Edward Snowden: “Smartphones Can Be Easily Hacked With Just 1 Text Message”

BY ADARSH VERMA



In a recent interview, Edward Snowden has said that spy agencies have lots of tools that could be used to hack your entire smartphone with a single “exploit” text message.

This Nearly “Impossible to Trace” Spyware is Used by 32 Governments to Spy on You

BY ADARSH VERMA



In 2015, the infamous spyware FinFisher is spread in 32 countries to perform advanced citizen surveillance. Citizen Lab, a security watchdog, has uncovered the nearly untraceable IP addresses and servers of the spyware. Read more and

Google Is Shutting Down Picasa On May 1, 2016

Google has finally decided to kill Picasa Web albums on May 1, 2016. This step was expected by many as it doesn’t make sense investing time and resources in a product similar to Google Photos.

How To Find Out Who Has Ignored Your Facebook Friend Request

BY AMAR SHEKHAR

 It’s very easy to find out who has ignored your friend request on the largest social networking site Facebook. You can view the entire list of the sent friend request and you can also take back or cancel a sent request.

Microsoft Hololens

This is the future.
Posted by fossBytes on Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Airtel NG Introduced Another 3GB For N1,000 Data Plan

Another one! Airtel NG decided to nicodemusly release another plan which gives you 3GB for N1,000.

Note: that this is different from their existing Blackberry plan of N1,000 3GB which only works on Blackberry devices. This is kind of new and you don’t need to worry about eligibility stuff because even a new born baby is eligible to subscribe to this plan.

This plan will last you for 30 days.

How Can I Subscribe for this plan?

It is simple and easy… Just dial *431# and you are good to go
To check your balance, dial *140#.

Does it work on all devices?

Yes, it works on all devices.

Now you have an option to either go for Glo 3GB for N1k or Airtel 3GB for 1K. make your choice.

This $40,000 Robotic Exoskeleton Lets the Paralyzed Walk

Paralyzed from the waist down after a BMX accident, Steven Sanchez rolled into SuitX’s Berkeley,

 California, office in a wheelchair. A half-hour later he was standing and walking thanks to the Phoenix—a robotic exoskeleton now available for around $40,000.

The suit returns movement to wearers’ hips and knees with small motors attached to standard orthotics. Wearers can control the movement of each leg and walk at up to 1.1 miles per hour by pushing buttons integrated into a pair of crutches.

How to uninstall Windows 10 and go back to Windows 7 or 8

Did you upgrade to Windows 10 and regret it? You can go back to your older operating system in a few clicks.

You’ve had Windows 10 for more than a week now, but try as you might the new operating system’s just not working out for you. Maybe a mission critical program doesn’t work properly, maybe you hate the new Start menu, or maybe Cortana is giving you the creeps.

Stream music from your PC to almost any device with this free tool

Stream What You Hear provides an easy way to stream music from your PC to your phone or TV.

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Here’s a fun tip to get your week off to a good start: an easy and free way to turn your PC into an audio streaming center that broadcasts to almost any web-capable device in your house. This can be handy if you don’t have access to Spotify on a game console, or you have audio tracks on your PC that you don’t have on your smartphone or tablet.

Use your TV as a computer monitor: Everything you need to know

A couple of months ago, I took a good, hard look at my dual-screen setup and thought-–Hmm. Maybe I should get another monitor. A bigger monitor. Then, after an hour or two of researching 27-inch monitors online, I walked into my living room and was struck with a brilliant idea: Maybe, instead of purchasing an entirely new monitor, I should just move my 32-inch HDTV into my office and call it a day.

What Exactly Is Quantum Computing?

BY AASHISH SHARMA 

Image: codelyoko.net

Quantum computing is hailed as the future. Many companies are putting plausible efforts to make quantum computers a reality. But, what is quantum computing and what are quantum computers? Read the article to know.

Here's Why Microsoft Drops a Cloud Data Center Under the Ocean

Where tech companies like Facebook and Google prefer to move their data centers to colder countries to reduce their air conditioning bill, Microsoft has come up with an even better home for data centers while cutting high energy costs for cooling them: Under the Sea.

How to create an insane multiple monitor setup with three, four, or more displays

by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal @geeklil

Studies have shown that dual monitors can increase productivity, but the jury’s still out on whether adding even more monitors means even more productivity. That aside, having multiple monitors (and I’m talking three, four, five, or even six) is just…awesome, and something you totally need in your life.

Here is why Linux is much better than Windows 10

     BY VIJAY PRABHU

Here are a few reasons why Linux is still better than Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 operating system

The Windows vs Linux fight has been going on ever since Linus Torvalds build the first version in collaboration with the University of Helsinki in October 1991. And every time, Microsoft launches a Windows version this question gets shriller. The same has happened now when Microsoft released the latest Windows 10 operating system.