Friday, March 29

Technology

“Music Services Google Together Have 15 Million Subscribers”
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“Music Services Google Together Have 15 Million Subscribers”

"Music Services Google together have 15 Million Subscribers." The music services YouTube Music and Google Play Music allegedly have 15 million subscribers, according to anonymous sources.   Google itself does not share figures about the number of music service subscribers. The list of fifteen million subscribers also includes users with a free trial subscription. The services would thus be far behind the competition. Spotify recently turned out to have 100 million paying customers. 50 million people use Apple Music. YouTube Music has been available in the Netherlands since last year. Users can stream unlimited music for a fixed monthly amount. Google Play Music will be stopped once functions and subscribers have been transferred to YouTube Music.
FBI Takes News Site Deep Dot Web Offline
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FBI Takes News Site Deep Dot Web Offline

FBI Takes news site Deep Dot Web offline Due to links with the Dark Web. The American FBI, including the Dutch police, has taken Deep Dot Web offline and arrested several people, according to the reports on Tuesday.   Deep Dot Web was a website with information about the dark web. Through the site, users were also led to websites and market places on the dark web. The website now has an image showing that the page has been taken over by the FBI. The American intelligence service also received help from German and Brazilian authorities, among others. Suspects were caught in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Israel. According to reports, they are suspected of being associated with running the website. Deep Dot Web is said to have earned millions of dollars by offering links t...
Hackers Extort Developers On GitHub
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Hackers Extort Developers On GitHub

Hackers Extort developers on GitHub by taking code Hostage. Hackers have hosted codes from hundreds of developers on the GitHub developer platform, according to the reports.   The criminals ask for a sum of money to release the information. The attacks are said to have started on Friday. Developers use GitHub primarily for open source software. They place a code on the platform to help others with the development. Hackers have deleted codes from at least 392 developers. In a message, the hackers let developers know that the information will only be returned if they pay 0.1 bitcoin. "Your code has been downloaded and is on our servers", is a message from the hackers to the victims. "If you don't believe we have your data, we can provide evidence." "Information is not deleted"...
Samsung Postpones The Launch Of Galaxy Fold
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Samsung Postpones The Launch Of Galaxy Fold

Samsung Postpones the Launch of Galaxy Fold due to Technical Problems. Samsung is postponing the launch of the new Galaxy Fold due to problems with the folding device. According to the company, the smartphone, with a price tag of almost 2000 dollars, should be released on the American market next Friday. In test versions of the device, however, difficulties with the folding screen came to light, such as cracks. Many testers found that the review copies were broken within a few days. The screen operated partially or not at all after brief use. Samsung will now perform additional internal tests with the device. The company did not report a new date for the launch of the Galaxy Fold. Samsung wants to come out with a new time in the coming weeks. In 2016, ...
Facebook Makes Data-Saving Lite App Available On IPhones
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Facebook Makes Data-Saving Lite App Available On IPhones

Facebook Makes data-saving Lite app Available on iPhones. Facebook has made its 'lighter' Facebook Lite app available for iOS, the operating system for iPhones and iPads. A year ago the app was already released for Android devices. The Facebook Lite app offers a "lighter" experience of the social network. The app is smaller in size and uses less mobile data. Facebook Lite allows functionalities that are comparable to those of the regular Facebook app. For example, users can upload photos, view profiles and respond. However, images are displayed in lower quality and Facebook Lite, among other things, does not offer full support for emoji, but the characters are rendered simpler. With the Lite apps, Facebook intends for smartphone users with older devices or a p...
Apple is Releasing Renewed Version iPad Air and iPad Mini
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Apple is Releasing Renewed Version iPad Air and iPad Mini

Apple brings renewed versions of the iPad Air and iPad mini on the market. The American technology group announced the new models in a press release and did not organise a special presentation as the company often does.   According to Apple, the new iPads offer substantially improved performance. The new devices can be ordered from Apple's website from Monday and will be available in stores in many countries, including Belgium, from next week. The starting price for the new iPad mini is 499 pounds and that for the fresh iPad Air at 599 pounds. The devices are available in silver, gold and grey. Apple will also give a presentation next week. The company is expected to announce its streaming service for TV series and films.
‘Bug In Facebook Messenger Showed Hackers Conversation Partners’
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‘Bug In Facebook Messenger Showed Hackers Conversation Partners’

'Bug in Facebook Messenger showed Hackers conversation Partners'. The messaging service Messenger of Facebook contained a vulnerability whereby hackers could find out with which people have chatted victims.   Researchers from the internet security company Imperva discovered this, according to the reports. Users were unsafe if they visited a malicious web page with a logged in Facebook account in the Chrome web browser. Through a different tab, malicious parties could then recover the information about interlocutors. The bug is similar to an error that came in the news in November. With this vulnerability in Facebook websites, malicious parties were able to retrieve information about users. The flaw in Messenger only gave hateful people the opportunity to find out the victims' c...
YouTube Gets Over 400 Channels Offline
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YouTube Gets Over 400 Channels Offline

YouTube Gets over 400 channels offline after abuse Paedophiles Network. The video platform YouTube has removed four hundred channels that were abused by a network of paedophiles, according to the reports.   A vlogger recently found that a paedophile network was active on YouTube,  and outraged the YouTube response system to refer to children who inadvertently took inappropriate reactions. That way they could quickly share videos. YouTube claims to have disabled the response system to tens of millions of videos within 48 hours. Also, illegal responses are shared with the authorities. Following the abuse, several companies have reported that they will stop buying ads on YouTube for the time being. According to YouTube, YouTube has spent around 8,000 dollars on advertising over t...
RIVM: ‘Part Of Medical Apps Does Not Meet Guidelines’
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RIVM: ‘Part Of Medical Apps Does Not Meet Guidelines’

RIVM: 'Part of Medical apps does not meet Guidelines'. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) researched hundreds of apps that measure the health of users. Part of it does not meet the guidelines.   The RIVM investigated 271 apps that allow users to map their health or lifestyle. Of these, 21 percent turns out to be a medical device. For example, the apps provide support for a disease. For instance, they give tips on quitting smoking,  they measure heart rate or offer advice with psychological difficulties. In half of the apps that have been assessed as medically, the CE mark that is required for this is missing, according to the RIVM. The study was conducted after the Ministry of Health, Welfare and the Environment (VWS) wanted to know,  which medi...
‘Germany Asks NSA For Help With Research On Hack German Politicians’
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‘Germany Asks NSA For Help With Research On Hack German Politicians’

'Germany asks NSA for help with Research on Hack German Politicians'. The authorities in Germany have asked the US intelligence service NSA for help in the investigation into the hack of German politicians and celebrities, according to the reports.   A hacker placed data from hundreds of German politicians online in the run-up to Christmas, became apparent on Thursday evening. Reportedly, members of all parties of the Bundestag (German Parliament) are affected,  besides members of the right-wing populist party AfD. The hacker also placed the data of German celebrities, journalists and YouTube personalities online in December.