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The Coder/Hacker Who Created Original Petya Ransomware Wants To Help

The notorious hacker, Janus, who was behind original Petya ransomware is out of the shadows, probably to let people know that he isn’t behind the 2017 Petya attack. He has also told that he’s taking a look at the code to find some crack. Notably, the new Petya

LG V30 Images Confirms Wi-Fi Charging Module

Over the last few weeks, we have learned some interesting things about LG's upcoming high-end smartphone. The LG V30 is said to drop secondary display and use OLED panel, while the phone will also feature wireless charging

StarCraft: Remastered Will Be Out In August

A remastered version of StarCraft will be out on August 14, Blizzard has revealed. The game is arriving on Windows and Mac for $15 and it can already be preordered through Blizzard's online store. It comes with the original game and its

Handheld Gaming PC Smach Z Delayed, Loses One Of The Team's Key Partners

According to latest information, the handheld gaming PC called Smach Z is facing another major setback. After launching a Kickstarter campaign for the device in late 2015 and cancelling it shortly after, the developers tried again in late 2016.

Ubuntu 17.10 Alpha 1 Released: Download Lubuntu, Kubuntu, And Ubuntu Kylin Flavors

C anonical Inc. has announced the Alpha 1 release of the non-LTS Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, an important point release of the Ubuntu Linux which is going to ditch a  major component  when it releases in October this year.

System76 Announces Its Own Linux Distribution Named Pop!_OS

Image: System76 Linux machine vendor System76 has launched their own operating system named Pop!_OS. Based on Ubuntu GNOME, this new Linux distro’s Alpha version is right now available for download. The first final release of Pop!_OS will be shipped

Petya Is Not A Ransomware, It’s A “Wiper” — It’s Out To Destroy Your Data Forever

Image: Comae Petya malware, which is being seen as WannaCry’s obvious successor, isn’t a ransomware. It actually disguises itself as one to lure media coverage. Instead, it’s a wiper malware which destroys your data in such a manner that the possibilities of the

Facebook’s Training Documents: “Protect A White Man, But Not A Black Child Or Female Driver”

Image: ProPublic Facebook’s leaked training documents have highlighted a faulty formula used by the company for censoring hate speech. Facebook bans attacks on certain protected classes but shows leniency on the subsets of these protected categories. As a result, an attack

Microsoft Is Adding AI-based Malware Protection To Windows 10

In the wake of increasing malware threats and hacking attempts, Microsoft is planning to take the help of machine learning and AI. Microsoft will take help from more than 400 million Windows 10 PCs and create virus signatures for PCs all around the world. This

Samsung Overtakes Fitbit In Wearable Sales For First Time

Fitbit has been a top competitor on the global wearable market for a long time, but the South Korea giant Samsung managed to steal the silver crown of the wearable market from Fitbit. According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung gained the

Vivo Showcases First Phone With Under Display Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor

Shortly after Qualcomm unveiled its next-gen fingerprint scanning solutions, Vivo has announced Under Display Fingerprint Scanning Solution called Vivo Under Display that offers in-display fingerprint scanning. At the MWC 2017 Shanghai,

Big Discovery: Scientists Show That Water Exists In Two Different Liquid Forms

Image Credit: Physics Light Water is a complex molecule, besides being precious. Latest research programmed by scientists at Stockholm University in Sweden reports that liquid water exists in two different states. And both of these states have different structures as well as density. The

This Laser Produces Light 1 Billion Times Brighter Than The Sun

Image: dailymail.co.uk A team of physicists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln experimented at their Extreme Light Laboratory, which produced an extremely bright light. A laser beam was thrown at helium suspended electrons that emitted light brighter than the Sun. The

Petya Ransomware Vaccine: This Single File Will Protect You From Latest Attack

A security researcher has found a fix for the latest Petya Ransomware attack. For now, you can vaccinate your system in seconds by creating a particular file. If Petya finds that file on the disk, it stops the encryption business. Please note that users need to create this

Open Source Friday: GitHub Declares Friday As “Open Source Day”

GitHub has launched a new initiative to encourage people and organizations to contribute to open source projects. As a part of this initiative, one can start by contributing to some open source projects every Friday. The interested users can start by

No Network? This Tiny Device Helps Send Texts, Location From Your Smartphone

G oing out of cellular network coverage area is one of the many problems faced by trekkers, mountaineers, and off-roaders. Sometimes, the situation gets worse when the members of a group separate in an unknown location.

Petya Ransomware: Another “WannaCry” Is Spreading Globally At A Massive Pace

After WannaCry, a new ransomware threat named Petya is here to haunt your computers. It has already affected a large number of countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Germany, etc. The malware uses the NSA’s Eternal Blue exploit ,  which was leaked by

Google Fined A Record €2.4 Billion For Abusing Search Results

W hat do you know Google for? Search? Now, the European Union has  slapped  Mountain View with a fine for 2.4 billion euros, €2,424,495,000 to be exact (2.7 billion USD).

Oops: Microsoft’s “Super-secure” Windows 10 S Hacked In 3 Hours

Image: ZDNet With the launch of Windows 10 S, Microsoft claimed that it’s an extra-secure operating system that’s protected against all kinds of ransomware. To test the claims, folks at ZDNet hired a security firm. As a result, the hackers were able to breach Windows 10 S within 3

How To Install iOS 11 Beta On Your iPhone And iPad Right Now?

Apple has released the iOS 11 Public Beta for everyone. To install iOS 11 beta on your iPhone or iPad devices, you need to register on Apple’s beta release website and download the new release. But, before proceeding, make sure to backup your entire data

Critical Microcode Bug Found In Intel Skylake And Kaby Lake Chips; Disable Hyperthreading Until Fix Comes

According to the Debian Project, a microcode bug exists in Intel’s Kaby Lake and Skylake chip which can cause the system to behave in a strange way. Originally discovered on a machine running Debian Linux, the bug is independent of any operating system. The

[Music]: Stiles – Superwoman (Prod. by Raziel)

After  disturbing the street with his single, Up & coming act  “Stiles”  returns with a brand new tune  entitled  “Superwoman”. 

Hacking Group Anonymous Claims That NASA Is About To Announce Evidence of Alien Life

Image Credit: The Inquisitr Anonymous Hacktivist Group has released a video claiming that NASA is about to announce the discovery of extra-terrestrial life. The video has included the statements and tweets of experts and specialist like Thomas Zurbuchen, Science Mission Directorate at

Manjaro Linux 17.0.2 Released With Various Updates And Security Fixes, Download Here

The developers of fast-growing Linux distribution Manjaro have released Manjaro Linux 17.0.2. This release comes along with many package updates and security fixes. Based on Linux kernel 4.9, Manjaro Linux 17.0.2 also features Plasma 5, Xorg v1.19, and Mesa

10 Simple Reasons Why People Can’t Live Without A Smartphone?

A smartphone is a small personal computer which has its CPU, memory, storage, and things glued on a tiny silicon board called SoC. No matter what place we visit, we can see people dissolved into their smartphone in search of something, maybe life. Can you name

How To Activate Facebook’s Hidden Harry Potter Spells?

June 26th, 2017, marks the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book. To celebrate the same, Facebook has activated a hidden Harry Potter spell feature on its website. All you need to is include certain words in your status to cast magical spells. Twitter is also

openSUSE Leap 42 And SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Finally Come To Windows Store

Image: Windows Store (Microsoft) After Microsoft announced that Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE will be adding their Linux distros to Windows Store, SUSE has made good on this promise. As a result, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and openSUSE Leap 42 are now available in Windows Store. Please

Microsoft Confirms Online Leak Of Windows 10 Source Code

In a surprising development, Microsoft’s internal Windows 10 builds and Windows 10 source code components have been reportedly leaked and uploaded to Beta Archive. Following this, Beta Archive has removed the alleged contents from its forums and FTP servers. In an email sent to 9jabreezeland, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the leak.

Russia Occupies Top Position In Programming Olympics; The US Struggling With Lower Ranks

Russian students claimed the top position in Computer Programming Olympics hosted during May 20-26  in South Dakota. It has been on the top since 2012. While America is struggling with the lower digits; they express no surprise for their results. The whole

Brutal Kangaroo: How CIA Hacked Offline Computers Using Infected USB Drives

Brutal Kangaroo malware is the latest addition to the ongoing WikiLeaks Vault 7 leaks. Published earlier this week, the leaked documents show how the CIA hacked offline and air-gapped computers using USB drives. Brutal Kangaroo is basically a combination of 4

Mozilla Is Giving $2 Million For Ideas On How To Decentralize The Web; Apply Now

Mozilla and the National Science Foundation have partnered to make the web more decentralized. They are offering a $2 million prize for the worthy ideas submitted by the U.S.-based contestants. The contest aims at creating new solutions and utilizing the

What’s Inside My Smartphone? — An In-Depth Look At Different Components Of A Smartphone

Image Source:  IHS There is a group of very complex components of a smartphone but that’s definitely not our first thought when we head out to purchase one, is it? However, it is still important to know the basic layers of hardware that help your device to function. Today we shall be

Windows 10 Source Code Leaked Online: Report

Screenshot of a Beta Archives posting In a surprising development, Microsoft’s internal Windows 10 builds and Windows 10 source code components have been reportedly leaked and uploaded to Beta Archive. A report from The Register claims that the whole data was 32TB in size. Following this,

Thanks Google Cloud: Now, Google Won’t Read Your Emails For Gmail Ads

Credit: Google A dvertising is the biggest model Google uses for roping in cash from. They take the help of the users who think every Google service is free, because it is, but not for advertisers who want to promote their content.

How To Repair A Corrupted Hard Drive And Fix My Storage Disk?

There are many ways to repair corrupted hard drive using a Windows PC. You  can either use inbuilt Wind ows CMD-based tools to repair the hard disk that ran into problems like it’s done in the case of flash drives. Taking the hard drive fixing work to the next level

[Music]: Mystro ft. Davido – Issa Vibe

Super talented hit maker  “Mystro”  links up with rave of the moment,  Davido  on this new banger  “Issa Vibe“

[Music]: Wizkid – Naughty Ride ft. Major Lazer

With  Wizkid’ s  Sounds From The Other Side  in view, here is this one from the international star boy which just surfaced online.

[Music]: Ajebutter22 – Ghana Bounce (Prod. by Studio Magic)

Following the success of his last single ‘Bad gang’  Ajebutter22  has come out to say he will be putting out a new album after nearly 4 years since the release of his last album.

[Music]: Skuki – Sisi Eko

Amid buzzing single  “Pass The AGbara” , Over The Top Entertainment duo “ Skuki ” takes another step towards increasing their level of consistency with another tune titled “ Sisi Eko “. The song which rides

Android O Likely To Be Called Oatmeal Cookie

Several references have been found in the source code and commit logs for Android 8.0 which indicate  that Android O might be finally called Android Oatmeal Cookie. Similar references were also found in slides presented during Google I/O 2017. While Oatmeal

How To Enable Virtual Touchpad In Windows 10?

Virtual Touchpad is a Windows 10 feature which arrived with the release of Creators Update. It acts as an on-screen replacement for the physical touchpad on Windows 10 PCs and supports all the options and settings offered by Windows for touchpad devices.

Google Is Launching New Cameras With 180-Degree VR Video Support

U ntil now, VR has opened a new 360-degree world for us. But Google thinks that 180-degree VR videos can lead to even more immersive experiences. And that’s why they’ve worked out a new video format called VR180 – a joint effort

iPhone Would Never Have Existed If Steve Jobs Didn’t Hate a Guy At Microsoft

Normally, we’re under the impression that great products take shape thanks to a person’s unique vision or hindsight, but Steve Jobs’ version is purely based on negative inspiration. The late co-founder of Apple shared a lot of disdain for Microsoft, and

Stephen Hawking Says Moon Mission By 2020 Is Important To Ensure Survival Of Our Species

Image Credit: The Telegraph If humankind is to be continued, humans need to abandon Earth in 100 years, says Stephen Hawkings. Earth is growing out of space, and humans need to find a place before it gets too late. Our planet is most likely to turn to an uninhabitable planet. And for now,

[MUSIC]: Kcee ft. Olamide – We Go Party

Five Star Music  general,  Kcee  returns on Notjustok with a new single entitled  ‘We Go Party’ , the new groovy song features YBNL boss,  Olamide  and it’s produced  Mystro.

Microsoft: Fireball Malware Isn’t As Dangerous As WannaCry; Here’s How To Stay Safe

Microsoft has released some details on the Fireball malware, which was initially reported by Check Point researchers. Microsoft has pointed out that malware’s magnitude of the threat has been overblown. The company has also listed some precautionary methods to

Video: Diamond Platnumbz Ft. Tiwa Savage – FIRE

I think it will be quite safe to mention that today is  Diamond Platnumbz ‘s day to dish out more than amazing music contents.

Video: Navy Kenzo ft. Patoranking – Bajaj

Navy Kenzo presents the video for ‘Bajaji’, taken from their debut album ‘AIM (Above Inna Minute)’:

XOD: A New And Open Source Visual Programming Language For Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Etc.

To make the development of Arduino and Raspberry Pi easier, XOD programming language and IDE is coming soon to GitHub. It’s a visual programming language that will allow you to build programs with nodes, which are blocks that represent some

WannaCry Ransomware Makes A Honda Car Plant Come To Rest, 5.5 Million Devices Still Vulnerable

It might have been a month since we first heard about WannaCry, but the ransomware is still making news every now and then. WannaCry recently brought production in a Honda Car Plant in Japan to a halt. Moreover, according to a report, around 5.5 million devices

Microsoft Admits: Windows 10 Disabling Third-Party Antivirus Software

Image: wallpapersxl Kaspersky Lab has objected to Windows disabling other security software into Windows PC’s. They have complained that Windows is promoting an anti-competitive culture which is not acceptable. Their complaint was later indirectly clarified by Windows Enterprise

QakBot/Pinkslipbot: This Malware Remains Active Even After Being Deleted From PC

The security researchers from McAfee have detected a banking trojan that infects home and enterprise computers using universal plug and play (UPnP) for opening ports. Pinkslipbot, also called QakBot, continues to use infected machines as its control

8 Best Free PDF Reader Software For Windows PC (2017 Edition)

As our basic PDF reading needs are fulfilled by web browsers, the need for a free PDF reader software is decreasing. Still, there are some tasks like annotation, digital signature, form filling, etc. that need advanced PDF reader software. So, we’ve compiled

[Music]: 2Baba – Hold My Hand

2Baba  has released a new song to mark World Refugee Day. The song titled ‘ Hold My Hand ’ is a compassionate call to everyone to show love to one another especially those in need.

NASA Discovers 10 More Earth-size-Planets in the Total Count of 219 Exoplanets in Our Galaxy

In a news conference held in Silicon Valley, California, NASA revealed the existence of 10 more Earth-size-planets within the range of Goldilocks zone. In total, 219 exoplanets have been discovered. Ten of which are supposed to potentially support life on them. The

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