U N Report Calls On Governments To Protect Whistleblowers Like Snowden

Under the circumstances, the U.N. has come out in support of whistleblowers. The UN for free speech has stated stated that that confidential sources and whistleblowers are a crucial element of a healthy democracy, and that governments should protect them rather than demonize them. The report by David Kaye, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, also highlights the harsh treatment of whistleblowers in the U....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 279 words · Christy Castro

U S Nuclear Defences Depend On 1970S Ibm Computer And Floppy Disks Techworm

The GAO said the Pentagon was one of several departments where “legacy systems” urgently needed to be replaced. The report says that a Pentagon command and control system that is responsible for US nuclear forces, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers, and tanker support aircraft runs on an IBM Series/1 computer and uses 8-inch floppy disks. And the Justice Department uses a 35-year-old system that runs the issue-plagued Java coding language to compile information on federal inmate work assignments and security levels at federal prisons....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 333 words · Ralph Moniz

Uk Digital Economy Bill 10 Year Prison Sentence For Online Pirates Techworm

The UK Government announced a plan last year to increase the maximum prison sentence for online copyright infringement to ten years. The lawmakers were of the opinion that the current maximum of two years is not enough to dissuade infringers. A few months earlier, the plan followed a recommendation put forward in a study commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). This study determined that criminal sanctions for online copyright infringement could be increased to make them fall in line with offenses related to the same nature, such as counterfeiting....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Dorothy Ivory

Uw Researchers Devise A Way To Power Gadgets Over Wi Fi From 20 Feet Away

Then we have the Internet of things, the thought that almost every object could be equipped with a chip that transmits data such as its location, whether it is full or empty or whether some other limit such as pressure or temperature is alarmingly high or low. Only if engineers can solve the problem of how to power these numerous tiny machines, we can expect larger things of the Internet of things....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Miguel Parks

Vaio Returning With A Monster Tablet Canvas Z

Vaio Chief Executive Yoshimi Ota told the Wall Street Journal that the the independent Vaio had decided to with a premium offering so that it does not end up in the same situation as the loss-leading Sony Vaio brand did, reports TechSpot. The company is focusing on creating high-quality, high-value offerings and is staying away from cheap, unprofitable devices by moving away from Sony’s old focus on market share. To start with, Vaio will be introducing a “monster tablet” known as Vaio Z Canvas, its first new device for the U....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 375 words · Curtis Davison

Vaio Reveals C15 Series Laptop With Striking Colours Techworm

Straying from its typical business audience, VAIO’s C15 line-up is targeted more at consumers who are looking for a distinctive device, The Verge reports. Especially compared to other VAIO models, the laptop’s hardware is rather low-end. The basic model has a 15.5-inch 1366 x 768 display, an Intel Celeron 3215U processor along with 4GB of RAM on a 2016 VAIO laptop. The basic model costs 66,800 yen from the Sony store (around $640), while other stores will be selling it at 94,800 yen (around $900)....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · Bernadette Kirkland

Vivaldi A New Browser Launched By Former Opera Ceo

Browser wars just got that bit more bit interesting with the release of a latest browser, Project Spartan, by Microsoft last week. Joining the party is Vivaldi browser from an ex-CEO of Opera. This new browser is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and although it is still in its infancy, as it offers a number of features, which Opera lovers will remember. The application allows for mouse gestures for browsing and the ever familiar “speed dial” interface, which shows your favourite tabs on the new tab page....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 331 words · James Giroux

What If Programming Languages Were Weapons Techworm

here you go, C is an M1 Garand standard issue rifle, old but reliable. C++ is a set of nunchuks, powerful and impressive when wielded but takes many years of pain to master and often you probably wish you were using something else. Perl is a molotov cocktail, it was probably useful once, but few people use it now. Java is a belt fed 240G automatic weapon where sometimes the belt has rounds, sometimes it doesn’t, and when it doesn’t during firing you get an NullPointerException, the gun explodes and you die....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 359 words · Christy Derose

What Is Virtual Card And Why Is It Used

But have you ever wondered What does a virtual card mean? or why is it used?. Well, here in this article we have provided you with everything you need to know about the Virtual card. What is a Virtual Card? Definition – A Virtual card is basically an online card that is not physically issued by the card provider. It’s usually a free service provided by the original card issuer to their customers, who want to perform an online payment with the help of their cards....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 376 words · Willie Robertson

Whatsapp Message From Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos S Phone

According to The Guardian, Bezos reportedly was having a friendly texting exchange with the Saudi Crown Prince on May 1, 2018, when a malicious video file was sent from Salman’s phone. When Bezos opened the file, it compromised his phone and extracted large amounts of data within hours. Bezos was suspected of being hacked after the U.S. gossip magazine, the National Enquirer, published intimate details about his private life in January 2019....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 266 words · Tammy Rivera

Whatsapp Payments Could Soon Earn Cash Back For Users

For those unaware, WhatsApp Payments (marketed as WhatsApp Pay) is a peer-to-peer money transfer feature that allows users to make in-app payments and money transfers using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The process of sending and receiving money through WhatsApp is similar to how it is processed on Google Pay, Paytm, and other UPI apps. Now, a new report from WABetaInfo, indicates that WhatsApp is planning to introduce another feature for payments called “Cashback” to increase the usage of its digital payment platform....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 220 words · Neal Davis

Windows 10 Update Causing Internet Connectivity Issue Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Sadly, a new network bug in windows 10 march update has now affected all supported Windows 10 and Windows Server versions. Due to this network bug, a majority of Windows 10 applications like Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Internet Explorer, and Outlook are unable to access the Internet and is shown limited or No internet connectivity in Network and Internet settings. So here’s everything you need to know about this newly discovered bug....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 377 words · Daniel Merritt

Windows Xp 2018 Edition This Concept Will Make You Fall In Love With It

What brings Windows XP in highlights is an imagination. How would Windows XP look if it is redesigned as per the standards and expectations for 2018? Well, one such imagination of tech youtuber, Kamer Kaan Avdan, has lightened up the glimpse in our eyes, of how Windows XP should look in 2018. Kamer Kaan Avdan, a tech youtuber, who has previously introduced the concept of Android 9.0, Windows 11 and iOS 12, rejuvenated and presented the concept of Windows XP with modifications and advancements that leave the spectators surprisingly dumbstruck....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Larry Colpitts

Xiaomi Mi Max Smartphone Has One Of The Largest Battery Capacities At An Affordable Price Techworm

Xiaomi Mi Max might just measure 7.5mm in thickness, but even that thickness is able to place in a massive 4,850mAh battery. As mentioned before, there are three different models and their hardware and pricing details have been provided below: Snapdragon 650 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage will cost RMB 1,499 or $230 Snapdragon 652 with 3GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage will cost RMB 1,699 or $260 Snapdragon 650 with 4GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage will cost RMB 1,999 or $306...

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 224 words · Ashley Rios

Xolo Prime With 4 5 Inch Display And 5 Mp Camera Launched At Rs 5 699

On the connectivity front, the device supports 3G, GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n with hotspot functionality, GPS/A-GPS and micro USB 2.0. The smartphone comes fitted with a 0.3MP VGA front-facing camera along with a 5MP autofocus rear camera. The device will be available in a glass body and will come in four color variants namely black, blue, red and gold. Priced at Rs. 5,699, the Xolo Prime will face stiff competition from Micromax’s recently released Canvas Spark....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 182 words · Michelle Laney

Zero Day Vulnerabilities Found In Kaspersky And Fireeye Security Products

Security researchers discover Zero-days in Kaspersky and FireEye anti-virus productsAnother researcher finds a zero-days in FireEye Ormandy who had earlier found ‘trivially compromised’ critical vulnerabilities in ESET anti-virus announced on Twitter that he had cracked the Kaspersky anti-virus before he had informed Kaspersky about the zero-day in their product : — Tavis Ormandy (@taviso) September 5, 2015 Ormandy calls this flaw “a remote, zero interaction SYSTEM exploit, in default config. So, about as bad as it gets....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 417 words · Carlton Webb

Zte Nubia Z9 Dual Sim Android Smartphone With 16 Mp Camera 5 2 Inch Display To Be Launched In India On May 19

The ZTE Nubia Z9 will be the company’s flagship that will be revealed in the event next week. ZTE Nubia Z9 comes with a IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen and 16M colors. It also features a 5.2 inches screen display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. This device is powered by a Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57 processors. It also comes with Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 chipset....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 196 words · Steven Stgermain

Transformer Bmw Turns Into A Giant Robot Techworm

The movie is based on the toy series from Hasbro with the same name. The movie’s central plot revolves around Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery, primarily vehicles. The Autobots intend to use the AllSpark, the object that created their robotic race, in an attempt to rebuild Cybertron and end the war while the Decepticons desire control of the AllSpark with the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth Making ‘Transformers’ toys is one thing but bringing ‘Transformers’ into real life in the real world is an impossible challenge....

December 29, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Anthony Fore

10 Best Icon Packs For Windows 11 Pc In 2023 Free Download

Even then, seeing the same icons every day becomes monotonous and boring. Trying some of the best icon packs for Windows 11 can bring a streak of freshness to the user experience. Lucky for us, there are hundreds of Windows 11 icon packs developed by designers worldwide. Most of them require manually changing them one by one, but we have a solution for revamping them together. Few others have a theme pack type installation which is easier but may change more than just the icons....

December 29, 2022 · 8 min · 1590 words · Peter Culbertson

10 Best Yify Yts Alternative Sites 2022 Working

The yify movies group is a renowned name for movie piracy which provides high-quality content including movies, music, tv series download. In this article, we are providing the best alternative torrent sites to use for Yify YTS Torrents. Finding the best Yify Torrents Alternatives is definitely a tough job since there are so many options available, which in turn, confuses us about which one of them would we choose. Considering the fact that official Yify movies by its group remain one of the best HD releases and include subtitles that make movies easy to stream or watch....

December 29, 2022 · 6 min · 1274 words · Kari Siskin