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Yet, whether through the reach of accounts backed by real people or through the power of algorithms with the ability to create and orchestrate hundreds — if not thousands — of fake accounts, social media platforms have played an increasingly bigger role in shaping public discourse and fanning movements of all types. Reactions to social media’s growing influence In response to growing concerns about the use of their platforms for spreading misinformation or even hate speech, these companies have begun to fight back....

Docoss X1 is a 3G Android Smartphone which is priced at R.s 888. Pre-bookings for this smartphone has begun and the company promises to deliver the smartphone by May 2. The company is not familiar in smartphone making. Docoss X1 is having 4 inch display, 1GB Ram and 4GB inbuilt storage which can be expanded up to 32GB via SD Card. It has dual core processor, Android 4.4 KitKat, 2MP rear camera and 0....

The changes were announced on the Instagram blog, if you’re looking for new features, you’re going to be disappointed. The app doesn’t really do anything it didn’t do before, it just does it faster, on more phones. Instagram promises that the app is now half the size, you’ll load up your profile page twice as fast. If you’re rocking the latest high-end Snapdragon 800-powered monster phone, you may not notice the difference, but usability on low-end phones should be a lot better....

The reason: The content algorithms of platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube depend on user engagement. This is what drives some of the strangest stories to trend on social media. If people are mad enough to read and share, you can bet its reach will grow. Tap or click here to see how Facebook plans to fight fake news by paying people to log off. But as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, some stories have the potential to prove more harmful than others....

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed the NICE framework in an attempt to standardize terminology and job roles across the cybersecurity industry. The role of knowledge manager is defined in this framework, as well as its associated duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to be effective in the role. What Is a Knowledge Manager? As defined in NIST’s NICE framework, the role of a knowledge manager is to manage the flow of data throughout an organization....

OnePlus today started the rollout of OxygenOS Open Beta 17/18 for the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T. The latest beta brings about a number of new features and enhancements along with the May Android Security patch level. Among the new features, OnePlus is introducing Ambient display 2.0 with the latest OxygenOS beta. To activate the new Ambient display, one needs to “double tap” the screen after taking it out from their pocket....

LazyApply is a job application tool that allows you to submit over 100 job applications daily to a variety of platforms with a single click. And for a limited time only during our Best of Digital Sale, you can use coupon code DOWNLOADNOW for an additional 30% off on a lifetime subscription, lowering the price to just $46.90. All you’re required to do is save your information once and then let LazyApply submit applications for all of the jobs you want....

To give you some background, this is not the first step Lenovo has taken to help those facing issues with their products. A couple of weeks back, the company, along with Motorola, announced to offer free global extended warranty on its range of smartphones and accessories. The offer allows users with products having their warranties ending between March 15 to April 30, 2020, an extension for up to 75 days through May 31, 2020....

As reported earlier the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus comes with a 10.1 inch 2K display upfront. That aside the premium tablet sports a metal unibody design and a set of four JBL speakers. The tablet also comes with a Dolby Atmos certification thereby promising a top-notch sound quality, especially via its external speakers. Under the hood, the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus comes powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 652 chip which consists of a cluster of four Cortex A72 clocked at 1....

LG X-Charge has got Android 7.0 nougat on an unspecified 1.5GHz octa-core processor according to the rumors, it has got 2gigs of RAM and a 16gigs of storage. To the front, it has got a massive 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 screen is your portal to this low-end experience. The phone isn’t super thick that’s a good point as it has a massive battery of 4500mah: it is 8.4mm is thinner than most of the big battery phones out in the market....

At the beginning of 2013, LG’s flagship smartphone was a 5.5 inch 1080p Snapdragon 600 powered handset called the Optimus G Pro. Today, the company has sort of, kind of, but not really, announced a successor to that device called the Gx. It looks a lot like the LG G2, but under the hood it’s still the same Optimus G Pro. The Gx supports a few new LTE bands, and there several new software features, but other than that … there’s not a lot here to get excited about....

HTC’s marketing skills are, arguably, among the worst in the mobile tech industry. The company has consistently failed to highlight some of the key features of its devices, that make it stand out from the competition. Now, it looks like HTC phones come with another hidden feature that can be potentially life-saving for many. A convenience store clerk was shot by a thief but miraculously survived with minor injuries, as his phone – an HTC EVO 3D – sacrificed his life to save that of its owner....

The One A9 was another device that managed to leak more times than anyone could keep count, but now HTC has officially made the device official. At its event early this morning, HTC has unveiled the One A9, a device that brings together some high-end specs with midrange variables in a shell that will come in a variety of colors and offer a reasonably-sized display. That Super AMOLED screen measures in at 5-inches and has a 1080p HD resolution, and it sits within a thin metal frame that will come in four different colors....

A YouTube video has a pretty extensive walkthrough, though you’ll need to speak Vietnamese to underst the narration. It zips through all of the key facets of the interface, such as the lock screen, app drawer, various home screens. As we have seen before, HTC has kept the core look of Sense while integrating the new llipop features, such as the improved notifications revamped drop-down menu. It looks like you’ll still need to move out the HTC browser in exchange for Chrome, along with the usual round of steps to make your phone more -friendly....

With the approach of the presentation of the new Mate 10, some rumors indicate that again the Chinese brand Huawei will choose a flagship smartphone to present its new high-end processor Kirin 970. Huawei is one of the smartphone brands that has grown the most in recent times. To make their models better, Huawei has focused on developing its own processors, allowing much greater control over its performance. This bet has been won, especially after the launch of its latest top-of-the-line Kirin 960, which has already brought its performance closer to its competition....

When I was working at Nokia back in 2008/2009, the team I was a part of started noticing a disturbing trend: The mobile phone market was starting to mimic the PC market. By that I mean the top three to five players, quarter after quarter, were controlling a smaller and smaller piece of the pie. So it’s with little surprise that I present to you IDC’s Q2 2013 analysis, which says Samsung sold 72....

OMG! Chinese Govt Is Now Banning Apple Products In China The US ban on the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer Huawei could simply further complicate the tech giant Apple’s previously complicated operations in China, hence, as a result, this could simply lead reducing iPhone sales in the world’s largest smartphone market and disrupt the company’s supply chain in China. As we all know very well that last week, the President of the United States, Donald Trump banned all the US companies from working with the Chinese giant Huawei....

Jio vs Airtel vs Vodafone If we have to go solely by the price, Jio seems to be offering the cheapest packages with updated tariffs, whereas Vodafone and Airtel have very similar prices. Considering the more popular recharge for 84 days, Jio offers an updated plan for Rs. 555 which provides the user with 1.5GB of 4G data along with an FUP for off-net calls of 3000 minutes. Both Airtel and Vodafone have unlimited plans for 84 days that are priced Rs....

The rollout is expected to take place in phases between July to November 2017 and will eventually cover include all the countries. In the first phase, the program will be released in the United States, Canada, and other Asia Pacific countries. The next phase covers Latin America, Africa, and India. The third and the last phase will include Europe, Japan and South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. That being said Windows users will still be able to download the Kaspersky Free from the official website....

Sometimes, choosing the most interesting questions to highlight is the best part of my job. This week, I received questions about black hat hackers, VHS archives, smart tech for seniors and more. Do you have a question you’d like to ask me? Tap or click here to email me directly. Hacker tales Q: I’ve heard of white hat hackers and black hat hackers. What do they do? Have you ever been hacked?...