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The latest Windows 11 update is causing many serious problems like application launch errors, black screen issues, BSODs, and many more. The buggy update was released on 10th May and it has affected a lot of people. After this update, when trying to launch some mainstream apps and software like Discord, Capture One Pro, Garmin Express, MusicBee, Teams, and many more an error pops up stating that, Application Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0x0000135)....

Now, according to a new report from Windows Central, Microsoft is already planning for the release of the next operating system, Windows 12 in the year 2024. It appears that the company is planning to return to the traditional three-year release cycle for major versions of the Windows client. For example, Windows Vista debuted in 2007, Windows 7 in 2009, Windows 8 in 2012, and Windows 10 in 2015. While Windows 11 debuted at the end of 2021, Microsoft may release Windows 12 in the year 2024 in accordance with its policy of releasing new operating systems every three years....

While the company did not disclose the employee’s name, it said that the person was “one of three system administrators with the necessary access rights to provide technical support” for its Yandex.Mail service. The data breach was discovered by Yandex’s security team during routine screening, and a “thorough internal investigation” of the incident is currently underway. According to Yandex, payment details have not been compromised. “An internal investigation revealed that an employee had been providing unauthorized access to users’ mailboxes for personal gain....

According to a report by India Today, you can now get three-year jail sentence as well as a fine of Rs. 3 lakh for trying to visit URLs that are banned by the Indian government. Over the past few years, the Indian government with the support Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or under the directive of the courts have blocked thousands of websites and URLs. In August 2015, the government banned at least 857 sites for their pornographic contents....

The company has just opened up a pre-registration period for the social game, called Miitomo, and signing up means you’ll be notified as soon as the game is available in March. In order to sign up you’ll need to register for the company’s new Nintendo Account service. You can also link their Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and even your old Nintendo Network ID accounts to access the Nintendo game world. Doing so will earn you some bonus points for the new rewards program, which is slated to launch simultaneously with Miitomo in March....

According to the patent’s explanation, the credit rating of your Facebook friends could help the lender determine the credit approval, if you apply for a loan. In order for your loan to be approved, the average credit rating of your friends altogether needs to be at least a minimum credit score. It is unfair to have a system that would judge someone’s credibility of the friends they have online or offline....

Yuan Kang, CEO Terminal Sales South Asia, ZTE said “At ZTE it’s our mission to get the technology of the future in the hands of our customers today. The Indian consumer is getting ready for 4G and we want to make sure that not only compatible devices are available to the consumers, but are also available at an affordable price.” “We are extremely excited to introduce the ZTE Blade Qlux 4G to every Indian who wants to be tomorrow ready....

The CAT S60 is a 4G LTE smartphone with a 3,800 mAh battery that owners of thinner and lighter phones might kill for. With its ruggedized case, it is designed to withstand drops onto concrete from up to 1.8 meters, and can even be used underwater (up to five meters depth) for one hour. The CAT S60 has special switches to block speaker and microphones when used underwater. However, if you forget to close these first, water’s going to find its way in once you go below two meters....

However, according to a recent report, a new creepy and invasive app called “Chatwatch” is reportedly tracking users’ chat activity on Facebook-owned WhatsApp. The app takes advantage of user’s WhatsApp public online/offline status feature. In other words, the app allows users’ to spy on their WhatsApp contacts. This app can tell how often their friends check the app, whether one’s messages are being read, and when he/she is readily available for chat....

According to recent commit submitted to the Chromium Gerrit, Android’s upcoming AirDrop-style sharing feature called “Nearby Sharing” (also referred to as ….Fast Share) may now be available on all major platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and Chrome OS, including Android. The commit revealed that settings for “Nearby Share” will be integrated into Chrome OS settings. Also, the flag description says, “Enables Nearby Sharing for sharing content between devices. – Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome OS”, which means it is coming to other operating systems with Google Chrome installed....

According to Google Trends, just hours after the EU vote, United Kingdom citizens are searching what exactly is EU on Google. Surprising as it may seem, it was after the polls closed when British voters started to think seriously about the implications of their choice. — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) June 24, 2016 According to data from Google Trends, the searches for “what is the eu” and “what is brexit” started climbing across Britain late into the night....

1. La La Land Both of them work hard to pursue their dreams, and then success breaks them apart. La La Land is a perfect combination of Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, and Romance genres. 2. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle The next best amazon prime movie on the list is Jumanji. This action and adventure movie is a story of four high school kids who discover a magical video game and are stuck in a Jungle....

Hacking is a well-known method of remotely taking over or “crashing” your PC/laptop. Hackers are a constant threat for all Internet users. In today’s computer-dependent society, hacking has become such a problem that stronger measures must be implemented to stop hackers. While no antivirus can make your computer threat-proof, the best solution would be to use a complementary anti-hacking tool that is compatible with the antivirus software you are using, for an additional layer of protection....

The wonder kid in question is American Reuben Paul, a cyber security expert and white hat hacker who’s currently studying in the sixth standard of a school in Austin, Texas. If you have been following Techworm, we had already reported about the hacking skills of Reuben way back in 2015 when he warned an audience about the dangers of smartphone hacking while delivering a keynote address as a 9-year-old. “From airplanes to automobiles, from smart phones to smart homes, anything or any toy can be part of the” Internet of Things (IOT),” Reuben told the crowd....

A new study published in Nature Communications journal, reported that the oldest known monkey has a small multifaceted brain. The ancient skull was found on an island in Lake Victoria, Kenya in 1997 by Dr Brenda. Using cutting edge technology, namely high-resolution X-Ray imaging, researchers from the University of Duke and the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology provide the three-dimensional model of the Monkey’s brain to investigate it thoroughly....

The company has warned its users to be wary of any phishing emails that they receive from their customer support service. “Earlier today, we became aware that an unauthorized third party illegally accessed the credentials of one of our vendors to the help desk platform that 2K uses to provide support to our customers,” 2K’s customer support account tweeted on Tuesday. “The unauthorized party sent a communication to certain players containing a malicious link....

If you are in mobile app development, you probably need nobody to tell you how critical each round of testing is to the quality of deliverables. In functional, performance, user-acceptance, and compatibility testing types, each cycle allows you to remove errors and imperfections, taking your app a little closer to the polished endresult that will satisfy the users. However, app development projects are often fraught with challenges, some of which may jeopardize the quality of testing....

If you’re getting into PC gaming for the first time, you’ll be quite surprised by the many options you have in terms of video games available. Whether you want to play on a laptop or a desktop, there are a few basic things you need to understand to make your gaming experience more enjoyable. Here are our five tips for new PC gamers. What Kind of Gaming Experience Do You Want?...

Since these tools are integrated into the OS, they do not hog resources. However, third-party antivirus tools like Avast are resource-demanding as they perform several real-time operations like running background checks and cleaning threats. While these operations are quite useful, Avast service high CPU usage becomes annoying if the service ends up consuming almost all of the CPU allocation. Avast using too much CPU can prevent you from performing other tasks, especially the CPU-dependent ones....