According to reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, there is a new subscription service known as “Telegram Premium” in development. This special version of the app would provide unique access and features, such as more reactions and premium stickers. Unfortunately, Paluzzi does not know how much Telegram will charge for this service. It will also need to provide more interesting features. I don’t think customers will have much interest in paying for stickers and reactions, but who knows....

Specifically, a new bill was approved Wednesday that will prevent federal employees from installing and/or using TikTok on government-owned hardware. Before it becomes law, The bill (PDF) must now get approval by the US House of Representatives. This will need to happen before the end of the current congress sessions, which will means by the end of next week. Agencies in the United States have long had concerns about ByteDance and the possibility of the Chinese company sharing user data with the government in China....

Considering the library is very popular, millions of IoT devices and routers could be at risk. Nozomi Networks Labs found the vulnerability in the C standard libraries and say it directly affects how DNS runs on the libraries. It is worth noting the team says the bug affects all versions of uClibc and uClibc-ng. “The flaw is caused by the predictability of transaction IDs included in the DNS requests generated by the library, which may allow attackers to perform DNS poisoning attacks against the target device,” Giannis Tsaraias and Andrea Palanca from the research team said in a blog post....

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On the surface, Windows 10 does not offer detailed information about battery performance. When you select the battery icon in the system tray, you get basic information about remaining battery life and charging. Luckily, you don’t need to download laptop battery test software and can generate a complete battery report natively in Windows 10. Certainly, understanding how your battery performs is important and reading the manufacturers specifications won’t cut it....

Many of the fraudulent ads tell the user they have a malware problem on their PC and prompt them to do a scan. Of course, the scan looks entirely legitimate, but they are in fact used to load malicious content. Devices become compromised with ransomware attacks and viruses. Yes, this is a trick that’s been around on the internet for many years. It seems hackers are now using the Microsoft Store and third-party Windows 10 apps....

1 Location Based Testing2 Mixed Reality Tools3 USB Diagnostics and Streaming App Install Debugger “In the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Device Portal now offers several new tools from across Windows to help you location test your UWP, explore Mixed Reality, build new hardware peripherals and test your apps new installation pipeline,” he said. “It’s a little bit of goodness for everyone, and we’re excited to share these with you.”...

Unfortunately, though it hit most of those metrics, the Always Connected platform didn’t quite hit the last. The first PCs were somewhat sluggish, and subsequent Snapdragon processor releases didn’t mark major improvements. Now, leaked benchmarks suggest the Snapdragon 8cx may finally hold the performance consumers have been looking for. A Geekbench rating gives it a single-core score of 3352 and a multi-core of 11048. Those numbers are comparable to the i5-825OU, the mid-range Intel processor Qualcomm appears to be targetting....

It is worth noting that company made a promise last month saying optional updates would return in July. When Microsoft decided to postpone the updates, the company said it would help developers and users during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have been evaluating the public health situation, and we understand this is impacting our customers. In response to these challenges we are prioritizing our focus on security updates,” said Microsoft at the time....

Busy is perhaps a good description for Windows 10 Preview Build 16232. It has certainly been the most widespread of all the Fall Creators Update releases so far. As always, Microsoft initially sent it to the Fast Ring of the Insider Program. Later the preview made its way to the Slow Ring. While this is standard practice to move previews through branches, it was more significant this time. That’s because Windows 10 Preview Build 16232 became the first Fall Creators Update build to reach the Slow Ring....

Like on Windows, Timeline lets users see their past use of Google Chrome and to jump to specific previous points. The developer of the extension, Dominic Maas, also released the tool on Firefox. Despite the extension being pulled by Google, he says an updated version is in the works that will not have trademarking problems. Maas says the updated extension is currently going through Google’s review process. If approved, users should be able to enjoy Windows Timeline on the market-leading browser again....

Auto High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode upscales older titles automatically. In other words, older games have better visual performance than before without developers needing to do anything. It’s a technology that has been used on smart TVs for some time. Before the announcement and launch of Windows 11, Microsoft brought Auto HDR to the Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10. It was then brought along to the upgrade to Windows 11....

While there are several virtualization services around, Parallels remains largely the best. Now, Parallels Desktop 18 is launching with a bunch of handy new features. Leading the charge is the ability to one-click install Windows 11 on macOS. Elsewhere, Version 18 also aims to bring better gaming on Windows when running on a Mac. Parallels has also given performance gains to devices with the M1 Ultra processor. It is also worth noting that Parallels does also run on Intel Mac devices....

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This is an important update because it makes a bunch of changes to the Windows Subsystem for Android. Among them is advanced networking. Microsoft says app access on local networks for ARM machines will be available. Furthermore, the company is allowing VPN and IPv6 connectivity. Other changes include AV1 support and new settings. If you are unfamiliar with WSA, it is the system that allows Windows 11 to support Android apps natively....

If you’re unfamiliar with Lazarus, it is an advanced persistent threat (APT) group backed by, and based in, North Korea. The group has a history of targeting military organizations. Of course, while Lockheed Martin has other ventures, it is a big partner of the US military. Active since at least 2009, Lazarus Group is one of the most persistent cybercriminal organizations around. It is also known as Hidden Cobra in the US military and has history of ransomware attacks and data theft for espionage purposes....

The main reason why a physical input device is necessary for the platform is because some games do not work with touch controls. Microsoft now wants Xbox Cloud Gaming to appeal to PC gamers who a probably more accustomed to using a keyboard and mouse. It is worth noting that the support for keyboard and mouse is not available on all games. The announcement for the feature was announced by Jorg Neumann, who leads the Microsoft Flight Simulator team....

This will work across the Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and flagship Xbox Series X. However, it seems the patch to getting this feature is more complex than it needs to be. Firstly, players need to connect their Xbox (Microsoft) account with their Discord account. So, that means getting the Xbox mobile app. This is necessary because the feature works by transferring Discord calls from the app to the console....

The company says this major overhaul include new features and changes to the look and feel of the Xbox One software. Such as change has been centered on Microsoft’s desire to bring gamers closer together and make the console more social. Before looking at what this release brings, the announcement also all but confirms the Windows 10 Creators Update will drop on April 11. Discussing Beam, Microsoft says Xbox One users are getting the app today....

The app has been in testing for around six months and Yubico says it’s taken that time to listen to feedback and outline a plan for improvements. For now, though, the app supports the following: Highly secure and easy-to-use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for login using local accounts to Windows workstations Simple configuration for up to 10 individual users Fast enrollment for backup YubiKeys Easy recovery mechanisms for lost YubiKeys...