Whatsapp Could Soon Bring Back Text Status Updates Techworm

Now, WABetainfo, a user on twitter that often leaks features from beta versions of the chat apps has posted that WhatsApp is reportedly working to bring back the text status once again. He tweeted that the new feature called ‘Tagline’ has been added in WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.17.6.21 and for Windows Phone 2.17.82, even though it is hidden for now. The feature is expected to make a comeback in the Android version too....

December 19, 2022 · 1 min · 203 words · Ronald Cunningham

Whatsapp For Windows A Sure Fire Invitation To Malware Hackers Spreading Malware Through Whatsapp For Windows Techworm

December 19, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Jamie Brewer

Will Cryptopay Join The Ico Mania Techworm

Unless you’re a hermit on the peak of a mountain in Tibet, you’ve heard about the massive and ongoing explosion of ICOs (For a list of some upcoming and active ICOs, look here.) An ICO is an ‘initial coin offering’ where digital tokens are sold in limited supply to investors or buyers who then hold these digital assets as links to value in the parent company. It’s become a great way to ‘crowdfund’ a startup, and it seems that there’s a new ICO every day, with many more in the pipeline....

December 19, 2022 · 4 min · 761 words · Joan Escobar

Windows 10 And Microsoft Edge Being Targeted Not By Users But By Something More Sinister Techworm

The latest report issued by Heimdal Security states that the primary objective of the Windows 10 malware is to steal critical information, and in order to enter systems much more efficiently, it is able to kill a string of processors in order to make this possible. According to the report, approximately, 80,000 machines might have already been infected by the Trojan, which only means that more users are definitely going to follow in the near future....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 294 words · Isaac Reed

Windows 10 Will Support Password Killing Biometric Authentication

With an increase in the number of hacking cases as well as the cyber criminals luring the web sites, Microsoft has found it prudent to introduce new methods to authenticate the passwords. FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is a joint venture of various tech biggies and enterprises. For big firms like Bank of America, Google, Lenovo, PayPal, Visa etc. correct authentication is absolute necessity and Microsoft also joined the venture somewhere in 2013 realizing the need of the hour....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 349 words · Loretta Hicks

Windows Phone Makes An Exit As Android And Ios Seek To Rule Smartphone Market Techworm

Last month, independent industry analysts Kantar Worldpanel ComTech disclosed that sales in Europe’s 5 (EU5) big markets including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Great Britain had come down – with overall EU5 market share at 4.8%, down from 9.3% last year and 4.9% last month as sales market saw a drop by more than half in three months. According to Kantar’s latest report, the market share of Windows phones continues to decline....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 415 words · Mary Bombich

Windows Terminal Is The Default Command Line Tool In Latest Windows 11 Update

In other words, all command line applications will now automatically open in Windows Terminal. “The day has finally come! Windows Terminal is now the default command line experience on Windows 11 22H2!,” announced Microsoft Program Manager Kayla Cinnamon. For the unversed, Windows Console Host (aka conhost.exe) has always been the default terminal emulator where command-line programs such as Command Prompt, WSL, and PowerShell have always opened inside this terminal. Further, Windows Terminal is a multi-tabbed terminal emulator that had been developed by Microsoft for Windows 10 and later as a replacement for Windows Console....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 332 words · Tamara Jenkins

With The Advancements In Cyber Security Hackers And Ddos Are More Prevalent Than Ever Techworm

Today, things are much worse. 2017 has been the worst year to date with increasing number of DDoS attacks. The Attack Let’s look at some history. The AttackMirai vs. LeetEveryone BewareSecurity: Everyone’s Responsibility The aforementioned attack happened just before noon of December 21, aimed at several anycast IPs on its content delivery network. The attack did not appear to be focused on a single target; however, this might be due to the target’s IP being masked by the service....

December 19, 2022 · 4 min · 712 words · Priscilla Krum

Xiaomi Launches Cyberdog An Open Source Quadruped Robot Dog

This is Xiaomi’s first foray into quadruped robotics for the open-source community and developers around the world. According to Xiaomi’s recent blog post, the CyberDog is ‘powerful, precise and agile’. It is calibrated with Xiaomi’s in-house developed servo motors that translate into great speed, agility, and a wide range of motion. With a maximum torque output and rotation speed up to 32N m/220Rpm, CyberDog is able to conduct a range of high-speed movements up to 3....

December 19, 2022 · 3 min · 461 words · Becki Lopez

Xiaomi Launches Its First Laptop Mi Notebook Air Powerful Enough To Rival Macbook Air Techworm

Looking to take on Apple’s MacBook Air, Xiaomi has given consumers an affordable Windows-based alternative in the form of Mi Notebook Air. Much like Apple’s MacBook range, one of the selling points of the Mi Notebook Air is how thin and light it is. The Mi Notebook Air is 13% thinner than the MacBook Air and packed inside an 11% smaller body. The Mi Notebook Air with a 13.3-inch display has a full-HD resolution, with a 5....

December 19, 2022 · 3 min · 430 words · John Orr

Xiaomi Mi 4I Updated To Miui V6 5 5 0 Via Ota Fixes Bugs And Overheating Issues

Xiaomi India initially started rolling out the OTA update (V6.5.4.0 LXI) to the Xiaomi Mi 4i late last week which was cancelled midway after many users faced new issues after updating to the latest system update. The update was announced by Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s Vice President of International Operations on Facebook, “Today we began an over-the-air system update of MIUI v6.5.5.0 for Mi 4i users. This is our first major update for the Mi 4i since its launch last month, incorporating feedback from many early Mi 4i users with a number of bug fixes and optimizations....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 304 words · Victor Rowe

Xiaomi S Fitness Tracker Is Detecting A Heartbeat From A Roll Of Toilet Paper Techworm

Apparently, owners of Xiaomi Mi Band 3 fitness trackers in China have been strapping their fitness trackers onto rolls of toilet paper to detect a heartbeat. And to their surprise, these devices are displaying a heart rate when wrapped around a toilet roll. Reports of toilet paper with heartbeats started on China’s social network site Weibo, where people quickly started posting videos and images of their Mi Bands doing the phenomenon....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 313 words · Jeffery Mcclung

Youtube Will Hide Dislike Counts On Videos From Public View

While the dislike button will still be there, the dislike count on all videos will be hidden from public view except the content creator. This move by YouTube comes amidst ongoing concern about how social media and video platforms – such as YouTube – are being used to unfairly target and attack creators (especially those with smaller channels) with dislike counts. To ensure respectful interactions between viewers and creators, YouTube has decided to hide the dislike counts....

December 19, 2022 · 2 min · 425 words · Donald Hurley

2 000 Note Won T Have Nano Gps Or Rfid For Tracking Techworm

Soon after the announcement was made, a WhatsApp forward began doing the rounds that said that the new ?2,000 note would have a ‘Nano GPS Chip’ – aka NGC – that can be used to track the notes from anywhere via satellite, even if they were buried deep underground. Read the message below (see image) that went viral despite many versions carrying the disclaimer, ‘it is a forward’. However, the entire WhatsApp message is baseless....

December 18, 2022 · 3 min · 619 words · Jude Flores

Opsavegaza Anonymous Brings Down The Website Of Israeli Spy Master Mossad Through Ddos Attack Techworm

December 18, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Jay Scott

11 Best Hindi Movies Apps In 2023 Free Paid

Thanks to the growth of OTTs and the internet getting cheaper, you don’t have to visit a theatre to watch a movie. Even downloading a film to watch it now is a thing of the past. Stream them directly with some of the best Hindi movie apps that let you watch the latest Bollywood releases in HD. Now you can legally watch Hindi movies from anywhere on your Android or iOS device....

December 18, 2022 · 7 min · 1481 words · Brian Stahl

12 Million Office Home Routers Vulnerable To Misfortune Cookie Attacks

The vulnerability has dubbed as ‘Misfortune Cookie’ by Check Point researchers and designated as CVE-2014-9222 by NVD maintained by NIST. Describing why they have named the vulnerability as Misfortune Cookie, the researchers stated that, “The Misfortune Cookie vulnerability is due to an error within the HTTP cookie management mechanism present in the affected software, allowing an attacker to determine the ‘fortune’ of a request by manipulating cookies.” They further added that, all an attacker has to do is to send a specially crafted HTTP cookie to the public IP address of the device and take over total control of the network....

December 18, 2022 · 3 min · 484 words · Carolyn Minert

3D Printed Guns To Be Banned By Us Government

The suit, filed by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Wilson’s firm Defense Distributed, claims prior restraint by the government over the other information related to the three-dimensional printing of arms and online publication of blueprints. The instructions for making the Lilerator, the world’s first 3D-printed plastic gun was posted by Wilson two years ago. The State Department days later instructed him to take it off, stating that it had to carry out a formal inquiry whether he required a license for export of defense articles....

December 18, 2022 · 3 min · 550 words · Alberta Pickell

5 Keys To Effective Digital Marketing Techworm

Of course, an individual could study and practice digital marketing for years and still not fully master it. This is partially due to the constantly changing nature of technology, but it is mostly just because it is very hard. To those who are not familiar with it, digital marketing can seem like a complex world of unfamiliar acronyms, strange terminology and endless statistics. This can make it seem so overwhelming that most small business owners simply pass off all marketing responsibilities to third-party marketing terms, even simple duties which could be performed much more affordably in-house....

December 18, 2022 · 3 min · 528 words · Richard Arce

5 Reasons Why Internet Security Is Crucial In 2017 Techworm

Ever imagined a week without the internet? That sounds crazy, especially if your bread and butter require that you always stay online. As we live in the Internet Age, it is next to impossible to imagine life without staying connected. The internet is a useful tool in many aspects of our life, from communication down to business. While the internet is proven to be useful, it also comes with a few drawbacks....

December 18, 2022 · 2 min · 222 words · Nicole Shields