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This sales pitch was first spotted by VentureBeat. The search results says “Microsoft recommends Microsoft Edge for Windows 10.” A “Learn why” button next to that message takes you to a website showing off Edge’s features. It is basically recommending its Windows 10 users to stick to the Edge browser and not switch to another browser. It is not surprising to see tech companies promote their own browsers, or preferred partner browsers....

“Goodbye meme triangle, hello $9k+ targets. Some people were screaming triple top when the more obvious conclusion is retest after retest of resistance will finally lead to a break to the upside. Bitcoin could cool off, run sideways but IMO will continue to move up over $9k,” said Crypto trader Josh Rager who is expecting more gains with BTC pushing past $9k. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $8,737....

BlackBerry’s virtual SIM relies heavily on the technology of Movirtu, which it acquired in 2014. The technology lets users put up to 9 mobile numbers on a Single SIM cards and lets them manage the multiple numbers through separate billing for voice, data and messaging. According to BGR, switching between the multiple SIMs is also said to be a simple task. BlackBerry is currently in talks with Indian regulatory authorities for clearance to deploy this solution in the country....

He had reportedly bought the 64GB variant of the iPhone 6 from a leading mobile shop for Rs.60,000 ($950). The smartphone reportedly blew up on June 20, just two days after he had bought the handset according to report. Since, Yadav was using the phone on hands-free mode, it saved him from injury his face. During the phone call, the iPhone began sparking and became extremely hot, he said. He somehow managed to grasp the device and throw it out the window, where it exploded upon hitting the ground....

On further Investigating Security Researcher Janne Ahlberg found that easyJet was not the Only Account hijacked under this Phishing Campaign but verified Account of James Bobo Fay and several other Twitter users were also hijacked for the same. The tweets fired from the hijacked accounts contained shorten URL in the form of tinyurl.com/xxxx which redirected user to a known phishing site kxhtao[.]com which in term had to redirect user to another URL shortener joi[....

BT and Sky blocking private torrent sites, without a court orderMaking it harder for subscribers Making it harder for subscribers For many days now, reports have been flowing around that users are getting an error message whenever they try to access the sites IPTorrents.com and TorrentDay.com trackers, as well as scene release site Scnsrc.me. PTorrents and Torrentday are significant targets because they are private torrents. Unlike the normal torrent websites both these private torrent sites require prospective users to obtain either an invite from a current member or buy invite from the site itself in exchange for cash, these private torrent website have over a hundred thousand active users....

The Windows Runtime (WinRT) PDF Renderer library, or just WinRT PDF, is one of the powerful components built into the recent releases of Windows OS that allows the developers to integrate PDF viewing functionality in their own apps. It’s used by many apps including the default PDF Reader, third-party apps and even the Microsoft Edge Browser. The library is used for many apps distributed via the Windows Store, the default Reader App is included in Windows 8 and 8....

The Hoverboard craze had begun with Back to The Future II movie, however in the movie the Hoverboard was not able to work on water; on the other hand Duru’s Hoverboard can work on any terrain as told by Duru. The attached footage shows Duru rising 16 feet in the air and then flying forward to almost 905 feet and 2 inches over the Canadian lake. Duru had to travel more than 50 meters to set the record and he actually traveled a distance of 275....

For those unaware, CCleaner is a utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files (including temporary internet files, where malicious programs and code tend to reside) and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. Now, with the release of the latest CCleaner version 5.45, it has created more storm due to the software changes spotted in the changelog note that highlights the change in indirect terms. According to the company, it has “added more detailed reporting for bug fixes and product improvements,” which has annoyed its users....

Well, you need not waste time to think about it any longer. YouTuber TechRax decided to find out the answer for this burning question. TechRax immersed both the phones in a vessel of boiling water to find out which one would its stand for a long time. To start off, a brand-new, fully working Samsung Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 priced at $199 from Verizon, TechRax switched on the stopwatch app before dunking the phones in boiling water simultaneously at the same time....

Now, a maker who goes by the name ‘Node’ has built a homemade project called the ‘Zero Terminal’, wherein he has converted the Pi Zero W into a phone-sized computer with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen display. The aim to build this project is to develop a small, all-in-one computer that is both portable, and usable. The basis of the Zero Terminal is the Pi Zero W, and an iPhone 5 sliding keyboard case....

For those unaware, Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action game set in the dystopian Night City, an open world with six distinct regions. The cast is star-studded, with Keanu Reeves playing one of the game’s main characters. The video game developer shared the news via Twitter stating the main reason behind the delay as the challenges juggling between current and next-gen systems from PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series hitting the markets next month all at once....

For those unaware, Discord is a real-time chat platform that was founded in 2015 as a group-chatting platform to make it easier for gamers to communicate. However, over a couple of years, it has outgrown its origin story and become increasingly popular among YouTubers, podcasters, hackers, and more with an audience to connect with their community. According to a report in Venture Beat, the 6-year-old company is in discussion with “multiple parties” who are interested in purchasing the platform....

The DoJ made the submission in the second circuit court of appeals is between the US and Microsoft over the US government’s right to demand user emails from Microsoft held on a Hotmail server in Ireland. Microsoft holds the position that the United State government has no right over the emails as they are hosted in a country outside the jurisdiction of US. Big tech firms and media houses like Apple, the government of Ireland, Fox News, NPR and the Guardian have filed amicus briefs with the federal court, arguing the case could set a precedent for governments around the world to seize information held in the cloud....

Dorian Satoshi NakamotoSuper BlooperSueing NewsweekDonations Super Blooper On March 6, 2014, Leah had reported on Newsweek that she had found the mysterious founder of the worlds most famous cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, in the bylanes of Temple City, California. Leah had backed up her story by giving a interview with our good man, Mr.Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto. Lack of any news or information about the original Bitcoin founder, Satoshi Nakamoto and Newsweek’s prestige and goodwill were enough to convince the readers about the Dorian being Satoshi Nakamoto on that particular day....

According to the company, the service called Passcode Lockout Data Recovery is the first “passcode lockout recovery service” for regular consumers that has a “100 percent success rate,” irrespective of passcode length. The service, priced around $3,900, uses new proprietary technology to recover data from password-locked smart devices that have previously been limited to law enforcement agencies and remained unavailable to the regular consumer. “Utilizing new technology, we have a 100% success rate with unlocking and recovering data from passcode-protected smartphones of every make, model and operating system with any length passcode, including phones and tablets with more complicated passcodes of six digits or more,” reads DriveSavers’ advertising pitch in part....

ICANN is planning to scrap proxy registration policy and give out the Whois Data of all the commercial domains.What is Whois Data and Proxy registration scheme for Domain owners : What is Whois Data and Proxy registration scheme for Domain owners : As per the rules of the global domain name authority, ICANN, providing the contact information is a must for all the domains during its registration. However, ICANN has a provision of Proxy Registration Scheme which helps user to keep their actual details private by paying some charges and the organization maintains a Whois Data to keep the privacy of the domain’s user intact....

Considering the curious tendency of international companies giving room once again to the local businesses, the small business owners are now considering their options. Their marketing budget is often tiny, so the big question is – which platform sells better at a cheaper price. Google manifests that it gives its customers a return of at least $2 for every dollar spent. FB vs. Google Facebook offers their ads at the cheapest rates in the history of advertising....

According to Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos, the company will cross-reference the purchased black market passwords with encrypted passwords used on the site. This practice has kept the users’ accounts safe from breaches. Speaking at the Web Summit 2016 technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Stamos said that more than 1.3 billion people use Facebook every day. “Keeping Facebook safe and keeping it secure are two different things. Security is about building walls to keep out threats and shore up defences....

Facebook Lite app was unveiled in the month of January in the selected countries for testing purposes and now it is getting officially launched world over. It features all of Facebook’s core experiences like News Feed, status updates, photos, notifications and more. The app is less than 1 MB in size and takes just a few seconds to download. This app is rolling out across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, and it will be available in the play store....