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Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app
A malicious Android spyware application named ‘BMI CalculationVsn’ was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected devices in the background. The application was discovered by McAfee Labs researchers, who notified Amazon, leading to the application being removed from the store. However, those who installed the app must manually remove it and…
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12 eye-opening Google Android app tricks from 2024 – Computerworld
Over the past year, I’ve shared some splendid suggestions for digging in deeper to those apps and uncovering all sorts of buried treasures — genuinely useful options and adjustments that’ll help you work faster and more efficiently and generally just have a better all-around Android experience. It’s a lot to take in, and it’s all too easy to miss (or…
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How to change compose and reply settings in Outlook app for Windows 11, 10
To customize the settings for creating and sending emails in the Outlook app, open Settings > Mail > Compose and reply and adjust the settings for message format, copy and paste formatting from other apps, reply, link preview, undo send, and more. On Windows 11 (and 10), the new Outlook app offers a modern interface and improved features designed to…
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Flipboard’s Surf app is a feed reader for the fediverse
Mike McCue, the CEO of Flipboard and an internet entrepreneur since the Netscape days, is a true believer in the fediverse. He doesn’t love the word: he’d much rather call it “the social web.” But whatever you want to call the open, decentralized, interconnected social networking experience that apps like Mastodon and Bluesky promise, McCue is absolutely convinced it’s the…
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Apple’s App Store is inviting me to ‘search the way you talk’
I opened the App Store today to find an emulator I’d read about, and a new prompt appeared under the search bar inviting me to “search the way you talk.” I hadn’t seen the prompt before on my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and quite frankly, I had missed the iOS 18.1 update note about it. As it describes, Apple’s update…
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NVIDIA shares fix for game performance issues with new NVIDIA App
Nvidia has shared a temporary fix for a known issue impacting systems running its recently unveiled NVIDIA App and causing gaming performance to drop by up to 15%. The company confirmed that these performance issues are triggered when the Game Filters option is enabled in the application and it recommends disabling it and restarting the game as a workaround. “We…
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This Nvidia App Setting Is Tanking Your Frame Rate
Nvidia’s GeForce Experience app, the longtime driver downloader, game launcher, and recording tool, is gone, and with its disappearance, some gamers have noticed a sizable hit to their performance. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, GeForce’s successor, the much less excitingly named Nvidia App, comes with a few default settings that can drain performance by up to 15%. The news started…
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Verizon Just Killed Its Messaging App
Verizon subscribers who have been using the company’s Message+ texting app are now being forced to switch to an alternative, following the service’s discontinuation on Monday. The app is the latest victim in the move to cross-platform RCS, and while it’s probably for the best, loyal users are bemoaning the loss of some fan-favorite features. In a reddit thread on…
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YouTube Kids mobile app redesigned on iOS and Android
The YouTube Kids mobile app is getting a redesign that both makes it look and behave more like the standard YouTube app and lets kids browse through videos in portrait mode for the first time. It’s rolling out over the next few weeks on iOS and Android, while the web and smart TV experiences stay the same. The YouTube Kids…
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Aloha’s iOS App Now Lets You Ban Cookie Pop-Ups Forever
If you use the internet, you’ve undoubtedly encountered a pop-up asking for your permission to use cookies. You’ve probably clicked yes without giving it a second thought, but it’s one of those points of friction that grates on the nerves when you’re just trying to do a little shopping or check the news. This week, Aloha Browser introduced a feature…
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