News and weather updates are coming to the Windows 10 taskbar

After testing in Insider, this time Windows 10 users will have the opportunity to see the latest features including weather updates and news. To this end, shortcuts are being added to the taskbar of the operating system. Users will be able to see those updates when they click. News Engadget.

It is known that along with the weather and latest news, sports scores, stock market updates can be seen by clicking on those shortcuts in the taskbar. When a user clicks to view a story in detail, it will open in the browser.

Users can save and share any article for further reading if they wish. But the hope is, apparently there will be no ads.

There will be several options for how the user wants to see the icon. Also those who do not want to enjoy this feature can turn it off if they want. The feature will be available to users in the next few weeks.

 

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This time Apple is bringing Touch ID to iMac

 

Apple's new ultra-colorful iMac will have a wireless Touch ID feature. This Touch ID allows users to log in to iMac, change profiles, and make purchases on the Apple Pay service. News Engadget.

The feature will remain built-in to the scheduled version of the Magic Keyboard to be sold with the new iMac. This Touch ID will be circular in the top row of the keyboard, which will be able to detect fingerprints.

Earlier, the iPhone and iPad had Touch ID feature, but this is the first time the feature is on the company's desktop line.

According to Apple, a secure encryption, encrypted channels and dedicated security components have been used to protect users' fingerprint data. Users can make payments easily, quickly and securely.

Apple will start taking orders for the new iMac from April 30, and delivery will begin in mid-May. Magic keyboard of two versions will be available simultaneously.

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Huawei is going to be banned in Romania!

 

Romania last week approved a new law that would ban Huawei from building a FiveG network in the country. As it relates to the 2019 Washington Accords, any future partnership between Huawei and Romania will be banned.

Not all organizations participating in the creation of the country's FiveG network can be controlled by foreign governments. Everyone must have a transparent and own ownership structure. At the same time there must be legal validity to adhere to transparent corporate practices.

The bill is awaiting parliamentary approval, which is expected to be completed in the next few weeks.

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Timelapse feature has been added to Google Earth

 

Google Earth is showing video images of climate change, urbanization and deforestation. Has released a new feature - Timelaps. In Fordy View, users will be able to see how forests and rivers have been lost in any part of the world in the last four decades.

Timelaps have been used to create 40 million images, 800 archived videos and interactively guided images of artificial satellites over the past 37 years. The feature also uses data from the US space agency NASA, the US Geological Survey's Landsat program and the European Union's Copernicus program.

Reuters reports that Google Earth's timelapse tool highlights riverine areas, ever-growing urban areas and agricultural land changes. It also shows the depletion of glaciers, forests and rivers.

One such video shows Bolivia's nearby forests disappearing into villages and farms. In another, the main reason for the rise of the Amazon forest. The third one is seen melting again in the video

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Fitbit brings ‘luxury’ fitness tracker!

 

This is the first time that Fitbit is going to unveil a device after the acquisition process by Google, even though it is not a Wire OS smartwatch. According to a leaked information from WinFuture, it will be 'Fitbit Lux', which is basically a 'luxury' fitness tracker.

The device uses a stainless steel case. There is an LED screen. There will be GPS, heart rate monitor and swimming-friendly waterproof system. Its interchangeable straps are not commonly found on fitness trackers. Fitbit is building the device with the promise of controlled health with excellent design.

Although the release date is not yet known, it is expected that the device will be unveiled soon. But the biggest challenge will be the price. Surely Fitbit is bringing this device to the premium customers, which will make it harder to compete with the cheaper trackers.

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Google's shopping app is going to be closed in June

 

Google's shopping app will be closed from next June. According to Google, they are going to stop this service from next June.

However, it will only apply to mobile apps. Everyone can enjoy this facility on desktop or web version as now. Nothing is stopping there.

Even if you can't shop through the app, shopping from the desktop will not be a problem. In other words, shopping dot google dot com is the same as before. And you can buy anything you like from it.

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Fake job traps for hackers on LinkedIn

 

Job seekers are looking for jobs after falling victim to the Corona epidemic. And by taking advantage of this opportunity, hacker anagona has increased at an excessive rate on LinkedIn with fake job advertisements.

A recent Gizmodo report uncovered a fake job trap on LinkedIn.

Cybercriminals are using a sophisticated and realistic campaign on LinkedIn to hack into users' devices, according to a report by e-Centaur, a cybersecurity solutions service provider.

The company claims that a certain hacking group has been trying to trap job seekers in various fake jobs by trying to infect them through remote code execution.

With this remote code execution, hackers can gain remote access to the victim's device. As a result, hackers can send, receive, launch or even delete a file on the device without the victim's permission.

According to the report, these hackers are actually associated with many big cybercrime cycles. This group of cybercriminals is known as 'Golden Chicken'.

It is known that hackers send messages directly to the user with job offers. This job offer includes a zip file. And this file contains malware, which helps the hacker to get into the user's device.

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Verizon shuts down 3G It's network

 

Last January, Verizon spokesman Kevin King said the company apparently had no strong plans to shut down its 3G network. However, it has changed quickly. Verizon's 3G network will be shut down on December 31 next year. News Engadget.

Mike Heiberman, vice president of network engineering at Verizon, announced the closure of the 3G network on Wednesday. Currently, less than one percent of Verizon's total subscribers use 3G networks. The remaining 99 percent use 4G LTE or 5G, he said.

Verizon currently has about 9 million subscribers. As such, only nine lakh 40 thousand people are using 3G network.

For almost a year, Verizon has been campaigning to shut down their 3G CDMA services. In 2012, the company launched 4G LTE service. The company has been thinking of shutting down 3G services since 2014.

In 2016, plans were finally announced to shut down the 3G network within the next three years. It was later extended to 2020. Eventually it was extended to 2022. However, it has been informed that there is no plan to extend the term this time.

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