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I came across this sub-genre of flash fiction about two years ago and I found it extremely captivating. According to the legend, Ernest Hemingway once won a bet by writing a six word short story. The story was so good that it could make people cry. His writer friends lost because of these thought provoking […]
This is a list of some weird cultural customs from all around the world. Take a look! 1) In India it is usual for guests to take off their shoes when entering their host’s house, while in Thailand it is the opposite. No Thai guest would ever uncover the soles of their feet because this […]
Dear readers, it is hard to keep track of everything happening around you in tech, science, business and gaming world. So we have compiled a list of the biggest announcements from the last month. To read the whole story, click on the heading. Have a quick look at Top Tech News of the month- World’s […]
JP Morgan Chase, one of the largest banks in America has admitted that a JP Morgan Chase data breach has affected 76 million customers, and seven million small businesses, the Guardian reports.
A new gadget from British drive maker Secure Drives forges off into Mission Impossible territory with a genuine, physical ‘self-destruct’ command which can be triggered from anywhere on Earth.
Google is facing a threat of expensive legal action over the recent leaked naked celebrity photographs, according to IT Pro. The basis for the legal threat seems to be built on the idea that the search giant didn’t do enough to prevent people seeing the photographs after the initial leak.
More about the support scammer trend towards finding victims in Spain who aren’t fluent English speakers.
Basic phishing attacks and easily available tools are all that is needed to compromise many industrial control systems, the head of cybersecurity for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve has warned.
Many New Yorkers don’t place a particularly high value on their private data – from fingerprints to social security numbers – having proven willing to give away such details in return for a literal, edible cookies.
The FBI has opened up its previously in-house malware analyzing tool to the public in order to crowdsource more samples for speedier response, according to The Register.
In a bid to improve the security of its Chrome browser, Google has announced that it is upping the ‘bounty’ paid to people who successfully find bugs and exploits hidden in the browser up to a maximum of $15,000. This is an impressive increase on the previous cap of $5,000, reports betanews.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is not happy with Apple and Google for including encryption on their smartphone products, the agency’s director said Thursday. During a meeting with reporters at the HQ, the FBI Director James Comey said he believes that a quick access to a smartphone will let law enforcement save lives in some kidnapping and terrorism cases. […]
Concerns over Snapchat privacy rocketed this week after users were bombarded with spam messages written in a style which suggests that a user’s own friends think they are overweight.
Apple Mac OS X users concerned about the Bash vulnerability dubbed Shellshock got some relief late yesterday as Apple published fixes for various versions of OS X. But if you use Mavericks you will need to install 10.9.5 before the Bash fix will work.
The creator of an app that secretly allows you to monitor another person’s smartphone usage without their knowledge has been arrested in Los Angeles, according to Slashgear.
With Apple, Google and other tech companies responding to users’ demands for privacy with further smartphone encryption options, not everyone is happy. FBI Director James Comey is “very concerned” about increased mobile OS encryption, according to TechSpot.
An update on support scams: but are the scammers looking for fresh fields and posturings new?
Yesterday my friend reminded me that September 30th is Orkut‘s last day. It took me back in time when I stopped using Orkut and jumped upon the Facebook bandwagon. Orkut introduced me to social networking. So remembering that time and embarrassing but funny things we did on Orkut, I’ve compiled this list of some funny […]
Newly weds George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin supplied guests with “burner phones” to prevent photographs from falling into the hands of hackers and the tabloid press.
Each time we look at the sky we get amazed by its brilliance and vastness . Whenever I need to spend some time alone I go to some field , lie down and watch the skies , its beauty is mesmerizing . I don’t know about you , but I have a fantasy to see […]
The pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been targeted with an Android spyware disguised as an #OccupyCentral app, according to a team of security specialist known as Code4HK. The fake app disguises as an Android app for tablets and smartphones. It seems the app has been developed to keep an eye and track #OccupyCentral pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Once […]