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Why do people want to download videos from YouTube?

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Nethra Gupta
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Google planning to add Social Network features in YouTube to compete with Facebook, Twitter

YouTube is a leading platform that provides free movies, videos, songs, etc. for user experience. Users need high-quality video content on the Internet. Are you experiencing problems such as poor quality, slow browsing, or connection issues? If you face all these problems, it is best to use Y2Mate 2021 free video downloader. 

It is perfect for downloading and streaming videos on smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Macs or tablets. Most users want to download movies and audio to their devices. This tool allows users to download the entire playlist.

Free Download:

Yes, you can download and even upload videos for free. You can use multiple methods to simplify this operation. You can also use a free youtube video downloader online to download and convert files to MP3 players. In other words, you don’t have to worry about spending a penny to get the YouTube videos you want.

You can watch the downloaded video at any time.This is useful when there is no Internet connection or the network is slow. At this point, you can watch and enjoy the saved YouTube video.

You may like to listen to your favorite music files at different places, times and any time. Sometimes you want to listen to music, but you can’t access the Internet or YouTube. This is why youtube mp3 download have become so popular because it allows users to quickly download music video files and use it to create playlists or CDs for offline viewing.

No ads:

When watching your favorite YouTube videos, you will see ads or pop-up windows. Here are some ways Google pays video owners. Sometimes these advertisements or pop-up windows may interrupt the display of the video you are currently watching. However, when you download the video, this is not the case. If you watch the downloaded video offline, you will not see any ads. The following video explains how to download YouTube videos.

Share with friends:

Video sharing is easy on some platforms, but a bit difficult on other platforms. Therefore, you only need to save the video on your device and then send it to anyone via any platform. It is very simple and does not allow you to search for a video every time you want to show it off or send it to someone. For this reason, most of the time, they use online YouTube video downloaders.

One of the important facts is that you don’t have to worry about viruses and spyware. As long as you download any file, you will not encounter spyware or malware problems.The download is completely safe.

YouTube is the world’s largest video provider. If you want, you can even upload your own videos to your YouTube channel. But the only problem with YouTube is that it cannot download YouTube videos. You need a Y2Mate 2021 – How to Download Video from YT to download your favorite YouTube videos.

Apple Can No Longer Force App Developers To Use Its Payment System

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Avinash A
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Fortnite Apple lawsuit

The California Northern District Court Judge, Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers, issued a verdict in the Apple v Epic Games case — the court sided with Apple on all but one issue. 

iPhone creators can no longer prohibit third-party developers from including information on alternative payment methods or can’t force app developers to use Apple payment system. Apple must change the App Store rules within 90 days, by December 9th.

However, the court recognized Apple’s argument that Epic would have committed a breach of contract as valid when last year it decided to introduce a link in Fortnite that bypassed in-app purchases from the App Store. 

For this reason, Epic is required to compensate Apple for an amount equal to 30% of the revenue of the more than $12 million that the company has raised from iOS users through direct payments between August 2020 and October 2020, plus 30% of any turnover within this description that Epic collected from November 1, 2020 until the date of the sentence, plus interest.

Tim Sweeney, Epic Games CEO & Founder, did not celebrate and promised to continue fighting for “fair competition” between payment methods in applications and between application stores. Epic has announced that it will appeal the court’s decision, although it is currently unclear on what ground it may seek to pursue the appeal.

WhatsApp To Incorporate End-To-End Encryption On Backups Stored In Google Drive And iCloud

By
Adwaith
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End-To-End Encryption On WhatsApp Backups

WhatsApp proposes to add an extra layer of security to the backups copies, which are stored in iCloud or in Google Drive.

WhatsApp has implemented end-to-end encryption in their backups, and users will be able to enable them by setting a password, which they will have to enter on both Android and iOS.

It is worth noting that this feature will not be activated by default, but rather that each user will have to decide if they want to take advantage of it.

By enabling this new security feature, your backups will be encrypted using a unique, automatically generated 64-digit encryption key. But the key can also be protected with a password chosen by the user. The encryption key will be stored in a physical device called Backup Key Vault; it is based on an HSM or Hardware Security Module. It is a component intended purely and exclusively for the protection of encryption keys.

Thus, then, those who want to access their backups with end-to-end encryption must necessarily use the encryption key in question. If you decide to protect it through Backup Key Vault, there is something important to keep in mind: if the system detects that the password that is entered to reveal the encryption key is incorrect, it will be permanently inaccessible after a minimum number of attempts.

In this way, WhatsApp aims to avoid brute force attacks. Furthermore, Facebook ensures that it will only know that there is a key stored in the HSM, but not the key itself, as described in a whitepaper released by Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, said: “WhatsApp is the first global messaging service at this scale to offer end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups, and getting there was a really hard technical challenge that required an entirely new framework for key storage and cloud storage across operating systems.”

Kompanio 900T: MediaTek Presents Powerful New 6nm SoC For ARM-Based Notebooks And Tablets

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Avinash A
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MediaTek Kompanio 900T

MediaTek is expanding its range of Kompanio processors, which were developed for use in ARM-based notebooks and tablets. MediaTek has just presented its new MediaTek Kompanio 900T 5G processor, manufactured with the same 6nm process as the Kompanio 1300T.

The new Kompanio 900T is based on the Dimensity 900, which is designed for smartphones. Kompanio 900T comes with two high-performance Arm Cortex-A78 cores accompanied by six high-efficiency Arm Cortex-A55 cores. MediaTek also keeps a low profile on the GPU and only mentions an ARM Mali-G68 without any further details. 

The maximum resolution that it supports is 2000 x 1200 with a refresh rate of 120Hz, and it also integrates 5G connectivity, as well as technology designed to make energy consumption more efficient. In addition to being a multimedia-oriented SoC, it has the MediaTek MiraVision engine, capable of improving SDR content to “almost HDR” and HDR10 content to HDR10+.

In the area of ​​memory, MediaTek relies on LPDDR5 for the RAM and UFS 3.1 for the operating system and its own files. The Kompanio 900T will be used in notebooks and there also in Chromebooks and tablets.

How Google is endeavouring to strengthen cybersecurity?

By
Vidhu Prathapan
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strengthen cybersecurity

Google was one of the tech giants who attended the POTUS Biden’s Meeting on Cyber Security at White House. The tech mogul and leading data center solutions providing company has furnished its recommendations to the purpose. Cybercrime has reportedly increased by 600% in the pandemic as e-commerce and other online service provider businesses flourished as found by Embroker.

The search engine company will be investing 10 billion dollars over the next 5 years to build smart solutions strengthening cyber security by: –

  • Starting Zero Trust plans
  • Helping in managing the software supply chain
  • Building security features for software available in the public domain
  • Training individuals in cybersecurity

Google has pledged to provide necessary training to 100,000, Americans through its Google Career Certificate Program in the fields of IT support, Data Analytics, and other skills that are required for enhancing data privacy and security.

The World Economic Forum’s The Global Risk Report 2020 found that cyber-attacks and identity theft is in the sixth and seventh position in the list of top ten global long-term risks. The loss of privacy to companies and the government is set to escalate in the coming years.

Governments and companies have identified the risk of cybersecurity emerging as a potential weapon against data security and critical infrastructure while both of them face challenges to implement measures to keep acts of cyber threats restricted.

Challenges in implementing measures

Governments and companies have identified the risk of cybersecurity emerging as a potential weapon against data security and critical infrastructure while both of them face challenges to implement measures to keep acts of cyber threats restricted.

Dearth of getting an upgrade in technical infrastructure

Organisations tend to cut their costs on upgrading technical infrastructures such as upgrading the software of data centers making them outdated and vulnerable to attacks. According to IBM’s The Cost of Data Breach report, Broomfields and Noodles company has lost 10 million dollars in revenue to a data breach.

Governments too put restrictions on vendor contracts for putting limitations on the competition. This sometimes moves up the cost making people vulnerable to privacy leaks, identity theft, and security risk.

Attacks by malicious forces

Economies will lose $10.5 trillion annually to cyber-attacks by 2025 as it will continue to grow at a CAGR of 15% every year if requisite measures are not implemented. Cyberterrorists and malicious elements of society are always trying to find loopholes in the supply chain of software. Many intermediary vendors find it hard to fight against them.

Lack of training and available resources

This is the biggest challenge to overcome. Where developed nations feel threatened, third-world and developing countries do not have the resources or trained human resources to identify a cyber attack and curb it in the beginning.

  • Google has made sincere efforts in blocking the efforts made by cybercriminals by: –
  • blocking malware
  • identifying and making people aware of phishing attempts
  • curbing spam messages
  • tackling potential cyber attacks before they do any damage
  • publishing 160 articles on computer security, privacy, and abuse prevention
  • warning other companies of bugs and holes in their technical systems
  • establishing Threat Analysis Group

Google’s TAG

Google’s Threat Analysis Group works round the clock to identify hacking attempts and cyber threats that pose the risk of artificially influencing public opinion and controlling the narrative of some events through state-backed actors. It announced to thwart 40,000 state-funded cyber-attacks on Google’s account holders.

They constantly look out for Zero-Day vulnerabilities. It is a software flaw that might be known to the vendor, but there is no solution at hand to fix the patch. The TAG flags attacks on zero-day vulnerabilities and offers vendors patches to avoid malicious attacks that can turn into a monumental catastrophe in no time.

What is Zero Trust Security Model?

Following the disastrous SolarWinds security hack which is believed to have been perpetrated by Russian cybersecurity experts, the IT industry is keen on establishing Zero Trust Security Model. The model has the potential to provide the highest level of security if implemented properly.

This model is also known as Perimeterless Security or Zero Trust Architecture. It was the brainchild of John Kindervag who designed it in 2010 while he was working as an analyst at the Forrester Research Inc.

It says that companies shall no trust anyone from inside or outside the enterprise and it shall install security measures to verify the details of every attempt made to access their system. For instance, access to use IP addresses and data servers must be restricted unless the identity of the user is verified beyond doubt.

The organisation has pledged to invest $100 million to enable third parties to become self-dependent in solving cyber risks. As an organisation, Google has always proved its bona fide in successfully maintaining healthy competition and allowing other business to build their technical fortress against cyber threats.

Facebook Launches Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses

By
Vishak
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Facebook Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses

Facebook has announced its new smart glasses in collaboration with Ray-Ban — Ray-Ban Stories — promises to revolutionize the interaction we have from social networks, incorporating many incredible opportunities for users.

Ray-Ban Stories can be used to take photos and videos, answer calls or listen to podcasts, as two loudspeakers are built into the temple arms. Unlike the Google Glasses, the Ray-Ban Stories from Facebook does not have a monitor. For the time being, it is only offered in Australia, the USA, Canada, Ireland, Italy and the UK.

In the frame of the glasses, there are two front-facing 5-megapixel — allows you to capture photos and record videos of up to 30 seconds in length in a more comfortable way and with a first-person point of view. Users will be able to activate video recording through a button located on the pin or through voice command with the help of the Facebook assistant. in addition, in one of the sensors, an LED indicator is hidden to warn other people that the glasses are capturing video or photo.

Facebook Ray-Ban Stories

The recordings can be synchronized with the Facebook View app on the smartphone and shared on social networks. Since the pictures can also be saved in the normal gallery of a smartphone, this works not only with the services from the Facebook group, i.e. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp but with any network such as Twitter or Snapchat.

Audio is picked up by three microphones built into the mount used to make calls. The speakers on both arms can play the sound from a smartphone via Bluetooth.

Recharging is done through the portable glasses case, and a 100 percent charge allows you to use the accessory for three consecutive days without a problem.

Ray-Ban Stories are available in 20 variations, in classic Ray-Ban styles — Wayfarer, Wayfarer Large, Round and Meteor — and five colors with a range of lenses including clear ($299), sun ($329), transition ($379) and prescription (price of which will vary).

Why Checking the SERP Data Manually is a Bad Idea

By
Nethra Gupta
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Google Search news and stories

SERP data can be an invaluable treasure trove for businesses looking to maximize their visibility on the internet and reach more users. However, how you collect and analyze such data will have a significant impact on your results. 

What exactly is SERP data, and why is it beneficial for SEO? Let’s take a closer look at what SERP data is comprised of and the recommended way to extract it.

What is SERP data? 

Search Engine Result Pages are the web pages that a search engine such as Google returns to a user in response to a search query. They usually include both paid and organic search results and other features such as featured snippets, knowledge cards, knowledge graphs, top stories, and video results.

SERPs are often uniquely generated for each query based on several factors, such as the location and browsing history of the user. In addition, the appearance and functionality of these pages are constantly evolving as search engine providers work to offer users a more refined and intuitive experience. 

Organic search results are sorted based on Google’s complex ranking algorithm, which uses hundreds of factors to determine the most relevant, high-quality pages to show the user. Some of these factors include the number of backlinks to a page, keyword density, and page loading speed, among others. 

Organic search result snippets generally include the title, URL, and meta description of the result page. Google also occasionally shows rich snippets alongside results for pages with schema. Such rich snippets are displayed for products, recipes, reviews, events, movies, and software applications, among other data types. 

Paid search results generally appear at the top of SERPs and are marked with a little “Ad” icon. Unlike organic results, which are ranked via Google’s algorithm, advertisers with the highest bids on specific keywords usually receive prime placement at the top of the page. However, Google also factors in other elements such as click-through rates and relevance when ranking paid ads.

Since most users only click on the first few organic results on the first page, ranking high on SERPs is a top priority for many organizations and businesses. Thus, extracting and analyzing SERP data can be very useful for search engine optimization purposes. 

SERP research and analysis often involves competitor research and analyzing keyword relevancy. Through these processes, you can get helpful information about competing domains that rank for your search keywords and ensure that the keywords you target are relevant to your site’s content. 

Other useful information that can be extracted from SERP data includes the click potential for specific keywords, keyword opportunities from the related searches featured at the bottom of the page, and what type of content is ranking high in the results. 

How to efficiently collect SERP data

SERP data can either be collected manually or with the aid of web scraping tools and SERP APIs. While checking SERP data by hand used to be reliable and straightforward, it has become much more complicated and less reliable as SERPs have evolved.

For example, if you simply look up a keyword on Google, the results you get will be affected by several factors, including your device, search history, and location. And even if you get accurate results, it’s still a lot of time-consuming manual work and a very inefficient method of gathering SERP data at scale. 

However, with a SERP API, you can quickly and efficiently scrape valuable data from Google search result pages. Using a SERP API often requires little to no technical knowledge. Most SERP APIs return search result data in the JSON format, which is easy to work with and integrate with different applications. 

SERP APIs also provide real-time, accurate results, regardless of your location. In addition, you can combine multiple queries and get the results sorted automatically. You can also use third party Google Image Search APIs for getting results from Google image search pages. One of such tools is SERPMaster – it delivers Google search image data in real-time. You can choose location, device, and browser settings to get the specific data needed. 

Conclusion

As you can see, SERP data is undoubtedly helpful for search engine optimization. However, it’s much better to automate the process using web scraping and SERP APIs rather than checking SERP data manually. Doing so saves valuable time and increases the accuracy and effectiveness of SERP data extraction and analysis. 

Windows 11 Run Faster Than Windows 10 On The Same Hardware

By
Sabarinath
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First Insider Build Of Windows 11

Microsoft has unveiled some of the major new features when it comes to Windows 11 performance — which makes Windows 11 run faster than Windows 10 on the same hardware.

In a Microsoft Mechanics video, Microsoft Vice President Steve Dispensa detailed some of the enhancements and their implementation.

The new graphics, the redesigned Start menu, the activity center, the rounded windows, the new icons, the new system applications will be the first features that users will notice when they upgrade to Windows 11. However, an operating system for the general market such as Windows 11 also needs many changes “under the hood” that are much less evident than those related to the interface and user experience.

These “under the hood” changes make Windows 11 feel more agile and more responsive than Windows 10.

Dispensa explains that the Microsoft software engineers have done an amazing job in terms of memory management. “Microsoft has done a lot of work on memory management to allow applications running in the foreground to be prioritized with more use of CPU and other system resources.“

Optimizations intended for foreground software also apply to the Windows shell itself as well as to open tabs in the browser. “After implementing the new code we immediately noticed an average resource saving of 32% for in terms of system memory, and 37% in CPU usage” , says Dispensa in the video. “All these optimizations combined between OS and applications, as you can imagine, will lead to longer battery life.” 

In addition, with the same hardware, Windows 11 will restore systems from hibernation much faster than it does with Windows 10. For that, Windows 11 has “an optimized instant-on experience as your PC resumes from sleep.”

During sleep, Windows 11 computers keep RAM “energized” while many other components are turned off. Microsoft has optimized the way Windows 11 accesses hardware and reduced resource constraints between processing threads. This speeds up sleep recovery by up to 25%.

The Windows Hello biometric authenticator should also be up to 30% faster, thanks to code optimizations.

Last but not least, Windows 11 software updates should be up to 40% smaller thanks to a new engine that will only download necessary files from Microsoft’s servers.

Windows 11 will arrive on October 5. From that date, the update will be distributed gradually. Microsoft has said that it expects that by mid-2022, Windows 11 will reach to all devices.

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