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A tweet shared by a former design executive at Nokia, Peter Skillman who worked on a Nokia Lumia proved that these handsets can indeed handle tough damage – and can even stop a bullet. “A Nokia phone I worked on a few years ago saved the life of a man in Afghanistan last week. The embedded bullet,” he wrote. This is yet to be confirmed, but Mr Skillman shared the image of the phone which shows how the bullet got stuck in the middle of the phone’s body, demolishing it completely but keeping its user out of danger....

It is just like Windows and Mac OS and is one of the most popular OS on the planet. In fact, even the highly used mobile operating system Android is powered by Linux. Linux is OS used to control hardware like desktop and laptop computers, supercomputers, mobile devices, networking equipment, world’s stock exchanges, airplanes, and automobiles. Also, unlike Windows and Mac-based PCs, its rugged command line structure makes Linux popular among coders and hackers....

We had reported about $120 IP-Tool box which was analysed by security research firm MDSec. The IP Box works by stimulating the PIN entry over the USB connection and subsequently brute-force every possible PIN combination to unlock the iPhone secured with a passcode. IP-Tool box can bypass the 10 attempts limiter on iOS devices. Alfhaily who goes by Twitter handle freemanrepo, has managed to successfully create a tool which can hack any iPhone/iPad with a jailbroken OS....

Here’s how you can fix Error Code ‘0xc004c008? in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1Tutorial for fixing error code 0xc004c008 in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:First option:Second option: When you install the Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 product a specific number of times, the error code 0xc004c008 normally prompts up, as the Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 license can only be installed on a single device. However, in the event your device crashes and you need to change a hardware component or buy a new one you may need a new product activation code....

CDs and DVDs, which are considered as the standard storage type for installing Windows on personal computers, are now things of the past. Today, we have USB flash drives that are not only small, portable but most importantly they are fast. In a worst case scenario, where you have to reinstall the operating system on your computer or help out a friend, it is sensible to create an emergency bootable USB drive irrespective of the Windows version you are using, whether it’s 10, 8....

Death ThreatsISIS, ISIL, Da’esh, Daaish or ISVideoA Faction of Pakistan Taliban threatens Malala Yousafzai Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has admitted that the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group threatened to kill his employees after their Twitter accounts were deleted. Speaking at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in San Francisco this week, Costolo said that after Twitter started deleting accounts of IS members, he and his employees received assassination calls. “After suspending their (IS) accounts, some folks affiliated with the organisation used Twitter to declare that the employees of Twitter and the management of Twitter should be assassinated,” Costolo said....

“They stole military data and personal identifying information belonging to servicemen and women,” Fishman said in a statement. “Such conduct endangers the security of our country and is an affront to those who serve.” Love and two of his friends from Sweden and Australia was found guilty of stealing personal information of workers at Missile Defense Agency, NASA and Army Network Enterprise Technology Command. ‘The hackers also stole data on the demolition and disposal of military facilities, natural-resource management, defense program budgeting data and nonpublic competitive acquisition bid data,’ according to Fishman....

Lauri Love, a 31 year old British/Finnish activist, was arrested in UK over hacking charges. The US is attempting to extradite Lauri Love, 31, on charges of hacking into the US Army, Nasa and US Federal Reserve networks. During his arrest, NCA had seized the computers from his home in Stradishall, Suffolk, in October 2013. NCA feels that Love may have important information stored in the encrypted disks on the computers which may help them in hacking the case....

The latest build of Ultimate Windows Tweaker comes with over 200 tweaks which is an increase of 20 percent over the Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3.1.2, Like its predecessors, it’s a portable tool (so requires no installation), and ships in a small 549KB zip archive. Windows Ultimate Tweaker is the ultimate tool if you want to enhance or change the way your Windows 10 works. For example, if you are recording your Windows 10 screen and want “borderless fullscreen window” mode....

Then we have the Internet of things, the thought that almost every object could be equipped with a chip that transmits data such as its location, whether it is full or empty or whether some other limit such as pressure or temperature is alarmingly high or low. Only if engineers can solve the problem of how to power these numerous tiny machines, we can expect larger things of the Internet of things....

Western Digital and Micron launch 1TB microSD cards at MWC 2019Western DigitalMicron Western Digital Western Digital’s offering, SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I 1TB microSD card offers up to 160MBps (megabytes-per-second) read speeds and a peak data write speed of 90MBps. The storage solution follows the A2 specification for launching and loading apps, which the company claims offer a performance output of 400 Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) and 2000 IOPS. Besides meeting the U3 rating in the Speed Class, the card also receives V30 rating in the Video Speed Class category....

According to the company, the external SSD drive is “the world’s highest capacity, pocket-sized, portable SSD prototype featuring a SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps interface.” The device has been created for users who want to create their digital collections without restrictions and always have them handy. “Consumers are generating more content than ever and require more advanced solutions to help them capture, access, share and manage it all. Our top priority is to empower people by giving them complete control of their content, so they have peace of mind that it’s reliably stored and at their fingertips when and where they need it,” said David Ellis, vice president, product marketing, Western Digital....

The primary motive behind the development of Android Auto was to encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the steering wheel. If you live in one of the 36 countries where Android Auto is available and wanted to grab some information about it then you have landed on the right article. In this article, we have shared everything you need to know about Android Auto coupled with a list of few compatible cars and smartphones that support Android Auto....

While Nintendo is leaving no efforts to make the mega launch of its Nintendo Switch gaming console, many gamers who already have managed to get their hands on the gaming console aren’t busy playing the latest games or testing out the console’s unique format. Instead, they are licking the Nintendo Switch cartridges! Actually, they are licking the games because the gaming cartridges are bitter! Nintendo it seems has coated the Nintendo Switch cartridges with a chemical called denatonium benzoate....

Speaking in a German language interview with video game site Rocket Beans at Gamescom 2015 this year, Microsoft’s Boris Schneider-Johne, Enthusiast Marketing Manager for Windows said that older games that depend on SecuROM or SafeDisc DRM will not work on Windows 10. While the video interview at Rocket Beans’ YouTube channel is in German, PC gaming site Rock Paper Shotgun translated the relevant quote. Meanwhile, SafeDisc creator, Rovi Corporation was reached out by PCGamesHardware....

At a press conference in Vienna, Austria on Friday, Canavero has claimed a surgical team led by his collaborator Dr Xiaoping Ren of Harbin Medical University, China have successfully performed a groundbreaking 18-hour operation on a corpse reconnecting the spine, nerves and blood vessels of a severed head. For those unaware, Dr Ren had grafted a head onto the body of a monkey last year. “The first human transplant on human cadavers has been done,” the maverick surgeon said in a video of the conference that he posted to Facebook....

On 22nd May, the craniofacial tissue transplant was carried out at the same time as a kidney and pancreas transplant at Houston Methodist hospital. All of the organs, tissue and bone came from the same donor to give the operation the best chance of success. There were more than 50 healthcare professionals involved in planning the surgery, which had been in the pipeline for two years. According to media, Boysen said “I’m amazed at how great I feel and am forever grateful that I have another chance to get back to doing the things I love and be with the people I love....

It was earlier reported that Huawei would launch its P9 with 6GB RAM to take the honours of being world’s first 6GB smartphone. But according to reports, Huawei P9 may not have 6GB after all, thus paving the way for Vivo. Vivo is leaving no stones unturned to publicise the massive RAM in its Xplay 5. It has already started releasing teasers which detail the awesome Xplay 5 configuration. According to GizmoChina, the Xplay 5 will have 6GB RAM and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor to make it perhaps the most powerful phone yet....

According the news on Chinese forums, a Xiaomi patent describing a fingerprint recognition technique using the device’s buttons was spotted at China’s State Intellectual Property Office. According to the reports on MIUI forums, the new Xiaomi Mi 5 will sport an optical sensor as well as a bottom fingerprint sensor in the cover glass’s terminal equipment. The latest Xiaomi flagship device will sport a 5.2-inch QHD display screen and it will be powered by a 2....

Redmi India on Sunday evening had tweeted an image along with text reading, “Paint the town red. Get ready to change your phone.” The partial visible image already gave the clue about the new price. The Redmi 2 first went on sale in March this year in India. The Redmi 2 is Xiaomi’s first phone to support 4G dual-SIM and use a 64-bit Quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 processor. The smartphone comes with 4....