Apple Joins Google, Facebook And Microsoft For The “Data Transfer Project”

Apple Teams Up With Facebook, Google And Microsoft For The Data Transfer Project To Improve Data Portability Apple has officially joined the Data Transfer Project (DTP) that was launched and introduced by the search giant, Google in July 2018. The Cupertino giant has now joined Googles list of partners that includes Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and other contributors. According to theprojects website, DTP is an open-source, service-to-service data portability platform so that all individuals across the web could easily move their data between online service providers whenever they want....

July 31, 2019 · 2 min · 319 words · Crystal Dean

The Best Robots Of 2020 That You Must Buy For Your Home

Technological advancements in the past three decades have completely transformed the lives of human civilization. What once seemed like a futuristic sci-fi movie is now becoming a reality. Table Of Contents Best Robots Of 2020 1. SOURCE: Mashable AIBO Artificial Intelligence Robot often abbreviated as AIBO is Sonys robotic pet that looks and behaves like a dog. This dog was launched in 1999, but it has received many revisions since its launch....

July 31, 2019 · 4 min · 733 words · Adam Burnett

16-Year Old Wins $3 million In Fortnite Tournament

Its just absolutely unreal. After securing 59 points,@bughais your first ever#FortniteWorldCupSolo Champion! From the start, I had a big lead, he said. Looking for those kills really pushed me up in the leaderboard. Words cant even explain it. Im just so happy, he said in aninterview posted to Twitterby organizers. Everything Ive done, the grind, its all paid off. Giersdorf has plans to save most of the prize money earned....

July 30, 2019 · 1 min · 125 words · Audrey Brown

Capital One Data Breach: 100 million customers exposed in massive hack

The information collected for credit card applications came from consumers and small businesses submitted from 2005 through early 2019. The company stressed that it believes no credit card account numbers or log-in credentials were compromised. It also added that over 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not compromised. The company plans to give free credit monitoring services to those affected. However, the company is still investigating. The company then informed the FBI....

July 30, 2019 · 1 min · 108 words · Michelle Johnson

GitHub Restricting Access For Developers In US Sanctioned Countries

The countries affected are Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria,reports ZDNet. He had also shared a screenshot that was reportedly taken from a GitHub message. However, Kashkins website which was earlier reported to be suspended is interestingly operational now. The website gives a summary of the various projects he has developed over the years. Discoverability is also a very important factor. Not only Kashkin but also users other than the ones in Crimea have had their accounts restricted too....

July 29, 2019 · 1 min · 141 words · Deborah Potter

Developer brings Touch Bar alive on MacBook Pro running Windows 10

In other words, the Touch Bar can be used as a substitute for Taskbar on Windows 10. However, this hack will only work if you run Windows 10 on a MacBook Pro. He then used a kernel driver that was specifically built for this purpose to support FrameBuffer transfer. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2019 · 1 min · 51 words · Carl Allen

PUBG Mobile Lite Download [ Free ]

PUBG Mobile is one of the most addictive games of all time. We all come across news related to PUBG every now and then. Tencent games just launched PUBG Mobile Lite in India. So heres everything you should probably know about the lite variant of PUBG. This game requires around 500mb of storage for installation and it can even run on smartphones with 1GB RAM. Unlike the full version of PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite has a comparatively smaller map....

July 28, 2019 · 1 min · 126 words · Nathaniel Stone

Your Android smartphone can be hacked just by playing a malicious video

Earlier this month, Google released asecurity updatefor this critical vulnerability. The PoC also includes details on how to conduct RCE on LineageOS and Samsung phones. Users are also recommended to set up the latest Android security update as soon as a patch is available. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2019 · 1 min · 46 words · Charles Koch

5 Best VLC Media Player Alternatives

Recently a security researcher claimed that VLC media player is vulnerable to hackers. So heres a list of five best VLC Media player alternatives that are worth checking out. Table Of Contents Best Alternatives To VLC Media Player 1. 5K Player The first best media player for pc on the list is 5K Player. This popular media player has a very well-developed user interface and it can seamlessly playback videos in Full-HD/4K/5K/8K resolutions....

July 26, 2019 · 3 min · 508 words · Cody Poole

Facebook to pay record $5 billion fine over privacy violations

The settlement also requires Facebook to submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure. The settlement imposes no meaningful changes to the companys structure or financial incentives, which led to these violations. Nor does it include any restrictions on the companys mass surveillance or advertising tactics. Zuckerberg or others filing a false certification would be subject civil and criminal penalties, the FTC said. We have a responsibility to protect peoples privacy....

July 26, 2019 · 1 min · 74 words · Evelyn Brown

Is VLC media player Vulnerable to hackers?

It could also be used to disclose files on the host system. CERT-Bund gave a base vulnerability score of 9.8 out of 10 in the NISTs National Vulnerability Database. However, the issue isnt reproducible and doesnt crash a normal release of VLC 3.0.7.1, added Kempf. Earlier this morning, VideoLAN took to Twitter to clarify that VLC is not vulnerable as reported by CERT-Bund. Therelated entryin VideoLANs public bug tracker also lists the issue as fixed....

July 26, 2019 · 1 min · 141 words · Kimberly Mcdonald

Programmer Uses “Logic Bomb” To Trick Company Into Rehiring Him, Gets 10 Years In Jail

The logic bombs ensured that the programs would malfunction after the expiration of a certain date. The logic bombs would go off every few years after a certain date and crash the files. Every time the scripts would crash, the company would call Tinley to fix the glitch for a fee. However, prosecutors argued that the act should still be considered a felony. Further, such conduct did cause loss to Siemens of more than $5,000 during a one-year period....

July 26, 2019 · 1 min · 91 words · Edward Castro

Asus announces ROG Phone 2 with 12GB RAM and 6,000 mAh battery

Its predecessor, ROG Phone was launched at Asuss Computex keynote in Taiwan last year. The panel has a contrast ratio of 100,000:1 and is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass 6. Asus claims that ROG Phone 2 has the lowest latency of any phone at 49ms. It will come in two storage variants 128GB and 256GB. Further, dimensions of the phone are 170.9977.69.78mm, and it weighs a hefty 240 grams....

July 24, 2019 · 1 min · 161 words · Scott Ray