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A security bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of users to the public. The flaw only affected Android users of the Twitter app while iPhone users were not affected. According to Twitter, private tweets of users from November 3, 2014, to January 14, 2019, were exposed. Although the company did not say how many people were affected […]
This is the second time in one week that adware apps have been found on Google Play Store. Lukas Stefanko, an IT security researcher at ESET has discovered 9 Android apps on Google Play Store spamming users with unwanted ads. One of the apps called “Remote control for TV and home electronics” has been installed […]
A 19-year old bug hunter has identified a flaw in the Android version of Microsoft’s Skype app, which is exploited can help the attacker access various app functions without needing to go through passcode verification for unlocking the phone. Once the phone is unlocked, the attacker can view everything from contacts to photos, send SMS […]
Blockchain technology has many uses and advantages over other types of ledger-based technology. One aspect of blockchain technology that is especially valuable today is the ability to securely and safely transmit data to and from two or more parties. This is particularly important when the information being shared is highly confidential or valuable. Or, it […]
Spyware and Google have shared a pretty close relationship of late and the recent discovery from researchers at Trend Micro further establishes the fact that no matter how hard Google tries Android spyware keeps haunting its digital offerings. Reportedly, Trend Micro security researchers have identified a number of games and apps containing built-in spyware that […]
If you are the go-to person for family and friends’ IT problems, the thought may have crossed your mind to use your skills to start a business. Almost all small businesses and homes use and rely on computers, but the users simply don’t have the time or skills to complete their own repairs or upgrades. […]
A three-year-old security vulnerability in Google Chrome for Android has finally been fixed by Google. It is quite surprising that the tech giant took so long to fix a flaw that was identified several years back. The flaw was originally identified at Nightwatch Cybersecurity by white hat hackers in May 2015. It is only now […]
Artificial intelligence is increasingly advanced and has entered more and more areas, even in the most unexpected and sensitive issues for society such as the world’s first AI lawyer Ross. Now, tech giant NVIDIA has developed a tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to create extremely realistic human faces. None of the faces you find in the sample […]
If you’re having some old desktop or laptop, there are many lightweight Linux distros that you can install and enjoy a lag-free computing experience. From a variety of options, you can choose Puppy Linux, Lubuntu, or Linux Lite. You can also install Arch Linux or Debian and use a lightweight desktop environment. Some of you […]
The developers of Linux Mint, one of the most user-friendly open source distros out there, have shipped the freshly-baked Linux Mint 19.1. Codenamed Tessa, this operating system will remain supported until 2023. For those who don’t know, Linux Mint is a popular Ubuntu-based Linux distro that aims to make the transition from a closed world of […]
The development work of Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo is going on in full progress. In a related development, according to a recent report from Phoronix, the Ubuntu developers are working to reduce the CPU usage of the open source operating system. Specifically, Canonical’s Daniel Van Vugt has shared his updates on different bug fixes that […]
GitHub annually releases the list of top open source projects that are live on the website. Once again, the code repository is back with the list of projects that received the highest number of unique contributors between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. VS Code, React, and Tensorflow were on the top of GitHub’s list of […]
This year, GitHub has seen increasing enthusiasm among the coders towards “more statically typed languages” that are focused on type safety and interoperability. The top spot was occupied by Kotlin, whereas TypeScript and Rust gained a significant pace this year. Besides these, HCl, a human-readable language for DevOps has seen twice the number of contributors using this […]
GitHub is the most popular code repository used by a huge number for developers and software companies. So whenever GitHub hits a technical snag and the site goes down, lots of users across the world are left exasperated. Even though GitHub already has an old Status Page which indicates the working status of the website, […]
A bug bounty hunter from India, Sahad Nk who works forSafetyDetective, a cybersecurity firm, has received a reward from Microsoft for uncovering and reporting a series of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft accounts. These vulnerabilities were present on users’ Microsoft accounts from MS Office files to Outlook emails. This means, all kinds of accounts (over 400 […]
Google offers customized search results even in Incognito Mode, study. DuckDuckGo claims that Google’s search results aren’t just based on your location data and previous searches normally but also when you are logged out or browsing in incognito mode. It’s a fact that offering personalized and customized search results have been a hallmark of Google. […]
Just like a car needs regular maintenance, your business’s website needs a review to ensure that it is performing to the best of its capabilities. Whether you have noticed a reduction in visitor numbers, or are responding to feedback from customers, reviewing your website is a business necessity. Here are 6 critical elements of your […]
Microsoft has confirmed that it’s changing the way it develops Edge web browser for Windows 10. Confirming the rumors that were making rounds in the tech media, the company announced its plans to shift from the proprietary EdgeHTML engine to open source Chromium project. In the announcement post on Windows blog, the company iterated the […]
Another day, another Windows 10 update issue – This time it includes security software. Another day, another reason for Windows 10 to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. It is a fact that Windows 10 is currently used by over 400 million users globally but lately, its updates have been causing users a great […]
2018 proved to be a rather exciting time if you are an avid Linux user. Canonical released the latest version of the most popular Linux distribution Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver and after a short while, Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish with all the latest and greatest feature set. Better yet, things didn’t stop there as […]
Like every year, here is the opportunity once again to learn coding in Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code conducted by Google. Students from all over the world can take part in a variety of programming challenges through super cool activities and learn how to code without having any experience in computer science subjects. […]