It has recently come to our attention that a number of our Android app users have been receiving menacing virus warnings from various antivirus apps. A few users have reported a message from AVG identifying an Evo-gen trojan threat inside the app and a similar thing has also reportedly happened to a user on an Oppo phone, with the warning issues by the phone’s built-in protection.
AVG…
Epic Games Store has 194M users, readies new features for 2022
January 27, 2022
Epic Games today published its Year in Review for 2021, in which it gathered details about how the Store has grown in the last year. Among other facts, we know the Epic Games Store now has over 194 million users on PC. It also mentioned that Epic is preparing new updates for…
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During the pandemic, a growing number of manufacturers have begun to pilot — or fully embraced — AI in their organizations. While technical and…
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Large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s GPT-3, which can “write” sentences that read nearly like they were written by a human, can be prompted to perform a range of writing tasks given only a few examples of the tasks. For example, LLMs have been used to create…
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Today, self-service automation provider NLX announced it had raised $5 million in seed funding to build an automated, personalized customer…
Magisk v24.0 adds Android 12 support, debuts Zygisk, plus more
January 27, 2022
Magisk v24.0 has arrived from developer John Wu, with this update including Android 12 support and the debut of Zygisk.
Announced by Wu via Twitter — and in a subsequent blog post — to most, the Magisk v24.0 update will undoubtedly be notable for the long-awaited…
Realme reverses course, will bring Android 12 to its four-month-old ‘Realme Pad’ after all [U]
January 27, 2022
Android tablets are often criticized for getting too few updates and not enough long-term support. Realme, which just released its first tablet a few months ago, isn’t doing anything to help that reputation by confirming that its basically brand new Realme Pad won’t get Android 12.
In an FAQ published in early January, Realme directly confirmed that the Realme Pad would not get Android 12.
Google Chrome will soon let you mute tabs with just a single click, and you can try it now
January 27, 2022
Auto-playing videos and ads can be super annoying when surfing the web, but Google has taken steps with its Chrome browser to make that easier. Now, Google Chrome is preparing a minor tweak that will make it much easier to mute tabs with a single click.
As it stands today…
As Apple mainly relies on Samsung and LG to manufacture its OLED panels for the iPhone, another Chinese factory wants a piece of Cupertino’s company money. As reported by The Elec, “Chinese display maker CSOT has formed a team to evaluate its production line in a bid to…
It’s never too late to bring Touch ID back to the iPhone, so why hasn’t Apple delivered?
January 27, 2022
When Apple first introduced the iPhone X in 2017, it marked a radical change for iPhone users. Not only was the traditional Home button design gone, but so was the Touch ID sensor that had been housed in that Home button since the iPhone 5S. It’s been five years since that transition took place, but it’s never too late to bring Touch ID back…
The case to bring back Touch ID
When Apple made…
