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Even that level of demand regrettably isn’t making the time to hire a qualified candidate any shorter. For those who are about to start a search, expect it to take a long time. According to a recent report from Glassdoor Economic Research, the average interview process now takes 23 days, which four years ago was 13 days. So, what is the reason behind this? According to the research by Glassdoor, the duration is become lengthy due to factors like the size of the company, location, and more severe screening processes factor that adds to the time taken to get an offer....

Tutorial for installing Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) on your PC/laptopPreparing for the installationBooting and installing Ubuntu 16.04 LTSAutomatic or manual partitioning, disk encryption, etc.Final steps The following next sections given below provide instructions that anyone can use to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) on their desktop or laptop computers. Also, beginners who have never installed an Ubuntu OS before can follow these instructions. For those, who are already using Ubuntu 14....

“The latest release of Android is here! And it comes with a heaping helping of artificial intelligence baked in to make your phone smarter, simpler and more tailored to you. Today we’re officially introducing Android 9 Pie,” Sameer Samat, VP of product management, Android & Google Play wrote in the official blog that announced availability of the Android 9 P . Besides the Pixel phones, the Android 9 Pie will also be soon available on phones that were part of the Android P beta program....

Many users swear by iPhones with regards to security and privacy. Not that they are alone, many security experts will vouch for Apple’s devices saying that they more secure and reliable in the context of data protection and spying evasion than the Android or Windows operating systems. In fact, it is being stated that out of the three main operating systems, it the Apple’s iPhone that is highly reliable due to the much talked about “Erase Data” feature....

Now, a second incident involving an iPhone 7 is making the rounds, but this time the smartphone did not go up in flames. According to the photos published by MyDrivers, it clearly shows an iPhone 7 with a faulty battery. However, on a closer look, it seems that the battery is simply “inflated” probably due to external factors like heat or maybe a drop that may have pushed the screen out from the rear shell despite of all the waterproofing used by Apple....

The Woz, told Lateline that cybercrime was the greatest threat the world faced and he likened it to the cold war nuclear hysteria of his childhood. Saying that the cyber threat seems to unstoppable, Wozniak added: Woz hits out at FBI Woz also hit out at the FBI’s attempts to force the tech giant to unlock an iPhone that belonged to a terrorist. . Woz sid it was wrong for the US government to try to order Apple to unlock the phone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters Woz left his role as vice-president of research and development at Apple in the 1980s and sold most of his shares, but he is still an employee of the company and receives an annual salary....

The researchers said “the discovery of WireLurker poses a new era of malware” Rise and Spread WireLurker which has surfaced in China and is mostly being aimed at Chinese users of Apple devices was detected when a user realised that his iPhone was doing tasks it wasn’t supposed to. This malware has been doing the rounds for the past 6 months and the most surprising part – researchers still don’t know much on what this malware is supposed to do....

NVIDIA was the first to share the news with the chipmaker announcing that the owners of SHIELD will now be able to access the Apple TV app, including Apple TV+, which allows users to access video-on-demand content from partners such as AMC+, Paramount+, Starz, and more. Later, Google confirmed to 9to5 Google that Apple TV will now be available for the entire “Android TV OS ecosystem” and wasn’t just limited to just the SHIELD....

However, this has been changed. Thanks to the smart yet crafty folks at Arduino, who have come up with a new concept that allows your device to accumulate data from around the globe and send out its own analytics, etc. Called the ESLOV IoT Invention Kit, it is a central Arduino product that adds Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to your hardware products. In other words, you can build any hardware you want to know and connect it to the internet using the ESLOV IoT Invention Kit....

In the video above, evolutionary biologist, Darren Curnoe from UNSW Science explains how the human races were described at the sudden idea of scientists to make nature easier to pigeon hole. In order to fit people into their already prepared races, they used almost anything as evidence such as skull shape, IQ and eye colour, to different dialects spoken and cultural differences. Anything that could be used to connect people from the same geographic origins together was utilized....

A team of researchers from University of Oxford has come up with a list of reasons which, they say, are a existential threat to the entire “human race” and feel AIs possesses maximum potential to destroy human race. A recent report put up by the Oxford University Researchers pointed towards 12 major risks that threaten to end the human civilization. These reasons could be clubbed in the following 4 categories:...

For those unaware, Siri is a built-in “intelligent assistant” that enables users of Apple iPhone 4S and later and newer iPad and iPod Touch devices to speak natural language voice commands in order to operate the mobile device and its apps. Siri also supports extended dictation, enabling users to have their words translated into text for use in e-mail and text messages, Facebook status updates, tweets, note-taking Web searching and similar operations....

The news comes as a pleasant surprise to many Asus Zenfone device owners, as the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the first-generation Asus Zenfone 5 smartphones was delayed last month due to verification issues. After the Android 5.0 Lollipop update, the company has listed some changes on Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG and A400CXG), Zenfone 5 (A500CG and A501CG), and Zenfone 6 (A600CG and A601CG) that consists of removal of some pre-installed apps such as PhotoFrame Widget, Battery Widget, Cloud Print, Movie Studio, CMClient, and Magic Smoke Wallpapers....

BBC to give free Micro Bit computers to children to help them write codes and test themFlashing lightsSales plan The device that features a programmable array of red LED lights has a built-in motion sensor and two buttons that were not considered in the prototype displayed in March. However, this change leaves no slot for a thin battery anymore, which in turn may reduce its appeal as a wearable device. To use it as a standalone product, an add-on power pack fitted with AA batteries will be required....

The iPhone 7 Plus launched with a completely new dual-camera system set up on its 12MP sensor. It has a wide-angle ƒ/1.8 aperture, and a telephoto ƒ/2.8 aperture, both of which fire at the same time and is capable of stunning performance, says Apple. The camera has 2x optical zoom and up to 10x digital zoom. However, it is difficult to confirm the claims of Apple regarding its new dual-camera system, as the shipments are only scheduled to begin this Friday....

Many of us may have been in such a situation once if not twice. So, if you’re facing such a problem, don’t panic. Because your iPhone isn’t broken, it’s just the image of the Apple logo that’s getting you irritated. This post covers everything you need to know about the iPhone stuck on Apple logo error. From the cause of the error to solutions that can help you fix it seamlessly, and lots more....

Beware if you have Data Compression Proxy enabled in new Chrome for Android and iOS devices, Google is watching you!Banking transactions and incognito browsing sessions excludedPrivacy questionsConclusion What the features dont say is that your entire day to day web session can be seen /stored or noted by some third party before reaching you. If you have enabled the Data Compression Proxy feature in your smartphone or tablet and are trying to read Techworm....

The Bloomberg terminals are used by thousands of businessmen, investors and market traders to view share, commodity and metal prices, for messaging, and scan for news. The outage started exactly to coincide with the closing of Shanghai markets in China and opening of all markets across Europe. A call to the Bloomberg help desk confirmed the issue is global, with tech support saying “this is a known global issue that we acknowledge and we are working on....

Benchmarking Microsoft’s new Edge and Google Chrome to test which is betterWould all these issues be put to rest by Microsoft’s new offering, or will it just be more of the same? To change its image and enhance user experience, Microsoft came up with Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10. Bringing a collection of improvements over previous Microsoft’s version, the new browser has a clean and improved interface, which is not restricted to standards compliance, speed and security....

With this technology in hand, other industries like stock trading changed as well. Online trading sites have now been around for years. As early as 1985, companies like Trade Plus and others were offering forms of online stock trading over dial-up networks. But as the industry became more complex, the sites required increasing improvement. New Tech, New Changes? The most recent technological marvel is blockchain technology. The system underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, blockchain technology is fast being hailed as the next internet....