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If you watched Samsung Unpacked 2023 earlier this week, you’ll know that the company announced a new initiative in the field of Extended Reality, or XR. What we didn’t get were any details of an actual physical product – which is where a new leak comes in.

As spotted by GalaxyClub (opens in new tab) (via SamMobile (opens in new tab)), a battery that has just passed through regulatory certification in South Korea matches up with a particular model number that the rumor mill associated with an upcoming Samsung device last year.

Each time I play a new video game I find myself trying to capture that feeling I had playing them when I was younger. That feeling where you find yourself staring up at the screen and nothing else around you matters.

After years of trying to recapture that magic, I finally found it when I picked up Disney’s Dreamlight Valley (opens in new tab).

Growing up, I was an only child who lived with a single parent who worked full-time, this made me very familiar with feeling lonely. I often found myself looking to the media around me for some form of comfort and as it was the 1990s, that media had something to do with Disney. Disney was everywhere at the time, from the Saturday morning cartoons I watched, the clothes I’d wear, the film’s I’d go see in the cinema, and the video games I played.

Ringing on the Packard Bell

One of my earliest gaming memories is of playing Capcom’s Aladdin on the SNES (opens in new tab). The film the game was adapted from was the first movie I ever saw in a cinema. I was obsessed, down to the Genie backpack I’d proudly take to school every day.

You may or may not have heard of DeepTomCruise (opens in new tab), but TikTok sure has. At the time of writing, the Metaphysic-owned parody account – which sees actor Miles Fisher digitally altered into none other than Tom Cruise himself – has attracted 5 million followers to rank among the social media platform’s biggest viral hits.

DeepTomCruise uses controversial deepfake technology to capture a virtual likeness of the Top Gun: Maverick star doing decidedly un-Cruise like things, and the same visual sorcery was employed to bring Elvis back to life during last year’s edition of America’s Got Talent.

At a time when institutions are seeing an increased cyber attacks globally, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that around 50 government websites have been hacked and there were eight data breaches in 2022-23.
Union minister of communication, electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw told Rajya Sabha that in comparison with 2022-23, there were 59 government sites that were compromised in 2020 and 42 were targeted in 2021. Both years saw six and seven events of data breach, respectively.
“Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has further informed it has detected and prevented 2,83,581, 4,32,057, 3,24,620 malicious scams during the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively,” the minister said.

Hacking attempts from both India, other countries
He added that attempts of cyberattacks were made both from within the nation and internationally. The IT minister, however, did not name the websites which were attacked in 2022-23.
“There have been attempts from time to time to launch cyber-attacks on Indian cyberspace from both outside and within the country. It has been observed that such attacks compromise computer systems located in different parts of the world and use masquerading techniques and hidden servers to hide the identity of actual systems from which the attacks are launched,” he added.

CERT-In to the rescue
He added that the CERT-In and other law enforcement authorities coordinated and took necessary action against such attacks.
“When a cyber event occurs, CERT-In alerts the impacted organisations and advises them on the necessary corrective action. Additionally, it continuously publishes alerts and advisories on the most recent cyberthreats, vulnerabilities, and protective measures,” he said.
Cyberattack on AIIMS
The year 2022 saw one of the biggest cyberattacks in India wherein the country’s premier institution, All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), was hit by a ransomware attack. The AIIMS server went offline for about two weeks before authorities recovered data and systems went online.

Smart speakers are a must for anyone wanting to create a voice-activated home – from listening to music and podcasts to controlling your latest connected gadgets, the devices have become a household staple.

So much so that, in the first three months of 2022, more than 30 million were shipped globally, with Amazon at the forefront of the race accounting for around one-third of them with its Alexa-enabled devices.

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the Facebook-parent company will launch the next-generation consumer headset “later this year” and it will feature better mixed reality (MR) technology. The development comes as Meta announced that its Reality Labs division lost $13.7 billion on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in 2022.
“Later this year, we’re going to launch our next-generation consumer headset, which will feature Meta Reality as well, and I expect that this is going to establish this technology as the baseline for all headsets going forward, and eventually of course for augmented reality (AR) glasses as well,” Zuckerberg said in the company’s latest earnings release.

The top executive also said that the Meta Reality ecosystem is relatively new, but it’s going to grow a lot in the next few years, adding that there are now more than 200 applications on the company’s VR devices that have made more than $1 million in revenue.
Meta’s Reality Labs lost $13.7 billion in 2022
The company said that Reality Labs, its unit that produces VR and AR hardware and software, lost $13.7 billion in operating losses in 2022. The losses are more than the $10.2 billion it lost in 2021.

Companies Meta bought in 2022
The Facebook-parent company earlier this week received the green signal from a US court to complete its purchase of virtual reality startup Within Unlimited. The deal was blocked by the US FTC alleging that with the acquisition, Meta would unlawfully monopolise the VR industry.
In January, Meta acquired Gary Sharp Innovations, a Colorado-based optics startup to help it build better VR headsets as well as AR glasses. In December, the Facebook-parent acquired Luxexcel, a company that makes 3D-printing prescription lenses for smart glasses. In June 2022, it bought BigBox VR, the maker of Population: One and in April, it completed the purchase of Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the VR game Onward.

Reliance Jio has launched 5G services in Haridwar. With the rollout of the service, the telco became the first and only operator to launch 5G in the Uttarakhand city. Furthermore, Jio 5G services are now available in 226 cities across the country. Jio users in these cities will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience Unlimited Data at up to 1Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost.
The services have been launched from Har Ki Pauri, which means the feet of Lord Vishnu and is one of the most famous ghats on the banks of the river Ganges. It is a landmark of the holy city of Haridwar and is the second city in the state after the capital city Dehradun to get Jio True 5G services.

“It is a matter of great pleasure that the 5G services by the Jio network, which started from Dehradun city of Uttarakhand, has been extended and launched in Haridwar today. With the beginning of this service, not only the people of Haridwar, but also the pilgrims visiting the Holy city of Haridwar from the country and abroad, including the pilgrims visiting for Char Dham yatra in the near future will benefit,” said Pushkar Singh Dhami, chief minister of Uttarakhand.
“The launch of 5G services by the Jio network ahead of the commencement of Char Dham Yatra is commendable. I hope Jio’s 5G network will soon be available in all the main towns of Uttarakhand. This will be a true representation of the state as a Digital Devbhoomi in the upcoming G-20 Summit events scheduled in Rishikesh,” he added.

Jio network in Char Dham
Jio currently offers network coverage in the state – from Dehradun to Mana, the last Indian village in Uttarakhand towards the Indo-Tibet border. Jio is also present in all the Char Dhams, on the trek route of Kedarnath Dham and at Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara.
“We are excited to commence Jio True 5G in Haridwar. Jio True 5G will usher in a plethora of opportunities and enriched experiences for the citizens of Uttarakhand. We are grateful to the chief minister and the state government for their continuous support in our quest to digitise Uttarakhand. We would also like to thank all the members of Shri Ganga Sabha, Haridwar for facilitating the launch of 5G services from one of the most sacred ghats of our country, Har Ki Pauri,” a Jio spokesperson added.

Wordle is a web-based puzzle game owned by The New York Times. It was created in 2021 by Josh Wardle and featured a daily puzzle where users have six attempts to guess the “word of the day.” The colour of the tiles changes to help users figure out the correct word, with grey indicating the letter is not part of the word, yellow indicating the letter is part of the word but in the wrong location, and green showing the letter is in the correct location and part of the “Word of the day.” Wordle 595 is the puzzle for February 4; this article provides hints, clues, and answers to the puzzle.
Wordle is an online puzzle game popular among people who want to use their time productively. If you are having trouble with the Wordle 595 puzzle for February 4, 2023, the following hints and clues may help you solve it:

Wordle hints and clues for today, February 4, 2023, are stated here for our readers:
Wordle 595 hints and clues for February 4, 2023, are:

Still, stuck? If you could not find the answers, fret not; we have got it all figured out for you:
UNLIT is the solution to Wordle 595 for February 4, 2023.
If you keep winning for two or more days, you will be awarded a winning streak. This will continue till the time you fail to guess the correct word. If you lose, the streak will be broken.

Coin Master is a single-player mobile game that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. This game has become increasingly popular in recent years, with over 100 million downloads. Coin Master was created by the Israel-based studio Moon Active and was released in 2015. The goal of the game is to construct your own village.
The Coin Master also has a time slot machine that can help you get additional coins and other sundries to help you enhance your community. Players must spin the slot machine and collect free gifts in order to fully build their hamlet. Unfortunately, the game only allows five spins per hour, and if you run out, you’ll have to wait an hour.
Fortunately, players can gather coins in this game in a variety of ways. Players can raid and attack the towns of other players in order to steal cash. You can even get free extra spins in this game. Coin Master offers free spins that can be used to gather coins and other prizes. To obtain Coin Master Free Spins and Coins today, simply follow the procedures outlined here.

How to get Coin Master Free Spins and Coins for today (February 4):
Step 1: To get the rewards, first log in to your Facebook account in the game.
Step 2: Go to this link for a free spin: Link 1, Link 2 and Link 3.
Step 3: After being routed, you will be prompted to log in to your Facebook account in order to link the spins to your account.

Apple announced results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter, which ended on December 31, 2022. For the quarter, Apple’s revenue stood at$117.2 billion, which was down 5 per cent year over year. Revenue from iPhone was also down as was from Mac range of devices. However, for its Services business, Apple hit an all-time record.

Relatively tough quarter for Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that “as we all continue to navigate a challenging environment, we are proud to have our best lineup of products and services ever, and as always, we remain focused on the long term and are leading with our values in everything we do.” He also revealed that Apple hit a major milestone in the quarter “are excited to report that we now have more than 2 billion active devices as part of our growing installed base.”
“We set an all-time revenue record of $20.8 billion in our Services business, and in spite of a difficult macroeconomic environment and significant supply constraints, we grew total company revenue on a constant currency basis,” said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO. “We generated $34 billion in operating cash flow and returned over $25 billion to shareholders during the quarter while continuing to invest in our long-term growth plans.”
Revenue from came stood at $65.8 billion for the quarter, down 8% year over year. This, as per Maestri, was because of significant foreign exchange headwinds, supply constraints on iPhone 4 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, and a challenging macroeconomic environment.
“In spite of these circumstances, we set all-time iPhone revenue records in Canada, Italy, and Spain, and saw strong growth in several emerging markets, including all-time iPhone revenue records for India and Vietnam,” he added.
Mac revenue was $7.7 billion, down 29% year over year and Apple said that the decline was in line with its expectations. On the other hand, iPad revenue was $9.4 billion, up 30% year over year.