Android Zero Day Vulnerability Found to Impact Pixel, Galaxy and Xiaomi Phones Google’s team of security researchers responsible for reporting zero-day vulnerabilities, known as Project Zero, recently discovered an unpatched exploit in Android that’s being used in real-life attacks. This vulnerability affects smartphones from popular OEMs like Samsung, Xiaomi, and Huawei. Even Google’s older Pixel phones are impacted as well. This vulnerability resides in the Android kernel source and was first discovered back in 2017, which is also when it was patched....

Apple Accused of Patent Infringement, Antitrust Violation Over “Sign in With Apple” Feature Apple’s increased focus on privacy and security has given birth to the“Sign in with Apple”feature, which was first announced at WWDC 2019 earlier this year. This feature enables users to log into new apps and services using an Apple ID, simplifying the signup process down to just the click of a button. Well, Apple may be proud of this feature, but Blix, the maker of an email client Blue Mail alleges that the Cupertino giant infringes on its patents....

Apple Arcade Is Now Available to Mac Users with the macOS Catalina Gold Master Apple’s game subscription service,Apple Arcadehas been available to iPhone users with iOS 13 for a while now, and finally, the company is bringing the service to Mac users as well, with the latestmacOS CatalinaGold Master candidate that was released on October 3. With Apple Arcade, the Cupertino giant is trying to make high-quality games available to people as a package deal for a low price of$4....

Disney Is Banning Netflix Ads Across Its Network of TV Channels Disney has reportedly banned Netflix from running advertisements on its network of entertainment channels. The report comes fromThe Wall Street Journal, and states that the company arrived at this decision after failing to see a mutually beneficial relationship with Netflix. For what it’s worth, Netflix can still run ads on Disney-owned sports broadcasting channel ESPN, but none of Disney’s entertainment channels will run Netflix ads....

Google Might Acquire TikTok Competitor “Firework”: Report The past year or so has been all about short video platforms. It’s thriving. The explosive growth of ByteDance’s TikTok, especially in India, has encouraged many others to launch similar short videos-driven social experiences. Facebook has beentestingits own TikTok competitor called Lasso for some time now. But, reports suggest that Google is now also planning to enter the competition with the acquisition of a TikTok competitor....

How to Fix WiFi Disconnects When iPhone is Locked or Asleep Issue WiFi issues have been around for ages on iOS. Whether it was the highly impressive iOS 7, bug-ridden iOS 11 or the feature-packed iOS 12, all of them encountered WiFi problems at some point or the other. And the long-living ghosts have already started haunting iOS 13. Recently, a large number of iOS users (including those running iOS 13) have encountered the “WiFi disconnects when iPhone is locked” issue....

How to Hide Chrome Suggested Articles on iPhone and Android Don’t get me wrong! Chrome remains my favorite web browser across platforms (from macOS to Windows and from iOS to Android) but there are certain things like “Article suggestions” that have often compelled me tolook for Chrome alternatives. Whenever I open a new tab, too many suggested articles seem to clutter the whole interface. While some of the recommended stories do catch my eyes, most of them seem to be redundant....