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Ethical Hacking as a Career: RAD? Right? Rich?
Pratima H USA: Broiled. Slayed. Butchered. Popped with a pin. Lacerated? It is still vague how exactly he did that but the ‘slash’ has been killed for sure. The either-or wall between offensive and defensive markets for hacking comes crumbling
People, relax, Facebook will not charge you to protect your privacy
For those who have been frantically posting status updates on Facebook, standing up against the company’s alleged move to charge its users to keep their posts private, consider this: IT IS A HOAX! If you just wind back to 2013,
Infosys introduces app to control AC temp for its employees
Does it get annoyingly cold in your cubicle? If you are an Infosys employee in Mysore, you wouldn’t complain about it. The company has introduced a third-party app called Comfy to help its employees Mysuru campus to monitor and personalize
Global internet speeds increase on the back of IPv6 adoption
South Korea continues to be the country with fastest internet speeds in the world, but average global speeds have seen an uptick from late last year, jumping to 6.3 Mbps, according to content delivery network Akamai. The increase has come
Terrorism database of suspected individuals leaked on internet
Terrorism is a nagging nuisance world over, but the general public has little information on how huge the menace is. But that changed recently, as a database of 2.2 million suspected terrorists and people linked to organized crime, prepared by
Head of China’s top internet regulator Lu Wei quits
Head of China’s top internet regulator Lu Wei, who brought in a severe curtailing of internet freedom during his tenure, has stepped down. It is a known fact that China censors online content that it deems are politically sensitive, along
Hack into a Facebook account with a fake passport!
Aaron Thompson is a Facebook user who has exposed an online thief that gained access to his account simply by sending the support team a fake passport to unlock the account. Thompson spoke about the incident on news site Reddit
Grofers laying off 10 pc work force, revokes job offers
Grofers, a grocery delivery startup will lay off 10 percent of its workforce or around 100 employees. The SoftBank and Tiger Global Management funded start-up cited tough market conditions and revision in growth projection as the reasons for the layoffs.
Uber’s app to trackdriving behavior with real time feedback
Uber has developed a new technology to track when drivers of the ride-hailing app go too fast, cut corners or brake harshly by monitoring the sensors in their smartphones. The software, part of an updated version of Uber’s app for
No ban on Whatsapp in India: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India thinks that banning Whatsapp is a preposterous proposition and has rejected the petition seeking the same. Keeping in mind the freedom of expression of the people, the court has thus directed the petitioner to approach
Amazon tops MIT’s 50 smartest companies list; Apple’s nowhere
After going through MIT’s global ranking for 50 smartest companies of 2016, with Amazon topping the charts, my first question was- where is Apple? And then I tried to recall if I missed Xiaomi’s ranking and to my double surprise,
7 travel apps worth your time and money
If you are a travel enthusiast, this one’s for you. There is no dearth of traveling apps available in the play store but most of them are good for nothing, clunky and pretty bugging. And it can be pretty tedious
Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming on August 2
Microsoft has announced that its Windows 10 Anniversary Update will get launched on August 2. This is one of the biggest Windows 10 updates yet and will include new features for both consumers and enterprises. Another big declaration at the
Google’s new ‘My Activity’ dashboard lists your entire search history
Google has introduced a new dashboard called ‘My Activity’, that shows all of your online activities such as search history, video searches and places you have visited. The new dashboard improves upon Google’s previous My Account dashboard, which allows you
Making voice remote controls gets easier with TI solution
BANGALORE, INDIA: Texas Instruments (TI) has launched new voice remote control solutions as part of its SimpleLink ultra-low power platform. This will help developers to add ultra-low power Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee RF4CE or multi-standard connectivity to their designs for
Oracle partners ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu to train 45,000 students in the state
NEW DELHI, INDIA: During a recent visit to India, Oracle CEO Safra Catz said the company would expand its educational partnerships to another 1,000 institutions with a goal of reaching 500,000 students annually. In line with that commitment, Oracle and
1 in every 4 smartphones sold in India this year will be from an ’emerging’ brand
NEW DELHI, INDIA: The emerging brands are gaining momentum rapidly in the burgeoning Indian smartphone market. So much so that a new CMR study on Emerging Smartphone Brands says that 1 in every 4 smartphones sold in India this year
Indian smartphone app users compromise security by allowing access to personal info
About one in two Indians is severely exposed to privacy risks, as they allow most app developers to access their contact directories and other data stored on their smartphones in exchange for free applications, according to a study conducted by
425,000 apps vanished from Apple’s app store in Thailand
If you have a smartphone, chances are that your device will be full of apps—for games, social media, work etc. Everyone loves smartphone apps, and Thailand is obviously no exception. There are several million apps across Apple’s and Google’s app
Snapchat the new hub for prospective lovers
Forget Tinder or any other dating app; Snapchat is what you want if you really want to know if your crush is really into you. Just hover over those three dots after you have posted a snap story, and tap
