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Image: Coinsaround Ever thought of building your own social networking website for college, organization or something like Facebook? If yes, then this article is for you. Even if you know nothing about coding, you can still get your social networking site up and running. In “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,” Eric S. Raymond said — “Good […]
Apple is deleting antivirus and antimalware apps from its iOS App Store without official warning or announcement. It seems that Apple has given up on apps in the Apple store that are related to antivirus or antimalware. There has not been any official announcement made by Apple on this change of policy as such. However, […]
Shane Tusch learned about the authenticity of Facebook’s suicide prevention tools the hard way – What started as an attempt to check if the tool really works ended in landing him in a mental health facility for 70 hours. About a few weeks ago a 48-year old Facebook user read about the Facebook’s new tool to […]
A PhishTank has been located where the Apple store users have been the victims of phishing emails. OVH, very well-known web hosting platform based in Europe which says that it is responsible for running Apple Store Confirmation page. This page seems to be the place of the fraud. So here is a detailed analysis with […]
A New York based accessories company Davek claims to have made the “strongest, most high-quality umbrellas” and now it took to Kickstarter for introducing an unconventional and innovative new umbrella design. It is called Davek Alert Umbrella. The umbrella isn’t your regular rain shield but a smart gadget having above average strength with its zinc […]
Facebook is in the news again but this time for all the wrong reasons. Reportedly, the social networking giant will be defending itself in a class action case that will force it for provision of the refunds when kids make purchases from its site without permission from parents. Judge Beth Labson Feeman’s ruling can change […]
Using VPN is a crime under UAE’s cyber laws – Anyone found using VPN can be charged for going against the country’s rules and regulations. A high-level Dubai Police official has made it clear that use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is strictly prohibited under country’s cyber laws. It was UAE’s Telecommunications […]
Google has opened the registration for the 12th Annual Google Code Jam competition for programmers. To register yourself, click on the blue button given at the end of this post. This year there is a new feature known as Distributed Code Jam which will test the skills of participants in solving problems by using a […]
Sesame Enable is the world’s first touch-free smartphone that will allow users (especially disabled) to use without even using their finger. Just imagine the experience; you taking pictures, making a call or playing a game through gestures, that is, the nod of your head. The smartphone has specifically been designed for mobility impaired users. Sesame […]
American journalist Glenn Greenwald who’s running The Intercept publication has shared more shocking documents obtained from the ex-NSA spy Edward Snowden. The latest revelation is about how for decade, the CIA security researchers tried to hack and penetrate the security of Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad. The leaked documents show CIA and other U.S. government […]
It was during a Frisbee game with a friend in Santa Cruz (USA), when the Don McPherson discovered inadvertently that one of his creations was able to correct the colorblindness in people. Creators often stumble upon their greatest and most innovative inventions accidentally such as potato chips and stainless steel. Same thing occurred recently at a […]
Have you received TEXT messages about Gift from Amazon? Beware it might be malware. Have you recently received a text message on your phone that says, “Hey [ABC], I am sending you $200 Amazon Gift Card You can Claim it here”? It asks you to redeem your Amazon gift card by installing an APK file […]
Could a toy teach coding? Are we moving towards having Programming Languages in Kindergarten? Technology has advanced at every level. Now geeks are targeting the very roots of society. Different toys have been helping children learn basics. Abacus teaching mathematics; digital toys teaching alphabets and of course building blocks. It is certainly tough to describe […]
Microsoft has revealed that Windows is vulnerable to a critical Freak SSl Flaw. Freak is a security bug that facilitates cybercriminals to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on connections like Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) that are encrypted by an outdated cipher. And Freak has claimed another potential victim, this time the Microsoft Secure Channel […]
Victims of iPhone theft being tricked into unlocking their devices – Criminals luring victims to Fake iCloud login via text messaging. Seems like the misery of people who lost their iOS devices (iPhones and iPads is far from over. Fake iCloud login web page has been tricking the iPhone theft victims for unlocking their devices especially […]
The list of organizations mentoring this year’s GSoC- Google Summer of Code 2015 – has been released and this list is having some unexpected surprises. The biggest surprises are the omissions of Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and Tor. This year’s Google Summer of Code has just 137 organizations, which is lesser than 190 in 2014 and […]
Signal 2.0, is the second installment of the app of the same name that was created for iOS. Its release has been confirmed by the creator Open Whisper Systems on Monday. The reason why this news is special is that Signal 2.0 will allow users to receive and send encrypted messages to Redphone and Textsecure […]
Internet penetration has eased our lives a lot: everything is just a click away and so are the cybercrimes. None is spared, executives, professionals, government officials, laymen and even kids. Apparently, the younger generation is more tech savvy and spends more time with gadgets, making them more vulnerable to cybercrimes; cyberbullying being one of them. […]
Another Phishing Scam Targeting Microsoft Outlook – The Request To Terminate Outlook Account Email is nothing but a Fraud. A new wave of phishing scams targeting Microsoft outlook has emerged. In this latest feat, an email is being sent to users. The email states that a request from you has been received by the “Microsoft Account Team” […]
Do you want to learn robotics and you are running short on cash? Do want to know a way to do so anytime you want and at any place you want? If your answer is yes, keep reading ahead. I’m talking about a brand-new initiative from an open-source development kit made for rolling robot applications […]
PayPal will not be processing payments for MEGA, a cloud storage services business, citing the company’s encryption as a problem. “PayPal has ceased processing MEGA customer payments effective immediately,” said MEGA, Kim Dotcom’s encrypted storage startup, in its blog post. PayPal raised concerns over its end-to-end encryption. “MEGA has a unique model with its end-to-end […]