Delivering the judgement in a court case filed by a Florida citizen, Quartavious Davis, the Judge Frank Hull upheld the 9-2 jury verdict (PDF) in favour of the prosecution. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that the records of towers that a mobile phone uses to make calls are considered “business records” maintained by a “third party” and are not protected by the Fourth Amendment. The ruling means that the government and the police/investigating authorities can obtain these records without a warrant....

Reasons for the overheat We all know laptops have air vents to let the hot air to be blown out by the fans but what about the fan itself ? If you have opened up the covering of your machine, you would have noticed the amount of dust that gets collected inside the laptop – around the fan and other components. The more the dust, the less efficient will the fans be....

The next leap year immediately following 2096 falls only after 8 years, on 2104, why is 2100 not a leap year?Leap year is divisible by 4:From the perspective of mathematical logic:Need to get the clocks and days in sync: Some historical aspect:Julian Calendar: Gregorian calendar: Calendars in Asian countries: Leap year is divisible by 4: A general thumb rule applicable for any year to be a “leap year” is: it needs to be divisible by 4....

With the upcoming launch of the newest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax next year, Wi-Fi Alliance will adapt its certification program with the new naming. 802.11ax will be rebranded as “Wi-Fi 6”. Similarly, the earlier versions of the wireless data protocol too would be renamed. “For nearly two decades, Wi-Fi users have had to sort through technical naming conventions to determine if their devices support the latest Wi-Fi,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance....

In a series of tweets, Emma has confirmed the confiscation of its DDoSecrets server: We have received official confirmation that #DDoSecrets’ primary public download server was seized by German authorities (Department of Public Prosecution Zwickau file number AZ 210 AR 396/20) We are working to obtain additional information, but presume it is re #BlueLeaks. We are working to obtain additional information, but presume it is re #BlueLeaks. — Emma Best ?...

For those unaware, Microsoft had released the optional Windows 10 KB5000842 update on March 29, 2021, as part of the March 2021 update cycle for PCs running v20H2 and 2004. This optional update was released to address several issues with the operating systems including problems with dark screens and other monitor glitches, video playback, as well as system crashes due to deletion of files and folders that OneDrive syncs. Ever since KB5000842 has been released for Windows 10 users, it has caused problems like game performance....

Microsoft says that an attacker who manages to log in to the targeted system can “gain elevated privileges and read arbitrary amounts of kernel memory,” which would allow them to install software, view and change data, and create new accounts with full administrative rights. Udi Yavo, the chief technology officer at the security firm Ensile says that “The vulnerability (CVE-2015-0057) is rated as “important,” which could give attackers total control of the victims’ machines....

For the uninitiated. The name is an acronym for “Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge. Slack is an App for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Mac and a Webapp for Chrome Browser. At its heart, Slack is an instant messaging and collaboration system on steroids. It allows compartmentalized messages, discussions and notifications by purpose, department or topic and is extremely popular among tech companies and developers. It allows users to send private messages, direct messages, share large files and search for collaborations....

— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) April 10, 2015 The Mi 4i iteration was spotted by a Chinese website MyDrivers on Singapore’s Infocomm Development authority (IDA) database, and also on GeekBench, a benchmarking website over the weekend. As per the GeekBench listing, the Xiaomi Mi 4i is a Android 5.0.2 Lollipop based smartphone. It is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor clocked at 1.65GHz. It is powered by 2GB RAM and has 16GB of internal storage with a microSD slot for expansion of memory....

Xiaomi Mi 5, codenamed Libra, is said to carry premium specs inviting competition from every other smartphone. According to the latest report, the Xiaomi Mi 5 will sport a fingerprint scanner. However, no details as to how would the fingerprint scanner technology has been disclosed in the new report. This confirms the previous report that had mentioned that Xiaomi had filed a patent and detailed the fingerprint recognition method via the handset’s buttons....

Codenamed Soundwave, it basically looks like the Mi Pad 2 that turns itself into a Transformer like bot. Soundwave, which is being produced in honour of Xiaomi’s sixth anniversary on April 6 is primarily made for Xiaomi fans in China. “R&D worked really hard to ensure that the colour, details, and feel are exactly the same as Mi Pad 2. They were challenged at turning such a slim 7mm tablet into a 3D robot, but they managed to do so with a 30-step folding assembly”, said Hugo Barra, Global Vice President of Xiaomi in a Facebook post....

The collection, which surfaced at the start of August and has since blown up, comprises classics such as Double Dragon, King’s Quest II, Back to the Future Part II, Elite, Batman, Xenon, and Bubble Bobble. The collection also includes a lot of licensed stuff such as Rainbow Islands and R-Type. There are also a huge number of demos, shareware, and applications, such as Electronic Arts’ Deluxe Paint I through IV....

However there some many prerequisites for using a the website. The download link can only be used once. Nafue works like this. You want to share a very imported file, you have to encrypt it on your side using a a password generated using Pbkdf2 key before uploading it to the s3 storage service. Once this is done, the website will provide you with a one-time-use link to share with the recipient....

The security researchers have found out that a feature of the HTML5 specification tells websites how much battery is left in a users’ phone and and is intended to allow websites to help preserve battery if phones are running low. At the same time, the information could then be used to spy on their online activity, allowing people to be tracked. You hit the power saver mode whenever your smartphone or your laptop goes low on battery....

The British Airways flight BA727 travelling from Geneva, Switzerland was hit as it approached the Heathrow Terminal 5 at about 12:50pm with 132 passengers and five crew members on board, the Metropolitan Police has said. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “A pilot on an inbound flight into Heathrow Airport from Geneva reported to police that he believed a drone had struck the aircraft. “It transpired that an object, believed to be a drone, had struck the front of the aircraft....

Researchers who have published their report on SmackTLS, state that this flaw existed from 10 years and Google Inc. and Apple Inc. are now trying to fix this vulnerability. A group of cryptographers at INRIA, Microsoft Research and IMDEA have discovered some serious vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (e.g., Android) clients and Apple TLS/SSL clients (e.g., Safari) that allow a ‘man in the middle attacker’ (MiTM) to downgrade connections from ‘strong’ RSA to ‘export-grade’ RSA....

Omegle is a popular chat platform that lets you chat with strangers online, through text, video, or a combination of both. Users can visit the site and start chatting with registration. Add interests and find people who have a similar vibe. The site is unmoderated, and users often encounter scammers, perverts, and hackers. It is not a safe space for underage people, especially unsuitable for kids. The chat site has lost its sheen, and people are looking for a good Omegle alternative to connect with new people....

There are over 50 major languages spoken around the world, and mastering each one of them would be an impossible task, for the purpose of watching movies and TV shows without subtitles. What Are Subtitles? Subtitles are text that displays the transcript of the dialogues of a scene as the screenplay progresses forward. What Are Subtitles?Why Use Subtitles?Best Site to Download Subtitles for Movies and TV Shows1. Addic7ed2. Opensubtitles3. Yifysubtitles4....

Over the past few years, the gaming industry has been developing at a rapid pace. Developers are publishing games with realistic graphics accompanied by great storylines. Dozens of AAA titles are released every month and gamers wonder which torrent sites they can use to download game torrents. The reason behind using Torrent game sites instead of a normal game download site is that torrent sites use p2p file sharing method and is convenient to download bigger files using torrenting sites....

Real-name registration must be provided to purchase tickets via the official website.The local news reported that data such as usernames, e-mail address, passwords, and phone numbers of over 130,000 customers of official railway ticketing website of China Railway, 12306.cn had been leaked. The leak is discerning for the Chinese citizens as all the China Railway passengers are required to register with real names and email ids to purchase the tickets....