Sony Ps5 Slim To Take Down Xbox Series X S

According to a new report from The Leak, the Japanese tech giant is reportedly working on a new lighter and slimmer version of PS5, which is touted to take on Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles. Sony is rumored to start production of the new PS5 Slim console in Q2 2023 with the aim to release it in the third quarter of 2023. However, there are chances that the gaming console may not be branded “slim”, as it would merely be replacing the existing PS5 release....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 480 words · Willie Cooper

South Korea To Switch From Windows 7 To Linux

With the end of technical support for Windows 7, starting end of this year, the South Korean government will be switching the computers used in its central government, local governments, and public institutions to Linux-based operating systems. The operating systems planned by the government are Cloud OS, Harmonica OS, and TMAX OS, which are based on Linux. Currently, the country’s Ministry of Defense is already using Harmonica OS while the postal service is testing TMAX OS....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 309 words · Matthew Washington

Spotify Hacked And Hackers Access Data Of Only One User Spotify Asks Its Users To Reset Password And Update Its Android App Techworm

December 3, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Max Valles

Spotify Reveals That 2 Million Users Are Suppressing Ads Without Paying

The revelation came in an amended regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 23, 2018. The disclosure notes, “Unauthorized access to our Service may cause us to misstate key performance indicators, which once discovered, corrected, and disclosed, could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of our key performance indicators and could cause our stock price to drop significantly.” As a result, Spotify has adjusted its monthly active users from 159 million to 157 million at the end of 2017....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 557 words · Janie Petersen

Stinky Hydrogen Sulphide Smashes The Superconductor Temperature Record

A new temperature record has been set by Hydrogen Sulphide which becomes superconductive under very high pressure and -70 degrees Celsius.Discovery of Hydrogen Sulphide as a superconductor: A team of researchers in Germany confirmed that the ‘Stinky Hydrogen Sulphide’ can become superconductive under high pressure and can conduct electricity without resistance at a record breaking -70 degrees Celsius. Superconductors of today work at a temperature of -110 C and hence this new research where a substance shows the superconductive property at -70 C is definitely a moment of joy to the entire research community as it will bring about a revolution in the industry which uses superconductive technology....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 607 words · Dennis Perez

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Several Government Websites Of Saudi Arabia Says Actagainstsaudiarabiaterrorism Techworm

Tweet for the very first website hack, can be seen below, soon after which 15 more websites were hacked. List of Hacked websites, as mentioned in the tweets can be seen below, The last tweet from SEA said, the Act against Terrorism to be Continued, which gives indication of further hack over Saudi Arabia. At the time of writing the article all the websites are still redirecting to the deface page....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 89 words · Tonita Semmes

T Mobile Plans To Offer Free Internet To Over 10 Million Students

Dubbed as Project 10Million, the 10-year program worth over $10 billion aims to ensure that all U.S. students who are part of free and reduced-price school lunch programs have free internet connectivity at home. “T-Mobile is officially launching Project 10Million, an unprecedented $10.7B initiative aimed at delivering internet connectivity to millions of underserved student households at no cost to them. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free wireless hotspots, free high-speed data and access to laptops and tablets, at-cost,” T-Mobile said in a news release....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 496 words · Charles Loftis

Teslacrypt Ransomware Maker Shuts Shop Makes Master Key Public Techworm

However, there seems to be change of heart in the creator of TeslaCrypt. Not only is the developer sorry for all the havoc it has caused, he/she has also shut down the ransomware. The developer has also made the master key for TeslaCrypt public which means that anti-ransomware researchers could easily create a fool-proof decryption app, TeslaDecoder. TeslaCrypt ransomware was unique in the sense it would hunt down and encrypt video games on your Windows PC....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 121 words · Frederick Phillips

The Coolest Twitter Apps For Bloggers

Facebook now has more than 900 million users, Twitter over 500 million, LinkedIn more than 161 million, Google+ almost 400 million, and Instagram with over 80 million. These figures aren’t just numbers, but are concrete proof that social media really is stealing the scene when it comes to promoting, well, anything! Let’s face it, we all cannot hope to market or promote anything over the Web without using Twitter, at the very least....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 551 words · Hassan Friesen

The Pirate Bay Is Back At Cryptocurrency Mining Again

The cryptocurrency miner’s JavaScript code was tucked away in the footer of TPB that used the power of visitor’s computer to mine Monero coins. Users were unhappy as the miner’s code increased the visitors’ CPU usage drastically once it is triggered when the visitor visits the page that has the code. It was later found out that the site had implemented a Monero cryptocurrency miner provided by a company called Coinhive that allowed the owners the option to convert the CPU power of users into Monero coins....

December 3, 2022 · 3 min · 517 words · Aaron Edmond

The Pirate Bay Website Goes Live As Promised

The website which went live just moments ago has started serving torrents to the masses again, much to the delight of millions of users. The Pirate Bay’s homepage currently features a Phoenix which signifies its rise from the digital ashes. Though the website still looks like a work in progress, with the “Contact Us,” “RSS” and “Register” links are not operational yet and throwing up a 404 error, the search is giving results, it is still a bear minimal as the torrent updates seems to have stopped on the date it got raided....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 185 words · Don Caywood

The Sgnl Wristband Would Let Humans Receive Phone Calls Through Hands Techworm

The product is derivative of Samsung’s C-Lab. Both of these devices with other similar spin-offs are currently being showcased in Las Vegas at CES 2018. People at the CES event who got a chance to use the device were able to listen to music by placing their fingertip near their ear while wearing the Sgnl device on the wrist of that fingertip. Although, the main motive of the device is not listening to music but to have a phone conversation....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 327 words · John Barut

Thepiratebay Com Is Available For Sale As Well As Rent Too

For those unaware, ThePirateBay.com was purchased by the Pirate Bay team as a ‘backup’ domain, in case of seizure on its original domain, thepiratebay.org. This domain was never used as the site’s main address, as it did not redirect to the original .org domain. However, last year, the The Pirate Bay team accidentally failed to renew the ‘ThePirateBay.com’ domain leading to its expiration. Consequently, ThePirateBay.com domain was picked up by Dropcatch....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · Heather Acosta

This Chrome Extension Is Stealing Bitcoins From Users Techworm

— Bitstamp (@Bitstamp) March 11, 2016 BitcoinWisdom Ads Remover Chrome extension available Chome webstore, flaunts itself as ad removerfrom the BitcoinWisdom.com, a website for consulting all kinds of Bitcoin-related statistics, all presented in easy-to-understand charts. According to Bitstamp, this extension contains malicious code that is redirecting payments to its own Bitcoin address, instead of the one intended by the user making the transaction. Bitcoin Web app developer Devon Weller confirmed Bitstamp’s findings....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 226 words · Susan Dewitt

This Door Lock Automatically Locks Itself When You Are Browsing In Incognito Mode Techworm

Mike, CEO of the Useless Duck Company, has created an automatic door lock known as the Incognito Lock, which promptly stops anyone accessing a room whenever a private browser or activate browser incognito mode is opened. The gadget works via an Arduino-powered door bolt that locks itself whenever you start browsing privately in Google Chrome. To create the incognito lock, Mike connected his PC up to an Arduino Uno that’s connected to a servo-controlled lock....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 218 words · Bessie Gebhardt

This Is Why San Francisco Is Looking For Steve Jobs Techworm

According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) which owes Jobs the money, every one of the 200,000 tickets it has listed in a series of alphabetical PDF files either paid extra on their ticket or accidentally paid twice. It’s part of a wider effort by the city government to refund drivers who overpaid their parking tickets. The Apple co-founder’s name appears on a long list that covers hundreds of thousands of overpayments from 1995 to 2012....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 210 words · Ronald Accardo

This Kid Hacked His Country S Presidents Website To Try To Cancel His Exams Techworm

Sri Lankan police have arrested the teenager and accused him of hacking into President Maithripala Sirisena’s official website and posting a message calling for the postponement of A-level examinations. President Sirisena’s website was hacked a week earlier and the hacker had posted a message calling for the postponement of exams. The police immediately swung into action and zeroed down on the boy who lives near the capital Columbo. According to the police, the boy was taken into custody on Monday under computer crimes laws and on conviction faces a fine of $2,000 and up to three years in jail....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 195 words · David Belanger

This Pidrive Will Add 314Gb Of Storage To Your Raspberry Pi Techworm

WDLabs, an offshoot of Western Digital, had teamed up with Raspberry Pi foundation and announced the drive which adds compatibility for the new Raspberry Pi 3 announced last month. The new drive which WD calls PiDrive, offers 314GB and promises low power usage as well as easy integration. “Adoption of Raspberry Pi computing devices is expanding at a faster rate than the PC. However, the millions of Raspberry Pi users are finding limitations from data storage devices (SD card, USB hard drive or cloud storage) originally designed for other applications,” said Dave Chew, chief engineer at WDLabs....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 243 words · Kenneth Aguiar

This Single Splendid Infographic Displays All Of Apple S Products Techworm

“The Insanely Great History of Apple 3.0” ($90) is a wide-ranging visual overview of Apple’s work that allows you to see all the Apple’s products that have appeared in the last four decades at once. The original chart was created by the Brooklyn infographic-makers in 2011 when the iPad2 was the latest invention. However, the chart has now been updated to include everything right from the iPhone SE to 9....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 285 words · Jeremy Bomar

This Spy Drone Can Fly Indefinitely

For a while now, the military has been using it to monitor its compounds. However, the company managed to raise $22 million in an investment round that allowed it to manufacture the product for commercial release. PARC can fly up to 500 feet above ground level or 10,000 feet density altitude and it never has to land. Thanks to a microfilament attached to it that can simultaneously power the drone and transfer data....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 256 words · Robert Brown