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Xbox One was originally launched with a customized version of Windows 8, but the software maker upgraded the console to Windows 10 in November and rumors say that its working on a secret project called Helix. Normally, when something is called Helix it is something which appears promising in the first incarnation but then repeats itself so badly during the second season that most people switch off. Microsoft is planning to update every Windows 10 PC with an Xbox program that would make Xbox One games playable on a PC, without needing a console for streaming, according to The Verge....

mSpy’s technology is sold as a means for parents and employers to secretly spy on kids and employers, as its corporate blurb explains: mSpy is the most popular and user-friendly application for watching over your kids, preventing theft and supervising your employees’ performance. The mobile monitoring software runs invisibly on the target device to track all activity, including call log history, GPS location, calendar updates, text messages, emails, web history and much more....

According to Yibada, among the Motorola smartphones that are being moved on to Android 5.1 Lollipop is the Motorola Moto G 2nd generation or the Motorola Moto G2, along with five other Motorola Moto devices including its predecessor, the Motorola Moto G, the Moto X 1st and 2nd Generation, and the Moto E 2nd Generation 4G LTE version. Except for Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen which was updated from Android 4....

A blog post from the Mozilla firm states that it is glad to assist and pleased to further the work of the anonymity systems by activating 12 additional relay networks that can be used to ensure up time and spare incidents relating to maintenance or failure. A spokes person from Mozilla said The move by Mozilla is a part of the Polaris Privacy Initiative that Mozilla launched last year, when the firm said that it was backing user-led privacy control for the internet....

The hackers who claim to have extorted millions of dollars from large profitable corporations via a ransomware attack said in a post on the dark web that they want to “make the world a better place”. In their dark web post, the Darkside hacker group posted two receipts of $10,000 in bitcoin donations each made to two charities: Children International and The Water Project. They also posted images of tax receipts that they received in exchange for their donations to the above two charities....

The company is looking at “StreamFest” as a way to attract more subscribers who haven’t yet subscribed to a Netflix streaming plan. This promotional offer will give users access to the entire catalogue of movies and TV shows available in their region on any device and with no limit on the content that they want to watch. Netflix is planning to test the free 48-hour trial promo in India starting December 4, as reported first by Protocol....

The service, called Credentials Sharing Insights, uses AI, behavioral analytics and machine learning, which identifies, monitors and analyzes credentials sharing activity across streaming accounts. In other words, it will keep tabs on casual password sharing between friends and family as well as criminal enterprises or individuals who want to make money by reselling login credentials of payment channels or streaming services. “The way you secure OTT is evolving,” said Jean Marc Racine, CPO and GM EMEA of Synamedia, explained in an interview to Variety....

The new Macbook is officially being made available to buy at 12am PST on Friday, April 10. That’s when the the product page on Apple’s website will presumably replace the the “coming soon” button with a “buy now” button. At present even the estimated delivery date is not known but knowing Apple, the shipments should start tonight itself. The brick and mortar stores could see a rush of buyers for the gold, silver and gray Macbooks starting tomorrow like we have seen on the day of iPad an and iPhone release dates....

Once you download the attachment, it requests you to fill in the Apple ID and password along with their credit card information. The behaviour of the email looks genuine up until this moment but once you have filled your details, the same are sent to a unknown server for further theft. It is worth mentioning that Apple doesn’t have a general public liasion “Security Department” office which can send out such a mail....

A critical Server Message Block (SMB) #VU672268 in all Windows version including Windows 10 allows potential hackers to steal sensitive login credentialsExamples Cylance researchers disclosed the vulnerability today on their website in which they said that their study is an extension to a similar research done by Aaron Spangler in 1997. The Redirect to SMB flaw is related to the way that Windows and other software handles some HTTP requests, and researchers say it affects a wide range of applications, including iTunes and Adobe Flash....

Nokia now holds around 76% of shares and voting rights in Alcatel under its public exchange offer, the French financial market authority, AMF, said in a provisional report. It said the “minimal condition” for Nokia to control at least 50 percent of shares and voting rights had been “satisfied”. “The offer therefore is proceeding positively,” the French regulator said, adding that its final report was due Tuesday at the latest....

Today, Nokia announced that its agreement with HMD has officially “come into force” with the first batch of Android smartphones bearing the Nokia name making their debut in the first half of 2017. With immediate effect, HMD Global will own the existing Nokia branded feature phone business and continue to market them as part of an integrated portfolio. They will also be leading the new range of smartphones and tablets launched in near future....

Withings’ products include weighing scales, thermometers, activity trackers, blood pressure monitors and baby monitors built on a digital platform. “We have said consistently that digital health was an area of strategic interest to Nokia, and we are now taking concrete action to tap the opportunity in this large and important market,” Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said in a statement. “With this acquisition, Nokia is strengthening its position in the Internet of Things in a way that leverages the power of our trusted brand, fits with our company purpose of expanding the human possibilities of the connected world and puts us at the heart of a very large, addressable market where we can make a meaningful difference in peoples’ lives....

Kim Jong-un’s homebred Linux distro for North Korea, RedStar Linux vulnerable to remote takeoverThe exploit according to HackerHouse works like this:In simpler words:What to expect next? Researchers at HackerHouse have discovered a vulnerability in Naenara, the Firefox-based web browser of North Korea’s home-grown operating system. The Red Star OS, having trivial remote exploit attack vectors, seems to aggravate security issues concerning North Korea Government. While it is obvious that the main aim of deploying this OS was to interfere with privacy of the citizen and to spy on them, it is also clear now that North Korea has accidentally given this “right” to almost every hacker in the world....

The futuristic suit in question is the R70i Age Suit, a robotic contraption complete with “augmented reality” goggles, which makes you feel like 85 once you slip in it. It is not exceptionally charming. An attendant controls the fader and your vision dissolves into melty, grayed-out blobs, giving you a very strong experience of hallucinations. “This is called age-related macular degeneration,” the suit’s designer, Bran Ferren, said at a sneak peak on Thursday....

“Since a handful of primes are so widely reused, the payoff, in terms of connections they could decrypt, would be enormous,” researchers Alex Halderman and Nadia Heninger wrote in a blog post published Wednesday. “Breaking a single, common 1024-bit prime would allow NSA to passively decrypt connections to two-thirds of VPNs and a quarter of all SSH servers globally. Breaking a second 1024-bit prime would allow passive eavesdropping on connections to nearly 20% of the top million HTTPS websites....

ODX’s blockchain-based data marketplace, Open Data Exchange, is backed by heavy hitters in the blockchain and technology space, including Andromeda, BlockTower Capital, DNA Fund, Wavemaker Genesis, Hexa Labs, Pantera Capital and Strong Ventures. Through its data marketplace, ODX unites internet service providers and publishers from across the globe to offer consumers free internet access via sponsored data packages. The partnership between YouDeal and ODX brings YouDeal’s large network of internet users closer to receiving uninterrupted internet access through ODX....

HydrogenOS is a the Chinese version of the newly released OxygenOS by OnePlus. Users may remember that OnePlus had introduced the OxygenOS to its worldwide smartphone users on 4th April. OnePlus users should not be confused as the Chinese smartphone maker has two versions of OnePlus One available on the market out of which some smartphones are powered by OxygenOS while other run on CyanogenMod OS. Like the OxygenOS, the HydrogenOS is based on Google’s Android 5....