Android Users Touch Their Smartphones More Than 2 500 Times A Day Research Says Techworm

Research firm Dscout in the U.S. for the study employed a demographically diverse sample of 94 Android users from a pool of more than 100,000 participants. They then built an additional smartphone tool to track every user’s interaction across 5 days, 24 hours a day. These interactions involve typing out texts, scrolling through Facebook feeds, turning pages in Kindle books, and much more, all at short and frequent intervals. Researchers found that people tapped, swiped and clicked an enormous 2,617 times each day, on average....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 426 words · Rachel Gordon

Anonymous Angered By Documentary Maker Techworm

Travis Doering, a Canadian producer and casting agent based in Vancouver, has angered Anonymous in part through his association with a movie called “Hacked: Illusion of Security”. The picture associated with the movie on imdb features a Guy Fawkes mask, but Travis himself seems to have no love for the global hacking collective. In an interview with the Vancouver Observer to promote his the current project, a TV show called “Hacked” in April of 2012, Travis gave some insight into his “association” with Anonymous: “I then began working with a penetration tester who I met in the IRC and using what we learned from the Anonymous IRC channel we warned potential targets and offered our services to fix vulnerabilities that Anonymous had discovered....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Alta Ordonez

Anonymous Has Declared Total War On Donald Trump Techworm

In a video posted on YouTube, the hacktivists declare Trump’s actions and campaign for the Republican nomination shocking. The Guy Fawkes-masked presenter says on the March 4 video, which includes a medley of TV footage showing some of Trump’s most hateful, sexist and racist comments, “Dear Donald Trump, we have been watching you for a long time and what we see is deeply disturbing. Your inconsistent and hateful campaign has not only shocked the United States of America [but] you have shocked the entire planet with your appalling actions and ideas....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 537 words · Irvin Christou

Anyone S Fingerprint Can Unlock Galaxy S10 Phone Confirms Samsung

When Samsung had launched its Galaxy S10 series phones in March, it had described fingerprint authentication as a “revolutionary new biometric authentication feature”. According to Samsung, the scanner sends ultrasounds to detect 3D ridges of fingerprints in order to recognise users quickly. News of the Galaxy S10 flaw came to light via The Sun, when a British user found that her phone could be unlocked regardless of the biometric data registered in the device....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 375 words · Gerard Battis

App Failure On Ipad Leads To Grounding Of American Airlines Flights

The cockpit iPads introduced in 2013 are used as an “electronic flight bag”, instead of the 16kg (35lb) of paper manuals that pilots are usually required to carry on flights. They are used to share information such as flight plans throughout the airline’s fleet. However, the app that took the place of the flight bag crashed on Tuesday. According to passenger reports, it affected multiple planes spread throughout the entire fleet making the pilots unable to take off....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 416 words · Selina Collins

Apple Announces Repair Program For Faulty Iphone X And 13 Inch Macbook Pro Units

Apparently, Apple found out that screens of some iPhone X models either aren’t responsive to touch or responds intermittently to touch. In some cases, it noted that iPhone screen reacts even though it was not touched. “Apple has determined that some iPhone X displays may experience touch issues due to a component that might fail on the display module. Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will replace the display module on eligible devices, free of charge....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 362 words · Scott Ortiz

Apple Pulls Back Ios 8 Update Due To Flaws And Users Outcry

Apple pulls back iOS 8 updateFlaws!Workaround Flaws! iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users who had updated their devices from iOS 8 to iOS 8.0.1 have reportedly had difficulties making phone calls. There have been reports of users not being able to use their fingerprints to unlock the device after the update. The TouchID or the fingerprint unlock one of the flagship features of Apple’s iPhone devices. Strangely both these flaws seem to affect only the latest launch from Apple stable, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 593 words · Dawn Peters

Apple Releases Iphone 7 Should You Upgrade Techworm

Now that Apple has released iPhone 7, should you ditch your old smartphone and upgrade to it?More water resistant than its predecessors Innovative new wireless headphones Dual camera functionality Well, it’s fair to say that these phones certainly don’t come cheap, so let’s find out if it’s worth shelling out for the newest model. More water resistant than its predecessors Unlike its predecessors, the Apple iPhone 7 is protected from dust and can survive in water up to a depth of one meter for approximately 30 minutes....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 509 words · Greg Schweiger

Apple Reportedly Working On Satellite Technology To Send Data To Iphones

The team is looking to find new ways to stream data like the internet directly to iPhones and other Apple devices. Citing people familiar with the work, Bloomberg reported that the company has collected a team of “about a dozen engineers from the aerospace, satellite and antenna design industries,” to work on the project. Apple is hoping to deploy the satellites within the next five years. According to the report, Apple’s main goal is to beam data directly to a user’s iPhone, thereby decreasing the dependence on traditional wireless networks....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 275 words · Richard Jones

Apple Slows Down Iphone Performance As Much As 50 Percent After Ios 11 2 2 Update Techworm

After updating it to iOS 11.2.2, the iPhone 6 registered more than 50 percent less performance in benchmarking tests, which can only mean that the phone is not going to be performing well when you run the basic of tasks. As stated earlier, Apple publicly revealed that it was slowing down your iPhone to deliver better battery life so if you seek a battery replacement, it will only cost you $29....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 376 words · Omar Sprague

Astronaut Scott Kelly Used Microsoft S Hololens To Fight Off Aliens In Space Techworm

During a news briefing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, Kelly talked about using the augmented reality headset. — ISS Research (@ISS_Research) March 4, 2016 “I think that virtual reality has a lot of potential. It worked great. I was really surprised. We messed around with it for about two hours, and immediately I sensed this is a capability we could use right now.” The technology could be useful for astronauts trying to perform a task as instructed by mission controllers....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 413 words · Andrew Hinojosa

Bebe Stores Hack Attack Customers Payment Data May Have Been Breached

Brian also reported that a new website called goodshop which deals in stolen credit and debit card data, was selling a big “dump,” or a large cache of stolen card numbers. This was noticed by a bank based in East Coast which acquired cards from a batch that Goodshop released on Dec. 1, called “Happy Winter Update.” The prices from that Happy Winter batch range from $10 to $27 per card and found them to be from Bebe....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 507 words · James Barfield

Blackbase Hacker Joins Opisraelreborn Hacks Defaces Many Websites Of Israel Techworm

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January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 27 words · James Michels

Canon Develops New 250 Mp Sensor That Can Read Letters On An Airplane From 18 Kms

The company says its new sensor is capable of distinguishing the lettering on the side of an airplane from 18 km away, i.e., 11.1 miles. APS-H is a sensor size bigger than APS-C but smaller than full-frame and is mainly used on Canon’s legacy EOS-1D line of DSLRs. The sensor has a fast signal readout speed of 1.25 billion pixels a second. Canon says it has good noise performance despite the pixel count....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 293 words · Donald Sutter

Check Point Vs Fortinet Examining The Top Enterprise Next Gen Firewall Options

A quick Google search would show that Check Point and Fortinet are two of the top options in the field of next-generation firewalls (NGFW). These are somewhat comparable products that have received the same 4.5/5 rating on Gartner Peer Insights. They have similarities, but they also have a number of differences. To choose the better NGFW, it is important to have a meticulous examination of what the two are offering....

January 7, 2023 · 12 min · 2441 words · Rudy Jackson

Chinese Sponsored Hackers Targeting Governments In Asia With Apt 30 For Last 10 Years

FireEye Inc. pointed out that the attacks have been designed to collect information, likely from classified government networks and other sources, belonging to political and military issues such as disputes over the South China Sea. Satellite images released recently indicate a major expansion in China’s construction of artificial islands on disputed reefs, thereby increasing concerns about Beijing’s territorial ambitions. Beijing claims in the disputed South China Sea overlap with those of Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan and the Philippines—a U....

January 7, 2023 · 4 min · 789 words · Ruby Workman

Chinese Woman Using Multiple Iphones To Manipulate Apple Store App Rankings

The photo which was first uploaded by a user on the Chinese social networking website Weibo clearly shows a Chinese woman sitting in front of a panel consisting of about a 100s of iPhones and she is manipulating the App store ranking. Now, how is she doing this? Actually she is installing and uninstalling the apps continuously which would appear as if the some regular users are downloading the apps....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 385 words · David Perez

Chromium Hack Prank Awsnap Comment Can Crash Chrome On Any Pc

An update on GitHub suggests that only Chrome 41 is vulnerable to AwSnap! and Google has patched the bug on Chrome v42 and v42 Proof of Concept of the bug Reddit thread by Jblatt seems to confirm that the bug works on any PC listed above Like the earlier Chrome hack reported by Techworm, this bug can also be used by pranksters to cause mischievous harm on thread and website....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 89 words · Richard Lovelace

Commercial Bank Of Ethopia Data Leaked By Dr Sniff Techworm

Commercial Bank Of Ethiopia’s Website Database Leak on Pastebin

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 9 words · Sara Chavez

Darpa S Haptix Starts Work To Provide Sense Of Touch In Prosthetic Hands

In a order to overcome these challenges, DARPA has awarded prime contracts for Phase 1 its Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program. DARPA’s interest and assistance to HAPTIX to revive full and healthy functionality is because of scores of military personnel being wounded and maimed in battles and counter insurgency operations. The DARPA initiative is also a part of the White House programme for rehabilitation of Army veterans. However the military usage is often passed to common man as has happened with Internet and many modern technological innovations....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 536 words · Robert Farr