OnePlus is reportedly looking to introduce new phones in the sub-Rs. 20,000 segment. These phones are likely to launch in the Indian market in the future. A tentative launch timeline of next quarter to sometime in Q2 2022 has been tipped. Oppo is said to be ‘dictating the terms’ to OnePlus after its merger. OnePlus
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A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in HAProxy, a widely used open-source load balancer and proxy server, that could be abused by an adversary to possibly smuggle HTTP requests, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive data and execution of arbitrary commands, effectively opening the door to an array of attacks. Tracked as CVE-2021-40346, the
Realme 8i, Realme 8s, and Realme Pad are set to launch in India today (September 9). While the two new Realme phones will come as an extension of the Realme 8 series, the Realme Pad will be the company’s first tablet. The company has confirmed that all three devices will be powered by MediaTek processors.
The work-from-anywhere economy has opened up the possibility for your human resources team to source the best talent from anywhere. To scale their operations, organizations are leveraging the cloud to accelerate essential HR functions such as recruiting, onboarding, evaluating, and more. SAP is leading this HR transformation with its human capital management (HCM) solution, SAP
iFFalcon K72 55-inch 4K smart TV with an external camera for video-calling has been launched by TCL in India. The smart TV runs Android TV 11 and comes with support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, the company’s AIPQ engine for real-time audio and visual optimisation, multiple HDMI and USB ports, and dual-band Wi-Fi. The iFFalcon
Microsoft on Tuesday warned of an actively exploited zero-day flaw impacting Internet Explorer that’s being used to hijack vulnerable Windows systems by leveraging weaponized Office documents. Tracked as CVE-2021-40444 (CVSS score: 8.8), the remote code execution flaw is rooted in MSHTML (aka Trident), a proprietary browser engine for the now-discontinued Internet Explorer and which is
The Motorola Edge 20 Fusion and Motorola Edge 20 have recently been launched in the sub-Rs. 30,000 segment in India. While the Edge 20 caters to the top half of this segment, the Edge 20 Fusion is in the lower half. I have the Edge 20 Fusion for review, and it boasts of some interesting
The maintainers of Jenkins—a popular open-source automation server software—have disclosed a security breach after unidentified threat actors gained access to one of their servers by exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence service to install a cryptocurrency miner. The “successful attack,” which is believed to have occurred last week, was mounted against its Confluence
Vivo X70 series specifications have allegedly been leaked by China Telecom, as per a report, ahead of the smartphones’ launch on September 9. The flagship Vivo smartphone series is expected to comprise the Vivo X70, Vivo X70 Pro, and Vivo X70 Pro+. The China Telecom leak was accompanied by renders of the Vivo X70 Pro
An ongoing campaign has been found to leverage a network of websites acting as a “dropper as a service” to deliver a bundle of malware payloads to victims looking for “cracked” versions of popular business and consumer applications. “These malware included an assortment of click fraud bots, other information stealers, and even ransomware,” researchers from
Red Magic 6S Pro gaming smartphone with a 165Hz refresh rate display has been announced by ZTE-owned brand Nubia. The new smartphone will be powered by a Snapdragon 888+ SoC that is paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. The gaming smartphone also comes with an “upgraded multi-dimensional cooling system” that gets an enhanced
End-to-end encrypted email service provider ProtonMail has drawn criticism after it ceded to a legal request and shared the IP address of anti-gentrification activists with law enforcement authorities, leading to their arrests in France. The Switzerland-based company said it received a “legally binding order from the Swiss Federal Department of Justice” related to a collective
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 is reportedly getting its first security update since launch. As of now, the South Korean smartphone maker is said to be rolling out the update to Galaxy Z Flip 3 users in Ireland, with it set to reach other markets soon. Two of Samsung’s older foldable handsets — the Samsung
Cisco has patched a critical security vulnerability impacting its Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of an affected system. Tracked as CVE-2021-34746, the weakness has been rated 9.8 out of a maximum of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and could allow
Samsung Galaxy A52 price in India has been increased by Rs. 1,000, the company has confirmed to Gadgets 360. The Samsung phone was launched in March this year with a 90Hz display, quad rear cameras, and an IP67-certified build. Samsung Galaxy A52 also comes with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC and has up to 8GB
The U.S. Cyber Command on Friday warned of ongoing mass exploitation attempts in the wild targeting a now-patched critical security vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence deployments that could be abused by unauthenticated attackers to take control of a vulnerable system. “Mass exploitation of Atlassian Confluence CVE-2021-26084 is ongoing and expected to accelerate,” the Cyber National Mission
WhatsApp is found to allow users to apply any of their favourite emojis as message reactions. The new development appears just days after WhatsApp was spotted adding message reactions to its platform that would work similar to how you can react on messages getting on iMessage, Twitter, and even Facebook’s own Messenger app. Separately, WhatsApp
Microsoft has shared technical details about a now-fixed, actively exploited critical security vulnerability affecting SolarWinds Serv-U managed file transfer service that it has attributed with “high confidence” to a threat actor operating out of China. In mid-July, the Texas-based company remedied a remote code execution flaw (CVE-2021-35211) that was rooted in Serv-U’s implementation of the
Can WhatsApp messages be sent without typing? Yes, that’s possible thanks to advanced voice recognition support that users have on their Android phones as well as iPhone. You may need to configure some settings before readying WhatsApp to send messages for you, without typing. This feature can come in handy at a time when you
Apple is temporarily hitting the pause button on its controversial plans to screen users’ devices for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after receiving sustained blowback over worries that the tool could be weaponized for mass surveillance and erode the privacy of users. “Based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers, and others, we have decided