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Whistleblowers and electronic activists were shocked at the violation of privacy online for a long time. Now a host of technology entrepreneurs aim to turn an increasing awareness of the problem into a money making business, and many have demonstrated their expertise at this week’s Lisbon Web Summit. “With the current tensions, there is clearly […]
The Internet, newspapers, television, etc. are showing so much excitement that there is no day when we do not see or hear the word “artificial intelligence (AI)“. Under such circumstances, companies have announced products and services that claim artificial intelligence (AI) one after another, and if they can not take a delay, they introduce artificial […]
Both American Express and Netflix enjoy a lion share of their respective customer base, they offer their customers a convenient way to shop and watch whatever movie they wish respectively. As they fully support millions of customers all at the same time, they attract attention not only of their target market but also those who […]
USB type-C ports and connectors are slowly but surely picking-up popularity, as it replaces USB-A and Micro-USB due to the strong influence of mobile computing. The speed of USB type-C and the reversible connection feature are both engineering marvel and greatly increase convenience for users. It does not stop there as USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) […]
According to business technology news outlet ZDNet, yet another attack has hit the cryptospace – this time, the target was the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet. The hacker, got away with over 200 Bitcoin (around $718,000) by asking the wallet users to download and install a malicious software update. The hack began on December 21, and has […]
Every year technology advances in giant leaps and bounds. Researchers hard at work achieve breakthroughs that push the horizons of current technologies and open new doors to go beyond the current limits. Looking back at the achievements in a single year makes one gape at the sheer volume of work. We cannot even fathom the […]
Dear readers, we are back with the Top Fossbytes – Top tech news of the Month. We have covered best stories from the mines of science and technology happened over this last month of October. Take a look and keep yourself updated. Month of November was very exciting for tech-aspirants, just like October. Meet Ambulance […]
Iranians were surprised to see Social media websites working inside the country without using any proxy server or virtual private network (VPN) but the happiness did not last for long as the sites were blocked again on Tuesday. The sudden opening of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter was a big surprise inside […]
Microsoft Corporation has entered into a $7 Billion agreement with Nokia purchasing its cell phones and devices business. The deal which will meet its completion by the end of 2014’s first quarter was officially announced via a press release on 3rd September 2013. Under the terms that have been stipulated in the agreement, Microsoft will […]
Telecom authorities in Pakistan have received deadline of three days by Peshawar High Court to block objectionable and blasphemous content from social media sites, focusing mainly on the Facebook. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was ordered to take strict action against social media sites if found responsible for spreading objectionable and blasphemous content and submit a report within 20 days. Arif Khan […]
A hacker going with the handle of @WilyXem on Twitter has claimed to found SQL vulnerabilities on the official website of Pakistan Army, Vatican Catholic Church and Italian Chamber of Commerce. WilyXem explained that these vulnerabilities can be further exploited easily to deface or access the secret information on the server. Details of each vulnerability with its screenshot is mentioned below, […]
We all have heard about drug addiction and its aftermath but ever wondered what happens when internet use takes over your life? Housewife Flavia Coutinho asks to help her child who is an internet addict. He is 18 years old and do not want to be identified. For over five years, the young man hides behind a […]
We all have been using Nokia, skype, Wikipedia and a number of tech services like this since a long time. But, have we ever imagined what the background of all these tech-giants is? Well, in this article we will cover a brief history relating 20 of the tech-giants online. Fascinated? So, then without wasting a […]