Author: Jonjo

When Google’s Picture Unblur function debuted late last year, it was pure beauty, allowing users to take blurry photographs and make them acceptable. While the function has stayed confined to Pixel 7 series smartphones, it appears like Google is working on a similar tool that will address fuzzy video – a video unblur feature. Pixel 8 series’ video unblur feature According to 9to5Google, who examined a new Google Photos APK, they uncovered a Video Unblur feature. The team was able to force the Interface to show in the Pictures app, but that’s pretty much where the trail ends for the…

Today, social media is used by people of all ages and backgrounds. Statista figures show that in January 2023, in the UK, 57.1 million people used social media. That’s 84.4% of the population. We tend to view social media from the point of view of its benefits. We love connecting with friends, viewing videos, and sharing memes. But social has a darker side: cybercrime. In 2021/22, National Crime Agency figures showed a 23.5% increase in social media hacking. This includes things like identity theft to commit fraud, financial extortion, and hacking accounts to steal data. Protecting yourself from these negatives…

The release of Qualcomm’s flagship chipsets is highly anticipated every year, but the company’s mid-range chips are arguably even more significant. While not everyone can afford a flagship phone, most people still desire a device that is reasonably powerful and can last for several years. That’s precisely why the Snapdragon 7 series was created, and the recent announcement of the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is no exception. To avoid any confusion, it is important to note that the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is the first chipset in the second generation of the Snapdragon 7 series. In other words, there was…

Google’s Project Zero team has raised an urgent alarm regarding several security vulnerabilities discovered in Samsung’s Exynos chipsets. They have cautioned that attackers can remotely breach a phone at the baseband level without any user intervention, hence, warranting immediate attention.  Details About Exynos Modem Vulnerabilities Project Zero team lead, Tim Willis, renowned for discovering zero-day vulnerabilities, reported 18 vulnerabilities in Exynos modems between late 2022 and early 2023. Among them, four vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-24033, enable attackers to execute remote codes at the baseband level from the internet to the phone without any user interaction Tests conducted by Project Zero reveal…

Google is rolling out the Android 13 QPR3 beta 1 update and there are some fixes under the hood via this update. QPR3 will be released to the public in June and will be the final major quarterly update for Android 13. Google previously stated that it would not publicly test QPR3 and would instead jump straight from the 13 QPR2 Beta to the 14 Beta. According to Google, the trial will “continue until Android 14 Beta kicks up,” therefore there may only be one QPR3 Beta release for those in the Android Beta Program. Android 14 Beta 1 is…