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Popular media player suddenly banned in India

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If you have been playing various types of media files on your computer then you must be familiar with ' VLC Media Player ' . This open source media player has been very popular among tech users over the years. Audio and video files can be stored in a variety of formats and the specialty of VLC media player is that it can play almost all types of media files. That's why when we buy an assembled computer from a nearby computer shop and the shop installs various software in the computer, one of them almost invariably includes this free VLC media player. But now the Indian government has suddenly banned this popular software. VLC media player website and its download link have been blocked. Surprisingly, the company that developed this software itself is in the dark about the ban! After the news of the ban was shared on Twitter, the company tweeted back saying that it also " doesn't know about the reasons for the ban , the ban is actually in effect till Febr

Gujarat's new flight in the field of drones

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Last week, Gujarat government took a new initiative towards the use of new technology by announcing its new ' Drone Promotion and Usage Policy ' . In this way drone photography has become common even in wedding ceremonies or receptions and even in the ' vlogs ' of Indian travelers on YouTube, beautiful views shot by drones are now becoming common , but the Gujarat government has prepared this policy to increase the use of drones in various government departments. is The use of drones in India is subject to the regulations of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of the Government of India and this body periodically introduces new norms on the use of drones , making the use of drones easier. Below is the classification of what kind of approval is required to fly which type of drone in India at present. If you are a photography enthusiast then drone photography is not too difficult , yes , still expensive! Gujarat government wants to increas

After Pegasus, another spy software debate has gained momentum

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New delhi date. 28 August 2022 Sunday Pegasus has been in the news a lot lately. The NSO Group was accused. It used spy software Pegasus to hack people's mobile phones and monitor them. Now one more spyware has come into the limelight. Regarding the service of spyware company Intellexa, the company claims that it can hack both Android and iOS devices. For this, the company also charges a fee. The company's fee for using the spy software is set at $8 million. Intellexa's proposal is outlined in a document from malware source code provider Vx-underground. In which it is said to hack Android and iOS devices. A tweet has also been made regarding this. In which it has been said regarding the leaked document that iOS takes advantage of the remote code execution zero-day flaw. This will cost $8,000,000. This offer is said to infect 10 Android and iOS devices. According to Air Report, the document has been called confidential. It also states that it can target iOS 15.4.1 and

To manage digital files well, it is important to understand the concept of tagging

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- MkkËe heíku VkRÕMk, LkkuxTMk, VkuxkuÍ ðøkuhu Mxkuh fhðkLku çkË÷u íku{Lku rðrðÄ xuøk ykÃke swyku Better Organization! School , office , kitchen or politics , this matter is necessary everywhere. Predicted success in studies , progress in work , peace of mind in daily life (and victory in elections!) all depend on these two magical words. Let us be as well organized as we can be without papers lying on the table , files in the cupboard , jars of pulses and spices in the kitchen , files on the computer or smartphone (and party workers or voters!). In ' Technoworld ' our focus is on digital life so this article is enough for us to talk about the organization of digital files! A while back we talked about the interesting use of hashtags ( #) in social media with a focus on Instagram. When many people post or message on different topics on social media, with the help of hashtags, all those different posts can be grouped together. We can apply the exact

Jio has completed planning for 5G coverage in 1000 cities

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- Jio also joins hands with Finland's Oulu University to accelerate research and standardization in 6G Mumbai, 09 August 2022, Tuesday The country's largest telecom company Jio has completed planning for 5G coverage in top 1,000 cities and conducted field trials of indigenously developed 5G telecom equipment, Reliance Industries said in its annual report. In the report, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) said that Jio had taken massive steps during the year 2021-22 to prepare for the launch of 5G with its 100 percent indigenous technology. The company was the highest bidder in the recently concluded 5G spectrum auction. India's biggest-ever auction of telecom spectrum, which concluded on August 1 (Monday), fetched a record bid of Rs 1.5 lakh crore, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio bagging almost half of the airwaves sold. "Jio's 5G coverage planning has been finalized based on targeted customer usage and revenue potential in top 1,000 cities," the report releas

Curb on the discretion of tech companies, Android-iPhone will come with a single charger

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- If India does not insist on such a change, then there is also a possibility of such products being dumped here New delhi date. 10 August 2022, Wednesday The government is considering adopting a common charger for various devices including smartphones and tablets. According to a senior official of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the Ministry has decided to consider this. A meeting has been held with the industry on 17th August. The meeting will discuss the problem of implementing one charger for all electronic devices. Other organizations including mobile manufacturers have been invited to that meeting. Get rid of the hassle of multiple chargers According to the official, a plan is being made to put a complete stop to the system of many types of chargers that are being seen so far. Due to this, 'e-waste' will also decrease. Notably, recently the European Union has asked to enforce a rule to adopt one USB-C port for small electronic devices by 2024. This type of plan is

The data of Signal, which is considered more secure than WhatsApp, was also stolen

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Some time ago , there was a lot of uproar when Facebook changed the terms and conditions of its proprietary WhatsApp service for Indian users only , remember ? Many people then deleted the WhatsApp app from their phones and installed the ' more secure ' Signal app. Then, as expected , almost none of their friends or family showed up, so everyone turned to WhatsApp again! Recently, the data of users of Signal, which is considered more secure than WhatsApp, was also stolen. Of course , out of its total users, only 1900 users' data was revealed to have been leaked , the number is very small but the signal was affected. Signal's app is now notifying these users. In fact, a company providing phone number verification services for Signal company users was a victim of an attack and Signal users were also affected. The point is that almost nothing on the internet is completely ' secure ' , not even WhatsApp and not even Signal!

Now all messages are likely to be encrypted in Messenger too

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After a long wait, the Meta company is finally likely to feature end-to-end encryption for all chats in its Messenger app , like WhatsApp , by default. This means that messages sent in the Messenger app, either individually or in group chats, cannot be seen by anyone in between except when they are displayed on both end phones. Not the people from the messenger company and not the people from the police or other investigative agencies. Until now Messenger had such a feature , but the user himself had to decide whether to encrypt the message or not while posting the message. Of course , the feature of encrypting all messages in Messenger by default is likely to be rolled out by next year.

New policy of Modi government: Chinese companies Rs. 12,000 cannot sell smartphones cheaper

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New Delhi, Dated 08 August 2022, Monday Not sold in India Rs. Smartphones cheaper than 12,000: Modi govt giving people a chance to protect Chinese companies In India, the world's fastest growing smartphone market, the Modi government is going to implement a new policy to crack down on Chinese companies and provide incentives and market opportunities to local companies in the country. According to the report, the Center has now spent Rs. 12,000 may ban the sale of Chinese smartphones in India. However, the voice against this policy of the government has been rising since the beginning. Despite various incentives and concessions in the name of Make India, Indian domestic companies have not been able to capture the local smartphone market. Due to the intense competition from Chinese companies, many Indian companies are finding it difficult to survive, so now to promote Make in India in the smartphone market, Rs. Chinese phones cheaper than 12,000 may be banned. According to the r

Facebook got caught while giving the user's data to the police!

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On the one hand, Meta company is providing end-to-end encryption in Messenger app after WhatsApp, on the other hand, its own Facebook service has been embroiled in a controversy due to the lack of such encryption and the privacy of user data. It happened that a mother-daughter in America discussed on Facebook which pill to take for abortion. Abortion is prohibited in the US state after 20 weeks of pregnancy. A police case was filed against the girl and under the pressure of the police , Facebook had to give the data of both mother-daughter conversations on Facebook to the police! Now Facebook has come under fire - Why did users ' ' private ' data be given to the police ?!

If you get bored of watching videos during holidays, try something new

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You may be using various services of Google and Facebook day and night , but how much of your data is stored in it , how much does this service know about you , the advertisements that are shown to you will mostly be about the topics of your interest , then these companies about these topics of your interest. How much do you know, what other companies do you give your data to or which companies have given your data to these companies... do you know all this ? Also , have you checked the various safety features about your account with these companies ? Both these companies have been collecting immense amounts of data about us for years , but luckily with the changing times they have to inform us about all of this. You'll have to do some searching yourself , but after logging into both services and delving into their settings, you'll learn a lot. There are many holidays now , if you are bored of watching videos, watch something like this!

To manage digital files well, it is important to understand the concept of tagging

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- MkkËe heíku VkRÕMk, LkkuxTMk, VkuxkuÍ ðøkuhu Mxkuh fhðkLku çkË÷u íku{Lku rðrðÄ xuøk ykÃke swyku Better Organization! School , office , kitchen or politics , this matter is necessary everywhere. Predicted success in studies , progress in work , peace of mind in daily life (and victory in elections!) all depend on these two magical words. Let us be as well organized as we can be without papers lying on the table , files in the cupboard , jars of pulses and spices in the kitchen , files on the computer or smartphone (and party workers or voters!). In ' Technoworld ' our focus is on digital life so this article is enough for us to talk about the organization of digital files! A while back we talked about the interesting use of hashtags ( #) in social media with a focus on Instagram. When many people post or message on different topics on social media, with the help of hashtags, all those different posts can be grouped together. We can apply the exact

Gujarat's new flight in the field of drones

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Last week, Gujarat government took a new initiative towards the use of new technology by announcing its new ' Drone Promotion and Usage Policy ' . In this way, even in wedding ceremonies or receptions, drone photography has become commonplace and even in the ' vlogs ' of Indian travelers on YouTube, the beautiful views shot by drones have become commonplace , but the Gujarat government has prepared this policy to increase the use of drones in various government departments. is The use of drones in India is subject to the regulations of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of the Government of India and this body periodically introduces new norms on the use of drones , making the use of drones easier. Below is the classification of what kind of approval is required to fly which type of drone in India at present. If you are a photography enthusiast then drone photography is not too difficult , yes , still expensive! Gujarat government wants

Popular media player suddenly banned in India

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If you have been playing various types of media files on your computer then you must be familiar with ' VLC Media Player ' . This open source media player has been very popular among tech users over the years. Audio and video files can be stored in a variety of formats and the specialty of VLC media player is that it can play almost all types of media files. That's why when we buy an assembled computer from a nearby computer shop and the shop installs various software in the computer, one of them almost invariably includes this free VLC media player. But now the Indian government has suddenly banned this popular software. VLC media player website and its download link have been blocked. Surprisingly, the company that developed this software itself is in the dark about the ban! After the news of the ban was shared on Twitter, the company tweeted back saying that it also " doesn't know about the reasons for the ban , the ban is actually in effect till Febr

Bookmark all open tabs in the browser at once?

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Your son or daughter has several tabs open simultaneously on the laptop to do research for a school project and then when it's time to go to the mobile for a tuition class , tells you , " Keep all these tabs open on the laptop like this , I have work to do!" With that you are in the fix! '' Sometimes , this can happen for your own work as well. When visiting , it's easy to save open tabs as bookmarks. Take these steps to … 1. Click on the three dots on the right side of the Chrome browser. 2. Go to ' Bookmarks ' in it . 3. Select the 'Bookmark Open Pages' option in it (depending on the browser , the name of the option may be slightly different). 4. Remember the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+D if you frequently need to save all open webpages . 5. Now a window will open and in it you can create a new folder of bookmarks. 6. Give this folder a desired name and click on the Save button below. All the tabs you have ope

See where folders are backed up in the Photos app

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Do you have both a separate PhotoGallery app and Google Photos app on your phone ? Both offer almost the same function in terms of storing photos and videos in the phone. If you want to view photos only, you can use either of them. If you have set automatic backup to your Google account in Google Photos, then the photos taken from the phone's camera and stored in the camera folder will be automatically backed up , but the WhatsApp or other apps media folder in the phone will not be backed up. That's good in a way , because all the rest of the WhatsApp photos you've downloaded and , read again, will be credited to your Google account. No more free unlimited storage in Google Photos. So in the Photos , WhatsApp folder there is a horizontal line mark on the cloud and make sure it is not backed up! Yes , you can open the WhatsApp folder in the Photos app , select the desired photo from it , and upload it to the Photos account whenever you want.

News services that read our minds can be controlled

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Do you use Google or Microsoft or any other similar news app to stay updated with daily news ? Almost all news apps are ' smart ' and after analyzing our usage , they start to decide on their own what news we are most interested in. So sometimes it happens that you have clicked on a news piece , but then the ' News for you ' section of the same type of news gets crowded. Or some kind of news you are not interested in but showing up in that feed. Go to the options for such news , you can say whether you want to see more of that type of news or not. Similarly, some sources of news can be completely blocked.

Is India Rs. 12,000 can't find a cheap Chinese phone? The government clarified

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- No such proposal is under consideration with the Ministry of Electronics and IT New delhi date. 11 August 2022, Thursday An important clarification has come amid reports that the Modi government may ban cheap Chinese smartphones priced below Rs 12,000 in the country to promote local companies and curb Chinese companies. According to a senior government official, there are no plans to ban Chinese companies from the smartphone market. No such proposal is under consideration by the Ministry of Electronics and IT. It is worth mentioning that, even though many kinds of incentives and discounts are available in the name of Make in India, Indian domestic companies have not been able to capture the local smartphone market. Many Indian companies are finding it difficult to survive due to intense competition from Chinese companies. Dominance of Chinese companies According to a recent report by market tracker Counterpoint, in the quarter to June 2022, smartphones priced below $150 contri