Pokemon Go beats Facebook and Twitter in popularity

It is also said to have surpassed dating app Tinder in terms of installs. So, how does this game works? In just two days, Pokemon Go brought Nintendos market value to $7.5 billion. It is also worth noting that Pokemon Go already has more than 10 million installs on Android alone. The game is expected to soon arrive in India, Singapore, Germany, Taiwan, Indonesia and Britain. source: www.techworm.net

July 15, 2016 · 1 min · 68 words · Michael Harding

Top 10 countries with the fastest internet

Internet is definitely one of the newest and most forward-looking media and the medium of the future. However, to enjoy the uninterrupted services of the internet, you oughta have good connectivity. The company releases a report every quarter that ranks countries as per their internet speed. South Korea According to the Akami report, people in South Korea enjoy the fastest internet in the world. The countrys average internet speed measures 29 Mbps, which is 4....

July 15, 2016 · 2 min · 264 words · Darlene Hanna

Top 10 vulnerability scanners for hackers and researchers

Avulnerability scanneris such a automated software which has specifically been written to find such flaw. All OpenVAS products are Free Software. Most components are licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). The OpenVAS is available for FREE and for Linux, Windows and other operating systems. Windows 2000 will no longer be supported with this release. MBSA is a FREEWARE and is available only for Windows operating system. Once installed, the Secunia PSI can help you patch vulnerable programs and stay secure....

July 15, 2016 · 2 min · 240 words · Ashley Jacobson

Two men fall off a cliff while playing Pokemon Go

The game has been responsible for everything right from a teen stumbling upon adead bodyto astring of robberies. Police said the men became distracted while trying to catch Pokemon, causing them to fall from the cliff. The other man, who was unconscious, was located about 50 feet down the cliff. The gamers had climbed over a marked fence and onto the bluff, which is reportedly marked as unstable. Both men were taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, though neither were seriously injured....

July 15, 2016 · 1 min · 110 words · Jessica Burch

Watch how Security Researchers Used Ubuntu Linux to Hack Surgical Robots

Watch how security researchers hacked a surgical robot using Ubuntu Linux The power of Linux! Linux operating system was developed as an open source alternative to Microsofts popular yet closed Windows operating system. After being released in 1991, Linux has come a long way to powering drones and even destroyers. (Credits-Motherboard) Now, security researchers used the Ubuntu, a popular Linux distro to hack a surgical robot usingROS. In the future, your surgeon could be a machine....

July 15, 2016 · 1 min · 135 words · Ricky Brown

WhatsApp to withdraw support for old Nokia and Android Smartphones by year end

To recall, WhatsApp back in February had announced the end of support for Symbian alongside BlackBerry. But, using a third-party or tweaked program is never recommended. source: www.techworm.net

July 15, 2016 · 1 min · 28 words · Barbara Wilson

Apple iPhone 7 EarPods with lightening connector leaked on Weibo

According to latest leaks on Chinese Twitter equivalent, Weibo, iPhone 7 earpods would be unique. The new iPhone 7 earpods cant be plugged into any other gadget according to Mac Rumours. The iPhone 7 will be very much similar in appearance to the current iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models. It will be replaced by a on screen capacitive home screen on the iPhone 7. Apple will use MacBook and Apple Watchs taptic engine to simulate a press....

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 116 words · William Boyer

Blockchain-based system for banks launched by ex-Google engineer

What the blockchain does is provide a very secure way of storing transactions. He expects the system to be up-and-running within about a year. source: www.techworm.net

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 26 words · Austin Hudson

Coding bug costs losses worth $7 million to Citigroup

Blue sheets include the time, throw in, volume, and prices of trades, among other information. We are pleased to have resolved this matter, a Citigroup spokeswoman said when asked about the situation. The error was caused when Citigroup introduced new alphanumeric branch codes for its branches in mid 1990. However, the buggy code did not detect transactions when Citigroup introduced new branch codes like 10B, 10C. source: www.techworm.net

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 68 words · Hannah Snyder

Fiat Chrysler To Pay Upto $1,500 To Find Security Flaws In Its Cars

FCA will offer the bounty on the Bugcrowd platform. The platform will manage the payouts. Bugcrowd says it has about 30,000 security researchers as members. We want to encourage independent security researchers to reach out to us and share what theyve found. The automaker asks that researchers provide complete details of any vulnerabilities found, including proof-of-concept code or details. Uconnect iOS, Uconnect Android, ecoDrive onAndroid and ecoDrive on the iPhone and iPad are all targets....

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 120 words · Aaron Hawkins

Get the most of your Google Chrome browser with these 25 tips and tricks

Click that, and youll see a list of sites you could search directly from the omnibar. Chrome will add most of these naturally. (In other words, Gmails search function). Then, make the keyword gmail.com, or mail.google.com. Now, you’ve got the option to search your email as you would have done Wikipedia above. A similar trick can be done with Google Drive through the URL https://drive.google.com/#search/%s. While it is not a huge time saver, but efficiency is efficiency....

July 14, 2016 · 2 min · 373 words · Caitlin Hopkins

Microsoft rolls out Skype for Linux Alpha

Skype say the launch of the new Skype for Linux client confirms our commitment to the Linux community. The new app will look very different from the old one, points out Microsoft. Indeed, over the last two years, quite a bit has changed in Skype. It might not be a good idea to use this as your main Skype client. As an alpha version, the new Skype for Linux has a number of limitations....

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 113 words · Edward Orr

Moto E 3rd Gen Unveiled at Launch Price of £99 in UK

Underneath, it is powered by aQuad-Coreprocessor,2800mAh batteryalong withMicroSD card expansion. Complete details for the exact chipset, RAM and storage are yet to be revealed. Theres an8MP rear camerawith LED flash and a5MP front-facingshooter for selfies. It runs on near stockAndroid Marshmallowwith a couple of neat Moto additions. through retailers including Tesco, Amazon, Argos, O2 and more. Lenovo, as of now, hasnt revealed the complete details and global launch dates....

July 14, 2016 · 1 min · 71 words · Cole Clark