The voting lines were open for around 10 days and many of you voiced your opinion by voting for your favorite products during Smartprix People’s Choice awards 2022. The awards have been divided into 28 categories and based on the votes, we have selected one winner from each of the mentioned categories. Without any further ado, here we will head to know the winners of every category in the Smartprix People’s Choice Award....
Waterfall Model The traditional, step-by-step practice has strong demand due to its conservative, time-tested effectiveness. In the waterfall model, it is easy to manage business processes. Due to the consistency, the development is accompanied by a stable process, a minimum number of conflicts and bugs. 1 Waterfall Model2 V Model3 Rapid Application Development (RAD Model)4 Agile (agile method) With predetermined deadlines and funding, the risks of accidents are minimized. At the same time, the method is not without drawbacks....
Audiovisual Connectivity Software In other words, we will see how good this TV is for its asking price. So, dudes and dudettes, this is the Smartprix review of the Sony X90J (55-inch model), and before we begin, here’s a bird view of everything this package brings: Whilst off, it’s just a big black slab with the Sony logo on the bottom bezel and your reflection(s) gawking at you. The bezels are negligible and don’t jail the visual treat on screen....
Though Spotify didn’t mention the inclusion of HiFi audio in the Platinum tier yet, it said the price of this would be $19.99 a month – hinting at having the ultra-premium features in it. As the HiFi audio is the only one left till now, it’s most likely to be coming with this new plan. Spotify Premium Plan with HiFi Audio Early last year, Spotify said it’d bring an all-new HiFi audio feature to its platform that will give users rich audio streaming bringing “music in CD-quality lossless audio format....
Starbucks RCE Bug Patched A bug hunter named Kamil “ko2sec” Onur Özkaleli has reported a flaw in one of Singapore’s mobile domains, which was now patched. It relates to Starbucks Singapore’s website – mobile.starbucks.com.sg. Ko2sec defined that he discovered a .ashx endpoint in the site, which is designated for handling the image files into the site. Since Starbucks didn’t restrict the file type uploads, attackers can use this flaw to upload any malicious files to the site and exploit it....
This means one has to pay Google a recurring subscription fee beyond the allotted 15GB of disk space that is shared between Gmail, Drive, and Photos. Not just cost storage, privacy is another major concern that experts associate with cloud storage. For instance, Apple iCloud storage allegedly faced a security breach where the personal data of several celebrities were hacked and leaked on the internet. Is there an alternative to cloud storage that works as seamlessly?...
Trading Bot and Its Role in the Market and for the Traders As many are aware, a trading bot is a piece of software that provides several trading benefits. It works by spotting opportunities in the crypto market and then making capital out of it for possible earnings. It is considered more supple and agile compared to manual processes. The bot can be able to watch different markets simultaneously and quickly detect an opportunity....
Millions of User Profiles Exposed Online Social Data, an analytics firm has exposed its database online, which has been open for anyone to access until a security researcher from Comparitech, Bob Diachenko discovered it on August 1st. Researchers said they don’t know how long the database was in open, and who’ve accessed it. The database, which has no password set, has records of about 235 million people from Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok....
Trump’s administration has turned the US to be paranoiac about any Chinese offerings. Falling prey for such actions is numerous Chinese companies, including Huawei and TikTok. While the former was being slashed with trade bans, the latter was strongly advised to eliminate. All because of privacy issues. Trump pumped the feeling of being spied while using Chinese goods, so lashing them with possible bans. Acquiring One by One And to tackle this around, TikTok’s owner, ByteDance has been poaching several executives and employees worldwide....
ByteDance Speeding into Bio-Tech TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, which boasts on its content suggesting AI algorithms is now expanding into the biotechnology sector. As per a new job listing on its website, the company is looking for five people in this field. Locations of placements will be in Shanghai, Beijing, and Mountain View. Named as the drug discovery team, it said “We are looking for candidates to join our team and conduct cutting-edge research in drug discovery and manufacturing powered by AI algorithms....
Solarmovie provides free online movie streaming services to its users, newly added content that is not available on other sites. It has a clean and neat user-friendly interface that attracts users. Apart from this excellent video quality content, users can download Movies without any registration. The website has fewer ads that create a disturbance while watching movies. The one downside is that provides content on the site comes from different sources, also the site does not host any video on its servers....
On analysis, the team found a new malware planted in the industrial control systems of that energy facility, and has been there for weeks! Also, there’s a wiper spotted in the impacted systems, aimed at removing the traces after the attack. Researchers linked the malware to a Russian state-backed hacking group. Ukraine Defended a Critical Cyberattack Amidst the war with visible weapons, Ukraine and Russia are involved in cyberattacks too....
They’re tasked with calling the victims of previous cryptocurrency scams and taking some commission under the guise of helping them recover the stolen funds. They’re said to be targeting people all around the world, with more focus on Ukrainians and European nations. Call Center Cryptocurrency Scammers Frauds in the space of cryptocurrency happen a lot. While it’s majorly because of its framework, it’s also the ignorance of people who don’t mind sharing sensitive details for the sake of quick profits....
While the cause of this breach is unknown yet, Visible seems to be aware as it locked out account password resetting. However, the carrier hasn’t made a public statement yet. Security Incident at Verizon’s Visible Visible is an all-digital wireless carrier from Verizon that offers telecom services through an eSIM to US people. The service started supporting 5G lately and offers unlimited talk, text, and data services for as low as $25 a month....
Editor’s rating: 3.7/5 Display Performance Battery Camera Talking about the specifications, the smartphone looks quite identical to the recently launched OnePlus Nord 2T as both of them run on the same chipset, yes, I am talking about the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 processor. On top of that, the device has a triple rear camera system that offers amazing photographic output which we will discuss in detail. I used the smartphone for more than a week and tested most of its features and performance aspects....
A Perfectly Planned Attack The incident, which gained limelight after a tweet from Bill Gates’s account, where it read “Everyone is asking me to give back. You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000. Only going on for 30 minutes. Enjoy.”, followed by a Bitcoin address to receive funds. Similar tweets were posted from Elon Musk, Apple, Uber, Barack Obama, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Joe Biden’s accounts also – all at the same time!...
But, if you have no time to wait, we are here with some awesome tricks that will surely help you get rid of this issue. However, here we will tell you everything about the issue why Snapchat says pending. So, make sure to be with us until the end. Also Read- How To Use Snapchat On PC (Windows & Mac) What Does It Mean When Snapchat Says Pending? You will get this error or simply means that your messages and snaps are unsent on Snapchat....
On top of that, the new WhatsApp feature will also remove the requirement of having a separate application for making notes. In the initial stage, the Message Yourself feature will be a part of the beta version of WhatsApp. After thorough testing, the feature will be rolled out for the stable version of the application. What is WhatsApp’s Message Yourself feature, and how it works? WhatsApp’s Message Yourself feature will enable users to send and save essential links, messages, reminders, general ideas, and more....
WhatsApp Variable Playback Speed Though WhatsApp is accused of launching new features slowly, it at least does them at the right time after several testing phases. The world’s largest instant messenger is now gearing up to roll out a feature that will let users change the playback speed of audio messages in their chats, and be quicker. WhatsApp is working on 3 different playback speeds for voice messages, with a nice UI!...
Microsoft, as a part of their curriculum, has released a cumulative update for the Windows 10 v1909 and v1903 KB4532693 in their February Patch on Tuesday. And right after it’s installed by the public, they all started complaining about similar issues – missing user profile, missing desktop files and system restore to default. The Renaming Bug The flaw contained in the recent update isn’t a security issue, but a simple flaw due to improper checks....
