They hacked the database containing information of around 37 million users. Now a researcher has cracked hashes of almost 4000 passwords from data dump. The results of his research reveal how insensible people become while setting passwords. The top two passwords in the sample were unsurprisingly 123456 and password. Out of those 4000 cracked passwords only 1,191 were unique and the 20 most popular were truly abysmal. Other passwords on the list included qwerty, ashley, and, curiously, fuckme and fuckyou....

The drone uses rotors arranged in quadcopter formation to fly upwards like a helicopter. According to Taniguchi, ZMP is aiming for $82.6 million in revenue by 2020. In fact, recently Boeing has patented a drone that would be capable of turning into a submarine. source: www.techworm.net

What happens next is, all your data from the time you last saved have been lost. In the end, formal verification could make it much easier to develop reliable, efficient file systems. While the computer can still crash, but it can save data in the process. This is stuff thats going to get built on and applied in many different domains. Thats whats so exciting. The paper will be presented at the ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles...

German couple discovers worlds oldest message that was locked in a bottle for around 108 years! Instead, it was a part of some ancient marine experiment. On Friday, Guy Baker, spokesman for MBA toldCBC News: We were very excited. We certainly werent expecting to receive any more of the postcards. He also said this particular message definitely belongs to that group of expedition. The postcards message was written in English, German and Dutch....

As a result, he was charged with fraud and criminal contempt. Scheduled to be sentenced in December, Wallace is currently free on bond. He could face up to three years in prison and also a $250,000 fine. source: www.techworm.net

In absence of HUMANS, the Earth would be a giant Zoo and much more peaceful! Have you ever wondered what would the world look like, assuming humans never existed? Study reveals it would have more mammals and also be a better place to live in. Current levels of mammal biodiversity on Earth charting number of large mammals species per 100kmx100km area. Illustration by Soren Faurby source: www.techworm.net

Ex-Googler creates Bcachefs, first Linux file system written specifically for solid state disks. With so many working file systems already available, Linux users may ask why create a new file system? File systems are important because provide the interface to the operating system for storing files on a disk. There are a still a number of limitations of the new software, Overstreet pointed out. For one, the file system requires about 20% of the disk to perform operations....

Called MobileFusion, an software tool for smartphones, would allow their cameras to turn into a 3D scanner. It is currently working on Android smartphones and tablets, iOS devices and Windows Phones. Also, the idea is to make a replica of all the interesting things you see across you. Pushmeet Kohli and Shahram Izadi are the face behind this project. However, there is no word on when, or if, that might happen....

Seconds after he came out, the car caught fire, said the official. I stepped out of the vehicle after smelling the smoke. I did not face any problem while driving from Hauz Khas to Badarpur. The reason for the fire is still uncertain, he added. However, the fire was restricted to the engine in the rear. Singh then called the fire department which sent a tender to extinguish the flames....

As a result, the repeated shedding and reforming of the layer consumes lithium and reduces the batterys capacity. Also, the metal could expand and shrink freely by enclosing the aluminium inside a shell. The battery has four times the capacity of current lithium-ion batteries and deteriorate over lesser period of time. The research succeeds in dealing with problems faced in the past by using aluminium in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. She further adds that the materials are cheap and it also has simple and easy scalable manufacturing method....

Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This product is marketed at video bloggers, who very often use their phone to create your video blogs. Also, this product is targeted at selfie enthusiasts. The product has been listed on Kickstarter and it is has already achieved its funding target. The manufacturers are positive about the launch and the ViW will go on sale from 25th August....

For example, if you are recording your Windows 10 screen and want borderless fullscreen window mode. Using Tweaker version 4.0 you might hide it with a click in check box. The app will now launch, and the SmartScreen dialog wont appear in future. Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.0is available now as a freeware download for Windows 10 users. Note: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 requires the Microsoft .Net Framework 4 which Windows 10 ships with....

Primarily, Curiosity aims to find if Mars is or ever was suitable for life. Another aim of the rover is to get information regarding the environment of Mars. The black object looks like a crashed UFO. Waring writes: There is only one photo of the ship. The rover usually takes many of each area, but not this one. Perhaps tomorrow it will take more. Images courtesy disney.wikia.com and www.ufosightingsdaily.com Read More...