Microsoft releases simplified updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

According to Microsofts announcement, convenience rollups to service packs except that they contain no new features. After this is installed, users will only need to install future updates. We hope this monthly rollup update simplifies your process of keeping Windows 7, and8.1up-to-date, Microsoft explained. Also, the new convenience rollup is available for download from the Microsoft Update Catalog. source: www.techworm.net

May 18, 2016 · 1 min · 60 words · Alicia Carney

How do Hackers Hack your Passwords?

Some of you may have lost some money to hackers after they took hacked your credit card information. Most of the information hackers get is by hacking your password. There are some common techniques that hackers use tohack passwords. Most of the time, hackers use sexual posts to lure victims into divulging their accounts. Social engineering The most popular low-tech method for gathering passwords issocial engineering. It has existed since the time computers became popular but has only been regarded as high risk now....

May 17, 2016 · 2 min · 363 words · Hannah Strickland

iSocket will send you a text message as soon as your power goes out

The company is called iSocket Systems and they have produced a gadget called iSocket 3G. In laymans terms, it is a power outlet that will immediately text you when the power goes out. You will still have to pay for the SIM card and any associated service that comes with it. source: www.techworm.net

May 17, 2016 · 1 min · 53 words · Vanessa Martinez

Microsoft Edge and IE falls behind Mozilla Firefox while Google Chrome reigns supreme

The king, Google Chrome continues to reign supreme. Google Chrome is now the most popular desktop web client according to all the major web analytics companies. It is now ahead of Internet Explorer according to the latest StatCounters data. It is worth mentioning here that while all three browsers were bleeding usage share Chrome was only gaining. Looks like Google is the only company laughing its way to the bank....

May 17, 2016 · 1 min · 72 words · Tracey Perez

Secret NSA Newsletters leaked online, show the internal working of the agency

They also provide details into the operations undertaken by NSA. Mr.Kumarin was later convicted of fraud and money laundering and sentenced to 14 years behind bars. The job entailed relaying information back to the NSA, based at Fort Meade in Maryland. But sometimes, the NSA would share sensitive NSA-collected technical data to help the interrogators. The article also describes what the NSA officers did for recreation in Guantanamo Bay. Learn how to operate a boat in a weekend, the liaison wrote....

May 17, 2016 · 1 min · 129 words · Eric Lozano

Samsung Galaxy Surfboard is the last thing you would expect from the company

As its name implies, Galaxy Surfboard is a surfboard with a blend of tech inside of it. Now what is going to be the primary functionality of the screen? source: www.techworm.net

May 12, 2016 · 1 min · 31 words · Connie Hall

Western Digital officially buys SanDisk for $19 billion

The mega deal comes on back of negotiations going on for 9 monhts. For a cool $19 billion, Western Digital now gets to call SanDisk their wholly owned subsidiary. Western Digital also stands to own around 5800 patents that SanDisk held worldwide. The flash memory makers patent portfolio is consistently recognized as one of the strongest in the technology industry. The deal will officially buttoned up for good on Thursday, May 12th....

May 11, 2016 · 1 min · 74 words · Mary Estes

FBI harassing me for past six months says Tor developer

Now, Lovecruft has published ablog postaccusing the FBI of harassment for the past six months. He left his card with a message to call him. He then called on Lovecruft mothers cell phone while she was at work a few days later. She was also aware of the fact that the FBI was very interested in anything that is Tor-related. She wrote, My lawyer and I discussed what the FBI could possibly want....

May 8, 2016 · 2 min · 281 words · Sandra Sampson

Startup founders says a Google mistake destroyed his business

In the online world what Google gives, only it can take away. He recounted his brush with Google penalty and how it destroyed his business inrecent interview with IndieVC. Haugheys story This is what happened with Haugheys successfully running website. But suddenly, in 2012, Ask MetaFilters traffic plunged. The site lost half its ad revenue overnight. Google had made anupdate to its search rankings that affected MetaFilters ranking in search....

May 7, 2016 · 1 min · 194 words · Hector Johnson

IRCTC hacked, confidential data of 10 million Indian Railway passengers at risk

IRCTC is Indias largest e-commerce website, lakhs of transactions are conducted every day. Surprisingly, IRCTC is yet to file a police complaint in the matter. When asked why there was no complaint, Manocha said, We got some information from our internal sources. So we decided to crosscheck. IRCTC is one of the top websites in India with at least 30 million views a day. IRCTC officials fear that the hackers may have accessed the details of these 10 million users....

May 5, 2016 · 1 min · 82 words · Timothy Williams

Japanese Satellite destroyed due to a single faulty software update

The Japanese Satellite is also referred to as ASTRO-H, and was successfully launched on February 17, 2016. Slightly a month after the machine had been successfully launched, the calamity struck on March 26th. High energy particles may have disrupted the onboard electronics. After that, you might guess what might have happened. Several parts, ranging from solar sails, started coming off. In total, at least 5 pieces were observed in addition to the main body....

May 4, 2016 · 1 min · 90 words · Jerry Wheeler

Polaris 10 and 11 from AMD will be mainstream and not be high-end GPUs

In the past we used to reference our competition, but now its just about us. That price range is not going to expand the TAM for VR. Were going on the record right now to say Polaris will expand the TAM. Or weve got to increase the install TAM. Let us hope that there are no more surprises coming our way. We dont thing that the PC gaming community will be able to fathom it....

April 29, 2016 · 1 min · 77 words · Zachary Morgan

This creepy cop hacked into a baby webcam to spy on nude mother

This triggered something in Pearces brain and quickly realized someone was watching her. Jonathan Marko, an attorney for Pearce, called the alleged creeping a huge breach of the public trust. It could be any one of us, Marko told The Daily Beast. source: www.techworm.net

April 29, 2016 · 1 min · 44 words · Rodney Robinson