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In a series of powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks just a few hours ago, Anonymous has shut down the official website of Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Ghost Squad, the group said to be behind this attack works with the online hacktivist Anonymous. The reason for attacking the KKK is the “blunt racism” in the name of free speech. In an exclusive conversation with one of the attackers, HackRead was told that: “We targeted the KKK due to our hackers being up in their face, we believe in free speech but their form of beliefs is monolithic and evil....

In terms of specifications, the Lava Iris Alfa L comes with a 5.5-inch qHD IPS display and a 540 x 960 pixel resolution. It includes a pixel density of roughly 200ppi along with a 16.7 million color range. It is driven by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor along with 1 GB RAM. The dual SIM device comes with an internal storage of 8GB that can be further enlarged up to 32GB via a microSD card....

The paper, was first leaked on a NASA Spaceflight enthusiast forum by an Australian EmDrive fan called Phil Wilson, , who goes by the username “The Traveller,” on November 5 before being taken down by Spaceflight’s moderators, as the paper has not yet been released. It is scheduled to be published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in December. However, science-tech news site Next Big Future subsequently published the paper, which explains how early tests of the system in a vacuum, recreating the conditions of the engine if it were used in space....

Stratfor, a US think tank dealing in security matters, was hacked by Jeremy Hammond in late 2011, who then passed its email archives to WikiLeaks in early 2012. Wikileaks made the dump public like it does with every other leaked document it receives. Wieder scrubbed through the five million odd emails dump only to find a malware hidden in many of the documents. According to Wieder, lot of the malware is smuggled in as VBScript macros, or OLE and PE files....

Now, Lenovo, the company, best known for ThinkPad and Yoga laptops, has unveiled two Windows 10 desktop PCs at the Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany yesterday that emphasize gaming power and virtual reality experience on the go: the IdeaCentre Y710 Cube and IdeaCentre AIO Y910. “With VR, live streaming and lifelike visuals that dwarf consoles, PC gamers have completely new ways to experience and immerse themselves in games today,” said Johnson Jia, Lenovo’s Senior Vice President, PC & Smart Device Business Group, in a statement....

This news comes shortly after LG had officially confirmed that it would be closing down its mobile business unit by the end of July to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence, and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services. The announcement to shut down had left many users wondering how the company planned to manage LG’s warranty on the existing and recently introduced phones as well as OS and security updates....

As announced by Linus Torvalds last month, Linux kernel 4.7 is currently in development. Every other Sunday, it will get around seven or eight RC (Release Candidate) milestones until it hits stable, which should happen sometime in the second or third week of July. However, until then, there’s a lot of work to be done. “Things are looking fairly normal, and there are fixes all over, with drivers and architecture code leading the charge as usual, but there’s stuff spread out all over the place, including filesystems, networking, mm, library helpers, etc etc,” Torvalds wrote....

Linux to abandon 32-bit support for old PCs/laptops in coming monthsUbuntu and Canonical to drop 32-bit support Ubuntu’s Dimitri John Ledkov has issued a new proposal on the Ubuntu mailing list recently which states that the company will be winding down support for 32-bit processors. Ledkov uses the justification for ending 32-bit support saying that major software vendors and products like Google, ZFS and Docker will be ending 32-bit processors so it would not be feasible for Ubuntu to continue doing so....

Some are moving for indoor TV antennas while others are opting for modernized outdoor TV antennas to watch movies, free news, free local channels and a long list of HD channels. Indoor TV antennas are amongst the latest buzz in the technology advancement in the antennas segment. To supersede the phenomenon of indoor antennas, hybrid antennas by the name of LiveWave has flooded the market. The biggest USP offered by LiveWave is that the customers do not require a massive antenna to be hooked on the attic or inside the room....

According to the peripheral maker, both the companies are combining their hardware and software expertise so that gamers can play AAA games when they are away from their console or PC. For this purpose, they are working with the Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce NOW teams. The handheld gaming device will stream video games to consumers that are rendered on a remote server instead of them having to download or install PC or console games....

Unsurprisingly, CTV usage is at its highest in the USA, with almost 90% of adults owning at least one CTV device. With an ever-increasing number of consumers making the switch to CTV services, advertisers are being forced to adapt to this new trend so they can continue to reach their target audiences. However, it’s not as simple as switching over your ad spend from traditional TV to CTV, since this new market presents its own unique set of challenges....

A study conducted by G Data shows that mobiles shipping with pre-installed malware has increased by about 25 percent in Q2 of 2015 compared to the first quarter. The study shows that smartphones and tablets from Chinese brands Huawei, Xiaomi, and Lenovo were discovered to have apps modified to spy on its users or to insert ads. G Data is the same research company which last year disclosed that the Star N9500 Smartphone had capability to spy on users, compromising their personal data and conversations without their knowledge....

According to Microsoft’s Blog on late Friday. This development will bring the manageability and security of ‘Windows 10 Internet of Things (IoT) Enterprise’ solutions to the ‘ROS’ ecosystem as well. Talking about ROS. It’s an assemblage of tools and libraries which is utilized and applied to build complex robots. Windows 10 IOT enterprise helps in producing enterprise manageability and security solutions in context to industry based IoT devices, which are used in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and of course other industries....

WinGet for Windows 10 was released by Microsoft last month as part of its Build 2020 announcements. This new set of software tools makes installation, updating, and locating of software to install much easier for developers. As soon as WinGet was released, the tool became a topic of controversy after Keivan Beigi, who created a similar popular package manager called AppGet, accused Microsoft of stealing his idea. Last week, Beigi had provided a detailed account of how Microsoft’s Andrew Clinick, who works with the company’s app model, reached out to him last year showing interest in his work and also interviewed him for a prospective job role....

It so happened when Michael Leworthy from Microsoft’s Azure Migration Team was giving a presentation on how to migrate apps and data to Microsoft’s Azure to his clients , his Edge browser hit a snag and froze. Leworthy was left with no choice but to opt for another browser, which is in this case was Google Chrome, to save his live presentation. The presentation has been uploaded to YouTube that unfolds the turn of events leading to the embarrassing cum comical moment....

At Build 2018 conference, Microsoft announced a new developer partnership stake, according to which all the non-game developers would be getting the 95% of the revenue earned from application sales. This step is possibly taken to attract more developers to work for Windows app. What’s the drill? The devs would be eligible for this share of 95% revenue only when the app purchased from a deep-link, i.e. from the developer’s website....

In other words, if you have a work or school Microsoft 365 account, you will be able to earn Microsoft Rewards points when searching on Bing. As noted on the Microsoft 365 roadmap, this feature is currently marked as “in development” and scheduled for release for May CY2021. Given below is a full description of the feature: Microsoft Search: Earn Microsoft Rewards when using a work or school account Users in your organization will have the ability to earn Microsoft Rewards points when signed into select Microsoft 365 services (Microsoft Search in Bing) with their organizational (work or school) account....

Windows 10 Technical PreviewBackdoor?Users rarely read the EULA / Privacy Policy / Terms and Conditions. Backdoor? As more and more users are jumping the queue to download the Windows 10 through the Windows Insider Program, almost all of them have forgotten to check the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions users accept while downloading the Windows 10. If you study the privacy policy you will be startled at the amount of freedom you are giving Microsoft to spy on you....

Besides Xbox Series S, the Redmond giant is also expected to unveil Xbox Series X – the more powerful console – with a price tag of $499. Both consoles will reportedly launch on November 10th, 2020. Initially trusted Microsoft leaker Brad Sams leaked a photo render via his Twitter account and Thurrott.com showing the Xbox Series S console is white in color. It is placed next to a white Xbox controller and doesn’t seem to have a disc drive....

The Chromium-based Edge browser will be rolled out to Windows 10 users with a new Windows 10 update. It will replace the existing EdgeHTML browser engine and switch to the Chromium engine. First reported by The Verge, the new version of Edge still doesn’t include full mouse and keyboard support and is unsurprisingly buggy. Currently, the test is only limited to Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group who will automatically find the new Edge in their apps library once they install the latest Xbox system update....