Eight Microsoft Windows Apps Caught Mining Monero Cryptocurrency ByNitish Singh-February 15, 2019.886 Figure 1 Picture Courtesy of Symantec Microsoft has discovered and removed a variety of cryptojacking applications. There’s no official word on how many Windows 10 users the mining activity has affected. The apps were first discovered last month by Symantec, who told Microsoft about the apps that compromised them.ByNitish Singh-May 30 2018.887 Figure 1 Courtesy of Niantic Popular Mobile Game Pokemon Go revealed that since its release, the Ar game has reached 800 million downloads. In the last two months alone the game witnessed 150 million downloads. Free-to-play game With 800 million downloads and counting, Pokemon Go is gaining popularity at an impressive rate. Launched on July 6, 2016, the game has shown no signs of slowing ever since. The game provides players with an Ar experience which allows people to capture Pokemon in real-life locations while using Gps and augmented reality graphics. Nintendo’s Tsunekazu Ishihara announced today that in the last two months alone, the game has reached 150 million downloads. The game recorded 650 million downloads at the Game Developers Conference in March and as of today, it has risen to 800 million. Pokémon Go was donated 800 million times according to Ishihara. [ English version ] Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi wsj) May 30 2018 OniOs and Android are available for the Augmented Reality game. Users are free to download the game, and can spend money on optional in-game microtransactions for benefits. The game’s microtransactions were a massive hit with developers Niantic recording $600 million in game sales so far in 2016 alone making it the highest earner in the history of mobile gaming. For 2019, an eighth-generation Rpg core has been planned for diehard fans eager to get the full experience. Nintendo also released a free Pokemon Quest for the switch with iOs and Android versions expected to play Rpg with Minecraft-like graphics soon. Quest is already available for download from the eShop on the Nintendo Switch, while the Let’s Go games will be available on November 16, 2018.