Asus Zenfone 4, 5, 6 Series smartphones receive Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA Update

The users can alsodownload the updatevia the official Asus ZenTalk forum. Hence, the current rollout contradicts the companys statement. First, select Yes, Download option » then, after downloading, select » Install now. The phone will restart automatically and the OS will be updated to the new version. Do remember toupdate your Asus Zenfoneonly via Wi-Fi as the update file is pretty huge. source: www.techworm.net

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 64 words · Sandra Flores

Control, protect and secure your Google account, all with ‘My Account’ hub

Google simplifies security and privacy with My Account Hub. There is a new feature redesignedMy Account hubwhere all of Googles key privacy controls can be found. Those who have accounts, there are three setting groups to control your accounts. The second step is Privacy Control. Through this step you could feature your publicly shared Google Images as a background for its products and services. Google analyzes peoples interests and habits to show them ads about products most likely to appeal to them....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 103 words · Darren Tucker

Facebook rolls out OpenPGP public keys to allow users to send encrypted emails

People may also choose to share OpenPGP keys from their profile, with or without enabling encrypted notifications. for avoid countless spams or alerts, many of the users turn off their email notifications from Facebook. One can upload their public key by going to profiles contact info configs. Your public key can be used to encrypt notifications and other alerts sent to you from Facebook. On receipt of the messages, one can decrypt them using their corresponding private key....

June 2, 2015 · 2 min · 239 words · Amanda Hale

Fredrik Neij, co-founder of The Pirate Bay released from prison

He was a key operator of the torrent site during its early years. A picture provided by a family member was posted by the website showing Neij enjoying his freedom. In 2012, Fredrik had received a 10 month jail term for his involvement with the infamous site. Fredrik Neij (Image via TF) However, his living in Laos allowed Neij to flaunt a Swedish arrest warrant for a while. It was uncertain for some time if Fredrik would be released today....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 157 words · Robert Carlson

Intel buying “Altera” for $16.7 billion in big ticket chip deal

Top Microchip maker Intel buying chip designer Altera for about $16.7 Billion. Altera manufactures chips that are used in communications and consumer electronics. The deal comes after an earlier round of talks between the two companies ended in April. The transaction is the latest in ongoing consolidation in the industry thats aimed at boosting revenue and profit. Last week Avago Technologies Ltd. bought wireless-chip maker Broadcom for $37 billion. The acquisition would likely be the biggest in Intel Corp....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 179 words · Ashley Ramos

New Mac OS X exploit opens permanent backdoors for hackers

Vilaca has written a script toreflash a Macs BIOSusing functionality contained in userland. Userland is a boot up part of Mac OS where all applications and drivers are executed. Vilacas script works by exploiting vulnerabilities such as those regularly found in Safari and other Web browsers. Ars Technica says that Vilacas exploit is is more serious than theThunderstrikeproof-of-concept exploit which was discoveredDecember, 2014. If BIOS are writable from userland then a rootkit can be installed into the BIOS....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 173 words · Sonia Mccarthy

Official retail pricing released for Microsoft Windows 10

Upgrades from Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 as previously announced are free for the first year of availability. Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8/8.1, Home Basic and Home Premium users will receiveWindows 10 Home. Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Windows 8.1 Pro users will receive Windows 10 Pro. However, Enterprise users will get nothing, as upgrading is usually considered a part of their license agreement. However, one needs to keep in mind that thisupgrade is availablefora years time only....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 80 words · Natalie Torres

OnePlus One available for $50 discount on Flash Sale for this week from June 1-7 only

The company states that as per the official website OnePlus.net there is a price cut. India and South East Asia will get country specific offers soon. So if you are buying phone in India, Amazon has no current flash sale or reduced price. TheFlash salewill start from June 1 to June 7. This information confirmed that OnePlus 2 will come with Snapdragon 810 SoC. source: www.techworm.net

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 66 words · John Carlson

OnePlus Two is officially known as OnePlus 2; to be released in September 2015

However, now we know that this is not the case. Speaking with AusDroid, Pei said the handset will be released in Q3 2015. Pei failed to divulge any other details of the gadget, apart from its official name. Its confirmed that the new handset will be known as the OnePlus 2, not the OnePlus Two. OnePlus is a lot more confident this time, Pei said. So whats in store for todays event?...

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 96 words · Lauren Navarro

Security bug in Cordova allows a single URL click to tamper Android Apps

Security flaw in the Apache Cordova developer framework could allow for malicious injections into Android apps. A serious security glitch has been found inside the gear APIs used to develop Android applications. The APIs give a Javascript library to appeal to different functions. The damage of the modifications can range from crashing the apps completely to causing annoyance for app users. Labelled asCVE-2015-1835, the security susceptibility does require particular conditions to make full use of....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 119 words · Mark Parrish

Spreading malware through Images with Stegosploit tool

What does all this mean? In his demonstration Shah said that steganography method hides the message in plain sight. On the contrary, the technique developed by Shah i.e. Besides being a security researcher, Shah also has a passion for photography. It was then that I began to wonder if non-image data could be encoded inside an image itself. The technique is possible with PNG as well as JPEG images. This can be a greatest technique which cyber attackers can exploit in the near future....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 113 words · Abigail Meza

This is how Google’s Android M 6.0 scores over Android 5.0 Lollipop

Till the preview was actually presented Android lovers had made lots of guess work regarding the new version. There are many issues with the upgrade ofAndroid 5.0 Lollipopby smartphone manufacturers. source: www.techworm.net

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 32 words · Clayton Simmons

Thunderbolt 3 to come with a USB-C connector says Intel

That raises question on the future of the fast, but hardly used Thunderbolt standard. It will also have the ability of much higher throughput (40Gbps) inThunderbolt mode. The only difference that would separate the two would be the small lightning logo on the connector itself. The need for distinguishing mark is important as Thunderbolt works by combining electronics directly into the cable itself. The regularUSB-C cablesclearly would not be able to carry out transfers at Thunderbolt 3 speeds....

June 2, 2015 · 1 min · 80 words · Emily Molina