Apple offers cure for iPhone 6 ‘Touch Disease’ for $149

In other words, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus would freeze up and not respond to touch commands. However, Apple refused to acknowledge the issue then, leaving many users dissatisfied. This led many users paying for more expensive logic board replacements. Source:Apple Read More source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2016 · 1 min · 46 words · Laura Smith

How to help prevent the next internet takedown by securing your router

Change both the username and the password to something strong and distinctive. Select a good password, and dont post it where people can see it. Leaving this feature enabled allows people to access your connection without authentication. It is definitely best to avoid devices that have issues with ongoing, unpatched security holes. Alternate software is not yet an option, as IoT devices are enough of a novelty. Therefore, it is even more important for them to be easy to secure....

November 18, 2016 · 1 min · 107 words · Gabriella Nicholson

Selfie Craze : Coca-Cola comes up with a built-in selfie-camera bottle

Users tag themselves and their friends in photos on Coca-Colas social media assets. Coca-Cola has said that the selfie bottle is limited edition and wont be sold at the outlets. source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2016 · 1 min · 32 words · Danielle Barnett

Super Mario Run to launch on December 15 on iOS devices

Super Mario Run, which is Nintendos first mobile outing, will launch for iOS devices on December 15th. However, there is no news as to when the game will arrive on the Android platform. Super Mario Run is the first Super Mario Bros. game developed specifically for mobile devices. source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · Kenneth Chavez

The world’s first smartphone with built-in 360° VR Camera is here!

the Darling VR smartphone features the worlds first 360 live virtual reality streaming camera for smartphones. The company claims that the Darling VR Smartphone can even remotely detect the human body temperature without touching. Apart from its feature built-in VR camera, the Darling combines a 5.5? FHD retina display with 1080p resolution. The Darling VR smartphone has many unique applications like being able to make 360 virtual live streaming possible....

November 18, 2016 · 1 min · 72 words · Frederick Barnett DVM

Windows 10 Calculator Gives Wrong Mathematical Calculations

It appeared that the standard Calculator ignored the order of operations. However, the problem persists only when you calculate in the Standard mode. If you switch to Scientific Mode, the Calculator app displays the correct answer. We hope Microsoft is quick enough to fix the issue. source: www.techworm.net

November 18, 2016 · 1 min · 48 words · Gary Simon

$5 PoisonTap device can hack into any locked Windows or Mac run computer

This is because the lock screen protects the access of a PC/laptop to unauthorized access. He has created this ultimate hack tool calledPoisonTapusing just $5 Rasberry Pi and running on Node.js. Once the PoisonTap is connected, the hacking tool emulates an Ethernet gadget over USB. The PoisonTap then starts hijacking the internet traffic by taking control of IPv4 space. Khamkar has said that cookie siphoning is possible even if the web web app is not actively used....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 109 words · Julian Taylor

700 Million Android Phones Secretly Sending Users’ Data Including Text Messages To China

Its code runs on over 700 million Android phones, cars and other smart devices. Kryptowire came across the issue after a researcher bought an inexpensive BLU R1 HD phone for an overseas trip. During the phones setup process, the researcher noted unusual web connection activity. It was obviously something that we were not aware of. We moved very quickly to correct it, said Samuel Ohev-Zion, CEO of BLU Products. The firmware allowed remote installation of applications without the users consent....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 175 words · Jeffrey Jenkins

ALS patient communicates with the help of computer-brain interface

The fully implanted brain-computer interface allows the patient to wirelessly transmit her thoughts to a computer. The new implant help the patient to spell out words and sentences, and can be used anywhere. it is a completely implantable gadget that works at home without need for any professionals to make it paintings. Image Credits -CTV The patient, Hanneke de Bruijne was diagnosed with ALS in 2008. Shortly, her nerve cells completely gave manner....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 203 words · Anna Baldwin

CEO of cyber security start-up resigns after threatening to kill Donald Trump

PacketSled, is a San Diego-based cyber-security firm that develops software to detect the origin of cyber-attacks. Im going to kill the president. Elect, was one of the posts on Harrigans Twitter account. …getting a sniper rifle and perching myself where it counts, reads a post to Harrigans Facebook account. Find a bedroom in the whitehouse [sic] that suits you motherfer. Best Regards, Matt Harrigan Harrigans apologetic statement has since been removed from PacketSleds website....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 103 words · Angela Roman

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Pinterest Account Hacked Again

For the second time this year, Zuckerbergs Pinterest account has been hacked by OurMine again. It brings out the security flaws in a users account by gaining access to them, says OurMine team. Apparently, OurMine mailed folks at CNET who claimed to have hacked Zuckerbergs Pinterest account. They claimed to have a discovered a vulnerability on Pinterest that allowed them to hijack Zuckerbergs account. By exploiting it, they were able to deface his profile....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 124 words · Joseph Martin

Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation

Microsoft is also releasing a public preview edition of its previously-announced SQL Server database product for Linux. Coming back to the SQL Server database for Linux, if you are interested, you candownload it here. There are more surprises this 16th morning. Google has joined the Microsoft owned .Net foundation. The last surprise for today, Microsoft will be releasing a version of Visual Studio for Apples Macs. Microsoft accidentally leaked this news earlier this week when it published a blog entry ahead of schedule....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 99 words · Larry Garcia

Press the Enter Key For 70 Seconds To Bypass Linux Disk Encryption Authentication

LUKS is the standard rig for executing Linux hard disk encryption. LUKS is often put into action with Cryptsetup. The problem lies in the Cryptsetup default configuration file, which is a bad one. The vulnerability is very reliable because it doesnt depend on specific systems or configurations. Note that in cloud environments it is also possible to remotely exploit this vulnerability without having physical access. Marco says that Cryptsetup understands this error as a slow gadget that needs more time to warm-up....

November 16, 2016 · 1 min · 128 words · Joshua Reid