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Printers can be quite handy to have in your home. They can help you with work-from-home assignments and print a wide variety of documents. They can print photos, scan documents and generate photocopies. However, maintaining a printer can be expensive. One common grouse is the fast-depleting ink cartridges. While claims are usually made about hundreds of prints, the actual number …

Android 14 is currently in Beta testing phase with the Beta 2 version released recently. It is available for developers as well as users. People can check out the Android 14 Beta version on their Pixel devices, as well as eligible phones from manufacturers like Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, iQOO, Realme, Techno, Vivo and Xiaomi. Android 14 will undergo platform …

One of the significant security issues organisations globally face in the cybersecurity landscape is weak and default passwords. These issues can affect organisations of all sizes and types, from small businesses to large corporations, non-profit organisations, and government agencies. According to various studies and reports, weak and default passwords are among the top causes of data breaches and cyber-attacks. The …

Data at rest may be a known term to technology enthusiasts, but not for many others. So what does data at rest mean? It refers to data that is not actively being transferred, processed, or accessed by users or applications. This data is typically stored in databases, file systems, or other storage devices, such as hard drives, flash drives, or …

Quite a few plots are repeatedly used in movies, and yet they never fail to amaze us. One such scene is where the hero comes across a bomb and saves everyone by cutting a wire. In most cases, there’s a timer that displays the backwards countdown to the explosion. Usually, the bomb is defused within just a few seconds remaining …

In a day how much data is generated? The number may be unfathomable for a common man, but reports estimate that every day more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are being generated. With this amount of data being generated, data management becomes tricky. Irrespective of the infrastructure and best solutions and platforms available organizations, DCs and cloud service providers …

In today’s digital age, technology has transformed every aspect of our lives. Technology has made our lives easier and more convenient, but it has introduced new vulnerabilities that can be exploited by bad or threatening actors. In 2021, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) team handled over 1.4 million incidents involving phishing attacks, probing, viruses, malware, and others, and …

Modern homes are equipped with a range of devices that we only know how to use. But when it comes to explaining how they work, most people will draw a blank. One such device is Wi-Fi, which is almost impossible to do without. Even brief moments of unavailability of Wi-Fi can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety. Wi-Fi …

With every website requiring its own login credentials, creating and storing dozens of passwords can be a big hassle. Thankfully, most of the popular web browsers such as Chrome have the option to securely store the username and passwords of various websites. At the time of signing up, Chrome also provides the option of automatic passwords. Auto passwords generated by …

The use of satellite cameras that identify the level of pollution in an urban area is not something new. We use satellite data for air quality when we need to determine when pollution levels in a given area increased to alarming levels. Environmental monitoring helps us take necessary measures against air contamination so that our planet remains healthy, and we …