Samsung starts testing Safety Truck Concept in Argentina

The IP56-certified signage are water- and dust-proof and were designed to maintain visual quality even under strong sunlight. We hope traffic collision declines as more and more trucks use Samsungs signage technology. source: www.techworm.net

February 4, 2016 · 1 min · 34 words · Lindsey Parrish

Student arrested for hacking high school’s database and changing grades

If convicted on all the charges, the student could be sentenced to up to four years in prison. The hacker would retrieve the information remotely. The affidavit police submitted to obtain the warrant to search Hanumanthus home. Some other seniors also saw their rank increase as a result of the grade changes. As a result of the hack, Panther Creek High promised to send corrected transcripts to students and universities....

February 4, 2016 · 1 min · 131 words · Oscar Greene

Bill Gates Hacked His High School’s Computers To Be Put Up In All-Girls Classes

Paul did the computer scheduling with me, Gates said. Unfortunately for him he was two years ahead of me and he was off to college by then. It wasnt that I could talk to them or anything but they were there. When I went off to Harvard I was a little bit more sociable. But I was below average on talking to girls. source: www.techworm.net

February 3, 2016 · 1 min · 65 words · Judith Ward

Alphabet officially dethrones Apple as the world’s most valuable company

Alphabet now comes before Apple atop the list of the worlds most valuable companies. Operating income from its core businesses rose 23% in 2015. Investors liked what they saw and shares spiked 8% in after-hours trading. Earnings were $8.67 per share, beating estimates of $8.09 per share. The company attributed its strong revenue growth to search ads, YouTube and programmatic advertising. Alphabets core business looks very healthy, Josh Olson, an analyst at Edward Jones & Co....

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 102 words · Veronica Adams

Beware: Some Android games host malicious code inside images

Is your machine at risk? While bypassing Bouncer detection is not impossible, it is sufficient enough to keep most malware creators at bay. However, the authors of Android.Xiny.19.origin were much more ambitious. After the crafted image is downloaded, the Trojan extracts an APK from it by using a special algorithm. It then loads the malicious code in the devices memory by using the DexClassLoader Android function. However, when applying a decryption algorithm to it, they could recover the APK....

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 84 words · Alejandro Gill

Drone hijacked by AnonSec hackers after massive breach at NASA

Over several months, the hackers continued to map NASAs internal web connection. Drones such as Global Hawk and public missions like OIB Operation Ice Bridge were among those mentioned. But it went down for a while soon after. When they came back up several days later, we had completely lost access. NASA has been breached more times than most people can honestly remember… People might find this lack of security surprising but its [sic] pretty standard from our experience....

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 81 words · Patrick Mason

Fake 911 call sends SWAT team to home of US lawmaker who sponsored the anti-swatting bill

Several police officers were dispatched to her residence, swarming the front of Clarks house. She was at home with her husband and her two teenaged sons watching television at the time of incident. Police said they quickly determined that there was no actual threat to Clark and her family. Clark told the Boston Globe that she suspected the attack was revenge for her work on the issue. A representative for the Melrose Police Department referred BuzzFeed News to a statement from Police Chief Michael Lyle....

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 154 words · Victor Hamilton

First ever VAIO smartphone could launch next week; will be running Windows 10

Remember VAIO who made great laptops, so can we expect a similar smartphone from them? VAIO stated last year that its new Windows 10 Mobile handset would target business buyers with mid-range specs. The issue that will concern the company is its pricing. Let us hope that the price is right. Source:Mynavi Read More source: www.techworm.net

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 56 words · Donna Ward

Here is why Linux is much better than Windows 10

And every time, Microsoft launches a Windows version this question gets shriller. The same has happened now when Microsoft released the latest Windows 10 operating system. But can this be a sole point in judging whether Linux is best operating system of them all? The main features of Linux are: 1. However, Windows scores on grounds of better user acceptance and availability of tonnes of Apps and games. When the same question was asked on Reddit in a Linux sub, there were several interesting replies....

February 2, 2016 · 4 min · 769 words · Andrew Miller

Microsoft is now aggressively pushing Windows 10 upgrade as ‘Recommended Update’

Windows 10 is currently being offered as a free upgrade to users of Windows 7 and 8.1. However, this is not a mandatory update. Windows users can stop their machines from going ahead with it. Depending upon your Windows Update controls, this may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on your rig. And of course, if you choose to upgrade (our recommendation! Also read:Here is how to stop your Windows 7/8....

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 83 words · Caitlyn Powers

Seagate slapped with class action lawsuit over defective hard drives

Consumers report them failing at an unprecedented rate. source: www.techworm.net

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 10 words · Justin Walker

Uninstalling Facebook App can save 20% of smartphone battery life

It is known that Facebook does not have the greatest track record with its Android app. However, both the performance and the battery usage issue are yet to be sorted out. This prompted Android blogger Russell Holly to dump the app. Hollys decision to dump the App spawned an chain reaction in the Android community. Many Android users dumped their Facebook app to study the performance their Android smartphone post Facebook App....

February 2, 2016 · 1 min · 97 words · Elizabeth Gutierrez

12 coolest Firefox About:Config Tips and Tricks to protect your Privacy

Theabout:configpage contains most (if not, all) of Firefox configuration options. Here are 12 most important tweaks that you should know to protect your privacy while browsing on Firefox. You will be shown a warning page. nudge the Ill be careful, I promise! On the main page, you will see a long list of configuration entries. Enter the name of the key you want to update in the Filter field. The list will narrow to only the entries that match your keyword as you key in....

February 1, 2016 · 1 min · 158 words · Brandon Torres