FBI unlocks San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone without help from Apple

This case should never have been brought. The couple died in a shootout with police after the rampage. Ms Decker said the Governments request to Apple was part of its solemn commitment to the shooting victims. The FBIs credibility just hit a new low, he said in a statement. Apple is yet to comment on the US justice departments announcement. source: www.techworm.net

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 62 words · Angela Hunter

Get Recruited While Playing A Coding Game During An Uber Ride

Uber wanted to play a coding game called Code on the Road. I think its kind of a crapshoot either way, Debner told Business Insider. If someone passes all of it, its kind of like a free phone screening. If they are worthy, the app prods them to click a button to get in touch. Just to see what would happen, Debner did hit the prompt to submit his results to Uber....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 102 words · Jerry Cook

Google ordered to unlock nine Android phones since 2012 by Feds

Did you know that Google has also been ordered to help FBI by unlocking Android smartphones? However, this is the first time it has confirmed that Google has also received such requests. Apple has identified 12 pending cases where the All Writs Act is being used against them. source: www.techworm.net

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · Travis Smith

Hacker exposes thousands of insecure desktops that anyone can remotely view

This is deep f**k, he said in a message. We had access to sysadmins boxes, big machines with sensitive data. There is no security at all. Currently, he has about 23 gigabytes of screenshots saved after thousands of successful connections. Its the outcome of users total neglect for using a basic security setting. And [most people] dont make that password, he said. Revolver would start a f**king internet revolution behind the people who leave their VNC-enabled machines unprotected....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 96 words · Tammy Mcbride

Hacker Weev hacked 29,000 college printers and spewed them with anti-Semitic messages

Since, the printers were programmed to automatically print this file format out, they immediately complied. Join us in the struggle for global white supremacy at The Daily Stormer. The hacker confirmed that the flyer was specially made for him by Daily Stormer staff. It turned out to be upwards of a million devices, Auernheimer wrote in a blog post last week. Using the Internet with the wrong opinion is a hate crime these days, folks, he wrote....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 97 words · Jose Herring

Microsoft joins hands with Canonical to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10

This news comes following recent speculation about users getting the option to run Bash shell on Windows 10. The collaboration between the two giants will bring more than just that claims ZDNet. Thanks to programs such as Cygwin or MSYS utilities. ZDNetreports: With this new addition, Ubuntu users will be able to run Ubuntu simultaneously with Windows. This will not be in a virtual machine, but as an integrated part of Windows 10....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 131 words · Wendy Smith

Now add bold, italics and strikethroughs to your WhatsApp messages

The new feature is hidden in the app, and needs to be turned on by including certain characters. Heres how it works: 1. For bold, add asterisks to either side of your text, e.g. bold2. For italics, add underscores to either side of the specific word or words, e.g. For strikethrough, add a tilde (~) to either side of the word or words, e.g. One can expect this update to roll out to the wider user base in the near future....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 96 words · Heidi Stanley

Scientists hack an Xbox Kinect to create a reflection-free camera

So whats the trick? We use the Fourier transform. Scientists say that the technology is a cool development, which will definitely help the photography industry. Source:MIT News Read More source: www.techworm.net

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 31 words · Melissa Crawford

This Rock Has A Fire-Powered Wi-Fi Router

Keepalive is a thermoelectric Wi-Fi router powered up by lighting a campfire underneath the boulder. The internet runs on Piratebox, a DIY-software that creates offline wireless networks. As long as the fire produces enough heat the router will stay switched on. The survival PDFs are loaded onto a USB drive located inside the cavity of the rock. Some of these strange uploads might have been the work of naughty visitors, but Bartholl doesnt mind....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · 86 words · John Davis

Microsoft HoloLens brings holoportation, sort of teleportation

Communicating and interacting with remote users becomes as natural as face-to-face communication. So, how does it work? The developer version of the HoloLens costs $3,000. Watch the video of the tech in action below, which is like something straight out of Star Wars. source: www.techworm.net

March 27, 2016 · 1 min · 45 words · William Elliott

One million Gmail accounts might have been targeted by government hackers says Google

However, the company did acknowledge that it knows who the targets are. In recent months, Google has been increasing its Gmail security. In its security update, one of its recent changes is the expansion of the safe browsing notifications. source: www.techworm.net

March 27, 2016 · 1 min · 41 words · Isaac Jimenez

Teach Yourself How To Code In These 10 Simple Steps

Lets start with the basics. good idea to sign up for college courses, if you wish to become a professional programmer. But if you are still thinking over a tech career, Switch will suggest one based on your interests. Depending on your purpose, you may want to choose the language to begin with. For instance, you will need to learn Swift, if you want to write an iOS app. Read about the top 10 languages used by developers on GitHubhere....

March 27, 2016 · 2 min · 227 words · Amber Ruiz

Top 10 Tips To Protect Yourself From Hackers

Every computer user needs to know the basic things to keep their gadget and data secure. Given below are the few tips and habits that can help you: 10. Also, it is known that most of the data breaches come from internal sources. However, it is not. It is always better to add an extra digit to make your phone more secure. Further, Android also has lock screen tools that lets you enhance your phones security....

March 27, 2016 · 1 min · 146 words · Paul Becker