Covering your computer microphone with tape will do nothing, here’s what you should do insteadIt is quite simple. All you need to do is make your PC deaf to give hackers the run-around. While it may be thought that placing a tape over the microphone can ensure safety, Mashable decided to test this technique. However, on examination, they found that Zuckerberg’s method with clear tape as well as thicker gaffer’s tape did not work....

The ten-second video footage of the incident that happened on January 19 has been circulating online that shows a man looking to purchase a replacement battery for his iPhone in an electronics, reports Taiwan News. The video clip shows the store employee handing the man a battery, which he brings up to his face and then bites on it to check its authenticity. The moment he removes the battery from his mouth, it bursts into flames just inches away from his face....

The site explains that this new patent shows “a perspective view of an illustrative electronic device such as a future iPhone that bends along a flexible portion such as a flexible seam associated with a hinge.” All the technical details are included in the patent such as how a bendable screen would work, but it seems like it is basically a new technology that would be centred on conductive carbon nanotube structures that are flexible and resistant to strong pressure and cracks....

How do you speed it up? This is where the idea of torrent comes in. Torrenting (or using torrent) has been around for a couple of years, but because not many understand how it truly works, it has also been a favorite subject of controversy. Is it illegal to download files from the system? Before we answer the question, let’s discuss its process. ALSO READ: How To Unblock Torrent Sites How Torrents Work?...

The entire Mt.Gox saga is blamed on a certain Mark Karpeles by the bitcoin lovers and bitcoin community because Mark Karpeles is the head of Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange. After more than a year after being offline and owing the $390 millions to Mt.Gox stakeholders, including the investors and bitcoin depositors in lost bitcoins, the Japanese police on Saturday finally arrested Mark Karpeles A spokesman for the Tokyo Police said that France-born Karpeles, 30, was suspected of manipulating data on the exchange’s computer system in 2013 to falsely create about $1....

For those unaware, the FBI subpoena was seeking information from readers who read a USA Today article published on February 2, 2021, about the killing of two FBI agents while the agents were serving a warrant in a child exploitation case in Florida. The FBI’s subpoena sought IP addresses and other potentially identifying information “for computers or other electronic devices” of readers who accessed the February 2, 2021 article from “00:03-00:38 UTC on 2/3/2021” – i....

Perhaps Kayne wanted to try the classic shoutout ‘I Love My Wife’ to the world like the 2015 version of Lloyd Dobler’s boombox in Say Anything, only he added a little garnish to his tweets with word “SWISH!!!” The term became a instant trend and Twitter users started using it memes. https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/577528903167660032 — Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) March 16, 2015 Here are a select memes and parodies Twitter users tried...

However the company said that some encryption elements, password reminders and email addresses from the users were compromised. Password is a web based password management service which provides users with a option to resolve the problem of memorizing passwords. LastPass said that they have detected several suspicious activities on LastPass’ network system. In all, the unknown attackers obtained hashed user passwords, cryptographic salts, password reminders, and e-mail addresses, LastPass CEO Joe Siegrist wrote in a blog post....

The Lenovo A5000 smartphone is now up for sale in Russia at RUB 12,000 (approximately Rs. 14,500), however, there has been no declaration for other markets. One of the most remarkable features of the Lenovo A5000 is that it is supported by a large 4000mAh battery touted to deliver up to 17 hours of talk time and up to 792 hours of standby time on 3G networks. On the flip side, the smartphone might just support 3G connectivity with no 4LTE support, as suggested in the official listing of the Lenovo A5000....

LG boasts that G7 ThinQ will feature a “Boombox Speaker” that will not only increase the sound level by more than 6dB (decibels), but will also double the bass produced by the device. Also, the bass will get amplified to higher decibels if the device is placed on a solid flat surface or a box. “We have focused on new audio technology as the smartphone is increasingly used to listen to music,” LG said....

LG Display has unveiled a new, ultra-thin television screen that is less than one millimeter thick. The launch took place at LG’s home country, South Korea. To understand how slim the unveiled TV is, the LG’s current thinnest TV screen is a 55-inch OLED panel that is 4.3 mm thick. So you can stack 4 ultra thin TVs against each other to get the thickness of the current OLED TV from LG....

The latest operating system for Macs brings several new features, including additions to FaceTime, AirPlay to Mac, Live Text and Visual Lookup, Safari updates, Shortcuts app, SharePlay, Universal Control and more. Let’s have a look at what’s new in macOS Monterey: FaceTime To begin with, FaceTime includes new audio and video features that make calls feel more natural and lifelike. With spatial audio, voices in a FaceTime call sound like they are coming from where the person is positioned on the screen....

Once downloaded and unzipped the file opens ‘IMG_xxxx’.jar file which on executing downloads the malware from a remote dropbox Account and infects the system. The Victim’s Account is hijacked and used to spread the trojan to his friends using the Facebook messenger which follows the same chain and sequence for the next victim.The Malware has not been identified yet but what seems from its code is that its a variant of Banking trojan and was developed by someone who speaks Greek....

Doogee is a Chinese smartphone OEM which has been releasing smartphones like crazy lately. The company has unveiled a number of mid-range offerings, and a few more are inbound, and same can be said about the company’s ‘F3? flagship. Doogee will release a couple of F3 variants, and one of those variants will include the wood back cover. That being said, we’ve received some interesting information from our source, it seems like this company is also working on an extremely affordable handset which is supposed to launch very soon....

Micromax Canvas Play, which is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) based device runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box. There is nothing different about the phone as Canvas Play is the third smartphone from Micromax that runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box. The other two models were Micromax Canvas Fire 4 and Micromax Canvas Spark. The Canvas Play smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek (MT6582M) processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. It also features a 5....

Micron says it will be increasing your smartphone storage space to 1TB by 2020 with 3D NAND FlashWhat is 3D NAND Flash Micron 3D NAND-based 32GB Flash memory chips are meant for high and mid-end smartphone segment. Micron said that its mobile 3D NAND Flash gives smartphone owner unparalleled user experience that includes seamless high definition video streaming, higher bandwidth gameplay, faster boot up times, camera performance and file loading. More than the launch of its 3D NAND based 32GB Flash memory chip, what Gino Skulick, vice president at Micron’s mobile business unit said is more important....

Now, Microsoft’s CEO Panos Panay has released a new teaser video showcasing the beautifully redesigned MS Paint, a popular desktop application released in 1985. “Here’s another Windows 11 first look,” Mr. Panay tweeted today. “This is the beautifully redesigned Paint app, coming soon to Windows Insiders. Can’t wait to see your creations!” — Panos Panay (@panos_panay) August 18, 2021 It is no hidden fact that Microsoft is trying to bring the MS Paint app up to the more modern design language of Windows 11....

The Redmond giant’s nine-apparel collection, which has a strong retro feel is part of a partnership between known streetwear designer and Supervsn Creative Director Gavin Mathieu and Microsoft, united by a common style and philosophy. According to the company, the Hardware collection is reflective of the Normcore style – a lifestyle aesthetic that puts the focus on individuals and not on the clothing they wear. “What Gavin has designed for this collection captures the spirit of our discussions on enabling people to move and create in a way that helps them make the most impact....

“We’re not supporting new web standards for it and, while many sites work fine, developers by and large just aren’t testing for Internet Explorer these days. They’re testing on modern browsers,” said Chris Jackson, worldwide head of cyber-security at Microsoft’s Windows division, in the blog post. Jackson said that developers now no longer test on the legacy Web browser, but instead use “modern browsers”. While many of the users these days either use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, some firms still depend on Internet Explorer for web apps that have been built using the old infrastructure....

While the temporary fix has been released by Microsoft but the exploit is still vulnerable for unpatched machines. If you are using Microsoft Word your maximum security lies in avoiding and not to opening or previewing an RTF email attachments from untrusted sources and websites.Resource: Microsoft Security Advisory