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Android may have the market share, but it’s an entirely different story when it comes to profit share: the latest estimates from Canaccord Genuity indicate that Apple takes 92% of the profits for the entire smartphone industry despite accounting for only 20% of sales. Or, as the WSJ puts it: Samsung took a further 15% of the profits – and if you were wondering how that rather odd math works, it’s because most of the other players make a loss, so the two companies make more profit between them than the smartphone industry as whole … Roughly 1,000 companies make smartphones....

They’ll be there for you when the rain starts to fall, and that’ll continue to be the case for the rest of time. Friends will go down in the history books as being one of the most influential TV shows of all time, mainly because of the attachment we all had to these iconic characters. Today, in a more lighthearted approach to proceedings, we’re going to take a look at 10 of the 15 best potential couples between all six of the main Friends characters....

One of the most prolific ransomware groups of the last year, Conti has encrypted networks of hospitals, businesses, government agencies and more – in many cases, receiving a significant ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. Like many of the notorious cyber criminal ransomware operations, many cybersecurity experts believe that Conti runs out of Russia – and in February, members of Conti came out in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine....

Insomniac Games has developed a cool and interesting video game called Ratchet and Clank that actually offers tons of exciting & upgradable options. Rift Apart title is no exception here and players can easily improve their weapons in several ways to reach the maximum ranks. If you’re also playing Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart then check out what is the highest weapon level? In terms of the weapons that you like most in the Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart game, you can basically upgrade the level of the weapons by completing the campaigns and challenges....

Also Read Fix: Razer DeathAdder Not Showing Up in Synapse If you own a Razer Phone 2 smartphone then there is a new update available for your to download. The new update brings in the February 2020 security patchset for the device and is purely incremental in nature. However, this also rules out the fact that the device will receive an Android 10 update anytime soon. To recall, Razer Phone 2 packs in some high-end specs like the previous year’s latest Snapdragon 845 chipset which is paired with 8 GB of RAM, a massive 4000 mAh battery, a 5....

Download Realme 2 Pro Android 10 update file Once you have downloaded the Realme 2 Pro Android 10 update file from the link above, all you need to do is to paste the file into the internal storage of your phone. Make use of the File Manager and locate the downloaded firmware file and then tap Update Now. This installation process will automatically start and should complete in a few minutes....

Realme has launched the Realme 7i and Realme 7 Pro SE at an event in India. The Realme 7 Pro SE is a special edition and comes with the sun-kissed leather rear. Realme 7i features a display with a 90Hz refresh rate, quad rear camera support, and much more. Realme 7i Features and Specifications The Realme 7i is a mid-range device with all the bells and whistles. It comes equipped with a 6....

In the last article, we have seen how the malware specimen was packed with UPX, and we used UPX utility to unpack itself. But image if we have a custom packer for which there is no direct unpacker available. In those, we need to adopt the manual approach to reach the Original Code for further analysis. We know that when the program runs, its available in original code in memory so if we dump the memory of a packed running process then we can have what is called an unpacked specimen....

Remove Unwanted Control Panel Items For this example I am removing the Flash Player Control Panel icon since I never use it anyway. Click Start and type: C:\windows\system32 into the Search box and hit Enter. In the System32 folder do a search for .cpl files. This lets you find the Control Panel items easier. Then right-click the item you want gone and click Delete. In this case I ‘m deleting FlashPlayerCPLApp....

Why this matters: Android TV hasn’t exactly taken off compared to Apple TV. Still, the strategy is more about getting the software inside smart TVs. Gaming has also been a focus, though it’s been better executed with set-top boxes like the Nvidia Shield. Virtual gamepads on phones are often subpar, but they could expand the pool of players for certain types of games.

The idea of replacing the iPhone’s physical Home button with a pure touch one embedded in the display has been around for quite a while now, but a report from the variably reliable DigiTimes claims that Apple is already working on the technology. While the report doesn’t specifically reference embedding the home button into the display itself, referring only to ‘a whole plane design,’ this would seem to be what the report hints at … The Apple Watch of course already has a Force Touch sensor – but not Touch ID – embedded into the display....

According to a report from the Associated Press, Apple plans to file legal papers in which it will argue that its fight with the FBI of decrypting an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino gunmen should be settled by Congress. This report follows Apple CEO Tim Cook’s letter to employees in which he stated that the government should withdraw its demands because they are invalid under the All Writs Act from 1789....

Apple is reportedly working closely with Intel on a future iPhone with support for 5G wireless broadband. Fast Company reports that Apple engineers have been “engaged” with Intel in talks about early work on 5G, while work with Qualcomm has been “limited.” The report, citing an anonymous “source with knowledge,” explains that Apple is “leaning heavily” towards Intel’s 5G technology for use in future iPhones. The news comes as Intel today announced that it has “successfully completed a full end-to-end 5G call based on its early 5G silicon, a key milestone in its development....

At Google I/O 2021, Google released the first beta build of Android 12 to the public with an all-new Material You UI design, which is highly customizable and brings a completely revamped UI. With this new version, Google has focused on privacy, design, widgets, and more. Realme brand is one of the active OEMs to do so in the past couple of years. So, if you’re a Realme fan, then you can save this page to keep a tab on the information on Realme 3....

Peloton was put under the microscope following multiple reports of injuries and even one death of a child. The company initially fought off the recall but recently gave in. Tap or click here for the backstory behind this grim series of events. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about the dangerous Peloton models. It is informing the public now about a device designed to warn of danger but isn’t....

Since we store multiple versions of messages, Sprout engineers are tasked with “recreating the world” several times a day—an essential process that requires iterating through the entire data set to consolidate every part of a social message into one “source of truth.” For example, keeping track of a single Twitter post’s likes, comments and retweets. Historically, we have relied on self-managed Hadoop clusters to maintain and work through such large amounts of data....

Apple is looking to continue expansion of Apple Maps with new indoor location mapping features for 2017, such as airport and museum navigation, according to a new Bloomberg story. The company is also working on new turn-by-turn features, including improved directions to switch lanes whilst driving. Perhaps most interestingly, the report says Apple plans to deploy a fleet of flying drones to help with data collection efforts for Apple Maps. The drones would be able to analyze street signs, track the status of roadworks and more....

[UPDATE: Uber has confirmed the news…] It was reported Friday night that Apple Music exec Bozoma Saint John was planning to leave the company one year after her widely praised on stage debut at WWDC 2016. Saint John drove Apple Music’s marketing effort after joining the company through Apple’s Beats acquisition. Now TechCrunch reports that Bozoma Saint John’s next role will be at Uber… Bozoma Saint John’s LinkedIn still lists her position at Apple as current and does not yet mention the reported move to Uber, and the move hasn’t been publicized outside of press reports so far....

Apple will unify its cloud service teams to improve product development and software quality, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Currently, employees that develop Internet services like Siri, Maps, iCloud, News and Apple Pay are housed in many different buildings mostly outside of the main Infinite Loop campus. To improve collaboration and speed up product development, Apple will be moving all the relevant teams into the Infinite Loop buildings. This ultimately leads to a better services division, which is the leading source of revenue growth for the company....

The sixth-generation iPhone is pegged to include a longer 4-inch design and rock a 640-by-1,136 resolution, redesigned nano-SIM card slot, LTE connectivity, larger battery, NFC, and 9-pin connector. Apple is believed to update its entire iOS device lineup this fall to support the smaller connector, as several publications noted. You can check out our diagram from last night that showed all of the leaked sixth-generation iPhone’s parts laid out, adding a bit of context to what is expected to come....