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On Friday, Samsung sent a notification via email to its users in the US (I personally received a notice as well). The email arrived from Samsung USA with the subject line: “An important notice regarding customer information”. In late July 2022, an unauthorized party acquired information from some of Samsung’s U.S. systems. On or around August 4, we determined through our ongoing investigation that personal information of certain customers was affected. The breach happened sometime in July 2022, according to the…

Last Updated: August 25, 2022, 17:49 ISTTrain number 12991 Udaipur-Jaipur rail service will reach Jaipur at 1:40 pm instead of 1:45 pm.The total duration of the journey will also reduce because of electric traction.Indian Railways is currently converting diesel locomotives to electric ones. Zonal Railways is completing this work in a phased manner. The important thing is that after switching from diesel to electric traction, there is an increase in the speed of trains. At the same time, the total duration of the journey…

Google recently released the Android 13 to Pixel smartphones and it looks like the update has started to cause problems for some Pixel phone users. As per a report, a lot of Pixel users, especially the owners of the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL smartphones, have complained the Android 13 update has partially broken the wireless charging feature of the handsets. Some users have apparently found a solution and claim that adjusting settings such as Adaptive Charging can fix the issue.Citing multiple Reddit threads, 9to5Google…

Cyber-security researchers said that more than 1.3 million users were affected by threats hidden in browser extensions in the first half of 2022.The figure is over 70 percent of the number of users affected by the same threat throughout 2021.Kaspersky researchers analysed what risks innocent-looking browser extensions pose to users and the activities of cybercriminals hiding threats under add-ons. Mimicking popular apps such as Google Translator or extensions with useful functionality like PDF Converter or Video…

Some Amazon Kindle users are losing the ability to easily purchase ebooks with the shock change coming into force today. The update, which affects a number of older models, means owners will no longer be able to buy something to read directly on their device from the Kindle Store.Considering this is how most people purchase their novels, biographies and best sellers it's a dramatic revamp from Amazon that's sure to upset a vast number of owners.If you're wondering whether you're affected by this change Express.co.uk has…

From next week it will become far more simple for many UK consumers to get broadband beamed into their homes at a much cheaper price. Most of Britain's big Internet Service Providers (ISPs) already offer large discounts for families who claim Universal Credit and other benefits. However, it appears that many aren't taking advantage of the deals with recent statistics suggesting that just 1.2 percent of those eligible have taken out one of these cut-priced packages.Confusion over who is entitled along with the hassle of…

Mi A3 users in India who were impacted by a faulty Android 11 update that bricked their phones have now been provided with some relief. Xiaomi has announced that it is giving a free fix at its service centres to all the affected Mi A3 devices, irrespective of their warranty status. The company's latest move comes following an outrage from users over the Android 11 update that made their phones completely dead. This was also not the first time when Mi A3 users became affected by a broken software update.Xiaomi said in a…

Many crypto tokens’ value can be significantly altered due to Elon Musk’s sphere of influence. Tokens can make or break on his words alone, and for some tokens, a majority of their value lies on Elon Musks’ shoulders. However, with the ongoing legal action being taken against Musk by the social media platform Twitter, the crypto tokens affected by Elon Musks’ sphere of influence are likely to feel some impact. Two big tokens this might affect are Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE), with results…

Since the events of Oscar night when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live on stage, the two men involved in the altercation have largely remained silent. Rock has made only passing public comments and Smith had said nothing at all after an initial apology, until he recently released a video in which Smith discussed the incident at length, and apologized again. One person who has not been silent is Chris Rock’s brother Tony.Tony Rock has voiced his thoughts about the incident on multiple occasions, going so far as to invoke…

Digital communication platform Twilio was hacked after a phishing campaign tricked its employees into revealing their login credentials (via TechCrunch). The company disclosed the data breach in a post on its blog, noting that only “a limited number” of customer accounts were affected by the attack. Twilio allows web services to send SMS messages and place voice calls over telephone networks and is used by companies including Uber, Twitter, and Airbnb. The hack occurred on August 4th and involved a bad actor sending…