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New App Will Stop Voice Hacks Using Smartphone Compass

Voice recognition technology is becoming ever more widespread in our keypad-less world where smartphones are dominating the technology market with latest security features being built into them with every new version that comes out. The voice-recognition system, as you may already know, allows users to unlock their phones using their recorded voice. Although the technology is […]

Man Accidentally Destroyed Production Database on First Day of His Job

We all make mistakes, but some mistakes are fatal ending up with devastating consequences just like one of those Amazon engineers who’s typo error caused a major service outage worldwide. But then there’s this man “/cscareerthrowaway567” who recently posted on Reddit explaining that he accidentally destroyed a production database on the first day of his job, […]

How can you make your digital privacy more certain

In this high-tech and incredibly automated era, cyber crime is not an uncommon phenomenon. Privacy breaches are happening with many falling victims worldwide for which consequences can be grave!  As such, it has become quite important to raise awareness as to how people can effectively protect their privacy and prevent getting their data falling into […]

Parents lose custody of kids after YouTube pranks

“DaddyOFive,” is a verified YouTube channel with 763,595 subscribers who apparently have been using their kids to make online prank videos. In one of the videos, a 9-year-old boy starts crying when his father says another family will adopt him; Couple claims that videos were ‘staged.’ Mike and Heather Martin are from Maryland, United States […]

You are not alone; WhatsApp is down for many (Updated)

If you are wondering what’s going on with the popular messenger app WhatsApp then you are not alone because its service is down in many countries. Although it is unclear what’s going on and why the service is down there’s a massive number of users complaining on Twitter.  WhatsApp users in Spain, Canada, Netherlands, Brazil, […]

A Look at the 4 Main Functionalities of NetSuite

At the moment there are more than 40,000 businesses in the United States alone using the NetSuite ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) platform, which should speak for itself in terms of efficiency. However, if you aren’t familiar with a cloud-based ERP, there are some key functions that just might highlight why this particular business management system […]

ThePirateBay.org is offline AGAIN

Don’t worry you are not alone ThePirateBay.org is down for many but the good news is that its Dark Web version is still up and running.  This is the third time in the last couple of months that ThePirateBay has suffered an outage. Just last month ThePirateBay suffered a day-long service interruption when a United States-based multinational Internet […]

Someone hacked every single tornado emergency siren in Dallas

You might know about hacking websites, traffic signboards or radio stations. But now, it’s time to add tornado emergency siren on the target list. Yes, someone hacked every single tornado emergency siren (156 ) in Dallas, TX on Friday night which sounded something like this: Ever wonder what the end of the world feels like? #dallas #sirens pic.twitter.com/dvokKWkZ6N […]

IoT company disabled customer’s device remotely over bad review

A few days back, one of the Garagdet’s customer faced some technical difficulties using the iOS app of his internet-connected garage doors opener and left a negative comment on the company’s message board and on Amazon as well. R. Martin, the customer experiencing issues with the app stated on Amazon that, “Junk – DO NOT […]

Telegram Update Allows Users to Make Secure, AI-Powered Voice Calls

Telegram, the secure instant messaging service has issued an update v.3.18 allowing users to make and receive end-to-end encrypted calls over WiFi, 3G, and 4G. Yes, just like WhatsApp, you can now make calls using the Telegram app on your Android and iOS devices. To deliver the best quality calling service, the latest update also allows Telegram […]

Intel Optane memory announced: A steroid to speed up your computer

Intel has finally developed a magic memory which would help to improve your computer’s speed. A chip named “Optane” has been announced by Intel to boost the speed of your PC, and it looks like the company is very optimistic about its development. According to the senior vice president of Intel, Navin Shenoy, “This is […]

Amazon Web Services suffer massive outage taking popular sites down

If you were surfing the Internet about 3 hours ago and couldn’t reach some of your favorite websites, then don’t worry since you were not the only one facing the issue. In fact, users worldwide were unable to reach RunKeeper, Medium, Trello, Imgur, Giphy, Soundcloud, Quora, Business Insider, Coursera, and Time Inc and many other […]

Uber Sued by Google’s Waymo for Stealing its Self-Driving Car Technology

We always need to be alert while sending out emails especially when sending the same email using the Carbon Copy (Cc) option on your email account’s address bar. If you accidentally send out Cc emails, you must be prepared for shocking outcomes. The news that we are going to share with you explains the dangers […]

World’s Sturdiest Phone Nokia 3310 To Be Relaunched this Year

This is a phone that has been going strong since the dawn of the new millennium, that is, the year 2000. Most adults have used it at some point in the previous decade and some of its sets are still in use today. Although smartphones dominate today’s era; nothing can beat the sturdiness and resilience […]

WatchMojo’s official YouTube Channel Terminated Due to a Glitch (Updated)

The official YouTube channel of WatchMojo has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube’s policy. If you don’t know WatchMojo then it is a popular video content producer, publisher, and syndicator based in Canada. Upon visiting WatchMojo’s YouTube channel a red warning sign can be seen explaining why the channel was terminated however WatchMogo’s Twitter account tweeted that […]

How to find your iPhone using “Find my iPhone” app

Our mobile phones are nothing short of a treasure trove of sensitive, private information. We have started relying a lot on our cellphones and store almost everything from pictures to videos, contact numbers and personal communications on these tiny devices. We never think about the fact that stealing or losing such tiny phones is always […]

5 Premium VPN Services To Access HULU Outside The US

Hulu is a streaming video service popularly known the world over for showcasing TV shows from US television networks. The trio of ABC, Fox, and NBC make up for Hulu’s major networks that provide channels such as Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, PBS, etc. After Netflix, Hulu is the world’s second most streamed network. What is […]

Can Tesla’s Improved Autopilot Feature Predict Accidents? Perhaps Yes!

A Dash cam video has been uploaded on Twitter which shows that a car manufactured by Tesla is driving somewhere in the Netherlands on a highway and a collision between two cars occurs. The two cars were right in front of the Tesla car. The footage was shared by Twitter user Hand Noordsij and shows […]

Microsoft May Stop Forcing You to Upgrade to Windows 10

Automatic updates have been the most irritating and annoying feature of the otherwise decent version of Microsoft’s Windows 10. Users became so disturbed by this feature that even Microsoft became worried and noticed a sharp decline in users of its latest version of Windows. Many were switching back to older versions just to avoid automatic […]

How to Choose the Perfect Laptop for Online Study

The internet truly has changed the way that we live, with more people shopping, finding entertainment, and even working online than ever before. This has also had a huge impact on the world of education; today, there is a range of online-only universities available for students, along with many well-known campus colleges, such as Pepperdine University, […]

New Tech Lets You Use Smartphone, Tablet without Draining their Battery

Who doesn’t want to use YouTube or watch favorite shows on Netflix for hours and hours on their smartphone? The only hurdle that we face is that wireless connections and battery life aren’t very compatible with each other. Whenever we need to watch a movie or video, the battery runs out after some time. So […]