Google confirms it’s looking into the battery drain bug affecting Pixel 2 and 2 XL users

Review: Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL

You may or may not have noticed the battery on your Pixel 2 or 2 XL draining faster than usual. You’re not alone. A bunch of pixel users have been complaining of this issue after the February security patch was released. Google stayed silent about the matter for a while but now the company at least acknowledges it’s looking into the problem. A community manager on the company’s user forums confirmed they are investigating the issue. There are big releases yet to remedy the issue but for now they are “reaching out privately” for bug reports.

The issue revolves around battery levels dropping faster than usual and some even report their phones are taking longer to charge as well. And it seems even some original Pixel users have been experiencing these issues. Here’s to hoping Google fixes this relatively quickly.

Source: 9to5Google

Facebook bug makes it easy for anyone to hack into your account

If you were diligent enough or a really crafty hacker, you could get into anyone’s Facebook account. A recently discovered bug allowed people to keep guessing someone’s Facebook password until they gained access. Sites usually give users only a handful of attempts before locking the account to make sure unauthorized people can’t get in. Unfortunately, this bug has a work around for it. And it’ll let hackers use computer programs to keep trying a variety of passcodes until they can get in and do things like change the password and access personal details.

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Valve’s ‘DotA 2 Reborn’ gets 5.5GB patch

Looks like there’s more downloading in store for you if you have Valve’s DotA 2 Reborn. The game is finally available to the public in beta and it seems there’s a significant number of bugs to fix. You originally had to download 7GB for the game, now you have to download around 5.5GB of data for the patch. Some of the big issues this patch fixes include “Fixed illusions being able to manipulate and sell items;” “Fixed Huskar causing significant frame rate loss;” and “Fixed crash when dire or radiant ancients are destroyed.” Prepare to do some heavy duty downloading.

For those who aren’t familiar with DotA 2 Reborn, this is Valve’s attempt to bring new graphics to the game. It’s now powered by Valve’s Source 2 engine and it features things like a new menu system, user interface, and other aspects of the game.

Source: Ubergizmo

Skype update fixes app-crashing messaging bug

Skype has been hit by a bug recently that causes the messaging app to crash when an instant message with “http://” and nothing else is sent. It affected Skype on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. The workaround involved having to reinstall the app after asking the sender to delete the original text. The latest update from Skype though is said to remedy this. You no longer have to do a fresh install to get rid of the bug.

Source: Apple Insider | Download: Skype