Suresh Kumar, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice-President for Cloud Infrastructure and Operations in a blog post, said the subsea cable was “the most technologically advanced subsea cable to cross the Atlantic Ocean”. “In a time when global economies are deepening their reliance on cloud technologies, and both private and public sectors are embracing the opportunities for growth and improvement through digital transformation, we’re energized by the impact the Marea subsea cable will have on the advancement of cloud computing and digital services,” said Kumar....

The market share data of desktop operating systems and web-browsers in March 2020 shows Microsoft’s Edge with a share of 7.59% is on the second spot gaining an increase of almost 2% compared to the same period last year. It is followed by Mozilla’s Firefox in the third position with 7.19%, which saw a fall of more than 2% from March 2019, from 9.27% to 7.19%. Internet Explorer comes in the fourth position with a 5....

According to the source, Microsoft’s low-cost tablets will feature 10-inch displays, which is almost the same size as the standard iPad but is comparatively smaller than the 12-inch Surface Pro. It is said to have round edges like Apple’s iPad, as opposed to the squared off corners of the current generation Surface models. The company is planning multiple models, including versions with 64GB and 128GB of storage and LTE cellular networks....

As said above, the update bumps up the build number from 9879, released on November 12, to build 9926. “The gap between 9879 and 9926 is the longest you should expect to see with the program, because of the holidays and the need to add and stabilize feature payloads,” Microsoft explained. “We’ll get new builds out faster moving forward – thank you for being patient with us.” If you have already signed up for the Microsoft Insider Program and downloaded the Windows 10 Preview test version (Build 9879) the update should arrive by tonight itself as per Microsoft....

“Microsoft is a developer-first company, and by joining forces with GitHub we strengthen our commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote in a blog post. “We recognize the community responsibility we take on with this agreement and will do our best work to empower every developer to build, innovate and solve the world’s most pressing challenges.” Nat Friedman, founder of Xamarin and current Corporate Vice President at Microsoft will lead as the CEO of GitHub, who takes over from GitHub’s current CEO and co-founder Chris Wanstrath....

The smartphone service providers have set some tariffs ceilings for their subscriber. Normally when subscriber is availing the service in their home town the “local tariffs” are applicable however when the subscriber moves from their home town to any other state then the concept of National roaming service gets applicable as the service provider now takes support of other service provider or visited network and hence subscriber is charged more which is termed as “roaming tariff”....

Hacker group named as [IN]SecInjection Hacked more than 300 Indian websites and left them defaced. Most of the websites were owned by private companies or businessmen. the reason of defacement is not known till now. Websites where hacked with the following message: ______________________________________________________

Inside sources say that several of the system admin and moderators have deserted old TPB to launch their own version of TPB. We had reported on 26th Jan that TPB website was now showing a Phoenix and it was supposed to signify the rise of TPB from the digital ashes. Now the remaining members of TPB may be launching a trimmed version but as of now there is no official confirmation of the news....

Their activities which have gone unnoticed for years apparently dates back to 2011, and may be linked to attacks on the U.S. government’s computer infrastructure originating in 2008. According to Motherboard, the alert that is also available online shows that foreign government hackers are still successfully hacking and stealing data from US government’s servers. APT6 group also known as Advanced Persistent Threat 6, “have compromised and stolen sensitive information from various government and commercial networks” since 2011, the FBI says....

The Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) contract will design propulsion systems for the robotic portion of NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) as well as missions to Mars. AEPS contract is a 36-month cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a performance incentive and total value of $67 million. Work performed under the contract could potentially increase spaceflight transportation fuel efficiency by 10 times over current chemical propulsion technology, and more than double thrust capability compared to current electric propulsion systems....

Net neutrality garnered a lot of criticism particularly in India, where a zero rating program from operator Airtel fueled the issue. In response to the debate, Facebook end up losing a number of partners in India who withdrew from Internet.org. Today’s announcement has only added more fuel to the fire. Facebook in a blog post said “Our goal with Internet.org is to work with as many developers and entrepreneurs as possible to extend the benefits of connectivity to diverse, local communities....

ATM hackers are becoming pretty sophisticated with their modus operandi these days and are getting success in cheating the unlucky victims with high tech gadgets. This kind of hacking was brought to light by a team of fraud experts in Mexico who discovered that ATM hackers are nowadays using a new form of wafer thin device termed as “shimmer” that has been enabled to gather the card data from ATM machines....

According to the security researchers, the new found OS X malware in the wild is likely a new version of Hacking Team’s old Mac malware. The sample, according to them, is mostly made of the same code as the old Hacking Team malware for Mac OS X, but has new components that help it stay undetected. The researchers also note that the malware installs a copy of the software firm’s Remote Code Systems (RCS) compromise platform, leading them to believe that the infamous, controversial Italian firm is back....

It was reported on Friday that the Nokia 6 has been pre-ordered by over 250,000 people in the country within 24 hours of the announcement, which later doubled to more than 913,000. Each registration for Nokia 6 on JD.com is costing a user $9, which will be deducted from the final price at the time of purchase. The smartphone will be available for purchase via the flash sale. HMD Global is getting ready to unveil some more Nokia Android smartphones....

The new feature was first tested in a beta option but is now available for all users with updates to the iOS and Android app. For most people, those updates should automatically install, and come with version 2.12.17 for iPhones and 2.12.535 for Android handsets. The new feature is hidden in the app, and needs to be turned on by including certain characters. Here’s how it works: For bold, add asterisks to either side of your text, e....

This is happening at a time when Comcast, announced that it plans to buy Time Warner Cable in a $45.2 billion merger both with the worst customer service ratings in the American Customer Satisfaction index. Time Warner Cable admitted its mistake giving a statement Esperanza Martinez got an apology and a free year of service. Even Comcast has had to publicly apologize for numerous cases in which it called their customers insulting names like “Asshole,” as a result of the mishap, Comcast waived a cancellation fee and issued a refund for two years for service....

The LG 2021 4K Smart TV models that support the GeForce NOW app include OLED TV models G1, C1, B1, A1; QNED Mini LED TV models QNED90, QNED85; NanoCell TV models NANO90, NANO85, NANO80, NANO77, NANO75; UHD TV models UP80, UP77, UP75. If you have got any of the above-mentioned compatible 2021 LG TV, all you need to do is download the GeForce Now app from the LG Content Store....

How to edit OCR scanned PDF documents with Wondershare PDFelement with easeWhy do you use PDF to OCR? Why do you use PDF to OCR? The OCR is a technology that helps you convert image-based documents into an editable and searchable one with ease and in reality, there are many things you can accomplish using OCR. From saving spaces to speedy searches and editing text, there are many of them, let’s briefly see....

Upon being inquired about the battery life of OnePlus 2, the company replied by saying that the capacity of the battery is increased by almost 10%. The OnePlus 2 smartphone will have a 3,300mAh battery in comparison to OnePlus One that has a 3,100mAh battery. Talking about the camera, it said: “Camera-wise, we have a bunch of things that we believe will set the OnePlus 2 apart, but we’ll leave the details for the launch....

The vulnerabilities were discovered by the security researchers at Rapid7. Osram, which sells both Home and Pro products, claims it agreed to test its Lightify products by Rapid7. Similar to the Phillips Hue series, the technology provided by Osram is designed for users to set moods, brightness, and other lighting controls from their apps. Rapid7 research lead, Deral Heiland, who discovered one of the most concerning of the nine vulnerabilities, is a cross-site scripting fault in the web management interface of the Pro product which could allow an attacker to launch browser-based attacks....