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Whether you trade or invest from your smartphone or from your desktop computer, once you connect to the internet, a portal is opened and you are exposed to very sophisticated threats. Most people do not bother about cyber-security until they fall victims to scammers. Knowing how scammers work before hand is a cheaper alternative to dealing with the aftermath of being scammed. We will discuss six common security threats you will likely face as you trade online, and how to deal with them....

In fact, the Google Pixel ‘a’ series has been our pick for the best smartphone of the year since its launch and it has won that distinction again for 2021. And that’s not solely based on its price, starting at $449 unlocked. Google Pixel 5a with 5G is a standout smartphone all on its own, in terms of both performance and features. With software that matches its flagship handsets and all of the extras that you’d expect from more expensive phones....

With this second beta, Google is calling it an “incremental beta update” and encouraging developers to “start final compatibility testing for apps, SDKs, and libraries.” This comes after Google released the final APIs back in December, and there will be a third beta coming out next month, before the consumer release comes in Q1. As usual, you can still file bugs to the Google issue tracker with the Android Beta Feedback app....

New gestures are always welcomed, especially if they boost our productivity. Well, with Android 13, you’ll not only get a new way to open notifications in split-screen mode, but also a gesture for launching multiple instances of the same activity (app) in split-screen. Android 13 is coming with more split-screen gestures Android 13 is coming with more split-screen gestures So, once a notification arrives, you’ll be able to long-press on it, and drag it to enter split-screen mode....

A bunch of apps have been infected by Android banking trojans A bunch of apps have been infected by Android banking trojans This information comes from ThreatFabric, a mobile security company. The malicious code was spotted inside regular, functioning apps, that masked themselves as QR code scanners, PDF scanners, fitness apps, and so on. The usual, we’d say. They worked just fine for what they’re intended, but they contained a special module called “loader”....