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Lance Nanek took it upon himself to play with Google Glass using debug mode to figure out what the device is capable of doing. Turns out the answer is a lot. Nanek discovered that Glass comes with 13 sensors, including ones for orientation and magnetic fields. He thinks that if developers really wanted to, they could create augmented reality apps. One example Nanek discusses is a to-do list that’s location based....

Malicious extensions redirect users to phishing sites and insert affiliate IDs into cookies of eCommerce sites, according to a McAfee blog post Monday. The security company says the extensions also track users’ browsing activity, and every website visit is sent to servers owned by the extension creator. The extension creator can then insert code into eCommerce websites being visited by the user, and receive affiliate payment for any items the user purchases....

Maybe you’ve even wanted to give them a treat because you know they’re being so cute while you’re gone. Also: The best robot litter boxes Well, now you can. Rocki, a three-in-one pet companion robot, comes equipped with a 1080p HD camera, treat dispenser, laser pointer attachment, and feather attachment so you can keep an eye on your pets, and even interact with them when you’re away. To use Rocki, you’ll download the Rocki Robot app and connect your robot to your internet connection to begin playing with your pet or pets....

Here’s what to expect when the phone eventually comes stateside next month, though if you live in Korea you can buy the phone beginning April 29. t’s try leather for a change The G4 offers something its opponents don’t: a leather outfit. There are eight different leather backings, as well as two polymer (plastic) ones, including one ceramic-coated back, all of which are interchangeable so that you can match them with your outfits as you see fit....

Apparently, the creators of this keyboard are not satisfied with going in the shadow of the Google keyboard and want to expand horizons. That’s why they are already preparing the SwiftKey keyboard jump to Windows 10. Obviously, we are talking about Windows 10 devices with touch screen and virtual keyboard, that is, tablets and 2 in 1 convertibles that allow typing with the on-screen keyboard. Currently, there are quite a few devices of this type available in the market, although thanks to the rise of Chromebooks and the strength of some iPads among the youngest, the future prospects of Windows in this regard are somewhat worse than a few years ago....

In the case of tech giant Microsoft’s latest rewards program, Windows is the goal or rather some of its programs and services related to the operating system. The company offers up to $250,000 prize money to find and report bugs in their software, but that’s the maximum amount you can aspire to. The previous reward programs of this firm did not offer such succulent prizes. The only drawback is that locating those errors lives up to few people if any....

Parents constantly fret about the safety of their children, be it when the kids are online or away from home. With their busy lifestyle, parents are not able to keep a close eye on the activities of their kids who are prone to various kinds of threats and harassment from different sections of the society. So how can parents ensure the safety of their children? There is a very thin line between monitoring and spying....

On August 14, Motorola sent out invites for a media event taking place on September 4, where the company promised the reveal of the Moto X+1 (the new Moto X), the Moto G2, and more information regarding the Moto 360 Android Wear-based wearable. A new series of leaked images has surfaced showcasing the Moto 360’s main unit, sans a strap to wrap around a wrist, and pocketed into a familiar wireless charging cradle....

In this article we are going to solve a Bot challenge. The name of the bot is Dexter and the vulnerable VM which we are going to use is created by Brian Wallace. The challenge is to gain root privileges of the bot command and control center and the system’s also. First we started by hosting the virtual machine in the virtual box. After that we detected the IP address of the machine and ran an Nmap scan for detecting open ports and services....

Netflix has indeed changed the way we consume media and it has actually been one of the strongest reasons for cord cutters to ditch the cable. Terms like Binge Watching owe its due credit to Netflix. Considering the fact that Netflix has already been very active in producing actual films the streaming giant wants to showcase the world that it makes movies rather than just aggregating the content for Netflix....

The proposed law was the result of European Commission’s efforts to create a unified market for the streaming services. Portability of digital content has always been debatable and with the passage of this law it is quite possible that it might add a degree of clarity. According to Reuters, subscribers who have paid for the services like the Sky TV Now, 1MaxDome TV and ProSiebenSat will still be able to view the same temporarily when they are roaming in European Union....

HTC is still a few months away from launching the successor of the One M8, but the specs of the handset have already made its way to the Internet. The leak comes courtesy of @upleaks, who has revealed the full internal specification of HTC’s upcoming flagship — codenamed Hima. The handset will feature a 5-inch Full HD display, and will be powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor comprising of four high performance Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2GHz and four low-powered A53 cores clocked at 1....

While focusing on general experience, Nokia was keen to bringing a device that can be customized for the taste of each and every individual, and the 105 and 301 are a perfect example of this tactic. Simple to use, affordable and with a way of adding a personal touch. Nokia 105 and 301 General View Nokia introduces elements of high end to price affordable devices that are both inspirational and easy to use for those not so tech-savvy....

Ashish Chowdhary, who was serving as Nokia’s Chief Customer Operations Officer, will be succeeding Michel Coulomb who took over Indian operations less than a year ago from Sanjay Kaul. The move will come into effect next year in January. Chowdhary has been with Nokia for more than a decade since 2003 and has been responsible for driving the company in its prime. In addition, he has been an executive board member of Nokia Networks and NSN since 2009....

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LG announced that just 45 days after the launch of the V10 the United States, the company has sold 450,000 units in the market. The company notes that the handset sales have been helped by the increase in uptake of phones with screens of around 5.7-inch in size. It also notes that the ability to easily create and share video content on the V10 has played a key role in the success of the handset....

INTRODUCTION: In the previous article, we saw the utility of Naïve Bayes Rule for malware classification. While simple to understand and implement, we have tried to illustrate the best of its use writing our own Android malware classifier. The limitations of Bayes rule largely relates to the development of rules around a dataset, the quality of the dataset, and the optimum handling of outliers. Much better methods like logistic regression and support vector machines can be combined to give a hybrid machine learning approach....

Best Free Malware Removal Tool For Windows The method is very simple and you need a tool that can monitor on internet conection to protect from malwares. And the Malware Bytes is the best tool for this purpose that can help you to protect your computer from these harmful viruses that get into your computer. So read out the below steps to implement this tool in your Windows Pc to protect it....

A Little About APT APT is defined as a prolonged attacked focused on a specific target with the aim of compromising system and stealing information about said target. The threat actors that run APT attacks use a variety of tools and methods to gain entry to their target and widen their breach. These tools are often custom malware for the various techniques the attack calls for and sometimes attack groups create malware families consisting of custom tools only used in their APT attacks....

On the imaging front, the Helio X30 is said to offer faster image processing supporting a resolution of up to 28-Megapixel at 30fps. Hardware support for video includes video encode up to 4K at 30Hz with HEVC and VP9, 2560×600 pixel displays at a frame rate of 60Hz, and 1080p displays at a frame rate of 120Hz, the chip also comes with better audio support including a range of 120 dB SNR and -100 dB THD....