Did you know that Cortana, the Bing-powered digital assistant, would have been called as “Bingo” if Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft had his way….. Cortana had always been intended as a code name, not a public-facing name, noted Paruchuri. Microsoft’s marketing department wanted to use “Alyx” as the public name for the product, as it was easy to pronounce. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s plans regarding Cortana leaked and the company’s marketers decided to go ahead with the petition signed by more than a million people that demanded the Redmond giant to stick with the name ‘Cortana’ as the public name for the product....

iPhone 7 Plus video is leaked Like every year, this September will see the launch of iPhone 7 by Apple. Ever since the first news about iPhone 7 surfaced, lots of rumours, leaks and genuine news has been doing rounds on the Internet. But for the first time, a YouTube Channel UnBox Therapy seems to somehow have got hands on the upcoming iPhone 7 and made a video comparing it with the iPhone 6 Plus....

Oracle-Google Lawsuit Continues: Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” verdict in use of Java for Android API battle Looks like the animosity between Oracle and Google is going to continue for some more time! The software giant on Friday night filed an appeal brief reviving its copyright and patent claim lawsuit against Google over its use of Oracle programming code to create the Android operating system. The legal battle that formally started in 2010 over bits of Java code called Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), has wound its way through two federal trials and multiple appeals courts....

Oracle has a change of heart, now wants to release Java EE to the open source community They say that you can never expect a favor from the corporate world without them getting some profit. Oracle seems to be shutting shop on Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and has now decided to open source it. After earning millions from Java EE, now Oracle seems to have realized that it needs to move on....

The update was confirmed by CEO Aravind Srinivas on X earlier this week, and early adopters have already spotted the Windows and Mac versions, which can be readily downloaded from its official website on both Mac and Windows PC. Android users can already pre-register on the Google Play Store, while an iOS release is expected soon. Free For Airtel Users Perplexity’s Comet: Key Features Comet is Perplexity AI’s new web browser built with AI at its core....

Developers have been using PHP on Windows Servers for decades. Judging by its popularity, PHP is considered secure to run on a Windows Server or other infrastructure. A cybersecurity team named DEVCORE has revealed that a critical security flaw in the PHP system can be used to execute code on vulnerable Windows Server systems remotely. This vulnerability is currently tracked as CVE-2024-4577 and is described as a CGI argument injection vulnerability....

One of the most common questions associated with downloading Torrent content “ Is Torrenting Legal ?”. In principle, it is. However, if you are downloading and redistributing copyrighted content then it’s an illegal activity. Well, a popular torrent site MKVCage has gone offline due to the redistribution of a Hollywood movie. The makers of action film Hellboy have sued MKVCage. Soon after the lawsuit was filled MKVCage went offline. So here’s everything you need to know about this matter....

Razer, a Singaporean-American gaming hardware giant, suffered a data leak that exposed customer information of approximately 100,000 individuals online following a misconfiguration faux pas. Cybersecurity researcher, Volodymyr “Bob” Diachenko discovered a non-password-protected database belonging to Razer that was accessible via the Internet. The exposed database contained information of approximately 100,000 individuals, which included the customer’s full name, email address, contact number, customer internal ID, order numbers, order details, billing, and shipping address....

Pakistanis Fall for Fake Viral Video, Destroy NFC Chips on Samsung Smartphones A fake video which is given below is causing mayhem amongst Samsung users in Pakistan. The video states that there is a chip in the Samsung smartphone’s battery which is the reason for all the private videos and images being uploaded to the Internet even if the user doesnt share them. At the end of the video the maker, rather profoundly urges, Samsung users to open their Samsung smartphone’s battery and remove the chip....

Snapchat speed filter ‘motivated’ car crash that left Georgia man with brain damage We have all read about how people are losing their lives in their quest for the ultimate selfie. Now we have something more shocking to worry about – Snapchat’s speed filter! For those who have not used Snapchat, it’s a feature in it, that uses sensors in a smartphone to record the speed at which a user is traveling when he or she sends a message....

In an announcement posted on Facebook, the CERT-UA said that the spearphishing campaigns are targeting private ‘i.ua’ and ‘meta.ua’ email accounts of Ukrainian defense forces. The spearphishing emails are being sent from two domains (i[.]ua-passport[.]space and id[.]bigmir[.]space). The phishing email targets the victim to click an embedded link to verify their contact information in order to avoid the permanent suspension of their email accounts. Below is an example of the malicious email:...

Blockchain Technology comes in rescue to solve identity management problems The innovative reusable KYC integration system is expected to bring a lasting solution to the existing bottlenecks in the identity management industry. Centralized identity management systems are beset with many challenges that make them prone to various security and administrative complications. The deficiencies of centralized systems For instance, storing sensitive data of individuals in a particular location or server makes storage platform a prime target for hackers and identity thieves....

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A critical security issue has been discovered in the desktop client of WhatsApp that could allow remote hackers access to your desktop files on Windows or Mac computer when paired with an iPhone. However, the vulnerability has now been fixed by the messaging service’s parent company, Facebook. Discovered by PerimeterX cybersecurity researcher, Gal Weizman, the vulnerability dubbed as ‘CVE-2019-18426’ resided in WhatsApp Web, which also powers its Electron-based cross-platform apps for desktop operating systems....

WhatsApp recently rolled out the latest update to one of its most popular features, group voice calls. This upgrade adds three new exciting features to group calls to improve the voice calling experience for millions of users. The three new features added to group voice calls, include a notification sent to the group call host when more people join large calls, the ability to mute specific people who forget to mute themselves or mute someone whose background noise is disturbing everyone during a group call, and message select participants in the call....

In July, WhatsApp had begun testing the multi-device support feature under the beta program. Now, the popular instant messaging platform has officially started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support feature in the most recent update of WhatsApp on both Android and iOS versions, reports GSMArena . For those unaware, the multi-device support feature allows you to use WhatsApp on your phone and up to four other non-phone devices simultaneously. These devices can be WhatsApp Web, Desktop, and Portal....

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced two new updates for WhatsApp groups that will provide more control to group admins and make it easier to discover what groups you have in common with someone by searching their name. These features were announced by Zuckerberg on his Instagram Broadcast channel, which is aimed to improve the group and communities’ experience on WhatsApp. “Last year, we rolled out Communities to help people get the most out of their groups on WhatsApp....

With smartphones reaching the four corners of the world, the most important question that a smartphone user has is his/her mobile Internet speed. Without good fast data speed, any smartphone no matter how best it is or how expensive it is, is pretty useless. So let’s find out which country leads the pack of fastest data speed for smartphones. Which country has fastest mobile data speed? South Korea, clinched the top spot for having the world’s fastest LTE network, according to a recent survey conducted by wireless coverage mapping company, OpenSignal ....

Microsoft had officially started rolling out its new major operating system, Windows 11 to the public in October 2021. Seven months later, the company on Wednesday announced that Windows 11 is now ready for broader deployment. Making the announcement through its Windows Release Health Status page , Microsoft said that all eligible Windows 10 users meeting minimum hardware requirements can now download Windows 11 and install it via Windows Update....

As you might know, Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system was officially declared dead on January 14, 2020. Consequently, the decade-old OS would now no longer get security updates or fixes, software updates, or technical support. Sadly soon after the discontinuation of Windows 7 , a new bug has emerged that prevents users from shutting down or rebooting their computers. Also Read- How To Upgrade To Windows 10 For Free When a Windows 7 user attempts to shut down or restart their PC, a popup message that reads “ You don’t have permission to shut down this computer” emerges....