Facebook starts collecting data to serve ads, here is how to stop it

Dont like Facebooks personalized ads that follow you around the Internet? The social web link is now giving users a tool to block them. Facebook will now start be using your Web-browsing data to target you with advertising. Facebook Now they can do it through Facebook. Go to configs in Facebook. Now however, Facebook makes it easy for you to directly deactivate the ads from the options panel. Facebook Remember you’ve got the option to only stop Facebook from serving ads to you....

September 20, 2015 · 1 min · 86 words · Michelle Morgan

iOS 9’s ‘slide-to-upgrade’ bug freezes iPhones, iPad and iPod

The upgrading process could not be completed due to the presence of some bugs in iOS 9. Though the process is not complex, it does require the users to connect to a computer with iTunes. c’mon notethat this method may not work if your machine is protected with Find My iPhone. In this case, you should likely seek official Apple Support. However, if this does not help, c’mon call AppleCare or visit an Apple Store....

September 20, 2015 · 1 min · 77 words · Nicholas Smith DVM

Just retweeting ISIS Could Land You In Jail in United States

It can also apparently be used as evidence that you are trying to join ISIS. This is not the first time. The organization had been tracking the Twitter-actions of Saleh. Salehs retweets came up repeatedly in the complaint as cause for arrest. A 17-year-old Virginia resident was arrested this summer after frequently retweeting flattering statements about ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Several people retweet unpleasant things all the time. This doesnt mean it should cause arrests....

September 20, 2015 · 1 min · 95 words · Craig Hamilton

Microsoft gifts tech goodies to the teenager arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school

However, Ahmed was released later without being any charges pressed against him by the police. But, this was not the end of the story. To add to this, Microsoft is now showing some love for Ahmed. Not a bad start, we must say!! ! source: www.techworm.net

September 20, 2015 · 1 min · 46 words · Kayla Gill

Popular iOS Apps infected with malware to steal iCloud credentials found in Chinese app store

Chinese developers on Weibo were the first to highlight the malware, which was then analyzed by researchers fromAlibaba. Further, security companyPalo Alto Networksverified the results. The hack entirely depends around Xcode, a tool used to create iOS and OS X apps. Generally,Xcodecan be downloaded directly from Apple for free. However, it is possible to get Xcode from other sources too, such as developer forums. Many developers chose to grab Xcode from theBaiducloud file sharing service rather than straight from Apple....

September 20, 2015 · 2 min · 273 words · Alan Cole

Thanks to encryption, we may never spot space aliens says Edward Snowden

In 2013, Snowden leaked classified information from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The documents were leaked to media outlets including the Guardian. On June 23, he flew to Moscow, Russia, where he reportedly remained for over a month. Later that summer, Russian authorities granted him a one-year temporary asylum which was later extended to three years. As of 2015, he was still living in an undisclosed location in Russia while seeking asylum elsewhere....

September 20, 2015 · 1 min · 115 words · Mary Rodriguez

The most popular and most downloaded Chrome Extensions of 2015

Evernote Web Clipper you could clip web pages as you browse and keep them all in Evernote. Anything from research article, travel confirmation, etc. can be collected in Evernote forever. you’re free to organize the data and find it on any rig. Start a 25-minute work timer with a click, and work without distraction.2. Start a 5-minute break timer with a click, and sit back and relax.3. Repeat until all your work is done....

September 20, 2015 · 2 min · 270 words · Jeffrey Mccoy

Anyone can access unpatched Firefox bugs as Mozilla’s Bugzilla found to be critically buggy

Visitors of a Russian site have been suspected to be affected by at least one of these. Well, it looks like Mozillas non-public bugs may not be the only ones that are under threat. The hacker then attaches a domain they own at the end of this. The Bugzilla website has 136 other projects listed on it, even though that only includes public facing ones. The Bugzilla website reads There are probably at least 10 times as many private ones....

September 19, 2015 · 1 min · 178 words · Robin French

Disney’s Linux powered LED bulbs brings Li-Fi connectivity to your homes

The projects main contribution the VLC field is the addition of networking technology. The web link driver interfaces between IP protocols and the VLC layers. The Linux controller module communicates with the Arduino-based firmware module using a serial interface. The Arduino module then directly drives the LED and sensors. The above images show the insights of the Linux Light Bulb. The Atheros chips in the Linux Light Bulbs have built-in WiFi, which Disney Research used for testing purposes....

September 19, 2015 · 1 min · 177 words · Michelle Lewis

Facebook patent reveals what its ’dislike’ button might look like

On Tuesday, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will begin public testing soon. According to the subject matter, it allows for a more flexible and comical way to reply to posts. The patent filing shows a Emoji Selector button next to the Like and Comment buttons on Facebook posts. In fact, Facebook already offers ways to share Emoji-based Feeling status updates. This would just be extending Emoji sharing into a feedback format....

September 19, 2015 · 1 min · 82 words · Mariah Parker

Get an Apple iPhone 6s by donating your sperms in China

Applemania has been sweeping through China over the past one year. This test will establish the fertility status of the candidates. Those who pass the test will be given 6,000 RMB ($940) for a 17ml sperm sample. Similarly, Hubei Human Sperm Bank is offering $785, according to China Daily. China has strict rules governing sperm banks. source: www.techworm.net

September 19, 2015 · 1 min · 58 words · Victoria Cox

Hackers exploit ‘Security flaw’ in iOS App to hack WeChat

However, it has been patched since then. Users in China use Tenpay to purchase goods and services from right inside the app. Tencent in ablog postwrote, A security flaw was recently discovered affecting iOS users only on WeChat version 6.2.5. Here are some important points about the situation. source: www.techworm.net

September 19, 2015 · 1 min · 50 words · Phillip Lewis

NASA releases stunning images of Pluto resembling to Earths atmosphere with icy mountains

The photo also shows a haze in the dwarf planets extended nitrogen-rich atmosphere. It showed haunting low-lying hazes and a strangely familiar, arctic look. Pluto is surprisingly Earth-like in this regard, added Stern, and no one predicted it. The images were taken on July 14 and downlinked to Earth on September 13. NASA released the first images from New Horizons Pluto flyby in July. The spacecraft began its yearlong download of new images and other data over the Labor Day weekend....

September 19, 2015 · 1 min · 180 words · Elizabeth Tyler