In its latest announcement, Microsoft said that if you install the latest Windows 10 preview (build 10130) on a device and use a Microsoft Account that is registered for the Windows Insider program, then it will offer the final version of Windows 10 for free. According to its blog, it says that once Windows 10 is available on July 29, registered previewers will simply need to upgrade with no charge....
This surprise announcement from Microsoft comes after the software giant in May had agreed to sell its entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Foxconn technology group and HMD Global, Oy for $350 million. The Nokia 216 is dual SIM mobile phone that comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA display along with a 320 x 240-pixel resolution and offers 16MB of RAM. It also comes with 16MB of in-built storage and supports microSD card for additional storage up to 32GB....
For those unaware, Minecraft, the block-based sandbox, is offered in two different versions: the Java and Bedrock editions, where you are required to pay separately to buy these versions. While the Java Edition is only available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can get the Bedrock Edition on Windows 10 and 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series S and X, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Fire OS/TV, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile and Samsung Gear VR....
Bringing space to Earth : MIT Scientists develop ‘human centrifuge’ for astronauts to feel the real affects of gravityThe new machine mimics the effects of gravity in space by using a special type of centrifuge which cancels out the effects of micro-gravity on astronauts.Actual Testing of the Human centrifuge: International Space Station (ISS) too offers a wide choice of exercise options to the astronauts. However, it has been observed that due to space travel many astronauts suffer from bone loss, muscle deterioration, issues related to balancing and cardio vascular systems....
A blog post from the Mozilla firm states that it is glad to assist and pleased to further the work of the anonymity systems by activating 12 additional relay networks that can be used to ensure up time and spare incidents relating to maintenance or failure. A spokes person from Mozilla said The move by Mozilla is a part of the Polaris Privacy Initiative that Mozilla launched last year, when the firm said that it was backing user-led privacy control for the internet....
Lets check a common scenario, suppose you were thinking about some important project and all of a sudden were distracted by some message on Facebook or Twitter. This distraction led to a scenario where you got distracted from some thread of thoughts which seemed to be an appropriate answer for your project. Alas! you are not able to recollect that great idea once you are back to your thoughts regarding the project....
You already know NASA, the space exploration arm of United States. From time to time NASA engineers write their own program for air and spacecraft design, business optimization, systems interaction and biomedical applications. Most of these programs are open source and have been made available to general public for free use. NASA rolled out the third installment of the software. The newly released NASA 2017-2018 software catalog comes both in hard copy and offline format....
Starting Tuesday, Netflix subscribers can play five mobile games everywhere: Stranger Things: 1984 (BonusXP), Stranger Things 3: The Game (BonusXP), Shooting Hoops (Frosty Pop), Card Blast (Amuzo & Rogue Games), and Teeter Up (Frosty Pop). Tomorrow, Netflix Games will start rolling out on the Netflix mobile app. First on Android, with iOS on the way. It’s early days, but we’re excited to start bringing you exclusive games, with no ads, no additional fees and no in-app purchases....
Currently, in some of the safety systems, the car’s movement is observed to alert the driver. However, such warning normally come after the driver has already acted. Therefore, the new system developed by Cornell researchers works by studying the driver’s body movements while taking into consideration the outside environment and accordingly, advise a proper course of action for the driver. This is achieved by the new car safety system by deploying cameras to record the driver’s body language as well as locate the other vehicles & hurdles on the road....
After further analysis security researchers have discovered the vulnerability exploited in the cyber attack wasn’t CVE-2012-4792 but a new zero-day affecting Internet Explorer 8. CVE identifier CVE-2013-1347 has been assigned for this new IE vulnerability. Microsoft noted that Internet Explorer 6, IE7, IE9, and IE10 are not affected by the vulnerability. “U.S Department of Labor website wasn’t the only entity affected and we can confirm that at least 9 other websites were redirecting to the malicious server at the same time” AlienVault reports....
The largest prime number to date has been discovered by the researchers at the University of Central Michigan – it’s got more than 22 million digits, or almost 5 million digits larger than the previous record prime, which was discovered three years ago. A text file containing the entire number takes up 21.7 MB of space. A prime number is a whole number greater than one that can only be divided by itself and one....
Readers may note that Apple has patched the January 1, 1970 bug in its latest iOS 9.3 version. However the method discovered by Kelley and Harrigan relies on the way in which an iPhone constantly looks for trusted Wi-Fi networks. This method can be used by hackers to brick your Wi-Fi connected Apple device, without you even knowing it was happening. In a hypothetical example described by Krebs on Security, if a user confirms that a network called “attwifi” is a trusted connection, any subsequent network they come into contact with boasting the same name will connect with their iPhone....
Researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone listen to your cell calls by exploiting SS7 protocolSignaling SystemsFlaw known to GSMA?The ExploitsReal World testsSnowden Leaks affect on Germany Signaling Systems The researchers have said that they will reveal the flaws including its PoC in a hacker conference in Hamburg this month. The flaws have been detected in the Signaling Systems (SS7) protocol, which is used by network providers to route calls and text messages among one another....
Now, Facebook has officially announced that Reactions, six small animated emojis, are rolling out as official additions to the Like button. In October last year, Facebook’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and his team created a final product of alternatives that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved showing to the public. The emojis which are angry, sad, wow, haha, and love will allow users to react in a different way to express their humor, sadness, love and awe depending on the situation....
While the Pascal series of GPUs are expected to use HBM2 memory, which is much faster than GDDR5, the latest report shows that GTX 1080 could be housing GDDR5, or GDDR5X, which is obviously slower. However, gamers will be pleased to know that the graphics card will be housing 8GB of video RAM, which will obviously be an advantage if you happen to be playing at a resolution higher than 1080p....
For those unaware, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank had purchased Arm Holdings for $31.4 billion back in 2016 to expand into the internet-of-things (IoT) technology. Under the terms of the deal, NVIDIA will pay SoftBank $21.5 billion in stock and $12 billion in cash for Arm, which includes $2 billion payable at signing. SoftBank may receive an additional $5 billion in cash or common stock under an earn-out agreement, subject to satisfaction of specific financial performance targets by Arm....
Over the weekend, this piece of information was further confirmed by XDA Developers when they discovered references to the notch in the OxygenOS Open Beta 4 firmware files that OnePlus released for the first Android 8.1 Oreo build for the OnePlus 5T. According to the XDA Developers, they found that evidences within the APK settings of the latest OxygenOS beta that hinted OnePlus 6 would be code-named “enchilada.” They also found an image (see below) named “screendecor_up_img_enchilada_1?...
The company in the past had disclosed that its forthcoming device will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 version 2.1 chip set under the hood, carry a USB-C port, and it will run OxygenOS, which is OnePlus’ own version of Android. The company has announced today that it will launch the OnePlus 2 with a VR (Virtual Reality) experience that fans will be able to check out using their phones with a cardboard viewer....
The new “Netflix Edition” of the game is now available for downloaded from the iOS and Android app stores. Oxenfree: Netflix Edition, which is the popular on-demand streaming giant’s inaugural first-party game from Night School Studio, is now available to download at netflix.com/oxenfree in 31 languages with no ads and no in-app purchases for Netflix members. It also adds localization support. Originally released in 2016, Oxenfree is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning supernatural teen thriller game....
Sony has said that the games listed below will be available for subscribers once it refreshes PlayStation Store next week on May 5. PlayStation 4 Ether One Guacamelee Super Championship Turbo Edition Race the Sun Hohokum The Unfinished Swan PlayStation 3 Hohokum Race the Sun The Unfinished Swan PlayStation Vita Hohokum Murasaki Baby Race the Sun The Unfinished Swan
