Pokémon Go and Other Apps Abuse Android Permissions to Spy on Your Installed Apps Niantic, the creator ofPokémon Go, has long beenimposing strict bans on users for using unfair meansto excel at the popular games. The developer recently laid out its “Three-Strike Discipline Policy” which says that the use of malicious acts three times including the use of modified files or versions of Pokémon Go could lead users into being banned permanently....

Snapchat’s Android Redesign Spotted in Alpha; Can Be Enabled via Root Snapchat’s Android app has long been criticized for being sluggish and limping behind in the experience department when compared to iOS. The company had, hence,promised a much-needed redesignfor Android last year and we have now gotten our first look at the new cleaner, faster Snapchat UI. Discovered by popular app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, anAlpha build of Snapchat sporting the new design wasfoundhiddenin the latest Android app (version 10....

Sony’s UBP-X700 Blu-Ray Player Can Stream Netflix, YouTube 4K Videos; Launched for Rs 27,990 Having originally unveiled it earlier this year,Sonyhas finally launched its first Dolby Vision-capable 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player in India. Called the UBP-X700, the device is part of the company’s latest‘smart’Blu-ray player lineup that also includes the likes of the X500 at the lower-end and the X800 at the more premium end. The Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player comes with a price-tag of Rs....

Third-Party Launchers Could Get Android Pie ‘Recent Apps’ Support After All Android Piehasintroducedsomecool new featuresto the world’s most popular mobile operating system. One such feature is‘Overview‘that marks a massive departure from how the‘recent apps’screen worked in Oreo. First and foremost, the carousel now scrolls horizontally instead of vertically, which means users will have to scroll right/left (rather than up/down) to see their recent apps. However, the code for Recent Apps is now integrated into the stock launcher, which means Overview requires system permissions to work the way it was intended to....

This Wireless System Can Track Tumours, Help Dispense Drugs A team of researchers including a scientist of Indian origin has developed an “in-bodyGPS” system that can pinpoint the location of ingestible implants inside the body using low-power wireless signals. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) led by professor Dina Katabi developed “ReMix” system that, in animal tests, demonstrated that it can track implants with centimetre-level accuracy. In the future, doctors can implant sensors to track tumours or even dispense drugs using this non-invasive wireless system, the team hoped....

Windows Sticky Notes to Get Native Formatting, Dark Mode; Possibly Coming to Android and iOS Sticky Notes, despite its minimalism and the ease of note-taking, remains one of the oldest and iconic apps in Windows. It’s remained largely unchanged even as Windows has undergone a huge change in UI and look and feel. And now a team of engineers at Microsoft has now dedicated to modernize Sticky Notes that with arevamp that brings slew of new features to the app, along with cross-platform support....

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