Despite the fact that the Office of Personnel Management is still recovering from an alleged Chinese master data cyber-attack impacting at least 18 million unique social security numbers, it’s the manipulation of metadata (or “meta-dahta,” the hold-out pronunciation of choice by U.S. cable newscasters and analysts), which outrages and frightens us most. Is metadata getting a bum rap? Prior to the recent revision of the Patriot Act stipulating phone records can no longer be stored by the NSA, the Electronic Frontier Foundation excoriated the Obama administration with this: “If the President’s administration really welcomes a robust debate on the government’s surveillance power, it needs to start being honest about the invasiveness of collecting your metadata....

Pokemon Go is again gaining popularity after being lost in the hype of PUBG Mobile and other games out there. While many players are not able to properly explore the area around them to find Pokemon, because of the lockdowns happening due to the coronavirus pandemic, the game is still being played at large and is witnessing a pretty healthy growth. The Pokemon franchise is one of the most successful franchises ever and its popularity is what fuels the popularity of this game as well....

Apple’s VP of iOS Scott Forstall got a Twitter back in mid-July and today Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller got his verified. We’ve honestly been following his account for a while now but only very recently could it have been verified (we’ve been keeping an eye on it). According to Schiller’s Twitter bio, he loves Apple, rock and roll, sports, cars, and science. You will notice he loves posting pictures via the Instagram iPhone app and he loves using Ping....

You’re not going to buy the HTC Desire 200, let’s get that out of the way. It’s a 3.5 inch smartphone with a single core processor and 512 MB of RAM that’s meant for people who don’t want a mid-range or high-end smartphone. Now that being said, when I saw these pictures on the Taiwanese website ePrice, I knew I just had to share them. I mean, look at this thing....

On this page, we will share all the latest Poco M2 (codenamed shiva) firmware flash files. To flash the firmware file, you need Xiaomi Mi Flash Tool which works on both Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can follow this guide to flash the firmware stock ROM file on Poco M2. Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO has a separate fanbase and after getting an individual smartphone brand, POCO has released a couple of devices and Poco M2 is one of them....

Why porn sites? It all has to do with advertisers. Most advertisers aren’t willing to touch porn sites with a 10-foot pole — which leaves plenty of room for sketchy ad partners to spread spam and malware. Tap or click here to see a dangerous new sextortion malware that records people visiting adult sites. But if you thought porn sites were bad for your computer before, you won’t believe how much worse things have gotten....

POF has features like a messaging system, affordable membership plans, and users’ most important safety. It has more than 100 million users globally, available in nine languages with more than 65000 sign-ups daily. More than three million active users use POF daily, but sometimes users do say that Plenty of Fish Not Working Today when they face any issues with the app itself. Let’s know how to fix Plenty of Fish’s not working through various solutions....

It’s a franchise fans all over the world recognize, but why has the famous Pokemon logo never evolved or changed? The Pokemon franchise has been around for over two decades now, with Pokemon Red Version and Pokemon Blue Version for the Game Boy launching the franchise. The game series finds human trainers trying to catch creatures called Pokemon and training them to battle one another. This simple but addictive concept soon blossomed into a sprawling transmedia franchise that is running strong to this very day....

Leveling up in Pokemon Go! is not only a fun activity, but it’s a necessary one for the game. Leveling up gives players a chance at more items, gyms, the quality of pokemon you hatch and catch, and can even limit which Pokemon players can power up. In order to get the full experience of the game, leveling up and gaining XP is mandatory. Gaining mass amounts of XP does not have to be a tedious task....

If all the recent reports turn out to be true, it looks like Apple might actually ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack for the next-generation iPhone later this year. It’s been a long-time coming, not just since Apple started preparing for the transition with audio over Lightning for headphone makers a couple years back, but also since wireless Bluetooth headphones have become good enough in recent years to replace wired solutions that rely on the 3....

Phil Schiller has announced the official opening of Apple’s iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, India. The center is designed to provide free guidance, inspiration and one-on-one app reviews for local developers. The company first promised the center back in May of last year, the company explaining then why it had chosen the location … App Accelerator Bengaluru – now open for iOS developers https://t.co/476KO2dxg6 — Philip Schiller (@pschiller) March 31, 2017...

This energy-saving three-pack of bulbs can help you set the mood in your home, included dedicated reading and concentration settings for study time. If I prefer fall-like ambiances, the bulbs also have me covered with dedicated red and orange shades. However, there are 16 million different colors to choose from, offering a truly customizable experience. With the free Hue Bluetooth app, I can go in and make simple adjustments from brightening to darkening....

The technical process of putting together a phishing attack is just a simple as creating a legitimate email, with just a bit of tweaking. It is the psychological part of phishing (or any social-engineering attack) that makes or breaks a successful campaign. As you can see in the images below, creating a phishing email is as simple as gathering some HTML from a webmail provider, customizing the HTML to fit the attack, and setting up a phishing server....

Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are premium smartphones offered by the company. Pixel devices are the purest form of Android you can use with good quality hardware and exclusive features. But if you own a Google Pixel 6 or 6 Pro, you probably are aware of the smartphone’s fast battery draining issue. There are several reasons why your smartphone is facing battery drain issues, but these usually revolve around overloading background apps or old software versions....

Playbook is designed to give fitness entrepreneurs a chance to monetize their passion. For example, if you’re a fitness instructor, you can create a complete video workout, upload, and monetize it in minutes. What’s the Cost? Playbook is free to join but comes with transaction fees. For each subscription you win, the app takes 20%. You’ll also have to account for Apple and Android fees. They take 30% of every dollar you make....

A proposed settlement for Pokémon GO developer Niantic in its class action lawsuit suggests that it could be removing or changing some Poké Stops and Gyms within the game. According to a report from Variety, the proposed settlement was filed on Thursday in a California court. If approved, Pokémon GO will need to remove Poké Stops or Gyms that are on private property. Niantic will need to need to provide a form so people can ask to remove any Poké Stops or Gyms within 40 meters of a residential property....

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is a good tag-team fighter, but not as good as it should be and suffers from a severe lack of content. Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid feels like it has the potential to be a great game, but it still has quite a way to go. Fighting in Battle for the Grid can be fun, but it’s hard to play the game for any length of time without feeling like it’s missing something....

While many of the complaints coming through are regarding personal privacy up against using real names and profiles on Google+, other complaints are regarding the way the new commenting system performs. A quick look at one of the most popular channels on YouTube reveals that the recent Top comments are filled with spam, ASCII art, and links to malware. Popular YouTuber “NerdCubed” chimed in on reddit saying “Yeah, I took them off....

Phil Lord and Chris Miller will direct the sci-fi film Last Human, based on the novel of the same name by Lee Bacon. The dynamic duo established themselves as two of the most creative and unique voices in the industry by spinning potentially ill-conceived concepts like 21 Jump Street and The LEGO Movie into cinematic gold. Their success on those fronts led to them getting the Solo: A Star Wars Story gig from Lucasfilm, but as many people know, that did not go smoothly....

Education and Awareness All employees must constantly be reminded of the importance of staying vigilant. This can and should be in the form of signage, memos, emails, videos, and staff meetings. A good resource for signage is from the STOP.THINK.CONNECT. Campaign created by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Anti-Phishing Workgroup (APWG). Especially important for healthcare facilities is the very real threat of ransomware – computers being held hostage for money....