Nokia 1 with Android Oreo Go Edition Starts Receiving April Security Update Sticking to its promise of regular software updates for its Nokia-branded smartphones, HMD Global has now started rolling out the Android April Security Update for the Nokia 1. The Nokia 1 runs Android Oreo Go Edition, which has been built specifically for low-end devices and comes with a promise of timely updates, which Nokia seems to have delivered on....

Nokia X Ad Spotted in China, April 27 Unveiling Expected Finnish smartphone manufacturerHMD Globallaunched a bunch of new smartphones under the Nokia brand at MWC Barcelona earlier this year and the company doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. According to a recentreportfrom Chinese publicationITHome, HMD Global is all set to launch its next smartphone, the Nokia X, according to digital advertisements spotted in China.(Image: ITHome) The upcoming Nokia X will be launched in China on April 27 and images of the aforementioned ad reveal the side profile of two smartphones crossing each other to form an ‘X’ with the launch date mentioned below....

Ola Aims to Have a Fleet of One Million Electric Vehicles by 2021 Despite the failure of its Nagpur EV project, SoftBank-backed domestic taxi aggregatorOlahas announced that it plans to onboard one million electric vehicles to its platform by 2021 as part of its ‘Mission Electric’ program. In order to achieve its aim, the Bengaluru-based company plans to add 10,000 electric vehicles, primarily e-rickshaws, to its fleet over the next 12 months, according to a recentreportfromBGR....

Thousands of Android Apps on Google Play Store are Improperly Tracking Children Thousands of Android apps are allegedly tracking the online activity of children in ways that violate US privacy laws, according to a recentstudypublished by researchers from the International Computer Science Institute. The troubling aspect is that most of these apps and games are available on the Play Store The study, titled“Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Examining COPPA Compliance at Scale”,highlights that a number of ‘child friendly’ apps on the Play Store collect data in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) which limits data collection on children under 13....

High Definition Vinyl Records Might Soon be a Reality In the digital age, vinyl records have become a novelty item which isn’t always associated withhigh definition audio. However, this might change soon, as an Australian startup claims that it could have “HD vinyl” records in stores as early as 2019. According to a recentreportfromPitchfork, Australia-based startup Rebeat Innovation has received $4.8 million in funding to develop high definition vinyl records....

This Ransomware Will Lock Your Files Unless You Play PUBG Researches at MalwareHunterTeam have discovered a new kind of ransomware which locks the user’s files unless they play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG. Unlike other ransomware, thePUBGransomware doesn’t want your money and just wants you to have a fun time playing PUBG. According to areportfromKotaku, the ransomware makes the user’s files inaccessible as soon as it infects the system and displays a ransom note which reads:...

A New BioShock Game Is Reportedly in Development Following the massive success of BioShock Infinite, developer 2K Games has reportedly started work on the next big game in the franchise. The game’s development was recently tipped in areportbyKotaku(viaSlashGear). A snippet from the report states that the upcoming game, which hasn’t even been announced officially, is currently in development. The game is allegedly in the works under the codename Parkside, but the report has revealed no further details....