Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Just A Software Update Could Give You 3X Display Resolution, This New Research Is The Reason

ou might have seen 4K and even 8K displays from various brands. They might fascinate you but their price tag is enough to bring down your excitement levels below zero. But what if someone tells you that a mere software update can triple the display resolution of your LCD screen? Published in Nature Communications, a […]

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Just A Software Update Could Give You 3X Display Resolution, This New Research Is The Reason
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Google Downplays Chrome Bug That Allows Websites To Secretly Record Audio & Video

n Google Chrome, a visual indicator in the form of a red dot appears on the tab when a website records audio and video from the browser. A Chrome bug was reported to Google by AOL web developer Ran Bar-Zik. He told Bleeping Computer that he had discovered it while checking a website running WebRTC […]

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Google Downplays Chrome Bug That Allows Websites To Secretly Record Audio & Video
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Hackers Behind NSA Data Leak Launch “$21,000 Zero-Day Dump” Subscription For Whitehats, Govts.

hadow Brokers, the infamous hacker group that indirectly fueled the WannaCry Ransomeware, has arrived with a new marketing strategy for the bunch of exploits related to NSA and probably other organizations as well. In the past, you already read on Fossbytes that Shadow Brokers would come up with a subscription-based plan to reveal more 0-day bugs. The […]

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Hackers Behind NSA Data Leak Launch “$21,000 Zero-Day Dump” Subscription For Whitehats, Govts.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Is Cord Cutting An End Of Our Good Old TV Sets? This Survey Will Make You Think Twice

etflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and other streaming services are the reasons why people are ditching their capable operators. Provided the ability to watch their favorite content whenever they want without waiting for the airtime, it is hardly surprising that even the introduction of recording features by cable networks has failed to make any dent in the popularity […]

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Is Cord Cutting An End Of Our Good Old TV Sets? This Survey Will Make You Think Twice
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Android Daddy Brings Google Home-Killer Smart Speaker With New Ambient OS

ince the last year, we have heard that Andy Rubin, widely known as the co-founder of Android, is baking a new smartphone. Rubin has just announced his Essential Phone, and it runs stock Android. It also comes with Moto Z-style modes that magnetically attach on the backside. But Rubin’s company Essential has something more to offer, […]

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Android Daddy Brings Google Home-Killer Smart Speaker With New Ambient OS
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Father Of Android Launches “Essential Phone” — See Pictures And Detailed Specifications

Short Bytes: Andy Rubin, the father of Android, has finally unveiled his much-anticipated smartphone — Essential Phone. Coming loaded with top-notch specifications like Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM, and 128 GB storage, Essential Phone also features a dual camera and a 360-degree camera accessory. This almost bezel-less phone will cost $699 and first launch in the US. e’ve […]

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Father Of Android Launches “Essential Phone” — See Pictures And Detailed Specifications
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Intel’s New Core X Series Introduces Core i9 CPUs For The First Time With An 18-Core Beast

Short Bytes: Intel has announced its new line of Core X series CPUs based on the Skylake-X and Kabylake-X architectures. Along with upgraded versions of Core i5 and i7 CPUs, the series also introduces four Core i9 CPUs for the first time. The new flagship Intel Core i9 Extreme, which is released separately, features 18 […]

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WannaCry Ransomware Hackers Are Most Likely From China

Short Bytes: Since the arrival of WannaCry ransomware, the researchers have been unable to find the exact forces behind the attack. A new analysis by Flashpoint highlights the possibility of WannaCry’s affiliation to Chinese hackers. The firm performed a linguistic analysis of ransom notes in WannaCry samples and arrived at this conclusion. here are some […]

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This “Bladeless Fan” From Asus Is Actually A Wi-Fi AC Router With A Huge Hole In It

here isn’t anything fascinating about wireless routers in terms of design. They just sit in a corner of your house, and despite their usefulness, probably, no one ever removes the dust from them since the time they are configured. Asus Blue Cave AC2600 Dual-Band WiFi router announced at Computex might change the perception people have […]

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This “Bladeless Fan” From Asus Is Actually A Wi-Fi AC Router With A Huge Hole In It
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Monday, May 29, 2017

10 Reasons Why People Pirate And Illegally Download Movies, Songs, And Software

Short Bytes: People download pirated software, movies, music, games, ebooks, etc. because they don’t want to pay for they content they want to consume, or it’s too costly. The “free tag” is not the only reason people indulge themselves in copyright infringement. There might be other reasons which compel them obtains things illegally from the […]

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10 Reasons Why People Pirate And Illegally Download Movies, Songs, And Software
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Is Microsoft Still Secretly Running “Windows 10 Free Upgrade” Offer? Windows 7 Copy Still Upgradeable

t’s almost 11 months since Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 free upgrade won’t be available to the existing users of Windows 7 and 8.1 anymore. The ones wanting to upgrade had to purchase a new license key. However, the users who already switched to Windows 10 during the offer period had the privilege of reinstalling […]

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Is Microsoft Still Secretly Running “Windows 10 Free Upgrade” Offer? Windows 7 Copy Still Upgradeable
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Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” Will Ship With New Digital Forensics Tools

ast week, we told you about the announcement of the release date of Debian 9.0 Stretch GNU/Linux distro. According to the announcement, Debian 9.0 is slated to arrive on June 17, 2017. Prior to that, another exciting development was made in the Debian world in the form of release of systemd-free Devuan 1.0.0 distro. Debian […]

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Judy Malware Attacks 36.5 Million Phones — One Of The Largest Malware Campaigns on Google Play

Short Bytes: A notorious adware named Judy had managed to break Google Play Store’s security mechanism, affecting about 36.5 million users. Judy malware was spread via 41 popular apps created by a Korean company and tricked users into clicking banner ads to generate illegal revenue. After Check Point reached out to Google, the company removed […]

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Judy Malware Attacks 36.5 Million Phones — One Of The Largest Malware Campaigns on Google Play
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4 Tips For Landing Your Dream Job From A Googler Who Interned At Facebook And Apple

Short Bytes: Getting your dream job at a big tech company isn’t easy. There are many hurdles in the process that one needs to remove with the help of proper guidance and advice. A Googler who interned at Apple and Facebook, advises the aspirants to practice interviews, indulge in networking, and learn from failures to […]

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4 Tips For Landing Your Dream Job From A Googler Who Interned At Facebook And Apple
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ARM Plans 50x AI Performance Boost In 5 Years With DynamIQ Processors

Short Bytes: The British semiconductor giant, ARM, has recently announced their new processors, Cortex-A55 and Cortex-A72, based on their DynamIQ technology. The company aims to improve their chips’ AI performance numbers by 50 times over the next five years. The devices having new processors would ship by 2018. t’s not just Apple who is having plans […]

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ARM Plans 50x AI Performance Boost In 5 Years With DynamIQ Processors
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Sunday, May 28, 2017

YouTuber Colin Furze Just Turned A Microwave Into Working Video Game Console

nternet star Colin Furze is known for all kinds of inventions like homemade Iron Suite and hoverbike. In his latest video, he has turned a household microwave into a playable game console. Called Play-o-Wave, his invention has a screen mounted on it with the door. A set of inputs for the handheld controller are also […]

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YouTuber Colin Furze Just Turned A Microwave Into Working Video Game Console
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This Open Source “Concrete Ball” Has Built-In TOR Protection And Internet Blackout Dial For Your Computer

owadays, people are more interested in finding ways to protect their privacy on the internet. Probably, the post-Snowden years have made them more conscious than before. However, people mostly depend on software options like Tor and VPN for enabling their anonymity cover online. But in recent times, hardware-based privacy solutions are also finding their place […]

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This Open Source “Concrete Ball” Has Built-In TOR Protection And Internet Blackout Dial For Your Computer
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Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” Will Be Released On June 17, 2017

fter much anticipation, the Debian Release Team has finally announced the release date of Debian 9.0 “Stretch” GNU/Linux distribution. As per their announcement, the distro is slated to arrive on June 17. “We plan to release on 2017-06-17. If you want to celebrate it, please consider attending a Debian release party, or hosting your own,” […]

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Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” Will Be Released On June 17, 2017
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Saturday, May 27, 2017

How To Compress And Extract Files In Linux | Tar, Gzip, Gunzip Commands

Short Bytes: In this article in the Linux Lexicon series, we shall discover how to compress and extract files in Linux. We will be focusing upon the tar, gzip, and gunzip commands along with their associated options. These commands have simple syntax to make the task easier. hile there are special software designed for the compressing and […]

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How To Compress And Extract Files In Linux | Tar, Gzip, Gunzip Commands
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Samba’s “One Line Of Code” Exploit Could Make Linux Vulnerable To WannaCry-like Attack, Patch Now

Short Bytes: Researchers have warned that Linux and Unix machines are affected by a Samba exploit that could allow an attacker to take control of the systems. This could open doors to attacks similar to WannaCry. The Samba team and developers have pushed patches to fix the flaw. amba is a free software license under […]

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Samba’s “One Line Of Code” Exploit Could Make Linux Vulnerable To WannaCry-like Attack, Patch Now
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Raspberry Pi Foundation And CoderDojo Are Creating World’s Biggest Coding Group

Short Bytes: The Raspberry Pi Foundation and CoderDojo have joined hands to create one of the biggest coding school networks in the world. Both these organizations are already running coding groups and helping thousands of students. This partnership aims at introducing the power of coding and computing to a larger audience. ingle board computer Raspberry […]

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Raspberry Pi Foundation And CoderDojo Are Creating World’s Biggest Coding Group
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Report: Apple iPhone Is Soon Going To Have It Own AI Chip, Apple Neural Engine

pple can tap their back on the existence of Siri as one of their early attempts to put AI in a smartphone. But Cupertino won’t be stopping their AI development just with a cheesy voice assistant. According to a report by Bloomberg, claiming an unnamed source, Apple is reportedly designing a dedicated AI chip for […]

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Report: Apple iPhone Is Soon Going To Have It Own AI Chip, Apple Neural Engine
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Friday, May 26, 2017

“Link Of Death” Is Back — How To Crash A Windows Computer With Newly Found Bug?

Short Bytes: Similar to 2015’s link of death bug in Chrome, a Windows bug has been unveiled. This bug affects NTFS filesystem and allows a malicious website to try and load images with special filenames like $MFT to crash your system. This bug affects Windows Vista, 7, and 8.1. Microsoft has been informed about this […]

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“Link Of Death” Is Back — How To Crash A Windows Computer With Newly Found Bug?
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Hacker Trolls Mark Zuckerberg At Harvard In The Ugliest Way Possible

fter 12 years, Mark Zuckerberg gave his commencement speech at Harvard University, from where he dropped out to continue the development of Facebook. There have been many instances when Facebook’s CEO has been trolled like many other people. A hacker didn’t want to miss the chance of trolling Zuck just before his speech. The hacker compromised […]

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Hacker Trolls Mark Zuckerberg At Harvard In The Ugliest Way Possible
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Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0: First Ever Stable Release Of “Debian Without systemd”

Short Bytes: After more than 2 years of development, the much-anticipate stable Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0 is now available for download. This forked distribution has been created for Debian lovers who hate systemd. The existing Debian 7 and 8 users can upgrade their systems to Devuan Jessie 1.0. by following a set of instructions given by […]

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Devuan GNU+Linux 1.0: First Ever Stable Release Of “Debian Without systemd”
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Intel Is Giving Thunderbolt 3 For Free, So Everyone Can Use It

ntil now, Intel’s Thunderbolt interface has mostly been a goodie for Macbook users as Apple is also the creator of the interface. But the recent announcement by the silicon giant to would likely bring the Thunderbolt interface to regular PCs in the coming future. The computers which currently support Intel’s Thunderbolt interface house a separate chip. Intel […]

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Intel Is Giving Thunderbolt 3 For Free, So Everyone Can Use It
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Thursday, May 25, 2017

.DOC File vs .DOCX File — What’s The Difference? Which One Should I Use?

Short Bytes: DOC and DOCX are two most common word document formats. Created by Microsoft, both are supported by almost all word processing software. DOCX, where X stands for XML, is newer and results in smaller and lighter files. DOCX also makes sure that all the formatting and advanced features are supported by third-party software. […]

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.DOC File vs .DOCX File — What’s The Difference? Which One Should I Use?
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10 Inventors Who Died Because Of Their Own Inventions

Short Bytes: These people made contributions to the humankind, but they would have never thought that their own creation would be held accountable for their last breath. Read about the 10 inventors who died because of their own inventions. This post was last updated on May 25, 2017, for correcting typos. ince the beginning of […]

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One Extratorrent Clone And One Extratorrent Alternative Pop Up In The Wild

fter Extratorrent.cd failed to meet the expectations of the fans of the defunct torrent site, another clone called Extratorrent.ag has appeared on the web. The Extratorrent story is taking a similar turn as it was the case of KickAss Torrents, there may be a lot of imposters and fake clones in the coming days. It’s hard […]

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One Extratorrent Clone And One Extratorrent Alternative Pop Up In The Wild
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Microsoft Now Uses Open Source Program Git To Build Windows — Has Git Creator Linus Torvalds Won?

Short Bytes: Microsoft has almost moved all of its Windows developers to Git version control system, which was developed by Linux creator Linus Torvalds. This has also resulted in the largest Git repo on the planet. This repo is about 300GB in size and contains 3.5 million lines of code.  arlier this year in February, […]

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Microsoft Now Uses Open Source Program Git To Build Windows — Has Git Creator Linus Torvalds Won?
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Researchers Successfully Store Data On World’s First Chemical Hard Drive “Chit”

Short Bytes: Researchers at IPS PAS in Warsaw have developed a kind of memory tech which stores data in oscillating three chemical droplets kept in contact with each other. Chit is the very basic unit of the chemical memory which can store one bit of information. The memory is still in development stage and might […]

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Researchers Successfully Store Data On World’s First Chemical Hard Drive “Chit”
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Kodi 17.2 Available For Download, Fixes Subtitle Hack Which Made Millions Of Devices Hackable

he XBMC Foundation has pushed out the latest bugfix release of their open source media player Kodi. Kodi 17.2 is an important addition to the Kodi v17 Krypton and a must-have update for Kodi users. Earlier, you might have read on Fossbytes that a recently discovered attack vector could be used to compromise a system with the […]

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Kodi 17.2 Available For Download, Fixes Subtitle Hack Which Made Millions Of Devices Hackable
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Alleged KickassTorrents Owner And Founder Released On $108,000 Bail

Short Bytes: Alleged KickassTorrents owner and founder Artem Vaulin has been released on bail. He was arrested last year in July and held at Warsaw-Bialoleka Investigative Detention Center. His bail was set at $108,000. His lawyers said that conditions of prison weren’t as per the recommended standards. They are also looking forward to US Federal Court ruling. ast […]

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Alleged KickassTorrents Owner And Founder Released On $108,000 Bail
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Extratorrent Is Still Dead — Don’t Fall For Copycats And The Pirate Bay Mirrors Like Extratorrent.cd

xtratorrent.cd, which was assumed to be a resurrected version of the defunct website Extratorrent.cc, is just a clone website, that too of the torrent site The Pirate Bay. Extratorrent.cd indexes a torrent from 2004 (originally uploaded on TPB) which is long before the original Extratorrent came into existence. So, Extratorrent.cd is just the mirror of […]

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Extratorrent Is Still Dead — Don’t Fall For Copycats And The Pirate Bay Mirrors Like Extratorrent.cd
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Hyper.is: A Terminal Emulator Built Entirely With HTML, CSS, And JavaScript

Short Bytes: Hyper is a Cross Operating System Terminal Emulator coded entirely with HTML, CSS, and Javascript built with Electron. It’s extensively extendable, you can even open web URLs inside it like you do in your browser, you can change its font and appearance with text-based configuration and more. It has a plugin oriented API which can […]

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Hyper.is: A Terminal Emulator Built Entirely With HTML, CSS, And JavaScript
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Google Is Testing “Chrome Home” For Android, What Is The Experiment Actually?

oogle Chrome for Android will soon welcome a new set of visual changes, dubbed as Chrome Home. Google has been testing Chrome Home under its roof for a while, and all the updates made till now can be found on Chrome Canary and Chromium builds for Android. Features related to Chrome Home can be turned […]

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Google Is Testing “Chrome Home” For Android, What Is The Experiment Actually?
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TOR Anonymity: Things Not To Do While Using TOR

Short Bytes: Being Anonymous online is the need of the hour, and TOR browser does that job quite efficiently and honestly. But there are some things that you need to keep in mind so that you don’t blow your anonymity cover while using the TOR network. This post was last updated on May 24, 2017. Originally […]

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Subtitle Hack: 200 Million Devices Are Vulnerable, Download Fix For VLC, Kodi, Etc.

Short Bytes: A simple but malicious subtitle file can be used to gain control of your PC, TV or smartphone. Check Point researchers have spotted vulnerabilities in VLC, Kodi, Stremio, and Popcorn Time in the way these media players handle subtitle files. As of now, fixes have been released for the media players. ccording to […]

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Subtitle Hack: 200 Million Devices Are Vulnerable, Download Fix For VLC, Kodi, Etc.
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Blockstack: An Open Source Browser Powered By Blockchain For Creating A New Internet

Short Bytes: Blockstack, a blockchain startup, has released a decentralized browser to make an internet that would be free from dependence on large organizations and key players. The makers of Blockstack browser have called it the Netscape of the decentralized internet for running and making apps. A developer release of Blockstack browser is available, and […]

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Blockstack: An Open Source Browser Powered By Blockchain For Creating A New Internet
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Save Your Eyes From Computer Strain Using f.lux for Windows, Mac and Linux

No more watery eyes, when you wake up from sleep in the middle of the night to work on your bright computer screen. Your eye savior, f.lux is here. First things first, what is f.lux and why do you need it? Why do you need f.lux ? Decreasing the brightness is not that attractive an […]

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Save Your Eyes From Computer Strain Using f.lux for Windows, Mac and Linux
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This Amazing Chart Will Change The Way You Learn To Code

earning programming is easy but excelling in a particular field is hard. With an exponential rise in the demand of coding-related jobs, this field has become more competitive than ever. So, for passing with flying colors, one needs to make various coding career related decisions carefully. Recently, I came across a set of charts that […]

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This Amazing Chart Will Change The Way You Learn To Code
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Extratorrent Brought Back From The Dead By Desparate Fans, Now Running On A New Domain

t was merely a couple of days back when the shutdown of the torrent website Extratorrent.cc was announced. Now, a group of uploaders and Extratorrent admins claim to have revived the torrent site on a new domain Extratorrent.cd. “We are a group of uploaders & admin’s from ExtraTorrent. As you know, SAM from ExtraTorrent pulled […]

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Extratorrent Brought Back From The Dead By Desparate Fans, Now Running On A New Domain
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Google’s AlphaGo AI Defeats Go World Champion, Score 1-0, More To Follow

lphaGo, the artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Google DeepMind proved it’s dominance to the world last year when it outperformed Korea’s Lee Se-dol in five-part match series by 4-1. Now, AlphaGo has manifested its capabilities once again by defeating world’s number one Go player Ke Jie. At Google’s Future of Go Summit held in Wuzhen, China, […]

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Google’s AlphaGo AI Defeats Go World Champion, Score 1-0, More To Follow
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386 WannaCry Ransomware Samples Discovered

Short Bytes: According to the latest update, Trustlook has found 386 WannaCry ransomware samples in the wild. The hashes for files have been shared in a blog post. They’ve also released a WannaCry scanner and toolkit to help the sysadmins protect their networks. annaCry has hit hundreds of thousands of computer systems in more than […]

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386 WannaCry Ransomware Samples Discovered
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SteamOS Brewmaster 2.115 Update Comes With Linux 4.11 — “Biggest Ever SteamOS Update”

Short Bytes: Valve has pushed the SteamOS 2.115 update to brewmaster_beta after a long wait and called it a huge update. This release is based on the new Debian 8.8 and comes with all the security patches. Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.11 and a switch has been made from AMDGPU-PRO driver to […]

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SteamOS Brewmaster 2.115 Update Comes With Linux 4.11 — “Biggest Ever SteamOS Update”
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Wannabe Russian Bank Malware Attacked Millions Of Android Devices, Stole People’s Money

Short Bytes: A malware named Cron was deployed by a 16-membered hacker group in Russia which infected more than a million Android devices across the country by faking itself as banking apps. The hacker group was arrested last year before they could manage to affect banks in other countries. ussia’s name was prominent on the […]

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Wannabe Russian Bank Malware Attacked Millions Of Android Devices, Stole People’s Money
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This New Tech Helps You See Through Walls Using Wi-Fi

Short Bytes: The researchers from Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method to generate three-dimensional images of the surrounding environment using Wi-Fi. This approach makes use of the fact that Wi-Fi signals bounce off the objects and help in transmitting an image of the surroundings to the outside world. While this work also raises […]

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This New Tech Helps You See Through Walls Using Wi-Fi
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Monday, May 22, 2017

Facebook’s Secret Policies On Sex, Terrorism, Hate, And Violence Leaked

Short Bytes: A set of internal Facebook files have been obtained and analyzed by The Guardian. The files describe the policies and guidelines issued by Facebook regarding moderation of various types of content such as violence, revenge porn, hate speech, etc. The inconsistent and peculiar nature of some guidelines might make Facebook a topic of […]

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Facebook’s Secret Policies On Sex, Terrorism, Hate, And Violence Leaked
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EternalRocks: New Malware Uses 7 NSA Hacking Tools, WannaCry Used Just 2

Short Bytes: A security researcher’s honeypot has caught a new malware that uses 7 NSA hacking tools to perform the attack. Named EternalRocks, this malware exploits Windows SMB flaws. While it doesn’t appear to be dropping ransomware at the moment, it leaves PC vulnerable to remote commands for future attacks. To make sure that you remain protected, […]

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EternalRocks: New Malware Uses 7 NSA Hacking Tools, WannaCry Used Just 2
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Best Gaming Linux Distros You Need To Try In 2017

Short Bytes: Gaming on Linux scene is improving each year with better hardware support and increasing support from game developers. Apart from established distros like Ubuntu and Arch Linux, gamers are using gaming Linux distros like Steam OS to get a better experience. The other It’s gaming operating systems are Sparky Linux – Gameover edition, […]

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Best Gaming Linux Distros You Need To Try In 2017
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Against WannaCrypt: How To Recover Your Files From WannaCrypt Ransomware

annaCrypt cyber-attack has already affected more than 200 thousand systems in around 150 countries the world over. From jpeg to raw and jar to txt, the ransomware encrypts almost every file extension a user might have on the computer. Sadly, there is no solid fix for WannaCry available at this time. Antivirus companies and cyber […]

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Against WannaCrypt: How To Recover Your Files From WannaCrypt Ransomware
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Tor vs VPN? What’s Best And Which One Should I Use?

Short Bytes: TOR vs VPN, a futile discussion that has been in existence since the last five to ten years. The two are different technologies but they are designed to fulfill the same purpose, anonymity and unrestricted access. However, there are some different Tor and VPN which you might want to consider before choosing one of […]

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Tor vs VPN? What’s Best And Which One Should I Use?
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Bitcoin Just Broke $2,000 Mark For The First Time

Short Bytes: Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has hit an all-time high, surpassing the symbolic $2,000 mark for the first time. This year bitcoin has surged more than 100% and it currently sits at $2,177. Various factors like favorable conditions in Asian markets and a positive hype has helped bitcoin achieve this feat. he […]

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Bitcoin Just Broke $2,000 Mark For The First Time
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Everything About Tor: What is Tor? How Tor Works?

Short Bytes: Tor or The Onion Router is a network that enables a user to stay anonymous on the internet and get rid of any possible surveillance, location tracking, etc. while using the internet. We can access the Tor network with the help of a modified Mozilla Firefox ESR web browser. or or The Onion […]

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Everything About Tor: What is Tor? How Tor Works?
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Google: Fuchsia OS Isn’t Replacing Android Yet

Short Bytes: Google’s VP of engineering for Android, Dave Burke, answered some questions about Google’s secret Fuchsia OS. Talking at Android Fireside Chat, Burke said that it’s a project which isn’t directly related to Android. He said that at the moment it’s an early stage experiment, just like many other Google projects. e’ve been hearing […]

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Google: Fuchsia OS Isn’t Replacing Android Yet
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Vault 7: Wikileaks Exposes CIA’s Athena Malware, Hijacks Every Windows Version

n Friday, Wikileaks published a CIA malware project known as Athena. According to the leaked documents, the Athena malware is capable of hijacking all the Windows versions starting from XP to Windows 10. The malware consists of another module called Hera which affects PCs running Windows 8 to Windows 10. The malware is a collaborative effort between […]

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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Want To Build A Perfect WordPress Website? Learn How To It In 38.5 Hours

f you’re a regular internet user, you might be familiar with the name WordPress — a content management system. According to the stats, WordPress powers around 25% of the websites on the internet. Now, if you’re one of the website owners using WordPress, mastering WordPress is a must. You might be able to get an […]

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WannaCry Is Trying To Come From The Dead With The Help Of Mirai Botnet

Short Bytes: The pace of WannaCry ransomware was slowed down by an accidental kill switch. Now, the notorious hackers are trying to reignite the ransomware. They are trying to do so by DDoSing the kill switch domains using botnets made of Mirai malware. Marcus Hutchins, who discovered kill switch, says that these DDoS attacks don’t seem to […]

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WannaCry Is Trying To Come From The Dead With The Help Of Mirai Botnet
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Linux Distros Won’t Work On Windows 10 S

Short Bytes: In an official blog post, Microsoft has made clear that Windows 10 S users won’t be able to download Linux distros from Windows Store and run on their systems. Microsoft says that apps like command line apps, shells, and consoles won’t find a place on Windows 10 S. As the reason, the company […]

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Linux Distros Won’t Work On Windows 10 S
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Saturday, May 20, 2017

10 Cool Features Of Kotlin That’ll Make It Your Next Favorite Programming Language

Short Bytes: At I/O 2017, Google announced that it’s adding Kotlin programming language’s support in Android. Kotlin, which solves many pain points of Java, has been gaining momentum in recent past. Apart from being open source and featuring full Java interoperability, other best features of Kotlin make it something a programming enthusiast must know. eeping […]

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10 Cool Features Of Kotlin That’ll Make It Your Next Favorite Programming Language
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13 Best Free And Open Source Software For Windows 10 Every User Must Know

Short Bytes: You can stuff your Windows 10 PC with lots of free and open source software. In fact, these can be a great alternative to many inefficient apps built into Windows 10. You might already be using some of these like VLC, Chromium, Firefox, etc. icrosoft is largely criticized by the Linux community for their […]

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13 Best Free And Open Source Software For Windows 10 Every User Must Know
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Friday, May 19, 2017

Researcher Open Sources WannaKey Tool That Cracks WannaCry Ransomware Encryption

t’s more than a week since WannaCry ransomware started causing panic among the internet community. However, as time passes, more and more security researchers across the world are coming up with fixes for the WannaCry ransomware. Earlier, it was a researcher who accidentally created a kill switch for the ransomware. Now, another researcher named Adrien Guinet […]

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Researcher Open Sources WannaKey Tool That Cracks WannaCry Ransomware Encryption
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Adylkuzz Attack Is Earning More Money Than WannaCry And Making Your PCs Slow

Short Bytes: Proofpoint has uncovered a malware attack that uses the same EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits, which were used to spread WannaCry. Called Adylkuzz, it’s a cryptocurrency miner that installs itself on a computer and uses your computer’s resources to mine Monero. It’s being claimed that Monero has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs and servers worldwide. Just […]

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Adylkuzz Attack Is Earning More Money Than WannaCry And Making Your PCs Slow
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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Is Russia Really Fighting WannaCry Ransomware By Spraying Holy Water On Computers?

Short Bytes: Notorious WannaCry Ransomware has hit the computers at Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Coincidently, the same computers were blessed by Patriarch Kirill, Russia’s top religious official, in 2013. However, those old pictures are being circulated with fake stories like “Russian fighting WannaCry with holy water.” irst and foremost, let me tell you that the […]

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Is Russia Really Fighting WannaCry Ransomware By Spraying Holy Water On Computers?
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How To Use WhatsApp As A Search Engine | Activate WhatsApp Wikipedia Bot

Short Bytes: In this article, I’m going to tell you how to use WhatsApp as a search engine by activating a WhatsApp bot. WhatsApp is one the most popular instant messaging apps and this feature could be used to get important information in the form of Wikipedia excerpts, news, dictionary etc. It should be noted the […]

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Parrot Security OS 3.6 Released With New Derivative “Parrot Air” For Wireless Hacking

Short Bytes: Frozenbox Network has released the latest version of Parrot Security OS. Powered by custom Linux 4.9 kernel, Parrot Security OS 3.6 focuses on polishing the user experience and working environment. This release promises a lesser memory-intensive experience. Parrot 3.6 also introduces a new derivate named Parrot Air, which is built specifically for wireless testing. […]

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Facebook Launches New Feature, You Won’t Believe What It Can Do

ou want to experience some clickbait, just spend a few minutes on your Facebook News Feed and the experience will blow your mind. These stories are meant to spark your curiosity to the level that you end up clicking the link only to find nothing. Facebook is making efforts to ramp down the number of […]

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Facebook Launches New Feature, You Won’t Believe What It Can Do
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Top 10 Best Torrent Sites Of 2017

Short Bytes: The world of the top ranking torrent websites has seen a lot of changes since the last year’s list of the best torrent websites appeared on Fossbytes. In 2017, the original torrent king, The Pirate Bay, is back at the same top position in this year’s list of the best and most popular torrent […]

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Google For Jobs: A New Search Engine Launched For Job Seekers

nother important announcement at the Google I/O developer conference was about a new job search engine called Google For Jobs. The new service will be first rolled out in the US in the coming weeks. CEO Sundar Pichai gave a slight insight into how Google for jobs would work. Soon, with their machine learning capabilities, Google […]

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Google For Jobs: A New Search Engine Launched For Job Seekers
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

I/O 2017: New Android O Features Annouced, Beta Release Available For Download

avid Burke told the audience at Google I/O that Android has reached two million active devices this year. And there has been a 10X growth in Android Auto since 2016. Android users have downloaded 82 billion apps in the past year. Various Android O features were announced focusing on “Fluid Experience” and “Vitals.” Fluid Experience Android […]

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I/O 2017: New Android O Features Annouced, Beta Release Available For Download
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Google Announces New Google Home Features: Google I/O 2017

oogle Home is getting some handy feature that could make our lives easier. Let’s tell you about them in brief. Proactive Assistance will allow Google Home to automatically notify you of about messages. It’s kind of notification feature for Google Home. It will be able to throw reminders, flight status, and traffic alerts at you. Hands-Free […]

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Google Announces New Google Home Features: Google I/O 2017
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Google Adds Kotlin As An Official Programming Language For Android

t its Google I/O 2017 developer conference, Google just announced that Android is getting official support for Kotlin programming language. Kotlin is now supported along with Java and C++. For those who don’t know, Kotlin programming language is an open source project under Apache 2.0 license. Google calls it an awesome language which is brilliantly […]

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Google Adds Kotlin As An Official Programming Language For Android
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I/O 2017: YouTube Crosses 1 Billion Hours Per Day, Launches New Super Chat API

ast year, YouTube passed a viewership of 1 billion hours a day, YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki told the audience while discussing the openness of Youtube at the Google I/O keynote. She also said 60 percent of YouTube’s watch time comes from mobile devices. However, watch time for TVs is also escalated at 90 percent per […]

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I/O 2017: YouTube Crosses 1 Billion Hours Per Day, Launches New Super Chat API
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Google Assistant Coming To iPhone

t Google I/O 2017 developer conference, Google announced that it’s bringing Google Assistant to iPhone. It surely is a big deal in Google’s quest to integrate Google Assistant to more devices. In the past few years, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have given a tough fight to Apple Siri. This step to bring Assitant to iPhone […]

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Google Assistant Coming To iPhone
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Google Puts All Of Their A.I. Stuff On Google.ai, Announces Cloud TPU

t the Google I/O 2017 developer conference day 1, Sundar Pichai has just announced a new platform called Google.ai which will host all of Google’s work and tools regarding artificial intelligence. Google’s AI motto is “providing tools for people to do what they do better,” Pichai said. “We want it to be possible for hundreds […]

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Google Puts All Of Their A.I. Stuff On Google.ai, Announces Cloud TPU
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Google Lens Launched At Google I/O 2017

t its annual developer conference Google I/O, CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the event with the first big announcement. We already knew that Google can understand the context and read pictures. By using its understanding and massive amount of data, Google announced the first new product: Google Lens Google Lens is coming first to Google […]

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Google Lens Launched At Google I/O 2017
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Extratorrent.CC Shuts Down Forever, You Can Still Use These Five Alternatives

n an unexpected move, the popular torrent website which goes by the name Extratorrent has shut down. The website was suffering from downtime errors since the last few days, it now displays the following message which warns users about imposters and Extratorrent clones that might appear in the coming future. “ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes […]

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Extratorrent.CC Shuts Down Forever, You Can Still Use These Five Alternatives
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Shadow Brokers Planning To Cause Extra Damage With More Zero-Day Bugs

Short Bytes: Shadow Brokers were the first to reveal the vulnerabilities that led to the release of the WannaCry virus and it looks like they are back with a bang. They are launching a subscription-based model where people will be sold zero-day exploits and hacking tools, at least to those who have opted to become […]

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Shadow Brokers Planning To Cause Extra Damage With More Zero-Day Bugs
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Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 Leaked On Torrent Sites In BluRay, Torrent Links Taken Down

e have seen multiple instances of movies being leaked ahead of their release. The much-awaited Disney movie Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 Dead Men Tell No Tales was compromised by a hacker group called TheDarkOverlord. The hackers threatened to leak the movies on the web if Disney didn’t pay the ransom in Bitcoins. Much to the […]

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Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 Leaked On Torrent Sites In BluRay, Torrent Links Taken Down
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Linux-based Tizen 4.0 Open Source Operating System Released

Short Bytes: Samsung Electronics has announced Tizen 4.0 open source operating system. The latest release of this Linux-based OS aims at spreading to more high-end as well as low-end devices. With Tizen Real Time, an extra focus has been given to IoT applications. Samsung also announced new Z4 smartphone and ARTIK 053 IoT chipset. t […]

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Linux-based Tizen 4.0 Open Source Operating System Released
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How To Set Up Chromecast Using Android, iOS, And PC?

Short Bytes: If you have a Google Chromecast device, you can set it up using a plethora of devices running Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and MacOS. All you need is the Google Home app or Chrome browser to configure Chromecast to work on your home WiFi network. fter you’re done with the unboxing, you can […]

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How To Set Up Chromecast Using Android, iOS, And PC?
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Researcher Shows How To Hack Windows Login Details Using Google Chrome And SCF Files

Short Bytes: By combining a flaw in the working of SMB networking protocol and Windows .scf files, a security researcher has come up with a unique Windows hacking method. Just by accessing the folder with a specially crafted .scf file, a user will end up sharing the computer credentials via Chrome and SMB protocol. The […]

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Researcher Shows How To Hack Windows Login Details Using Google Chrome And SCF Files
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

WannaCry Ransomware: Everything You Need To know & How To Protect Yourself

Short Bytes: The WannaCry ransomware delivered some devastating results when it struck 99 countries and disrupted health care organizations in the blink of an eye. Ransomware should never be trifled with because it can potentially lock you out of your computer, meaning important and sensitive data can be compromised. Here, we explain the nature of […]

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WannaCry Ransomware: Everything You Need To know & How To Protect Yourself
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29 Interesting Facts About The Internet You Really Need To Know

Short Bytes: Most of us can not imagine life without access to the internet for reasons ranging from social networking to doing projects and collecting information. But, not all of us know about many interesting facts about the internet and its usage. Here, we bring to you a list of 29 most interesting internet facts that you’ll […]

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29 Interesting Facts About The Internet You Really Need To Know
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10 Best Free Antivirus Software Of 2017

Short Bytes: You might not realize but a good antivirus software is needed for all computers. Even if you can’t afford some high-end security suites, there are many best free antivirus software that you can install. Free antivirus software from Avira, Bitdefender, and AVG are one of the most effective ones you can get. They […]

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How To Stream Online Videos And Music Using VLC Media Player?

Short Bytes: You might be using a media player daily to watch movies and videos, but few of you would be knowing that you can stream online videos using VLC. You can play online music and videos from like YouTube etc. The steps to network stream the content from these sources are pretty straightforward, and […]

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How To Stream Online Videos And Music Using VLC Media Player?
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Bill Gates Just Gave A 14 Tweet Career Advice For Students, Told His Biggest Regret

t’s a widely known thing that people want to take advice from the ones who have tasted success in their lives. And who would be better than the world’s richest man when it comes to finding some enlightenment regarding the career aspect. The 61-year-old American businessman turned philanthropist reach out twitter and posted series of 14 tweets […]

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Bill Gates Just Gave A 14 Tweet Career Advice For Students, Told His Biggest Regret
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Intel Core i9 Specifications Leak Is The Biggest Change In Years, Releasing In June

Short Bytes: Intel might be planning a major change to their processor lineup. According to a leaked images, there are four Intel Core i9 processors, based on the SkyLake-X architecture, in the making. This is accompanied by two Intel Core i7 Kaby Lake-X CPUs. All of these are expected to release sometime in June 2017. ver […]

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Intel Core i9 Specifications Leak Is The Biggest Change In Years, Releasing In June
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Monday, May 15, 2017

Learn How To Master The Most Beginner-friendly Programming Language In 70 Hours

n today’s competitive world, those with the coding skills are in more demand. This fact has been established in numerous survey and studies. So, this brings us to the question — Which is the perfect programming language to start a career in programming? The answer to this question could be many, but, without a doubt, learning […]

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Learn How To Master The Most Beginner-friendly Programming Language In 70 Hours
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Linux On Windows Server: Linux Admin Scripts Will Now Run On Windows

Short Bytes: Last week, at its developer conference Build 2017, Microsoft announced that it’s bringing Windows Subsystem for Linux to Windows Server. Apart from this, Windows Server will also be joining Windows Insider program. The other new features of Windows Server will be aligned with the next release of Windows 10. ast year at Build 2016, […]

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Linux On Windows Server: Linux Admin Scripts Will Now Run On Windows
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This Car Battery Charges Faster Than Your Smartphone, Full-charge In 5 Minutes For 300 Miles

Short Bytes: An Israel-based startup named StoreDot has showcased their battery technology Flash Battery at the CUBE Tech Fair Berlin. The company demonstrated their battery which can be charged in five minutes to run an electric car for 300 miles. It’s expected arrive in the next three years.  ne of the reasons you won’t go for an […]

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This Car Battery Charges Faster Than Your Smartphone, Full-charge In 5 Minutes For 300 Miles
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This Tiny Device Cleans Polluted Air And Turns It Into Hydrogen Fuel

Short Bytes: A team of Belgian researchers has created a tiny device that performs the dual task of cleaning air and hydrogen generation. This device relies on a process called heterogeneous photocatalysis, which uses catalyst and light for carrying out a chemical reaction. The two compartments of the device are used for air purification and hydrogen […]

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This Tiny Device Cleans Polluted Air And Turns It Into Hydrogen Fuel
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Sunday, May 14, 2017

How To Protect Yourself From WannaCry Ransomware?

Short Bytes: WannaCry 2.0 or WannaDecrypt0r 2.0 ransomware is turning out to be one of the biggest security threats of recent times. It has spread in over 150 countries and affected more than 200,000 computers. This situation could’ve been avoided if the users had downloaded Windows security patch released in March. Well, you can still download the […]

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How To Protect Yourself From WannaCry Ransomware?
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Guys Learns Microsoft Paint For 10 Years And Proves Photoshop Is NO GOD!! (See Images)

eeing the images created by Pat Hines saved me the effort of making my morning coffee when I realized that he created them using Microsoft Paint. After 10 years of hard work, he was able to design these breathtaking illustrations for his e-book about a summer camp set in the 1980s. “I suck at Photoshop […]

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Guys Learns Microsoft Paint For 10 Years And Proves Photoshop Is NO GOD!! (See Images)
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dungeonfs — A FUSE Filesystem And Dungeon Crawler Text Adventure

Short Bytes: We’re all familiar with filesystems, the way our computers organize our files on storage volumes. And I’m sure that we’re all familiar with those old text-based dungeon crawler RPG games. But what happens when you combine the two? You get the oddly wonderful dungeonfs, a game that utilizes the ubiquitous command line tools, […]

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dungeonfs — A FUSE Filesystem And Dungeon Crawler Text Adventure
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How A Security Researcher Accidently Stopped Massive WanaCrypt0r Ransomware

Short Bytes: Security researcher from MalwareTech was able to halt the viral WanaCrypt0r ransomware while studying about the same. He registered an unregistered URL in the payload, and it turned out to be a kill switch to spread the malware. The URL might have been a command and control server or an intentional kill switch. Notably, WanaCrypt0r ransomware […]

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How A Security Researcher Accidently Stopped Massive WanaCrypt0r Ransomware
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Saturday, May 13, 2017

Google’s New Project Treble Has Finally Fixed Android’s Biggest Trouble, Slow Updates

ndroid O would be showcased at the upcoming Google I/O conference, but most of us are still running Android Lolipop, Marshmallow, or even Kitkat. Google’s new Project Treble is aimed to reduce the time gap between a new Android release and when it lands on your phone. Maybe, it won’t take forever to reach our […]

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Google’s New Project Treble Has Finally Fixed Android’s Biggest Trouble, Slow Updates
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MP3 Audio Format Is Officially Dead

Short Bytes: A German Foundation, which owns the patent for MP3 audio format and licenses it, has announced that it’s abandoning the licenses to the format. The foundation has supported the use of better formats like AAC family or MPEG-H. While this move won’t end the use of MP3 instantly, it’s a symbolic move that’ll help other […]

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MP3 Audio Format Is Officially Dead
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99 Countries Affected By Massive WanaCrypt0r Ransomware Attack

Short Bytes: The hackers have used the leaked NSA tools to infect computers with WanaCrypt0r 2.0 ransomware. This malware exploits EternalBlue vulnerability and uses phishing emails to infect computers. Till now, Avast has recorded more than 75,000 infections in 99 countries. While WanaCrypt0r is most affecting Russian and European countries, the possibility of its arrival in the US […]

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99 Countries Affected By Massive WanaCrypt0r Ransomware Attack
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Friday, May 12, 2017

New Research Can Charge Your Smartwatch/Smartphone Without A Charger, Just Wave Your Hands

Short Bytes: A new research in progress can solve one of the biggest miseries of our lives, charging smartphones and wearables. A team of Samsung researchers is working on devices that could generate electricity from human movements with the help of small devices known as triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG). Most of us are still waiting to […]

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New Research Can Charge Your Smartwatch/Smartphone Without A Charger, Just Wave Your Hands
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Fappening 2.0: Private Pictures Of Kelly Rohrbach, Sienna Miller, And UFC Stars Reportedly Leaked

Short Bytes: It looks like Fappening 2.0 hacking attack won’t be ending anytime soon. In the latest development, more celebrities and UFC fighters have been allegedly targeted. The targets include Sienna Miller, Kelly Rohrbach, Raquel Pennington, Tecia Torres, Jessamyn Duke and Angela Magana. While the actual forces behind this leak are unknown, the celebrities could’ve been target […]

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Fappening 2.0: Private Pictures Of Kelly Rohrbach, Sienna Miller, And UFC Stars Reportedly Leaked
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What Is Fluent Design System? How Is Microsoft Building The Most Beautiful Operating System?

Short Bytes: At Build 2017 Day 2, Microsoft made its Project Neon official. Now called Fluent Design System, this change will slowly change the look and feel of all Windows apps. It’s based on five fundamentals: light, depth, motion, material, and scale. Transition to Fluent Design System will take place slowly over the course of next few […]

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What Is Fluent Design System? How Is Microsoft Building The Most Beautiful Operating System?
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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Announced — Here Is What We Know So Far

he second day of Microsoft’s Build 2017 brings the announcement of the next major update for Windows 10. The successor to the Creators Update will be known as Fall Creators Update. It will be rolled out sometime in September if Microsoft adheres to their streamlined annual release cycle including two updates per year. This is not […]

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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Announced — Here Is What We Know So Far
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Fedora And openSUSE Coming In Windows Subsystem For Linux

icrosoft brought open source Linux to closed walls of Windows 10 with the help of WSL, i.e., Windows Subsystem for Linux. This was made possible by partnering with Canonical. As a result, the developers and normal users were to run Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 natively. Now, at Build 2017, Microsoft has revealed its […]

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Fedora And openSUSE Coming In Windows Subsystem For Linux
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Ubuntu Linux Arrives In Windows Store

ast year, at Build 2016, Microsoft surprised the world by announcing that the developers can install Bash shell in Windows 10. This was done with the help of Windows Subsystem for Linux, which is a compatibility layer for running Linux binaries on Windows. This feature was fully launched with Windows 10 Anniversary Update. To make this […]

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Ubuntu Linux Arrives In Windows Store
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Can We Survive On Windows 10 S Without Desktop Apps? — Alternative Apps On Windows Store

Short Bytes: Microsoft’s Windows 10 S operating system is a lightweight version of Windows 10 Pro. It can’t run apps that are not present in the Windows Store. However, you can rely on desktop app alternatives for Windows 10 present on the Store or other cloud-based variants of those apps. he recently announced Windows 10 […]

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Can We Survive On Windows 10 S Without Desktop Apps? — Alternative Apps On Windows Store
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Linux and Other Open Source Technologies Protect Online Privacy: Snowden

Short Bytes: At the OpenStack Summit, the ex-NSA contractor talked about the downsides of proprietary software and their threat to people’s privacy. Snowden promotes the use of open source software for privacy including Tor, Tails, Debian, etc. dward Snowden, the whistleblower who is living in exile since 2013 when he uncovered NSA’s surveillance operations. However, […]

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Linux and Other Open Source Technologies Protect Online Privacy: Snowden
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10 Biggest Things That Happened At Microsoft Build 2017 Day 1

Short Bytes: Microsoft kicked off its annual developer conference, Build, with style in Seattle. Focused at developers, many announcements were made that revolved around fields like Intelligent Cloud, Intelligent Edge, IoT, databases, etc. Microsoft also revealed that Windows 10 is being used by 500 million monthly users.  10 Most Exciting Announcements at Microsoft Build Day 1 […]

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10 Biggest Things That Happened At Microsoft Build 2017 Day 1
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The Ultimate List Of Dark Web Sites: Only 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 Onions

f you’re also one among the people who think most of the websites on the dark web are undiscoverable, then you might want to visit this website which calls itself the longest and least useful onion index on the galaxy. The website indexes every possible .onion address that can exist on the tor network. The list has […]

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The Ultimate List Of Dark Web Sites: Only 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 Onions
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Simple Math Is The Reason Why Elon Musk Does Things That Seem Impossible To Others

Short Bytes: The reason behind the success of Elon Musk and his companies is quite simple. The CEO of Tesla Motors has always focused on the fundamental side of an idea, and he improves his approach by adding some basic math. All of this leads to increased productivity and creating something that sounds difficult to most […]

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Nvidia Volta GPU Has 21 Billion Transistors And 5,120 Cores — “You Can’t Make A Chip Any Bigger”

Short Bytes: At its annual GTC conference, Nvidia unveiled its new Volta architecture. Based on the same, Tesla V100 data center GPU comes with whopping 21 billion transistors that deliver an equivalent performance of 100 CPUs for deep learning. Compared to the current Pascal architecture, Volta delivers 5x improvements in peak teraflops. Volta chips are expected to […]

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Nvidia Volta GPU Has 21 Billion Transistors And 5,120 Cores — “You Can’t Make A Chip Any Bigger”
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Windows 10 Reaches 500 Million Active Users, Satya Nadella Announces

n the first day of Microsoft’s Build 2017 developer conference, CEO Satya Nadella announced the numbers for Windows 10 and related products. Nadella told the audience that Windows 10 has now reached a count of 500 million monthly active users. These numbers are accompanied by 100 million monthly Office 365 users and 140 million monthly users […]

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Windows 10 Reaches 500 Million Active Users, Satya Nadella Announces
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5 Best Torrent Clients For Mac OS X (2017 Edition)

Short Bytes: By looking at the Mac OS X torrent clients for ease of use and features, less annoying advertising and no toolbar attached, we came up with a list of the best programs. The best torrent clients for Mac OS X includes the likes of uTorrent, Transmission, Deluge, etc. You can use these torrenting programs for getting […]

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5 Best Torrent Clients For Mac OS X (2017 Edition)
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How To Speed Up Windows Using ReadyBoost And USB Drive? Does It Still Work?

Short Bytes: In Microsoft Windows, ReadyBoost is a software feature that speeds up the system by storing application files and data as cache in a USB drive. This is beneficial in case the system is running a slow hard drive. The ReadyBoost works with USB drives, SD cards, and CF cards. However, it may not […]

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How To Speed Up Windows Using ReadyBoost And USB Drive? Does It Still Work?
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Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering: What’s The Difference?

Short Bytes: New entrants in the field of computing often use computer science and computer engineering terms interchangeably. While they have a lot in common, they also have tons of differences. While computer science deals with processing, storage, and communication of data and instructions, computer engineering is a marriage of electrical engineering and computer science. […]

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Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering: What’s The Difference?
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Stack Overflow Trends: A New And Free Tool To Track Programming Languages And Technologies

Short Bytes: Stack Overflow has launched a new and free to use tool to give you a better idea of current programming and technology trends. Called Stack Overflow Trends, this tool basically measures the interests of users based on the number of questions each month. While the website doesn’t call it a perfect measure, it […]

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Stack Overflow Trends: A New And Free Tool To Track Programming Languages And Technologies
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Master Programming And Make Serious Money With Ultimate Learn To Code 2017 Bundle

Computer programmers are in great demand today. It has become the chief skill in many professions, and the remaining ones are, somehow, indirectly affected in one way or the other. To make your code learning journey, Fossbytes Academy is here with the Ultimate Learn To Code 2017 Bundle, which is available at 95% off for […]

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Master Programming And Make Serious Money With Ultimate Learn To Code 2017 Bundle
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Magical Spray Paint Turns Almost Any Surface Into A “Touch Sensor”

Short Bytes: A new tech called Electrick can turn almost any surface into a touch sensor and sense human finger. Created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, it involves coating a surface with an electrically conductive material (eg: conductive spray paint) and attaching electrodes along the periphery of the surface. pray paint cans are more […]

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Magical Spray Paint Turns Almost Any Surface Into A “Touch Sensor”
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Elon Musk Just Gave An Excellent Career Advice — Here It Is In One Sentence

Short Bytes: Elon Musk, Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO, discussed his new tunnel digging project and latest Tesla and SpaceX developments in a TED interview. He also gave a brilliant piece of advice that underlined the importance of moving forward and never stopping. Summed up in one sentence, it was — “If you’re not progressing, you’re regressing; […]

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Elon Musk Just Gave An Excellent Career Advice — Here It Is In One Sentence
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16 Best Instagram Tricks And Hidden Features You Must Know

Short Bytes: If you love clicking pictures and sharing them with your friends and family, by using some handy Instagram tricks you can make the best out of this Facebook-owned photo-sharing app. Using some hidden features, you can use Instagram as a photo editor, add/remove filters, drive traffic to your website, and more. These tips […]

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16 Best Instagram Tricks And Hidden Features You Must Know
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Researchers Discover Transparent Film That Can Transform Future Electronics And Solar Cells in Future

Short Bytes: The cost of conductive films used in electronic devices is on the rise. The researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a nano-scale thin transparent material that’s highly conductive in its class. It can be used to make smaller and more efficient electronics and solar cells in the future. team of researchers […]

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Researchers Discover Transparent Film That Can Transform Future Electronics And Solar Cells in Future
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iPhone Explodes In Man’s Hand, Causes Heavy Bleeding — “I Could Have Lost My Hand”

Short Bytes: In another iPhone 7 blast incident, England-based 42-year-old Lee Hayes got his right hand seriously injured. He swiped on the screen in order to take a call when his three days old iPhone 7 burst into flames. Hayes has got the device replaced and is thinking about some legal action. Phone 8 rumors […]

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iPhone Explodes In Man’s Hand, Causes Heavy Bleeding — “I Could Have Lost My Hand”
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Monday, May 8, 2017

First Look At Google’s Open Source Fuchsia OS — Here’s How To Try Fuchsia Armadillo UI

Short Bytes: The first good look at Google’s open source operating system Fuchsia OS is here. Discovered by Hotfixit, the default GUI of Fuchsia is Armadillo and it’s the default UI for Fuchsia. The interface looks like a card-based system and contains Google Now-like suggestions. Build using Google’s Futter SDK, you can compile the code as and APK […]

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First Look At Google’s Open Source Fuchsia OS — Here’s How To Try Fuchsia Armadillo UI
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How To Enable A New And Secret UWP File Explorer In Windows 10 Creators Update

Short Bytes: Microsoft launched Windows 10 Creators Update with a hidden UWP version of File Explorer. Now, a user has uncovered the same and detailed the method on Google+. You just need to create a shortcut on Windows 10 desktop and add the hidden destination address. Note that the current version of Windows 10 Creator’s […]

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How To Enable A New And Secret UWP File Explorer In Windows 10 Creators Update
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Google Researchers Found The Worst RCE Bug In MS Windows, Described As “Crazy Bad”

Short Bytes: The researchers from Google Project Zero have revealed a remote code execution bug in Microsoft Windows. The attacker doesn’t require any software to take the advantage of the serious bug. Microsoft is expected to fix the bug on May 9 Patch Tuesday release, followed by a detailed report by the researchers. tweet from […]

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Google Researchers Found The Worst RCE Bug In MS Windows, Described As “Crazy Bad”
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Report: Facebook Is Launching TV Service In June, Mostly Free

Short Bytes: Facebook is expected to launch a row of small to lengthy TV-like shows on its social networking platform. According to various sources, around two dozens shows of varying length would be released sometime in mid-June. Facebook would be relying on mid-roll ads to earn revenue from the shows. t’s a little more than a […]

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Report: Facebook Is Launching TV Service In June, Mostly Free
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Apricity OS, An Arch Linux-based Distro, Is Now Officially Dead

Short Bytes: The developers of Apricity OS Linux distro have announced that they’re shutting down the development process of their distro. They have listed lack of time as the major reason behind this decision. Just in case you’re running this Arch Linux-based distro, you won’t be getting any future updates–so, it’s time to make a […]

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Apricity OS, An Arch Linux-based Distro, Is Now Officially Dead
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Sunday, May 7, 2017

Dual OS Phone Running Android And Windows Is Coming Soon

Short Bytes: China-based OEM Coship, also known as Moly, is working on a dual OS smartphone. This phone will run work like dual OS laptops and allow you to choose between Windows 10 Mobile and Android during boot. While the exact release date and specification details of the upcoming phone are unknown, one can expect […]

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Dual OS Phone Running Android And Windows Is Coming Soon
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16 Chromecast Tips And Tricks Every User Should Know

Short Bytes: Chromecast is a streaming device by Google that enables content streaming from smartphone and tablets to an HDMI-compatible TV. This article includes a number of Chromecast tips and tricks which can be helpful and improve your Chromecast experience. think getting a Chromecast is one of the initial steps towards achieving our fully wireless dreams. Probably, […]

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16 Chromecast Tips And Tricks Every User Should Know
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Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 Released With Tons Of Updates And Fixes

Short Bytes: The Debian Project has announced the release of eight stable update of Debian 8 jessie. Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 comes with many package updates, 60+ bug fixes, and 90 security fixes. As it’s not a new major version release, the existing users who are already having all the latest security updates installed don’t need to do anything. […]

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Debian GNU/Linux 8.8 Released With Tons Of Updates And Fixes
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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Autosaver: This Free Tool Automatically Hits ‘CTRL+S’ And Prevents Data Loss In Windows

Short Bytes: For the people who regularly loose their work progress in Windows due to silly reasons, the Autosaver tool by door2windows can be a life saver. Autosaver can hit the CTRL+S option at regular intervals for different apps and software in Windows. This helps the users retains their data in case of power outage or an […]

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Autosaver: This Free Tool Automatically Hits ‘CTRL+S’ And Prevents Data Loss In Windows
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Smartphone Buying Guide: 5 Essential Tips To Look For

Short Bytes: Which factors do you keep in mind while buying a new smartphone? You might have different preferences but there are some features that you shouldn’t compromise with. We are here with a smartphone buying guide that’ll help you in this process. ith the fact being true enough that there is a plethora of […]

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Smartphone Buying Guide: 5 Essential Tips To Look For
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How Your Brainwaves Can Be Used To Steal Passwords And Private Data

Short Bytes: With the increasing work in the field of brain-computer interfaces, we are witnessing a new kind of security risk of brainwave hacking. Nitesh Saxena from the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that malicious software can be used to guess passwords and other private data. By training its notorious algorithm using random text inputs, […]

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How Your Brainwaves Can Be Used To Steal Passwords And Private Data
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How To Download Paid Android Apps For Free? — 6 Legal Ways

Short Bytes: If you’re looking for a way to get paid Android apps for free, then you’re at the right place. Apart from promotions from Google and Amazon, many third-party websites and apps keep offering apps for free or heavy discounts. Use should use these methods to save money and avoid indulging in piracy. ur […]

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How To Download Paid Android Apps For Free? — 6 Legal Ways
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Friday, May 5, 2017

“Forget Windows Use Linux” (FWUL) — A Linux Distro For Android Enthusiasts

Short Bytes: A senior XDA-developer member has created a new Linux distribution for Android enthusiasts. Based on Arch Linux, Forget Windows Use Linux or FWUL comes with a Windows 10-like theme and lots of pre-installed Android tools. Some of the popular tools are Simple ADB, JOdin, Heimdall, etc. Detailed instructions for installing and using Forget Windows Use Linux […]

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“Forget Windows Use Linux” (FWUL) — A Linux Distro For Android Enthusiasts
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10 Best VPN Services Of 2017

Short Bytes: VPN, or a virtual private network, helps you to make your online activities more private and anonymous. It can protect you from the prying eyes of hackers and government agencies, which are after your personal information and actions. Some of the best reviewed and trusted VPN services are Private Internet Access, ExpressVPN, and IPVanish. […]

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10 Best VPN Services Of 2017
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Playing Grand Theft Auto Inside A Neural Network’s Hallucination? It’s Possible!

Ever imagined what a Neural Network's hallucination would look like? The post Playing Grand Theft Auto Inside A Neural Network’s Halluc...