Facebook removes ‘feeling fat’ emoticon from status update following an online Petition from activists

gained more than 16,000 signatures in just few days. So were going to remove feeling fat from the list of options. The feeling fat option is no longer available, but the emoticon with chubby cheeks remains. Its labeled feeling stuffed. ThePetitionfiled by the 24-year-old student Catherine Weingarten garnered huge support among Facebook users and managed to get 16,000 signatories. That is not ok. Join me in asking Facebook to remove the fat emoji from their status options....

March 11, 2015 · 1 min · 79 words · Amanda Jenkins

Moto E 2nd Generation smartphone will be ready for sale in the Indian market from today.

Moto E 2nd Generation smartphone would be available exclusively though Flipkart. The unit will be similar, except for the processor and will be very competitively priced. However, Boni denied this. The specification sheet really doesnt matter. It is the overall experience which counts. 6,999/- which is same as its prevailing model which was released last year. source: www.techworm.net

March 11, 2015 · 1 min · 58 words · Mandy Moran

Top 5 Web Browsers for Android Smartphone and Tablets

Google Chrome web online window Google Chrome is one of the best browsers available for Android devices. Hence for users who switch their gadget from smartphone to laptop to desktop they need not start from scratch. Google Chrome has the voice search and Chrome Data Compression Proxy which can reduce the usage by 50%. Chrome is WebRTC enabled. Also FireFox supports Flash if the gadget is already installed with Flash....

March 11, 2015 · 1 min · 198 words · Cheryl Schroeder PhD

World of Warcraft gamer dies after playing 19 hours straight on PC

After he spent 19 hours of playing, his friends saw him away from screen and violently coughing. He was dabbing his mouth with a hankie which had blood on it. I called for an ambulance while my friend went to get some help from staff. World of Warcraft gamer dies after playing 19 hours straight on PC Once the ambulance came, the medical staff tried to resuscitate him but Wu Tai was long dead....

March 11, 2015 · 1 min · 88 words · Shelly Allen

Amazon employee accused of theft worth $18000 from the gift cards issued by her

Amazon gift cards can be used for purchasing different items from retailers across the world. These gift cards / vouchers can be gifted as present to the customers. The total robbery sums up to $18,260 / 16,830 however the bank accounts show very little amount. Once Sheila Hamm got the details she reported the case to Martin Rakaczewski, loss prevention manager of Amazon. Budurka confirmed her fraud act and signed the statement accounting her deeds....

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 96 words · Janet Hudson

Apple announces it new thinnest MacBook with 12 inch Retina display in an event held for releasing its new Watch

This product is just MacBook. source: www.techworm.net

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 7 words · Charles Sullivan

Gigaom, a pioneer tech blog site shuts down due to monetary issues

All operations have ceased. The company does not currently intend to file bankruptcy. We would like to take a moment and thank our readers and our community for supporting us all along. Twitter was flooded with lots of reactions from Gigaoms employees once this message was posted by Gigaoms management. The blog read :Gigaom is winding down and its assets are now controlled by the companys lenders. It is not how you want the story of a company you founded to end....

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 183 words · Kevin Medina

Google rolls out Android 5.1 Lollipop update

Extra security, extra equipment protection in the Android 5.1 lollipop update. The Internet giant yesterday pushed out an upgraded version of Android Lollipop v 5.1. As said above, the update is all about security. Google is giving Lollipop an extra layer of security with gadget Protection. This feature will be set by default on Nexus 6 smartphones and also the Nexus 9 tablet. Android Lollipop version 5.1 is now available for Nexus 6 smartphones Over-the-Air (OTA)....

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 78 words · Tracey James

OpDDD: Anonymous urges to member to unfollow DailyDot after Sabu writes for it

Earlier in January Sabu reviewed the hacker movie blackhat forDailydot Politics. the story was submitted under the byline of Kevin Collier a senior political writer for The Dailydot. However this time Anonymous seems to have a strong point with Sabu contributing for the Daily Dot. Its worth noting that our investigations are ongoing. source: www.techworm.net

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 55 words · Tamara Wade

Security firm releases tool that can hijack sites using Facebook Login

It also opens doors for phishing attacks. Homakov said that he had publicly disclosed the vulnerability on in blogpost on26th January, 2014. Every website with Connect Facebook account and jump in with it is vulnerable to account hijacking. The tool abuses triple-CSRFs (Cross-Site Request Forgery) vulnerability present in the Facebook login. This will drive victims to a specified location where they are in fact logged into the Sakurity Facebook account....

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 83 words · Mary Ramirez

Vine Celebrity Ben Phillips alleges jealous hackers deleted all his work

Speaking to Newsbeat about the hack, Phillips blames jealous hackers. My passwords change every week and my email address is completely generic. You wouldnt be able to guess. Ford was the first company to pay Ben to feature a product. He got paid 12,000 for that Vine, the equivalent of 2,000 a second. He also said that he did not make a single penny till he hit 1 million followers....

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 100 words · Brian Morgan

Wikipedia parent Wikimedia sues NSA and Department of Justice for violating users privacy

It searches that traffic for keywords called selectors that are associated with its targets. The surveillance involves the NSAs warrantless review of the emails and Internet activities of millions of ordinary Americans. It remains to be seen if the US courts give the decision in favour of Wikimedia and its partners. source: www.techworm.net

March 10, 2015 · 1 min · 53 words · Ashley Gordon

BitTorrent apologizes for Epic Scale crypto-miner installed with ?Torrent torrent client with after user outrage

Under the unrelenting barrage of criticism, BitTorrent today apologized to its ?Torrent torrent client users. We understand the concerns that have been raised about our partner offer with Epic Scale. As weve discussed in the past, partner offers are one of the ways we generate revenue. For this, we unequivocally apologize to our affected users. The ?Torrent client were however not happy with the apology. Meaning, a system set up that a normal person would use with a normal AV program....

March 9, 2015 · 1 min · 97 words · Michaela Smith