UCWeb browser update released for Apple iOS and Windows PCs

Its been long time for iOS users, who have not received an upgrade since October 2013. People start their day with the smartphone and move on to the laptop. Were making our web app available on multiple platforms to capture this trend, he added. One of the greatest strengths of the UC web app for mobile is its Cloud computing technology. While the new UI comes as a fresh breather, the ad-blocker gives a systematic browsing experience....

July 21, 2015 · 1 min · 144 words · Diana Rodriguez

180 million users left at cyber criminals mercy as Microsoft kills Windows XP antimalware support

Those still running Windows Server 2003 will be increasingly vulnerable to hackers. That risk could lead to some businesses being barred from accepting credit card payments. However, the software still works, for now. Microsoft has some assessment and planning tools available online to help those still deciding how to upgrade. It still supports two newer versions of Windows Server, 2008 and 2012. For consumers, this applies to Microsoft Security Essentials....

July 15, 2015 · 1 min · 72 words · Tiffany Mills

US Navy unwilling to let go Windows XP and paying millions of dollars to stay on it

The entire contract could be worth up to $30.8 million and extend till 2017. Davis said, A plan for migrating to current and supported capabilities has been developed and is being executed. The Navy is not alone dependent on Windows XP. source: www.techworm.net

June 23, 2015 · 1 min · 43 words · Christopher Bass

Samsung Smartphone users fall for fake viral video and end up destroying their NFC Chips

The chip in question is a NFC chip. NFC, which stands for Near Field Communication, is an evolution of RFID. The video has already racked up 75000 views and is still going strong. source: www.techworm.net

June 22, 2015 · 1 min · 35 words · Kelly Jackson

Hostile Takeover Makes Popular TV Torrent Website EZTV Disappear From Google

However, as of today, the originalEZTV adminis no longer active. EZTVs domain is now instead run by an outsider who makes it appear that nothing has changed. People can still see the latestTV-torrentson the sites homepage. We have a great news for you. [eztv] has started releasing torrents again. No more nested/unneeded files/folders you have complained about. The same quality like before. Google too has seen through the facade as the torrent experts have done....

June 14, 2015 · 1 min · 152 words · Spencer Cooper

South Korean team takes home the top prize of $2 million at ‘DARPA Robotics Challenge’ Finals

The winning Hubo is a clever machine that can kneel and drive on wheels in addition to walking. The robots seemed more like an array of electronic and hydraulic contraptions. Some of the machines weighed more than 400 pounds. They were equipped with sensors and cameras to permit remote control. Darpa degraded the wireless links on purpose to create the uneven communications that would simulate a crisis situation. Most of them agreed that like watching grass grow was no longer the best description....

June 8, 2015 · 1 min · 159 words · Lisa Parsons

‘Reality does not exist until it is measured’ confirmed after Australian Physicists re-conduct the “Quantum experiment”

The weirdness of Quantum Theory has been confirmed once again by conducting the famous John Wheelers delayed-choice thought experiment. However, as per Quantum theory predictions, the resultant nature of the particle i.e. At the quantum level, reality does not exist if you are not looking at it. The results of the experiment conducted confirmed the validity of the bizarre quantum theory, that governs theQuantum mechanics. Based on the experiment it could be possible or even not, to actually perform it....

June 3, 2015 · 1 min · 157 words · Jason Quinn

EZTV shuts down after scammers take over its domain

EZTV was born in 2005 amidst the churn out of torrent sized due to takedowns and raids. The EZTV found and main operator called it quits after a hostile takeover from scammers. Torrent Freak spoke to sevaral EZTV staffers including sladinki007 to know what happened. Apparently scammers got hold of EZTVs domain after it was seized by .IT registrars for inaccurate Whois information. The .IT registry put the domain back on the market and it was snapped up by scammers....

May 19, 2015 · 1 min · 148 words · Jesus Young

I made Airplane fly sideways by hacking the in-flight entertainment system, hacker told FBI

Chris Roberts who is based in United States told F.B.I. Find myself on a 737/800, lets see Box-IFE-ICE-SATCOM, ? Shall we start playing with EICAS messages? “PASS OXYGEN ON” Anyone ? this year according the the court filing. According to the documents filed in the Court, F.B.I. He stated that he successfully commanded the system he had accessed to issue the CLB or climb command. As of now Roberts has not yet been charged with any crime....

May 16, 2015 · 1 min · 79 words · Alexander Ingram

Grand Theft Auto 5 hacked by modders to allow modding

48 hours after Grand Theft Auto 5 is released, modders hack into the game to allow for modding. GTA 5 has been released hand hackers hack it! GooD-NTS backs up their claim of hacking into GTA V by postingseveral screenshotson GTAforums.com. More screenshots available on the forum More screenshots available on the forum source: www.techworm.net

April 16, 2015 · 1 min · 55 words · Joshua Bryant

Top 10 Android ROMs for customizing your Android device

Tired of Stock Android firmware then check these 10 Best Custom Android ROMs and try out one of them What is the meaning of Custom Android ROM : It includes anything from making changes to the custom codes in such a way so that the Android unit starts running better. Basically here the original software provided by the manufacturer is wiped out or overwritten with the customized Android system so that it would include a change in the home screen, default screen and even background services....

April 15, 2015 · 1 min · 162 words · Christopher Richardson

Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed by hackers claims aviation expert

Lubitz was apparently suffering from suicidal tendencies. Civilian aircraft are not. Former pilot Jay Rollins appeared on MSNBC and gave his own views on the Germanwings crash. The video of the interview is given below : Read More source: www.techworm.net

April 9, 2015 · 1 min · 40 words · Daniel King

UN urged to ban the fully autonomous drones and killer robots before they can be developed

Recently FAA (The Federal Aviation Administration) had imposed restrictions on the commercial use of the autonomous drones. Giving full control to a machine would mean lack of meaningful human control in selecting and engaging targets. On the other hand, fully autonomous weapons would fall far short of being human. source: www.techworm.net

April 9, 2015 · 1 min · 51 words · Deborah Dalton