ASUS Zenbo robot can be your own personal butler for $599

ASUS Zenbo will be aiming to bring a robot that can transform into your very own butler, so you’ve got the option to feel like Bruce Wayne and well, Zenbo can be the surrogate father with loads of electrical circuits inside it. There are numerous ways the robot can function, such as responding to voice queries, or helping its owners logging into websites, taking photos, and so much more. It can also help to login to users accounts but looking at the numerous security issues that are plaguing the world right now, it is a good idea to not let the robot get to know any of your login credentials....

May 30, 2016 · 2 min · 305 words · Kyle Crosby

ASUS ZenBook 3 with Core i7, 16GB DRAM is slimmer and faster than Macbook

The ZenBook 3 is arguably slimmer, thinner and faster than Apples Macbook, also it is cheaper. Weighing just 910 grams, the hardware is packed in an 11.9mm aerospace-grade aluminium alloy chassis. ASUS mentions that the ZenBook 3 is 40% stronger than traditional notebooks. It features slim bezel design that provides an 82% screen-to-body ratio for the maximum display size. The ZenBook 3 is thinner, lighter and more powerful than the MacBook Air and the MacBook ranges....

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 161 words · Gary Collins

Google Failed!!! Selling Its Robotics Division to Toyota Research

According to the sources, the deal is almost finalized. But after Rubin left, the company lost its direction. In addition, tension had risen between Alphabet and the team of engineers at Boston Dynamics. Toyotas purchase of Boston Dynamics was referred to by a former employee as a friendly buyout. Its mission is to do research in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics. Pratt used to work with Boston Dynamics CEO and founder Marc Raibert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology....

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 117 words · Michael Bartlett

How To Remove Background From Image In Android Smartphone

Or, imagine a beautiful selfie of yours, which is photo-bombed by your friend in the background. You want to retain these pictures but not with their background. So, what do you do? Download and implement the appBackground Eraserin your Android smartphone. Just snag the optionLoad a photo. After cropping the picture, just tap on thedoneoption. It is suggested that you select theAutowith zoom in into picture. you’re free to make use of the eraser to fix it out....

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 128 words · Daniel Gomez

Make Your Smartphone Spy-Proof With Edward Snowden

His leaks opened the worlds eyes to government snooping and surveillance programs. If you know youre actively under threat, says Snowden. You might have bought the phone, but whoever hacked it, theyre the one who owns it. However, these measures will require some hardware skills. You are good to go by just plugging in a headset that has a microphone. source: www.techworm.net

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 62 words · Joseph Martin

Security researcher raided by FBI for finding and reporting publicly exposed data

FBI Raids Home of Researcher Who Alerted Company of Publicly Exposed Data This happens in America again. Eaglesoft is manufactured by Patterson Dental, a division of Patterson Companies. Shafer discovered this while he was investigating the companys Eaglesoft software. He was searching for the hard-coded database credentials when he discovered an anonymous FTP server which anyone could access. Shafer notified the company as well as CERT. Shafer worked with DataBreaches.net to secure the FTP server with Patterson Dental and made his findings public in mid-February....

May 30, 2016 · 2 min · 240 words · Shannon Alvarez

Students Can Now Learn How To Code With ‘Coding With Chrome’ App

Sphero, Lego Mindstorms). Other than that, it seems to work just fine. Coding with Chrome will be available for offline use also. The app is available for download for free. source: www.techworm.net

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 32 words · Kristina Ferguson

Vulnerabilities in all LG Smartphones can allow hackers to remotely wipe the device

This could happen due to two vulnerabilities that exist in all LG smartphones according researchers from Check Point. CVE-2016-3117 Check Point researchers found that the hackers could exploit the Android LG service called LGATCMDService. They could use malicious script to exploit this particular vulnerability and lock the LG smartphones in exchange for ransom. WAP Push is the SMS protocol (PDU) used to send URLs to mobile devices. If you own a LG smartphone, you are advised to take these steps....

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 82 words · Jonathan Lester

You can test Amazon’s Alexa voice service before you decide on buying it

Amazons smart home offering, Echo has been a super-duper hit with 3 million plus units sold. Google has already unveiled its own Google Home while Apple is launching a API to take on Amazons Echo. Now you’ve got the option to try it out before deciding on buying it. Amazon has launched a website to provide you with that benefit. It will allow you to experience the Alexa voice service for free via your net online gate....

May 30, 2016 · 1 min · 139 words · Karen Wilson

10 Simple Ways To Reduce Data Usage On Your Android Smartphone

Also, more and more people are using streaming apps like YouTube and Netflix these days. Your smartphone will be rendered useless if it has no internet connection. Unlimited data plans have seemingly disappeared, and users are stuck with limited usage data plan options. This may be very annoying and could take the fun out of using your Android smartphone. So, it becomes important that the mobile/cellular data be used diligently to avoid hefty charges for the same....

May 29, 2016 · 2 min · 266 words · Mr. Shawn Page

8 ways in which you can take advantage of your Android smartphone’s NFC Chip

This ultra-efficient form of wireless communication may not look very powerful. However, it can be a formidable tool with a little cleverness. Given below are eight of the best NFC uses. However, you will need an NFC-enabled smartphone to try out the actions below. In addition, some of these NFC tricks will require the use of an NFC tag. However, this hack allows an NFC tag to do all of the work for you....

May 29, 2016 · 2 min · 296 words · Sean Hunt

Anonymous is 2016’s top trending hacktivist group

However, the campaign is sure to become a support in Anonymous standard operations. source: www.techworm.net

May 29, 2016 · 1 min · 15 words · Cameron Warner

Check if your Windows 10 PC or Smartphone has been hacked with this app

There is always a new security breach that could expose the users computers or their accounts. However, there is now a new app called Hacked? that lets you find out if any of your accounts was impacted by security breaches. It prompts you to set up your accounts when you first trigger the app. It not only quickly recognises it after configuration but also looks for changes on a regular basis....

May 29, 2016 · 1 min · 85 words · Lori Gibson