Irishman tags himself in riot photos on Facebook, gets two years jail

However, he was seen sitting on a wall with his face exposed earlier in the day. Apparently, Darragh had spotted himself in some of the riot photos, and went ahead and tagged himself. He was subsequently arrested and admitted one charge of participating in the riot. He has been given a two year prison sentence. source: www.techworm.net

April 16, 2016 · 1 min · 57 words · Katelyn Davis

Malware found in surveillance cameras sold through Amazon

The seller, Urban Security Group, had mostly good reviews, so Olsen made the purchase. When trying to set up the camera kit, Olsen said that something seemed a bit off. He googled the name and found that the host name, Brenz.pl, is linked to malware distribution. Further investigation revealed the host name, Brenz.pl, islinked to malware distribution. This is not the first time Brenz has been found spreading malware. According to cybersecurity firm Sucuri, it was first spotted distributing malware in 2009, before being shut down....

April 16, 2016 · 1 min · 162 words · David Johnson

Paralysed Man Regains Control Of Hand Via Brain Chip Implant

Burkhart may show the way for revolutionary advances in their treatment, the researchers said. Its a demonstration of six basic hand and wrist movements. He can grab a credit card and swipe it through a reader. He can move individual fingers and hold a toothbrush. However, the current system can only be used in a controlled laboratory environment. The current trial authorizes up to four additional patients, he said. source: www....

April 16, 2016 · 1 min · 71 words · Robert Gardner

Police to get ‘textalyzers’ to check your phone for distracted driving

Failure or refusal to hand over a rig would result in the revocation of the drivers license or permit. If the driver does refuse, a warrant could be obtained by the police. Distracted driving should be taken as seriously as drunk driving, Lieberman said. Lieberman finally had his attorney subpoena the records for a civil suit. Liebermans family settled the civil case out of court for an undisclosed sum. source: www....

April 16, 2016 · 1 min · 71 words · Jonathan Murphy

Sharp’s adorable RoboHon robot phone will be available in May for $1,800

The smartphone that walks will set you back by a whopping $235 per inch. RoBoHoN runs on Android 5.0 mobile operating system and comes with 16 gigabytes of storage and an 8-megapixel camera. Sharp developed the robot phone in collaboration with University of Tokyo professor and Robo Garage CEO Tomotaka Takahashi. source: www.techworm.net

April 16, 2016 · 1 min · 53 words · Tamara Scott

These 15 jobs at Microsoft will pay you more than $170,000 a year

This implies that Microsoft is shelling out huge bucks to attract and keep some top talent in the company. Microsoft Principal Development Managers make $180,812 or $292,500 in total compensation. A Director of Engineering in Microsoft can make $196,677 in a year or $346,247 in total compensation. They can make $205,297 a year with $426,689 in total compensation. to keep things buzzing along in companies like Microsoft, you need plenty of well-paid General Managers....

April 16, 2016 · 1 min · 172 words · Aaron Melendez

18TB hard drives will be entering the market soon

Improved technology will also mean that these drives boast higher efficiency than their predecessors. source: www.techworm.net

April 15, 2016 · 1 min · 16 words · Nicole Graves

Google Introduces “Goals” to Calendar to help you achieve results

We all have goals. It could be learn a new language, spend more time with family or exercise more. This new Google Goals allows you to drop your goal and how often you want to do it. It will find the time for you to work towards your biggest goals. Google goals will integrate these into the app that runs your life your calendar. To set new Goal, (like Learn French) simply answer a few questions (like How often?...

April 15, 2016 · 1 min · 118 words · Sarah Martin

Research finds teens will sell their personal information for cash

As consumers, teens clearly understand the commercial value of their personal data, the report says. They found the kids to be instinctively digital and that they fully understood the value of their personal information. The reports were published in a report titled The age of digital enlightenment (PDF). Logicalis had been looking into differences between the pre-internet generation and digital natives. In other words, the ones who have been around digital from the time they were born....

April 15, 2016 · 1 min · 158 words · Matthew Thompson

This man deleted his entire company with one line of wrong code

Yes, you heard it right. The command he mistakenly typed in was rm -rf. Thus, it deleted everything on the servers. I feel sorry to say that your company is now essentially dead, wrote a user called Sven. Another poster commented that: Youre going out of business. You dont need technical advice, you gotta call your lawyer. This is not bad luck: its astonishingly bad design reinforced by complete carelessness, he added....

April 15, 2016 · 1 min · 77 words · Donna Gray MD

What Are White Hat, Grey Hat, and Black Hat Hackers?

There are basically three types of hackers: white hats, black hats and grey hats. To understand these, lets first know what a hacker is. A hacker is someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer online grid. They normally notify the vendor once they discover a vulnerability in software so that the flaw can be fixed. White hats are also considered as ethical hackers. They may then offer to correct the defect for a fee....

April 15, 2016 · 1 min · 97 words · Rebecca Stewart

Chinese hacker claims he can hack a car even without internet connection

Everyone knows that an internet-connected smart car is a huge hacking risk. The good news is that Daishen is a white-hat hacker and he does security research for public good. He says hes already turned information on the security holes over to vehicle manufacturers. source: www.techworm.net

April 14, 2016 · 1 min · 46 words · Morgan Tanner

Gigabyte launches its X99P-SLI motherboard just in time with Broadwell-E processor launch

With Intels Broadwell-E processor lineup about to be launched, it is only fitting that motherboard manufacturers jump in on the opportunity to release compatible motherboards. Gigabyte is a popular manufacturer who has just announced its X99P-SLI motherboard, and as you’re free to tell from the name, the board is going to be compatible with NVIDIAs SLI technology and AMDs CrossFire X configuration. Gigabytes newly announced motherboard ships with support eight DDR4 memory slot, and this time, you will also have the option to increase your storage through M....

April 14, 2016 · 2 min · 363 words · Bianca Williams