Japan S Government Secretly Tracking Its Citizens With New Smartphones Techworm

A company’s spokesman said the NTT previously had handed GPS data over to authorities in times of crisis, mostly connected to crime investigations. “If requested, we provided positional information using the GPS systems on phones to emergency services such as the police, ambulance services and the Japan Coast Guard, in line with proper guidelines,” the spokesman told The Japan Times. Current smartphone models notify a user when their position is being accessed by a third party....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 325 words · Lorraine Glass

Lastpass Confirms Another Data Breach Customer Data Leaked

For those unaware, LastPass was involved in another data breach incident in August 2022 that allowed an unauthorized party gain access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account for four days until they were detected and removed. The hackers stole snippets of the company’s source code and some proprietary technical information. However, no data within users’ vaults, personal information, or master passwords were compromised in the August incident....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 334 words · Linda Mesich

Leaked Images Reveal That Motorola Moto X 3Rd Will Not Have Fingerprint Scanner

The first set of leaked photos of the alleged Moto X 2015 phone came from a report over GForGames. The report showed images of the phone’s chassis, with its parts still missing. However, the most significant thing about the photo is that it has an opening for what it looked like a fingerprint scanner. The Moto X was not previously rumored to have this special feature, and that made news that gave excitement from some of the fans waiting for it to release....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 242 words · Patricia Solano

Lenovo A7000 Sets For Flash Sale On Flipkart At 2Pm Today In India

While the Phone does not have much competition with its features in this price range other than Motorola’s Moto E 2nd Gen with 4G which is priced a thousand less than its price at Rs 7999. Looking at it specs this phone can surely beat any other Competition at its price range. the Lenovo A7000 was first revealed at MWC 2015 and features a 5.5 inch 720p HD 720 x 1280 pixel display....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 197 words · George Warren

Lg Making Wireless Chargers That Will Supercharge Your Smartphone S Battery Techworm

LG Innotek, a subsidiary owned by the Korean tech giant states that it’s developed a 15 watt wireless charging module, making it three times faster than the current five-watt wireless solutions. According to LG Innotek, the product follows the standards set forth by the World Wireless Power Consortium and AirFuel Alliance, which is simple words means that it will be compatible with all smartphones that feature an in-built wireless charging module....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 255 words · Lynn Mora

Lte 4G Flaw Allows Hackers To Hijack Your Browsing Session And Spy On You

However, researchers have now uncovered three exploits in the ‘data link layer’ of LTE network that allows hackers to control Internet traffic and redirect regular users to malicious or phishing websites and spy on their online activity without their knowledge to find out which sites they visit through their LTE device. The vulnerabilities are said to be built into the LTE standard itself, and affect the second layer of LTE, known as the data link layer....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 624 words · Kevin Quilliams

Mac Being Updated With Security Fix For Ntp Flaw Automatically For The First Time

Though Apple had introduced the technology for delivering automated security updates to its OS two years ago, but it hadn’t been used until this week. In this case, Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Reuters, the company wanted to protect customers as quickly as possible due to the severity of the vulnerabilities. “The update is seamless,” Evans said. “It doesn’t even require a restart.” The NTP vulnerabilities were discovered by Google Security Team researchers Neel Mehta and Stephen Roettger, and were detailed in a recent alert from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) and are published on Techworm here....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 267 words · Christopher Nutting

Meet Jio Glass Mixed Reality Glasses With 3D Holographic Video Calling By Reliance Jio

The product reveal comes after the exciting morning news of Reliance Jio and Google partnership for jointly developing an Android-based operating system. Meet – Jio Glass Jio Glass joins the club of mixed reality headsets and glasses, including Google Glass, Microsoft HoloLens, and Vue Glasses. Meet – Jio GlassOther products releases Prices under the WrapsWatch the entire launch here The mixed reality glasses weigh only 75 grams, supporting all the standard audio formats with a multi-directional personalized sound system....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 333 words · Kevin Baldwin

Microsoft Announces Pluton Security Processor For Windows Pcs

“Microsoft alongside our biggest silicon partners are announcing a new vision for Windows security to help ensure our customers are protected today and in the future. In collaboration with leading silicon partners AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., we are announcing the Microsoft Pluton security processor,” David Weston, Director of Enterprise and OS Security said in a blog post. This chip-to-cloud security technology, pioneered in Xbox and Azure Sphere, aims to bring even more security advancements to future Windows PCs and hints the beginning of a journey with ecosystem and OEM partners....

December 3, 2022 · 4 min · 731 words · Chad Lynch

Microsoft Bringing Windows 10 S Mode To All Editions Switching Out Of It Will Be Free Techworm

— Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) March 7, 2018 The new S mode will restrict any copy of Windows 10 and only run certain apps from the Microsoft Store. It will continue to work the same way as the dedicated Windows “10 S” OS was developed to do. “We hope this new approach will simplify and make it possible for more customers to start using Windows in S mode: a familiar, productive Windows experience that is streamlined for security and performance across all our editions....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Kendra Pickering

Microsoft Offering Rewards To Consumers To Use Their New Edge Browser Techworm

Microsoft, through the newly rebranded Microsoft Rewards – formerly Bing Rewards, will be paying Windows 10 users for using the Edge browser, shopping at the Microsoft store, or using Bing. Microsoft claims that the Edge browser is faster, more battery efficient and all-round better than Chrome or Firefox. It also consistently offers 1080p streaming on Netflix. You can even draw on websites with a stylus. In spite of all this, Edge has had trouble attracting users to use this browser....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 325 words · Johnnie Calvo

Microsoft Plans To Launch 149 Windows 10 Laptops To Kill Google S Chromebooks

There are 2 types of the Microsoft’s Notebooks one for educational purpose and the other is for consumer market. Both the new budget Microsoft’s Laptops will be powered by the Intel’s Bay Trail-T CR (BTCR) which is a low power processor and it will have a 11.6 inch display. The only difference here is that the model for educational market will be manufactured by Elitegroup Computer Systems’ (ECS) and it will be sold for around $179 /€165 through the education channel that Intel and ECS built for their Classmate PC products....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 330 words · Kristi Sinko

Microsoft Puts An End To Oem Sales Of Windows 7 And Windows 8 Techworm

It looks like the U.S. software giant has gone a step further by quietly ending sale for both the Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8 licences, which now can no longer be purchased with a new PC. According to Microsoft’s rules, the company stopped selling Windows 7 Professional or any version of Windows 8.1 to retailers or OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) as of October 31. Other versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8, such as Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate were already no longer available for sale....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 275 words · Jason Lipham

Microsoft To Reveal Its New Version Of Windows On June 24

The virtual digital event titled “What’s Next for Windows” will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT and will be live-streamed on Microsoft’s Events page. “Microsoft invites you to attend its What’s Next for Windows digital event on June 24, 2021, where the company will unveil the next generation of Windows,” the emailed invitation reads. “Save the date for June 24, where you will hear from Microsoft executives, including CEO Satya Nadella and Chief Product Officer Panos Panay....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · Anna Goodwin

Microsoft Wants To Convert Your Android Smartphone To A Windows 10 One

The Redmond based tech giant has designed a custom ROM for Xiaomi Mi 4 which, a elite band of users are testing. The custom ROM is pretty much like what other Android ROMs are available worldwide, the only difference is that these custom ROMs like CyanogenMOD run on Android which Microsoft’s version will run on Windows 10. The testing which was done in collaboration with Xiaomi and will mean installing Windows 10 ROM on Xiaomi Mi 4....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 307 words · Dorothy Clark

Microsoft Windows 11 Leaked Ahead Of Launch

However, just days ahead of its release, a few alleged screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system were published on China’s Tieba Baidu site on Tuesday offering insight to its features. Additionally, a Windows 11 disc image (an ISO file) has also been circulating on the web. Tom Warren of The Verge who downloaded a copy of the “Windows 11 build 21996.1” has confirmed that the leaked ISO is genuine. According to Tom, the upcoming OS has a new user interface, a new Start button menu, rounded corners, new animations, colorful icons, and much more....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 516 words · Natalie Mumford

Ministry Of Defense Nigeria Hacked And Defaced By Moroccan Ghosts Techworm

The hacked website is showing a deface page as shown in the Above screenshot, with a short message ‘The Sahara is moroccan’. ‘Nigeria intends to submit a complaint to the European Court against Morocco on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara’ Website is still showing the deface page, you can also have a look at the mirror of the defacement from the link provided below: https://mod.gov.ng/ Mirror: https://zone-h.org/mirror/id/21111713

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 68 words · Darrel Marks

Mit S New Megamimo 2 0 Wi Fi Technology Is Three Times Faster Than Normal Wi Fi Techworm

We’ve all experienced the frustration of trying to load a web page on our phone at a busy conference with an overloaded network. MegaMIMO 2.0, (MIMO standing for Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output) fixes the big problem at the heart of Wi-Fi spectrum: congestion. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have addressed the congestion issues with MegaMIMO 2.0, which can transfer data over Wi-Fi more than three times faster than current options, with double the range....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 457 words · Dianne Tran

Mozilla S Firefox Will Now Allow Users To Delete Collected Data

The company is taking this step to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which came into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA is essentially the U.S. equivalent of Europe’s GDPR privacy policy, which went into effect in 2018. The CCPA act grants consumers in California rights to know what personal information is being collected, to access it, to update and correct it, to delete it, to know who their data is being shared with, and to opt-out of the sale of their data....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 412 words · Michele Turner

Mr Jump Hits The Five Million Downloads After 4 Days On The Apple App Store

Mr Jump is fabulous and extremely simple and a “one button platform” as user just needs to tap which triggers the “jump” and then “Mr Jump” character is smart enough to move sideways all by himself. The jump is based on how long user taps because this is directly proportional to the “bounce” of Mr Jump. Now if there are major obstacles user would just need to tap the screen to avoid Mr Jump from bumping into this obstacle....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 510 words · Christopher Jimenez