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Microsoft’s secured-core concept first aimed to improve the security of software interfaces for Windows 10 hardware in 2019 and two years later brought it to firmware for servers running Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI. Secured-core is not focussed on consumer devices but aims to assure enterprise customers that Windows running on non-Microsoft hardware has been certified as secure by Microsoft. The concept was carried across from Microsoft’s Xbox division, which has a more vertically controlled hardware and software stack than the Windows ecosystem....

The Moto G offers great value for its low price, and that made it a great candidate for Motorola’s reentry into India, one of the most important smartphone markets at the moment, where local and big-name manufacturers are fighting it out to strengthen their hold on the budget market. Motorola had said during the Moto G’s launch that the phone would be headed to India in January, but it seems the company’s run into obstacles that have pushed the device’s launch into the next month....

The Motorola X is among the most hyped and anticipated handsets of the year. Motorola has not really managed to come up with ground breaking devices in the last two years, but after Google’s acquisition and thanks to rumors, the expectations from the Moto X phone are huge. However, it looks like we may have been expecting too much from the device. @evleaks, one of the most prolific source of leaked devices on the Internet in recent times, tweeted about the specs of the Motorola X phone earlier today, and they are downright disappointing....

Most companies outsource their marketing. It’s just a fact of life. According to Android and Me, bäkkenDesign was tasked with coming up a few concepts for Motorola’s upcoming Moto X Phone unveiling. Now designers being designers, they always want to make their portfolio available for perspective clients. Well, that Motorola marketing material is now available, and if it’s to be believed then we can expect Motorola to hold an event on August 1st....

But just because something is popular, doesn’t mean it is safe. Mozilla conducted research into the 21 most-used video calling and messaging apps, and three sparked some concern. The apps are dangerous for various reasons, enough so to be added to the *Privacy Not Included list. There are also two standouts that take privacy and user data seriously. They truly take security to the next level. Here are the three apps that Mozilla found to be seriously lacking in privacy along with a couple of apps that are safe....

Facial recognition at the service of complex problems With access to a database of more than 60,000 photographs of missing children, comparing these images with approximately 45,000 images of unidentified orphans in care facilities throughout the city, it was possible to recognize 2930 children using software from a program pilot tested in just four days. With a population of over one billion people, India is the second most populous country in the world....

But with all the changes coming down the pipeline, one thing hasn’t changed a bit: malware on the Google Play store. This year alone, there have been multiple incidents of malicious software on the download platform — and things don’t appear to be improving. Tap or click to see the last Google Play malware incident. And now, another batch of bad software has been discovered on Google Play. These apps take the shape of ordinary games and tools, and once they’re installed, they’ll fill your phone with intrusive full-screen advertisements....

After being delayed by a week, the T-Mobile Nexus 6 is finally up for sale on the carrier’s website and retail stores. The uncarrier is selling both 32 and 64GB variants of the device in Midnight Blue color. The 32GB model carries a price tag of $649.92, while the 64GB model is listed at $699.84. If you want to pay for the handset in monthly handsets, T-Mobile will be charging you $27....

But unlike beefy gaming s muti-core Mac os, which are only meant for a niche of computer users, the Nexus 9 is made for everybody. It doesn’t matter if you have no plans to take advantage of its power—all you have to do is drop $400. Boring, but not ugly The Nexus 9 is a simple, well-designed tablet, though it reminds me of something out of a Crew catalogue: nice to look at in photos, but when you bring it home, it’s kind of boring needs an accessory to spruce it up....

Nokia’s prior-generation IP routing silicon, the FP4, delivered volumetric DDoS defense with router-based detection and mitigation. FP5 introduces an additional layer of network protection with ANYsec – a new line rate, flow-based encryption capability integrated directly into the chipset. The options for encrypting network traffic are typically MACsec and IPsec. MACsec is silicon-based and thus low-latency and cost-effective. However, its hop-by-hop architecture introduces risk and latency when applied to IP services like MPLS and segment routing....

The company hasn’t wasted its unlaunched 12GB RTX 4080; instead, Nvidia rebranded it, but the best part is that it decreased by $100 on its MSRP. Let’s delve into all details below regarding it. Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Starting At $799 The company has revealed the awaited GPU of the RTX 4000-series, and it becomes interesting as it has DLSS 3 enabled, which was unsupported on even 3090Ti and Ada Lovelace advancements....

Cybernk, the company behind well-known applications like werDVD, released one such app today. Cybernk’s oto Director brings tools like smart object removal, easy HDR preset effects, one-click color adjustment to aging hsets. oto Director also offers your choice of more than 70 preset photo overlay effects, including several mo, Artistic, Vignette effects. For those of you still waiting for an upgrade, the app runs on Android 4.1 lly Bean above, it requires a mere 1GHz processor 768MB of RAM to work....

Back in 2015, LG launched the V10, a device with dual cameras on the front and a second screen and while many people questioned the idea back then, the idea of both dual cameras and second screens was picked up by many companies afterward. Fast forward to 2017, LG has added another member to its V series, the LG V30+. But is it going to make the brand visible in a market full of well-established names?...

Google I/O 2013 is due to kick off in less than four and a half hours. Instead of spamming my Twitter followers with tweets, I’m going to be using CoveritLive to liveblog the event. Seeing as how I’ve never used this tool before, this is going to be a learning experience for the both of us. Also, only 100 people will be able to view the liveblog at any given time, so you have to get in early if you want to enjoy my dark humor that’s directed towards whatever goodies Google announces today....

Super Bowl TV deals may even be better than the deals offered on Black Friday. For Black Friday, retailers concentrate on jaw-dropping “doorbuster” pricing and dirt-cheap models to get shoppers in the door and tempt them into other holiday purchases. Tap or click here to see what other times of year offer huge sales. Those shopping for the Super Bowl TVs are deliberately shopping for high-quality sets that will enhance their viewing experience, so the standards are a bit higher....

That real-time data contributed by the Waze community. Was probably reason enough to get to pull the trigger on the acquisition. In fact, from time to time, you’ll see alerts in your feed or Maps that come straight from Waze. Another surprisingly helpful feature was Spotify integration. Once you connect your Spotify account, it even works if you’re not a premium subscriber. You’ll get some suggested tunes for the drive without leaving the app....

At an event in China today, Meizu today unveiled its latest flagship handset for China — the MX5. The handset comes with a full metal body that is only 7.6mm thick and has been treated to a unique color and injection molding process. Meizu has blatantly copied iPhones design with its previous handsets, and with the MX5, the company has taken the same direction once again. The front of the handset is clearly reminiscent of the iPhone design, while the back looks like an amalgamation of HTC One and iPhone design....

Memory forensics helps in analyzing advanced malware since in memory, malware artifacts can be analyzed more thoroughly, and more useful IoCs can be built. For example, memory forensics of famous attacks like Stuxnet, black energy revealed some new artifacts about the attack which were not noticed earlier. Memory Forensics is a process starting from finding an affected system, capturing its memory, analyzing it and if needed dumping the malicious process for further analysis....

This time it was the tech giant Microsoft itself announcing the flaw and presenting its solution, which came with Patch Tuesday this month. The fault is serious and the update needed urgently. The tech giant Microsoft’s latest security update, released on Tuesday, fixes a wide range of crashes, some of them critical. The tech giant Microsoft has also revealed that all the security improvements and have shown that it is urgent to upgrade....

Users can install the OneNote for Android ar app, then use the “take a note” voice comm to dictate text notes. The note then syncs online for access from any device. OneNote’s Android ar support is bare-bones compared to other note-taking apps, such as Keep Evernote. You can’t use it for time- or location-based reminders, you can’t open existing notes on the watch itself. Still, if you’re already hooked into Microsoft’s platform, the smartwatch app is helpful for logging a quick thought without taking out your phone....