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Linux distros are all about catering to specific needs, customization, and the openness of operating systems that forms the core principles behind a Linux operating system. However, choosing the right distro is very important given that there are dozens of them which can fulfil your needs. A distro, or distribution, is tech-talk for a Linux operating system (OS). Each distro is differentiated by its default interface, i.e. the way it looks, the library of apps officially supported by the specific “brand” of Linux, catalog of stock applications, and even repositories....

The suit, filed by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Wilson’s firm Defense Distributed, claims prior restraint by the government over the other information related to the three-dimensional printing of arms and online publication of blueprints. The instructions for making the Lilerator, the world’s first 3D-printed plastic gun was posted by Wilson two years ago. The State Department days later instructed him to take it off, stating that it had to carry out a formal inquiry whether he required a license for export of defense articles....

Has your Windows 10 taskbar stopped working or is it not responding? How to fix the broken taskbarHow to fix Windows 10 taskbar not working, not responding or broken?1. Restart Windows Explorer2. Download Windows 10 drivers3. Use Windows PowerShell4. Creating a New User account5. Fix your issues with the Start button6. Reinstall the Windows apps7. Refresh your PC Before we move on to guide you regarding the prospects of fixing the common issues of the taskbar and how you can help your taskbar work again, it is essential that you learn about the features and all other important things that are new to this Windows 10 taskbar....

Andrea De Pasquale posted a tweet saying, “Weird 64MB favicon.ico turning out to be a TAR backup of the whole WP site, downloaded by every browser passing by.” This creepy bug makes Chrome and Firefox download the huge favicon files to the point till they crash the browser. The silliest part is that the users are not at all aware of this download as it is all done in the background and who is truly to be blamed for this....

UC Browser, the flagship product of UCWeb is one of most popular mobile web browsers. In June, 2014 the company had officially merged into the Chinese largest e-commerce company Alibaba. Before this merger, Alibaba had already held a 66% stake in the company while other 34% was brought during this merging period. As per the data shared by StatCounter, share of UC browser has grown from around 37.46 per cent to over 51 per cent at the end of September, while share of it’s close competitor Opera mobile browser has came down from 23 per cent to 21....

Not to be left behind, AMD, who is trailing between Intel and Nvidia, unveiled its new 16-core Ryzen 9 CPU, the Ryzen 9 1998X, at the Computex 2017 press event on Wednesday. This new CPU is all set to take on Intel’s 18-core iCore i9 in high-end desktops. The new Ryzen 9 CPU will form part of AMD’s high-end desktop X399 platform and will feature up to 16 cores and 32 threads, 64 PCIe 3....

Do you have to write about a certain topic? How long should it be? How many pages? If you need an essay writing service (and it’s understandable, these are not easy to do), then you might just be in luck for coming here. Get your play on! So you know the topic, right? Even if it’s a given or a chosen one, you need to understand it and write about it....

Anonymous claimed that in the bid to stop Islamic State (IS) from using its platform to spread its hate agenda and recruits new members, Twitter has been shutting down accounts of those who actually report terrorism. — WauchulaGhost (@WauchulaGhost) February 16, 2016 The taking down saga began with the 125,000 accounts that Twitter banned for “threatening or promoting terrorist acts. Anonymous claims that all these accounts could be banned because of their reporting....

Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and launched on May 18, 1969. Launched on May 18, 1969, it was the F mission: a “dress rehearsal” for the first Moon landing, testing all of the components and procedures, just short of actually landing. Though the Apollo 10 audio and transcripts were not officially classified, there was “no way to get them to the public before the Internet,” the NASA History Office clarified Monday morning on Twitter....

Steve Jobs had to look no further according to a new biography, In Becoming Steve Jobs, which reveals that current Apple CEO Tim Cook once offered an ailing Jobs a portion of his liver. In Becoming Steve Jobs which will be released on March 24, is written by veteran technology reporter Brent Schlender and Fast Company executive editor Rick Tetzeli. An excerpt from the biography is given below : After going through all the necessary tests to determine whether Tim Cook could donate a part of his liver, he stopped by Jobs’s home in Palo Alto to tell ailing Jobs about his decision, Jobs refused....

The Cupertino giant on Wednesday confirmed that it is slowing down older iPhones to prevent them from shutting down and “smooth out” battery usage to meet peak demands. Apple’s statement followed a study by Geekbench developer John Poole which backed up Reddit users claims that Apple curbs the speed of aging iPhones. So, Poole used Geekbench’s benchmarking testing to find out He carried out single-core tests on iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 units running different versions of iOS....

For those unaware, Sign in with Apple was launched in June 2019 and promoted as a “more private way” to sign into apps and website. It is designed to allow users to create accounts for third-party services with a minimal amount of personal information, only requiring the user to provide a name and email address. Bhavuk Jain, a 27-year-old Indian full-stack developer and researcher, who discovered the flaw in the “Sign in with Apple” system found that the bug affected third-party apps and websites that used user’s Apple ID for authentication, but didn’t implement their own additional security measures....

The device – iPhone 9 (or iPhone SE 2) – a successor to the iPhone SE, could likely be launched at the event, claims the site citing sources directly related to Apple. The probable announcement date suggested by the report is Tuesday, March 31 following which the device would reportedly be released on Friday, April 3. The iPhone 9 (or iPhone SE 2) is rumoured to be a low-cost iPhone with an iPhone 8 design, complete with a home button, Touch ID, more advanced processor, an upgraded camera, and a $399 price tag....

The Cupertino tech has decided to change its approach in response to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act that came into effect on November 1, 2022, which compels the so-called “digital gatekeepers,” such as Apple, to allow alternative app stores on its platform to offer more choice to iOS users. For those unaware, Apple is against the practice of installing third-party app stores and sideloading apps from outside the App Store on iOS devices....

For some time now, several users of the iPhone 7 have been experiencing problems due to a bug that causes their handsets to show a “No Service” error message in the status bar even if their cellular network coverage is available. Apparently, a component that has failed on the main logic board is the reason behind the “No Service” message, says Apple. While officially acknowledging the problem, Apple said that the company will be offering a free device repair to the affected users (only available for the iPhone 7), and to even those who have already paid for repairs and are eligible for reimbursement....

Since yesterday, Apple Mac users have been hit by a first ever fully functional ransomware called KeRanger. KeRanger spreads through a infected version of the Transmission BitTorrent client for Mac. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines. The ransomware then asks victims to pay ransom in bitcoins to get an electronic key so they can decrypt the encrypted data. Windows run PCs have normally been the target of ransomware authors but this is the first time that ransomware is targeting the Apple’s closed OS X operating system....

In total, you will be getting four features, with all of them listed below: In addition to being able to connect to Bluetooth low energy sensors, the Arduino Primo acts as a TCP / IP Internet client and server over Wi-Fi; uses the nRF52832 SoC’s integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) for secure authentication and ‘Touch-to-Pair’. For all but the most advanced projects, programming will be done via the established Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) programming interface, which is designed to make electronics design easy for everyone regardless of experience....

Apple and Samsung have been playing hide and seek with their respective products ever since the first iPhone was launched. iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry by introducing the home button on its first phone and Samsung followed it up with Samsung Galaxy S III. Similarly, in the recent times, Samsung launched its Bezel-less Samsung Galaxy S8 and Apple followed it up with a bezel-less iPhone X. Now we seem to be moving to a different era where the smartphones will be foldable affair a-la wallet which can be folded and kept in your back pocket....

Seokheun “Sean” Choi, an engineer at the university of Binghamton, New York, has developed a bacteria-powered battery using only paper and few drops of dirty water. Choi has shown the world that the Japanese art of Origami can also be applied to modern technology in the form of batteries. This foldable ‘origami battery’ is just about the size of a match stick and can be developed for mere 5 cents....

The main job of Vault OS is to perform the core function of a bank: essentially, maintaining a huge ledger. Each instance of the OS will run its own private blockchain and cryptographic ledger, hosted as a service by ThoughtMachine. The ledger is tamper-proof and transparent, it means that transactions can be processed without the need for third-party verification. “Most of the banks are using systems that were written in the 80s and 90s, and they just are not ready for the security-conscious internet app age at all,” Taylor told Reuters....