Google has announced that it will be limiting access to private Chrome APIs that enable features such as Chrome sync and Click to Call so that only its browsers can use them. The decision follows an audit by the company which uncovered that third-party Chromium-based browsers were using the APIs. The web giant said that users of some third-party browsers were able to sign in to their Google Account; and store and retrieve their Chrome sync data in their third-party browser. The data they could access includes bookmarks and presumably passwords. Google isn’t happy this is happening; and has said…
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Brazil’s government will not seek to bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from 5G network; auctions slated for June this year, newspaper Estado de S. Paulo reported on Saturday, citing government and industry sources. Financial costs potentially worth billions of dollars and the exit of ally President Donald Trump from the White House; are forcing President Jair Bolsonaro to backtrack on his opposition to Huawei bidding to provide the next generation cellular network for carriers in Brazil, the paper said. Like Trump, Bolsonaro opposes Huawei on the unproven grounds; that it shares confidential data with China’s Communist…
Google Maps is an incredibly useful tool that not only helps users navigate the twists and turns of a new city that they might visit but it also enables them to avoid traffic as they get to their workplaces and vice versa. Now, Google’s navigation app is getting an update that will give users a more detailed and accurate view of a city. Google, last August, announced that it would soon be rolling out a more detailed map of select cities around the world. The company had said that soon users will be able to see highly detailed street information;…
Men of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State have arrested 24 illegal oil bunkering Suspects in Abereke, a riverine community in the oil-producing Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Commanding Officer of the Naval Base, Captain Shuaib Ahmed who briefed journalists on Sunday said the suspects were arrested on January 12 by a patrol team at sea along Ondo-Lagos route offshore Mahin. Ahmed said the patrol team apprehended the suspects with six boats containing thousands of litres of Automotive Gas Oil otherwise known as Diesel Oil, empty drums, empty GP tanks, pumping machines, outboard…
Some unknown gunmen have killed another Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan in Niger State. Prior to his death, the priest was the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery and was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state. A close colleague of the deceased and priest in charge of St. Theresa Catholic Parish Madala, Father John Jatau confirmed this to Channels Television via telephone conversation on Sunday. He said Father Gbakaan alongside his brother and another priest Thursday travelled to Makurdi in Benue state where he went to see his mother.…
YouTube is testing a new way for users to shop from the platform. This feature lets creators add certain products to their videos. Viewers will be able to check out the listed products, and their purchasing options. This feature is the latest test from YouTube’s test features and experiments hub. This new feature on YouTube adds a shopping bag icon on the bottom left corner of the video. Viewers can click on this icon to know more about the products available to purchase through the product pages. It is testing this feature with select creators, and only viewers in the…
Samsung has traditionally shipped its Android phones with their custom skin on top of the base operating system; and the latest One UI interface is the company’s most refined release so far. However, with the release of the Galaxy S21, Samsung has started to imbibe bits of Google into the interface; that were not part of any older Samsung phone. The news was first announced at Samsung’s Unpacked event on Thursday and later in a blog post by Google explaining the details. The first user-facing change compared to other Samsung phones is the Messages app, which will bring Google’s Rich…
The latest Samsung Galaxy S21 series comes without an in-box charger and earphones. The South Korean company plans to “gradually” remove the charger and earphones from its future smartphones. The Galaxy S21 box is noticeably smaller without the presence of the charging brick and a pair of wired earphones. It comes with a USB Type-C data and charging cable, SIM ejection tool and a quick start guide. Samsung said doing so will help “promote better recycling habits” among Samsung users. Apple started this first with the iPhone 12 series, and also removed the accessories for its older iPhones. Going forward,…
The Ogun State Police Command has recovered the money, hard drugs and other items after raiding a notorious drug cartel in the state. While speaking to journalists during the parade of the items in Abeokuta on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun said the operation was carried out in the early hours of Tuesday. Items recovered from the scene included ₦2.2 million cash, millions of naira worth of illicit drugs comprising 110 parcels of weeds, 50 packs of codeine, two packs of emzolyn. “The Ogun State Police Command Tactical Teams in the early hours of Tuesday, January 12, stormed…
The principal suspect in the case of a 6-year-old girl whose genitals were mutilated for ritual purposes has been arrested. 19-year-old Abdulkadir Wada was arrested on Friday by the police in Mararaba, Nasarawa State where he fled to, after allegedly committing the crime two weeks ago in Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Admitting to the crime, he told journalists how himself and an accomplice committed the crime in an uncompleted building. “I strangled her and took her into an uncompleted building. Later my friend joined me after making sure that no one was watching,” he said while being…