However, to enjoy the uninterrupted services of the internet, you need to have good connectivity. There are two important metrics in bandwidth allocation (measured in Megabits per second or Mbps): download and upload speed, denoting the speed of inbound and outbound data respectively. The average web page loads at 6.3 Mbps universally, a number that denotes how many million bits of data can be moved in a second. While 6....
As it is rightly said in India: “Don’t mind, its Holi.” Well, Holi is a festival which people of all ages celebrate with much vigour throughout India. It is a festival of colours, happiness, a festival of meeting dear and near ones, playing pranks and everyone enjoys the festival. People use colours and coloured water for enjoyment. Also, they consume “Thandai” i.e. sweet milk. People in villages and cities meet up and apply colours to each other throw water and then have delicious lunch....
The most resilient torrent server on the web was taken down recently. Since then, there have been flickers of life showing on the website that has given its supporters hope of a comeback. Today, The Pirate Bay released another teaser, giving us a magnet link to download the Sony Pictures controversial movie The Interview in 1080p. Santa goes Pirate The Pirate Bay had shown signs of life recently after being offline for some time....
Torrentz2.eu which was a popular clone of the famous torrentz search engine website was the go-to destination for games, movies, books, software, and music downloads for millions of Internet users. It was a meta-search engine for torrents that displayed results from famous torrent sites such as The Pirates Bay, LimeTorrents, RARBG, and Kickass Torrents, amongst several others. However, it was shut down because of legal issues. Below we have listed some of the best Torrentz2....
Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio in a blog post said, “Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance....
Uber is a fast growing company which allows users to book a taxi through its smartphone application. However to expand its services Uber needs a good mapping services which can integrate its current business. At present Uber relies heavily on Google Maps for delivering people and things to their destinations. To end this dependency Uber has submitted a $3 billion bid for Here, the main competitor to Google Maps. Nokia which owns Here and had announced last month that it was considering selling the business....
To avoid such a situation, the UK Metropolitan Police has adopted a pretty unique way, which is by stealing the phone of unsuspecting criminal while it is in use and then keeping swiping through screens to avoid locking. According to a report published by the BBC, the UK police had been investigating a crime ring that was involved in stealing credit cards to purchase high-priced products, which were eventually sold for cash....
JavaScript Cheat SheetExpressions SyntaxJavaScript DatesJavaScript ArraysJavaScript StringsJavaScript FunctionsJavaScript BooleansJavaScript Numbers and MathsJavaScript RegExp ObjectIncrementing /decrementing numbers Cheat Sheet for JavaScript: Expressions Syntax JavaScript Dates JavaScript Arrays JavaScript Strings JavaScript Functions JavaScript Booleans JavaScript Numbers and Maths JavaScript RegExp Object Incrementing /decrementing numbers The difference is that ++x (–x) returns the incremented (decremented) value, while x++(x–) returns the previous value of x.
Last week Grocery giants Albertsons and SUPERVALU announced a data breach which had affected US Departments stores across 18 states.
NSA can temporarily resume bulk phone data collection rules U.S. CourtSurveillance Court grants NSA permission to temporarily return to collection of bulk phone data However, the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday said that it would request the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which had ruled that the surveillance program was not legal, to send an injunction to stop the program, putting up a potential conflict between the two courts....
Speaking to Newsbeat about the hack, Phillips blames “jealous hackers”. “I’m thinking it’s because of all the recent press I’ve been doing about my success with Vine,” he told Newsbeat, “It’s definitely a hack. My passwords change every week and my email address is completely generic. You wouldn’t be able to guess.” The 22 year old Vine celebrity from Bridgend has more than 285 million loops on Vine and an international fan following....
The latest iOS 13, which was expected to bring a host of new iPhone features including a universal dark mode and an improved camera app to enhance the iPhone experience has come with a buggy upgrade. The new operating system has come with a number of bugs including problems such as apps crashing or freezing, cellular signals dropping off, pictures being assigned odd dates and times, slow opening of the camera app and switching between modes, and no longer working of smart home devices....
What is 32-Bit Vs 64-Bit Windows operating system and which version should you choose?32-Bit Vs 64-Bit processor32-Bit Vs 64-Bit Windows operating systemConclusion To understand the 32-bit and 64-bit let’s dig a little deeper. Every Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows XP to Windows 10 comes in two versions, 32-bit or a 64-bit version. But does it really matter? Nearly every PC nowadays has a 64-bit processor now, so why should you care about the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems?...
The anonymous whistleblower, who has already been labelled as the new ‘Edward Snowden’ on social media, said he/she is leaking the information to the public as they have a right to know about the process by which people are placed on ‘kill lists’ and “ultimately assassinated on orders from the highest echelons of the US government.” The whistleblower has leaked confidential information about the US drone program and its targets to the investigative news website The Intercept....
Why is ethical hacking, pentesting or security research the best career option of 2017?Businesses need ethical hackers now more than everBright career prospects in ethical hacking As mentioned in our earlier article here, white hat hackers are security researchers or ethical hackers who break security for non-malicious reasons, either to test their own security system, perform penetration tests or vulnerability assessments for a client or while working for a security company which makes security software....
The new operating system, which was rolled out last month as a free upgrade for users of Windows XP, 7 and 8/8.1, has raised concern over the new ‘activity reports‘ feature. This allows parents to get ‘weekly reports’ of absolutely everything their children are looking at online, even if the kids browse anonymously or try to clear it. While it can protect kids from adult content, there are fears it will be used to out young people to their families before they are ready....
In Microsoft’s new releases OS, Windows 10, the Start menu includes an All Apps list which gives users quick access to their Applications. However Microsoft engineers seem to have placed some sore of limit on the total number of menu Apps to 512 entries. On the Windows Forum a user called Lurtzi reported the issue : While Microsoft Program Manager, ArunjeetSingh2 published a way for Windows 10 users to find out whether they are affected by the issue : I brought down the number under 500 by deinstalling some stuff, but it still doesn’t work....
Xiaomi launches MIUI 7 with extensive customisation and a better theme engineHere’s a quick run-down of some of the notable features in the MIUI 7 OS: Here’s a quick run-down of some of the notable features in the MIUI 7 OS: The MIUI 7 is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop and comes with several improvements such as new themes and performance enhancements. Using the new feature called Showtime, you can assign five second video loops to contacts, that would show up in place of a static image when they call you....
It is unclear which group was behind the attack and what was their motive, but the exploit kit used shows similarities with the one used in infection of php.net in October 2013.Yahoo have already Confirmed they have removed the infected ads which where sharing Malware, and will be Monitoring any such ads in the future.
