Google Maps has a new look on iOS and Android today to celebrate turning 15 on February 8. The app icon is all-new — a less playful icon with a multi-colored location pin, set on a white background — and many features that were previously hidden within the hamburger menu have moved into front-and-center tabs…

Back away from the snooze button. This is a $29 million wake-up call you can’t afford to miss. In January 2019, Yahoo’s board agreed to pay the enormous $29 million settlement to its shareholders as the result of cyberattacks that compromised three billion Yahoo user accounts. It was the first time shareholders had successfully held…

There seems to be a consensus for advocates of private Internet use that encryption is a good thing, and that encryption of DNS is needed to prevent network operators from gaining visibility into the sites and services their users lookup (and then visit). Two protocols have been created to achieve this encryption: DNS over TLS…

The phone number used for the Iowa caucus was reportedly posted on 4chan. …read more Source:: CNet

How to suppliment falling handset margins and rising tensions with the Trump government? Let me see…. A consortium of Chinese phone makers are to create alternatives to Google’s dominant Play Store, reducing their reliance on America tech and building another potential source of income.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The deal, valued at $1.9 billion, is expected to close next quarter. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Two years ago, Symantec and McAfee were both primed for a comeback. Today, both face big questions about their future. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Sorry, it’s only for payloads, not for people. …read more Source:: CNet

Two smartphone makers canceled events at the world’s biggest mobile technology showcase in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and organizers reinforced hygiene protocol for people still planning to attend. From a report: Delegates were warned to avoid handshakes and microphones will be changed for different conference speakers in an effort to avoid infections at MWC…

The massive galaxy XMM-2599 is more than 12 billion years old, researchers say. …read more Source:: CNet