Google announced extended repair program for the Pixel 8 display
On 14th June, 3 months ago, Google announced extended repair program for “limited number of Pixel 8 devices” that suffer from “display related vertical line and flickering issues.” I forgot to cover it and now here are the eligibility requirements:
• Exhibits a vertical line running from the bottom to the the top or a display flicker
• Has a devcie IMEI or serial number
Google will “provide support coverage for affected Pixel 8 devices for 3 years after the date of original retail purchase.” The program specifically provides “one free display replacement for eligible Pixel 8 devices.” Additionally:
“Any repair under this Extended Repair Program is warranted for 90 days.
“If your Pixel 8 display or cover-glass has been cracked or the device exhibits other forms of damage, like liquid intrusion, it may not qualify.
Previous extended repair programs have been for the Pixel 5a’s display and the battery on the Pixel 4 XL.
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On 14th June, 3 months ago, Google announced extended repair program for “limited number of Pixel 8 devices” that suffer from “display related vertical line and flickering issues.” I forgot to cover it and now here are the eligibility requirements:
• Exhibits a vertical line running from the bottom to the the top or a display flicker
• Has a devcie IMEI or serial number
Google will “provide support coverage for affected Pixel 8 devices for 3 years after the date of original retail purchase.” The program specifically provides “one free display replacement for eligible Pixel 8 devices.” Additionally:
“Any repair under this Extended Repair Program is warranted for 90 days.
“If your Pixel 8 display or cover-glass has been cracked or the device exhibits other forms of damage, like liquid intrusion, it may not qualify.
Previous extended repair programs have been for the Pixel 5a’s display and the battery on the Pixel 4 XL.
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OnePlus 12 motherboard fails, company does not have spare parts
A OnePlus loyalist bought a OnePlus 12 in Delhi & after just 4 weeks, the display failed. OnePlus service center claimed that the motherboard needs to be changed.
The user even purchased an extended warranty worth Rs.6,000 (~70$) but what's the point of it when OnePlus does NOT have the motherboard component for its latest smartphone available in India? OnePlus does NOT know when the motherboard will arrive, nor is it providing a free replacement unit.
Acc. to the user, "Within a month OnePlus 12 crashed a few times. Then, just randomly while using the phone, it crashed. The screen became this. Also, the touch isn't calibrated well."
Another OnePlus 12 user reported: "When I turned on my OnePlus 12, the phone froze completely. NO touch, NO input was working. I waited for a while & the phone began working again. The same happened to his OnePlus 10 pro & eventually its motherboard RIP"
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A OnePlus loyalist bought a OnePlus 12 in Delhi & after just 4 weeks, the display failed. OnePlus service center claimed that the motherboard needs to be changed.
The user even purchased an extended warranty worth Rs.6,000 (~70$) but what's the point of it when OnePlus does NOT have the motherboard component for its latest smartphone available in India? OnePlus does NOT know when the motherboard will arrive, nor is it providing a free replacement unit.
Acc. to the user, "Within a month OnePlus 12 crashed a few times. Then, just randomly while using the phone, it crashed. The screen became this. Also, the touch isn't calibrated well."
Another OnePlus 12 user reported: "When I turned on my OnePlus 12, the phone froze completely. NO touch, NO input was working. I waited for a while & the phone began working again. The same happened to his OnePlus 10 pro & eventually its motherboard RIP"
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Crazy Thursday.
- Dr. Web, the Russian antivirus company, disclosed a breach. Dr. Web stopped sending antivirus updates September 16th. Subsequently, Dr. Web reportedly disconnected their servers from their internal network while they investigated the suspected compromise. Dr. Web reports to have resolved the issue and has returned to normal day-to-day operations. No Threat Actor has been attributed to the compromise. They believe the compromise occurred on or around September 14th.
- Yesterday, or sometime before, GitHub users were targeted in mass by a large scale phishing and/or malware campaign. An unknown Threat Actor(s) pushed their Lumma Stealer campaign by leaving bogus issues on GitHub projects. When the project owner visited the issue, the issue linked to a domain titled 'GitHub-Scanner'. GitHub-Scanner requested the visitor prove their humanity (e.g. not a robot) by doing Windows + R and CTRL + V + ENTER. When the site is visited, the website copies malicious code to the users clipboard. Windows + R, opening Windows Run, and CTRL + V, pasting the malicious code to the Run window and ENTER would run the code, this would trick the user into executing their malware payload. Once the payload is executed, it downloads a file called 'IE6.exe'. IE6.exe is Lumma information stealer. While it is a clever trick, the Threat Actor(s) (intentionally, or unintentionally) did not account for users who are not running Windows. This caused confusion for non-Windows users, or users on mobile devices.
- Dr. Web, the Russian antivirus company, disclosed a breach. Dr. Web stopped sending antivirus updates September 16th. Subsequently, Dr. Web reportedly disconnected their servers from their internal network while they investigated the suspected compromise. Dr. Web reports to have resolved the issue and has returned to normal day-to-day operations. No Threat Actor has been attributed to the compromise. They believe the compromise occurred on or around September 14th.
- Yesterday, or sometime before, GitHub users were targeted in mass by a large scale phishing and/or malware campaign. An unknown Threat Actor(s) pushed their Lumma Stealer campaign by leaving bogus issues on GitHub projects. When the project owner visited the issue, the issue linked to a domain titled 'GitHub-Scanner'. GitHub-Scanner requested the visitor prove their humanity (e.g. not a robot) by doing Windows + R and CTRL + V + ENTER. When the site is visited, the website copies malicious code to the users clipboard. Windows + R, opening Windows Run, and CTRL + V, pasting the malicious code to the Run window and ENTER would run the code, this would trick the user into executing their malware payload. Once the payload is executed, it downloads a file called 'IE6.exe'. IE6.exe is Lumma information stealer. While it is a clever trick, the Threat Actor(s) (intentionally, or unintentionally) did not account for users who are not running Windows. This caused confusion for non-Windows users, or users on mobile devices.
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Funfact: Making cows wear VR headsets increases milk yields by 22%
In some countries, for example in Russia, farmers put VR headsets on their cows during winters because when it snows, the ground gets covered and thus cows cannot graze on green fields which stresses them out and decreases their milk yields.
The VR headsets show them beautiful green fields landscapes, relaxing the cows. This method ended up increasing the milk production by 22% in winters
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In some countries, for example in Russia, farmers put VR headsets on their cows during winters because when it snows, the ground gets covered and thus cows cannot graze on green fields which stresses them out and decreases their milk yields.
The VR headsets show them beautiful green fields landscapes, relaxing the cows. This method ended up increasing the milk production by 22% in winters
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Pavel Durov
IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests.
Telegram to Share User Information with Law Enforcement
Durov has announced that Telegram will now share the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate its policies with law enforcement in response to valid legal requests.
This is kinda disappointing, especially since Telegram was originally meant to be a private messaging app. It seems like the platform isn't as secure or private as it used to be.
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Durov has announced that Telegram will now share the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate its policies with law enforcement in response to valid legal requests.
This is kinda disappointing, especially since Telegram was originally meant to be a private messaging app. It seems like the platform isn't as secure or private as it used to be.
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Telegram has banned this channel from global search, along with @NekogramAPKs.
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And Cherrygram channels, Octogram and other forks channels too
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Although the Pixel 9 Pro is already available to purchase in many countries like the US, however, atleast in India, Pixel 9 Pro will go on sale in November.
( 3 months late from the August release)
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( 3 months late from the August release)
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Telegram changed it's privacy policy and terms of services:
Privacy policy changed mainly from
to
Privacy policy changed mainly from
If Telegram receives a court order that confirms you're a terror suspect, we may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities.
to
If Telegram receives a valid order from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you're a suspect in a case involving criminal activities that violate the Telegram Terms of Service, we will perform a legal analysis of the request and may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant authorities.Telegram ToS added a new line:
Use our service to send spam or scam users.
Promote violence on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.
Post illegal pornographic content on publicly viewable Telegram channels, bots, etc.
NEW: Engage in activities that are recognized as illegal in the majority of countries. This includes child abuse, selling or offering illegal goods and services (drugs, firearms, forged documents), etc.
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Kaspersky antivirus has reportedly begun silently installing a new antivirus product called "Ultra AV" on United States-based users machines.
tl;dr
tl;dr
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Two Motorola G34 Smartphone Blasts Reported This Month
A twitter user on 5th September shared images of a blasted Moto G34 5G smartphone that’s barely of any use. He has also shared a bill that shows that the smartphone was bought in July of this year for Rs. 12,500 (~150$) having 8GB RAM with 128GB storage.
Now, today, another user shared of a Motorola G34 which caught fire and it melted. There are NO details as how this incident occured in both the cases but its' quite terrifying
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A twitter user on 5th September shared images of a blasted Moto G34 5G smartphone that’s barely of any use. He has also shared a bill that shows that the smartphone was bought in July of this year for Rs. 12,500 (~150$) having 8GB RAM with 128GB storage.
Now, today, another user shared of a Motorola G34 which caught fire and it melted. There are NO details as how this incident occured in both the cases but its' quite terrifying
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Samsung Galaxy Buds FE Explosion Causes Permanent Hearing Loss 😢
A Turkish user has suffered permanent hearing loss after Samsung's Galaxy Buds FE suddenly exploded while in use. The earbuds were fresh out of the box, had 36% battery, and had not been charged even once since recently purchased by the user alongside Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The user claimed that the earbuds exploded while being used by his girlfriend, causing immediate and irreversible damage to her hearing. Following the explosion, the user took it to Samsung service center. After a two-day investigation, Samsung reportedly concluded that the buds had simply "deformed" rather than exploded. The service centre offered a replacement of the same model with a “take it or leave it” attitude & he is free to pursue legal action.
The user claims to have all necessary documentation, including the invoice, before-and-after photos of the device, and medical records linking his hearing loss to the explosion.
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A Turkish user has suffered permanent hearing loss after Samsung's Galaxy Buds FE suddenly exploded while in use. The earbuds were fresh out of the box, had 36% battery, and had not been charged even once since recently purchased by the user alongside Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The user claimed that the earbuds exploded while being used by his girlfriend, causing immediate and irreversible damage to her hearing. Following the explosion, the user took it to Samsung service center. After a two-day investigation, Samsung reportedly concluded that the buds had simply "deformed" rather than exploded. The service centre offered a replacement of the same model with a “take it or leave it” attitude & he is free to pursue legal action.
The user claims to have all necessary documentation, including the invoice, before-and-after photos of the device, and medical records linking his hearing loss to the explosion.
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Winamp source code released online but with a catch
The iconic Winamp media player, launched in 1997 by Nullsoft, gained massive popularity while coinciding with the rise of MP3s music files. After Nullsoft's acquisition by AOL, its development slowed & in 2013, Winamp was discontinued. In 2014, new owner Radionomy took over the project intending to resume development. However, it failed to bring Winamp to its former glory & now after three decades, its source-code along with build tools, and associated libraries for the Windows app has been released on GitHub.
The kicker is that executables and changes to the code cannot be published. So the promise of “open source” has vanished. They have created their own license, the “Winamp Collaborative License (WCL) Version 1.0” :-
• No Distribution of Modified Versions whether in source or binary form.
• Cannot distribute a forked version.
• Only the maintainers of the official repo are allowed to distribute.
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The iconic Winamp media player, launched in 1997 by Nullsoft, gained massive popularity while coinciding with the rise of MP3s music files. After Nullsoft's acquisition by AOL, its development slowed & in 2013, Winamp was discontinued. In 2014, new owner Radionomy took over the project intending to resume development. However, it failed to bring Winamp to its former glory & now after three decades, its source-code along with build tools, and associated libraries for the Windows app has been released on GitHub.
The kicker is that executables and changes to the code cannot be published. So the promise of “open source” has vanished. They have created their own license, the “Winamp Collaborative License (WCL) Version 1.0” :-
• No Distribution of Modified Versions whether in source or binary form.
• Cannot distribute a forked version.
• Only the maintainers of the official repo are allowed to distribute.
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Some controversy today as YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee 'Panels' app is getting pretty substantial backlash.
tl;dr Marques Brownlee app, 'Panels', offers high-definition wallpapers from Digital Artists for $49.99/year. People criticized the app for an array of reasons, beside the idea of paying $49.99/year for wallpapers on your cell phone, the app requests tracking information, and contains ads.
Unsurprisingly, and as is tradition, internet nerds quickly began inspecting the app under the metaphorical microscope. Security researcher @I_Am_Jakoby discovered the apps API is wildly insecure. He wrote a simple script which programmatically scrapes every high-definition wallpaper.
Attached image is the script he shared. If you want to experiment with it, just OCR it or something.
tl;dr Marques Brownlee app, 'Panels', offers high-definition wallpapers from Digital Artists for $49.99/year. People criticized the app for an array of reasons, beside the idea of paying $49.99/year for wallpapers on your cell phone, the app requests tracking information, and contains ads.
Unsurprisingly, and as is tradition, internet nerds quickly began inspecting the app under the metaphorical microscope. Security researcher @I_Am_Jakoby discovered the apps API is wildly insecure. He wrote a simple script which programmatically scrapes every high-definition wallpaper.
Attached image is the script he shared. If you want to experiment with it, just OCR it or something.
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