IT&Software
NY court formally indicts Virgil Griffith in North Korea case
According to theIndependent, the Department of Justice claimed Griffith allegedly traveled and appeared live at a Cryptocurrency and Blockchain conference in Pyongyang, North Korea back in April 2019. The court also wants all properties that Griffith acquired or earned as a result of his activities in the DPRK to be forfeited. Prosecutors believe that Virgil did so together with the help of ot... [Full Article...]
Facebook's Zuckerberg drops annual challenges to focus on longer-term goals
Other sections of his post focused on Facebook's new Oversight Board, which will serve as a limited court of appeal for users who feel that their posts have been wrongly removed from Facebook's services, and on the rise of virtual reality, which Mr Zuckerberg said could bridge the gap between urban and rural communities and arrest "ballooning" house prices. [Full Article...]
Cheap Android Phones Funded by US Government Infected with Unremovable Malware
Adups is a Chinese company that has previously been caught collecting data, creating backdoors and developing auto-installers. Interestingly enough, the malware originates from China , and so does the UMX. "Although we still have to reproduce the dropping of additional malware, our users have reported that indeed a variant of HiddenAds is suddenly installed on their UMX mobile device", Malwa... [Full Article...]
LG CEO: LG mobile business is going to be profitable by 2021
At CES 2020 , however, an LG leader promised that the company's mobile division would make a profit next year. How will LG do this, I hear you ask - "LG Electronics will expand our mobile lineup and steadily release new ones attached with some wow factors to woo consumers ". [Full Article...]
Android bloatware: Google pushed to take action in letter
As per the researcher, the carrier can regulate the request originates from the user's device, but does not require any interaction from the user which cannot be automated. This should include any related background services that continue to run even if the apps are disabled. At times there are 23 different apps being uploaded to the Play Store under this malware family, whereas, sometimes there... [Full Article...]
IPhone Smart Battery Case not charging? Apple may replace it for you
Apple claims that few faulty Smart Battery Cases were sold a year ago for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR phones. Some of the cases released in that time frame won't charge the iPhone or charges it intermittently. The news was first spotted by the French website iGeneration, which reported that an internal Apple Store memo said to replace batteries in these iPhones no matter if Apple's ... [Full Article...]
Resident Evil 3 Remake Won't Feature Multiple Endings
Every time players defeated an enemy, the time was extended, with more points awarded for more powerful creatures. Of course, we also know that Mercenaries mode is not included this time, either, being replaced by Demon Resident: Resistance instead. [Full Article...]
OnePlus 8 5G to be sold by Verizon
For 2020, a report suggests OnePlus snagged the biggest partnership it could: Verizon. The next OnePlus phone, the OnePlus 8, may come directly to Verizon showrooms, a coup for the upstart brand that once sold its devices through a lottery. [Full Article...]