they plan on showing off. Apparently, if teased images and words are any indicator, ASUS is going all-in with a device that’s going to have a big focus on the camera. Previously, in public posts made via its Facebook page, the company teased “See what others can’t see,” and now it’s back at it again with the same line, but with a different gimmick....

You will never have to worry about data loss again. With a Degoo Mega Backup Plan, you can start at a full 15TB of storage that provides automatic backups. With more capacity than Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive combined, you won’t ever need to worry about running out of space, either. You can store and protect music, photos, graphics, videos, and more behind 256-bit AES encryption. The service is unbelievably user-friendly....

The ever-increasing complexities of the financial world has created a demand that can only be satisfied by trained financial professionals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the addition of more than 750,000 business and financial occupations 2020-30. Here, we take a look at the best online finance degrees that could help meet the growing demand in the field. Top 5 online schools for finance The 25 best online bachelor’s in finance degrees To provide the most relevant rankings for readers, we pull publicly available data from the most reputable sources....

Snow blowers also come with either a gas or battery-powered engine. While both are comparable in clearing speed and power, battery-powered snow blowers are cleaner-running than their gas counterparts, making them ideal for cities and HOAs that may have restrictions on engine emissions. The downside to battery-powered snow blowers is that they have relatively short run times and very cold temperatures can drain batteries of charge or damage batteries and chargers....

Also: Best Black Friday 2022 gaming deals This gaming desktop features an Intel Core i7-11700KF processor with Turbo Boost to deliver top performance in the heaviest games. In fact, you can keep a library of games on the massive 1TB SSD. Plus, the PCle NVMe M.2 SSD keeps you in the game with speedy performance. Also inside the gaming rig is a 16GB memory card that works with the i7 CPU to boost your gaming performance during Player-v-Player games, first-person shooting, and more....

But we could be on the precipice of a something radically new. As the dawn of Web 3.0 nears, a number tech companies, analysts and enthusiasts are getting ready to usher in a new era of immersive, reality-blending online experiences colloquially known as the metaverse. The metaverse is currently more concept than reality, but that’s done little to stem the hype. According a global survey by Ciena, a networking systems and software company, 71% of professionals can see the metaverse becoming part of existing work practices....