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Monday, July 1, 2019

Google's Fast Share | Sharing Got Easier

Google is working on a new file sharing tool, called ‘Fast Share’, which will allow users to share files to nearby devices without internet. Earlier, google provided the app ‘Android Beam’ to use NFC to transfer files between devices. But it was slow and rarely used. The newer app Fast Share uses Bluetooth to initiate a handshake and then transfers files over a Wi-Fi connection which results in a much faster transfer of files. It also has the options to give your device ‘preferred visibility’ to nearby devices which allow those devices to detect your device when you are nearby.
This app is similar to Apple’s AirDrop technology, enabling the transfer of files among Mac computers and iOS devices. You can access the Fast share option in the sharing sheet. The feature will require access to Bluetooth and a mobile hotspot. Some screenshots are shown for reference.

How to send files by 'fast share' :

Select the files you want to share. Press the send icon to open the sharing sheet, as shown in image 1. Select the 'fast share' option. It will ask permission to access Bluetooth and hotspot. Press allow, and you can share files with any device you connect to. Right now, this feature is available on pixel devices (Android-Q), smartwatches, and Chromebooks.

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image source: 9to5Google.com

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Looking for DeepNude? First Read Here Before Downloading | DeepNude 2021

 If you are not under the rock or living in the jungle by this time you must have heard about the App DeepNude that strips women's photos in seconds. (Read here how it works). The internet is literally flooded with the news. But hours after the news went viral and got widespread attention within no time the service got shut down ''officially'. (Read here: Why it shutdown). The official website DeepNude.com hosted by DeepNude Team closed down the service saying that, the world is not ready yet for this technology. 

The news does not end here. Though the DeepNude software was closed down officially, the DupeNude team acknowledged that there might be some copies available on the internet. As the app works offline, whoever got a chance to download it before the services closed down can still use the application software.

However,  DeepNude Team made it clear in their website policy that sharing the application by any means or downloading it from any other sources is not legal. Further, the team will not be held responsible if usage of the application attracts any legal action. The user will be solely responsible for the same.

Now, as the application has support for striping only women's images, usage of this software may be considered a potential abuse tool towards them. In some countries creating or morphing anyone's photo without their consent is not legal that could lead anyone to jail with a heavy fine. 

We also should not forget this is the technology we are talking about. There are a hundred minds to replicate software within a very short time. Engineers with good coding knowledge can easily replicate or modify this kind of code once the application is released.

It is reported in the news that a user from Reddit cracked the version to premium. He even released it to the internet and some more copies have been downloaded. Though the link has been removed later on the basis of violating the policy of the hosting site.

Let us talk about the performance of the application. We managed to get one version with premium access when it was launched (before the website was closed down). This is our experience. 
  • The performance of this application is not up to the mark as it is claiming.
  • Photos with someone wearing revealing clothes may give a better result.
  • The output resulted from the photo after morphing is stumped with a watermark of 'fake' in multiple places.
  • Even the premium version of the application that costs $99, does not remove all watermarks. They are still there albeit lesser than the free version.


  • Technically the Neural Network (Artificial Intelligence Technology) is not as strong as you are imagining it to be.
  • The photos are like a photo-shopped version of any image by a novice.

Even before the launch of this app there are hundreds of morphed nude photos of celebrities are available. But as this software was very easy to use and the photos can be undressed easily, misuse of the application and abuse towards women would have been much easier. That is why the maker of this application realized later that it did not deserve to be available on the market of the internet.

Nobody Knows This Instagram Trick


Now for the readers please be aware of the fake websites claiming the software to be available with them and they are asking you to complete some challenges or surveys to download the file. Do not fall trap on those fake websites. There are hundreds of sites opened just after the news has been all over the internet. They are just trying to build up some database or take access to your computer's media file or may access your camera. 

Fake App


To summarize this article:
  • The application is not as good as you are thinking to be.
  • Do not fall trap of fake websites. They may exploit you monetarily claiming they have the application downloadable.
  • Even some people have the copy, its usage violates the policy of the website. 
  • Fake websites may claim that they have .APK files for Android as well. Please note that the DeepNude team only released Windows and Linux versions.
  • Stay aware, stay safe.
  • Let us wait for the world to be ready to handle this kind of application
Updates:
  • There is nothing called DeepNude 2021. DeepNude software was very short-lived. It was closed down right after it was released.
  • The only deepnude version was released for Windows. The team did not get a chance to release DeepNude for the Linux or MAC version. Before making DeepNude available online or on the website Govt banned this application.
  • Except for the few offline copies, there are no DeepNude software available on the internet
  • DeepNude Download is not recommended and might be illegal for individual users.
  • As this software is tagged as illegal to use in few countries DeepNude app is not available
  • DeepNude website: Few websites are available on the internet that simulates the same kind of nudity as seen in DeepNude software.

Warning: This article is for awareness purpose only. It does not promote any website and/or their product or services. This is solely personal opinion of us. We do not sale or ask money for the usage of DeepNude Software or its any version. We do not have a copy available.

Thursday, June 27, 2019

DeepNude App Really Shuts Down? | 2021

It is all over the internet that DeepNude application based on Deepfake algorithm can create a nude out of a fully or partially clothed women. But hours after the news got viral, the application and its website are finally shutting down after receiving too much attention. An official tweet made by the team that they realised the world is not yet ready for this kind of application and misuse could be too high to be controlled. 

DeepNude X-ray App


In its official tweet, the team acknowledged that some copies are already available on the internet or to persons who already bought. However, those versions will not be upgraded anymore, and any amount paid to them for the same will be refunded. They further added, they will not be held responsible if somebody downloads any copy of the software from any other sources(or share it by any other means) because it is against their website's policy. 

Read the official tweet here: 

If you missed out on everything about the DeepNude application, read here.

image source: twitter.com

Share Your WhatsApp Status Story with FB, Instagram, Gmail etc.| 2021

It seems every now and then, WhatsApp is now pushing its boundary to enhance users' experience with its new feature. The Facebook-owned company WhatsApp will give the users an option to share their status story with other Apps as well.

Recently, WhatsApp launched a Beta Program to monitor the user experience to share statuses with apps like Instagram, Facebook, Gmail, or Google Photos. It is to be noted that though a user can share their statuses with Facebook or other Apps, a WhatsApp account is not going to be linked with them, as it is claimed in the news.

share whatsapp status story


This feature will be like any other application that lets users share their data from one app to another. The new feature in the back-end will use the standard data sharing APIs used in current Android or iOS smartphone Apps.

How the feature will be accepted when it rolls out, that will not be known until it sees the light of the day but it can be anticipated that WhatsApp is going to attract some debate and legal actions because they are going to ‘share’ data with another app.

Lastly, it should be kept in mind that the option to use this feature will be entirely controlled by the user of WhatsApp.

image source: google.com

Also read: WhatsApp’s new features you might have missed out | June 2019
Facebook is launching Libra, Crypto-currency. Read it here: Libra by Facebook


Wednesday, June 26, 2019

MeshTalk Lets You Talk/Text without SIM, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth| 2021

What if we tell you that you can send messages or call your friends without Cellular Data, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth Connectivity. Will you believe that? If no, please start believing. Yes, in near future, with the help of MeshTalk technology, you can text or talk to your friend without having any traditional connectivity being used today.

World Mobile Congress (WMC in short) 2019 event held in Shanghai, China has revealed too much of Technology is going that are going to be the part of the upcoming smart gadgets, mostly on smartphone.

Recently, the smartphone making company OPPO shared a new technology named MeshTalk that will allow a user to make call or text without having a Cellular connection Or Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Network to the mobiles within the range of 3 km.

Mesh Talk


The feature has been demonstrated by placing two mobile next to each other without having any kind of connectivity through Cellular/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. A text message has been shared from one mobile to any mobile with their MeshTalk technology.

It is said that the MeshTalk feature is creating a LAN (Local Area Network), and the information or data is being shared. Indeed these messages are sent with a new level of privacy because it is direct communication between two endpoints. (Unlike cellular connectivity that requires the base station to be the intermediate point).

Though the demo was shown by placing the phone side by side, it is claimed that MeshTalk can work for 3 km in open space and in “Complex Urban Environments.”  The exact roadmap for this feature to be available in smartphones has not been announced yet. Understandably, this feature is initially targeted to be launched with OPPO sets only as it requires a dedicated chipset.

But nobody knows what exactly the future has on its plate to offer. The feature might get adopted by other smartphone makers if it is going to be successful commercially.

Till then, we have to keep using Cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity.

 See the official tweet by OPPO: 

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