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| | | | | Google Will Now Pay up to $1.5 Million for Very Specific Android Exploits | | TechCrunch | When Google first introduced its bug bounty program for Android, the biggest reward you could get for finding and reporting a potential exploit was $38,000. The cap grew over time, as Android grew in popularity, more security researchers got on board and more vulnerabilities were unearthed. This morning, Google is bumping up its top reward to $1.5 million dollars. | | Motorola's Razr Folds in Half Without a Crease. The Secret Is in the Hinge Design | | CNET | It took Motorola four years and a feat of engineering in the hinge design to make the new Razr possible. | | The 5 True Takeaways from Android's Camera Vulnerability Circus | | Computerworld | Are sophisticated attackers hijacking your phone's camera and stealing your most precious secrets? Um, yeah—about that.... | | Popular Android Apps Are Shipping With Outdated Bug-ridden Software | | The Next Web | Researchers have found that several popular Android apps, including Facebook, AliExpress, and WeChat, come with outdated software components that contain unpatched security flaws. |
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| | | 10 Easy Steps to Make Chrome Faster and More Secure | | Computerworld | Looking to speed up Chrome? Give Computerworld 10 minutes, and they'll give you a noticeably better browsing experience. | | You Can Now Install Windows 10 on Your 16-Inch MacBook Pro | | Lifehacker | It sounds a bit sacreligious if you just plunked down $2,000+ for a new 16-inch MacBook Pro, but we live in a day and age where kittens and puppies can be friends. And if you want to run macOS and Windows 10 on the same system, you should feel you can do that without upsetting the Apple gods (or fanboys). |
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| | | Use the Google Assistant With Your G Suite Account in Beta | | G Suite Updates | Google is opening a beta program to allow G Suite users to accomplish more on-the-go with the Google Assistant when logged in with a G Suite account. The Google Assistant will respond to voice commands for certain Google Calendar and Gmail functions. | | Dynamic Email in Gmail Available on Android and iOS | | G Suite Updates | Google previously announced dynamic emails for Gmail on the web. This functionality is now rolling out to Gmail on Android and iOS. | | Smart Compose for Google Docs Launching in Beta | | G Suite Updates | Last year, Google introduced Smart Compose for Gmail, a feature that uses artificial intelligence to help you draft emails faster. They’re now bringing Smart Compose to Google Docs with a new beta. This feature is available on the web. |
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