Short Bytes: The world of Linux is in a perpetual flame-war, the latest longstanding controversy is the topic of system service management. We needed a modern system service manager and systemd set a bar that nothing else could meet. Now with systemd being the default, many people are up in arms about it claiming that […]
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Short Bytes: Cryptkeeper is a popular Linux encryption application that’s used to encrypt your valuable data. But, it’s not as safe as you think. A bug has was recently discovered that allows universal decryption using a single letter password “p.” Debian developer Simon McVittie has advised the dev team to take it out of Debian altogether. ncryption apps […]
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Short Bytes: A computer server at Double Eagle Steel Coating Co. is running without any hardware issue since the year 1993. It was built by Stratus Technologies and still has almost 80% of its original hardware after several repairs and replacements. The server may go out of service after a planned upgrade in April this […]
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Short Bytes: The Executive order signed by Donald Trump has created a situation of chaos among the immigrant in the United States. Major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Uber, etc. have expressed their views. Also, they trying to help their employees affected due to the immigrations ban. ost of the silicon valley never actually […]
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Short Bytes: The notorious hacking group Anonymous has shared a little guide on Twitter, telling how to hack Donald Trump’s Android smartphone. The guide mentions that Trump’s Samsung Galaxy S3, which run Android 4.4, is outdated. It makes Galaxy S3 easily hackable using techniques like Stagefright. Notably, many security researchers have also pointed out this loophole in […]
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Short Bytes: Every month, Google releases the Android versions usage share data on its developer portal. This data can give us a rough estimate of the most popular Android versions for the month. According to the Android usage share for January, Android Lollipop is still the most popular versions of the Android operating system. he […]
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Short Bytes: MOCAS is the world’s oldest computer program that’s still in active use. It was launched in 1958 by the United States Department of Defense for keeping track of contracts and payments. After 57 long years, MOCAS, pronounced “MOH-cass”, is still used to take care of the records using an IBM 2098 model E-10 mainframe. omputers […]
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Short Bytes: If you’re searching for a YouTube alternative, BitChute is a people-powered video streaming website. To host a video, it takes help of the web browser-based client WebTorrent which uses peer to peer file sharing over the BitTorrent network. At this time, BitChute has limited features, but it wants to become a platform freer […]
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Short Bytes: Git Stats is a command line tool, which lets a developer see the contribution percentages of project contributors, see global or user commit activity, filtered by date and other options. To use this tool, you need nodejs and npm installed on your system. You can visit git-stats GitHub repository to see all the options. ithub user IonicaBizau, made this awesome tool called git-stats. […]
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Short Bytes: The Indus Script is one of the oldest and least understood writing systems in the world. Recently, researchers have used AI Methods like Markov models to decipher the script and understand it. This may be the beginning of applying AI to understand our past. he Indus Valley civilisation was one of the oldest civilizations […]
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Short Bytes: Canonical has released the second and only Alpha for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus. The testing snapshots are available for download for Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu GNOME, and Ubuntu Budgie. Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus Alpha 2 images are based on Linux kernel 4.9. The final version of Ubuntu 17.04 will ship on April 13, […]
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Short Bytes: The Game Mode is a Microsoft’s attempt to improve gaming experience by making optimizations on Windows 10 machines. The Windows 10 Insider Build 15019 carries the glimpse of the Game Mode option along with improvements in the Game Bar feature. It is expected to ship with Windows 10 Redstone 2 in April. fter […]
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Short Bytes: One year ago, putting yourself entirely into a position of Open Source contribution was a difficult task, there was no consistent money out of working on one. One had to have a full-time job in a company for money. Open Collective, a platform for curating funds for open source projects, is changing that, starting […]
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In a very short period of time, Fossbytes has established itself as one of the most trusted and popular sources of technology news on the internet. Over the time, with the help of an impartial reporting and constant innovation, Fossbytes has continued to expand its readership. Now, adding another chapter to Fossbytes’ journey, we’ve released our […]
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Short Bytes: The Linux Mint project has released Xfce and KDE version of its Linux Mint 18.1 operating system. Shipping with Xfce 4.12 and KDE Plasma 5.8.5 LTS desktop environments, these releases are based on Linux kernel 4.4 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. The users can download the 32-bit and 64-bit images of these versions via […]
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Short Bytes: Does Google know that you are using Tor and deliberately give you hard time to search your queries and force you to use other less stringent browser options like DuckDuckGo and Bing? This happens in some scenarios, numerous users access Google through the same Central Proxy. Thus, it doesn’t mean that Google is spying on […]
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Short Bytes: At this year’s Mobile World Congress, Nokia will demonstrate their new digital assistant called MIKA or Multi-purpose Intuitive Knowledge Assistant. Not a regular voice assistant like Siri, Cortana, and Alexa, MIKA is specially crafted for the telecommunication sector where it will be able to help the engineers with voice-activated access to information and […]
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Short Bytes: When a web browser reloads a web page, around hundreds of network requests are sent to various domains to validate the content of the web page. Google has updated Chrome browser to validate only the main resource while reloading. It will make the page reload process around 28% faster. new update to Google […]
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Short Bytes: A spam protection tech created by Google is known as reCAPTCHA which is famous for its Ï’m Not A Robot” test. It can only be deciphered by humans. A YouTube video shows a troll robot cracking the reCAPTCHA test in a breeze. e have been using Captcha to distinguish between humans and robots. One […]
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Short Bytes: PyTorch is a Python-based Machine Learning library with GPU support. It can be used as easily as NumPy and is built upon the famous Torch library. The main feature is that Neural Networks can be built dynamically making way for learning more advanced and complex AI tasks. hen it comes to implementing Deep […]
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Short Bytes: Who made the protocol that enables encryption of WhatsApp, Allo, Messenger, and other chat services; What does end-to-end encryption mean; What data exactly do you give away when you use WhatsApp, Messenger, Allo; The most secure alternative of all. Here, we’ll discuss all these apps and the “metadata” collected by them. verybody knows by […]
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Short Bytes: According to media reports, Microsoft is developing a “lightweight Windows version for modern computing world.” It might be a Windows 10 version for the cloud that one could stream on any internet-connected device. Other speculations suggest that it might be Microsoft’s way to fulfill its Windows RT dreams. It should be noted that at […]
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Short Bytes: According to the reports floating around, Donald Trump’s Executive Order, aimed at strengthening United States’ immigration laws, might pose a threat to the privacy rights of the European citizens. This order excludes non-US citizens from privacy policies as it adversely affects the US-EU Privacy Shield, which allows companies to import their data to the […]
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Short Bytes: iSkysoft iTube Studio for Mac is an excellent solution that addresses your online video downloading needs. It can help you grab content from all popular websites, including the likes of YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. Apart from video downloading, iTube Studio for Mac allows you to record screen, convert videos into the desired format, and transfer […]
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Short Bytes: Did you know that with the advent of Service Workers, one could start making websites work offline! Such web apps are called PWAs (Progressive Web Apps). In this how-to, I’m going to help you out to use a service worker to make a Jekyll-based blog/website work offline and some cool things that come […]
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Short Bytes: Google has 4 channels for the release of Chrome versions. Out of those, Canary is the one with most bleeding edge features. Its new builds are released daily for Windows, macOS, and Android platforms. While it doesn’t guarantee a bug-free performance, one can enjoy the unreleased features and use it for development purposes. […]
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Short Bytes: We are surrounded by different kind of computers at public places. These machines run into an error many times and display weird screens, error messages, and screens of death. Here is a compilation of such computers going mad in public. The electronic devices like billboards, vending machines, advertisement displays, etc. we see on the streets, […]
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Short Bytes: Donald J. Trump became the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017. The artificial intelligence system IBM Watson was given the task of comparing the inaugural speeches of Donald Trump and the former President Barack Obama. The data is presented in the form of an infographic. eople are comparing Donald […]
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Short Bytes: Pattern lock on Android smartphones is probably the quickest and easiest way to gain access to the device. A group of researchers has a created a computer vision algorithm which is capable of cracking complex pattern locks with an accuracy of 87.5% after analyzing a video recording. As a protective measure, you can […]
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Short Bytes: In a recent blog post, Raspberry Pi has announced that Google is planning to create machine learning and artificial intelligence tools for the popular single board computer. Google has invited the makers to take part in a survey and help it build the best tools for the community. Google’s first tools for Pi […]
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Short Bytes: After a long wait, the stable release of Wine 2.0 has arrived. This release also marks the beginning of a new time-based release schedule for this software. Wine 2.0 lets one run Microsoft Office 2013 on Linux and brings support for many new games and applications. The users can download the tool from […]
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Short Bytes: Facebook is acquiring the startup behind the artificial intelligence-based research paper search engine named Meta. The prime reason for the buyout is to make Meta free to use, eliminating financial roadblocks and benefiting researchers and student around the world. ark Zuckerberg’s pet philanthropy LLC, dubbed as the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), is in the process […]
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Short Bytes: Ubuntu Tutorials is a website launched by Canonical. Designed with an aim to serve the developer and coder community, this website hosts a collection of various walkthroughs to make your work easier. Canonical has also created a snap of all tutorials to help you carry them around and work offline. buntu is the […]
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Short Bytes: VPN services are the only way to access uncensored internet on China’s soil. The South China Morning Post reports that a notice released by the Chinese government has made it mandatory for the VPN services to get an approval from the government. Unauthorized services will be tagged as illegal. he Great Firewall is […]
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Short Bytes: Notorious torrent website The Pirate Bay is facing downtime, probably, due to some technical issue. The website’s home page is showing CloudFlare Error 522. But, the .onion address of the website is still working, which can be accessed using Tor Browser. egendary torrent website The Pirate Bay had been working fine for many […]
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Short Bytes: Google has updated the Chrome OS to bring the much-awaited Android app compatibility to Chromebook machines. The company has enlisted more than 60 Chromebooks, running Chrome OS 53 and above, having Android support. Users can download Android apps from Google Play after updating their Chromebooks. ince May 2016, there have been talks of […]
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Short Bytes: Microsoft has announced that it’s retiring the original release of Windows 10, i.e., version 1507. Now, Windows 10 v1507 won’t receive security and feature updates after March 26. It’s a part of Microsoft’s software-as-a-service model that says that it won’t support more than 2 CBB builds at a time. Now, the users are recommended to […]
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Short Bytes: The Free Software Foundation has released the annual list of High Priority Projects (HPP) for 2017. This year’s list focuses on the free software development for mobiles OS, drivers, VoIP and video calling, voice assistants. Also, it focuses on increasing free software adoption in government bodies and encourage contribution from underrepresented community members. […]
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Short Bytes: Samsung has released its report explaining why did Galaxy Note 7 explode in big numbers. An infographic released by the company explains how bad design and a rush to release a new device screwed up things. Specifically, high welding burrs on the positive electrode and missing insulation tape on many batteries were the main […]
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Short Bytes: Cyanogen-forked LineageOS builds have started surfacing in the Android ecosystem. The development team has announced the support for 80 devices for which the LineageOS build will be pushed on a weekly basis. Also, there is an EXPERIMENTAL build for upgrading CM devices to LineageOS. ineageOS, a descendant of the great gone CyanogenMod, has […]
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Short Bytes: Asus has released its own Raspberry Pi competitor called Tinker Board. This board is powered by Quad-core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU and 2GB dual channel LPDDR3 RAM. For connectivity, you get Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 4x USB 2.0 ports, etc. Currently, it costs about £46 ($57). aspberry Pi boards rule the single board computer arena and […]
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Short Bytes: We all know how server farms consume a lot of energy and produce tons of electronic waste. Many initiatives have been put in motion to reduce the carbon footprints of the information technology industry and in a variety of ways, whether it’s moving to green energy or engineering power distribution systems. But, Ecosia has […]
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Short Bytes: For those waiting for the second point release of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the time has been slightly increased. Ubuntu 16.04.2 will now be available for update on Feb 2. The development team wants to polish the newer HWE stack before stuffing it into the new Ubuntu point release. This release will be […]
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Short Bytes: A team of researchers at Google Brain AI research group has created an AI system that has designed its own machine learning software. The software that came up with these designs used the power of 800 GPUs. Interestingly, in tests, the software designed by the AI system surpassed the benchmark of the software designed […]
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Short Bytes: The Obama Foundation has created a new website Obama.org, which was inaugurated by Barack Obama and team after the former president retired from his job. The foundation is looking after the development of the Obama Presidential Center serving as a dedicated library and a center for the betterment of citizens. he former President […]
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Short Bytes: Windows 10 Insider Build 15014 brings a handy disk cleanup feature which would be a part of the Creator’s update. Windows 10 can automatically delete recycle bin files after waiting for 30 days and unused temp files. If the users want, they can disable this feature anytime. icrosoft yesterday announced Build 15014 as […]
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Short Bytes: Google Play Store is the official home of apps and games for the Android OS. For regular users, there are many features and Google Play Store tricks. They can manually update Google Play, set content restrictions, download apps that are not available in their country, manage connected devices, etc. don’t have to tell […]
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Short Bytes: Are you looking for an easy-to-learn programming language? Well, while the answer to your question varies according to your need, there are some programming languages that a beginner can learn and excel. Python and Ruby are well established as easiest programming languages for beginners due to their simple and readable syntax. Java, C, […]
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Short Bytes: According to a recently published patent, Google Inc. plans to create a satellite constellation of around 1000 satellites orbiting around the earth and covering around 75% of its surface. The satellites will be divided into two overlapping groups, each group will have a different altitude and inclination angle with respect to the earth equator. […]
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Short Bytes: Is Wi-Fi safe for my health? Can Wi-Fi cause cancer? Well, don’t let such question perturb you as Wi-Fi poses no threat to your health. It’s a non-ionizing and low-intensity radiation that won’t fry your brains or give you cancer. WHO has also conducted a research and concluded that there’s no evidence regarding […]
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Short Bytes: Compositional Pattern Producing Networks (CPPN), a kind of generative neural network, are a type of artificial neural network that differ in their set of activation patterns and application. By implementing it in Python using NumPy, we can easily generate artistic images. So, try it out and let your creativity flow. aving been introduced to AI, the […]
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Short Bytes: The KATRG group was an in-house pirated movie and TV show contributor to the then world’s most popular torrent website KickAss Torrents. It has been known that KATRG has prepared itself for a new journey, the group has been active on the new KAT domain since the last few weeks. ust before the end […]
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Short Bytes: Nim, formerly known as Nimrod, is a statically typed, powerful, imperative programming language that doesn’t compromise with runtime efficiency. Having a syntax similar to Python, it encapsulate the best features of Go, Python, Rust, and Lisp. Despite the challenges faced due to small community of developers, Nim allows one to create robust and fast software. […]
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Short Bytes: On Modern Intel CPUs, the USB 3.0 port can be used to access the hardware debugging interface JTAG via DCI. According to a research duo at Positive Security, the availability of DCI can pose as a major vulnerability allowing the attacker gain full control of the CPU without doing much. However, a security […]
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Short Bytes: Microsoft has announced that it has brought support for Intel’s Clear Linux to its Azure cloud platform. This makes Microsoft the first cloud vendor to offer Clear Linux to its users. The company calls this OS a perfect fit for data center and cloud environments. Currently, it’s being offered to Azure customers as a […]
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Short Bytes: Last year, a number of Google products were put to an end either secretly or after an announcement. These discontinued Google products include well-liked tools like Picasa along with Google Compare, Google Showtimes, Project Ara, MyTracks, Panoramio, and Google Code. very year, Google, now an Alphabet company, scraps off a number of its […]
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Short Bytes: Mozilla has finally changed its famous dinosaur logo with something very simple. The new logo replaces the middle ‘ill’ of Mozilla by “://”. The company calls it a design that puts the internet at the heart of Mozilla. bout seven months ago, Mozilla started to work on refreshing its brand identity. The company wanted […]
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Short Bytes: The latest update to the Google app for Android brings a handy feature which can improve your Google Search experience. If the internet goes down while using Google Search, the Google app will automatically load the search results for your query after the internet is resumed. To try this feature, you’ll have to update your Google […]
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Short Bytes: A widely-reported flaw in ImageMagick, an open source tool, was used by a hacker to crack Facebook’s servers with remote code execution. The bug, possibly, allows the attacker to upload malicious images that help in the compromise. Bug hunger Andrew Leonov claims that Facebook issued him $40,000 bug bounty in last October. We’ve contacted […]
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Short Bytes: Following the reports from the Kurdish media house Rudaw, ISIS is using weaponized commercial quadcopters to target the Iraqi Security Forces. The drones are, however, battery operated and small. They can be taken down by the forces using signal jammers. he terrorist organization which works by the name ISIS is weaponizing off-the-shelf commercial quadcopter drones […]
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Short Bytes: Are you tired of speaking and typing? Well, it looks like Facebook is prepping up to make you more lazy by exploring the possibilities of a mind-reading social network. Recent media reports and job ads suggest that Facebook is hiring engineers to build a brain-computer interface. While nothing certain can be said at […]
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Short Bytes: A security researcher has uncovered a loophole in Facebook’s security that allows a hacker to listen to you private Facebook voice messages sent over chat. This is possible due to the lack of proper authentication and HSTS policy on Facebook’s CDN servers. While Facebook has acknowledged the bug, it’s yet to patch it. […]
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Short Bytes: It is the digital era where people are becoming opportunists. They don’t want to miss the chance to grab the things which benefit them. It doesn’t matter what medium, ethical or unethical, do they acquire. You can try various ethical hacking courses, whether aiming for a career or just for the sake of […]
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Short Bytes: Lithium-ion battery explosions don’t surprise us anymore. To get rid of this danger, a team of researchers at Stanford University has designed a battery that has an inbuilt fire extinguisher. It uses triphenyl phosphate (TPP) as a flame retardant, which is stored inside a shell that melts when the battery gets too hot. Such […]
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Short Bytes: The researchers at the MRC LMS have worked out a new machine learning software that can transform the field of cardiology. The software analyses MRI scan reports and creates 3D virtual images of the heart. The software can predict heart failure rates of a patient with an accuracy of 80 percent. ccording to […]
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Short Bytes: Windows 10 Insider is Microsoft’s beta test program that anybody can join. After joining the program, the users have the option to be a part of Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring, which delivers the newest updates. While it doesn’t guarantee a bug-free Windows 10 experiences, it’s a great option for Windows 10 enthusiasts. […]
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Short Bytes: The CM3 and CM3 Lite are the two new entrants in the Raspberry Pi Foundations’ Compute Module family. Designed as per the SODIMM form factor, both CM3 and CM3 Lite pack a Broadcom BCM2837 SoC with 1 gigabyte of RAM. CM3 Lite ($25) excludes the 4GB eMMC flash memory present on the CM3 […]
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Short Bytes: Gmail phishing is one of most common methods used by hackers to compromise the online security of naive users. But, a recent Gmail phishing attack, uncovered by Wordfence, mimics your past conversations and attachments. This way, it succeeds in fooling even the tech-savvy netizens. To counter this attack, users should make sure to verify the […]
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Short Bytes: Linux AIO is a multiboot ISO carrying different flavors of a single Linux distribution and eases you from the pain of keeping different bootable USBs. The latest Linux AIO Ubuntu 16.10 is now available for download in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. It features various Ubuntu flavors including Ubuntu GNOME, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu […]
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Short Bytes: The WiFi technology mainly uses three radio frequency bands, 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 60GHz to establish connections with various devices. The 2.4GHz band can provide higher range, but the 5GHz band offers higher network bandwidth. The 60GHz even higher speeds but offers lesser range. lmost every WiFi-certified device you have connects to your wireless […]
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Short Bytes: ZeroPhone is an open source smartphone that’s powered by Raspberry Pi Zero. It runs on Linux and you can make one for yourself using parts worth $50. One can use it to make calls and SMS, run apps, and pentesting. Soon, phone’s crowdfunding is also expected to go live. aspberry Pi is often […]
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Short Bytes: The year 2016 was rough regarding data security and the thing that enhances the frustration of the advocates of cyber security is the pathetic choice of passwords people have on the internet. Keeper Security has released the list of the most popular (worst) passwords used in 2016. It is highly recommended to set […]
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Short Bytes: Google’s data servers are being used to host illegal pornographic content. It has come to light that various websites exploit a loophole, they upload a video on YouTube and create a private link to the video which is then embedded elsewhere. Such videos don’t appear on YouTube, and the Content ID system doesn’t check […]
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Short Bytes: FamilyTreeNow.com is one of the creepiest websites on the internet. It stores a striking amount of personal data — including name, age, family members, and addresses — which can’t be ignored. It looks like a free database that has fetched information from thousands of U.S. public records. Anna Brittain, a writer who brought […]
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Short Bytes: If you are familiar with optical media like CDs, DVDs, and Bluray discs, you might’ve noticed that they are filling in an inside-out fashion. This is done to make the optical disc writers compatible with different disc sizes. Dual-layer DVDs are burned in an outside-in fashion which improves the reading speed of the […]
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Short Bytes: The Debian Project has released the seventh update of Debian 8 Jessie. This release ships with tons of security updates, bug fixes, and updated packages. The existing users of Debian 8 need to point the apt package tool to one of the updated Debian mirrors and get the update. The new installation media and ISO images […]
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Short Bytes: openSUSE engineers have ported openSUSE Leap 42.2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 to Windows 10. Now, by running simple commands, the users can install SUSE Linux distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The company has also prepared a detailed blog post and described the whole procedure. For those who don’t know, […]
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Short Bytes: According to the survey report published by BCG Global, Apple Inc. has been awarded the title of the Most Innovative Company in 2016. Google, Tesla, Microsoft, and Amazon lie in the following positions. The list has a total of 50 companies around the globe including 6 Asian companies, 10 European, and 34 based […]
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Short Bytes: A student hacker from Virginia, named Zachary Shames, has pleaded guilty to the charges to writing a keylogger and selling it. His keylogger helped different buyers infect about 16,000 computers. The 21-year-old wrote the spyware in his school and continued to improve it in his college. Shames will be sentenced on June 16 with a […]
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Short Bytes: According to a UC Berkeley-based security researcher Tobias Boelter, there is a loophole (backdoor) present in the end-to-end encryption system of the instant messaging app WhatsApp. The backdoor allows WhatsApp (Facebook) to change the encryption security key for undelivered encrypted messages and read them. acebook-owned WhatsApp proudly taps their back in front of […]
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Short Bytes: Before releasing Windows 10 Creators Update which is scheduled in the upcoming months, Microsoft is here with another preview release. Windows 10 Insider Build 15007 brings new features to Microsoft Edge, UWP, and Cortana. It also introduces new settings page for upcoming Windows Themes. The Windows 10 Insider Build 15007 is available for […]
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Short Bytes: Two Microsoft content moderators have sued the company for making them watch “toxic images and videos” of child pornography, murder, and bestiality. As a result, they developed acute PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). They allege that the company failed to brief them about the psychological impacts of the job. Instead, the company started a “Wellness Program,” […]
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Short Bytes: What if the website of the man appointed to safeguard the US government from cyber threats is hackable itself. It has been known the President-elect Donalds Trump’s cybersecurity advisor’s company runs a website which uses outdated versions of PHP, Joomla CMS, and unsafe Adobe Flash plugin. It doesn’t even enable HTTPS connections. t was recently […]
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Short Bytes: You might be searching for an excellent tool to remove DRM protection from the movies and TV shows you’ve purchased from iTunes. TunesKit DRM Media Converter is a great tool for macOS which can remove DRM protection from M4V files and convert them into formats compatible with various devices, web media players, video […]
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Short Bytes: Microsoft has added blue light filter option in its Windows 10 operating system. This feature was added in Windows 10 Build 15002. To use this option, you need to go to the display settings and look for the Blue light setting. Here, you get the choice to let Windows reduce blue light automatically […]
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Short Bytes: After years of waiting. it has come to light that fold-out type foldable phones might be released this year by tech giants Samsung and LG. Korea Herald has reported about the production of around 100,000 such devices by both Samsung and LG which might release in the third and fourth quarter respectively. ou […]
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Short Bytes: In an attempt to propel the collaborative development of quantum computing software, D-Wave Systems Inc. has open sourced Qbsolv. It equips developers with abilities to create tools and applications that harvest the computing power of D-Wave’s quantum systems. With Qbsolv the systems are capable of solving problems that are twenty times larger. he […]
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Short Bytes: It’s not hidden that China keeps a close eye on its citizen and censors the internet using its Great Firewall. Added to that, many private companies like WeChat offer complete support to Chinese regime by spying on their users. This highly sensitive and personal data can be easily bought by paying a low […]
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Short Bytes: Do you know what’s that tiny cylinder towards the end of your laptop or monitor cable? It’s a ferrite core that’s used to reduce the electromagnetic interference from the cable, which acts as an ‘unintentional’ antenna, and other devices. The atoms in the core align in such a manner that they cancel the noise. […]
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Short Bytes: The “helpful” autofill feature of your web browser also poses a big risk to your online security. A security researcher has uncovered a simple exploit that uses form fields hidden from the user to steal the personal information. While Chrome, Opera, and Safari are affected by this issue, Firefox remains immune. The users are advised […]
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Short Bytes: The security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have detected two versions of a malware similar to Shamoon which attacked 35,000 Saudi Aramco machines in 2011. The latest version, known as Second Shamoon 2, was spotted in November 2016. It is known to cause cyber espionage and damage virtual machines working on the target […]
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Short Bytes: Privacy journalist and mobile app developer Mike Tigas has decided to make Tor-based Onion Browser for iOS freely available. Citing the recent incidents, he said that it’s more important than ever to support the free flow of information. Interestingly, till now, he was making more than $2,000 per month with the app. To support the […]
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Short Bytes: WeChat Messenger is now way more than a messaging app. It has started to evolve into an app ecosystem after the launch of Mini Programs. These apps don’t require the conventional install/uninstall process in the smartphone and can be added and used inside the WeChat app itself. hina has already got an Apple of their […]
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Short Bytes: At CES 2017, we came across many exciting and mind-blowing gadgets and technologies. While Razer impressed us with its 3 screen laptop and VR-like-gaming experience projectors, small gadgets like Sevenhugs smart remote and Neonade AirBar earned praises. Overall, the biggest tech show on Earth was worth the wait. Best Techs From CES 2017 Razer […]
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Short Bytes: The Everlast notebook by Rocketbook can be a great utility for the ones who don’t want to take the burden of multiple notebooks. It is a reusable notebook having its pages made of synthetic polyester. It comes with a companion app which is used to scan the text and share it over connected cloud […]
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Short Bytes: Swelling of lithium-ion batteries like a pillow is a very common phenomenon. It’s caused due to the “Swiss roll” structure of the batteries. Due to overheating and other factors, the liquid components of the battery turn into gas and cause the swelling. Further stress, sometimes, results in rupture and explosion. So, the users […]
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Short Bytes: Following the pending acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. by Verizon Communications Inc., CEO Marissa Mayer, along with five other board members, will quit the company. Also, the Yahoo leftover will be transformed into an investment company with the name Altaba Inc. ahoo has its plans after Verizon finishes the acquisition of its operating business. […]
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Short Bytes: A hacker has published an open source tool for helping the administrator strengthen the security of their networks. Dubbed TruffleHog, this tool scans the commit history and branches for high entropy keys and prints them. A similar tool is already used by Amazon to scan leaked AWS keys, a Reddit user claimed. security researcher […]
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Short Bytes: Project Neon is an internal codename for the set of upcoming changes to the Microsoft Design Language used in the Windows 10 OS. Neon, expected to ship with the Redstone 3 update, brings various components including Acrylic, Conscious UI, and Connected Animations. These are to introduce blur effects, different animations across Windows 10. […]
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Short Bytes: Deep Learning is the field of applying Deep Neural Networks to the task of learning a function. And, Deep Neural Networks are basically Neural Networks with more than one Hidden layers. In this post, I’ll attempt to introduce Deep Learning in a more engaging manner without going into mathematical details. little history of Artificial Intelligence […]
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Short Bytes: The gaming performance of Windows 10 is much better as compared to Windows 8. Surprisingly, developments in Linux gaming world — SteamOS, Steam machines, and improved Linux support — forced Microsoft to make amends. Microsoft refocused on Direct3D development and gained a great share in PC gaming market with Windows 10. he Linux gaming […]
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Short Bytes: In his CES 2017 keynote, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said that 5G will revolutionize the entire technology industry in numerous ways. 5G will support 22 million jobs and produce up to $3.5 trillion in revenue by 2035. Due to its high speed and low latency, the users will be able to download a full-length 4K movie […]
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Short Bytes: HDM Global has announced the in-house Nokia Android smartphone in the name of Nokia 6. The all-metal device packs a Snapdragon 430 SoC having an octa-crore CPU with 6GB memory and 64GB storage. Nokia 6 has a 16MP rear shooter and features Dolby Atmos. The China-exclusive Nokia 6, when sold, will be priced […]
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Short Bytes: HDMI 2.1, the latest version of the HDMI specifications has been announced. HDMI 2.1 increases the maximum bandwidth to 48Gbps enabling support for 10K and 8K videos @120Hz. It brings other notable features including Dynamic HDR, Game Mode VRR, HDCP 2.2, etc. It will be launched in Q2 2017. DMI Forum Inc. which […]
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Linux Distribution Releases (December 2016) KaOS 2017.01 Release Date: Jan 5, 2017 The KaOS development started the new year with the first KaOS ISO for 2017. KaOS 2017.01 is the latest stable release of this rolling release distro. It features KDE Plasma 5.8.5, Frameworks 5.29.0, and KDE Applications 16.12.0. It’s based on Linux kernel 4.8.15. Find downloads […]
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Short Bytes: You can use the Linux terminal to do mathematical calculations using command line calculator utilities. This includes the inbuilt gcalccmd and GNU bc. Qalculator, a third party utility is also a good command line calculator. he calculator is a hell lot of a handy app because it’s hard for us to get our brains […]
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Short Bytes: In Windows operating system, it is only possible to install one program at a time. This is only in the case of Windows Installer and it is to prevent anything going wrong with the system files during the installation process. f you want to remove any program from the Windows operating system, you can […]
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Short Bytes: If you are low on change then you might consider opening up your old Apple MacBook. You might find a penny or some other coin inside the plastic seal of the SuperDrive. Many people have posted photos of such MacBooks, totally confused how it got inside. Did Apple put those coins? It might […]
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Short Bytes: Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant is no longer limited to its Echo speaker. Instead, it has grown to become the operating system of home appliances, lights, watches, cars, and other gadgets. At CES 2017, dozens of other companies announced their plans to work with Alexa. Surprisingly, Android smartphone maker Huawei also shared its plans to […]
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Short Bytes: Do you know about all the things you can do using Facebook’s search engine? It’s way powerful that you think. Using a combination of different search phrases, you can search all the posts, news, places, and photos. You can even use it to shop, play games, or listen music. But, it’s a lot different […]
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Short Bytes: If you’re fed up with different cables for data syncing and charging your Android, iPhone, iPad, etc. then a Kickstarter project MACNETO is here to help you. It is a combination of interchangeable magnetic tips for USB-C, microUSB, Lightning which can be attached to a cable and used to connect devices. MACNETO will […]
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Short Bytes: At CES 2017, Intel unveiled its thinnest and smallest computer named Compute Card. This full-blown computer looks like a thicker credit card, and comes loaded with 7th Gen Intel Kaby Lake CPU and other PC components. Intel has partnered with many companies to make the device upgrades easier. It can be inserted into […]
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Short Bytes: Latitude 7285 is another 2-in-1 hybrid laptop announced by Dell at CES 2017. It is the world’s first laptop to feature wireless charging, powered by WiTricity’s magnetic resonance charging technology built into its keyboard base. The laptop cum tablet is scheduled to launch in June 2017. arlier at CES 2017, Dell impressed folks […]
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Short Bytes: Gaming hardware maker Razer has unveiled its amazing Project Valerie. It’s a concept laptop that has three 4K displays. The two secondary displays slide out from both the sides of the primary display. Aimed at providing an immersive gaming, Project Valerie also seems like a perfect fit for artists, graphic designer, developers, etc. While there’s […]
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Short Bytes: Thanks to the hard-working Arch Linux developers, the first Arch Linux ISO images of 2017 are available for download. The latest release, i.e., Arch Linux 2017.01.01, is powered by Linux kernel 4.8.13. While the first time users can grab the ISO images and torrents from Arch’s website, the existing users can update their […]
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Short Bytes: A hacker has claimed to have breached the content management system used by the FBI. The hacker uses Twitter handle @CyberZeist and claims to have dumped email addresses and hashes on Pastebin. The fbi.gov’s server was hosted on an outdated FreeBSD VM, according to the hacker. hacker, who operates the Twitter handle @CyberZeist, […]
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Updated (05.01.2017): Changes have been made to include the announcement of AirBar for MacBook Air. Short Bytes: For those who have a non-touchscreen laptop, a new device called AirBar has come into existence. Created by a Swedish company Neonode Inc., the device is capable enough to transform any ordinary laptop into a full-fledged touchscreen device. Neonode […]
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Short Bytes: If you want to share files and folders anonymously, you can do so over the Tor network using OnionShare. This simple to use application lets you transfer files of any size. You can even monitor the download progress of the file. here are a number of ways using which you can share files […]
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Short Bytes: Graalphone is a 4-in-1 device announced at CES 2017. It houses an Android smartphone in its main body. Moreover, it can be used as Windows 10 machine, an Android tablet, and camera. Its 7-inch display is a 3D touchscreen that works without glasses. Graalphone will hit the stores later this year. here is […]
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Short Bytes: US-based security firm LogRhythm has predicted that due to a massive DDoS attack, the worldwide internet will shutdown for 24 hours in 2017, resulting in the tanking of financial markets. Company’s vice president and chief information security officer James Carder also predicted that the DDoS attacks that took place in 2016 were a clear indication. He […]
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Short Bytes: A dangerous Android malware named Trojan.AndroidOS.Switcher has been discovered by the security researchers at Kaspersky Lab. The malware, disguised as two different mobile apps, tries to brute force the password of Wi-Fi routers and control the entire network. Surprisingly, the malicious settings even manage to survive a router reboot. Researchers have shared few rogue DNS servers […]
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Short Bytes: LG Signature OLED W7 clearly stands out in the new TV lineup announced at CES 2017. Known as the ‘Wallpaper TV’, this smart TV, running WebOS 3.5, is only 0.2″ (5mm) thick. It comes with an external sound bar which doubles up as the processing unit. It is expected to arrive in a couple […]
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Short Bytes: Lumina 1.2 desktop environment has been released by its developers. This BSD-first open source desktop adds new plugins (audioplayer, jsonmenu, and lockdesktop) and updates all major components. Developers have also worked to make it more lightweight by removing LuminaUtils library. While it comes pre-loaded with FreeBSD-based TrueOS, it’s also available for other Linux and BSD distros. ack in […]
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Short Bytes: If you’re fed up with laggy online gaming sessions, then, CES 2017 has bought something special for you. Linksys WRT32X is an AC3200 wireless router equipped with Rivet’s Killer Prioritization Engine which does wonders when coupled with a Killer-enabled laptop. The engine prefers gaming traffic before any other traffic on your network. (Read our CES […]
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Short Bytes: At a CES event in Las Vegas, stealth startup Faraday Future unveiled its first production car named FF 91. According to the company’s claims, this 1,050 horsepower (783KW) vehicle can go from 0-60 in 2.39 seconds. Faraday Future has called it a car that marks a ‘new era of mobility.’ The company has asked the […]
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Short Bytes: Intel has launched 30 new processors – taking the total to 40 – for its 7th Gen Intel Core and Intel Xeon lineup. Based on the Kaby Lake architecture, Intel touts them with an out-of-the-box support for 4K UHD, VR, and 360-degree content. You can expect Kaby Lake-powered desktops in the coming months. n August 2016, […]
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Short Bytes: Kinston DataTraveler Ultimate GT is the new world’s largest capacity USB drive. It can store up to 2TB data and help you carry about 70 hours of 4K videos in your pocket. For better read/write performance, DataTraveler Ultimate GT supports USB Gen 3.1. It’ll start shipping in February 2017. e often write about […]
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Short Bytes: Ever wondered why 64-bit Windows needs to have two Program Files folders? This is done to separate the 32-bit DLLs executables from 64-bit DLLS. It also eliminates the chances of a 32-bit application trying to load a 64-bit DLL, fail, and give an error message. ack in 2005, Microsoft launched both 32-bit and 64-bit […]
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Short Bytes: The year 2016 is gone, but we have many things to look back. From Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation to Elon Musk’s plan to put humans on Mars and from blasting iPhones and Galaxies to Pixel phones with a Google branding. We saw all of it. t’s 2017 and I am going to […]
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Short Bytes: A 2-in-1 hybrid variant of the Dell XPS 13 is launched prior to CES 2017. The convertible XPS 13 features known prior to its official launch include 7th Gen Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Type-C USB, Thunderbolt 3, etc. ust before CES 2017, a convertible variant of the Dell XPS 13 appeared […]
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Short Bytes: Do you know about Mozilla Thimble code editor? This online editor is based on Adobe’s Brackets open source project. This tool lets you create new projects from the scratch or use the popular templates. The users can see the changes side-by-side. The users can also publish their projects and get a shareable URL. […]
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Short Bytes: The web-based cryptocurrency Bitcoin is basking in golden glory in the year 2017. For the first time in past 3-years, Bitcoin price has crossed $1,000 mark. The surging trading volumes in China have also contributed to the demand and pushed further rise in the bitcoin price. he new year is surely looking pleasant for the bitcoin […]
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Short Bytes: On the first day of 2017, the first ISO Snapshot of the Solus Linux distribution has been released. Solus 2017.01.01.0 features the stable Linux kernel v4.8.1.15, improved multilingual support, latest Nvidia drivers, Brisk Menu for Mate edition, etc. he Solus Project has released the ISO snapshot 2017.01.01.0 for their Solus Linux distribution, which […]
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Short Bytes: StacKGAN is a new AI in the house which is capable of creating photo-realistic images out of plain text. Developed at the Rutgers University, the system generates high-quality 256×256 pictures following a two-stage process after analyzing the given text description. he researchers at the Rutgers University’s Computer Science department have created an AI system […]
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Short Bytes: Gaming on Linux is going to get better, thanks to the upcoming Steam support on Intel’s Clear Linux distribution. Currently focused on workstation and server performance, this OS already ships with latest Mesa stack. While Clear Linux doesn’t offer dedicated graphics support, it can surely help one build a good Steam gaming box with […]
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Short Bytes: A new iPhone crashing exploit is here to take down and break your iMessages app. Hacker Vincedes3 has uncovered a hack that overloads your phone’s vCard that’s used for exchanging contact information. The hacker has also shared some fixes, which can be found on his blog. he iPhone text message crashes are becoming increasingly […]
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