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To develop the functionality, VLC’s development team worked with 360-degree camera maker Giroptic. The full version of the feature, which allows Windows and Mac users to view 360-degree photos and videos, as well as panoramic photos, is expected to arrive as part of the VLC 3.0 update at the end of the month. It also supports the spherical display mode, which is another step toward full VR capability. As always, the software is open source and the new features can be controlled using the mouse and keyboard....

Now, cybercriminals in China have developed an Android ransomware that uses similar graphics of WannaCry and trick users into quickly paying the ransom. For those unfamiliar, WannaCry ransomware exploited a weakness in Microsoft’s Windows operating system and went on to infect more than 3,00,000 computers in 150 countries within 72 hours last month. The WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm encrypted data and demanded payment in virtual currency Bitcoin in exchange for a password to unlock data....

The blurred link provided in the report which looks similar to “https://x.facebook.com/editphoto.php?id=10100849926252771&__user=zuck” followed by few additional parameters. the link when opened provides option to remove or rotate any photo from Facebook, You just need to put the right photo id of the victim. Unfortunately when you click the delete photo button, it shows a message “The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may be broken or expired, or you may not have permission to view this page....

This Is How To Customize Your Windows 10 Start Menu1. Pin an app to the start menu2. On the tiles3. Resizing pinned apps4. Group and title5. All apps6. Resize the entire menu7. Classic Windows 8 mode8. Enabling Tablet mode Questions such as what new does the Windows 10 have to offer you and your PC, will be easy to use the new system, etc. The answer to this is that Windows 10 is designed to make your computing life easier and even more streamlined than ever before....

Always Change Passwords Regularly While this one should be a no-brainer, it’s surprising how many people don’t follow this simple etiquette. Server access passwords, social media accounts, network access, even the PIN on your cell phone, all of these should be changed and varied on a regular basis. Although it seems like a pain, avoid making these passwords too simple. Passwords should be strong and lengthy, contain both capital and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols....

What does GDPR mean for B2B ecommerce businesses? It would be a mistake to believe that if a company caters to businesses, not to individuals, GDPR won’t affect it. Every contact person from a customer company is, in fact, an individual protected by GDPR, and B2B marketers should take it into account when planning mass-mailings and other campaigns involving customer data. The scariest thing about GDPR is that it applies to all companies regardless of their location....

The move is seen as part of Facebook’s monetization efforts for WhatsApp. “Around monetization plans for WhatsApp, we already announced that we are going to be putting ads in ‘Status’. So that is going to be a primary monetization mode for the company as well as an opportunity for businesses to reach people on WhatsApp,” WhatsApp Vice President Chris Daniels said,” Daniels said. For those unaware, the Status feature is WhatsApp version of Snapchat, Facebook or Instagram stories that allows users to share photos, text, videos, and animated GIFs that disappear after 24 hours....

WhatsApp has been in news many times due to its upcoming feature of voice calling facilities in its instant messaging App for smartphones. The good news is that WhatsApp has started rolling out this feature but the same seems to available for only some users. Recently a Reddit user has posted some snapshots of WhatsApp voice calling feature which has appeared on his profile. He said that he was able to use the feature when he had downloaded the latest version of the app and when his friend called him; he was able to use it....

How do Apple, Windows, Android and BlackBerry fare against hacking? Lets take a lookGoogle’s Android operating system :Microsoft’s Windows mobile operating systemBlackBerry Inc.’s BlackBerry OS:Other smartphones : “The tech industry tries to build the most secure products possible,” says Harvey Anderson, chief legal officer at computer security company AVG Technologies. On the market today, there is no genuine way for consumers to keep themselves secure against the privacy concerns raised by likely government-instructed backdoors in mainstream phones....

In any case, if you are living under a rock and still use Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1, then Windows 10 compatibility checker will definitely help you before you can install Windows 10 on your PC. So here’s how you can use Windows 10 compatibility test tool and upgrade to Windows 10. Windows 10 Minimum Hardware Requirements? The first and foremost step before checking Windows 10 compatibility is to fulfill the minimum hardware requirement as stated by Microsoft....

Most of the users are tackling problems with Cortana and the Start menu not launching. Every time a launch is attempted, users see a “Critical Error” message saying that the functions are not working and a fix will be attempted the next time the user signs in. Workarounds, such as rebooting or refreshing the system, making a new account, or using other accounts, have all failed for a majority of people who upgraded to Windows 10....

Another such utility is Wondershare PDFelement 8 for Windows, the latest PDF editor version from Wondershare Technologies that is available at a special price just for the launched periods. It improves tremendously on the previous version, offering blazing-fast startup speeds, rapid document opening, integrated cloud storage and electronic signatures, and a brand new interface that makes navigation much easier. Introducing PDFelement 8 for Windows PDFelement 8 is a new member of Wondershare PDFelement’s family which was released at the beginning of Dec....

On 22nd May, the craniofacial tissue transplant was carried out at the same time as a kidney and pancreas transplant at Houston Methodist hospital. All of the organs, tissue and bone came from the same donor to give the operation the best chance of success. There were more than 50 healthcare professionals involved in planning the surgery, which had been in the pipeline for two years. According to media, Boysen said “I’m amazed at how great I feel and am forever grateful that I have another chance to get back to doing the things I love and be with the people I love....

Announced by Xiaomi to celebrate its fifth anniversary, the 12 hour sale made Xiaomi richer by 2.08 billion yuan (USD 335 million) from sales of handsets and other accessories. In the process it broke the earlier sale record held by Alibaba’s Tmall, which sold 1.89 million handsets on Singles’ Day in November during a 24-hour event. — Mi (@xiaomi) April 9, 2015 “Good news: Xiaomi just set a new Guinness World Record, selling 2....

The YuFit fitness band comes at a very cheap price of Rs. 999. YuFit fitness band, which is sold at the same retail value as Xiaomi Mi Band wants to send clear signals of a stiff competition to its competitor. YuFit’s design and functionality is similar to that of the above mentioned device. However, it goes one step further and offers a proper OLED touchscreen display that is not offered on the Xiaomi gadget....

The zero-day was first noticed in December 2015 but demonstrated by Yunusov yesterday at the Nullcon conference in Goa. Yunusov proceeded to reveal flaws in eight 3G and 4G modems. A query on the Internet of Things vulnerability testing search engine, Shodan allowed him to find more than 42,000 vulnerable devices exposed on the web. Yunusov said that he could find as many as 2800 Gemtek modems and routers and 1250 from Quanta and ZTE with the unpatched flaw....

Zerodium is offering $100,000 / €93,000 to the first security researcher/security researcher/hacker, who finds a zero-day bug capable of avoiding Flash’s new isolated heap protection. Adobe had deployed Heap Isolation in Flash version 18.0.0209 a few months back, with an aim at making the Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerabilities more difficult for cybercriminals to exploit. — Zerodium (@Zerodium) January 5, 2016 Heap Isolation was announced by Adobe in December and is Adobe’s latest weapon against cyber criminals and hackers....

Facebook Parse is being shut down, you can look to these 10 alternatives for your App coding needsAnyPresence.Appcelerator.Appery.Backendless.Built.io.CloudMine.FeedHenry.Firebase.Kii.Kinvey. Most Parse users do have a whole year to get their apps running on different platform and Facebook will be providing database migration tool that lets you migrate data from your Parse app to any MongoDB database. However having another Parse alternative is always a good option. Here’s a roundup of Parse alternatives to consider, along with a bit of background information on each one:...

Sound equalizers are essential programs for enhancing the audio on your system by giving you the chance to control the audio frequencies and sound pitch for any particular audio source. Say if you are listening to different music like pop, jazz, rock, or heavy metal you may need a good audio equalizer to fine-tune the audio settings. For users who are sick of the muffled or flat sound and want to improve their sound system, Windows 11’s built-in audio mixer and equalizer may not be feature-rich enough, necessitating the use of a third-party sound equalizer....