Category: Articles
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End-to-end encryption is coming to Facebook Messenger audio and video chats
End-to-end encryption for voice and video calls on Facebook Messenger is now available, ensuring that no one else, even the Facebook team, can listen in on your conversations. Video and audio calls are now as secure as one-to-one text chats, which have been encrypted end-to-end since 2016. (Although you do need to use the secret conversation…
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The latest upgrade to Microsoft Teams will make it much easier to find what you’re searching for
Microsoft is working on an upgrade to its Microsoft Teams calling collaboration platform that would allow users to find information more quickly. The Microsoft Teams search function will soon benefit from a new component dubbed Top hits, according to a new item in the company’s product roadmap. According to Microsoft, “Top hits is a new area at the top of the autosuggest results in search…
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Microsoft is combining its OneNote for Windows applications
Microsoft is releasing a series of upgrades for its OneNote apps development for Windows over the next 12 months with the goal of establishing a unified user experience. People may use one of two versions of OneNote right now: the OneNote software that comes with Office and the OneNote for Windows 10 app that can be found…
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If you lose access to your Gmail account, here’s how to get it back
It may be quite irritating and upsetting to lose access to your Gmail account email services. During my research for this story, I came across many instances of people who had been locked out of their accounts after forgetting their passwords – and a couple who had still been unable to log in weeks later. If you’ve…
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Microsoft Paint and Photos have been redesigned in Windows 11
The MS Paint and Photos apps have received a visual refresh, with a new modern interface that matches Windows 11’s design language which helps software companies. Both Windows OS and Microsoft programmes have been in desperate need of a refresh, especially since the metro interface and ribbon menu had become old. Thankfully, Microsoft is working on a fresh look…
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Microsoft Teams has revealed that it will erase your previous calls automatically
Users who want to listen to recordings from previous Microsoft Teams calling should not wait too long, according to the firm. Microsoft previously announced that the video conferencing service will destroy call records after a certain amount of time if customers did not do anything with them, such as download or listen to them. The business has now stated that…
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How to See How Much Life Is Left in Your iPhone Battery
Apple has been chastised in the past for a slew of battery issues, and there are few modern annoyances more irritating than being unable to use your phone for more than a few minutes without needing to charge it. It’s therefore useful to know how much capacity and performance your iPhone battery has. And when it comes…
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With a single infrared image, hackers fooled Windows Hello
Researchers from CyberArk used a single infrared picture followed by an all-black frame to fool Windows Hello, the password less login mechanism integrated into Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows Hello uses a user-generated PIN, a fingerprint scanner, and a face recognition technology to authenticate users. The researchers at CyberArk focused on the system’s face recognition capabilities, but flaws…
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Google provides Pixel phones a new setup experience in Android 12 Beta 3
Android 12 introduces a slew of new aesthetic features, and the out-of-box experience is being upgraded to match. Google is giving the setup experience on Pixel phones a new coat of paint with Android 12 Beta 3. A new setup experience in Android 12 Beta 3 provides the setup process on Pixel phones a largely aesthetic…
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Google reveals its ambitions for a single desktop file sharing software called Drive
Google announced plans to migrate customers of its consumer file syncing desktop service, Backup and Sync, to a new unified software dubbed Drive for desktop, which would be available to both consumers and businesses. Google aims to begin onboarding customers on July 19th, 2021, and advises users who utilised Backup and Sync to convert by the end of September to…