‘123456’ is the most common password of 2016, reveals study

Are you using the worlds most popular password 123456? Well, you may want to think again. Keeper Security, a US-based password management company, has revealed a list of the worst passwords of 2016. The list has been compiled by aggregating passwords leaked in data breaches during the past year. The simplistic password 123456 ranked first for the third year in a row. 1q2w3e Keeper Security called for website operators to do more to force people to create strong phrases....

January 17, 2017 · 1 min · 146 words · Diane Adams

Nokia 6 Crosses Over 913,000 Registrations Ahead of Its January 19th Flash Sale

The smartphone will be available for purchase via the flash sale. HMD Global is getting ready to unveil some more Nokia Android smartphones. It is hoped that Nokia will launch the Nokia 6 globally at the event. On the specs front, Nokia 6 features a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 2.5D Gorilla Glass on top. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage....

January 16, 2017 · 1 min · 85 words · Kathryn Lee

Xbox One S Laptop Is Here, Ben Hecks Hacks Microsoft Latest Console

He also uses a controller to navigate menus to start a Blu-Ray movie. Ben takes the motherboard and scans an image of it in Adobe Illustrator. To give him more mounting options, he uses laser patterns to knock holes in the motherboard. Source:element14 Read More source: www.techworm.net

January 16, 2017 · 1 min · 47 words · Randy Davis

Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 released with new features and security updates

The new version also brings dozens of updated versions of the included components and applications. Security advisories were already published separately and are referenced where available, said the Debian Project. The Debian Project highlighted that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian 8. Well write a separate article when the Debian Project announce that. source: www.techworm.net

January 15, 2017 · 1 min · 59 words · Terri Reynolds

Former Android chief Andy Rubin plans new smartphone to challenge iPhone

Essential is a consumer hardware company that aims to tie multiple devices together. The idea is that the devices will be able get new hardware updates to keep them from getting old. In November 2015, Rubin registered Essential Products Inc. with California regulators. However, it is not clear if the devices will run on software based on Android. Currently, Essential has about 40 people working for the company who are recruited from Apple Inc....

January 15, 2017 · 1 min · 139 words · Vincent English

Google is using new machine learning to save the data needed for high-resolution images

It is now being utilized by Google+ images on Android devices. The Mountain View-based company has been testing and refining this technology on its own social media platform, Google+. However, Google has hinted that it will roll out the technology more broadly in the coming weeks. source: www.techworm.net

January 15, 2017 · 1 min · 48 words · Brian Cruz

How To Download A Complete Website To Browse Offline Without Internet

Our life is now centered around the Internet and data connection. Without the Internet connection, we can not use our smartphones or laptops to their optimum potential. This is true when sometimes we need to access very important web pages but cant due to Internet issues. The trick involves downloading the full website data and can browse the website at your own sweet time. This is also true when you are using a slow Internet connection....

January 15, 2017 · 2 min · 308 words · Todd Lamb

Student Hacker Faces 10 Years In Prison For Infecting 16,000 Computers With Spyware

These details were revealed in apress releasefrom the U.S. Department of Justice. Now, Shames has pleaded guilty to the charges of aiding and abetting computer intrusions. Currently, Shames is astudentat James Madison University. He then continued to improve and market the spyware from his college dorm room. Further, someone using the username Mephobia was marketing this software on Hack Forums since 14th March 2013. The seller asked for a $35-lifetime subscription and payment was requested via PayPal and bitcoins....

January 15, 2017 · 1 min · 84 words · Timothy Fletcher

Foldable gun which looks like iPhone puts Europe police on alert

But what if you didnt have to conceal? Smartphones are everywhere, so your new pistol will easily blend in with todays environment. In its locked position it will be virtually undetectable because it hides in plain sight. Priced half than an iPhone 7, the rig will open for sales around 330 pounds. Most people possess a smartphone, meaning that it can pass completely overlooked. Source:Evening Standard Read More source: www.techworm.net

January 14, 2017 · 1 min · 70 words · Mr. Francisco Collins

Forget Ubuntu, now OpenSuse Linux comes to Windows 10

Microsoft brought the fun and power of Linux to Windows 10 with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Now your Linux experience on Windows 10 is bound to get a further refill with OpenSuse Linux distro. OpenSUSE hasgiven the users an optionto run openSUSE inside your Windows 10 installation. In ablog post, Sr. Currently, the users have two options openSUSE Leap 42.2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2. source: www.techworm.net

January 14, 2017 · 1 min · 70 words · Nicholas Price

Google releases ‘Draco’ – a 3D graphic open source compression library

For those unfamiliar, Google has always been an important contributor to the open source community. Draco is a library for compressing and decompressing 3D geometric meshes and point clouds. It is also intended to enhance the storage and transmission of 3D graphics. With Draco, applications using 3D graphics can be significantly smaller without compromising visual fidelity. Check out Draco in action below. you’re able to also view the code of the open source project on GitHubhere....

January 14, 2017 · 1 min · 78 words · Paul Harmon

Police Arrest Brother-Sister Duo For Allegedly Hacking Bankers, Politicians, Vatican Cardinals In Italy

They are being kept in seclusion in two different jails in Rome, police said. Apparently, Giulio and Francesca Maria are well known in the citys financial community. We have evidence that the spying activity was going on since 2010 and possibly several years before that. They attempted to infiltrate tens of thousands of accounts. However, Giulio Occhioneros lawyer Stefano Parretta said his client denies being involved in espionage. As per the lawyer, Giulio only owned servers in the US because he ran a business there....

January 14, 2017 · 1 min · 107 words · Elizabeth Herman

SyntaxDB – A programming syntax ‘search engine’ made to order for programmers

Now the programmers job is made easy by SyntaxDB. This website calls itself the programming syntax database and allows coders to search programming related query. Nguyen says SyntaxDB is especially helpful for those who often use search engines for their programming related queries. In the right sidebar, there are links to the official documentations for more help. SyntaxDB also offers wannabe programmers its API so that they can write their own integration....

January 14, 2017 · 1 min · 74 words · Debra Singh