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Google today revealed AMP, or Accelerated Mobile Pages project, at a press event in New York. The project is open-sourced and available to any publisher through a Github repository of code. Publishers that use Google’s content units will benefit from faster load time of their mobile Web pages and therefore more prominent display in Google’s search engine results. This program is open to anyone who wants to participate, said Richard Gringras, Google’s head of news....

In other words, users will no longer be able to see the Q&A section while performing searches on Google. For those unaware, Q&A section (also known as “ask and answer”) is a small section on the search results page that displays the questions and answers that the users have created on Google Search. It also shows some related questions as well with their answers below the Q&A section. According to a report by Android Police, Google will also be removing the questions and answers contributions made by the user from “your contributions” page on June 30th....

Now, researchers think they can create next-generation night vision contact lenses, which are both extremely thin and powerful at the same time and can also pick up on heat signatures. Thanks to the properties and characteristics of the material, graphene-based contact lenses could replace the bulky night vision headsets that are currently used, reports Gizmodo. Graphene could change night vision technology for anyone who depends on it by simply combing and putting together some of the steps in the detection process in a package for the emergency services to the alien bounty hunters....

A hacker going by the name of ‘Hacker Buba’ hacked into the Invest Bank of United Arab Emirates a week ago. After stealing the customer details from the banks website, Hacker Buba demanded a ransom of $3 million in bitcoins. However, when the bank did not comply with his demands, he appears to have dumped tens of thousands of customer files online. Apparently after failing to get the ransom, Hacker Buba started tweeting the bank customer details....

According to the researchers, thousands of iOS Apps which are vetted by the Apple security team and listed on Apple App Store contain such a backdoor. The malicious Apps have a potential “backdoored” versions of an ad library embedded in thousands of iOS apps originally published in the Apple App Store according to the researchers. The startling fact discovered by researchers is that the ‘potential’ backdoor could have been controlled remotely by hackers by loading JavaScript code from a remote server to perform the following actions on an iOS device:...

A new website called Hackers List offers users world class hackers for a fee. The Hackers List offers services for wiping out unwanted photos from a website, gaining access to a company’s database or to gain access to somebody’s email accounts. According to reports, in its less than three months of operation, customers requiring hacking skills for rent, have placed more than 500 hacking jobs out to bid on Hacker’s List....

Hacknet – Deluxe is free to claim on the Humble Store for the next day or soReal hackingUnlock the mystery of BitFull immersionAccessible but uncompromisingKiller tunesHack your own adventures For those uninitiated, Hacknet is a video game that allows the player to perform simulated computer hacking. The core of the gameplay is to follow the instructions of a deceased hacker using “old school command prompts and real hacking processes.” The game begins with the player being automatically contacted by an email by the username “Bit”....

According to a message posted on the site, the site’s operators said that they are shutting down the website for good. “HDS-TO is permanently closed,” it read, translated from French. “Thank you for your understanding and goodbye.” Also Read- 15 Best Free Movie Download Websites HDS.to is ranked among the 30 most-visited sites in Belgium, for instance, and had a substantial user base in France, Canada, and Switzerland too. After the shutdown notice, there were rumors floating that the site was still accessible with a VPN (Virtual Private Network)....

However, now a patch is available in a script provided by a third party for those who are running applications that might be affected and do not wish to wait for a solution from the kernel team. Titled “The Linux Scheduler: a Decade of Wasted Cores,” the paper was authored by a sextet of researchers from the University of British Columbia and four other institutions. According to the paper, there are four bugs in the kernel scheduler that makes some CPU cores to stay idle even when runnable threads are waiting to be dispatched to a core....

How to guide for playing DVDs and Blu-Ray discs on Windows 10 for freeOption 1: Getting Windows 10 DVD Player for FreeOption 2: Opt For Third-Party AppsDVD DiscsBlu-ray Discs However, for those who do not wish to spend money on the DVD player, can now play DVDs for free in Windows 10 either by downloading a free version of the official Windows DVD Player application, or install a free third-party program....

Learn how you can become a top quality iOS developerWhat do iOS Developers do?Learn the fundamentals of programming first (new programmer)How to become one with or without formal educationA very good book is iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide. It assumes that you have some programming experience though. If you don’t, you should probably start with Swift Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide.Objective-C or Swift?Essential skillsCommon FrameworksThe portfolio that gets you an interview...

Wireless networking is also known as Wi-Fi or 802.11 networking as it covers the specifications laid down in IEEE 802.11. The major advantage of Wi-Fi is that it is compatible with almost every PC operating system, smartphone, gaming console, and advanced printer. Despite these advantages, sustained Wi-Fi speeds still continue to be a frustrating problem, which could be due to a lot of reasons such as a nearby interference, or the way your router is set up, or if you live in an apartment building or a separate house, then how far apart your devices are from the router, etc....

Android Beam is a quick and simple way to share content with another Android device. Unlike Apple’s AirDrop you do need to bang phones, but you get a wider compatibility of devices since the feature is built into nearly all Android phones. It will even work for files or photos that are stored in the shade, as in not physically on your device. Assuming both devices have NFC and at least the sending device has Android Lollipop or higher, it’s quite easy to do....

If you are a hacker or a pentester, you may be familiar with AnDoSid which is a popular DDoS tool to conduct network stress test. For the uninitiated, AnDoSid is Android hacking tool developed by Scott Herbert to conduct network stress test. In simple words, you can use this App to conduct stress test of your network by launching DDoS attacks from your Android smartphone. DOS or denial of service attack is a very dangerous attack because it takes down the server (computer)....

Web data collection is a technique for extracting massive amounts of data from selected websites to gather business insights, implement marketing plans, develop SEO strategies, or analyze the competition in the market. A proxy is a third-party server that allows you to route your request through their servers while using their IP address. However, various forms of proxies are available on multiple web data platforms, including different proxy applications....

Recently, Bkav, a Vietnamese security firm, challenged Apple’s Face ID unlock technology by using a 3D mask made of stone powder, with glued 2D images of the eyes and tricked its authentication system to unlock the device proving that Face ID is not an effective security measure. For those unaware, Apple has replaced its Touch ID in iPhone X in favor of Face ID, which uses the TrueDepth camera system on the top of the display to unlock the device....

According to Strategy Analytics, when Microsoft purchased Nokia, it had captured a sizable amount of the smartphone business market. However, with the downfall in the business after the purchase, Microsoft has not been able to make a mark in the smartphone market. As a result, Huawei just displaced it as the world’s third largest mobile phone vendor by shipping 30.6 million phones, which is close to 50 percent more than last year....

Originally a video game hardware developer, Hyperkin is all set to build a Game Boy compatible hand held device “Smart Boy” for iPhone 6 Plus and in future for other smartphones as well. The device Smart Boy, will be an attachment for the iPhone 6 which will give users the experience of playing the Game Boy game on a more sophisticated screen and also without the batteries as the device will be provided with in built batteries....

iCloud the reason behind Russia’s decision to ban iPhone from 2015Cloud lawAlternatives Cloud law This law applies to the servers where cloud data is kept. As per the law, if a company is storing data on a cloud server, the cloud server needs to be located within Russia, otherwise the service is banned from operating in the country. So the problem that Apple faces, is with iCloud. iCloud servers are based in the US....