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Opera’s Free 256-bit encryption VPN service hides all your connection details and replaces your IP address with a virtual one, making it difficult for the government or anyone to trace your location, identify your computer or block content they do not want you to see. For those unfamiliar, VPNs are easy security and privacy tools that route your Internet traffic through a distant connection, while protecting your browsing, enhancing security, hiding your location data and accessing restricted resources....

“This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit card or a debit card inside your PayPal wallet,” Dan Schulman, CEO and President of PayPal told Reuters ahead of a formal announcement. According to the payments giant, Checkout with Crypto “significantly expands” the usefulness of cryptocurrencies in everyday commerce and builds on the ability for PayPal users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies....

Plex has gone ahead and quietly updated its Kodi add-on removing the requirement for a Plex Pass and has made its web-based media server completely free. “The Plex for Kodi add-on gives users the best of both worlds; the advanced customization of Kodi home theater and the beauty and simplicity of Plex for access on any device, anywhere, anytime,” the app’s website states. “A dedicated device running Kodi and the Plex for Kodi add-on gives you a slick, configurable way to play your media in your home theatre....

The US government is taking its war on terror seriously and is looking to stop the online ISIS propaganda machinery in its tracks by arresting the known and unknown supporters of the terrorist group who spread its message on social media, be it with tweets or Facebook messages, or even GIFs. Posting such GIF can land even ordinary users in prison despite of First Amendment which guarantees freedom of expression in the United States....

However, C continues to hold the top-most position as the most popular programming language with it also achieving a slight increase in its popularity compared to October 2020. “For the first time since the start of the TIOBE index nearly 20 years ago, Java and C don’t make up the top 2 positions any more. C is still number one, but it is Python that claims the second position now,” Peter Jansen, the CEO of TIOBE Software which runs the TIOBE Index, said....

Bearing a striking resemblance to Nintendo’s hybrid, the unnamed Qualcomm console has “detachable “joycon” style controllers are on the left and right sides of the core console, which resembles a thicker, bulkier smartphone,” states the report. The gaming device will feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ display and include a large 6000mAh battery that supports the company’s Quick Charge technology. According to Android Police’s source, Qualcomm is “using a premium supplier in the controller space to design and manufacture the gamepads....

New theoretical work known as the Schrödinger equation couches mean-field game theory and is the foundational equation of quantum mechanics. Thus, the mathematical tools developed to describe quantum systems might now bring insights to mean-field games. According to a team of French physicists, it’s possible to explain a huge number of problems in game theory into the language of quantum mechanics. In a new paper, they show that electrons and fish follow the exact same mathematics....

For those unfamiliar, Raspberry Pis are cheap, simple, credit card-sized, single board ARM computers with a focus on education and open source software. Due to its open nature, small size, and surplus of ports and software, it is loved by hardware hackers and DIYers. A new “device tree” appeared five weeks ago in the public-facing AOSP codebase for the Raspberry Pi 3 (a folder that will basically include Android files that play nicely with the Raspberry Pi 3’s special mix of hardware)....

Star Wars 7 : The Force Awakens will be released in American theaters over weekend tomorrow. However several users who saw the movie began posting spoilers about the ending. Immediately, Reddit was filled with posts on spoilers which ultimately led the mods to take a decision to ban those users. “We’ve banned dozens of users so far for this,” said TheGreatZiegfeld, one of Reddit’s moderators. “I think all the mods have had it spoiled for them by now....

Timthumb comes with the webshot option disabled by default, so only those wordpress users who have enabled WebShot feature are vulnerable to this attack.If you are using the plugin on your website, you should disable the option to prevent the misuse.Open your TimThumb file inside the theme or plugin and search for “WEBSHOT_ENABLED” and set it to false. More details about the vulnerability can be seen at Cxsecurity 

The team also claimed the “diamond batteries” – which are enclosed inside of other diamonds for safety are not dangerous and release less nuclear radiation than a banana. Such long-lived diamond batteries could be used in implants such as pacemakers, drones, satellites, spacecraft, and in other areas where long battery life is crucial. They could help resolve the problems of nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life, say the researchers....

The company said in a blog post that an unauthorized third party had socially engineered a customer support employee by phone on November 3rd and obtained access to certain customer support systems. Major Breach of Data The unauthorized party was able to obtain a list of email addresses for approximately five million people, and full names for a different group of approximately two million people. This included thousands of phone numbers as well, which are of importance to hackers....

Samsung’s EVO Plus 256GB microSD card works with smartphones, tablets, 360-degree video recorders, action cameras, and drones. It can record up to 12 hours of 4K Ultra HD 4K-resolution videos, or 33 hours of full HD and 46 hours of HD video without having to change or replace the memory card replacement. The new 256GB capacity doubles the storage of the previous Samsung EVO Plus 128GB microSD card, which was released last year....

In the latest dig, the South Korean giant Samsung has reportedly made an extremely disrespectful gesture towards Apple co-founder, the late Steve Jobs, by apparently calling him the “turtleneck wearer”. In its description of its official iTest web app, Samsung wrote: “Samsung users are all unique and they like their phones to be unique too. No turtleneck wearer should dictate how your phone looks. Check out a few of the other themes....

Otto does have an integrated camera, which will make it quite handy to keep a track of whatever is going on in a given environment. The robot can broadcast live images from its integrated camera to PCs or mobile devices. Thanks to the inclusion of servos and motors, Otto will also be able to move its up, down, left and right, and this will all be made possible thanks to the latest dedicated mobile application....

“Memory Hackers,” from PBS’s NOVA documentary strand explores the latest research in the field of memory, which show how it can be manipulated for the benefit of mankind. “For much of human history, memory has been seen as a tape recorder that faithfully registers information and replays it intact,” say the film’s makers. “But now, researchers are discovering that memory is far more malleable, always being written and rewritten, not just by us but by others....

The Stagefright bugs are a critical vulnerability which affect almost a billion+ Android smartphones from all manufacturers. The critical flaws which were discovered by Zimperium researchers, reside in an Android media library known as libstagefright, give attackers a variety of ways to covertly execute malicious code on unsuspecting owners’ Android smartphones and tablets. Zimperium had reported vulnerabilities in April and May and they were publicly disclosed in July 2015. Joshua Drake from Zimperium Mobile Security discovered six + one critical vulnerabilities in the native media playback engine called Stagefright....

“Skype is used by millions of users globally to make free video and voice calls, send files, video and instant messages and to share both special occasions and everyday moments with the people who matter most. Skype has turned to snaps to ensure its users on Linux, are automatically delivered to its latest version upon release. And with snaps’ roll-back feature, whereby applications can revert back to the previous working version in the event of a bug, Skype’s developers can ensure a seamless user experience,” says Canonical....

Since the market is full of devices offering dual SIMs, it is something that needs to be overcome. Cut to now, Google is working on introducing dual SIM card functionalities to eSIMs using its patented tech called Multiple Enabled Profiles (MEP), which will be available on Android 13. Google working on MEP for Android 13 Google working on MEP for Android 13How does MEP work? A report from Mishaal Rahman on Esper states that Google is working on a Multiple Enabled Profiles (MEP) feature on Android 13....

— Ferguson Action (@fergusonaction) June 27, 2015 One such building which was still hoisting the Confederate flag was the statehouse in Columbia. Early this morning, South Carolina activist Bree Newsome scaled the flagpole outside the statehouse in Columbia where the Confederate battle flag was still flying and took it down herself — Ferguson Action (@fergusonaction) June 27, 2015 Bree was still about halfway up the more than 30-foot steel flagpole just after dawn Saturday when State Capitol police told her to come down....