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Avideo posted by XDA developers shows Google’s upcoming file sharing feature working in real life. The AirDrop-style sharing feature is named Nearby Sharing. The video of the yet unannounced feature shows video files and images being transferred between a Google Pixel 4 and Google Pixel 2 XL. Nearby Sharing uses the location services initially to find out compatible devices in a particular area for the transfer of files, and the handshake between the devices is initiated using Bluetooth.

For a long time, Adobe Flash player was the most popular plugin to play multimedia content on most websites. There are still some websites that require you to use Adobe Flash Player. Due to security concerns related to Adobe Flash Player, Apple has completely cut off the support for Flash from Safari. However, if the Flash is disabled, then a website may ask you to enable it.

Reportedly, Activision broke a deal with YouTube to broadcast its Esports events on the world’s second most visited website. The first Activison Esports event that’ll broadcast exclusively on YouTube is the Call of Duty League 2020. Pete Vlastelica, CEO of Activision Blizzard Esports, said: “This is an exciting year for Activision Blizzard Esports as we head into the inaugural season of Call of Duty League and our first ever season of homestands for Overwatch League all around the world.”Ryan Wyatt, Head of YouTube Gaming, said: “I couldn’t be more excited for Activision Blizzard to choose YouTube as its exclusive home for the digital live streaming of both leagues.”

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There are plenty of file compression software available if you want to compress files. This free file compression software handles compression and archiving files with the utmost ease. Express Zip File Compression software by NCH Software is an intuitive and efficient software for file compression. Its free version is intended for home and basic users to carry out day-to-day file compression related tasks like zipping, unzipping files, compressing files for email transmission, opening files compressed with data archive formats like RAR, TAR, 7Z, and CAB.

Realme has announced VoWiFi or the WiFi calling feature for its smartphones. The first Realme smartphone to get the VoWiFi calling feature update will the be latest flagship Realme X2 Pro. The WiFi calling feature will let the user make a call via WiFi network. As per an estimate, around 5 MB data will be used for a 5 minutes call over the VoWiFi or the WiFi calling feature.

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Using torrent trackers, you can increase the download speed of torrent files. Also known as open trackers, public torrent trackers can be used by anyone by adding them in the torrent client. These torrent trackers are safe as compared to public trackers but there are an upload and download limits and you cannot use the tracker beyond it. Below is a list of best torrent trackers that you can use to amplify your torrent downloading speed —

Windows 7 reached its “end-of-life” on January 14, 2020, as Microsoft stopped releasing any free security updates for the operating system. However, on January 23, 2020, the Free Software Foundation filed a petition urging Microsoft to open-source Windows 7 and upcycle the OS.“Microsoft’s support of Windows 7 is over, but its life doesn’t have to end. Even after Windows 7 reached its end, Microsoft will still provide three-year end-of-life support to people who are willing to pay for it.

In Windows 10’s next major update, Microsoft will introduce a Cloud Download feature, which will enable users to repair a corrupted Windows 10 from the cloud. In the next Windows 10 update, scheduled for Spring 2020, users will find the Cloud Download feature under the Reset Your PC settings. While reinstalling Windows, users will be asked to either use locally stored files or use Windows 10 installation files from the cloud. Explaining the reset process, Microsoft says that Windows will download the latest installation files and reboot into the Windows Recovery Environment.

A United Nations spokesman stated that the UN officials have been barred from using WhatsApp for communication purposes as they find it an unsecured channel. The reports stated that Jeff Bezos’ iPhone was hacked via a malicious video file sent from a WhatsApp account used by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. UN Spokesman Farhan Haq stated that all the senior officials of the United Nations have been asked not to use WhatsApp as it is considered as an insecure channel to communicate. He concluded his statement by saying that as per the guidelines stated by the UN, he firmly believes that the secretary-general does not use WhatsApp, and the United Nations had instructed all members to avoid using WhatsApp back in June 2019.

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Following the tradition of a regular Long Term Support (LTS) release after every two years, the Canonical team is about to finish the development of the next LTS release, Ubuntu 20.04. After Ubuntu 19.10, whose life support will end on July 2020, Ubuntu 20.04 is the much-awaited LTS with major updates and improvements with the end of life until 2030. It means, as Ubuntu 20.04 is the next long-term support (LTS) release following 18.04 LTS, it will be supported for ten years as an ‘extended maintenance release’ (ESM). We’ll be updating it to add new features that are going to be a part of the final Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release.

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Today, Poco India General Manager C Manmohan has confirmed that the company will launch a new smartphone in February, however, it won’t be the much anticipated POCO F2. However, he refrained from disclosing more details about the POCO F2 or unknown POCO phone coming next month. Apparently, there is another rumored device from POCO known as POCO F2 Lite. Nevertheless, if we go by the word of POCO India GM, all will be known about the POCO lineup real soon.

Facebook is touted to introduce facial recognition in the Messenger app. As of now, time durations like 1 minute, 15 minutes and 1 hour are available but Facebook will add more time intervals before launching the feature in the stable version of the app. Facebook has stated in the description of the feature that if the app is locked using the facial recognition feature, the user will be still able to replay messages from the notification panel and answer any incoming call in the Messenger app. Before launching the feature, it is expected that Facebook will also provide brief details about it and how the feature will not meddle with the privacy of the user.

Pornhub is well known for taking care of its users’ privacy and safety. For the mirror site, Pornhub has disabled login and the user upload functions, which is a downside. However, this move by Pornhub adds another level to the safety of its users.“The move serves to bolster user privacy, ensure network security, and alleviate concerns about browsing habits among LGBT users whose preferences remain criminalized in certain countries.”

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China began the construction of the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, FAST(Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) back in 2011. There’s no questioning the power of this telescope, as it has already discovered 102 new pulsars in just two years. The sensitivity of FAST is 2.5 times the sensitivity of any other radio telescope. These sky surveys will consume only half of the telescope’s power.

TrickBot trojan which earlier wreaked havoc on Windows users by disabling Windows Defender and infecting them has now been modified to steal Windows Active Directory credentials. Affecting Windows domain controllers, TrickBot trojan’s new module dubbed “ADll” executes a set of commands to steal Windows Active Directory information. When a server acts as a domain controller, the Active Directory database is created and is saved to the default C:\Windows\NTDS folder on the domain controller. TrickBot trojan’s new ADll module abuses the ifm command to create a copy of the Windows Active Directory database.

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Truecaller, one of India’s most-used Caller ID app gives a notification for a call before even the phone rings. As per Truecaller, it is because of the call alerts feature provided by the company. Right now, Truecaller is doing the same by alerting users of incoming calls even before the phone starts ringing. Truecaller officials have stated that with the help of the ‘call alert feature’, users can quickly turn the phone silent, pick it up if the incoming call is important and ignore it at the same time before even the phone starts ringing.