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New comment by secsubsc in "Scammed by the top result for 'Bitcoin wallet' in Apple App Store"

secsubsc — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:27:20 +0000

I am in India and I can see the app on top spot (marked as Ad) when I search for Bitcoin Wallet.

My theory is, they paid for an Ad in a specific region and hence it started showing on top, people started downloading in that region, and that boosted the overall ranking for that app and hence people from other regions are seeing it among top results, even though its not an Ad there. Irrespective of the rating or freshness of the app, since it is getting downloaded in one region (because it is an Ad there), automatically it goes to top in other regions.

This trick can be used by other apps also, considering it would be cheapter to buy the top Ad spot in India and then it organically rises to the top.

Screensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secrets

secsubsc — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 01:57:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/23/23973673/valeo-nvidia-autonomous-driving-software-ip-theft-lawsuit

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38399960

Points: 5

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New comment by secsubsc in "How to find a lost phone in a no-cell-coverage camping site?"

secsubsc — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:56:56 +0000

I did something very similar to connect my Amazon Fire-stick with my new TV at a different place when I had lost the remote (of Fire-stick). The TV remote was helpful, but only after I could connect the Fire-stick with a working Internet connection.

I remembered my old home's wifi SSID and password, so created a hotspot on my phone with the same SSID and password, and the Fire-stick got connected. All went good after that.

New comment by secsubsc in "Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?"

secsubsc — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 05:35:17 +0000

Started recently to host on my own - https://hipenguin.in

Mostly stuff related to Software QA (Quality Analysis - Testing).

New comment by secsubsc in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone"

secsubsc — Wed, 18 May 2022 04:43:59 +0000

I am using an iPhone SE only because of its size. Android devices are huge, the top factor is its battery life - to have a good battery (as Android consumes more battery) they need to keep its size big.