Lefebvre also stated that the Xfce and KDE versions will come later in the year. Besides releasing ISO images for 18.3 “Sylvia”, the Linux Mint team also made a blog post detailing how to upgrade your existing 18.0, 18.1, or 18.2 systems to Sylvia. Linux Mint 18.3 features Cinnamon 3.6, a Linux kernel 4.10 and an Ubuntu 16.04 package base. Just like other versions in the 18.x series, Linux Mint 18....
Occurrence of a ‘Blue Moon’ is a very rare occasion and it does happen “once in a blue moon” and we have not seen it since August 2012. However, if you have nothing on your hands this Friday then do make a point to just go out or watch out from your window to catch this rare celestial event. As per the lunar cycle every month there is one full moon and one no moon day....
The big daddy or Grand Jury prize is a cool $55,000 as well as two tickets to the Assassin’s Creed movie premiere. The prizes for runners-up include Watch_Dogs 2 Ps4 bundles, a Playstation 4 Pro and Parrot drones. The competition runs from 15th October to 15th November and winners will be announced on 17th November. Other rules include that your movie must be between 5 seconds and 5 minutes long, no more, no less....
The initial observations covered an area of 2.3 square degrees on the sky towards the constellation Cancer and the results revealed nine large concentrations of dark matter with each about the mass of a galaxy cluster. Researchers believe that it is essential to survey how dark matter is actually distributed and how this distribution keeps changing over a period of time because this would ultimately help in understanding the role of dark energy which in fact controls the expansion of the universe....
For those unfamiliar, Mayhem had won a $2 million hacking prize at the Cyber Grand Challenge held at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas last year. The event was staged by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create AI based autonomous cyber security systems that can patch themselves, watch for intrusions and hack other systems all with minimal human interaction. Mayhem was developed by security startup ForAllSecure, co-founded by Carnegie Mellon professor David Brumley and two of his PhD students....
In September last year, the Redmond giant had also introduced a free 44-part Python course for beginners called Python for Beginners on YouTube. The 51-part video course on JavaScript is aimed to help burgeoning developer curious about writing JavaScript for Node.js. It teaches building JavaScript-based applications using software development kits (SDKs) and frameworks such as Google’s Angular. “Our goal is to help show you enough JavaScript to give you the background needed to begin working through quick starts and tutorials focused on frameworks and SDKs using JavaScript,” Microsoft says on its GitHub page for the JavaScript course....
The tool installs Build 15063 of the Windows 10 Insiders Build program, which will become the official Windows 10 Creators Update next week. Those interested in downloading the tool can do so via the Microsoft site. This option is intended for advanced users on devices running a licensed version of Windows 10. If you don’t have Assistant, then click here to download it, and follow the instructions to update to version 1703....
For those unaware, launched in 2017, Windows Template Studio is kind of replacement for the Windows App Studio and the company has been working continuously on improving it since its launch. Template Studio, an open-source project, makes it easier for developers to build full-fledged UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps without writing a line of code. Yesterday’s update includes a variety of enhancements in this version, which are: Code now generates as a multi-project solution....
Researchers who uncovered a security key says that this particular key protects Windows devices as they boot up say their discovery is proof that encryption backdoors do not work. Theoretically, the researchers can gain entrance to any Windows device in the world. Similarly, the keys will allow Windows users to install any OS of their choice on Windows devices. Secure Boot is a built into the firmware of computer or the software as the case may be, allowing the computer/software to make failsafe checks before booting....
On Wednesday, Microsoft released a beta version of ‘Eye Control‘ feature in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 and Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15237 to Insiders in the Fast ring that allows users to interact with their devices through eye movements. This feature is expected to empower people with disabilities to operate an on-screen mouse, keyboard, and text-to-speech experience using only their eyes. “Bringing Eye Control to Windows 10 will empower people using just their eyes to utilize Windows features....
Here’s what Microsoft is sending out to OneDrive users in an email notifying them of the impending changes: “We want to let you know about some upcoming changes to OneDrive. On July 27, 2016, the amount of storage that comes with OneDrive will change from 15GB to 5GB. We are also discontinuing the 15GB camera roll bonus. We realize these are big changes to a service you rely on. We want to apologize for any inconvenience these changes may have caused you....
Quantum Dot Spectrometer created by MIT scientists is small enough to fit inside a smartphone camera and it empowers the device to diagnose skin ailments as well as detect environmental pollutants.About the new Quantum Dot spectrometer: Usually, due to its huge size a spectrometer is not portable. However, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have now developed tiny spectrometer by using minuscule semiconductor nanoparticles called as quantum dots. These Quantum Dot spectrometers are small enough to fit inside the camera of a smartphone....
Twelve years hence, enter Lenovo, which now control Motorola. Seeking to repeat the legendary success of Moto RAZR V3, Lenovo appears to be prepping a relaunch of this legendary model, according to its teaser video of a nostalgic walkthrough at a high school. One thing is sure, Lenovo is going to bet on Android for the upcoming RAZR flip smartphone, and we’re already quite stoked about that. The big unveil will take place at Lenovo Tech World on June 9th....
Blooming Complexity With the evolution of technology came along the evolution of music. From the few genres and ways of using instruments, we found ourselves facing thousands and thousands of styles. Nowadays, synthesizers can imitate numerous instruments, drum machines are used for complex drumming studio setups, guitar effects are constantly multiplying. The multitude of possibilities is mindblowing. An immense number of subgenres are springing up like mushrooms after the rain....
Net Neutrality violation: Airtel introduces differential pricing mechanism for mobile Internet usageNet Neutrality The new conditions put in small letters at the end of the tariff page state, Which means that Airtel will be charging its 3G customers at a differential rate for using VoIP services like Skype and Viber over normal web usage. The above changes go against the premise of net neutrality across all internet platforms. Net Neutrality Net neutrality (also network neutrality, Internet neutrality or net equality) is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication....
The new Macbook is officially being made available to buy at 12am PST on Friday, April 10. That’s when the the product page on Apple’s website will presumably replace the the “coming soon” button with a “buy now” button. At present even the estimated delivery date is not known but knowing Apple, the shipments should start tonight itself. The brick and mortar stores could see a rush of buyers for the gold, silver and gray Macbooks starting tomorrow like we have seen on the day of iPad an and iPhone release dates....
The issue with using PDF is that you need different software for doing different things. For example, you need Adobe Acrobat to view and edit PDF documents. But actually, Acrobat reader is a rather expensive software. However, the brilliant guys at Wondershare brought us PDFelement, their all in one PDF solution. Now Wondershare guys have gone ahead and are bringing us the all new PDFelement 6. They say it is re-designed and inspired by users....
But this developed Malware not only sends message to premium-rate numbers. but also execute all remote commands send by hacker, that includes all incoming and outgoing texts, call logs, phone IMEI, network IDs and other data.This malware checks if the user is attached to a mobile banking, and then trys to transfer money from the victim’s account. The Malware first started to take its prey in Russia where it checks if the user is registered in Sberbank, a popular bank in Russia....
According to CNET, the new Nokia 3310, which is made by HMD Global Oy, will be supporting only two bands – 900MHz and 1,800MHz, which are only compatible with the 2G connections. In many countries, those frequencies have been switched off while few others are gradually switching it off as regulators shut off unused frequencies. This is applicable for Australia and Singapore, where carriers are shutting down 900MHz and 1800MHz bands....
Ransomware infection normally takes place with human error but this new ransomware doesn’t even need human interaction to take over your computer according to security researchers. Security researchers from Cisco Systems first noticed the unusual strain of virus-like hacker software that exploits computer server vulnerabilities. The researchers said that hackers use such software to target large-scale networks and hold data hostage in exchange for huge ransom. Cisco Systems researchers note that the the strain– known as Samas or Samsam-was first noticed in the MedStar Health Hospital chain hacking last month....
