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At Technology Personalized, we can confirm that some of the accounts were indeed real and we could authenticate to Dropbox servers with a couple of account details. Since then, Dropbox seems to be forcing the account holders to do a password change for around 1250 accounts already leaked by the hacker. Sadly, this isn’t the first time Dropbox has been hacked. The popular cloud storage service had previously introduced 2-factor authentication for improved security, and it appears not many users bothered to enable it....

However, if you have accounts in double figures, remembering the password for every single one of them isn’t practical. As a result, many people end up using weak passwords or reusing the same password across multiple accounts—both of which are bad internet habits and must be avoided. A better way to approach this problem is to use a password manager on your computer or mobile device. But what exactly is a password manager, how does it work, and which password manager should you use?...

This move from Google could either mean that it is embracing the leak culture and walking closely alongside to cope up, or, it is trying to mock people until the launch day, and surprise them by coming up with a completely different design for the smartphone. Similar to its previous generations, Pixel 4 is also expected to come out in October. So, irrespective of what the motive behind putting out an image so early is, there are a few details that emerge on to the surface (based on the image), which could turn out to be true, if Google isn’t mocking and sticks to this design....

A few months back, Facebook introduced Libra (and the Calibra wallet), which is a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency that is expected to be available sometime around next year. But before we jump in and try to find a link between Libra and Facebook Pay, the company has clearly stated that “Facebook Pay is separate from the Calibra wallet which will run on the Libra network“, stating that the two services do not share any common grounds....

Its successor is a very different kettle of fish in that regard. Yes, it too has a respectable spec sheet (a 5.0-inch 720p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, 4G LTE support, 8.0-megapixel and 5.0-megapixel cameras), but unlike its predecessor, the Yuphoria does score in the looks department. No, we would not call its appearance unique – it reminds us very strongly of the Lumia 830 and Lumia 925 at different points- but at its price point (Rs 6,999/$110), it certainly is one of the most striking devices we have seen....

Apple iPhone X – the ‘tenth’ anniversary phone from Apple, which introduced a new design after a long time is going on sale during the Big Billion Days. It comes with an A11 Bionic Chip, dual rear cameras, and FaceID for authentication, which is also its USP. The phone will be available starting September 30 for a very attractive price of Rs 44,999 with discounts on credit and debit cards....

Bumptop 3D Desktop Organizer – Features Of course, you must be having enough RAM to spare for this beauty, and if you have that much memory then you can drag, pile and toss just like in Microsoft Surface. The best thing about BumpTop is that it works with touch-screen enabled computers running Windows 7 allowing you to use touch-gestures to perform these functions. It is developed by Anand Agarawala and it took him 2 years of beta testing before releasing the software to the public at TED 2009....

Allo seems to be the Google’s latest attempt at a full-fledged Messaging app, a much-needed product since the Hangout has failed to take off amongst general consumers. The Allo chat app comes with all the bells and whistles including stickers, sending media, delivery indicators and a unique feature called “WhisperShout” which will let you drag your finger up and down to control the text size for better visibility. Google has made it evident the very reason for this app to exist is the Google Assistant....

Exactly an year ago, Google announced the launch of its web-browser, Chrome! And since then we have discussed about the browser wars and the impact of Google Chrome on the browser industry on a consistent basis. When we tried making sense out of the numbers and stats last year, many believed its way too early to judge the browser-kid. And then, we had a look again during April 2009 on where each browser stand....

Last, but certainly not the least, Google is setting up an AI lab in Bangalore to allow Indian talent to contribute to advancements in AI and its application. Google says, “the team will essentially focus on two pillars. First, advancing fundamental computer science and AI research building a strong team and partnering with the research community across the country, and second, applying this research to tackle big problems in fields like healthcare, agriculture, and education while also using it to make apps and services used by billions of people, more helpful....

Yes, we chose our words carefully. And to make things dreadfully simple, we will not get into any mode or spec sheet discussions (single 12.2 megapixel camera with a f/1.8 aperture on the back, dual 8 megapixel cameras in front, for those interested), but will simply wade into the crux of the matter – what kind of photographs does the Pixel 3 take? The answer is simple: bloody awesome ones....

The Pixebook Go comes with a finely painted magnesium casing to keep the weight down and offer better portability. It comes in at 13mm and has a 13.3-inch touchscreen up front. There is a sleek matte finish design, which can be availed in two color options: Just Black and Not Pink. At its core, the Pixelbook Go runs on Intel’s lineup of processors, namely the M3, i5, and i7, paired with 8GB/16GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage....

Apart from letting you browse your phone’s files, “Files Go” comes with a slew of tools for freeing up the storage. One of such is that the app recommends uninstalling other applications which you haven’t used in awhile. Similarly, it sends out alerts when the storage is almost full and suggests activities like deleting app cache, clearing hefty media files, and more. In addition to that, the app can recognize and remove spam and duplicate images too....

Google’s first attempt developing a smart WiFi router started early last year when the company introduced their OnHub series in partnership with Asus and TP-Link. Now, Google claims that their smart wireless router is based on their learning from their OnHub routers. Rather it is a marked improvement over the predecessor. Google WiFi is not just smaller than the OnHub range of routers, but is more efficient too thanks to a new form of Eero-style mesh network....

1. The QuickPath to Swipe and Type All right, so a lot of people HAVE talked about this, but that does not make it any less important. You can now swipe to form words on the iPhone keyboard just as you can on Android devices. Apple calls it the QuickPath keyboard, and from what we have seen, it works quite well. So you can goodbye to tapping on the keyboard. Or not....

Using Spirit, you can jailbreak (not unlock) all iPhone’s (iPhone (Edge), iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS) and iPod touches (iPod touch 2G and 3G) running on the firmware version 3.1.3/3.1.2, and iPad and iPad 3G on firmware 3.2 – untethered, i.e in just one click! We have been warning and want to repeat that if you are using iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS and rely on carrier unlock, please DO NOT upgrade to the stock iPhone OS 3....

Well, pretty much as our phones used to be about a decade or so ago. A far cry from the holy black, gold, gray and white quartet that we are so often subjected to these days. Yes, we know that some will pipe up and point out that Samsung, Huawei and HTC have come out with a few different shades in recent times, but the fact remains that by and large smartphones of late have started falling into one of the aforementioned four color categories – with the odd touch of rose gold thrown in for variety....

The Part 1 of the movie Harry Potter 7 – Harry Potter & the Deathly Hollows has been leaked on the torrents much before the official premiere, which is scheduled for this Thursday, 18th Nov 2010. Before you start cussing (or rejoicing, as the case may be) you need to know that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows torrent contains just the first 36 minutes of the movie as revealed by Torrent Freak Harry Potter films generally generate quite a lot of buzz on BitTorrent as well....

Today cameras on smartphones can add deep, natural-looking bokeh that can imitate the results of a DSLR very closely, if not just as well. Smartphone cameras now also have the ability to take pictures of the moon, something which one could only really expect from a professional camera. But all of this is still pretty basic when you consider that camera technology that has been on the moon to capture man’s first steps on it is now coming to a smartphone....

Why should you care about Dual-band GPS? The new technology is said to offer accuracy to within about 30cm which is phenomenal, considering the present day accuracy is up to 5m only. For those of you keeping count, that’s about 16 times more accurate than your current smartphone! Xiaomi showed us a quick demo of this technology during the launch event today in Shenzhen, China, where a car with completely blacked out windows is driven through a closed path with the driver using nothing, but just Xiaomi’s Mi 8 smartphone with dual GPS receivers to navigate his way, and still manages to make sure the car is within the stipulated bounds....