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What is even more important to note here is that on Google’s developer website, VR app developers will need to piece together their own developer kit from existing parts, including a Nexus 6P smartphone, which carries a price tag of $499. However, the tech giant has warned that the hardware present inside the 5.7-inch handset might not be able to deliver the much needed performance in order to experience VR content effortlessly....

Some of the reasons behind the laying off of employees are expected to be adverse market conditions and the need to reduce costs and increase revenues. According to multiple media reports, the search giant plans to introduce a new performance management system, which could drive out thousands of its underperforming employees from early next year. Under the system, the managers have been reportedly asked to categorize 6% (in contrast to the customary 2%) or roughly about 10,000 of Alphabet’s workforce as poor performers....

The search giant has launched the first developer preview of Android P with updated SDK with system images Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL phones, and the official Android Emulator along with support for new features and APIs. While there are lots of new features, one of the most notable is the built-in support for display cutouts (read: notches) for all the new phones that decided to emulate the notch....

“App Maker lets you build a range of applications customized to meet the needs of your organization and connects to a wide range of data sources and APIs,” said exec Elissa Murphy during the announcement. “This unique flexibility starts with built-in support for G Suite products as well as popular services such as Maps, Contacts, Groups and more. You can also leverage other Google Cloud services such as the Directory API and Prediction API, or third-party APIs, to create richer, more intelligent application experiences....

As The Next Web reports: Google’s Android operating system currently supports Java as its first-class language, and sources say Swift is not meant to replace Java, at least initially. While the ongoing litigation with Oracle is likely cause for concern, sources say Google considers Swift to have a broader “upside” than Java. As noted by The Next Web, switching over to Swift would be a long process for Google that could span multiple months or years....

Threat analysts at McAfee discovered that these browser extensions that masqueraded as Netflix viewers and others were designed to surreptitiously monitor the browsing activities of the users. The Chrome browser add-ons in question are as follows: Netflix Party (mmnbenehknklpbendgmgngeaignppnbe) – 800,000 downloads Netflix Party 2 (flijfnhifgdcbhglkneplegafminjnhn) – 300,000 downloads FlipShope – Price Tracker Extension (adikhbfjdbjkhelbdnffogkobkekkkej) – 80,000 downloads Full Page Screenshot Capture – Screenshotting (pojgkmkfincpdkdgjepkmdekcahmckjp) – 200,000 downloads AutoBuy Flash Sales (gbnahglfafmhaehbdmjedfhdmimjcbed) – 20,000 downloads...

To set up a solar-power system in one’s home is a fairly complex task. Before installing solar panels, one has to look into many factors, such as cost of setting up solar-power system, number of systems required, and that the amount that would be saved over a period of time. In addition, the most important factor is whether the house gets enough sunlight to make solar power a feasible option in the first place....

Well, a similar feature that goes by the name Self Share has been in existence for quite some months now. It’s available for Chrome OS devices and it helps users share files between their own devices. Do note that Self Share is still in the testing phase and hasn’t been rolled out yet. With the unreleased Nearby Share feature, users will be able to transfer files between devices logged into the same Google account....

They have succeeded in creating the prototype (first model) named “Spiral 2.” Spiral 2 will be showcased in the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) which is to be held in Barcelona in March 2015. However, Google has plans to “go live” in Puerto Rico later this year. It has been seen that most of the times user would buy certain smartphone based on some particular accessory even though the smartphone might not suffice their other needs eg: some users may opt for a particular smartphone just for its good camera, others may opt for its good sound clarity and so on....

Google left the Chinese mainland in 2010 over self-censorship issues after the Chinese government had decried that tech companies from outside China will have to impose self-censorship to curtail anti-China results. In fact Google had accused the Chinese government of launching a cyber-attack on it and many other tech companies. Mr Schmidt echoed comments by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who said last week some services would return to China. Schmidt made these remarks during a speech at the Tech Crunch Beijing conference....

Previously they breached Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, and the information stolen was published online. All the information from hacked websites can be seen here for Suzuki which includes password hashes and emails. and form mazda can be seen here. The reason for defacement is still not known, but it seems like they are targeting high profile website.

The hacker whose handle is Zemnmez, found the flaw on the new website for Mr Robot, the hit USA Network show. Zemnmez said that the vulnerability easily allows him to to pwn fans of the show visiting the website, tricking them into giving over much of their Facebook account details. Zemnmez said that shortly after a quick note to Mr Robot writer Sam Esmail, the vulnerability patched by the administrators....

An unknown hacker hacked Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s Twitter account on Wednesday. The hacker then used the hacked Twitter account to promptly announce a new CEO for the Facebook owned virtual reality company. The hacker also changed Iribe’s Twitter bio to read, “im not testing ya security im just havin a laugh.” This is just the latest in a string of tech CEO’s having their Twitter accounts compromised, however this hack doesnt seem to be the work of OurMine which has in the past hacked accounts of Travis Kalanick, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg and Dick Costolo....

“Air-gapped” computers are isolated – separated both logically and physically from public networks – ostensibly so that they cannot be hacked over the Internet or within company networks. The LED indicators of the isolated computers are taken control of, which are then forced to blink up to 6,000 times a second to send a signal containing data to a camera mounted on a drone near the targeted computer. “Sensitive information can be encoded and leaked over the LED signals, which can then be received remotely by different kinds of cameras and light sensors,” the team, led by Dr Mordechai Guri, head of R&D at the Cyber Security Research Centre, said in its paper....

Ransomware infected computer captures the owner wanking, hackers demand $10,000 ransom for not leaking the postNote : This post is NSFW hence reader discretion is required before you proceed to read the article. It so happened that unknown to Matt, his PC was infected by a ransomware. The ransomware was secretly filming Matt’s intimate activities when he was in seventh heaven doing what he was doing, and relaying it back to the ransomware creators server somewhere in Africa....

Hackers claim to have hacked a database that reportedly contains the personal information of nearly 50 million Turkish citizens, including that of the country’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and have posted those details online in a huge security breach. If confirmed, the leak would become one of the largest privacy breaches, by number of records, ever. The database comprising of 49,611,709 documents was posted on the website of an Icelandic group that specializes in exposing leaks on Monday, thereby putting people at risk of fraud and identity theft....

It all started from the FBI’s need to hack Tor anonymity network browser. In its mission to hunt criminals, the FBI has been keen to hack Tor, the Internet browser that hides users true location. FBI feels that’s Tor is used by criminals to hide their identities and wants to hack Tor. The FBI’s attempts to break into Tor led them to Lovecruft six months back. However, Lovecruft repulsed FBI’s efforts to glean any information from her....

You walk into your friendly neighborhood ATM kiosk and swipe your card. You then punch in a 4-digit PIN code to authenticate yourself and proceed to withdraw money. You may have been doing this mechanically since the day ATM was introduced but have you given a thought why ATM PINs have a 4 digit code? No! Then read on.. Automated Teller Machines (ATM) were first introduced in 1967 and now have emerged as a best option to disburse cash....

It seems like HBO honchos have hit on a novel idea to prevent hacking and leaks of the final “Game of Thrones” Season 8 episodes. The network was hit by an array of hacks and leaks during the just aired Game of Thrones Season 7. While hackers managed to hack into HBO servers and steal 1.35TB of data including Game of Thrones Season 7 scripts, a hack leaked GoT S06E04 and utter stupidity made HBO Spain leak GoT S06E06 a full week before it was supposed to be aired....