The remote shut-off devices that utility companies during peak summer periods install on air conditioners to preserve energy are targeted by hackers. If the customers agree to install the devices, they are offered discounts by many power companies, which in turn allows the utility company to remotely turn off their air conditioner when demand for power is high and it’s hot outside. Vasilios Hioureas of Kaspersky Lab and Thomas Kinsey of Exigent Systems, who conducted their research as part of the Securing Smart Cities initiative says that the devices can be installed on both central air conditioning systems as well as window-installed units and easily be manipulated by hackers....

In case you havent heard, Apple is dumping its 2014 flagship for something flashier. The new iPhone which has been in the works since the launch of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus has been dubbed the iPhone 5se. According to multiple sources unlike the 6 inch iPhone 6s, iPhone 5se will be a 4-inch iPhone affair. It is still baffling iPhone fans and critics alike as why Apple named its new iteration as iPhone 5se which does not follow any precedence....

One of the victims of this Apple vs FBI saga is Steven Petrow, who is a journalist with USA Today. On a recent American Airlines flight from Dallas to Raleigh, journalist Steven Petrow decided to write a story about the iPhone hacking case. When the flight took off, Petrow’s stance on the matter was “I don’t really need to worry about online privacy,” he writes for USA Today. “I’ve got nothing to hide....

The woman behind this team called DiRT (Disaster Recovery Testing) Team is Kripa Krishnan and through this process, the team makes sure that Google can keep itself running no matter what happens. Kripa and her team create all kinds of doomsday scenarios possible for Earthlings. Sometimes DiRT makes Martians invade the earth. Other times they create earthquake or a chemical attack. The DiRT teams work is to strik internally at Google targets without giving a warning just like your local police conduct secret mock terrorist attacks to be every ready for the actual think....

This remarkable illusion was developed by one Kokichi Sugihar, a professor at Meiji University in Japan. He came second in the contest, which is organised by the Neural Correlate Society, an organization that “promotes scientific research into the neural correlates of perception and cognition.” So how does it work? The professor discovered that the objects aren’t circles and they’re not squares either. He explains: “The direct views of the objects and their mirror images generate quite different interpretations of the 3D shapes....

This is the eternal love story of Roman and Eugenia. Their love story is one of a kind. Roman Mazurenko and Eugenia Kuyda fell in love when Kuyda met Mazurenko in 2008, when she was 22 and the editor of Afisha, a kind of New York Magazine for a newly urbane Moscow. Roman was a computer science student and also interested in arts, humanities, and music. Their love bloomed and led them to New York to avoid the financial crisis in currency pressed new Russia....

A Japanese company showed a device that lets you know before time when you need to use the toilet. The device known as Dfree has been invented by the Japanese tech company Triple W and was unveiled at last week’s Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) fair, outside Tokyo. Dfree is a device that fits on your underwear and tracks your bowel movements. People who suffer from faecal incontinence, or those that just need more time to find or go to the bathroom will find this device handy, says the company....

Three must have website and web server security testing toolsFree online SSL testing serviceFree web server security testWeb security testing platform We all know that web security is a very hot topic today. Last week, a technical investigation by Forbes suggested that 3.2 terabytes of data from Panama’s law firm Mossack Fonseca local network were stolen via vulnerable and outdated websites of the company, causing one of the largest data breaches in history....

The end should be your beginning It is better if you know exactly what you want, because only in this situation the developer will know which solutions to offer you. If you have the final image in mind, everything else will come naturally. It is up to you to think about your new software’s performance and accomplishments should be and explain your ideas to the developer. Think about how this software will integrate in your business plan Since it is custom made, it’s important to know right from the beginning how this software will contribute to your business’s development....

Top 10 Best Screen Recording Software For Your Windows PC/LaptopIn this article, we have made a list of top 10 best screen recording software for your Windows PC/laptop.1. CamStudio (Free)2. Icecream Screen Recorder (Free)3. Ezvid (Free)4. ActivePresenter (Free + Paid)5. Jing (Free)6. Fraps (Paid) (Free – Trial Version Only)7. Screenr (Free)8. Webinaria (Free & Open Source)9. Rylstim Screen Recorder (Free)10. Camtasia Studio (Paid) (Free – Trial Version only) Such tools prove helpful when you want to make an effective video tutorial, market your business to online customers, or even recording a new manoeuvre in your favorite game....

Top 5 latest drones you should buy ahead of the 2016 holiday season#1 Phantom 4#2 DJI Mavic#3 GoPro Karma#4 Skeye Pico Drone#5 Parrot Bebop Drones come in many varieties. Some come with cameras built-in, while others are plain vanilla drones. Some can stay afloat for half hour while others can manage 10 minutes of flight. How do you choose the correct drone? In this article, we bring to the top 5 latest drones which have everything you wish for and are within your budget....

FlashAir III lets you share your videos and photos with seven devices at the same time which includes PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets, without the need for an Internet connection. In case you need to upload the file online, FlashAir III’s Internet pass-through feature allows users to access the card and Internet through a separate wi-fi router simultaneously allowing them to realtime uploads. Commenting on the release of new FlashAir III wireless SD card ,Maciek Brzeski, Vice President, Branded Storage, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc....

A YouTube video has emerged which claims to show an 800-year old artefact that appears similar to a Nokia mobile phone, with a screen, control keys, and 12 keys with Cuneiform symbols. The video footage – posted by YouTube channel ‘Paranormal Crucible’ – claims to show an authentic filming of an artefact discovered by archaeologists at Fuschl am See, between the city of Salzburg and Bad Ischl in Austria. However the picture appears to be fake....

The Safety Mode functionality allows users to temporarily block out accounts for seven days for using potentially harmful language — such as insults or hateful remarks — or sending repetitive and uninvited replies or mentions. If a user receives a harmful reply, Twitter will suggest that they turn on Safety Mode. Additionally, users will be able to see and undo those tweets and accounts that might have been incorrectly autoblocked by Twitter at any point of time....

A letter sent from Nantwich Education Partnership, an organization of primary and secondary schools in Cheshire, England, says that if parents allow their children “inappropriate access to any game or associated product that is rated 18+,” the school system will contact Police and Children’s Social Care. Though the letter names games like Call of Duty, GTA and Dogs of War, it is found that minors often have access to most gory and vile video titles available....

Microsoft has added a new ‘black system theme’ in the new build for a number of crux user interface elements, which includes the Start Menu and Taskbar. The company has also remodeled Windows 10’s tablet mode, officially called Continuum, to make it simple to select the most used buttons by enlarging them. Microsoft’s effort to make one operating system that can run on any device form factor depends on that sort of work working....

Charlton Floate, 19, who worked from his family home in Solihull not only broke into government sites, but also took control of other people’s computers and “bragged” about the group’s success on the internet. Floate, of Starbold Crescent in Solihull, has confessed to three charges under the Computer Misuse Act and three for possessing images forbidden by law. In November 2012, Floate had performed two test runs by hacking into the computers of two men in the U....

The Isreali security organization, Morphisec is presently working on making a Windows version that’s essentially not possible to hack, thus making it the appropriate operating system for military operations, which includes controlling of airlines and missiles. Dudu Mimran, the co-founder of the company, in a statement to Business Insider, expressed this new OS version as the Windows that “Microsoft should be doing.” He further went to explain that though this new version OS was actually designed for government use, it can also be used by any company or undertaking who wants to ensure that hack is impossible....

“Technology makes our lives infinitely easier and it’s an exciting age to be alive. But it’s both a blessing and a curse. At some point, every brand new smart phone crashes, every top of the line computer needs to be updated, every outdated fax machine is replaced by a super deluxe wireless bluetooth all-in-one printer. And I think the idea for the video came from that,” he told CNBC by email....