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World’s Biggest iOS Malware Hack, 225k Apple Account Passwords Stolen

Unknown 0 Hack, iPhone, MobilesAndTablets 8:36 AM

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Recently, the researchers have identified about 92 samples of a new iOS malware family in the wild. They analysed the suspicious Apple iOS tweaks reported by users and found a numerous number of Apple accounts and passwords stored on a server. The KeyRaider iOS malware targets the jailbroken iOS phones and is spread using the widely popular Cydia app repositories. This app is used to download apps and manage the jailbroken iPhones.</div>
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According to the Palo Alto networks, this threat has impacted users from 18 countries that include the likes of France, Russia, USA, China, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Singapore, and South Korea. This iOS malware hooks system process through MobileSubstrate and takes away account usernames, passwords and GUID by listening to iTunes traffic on the device.</div>
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KeyRaider steals Apple push notification service certificates and private keys, steals and shares App Store purchasing information, and disables local and remote unlocking functionalities on iPhones and iPads.</div>
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The malware was reported due to weirdly behaving App Store as after finding multiple unauthorised App Store purchases, a student from China noticed that one tweak was uploading data to an unknown database. Actually, the KeyRaider iOS malware has stolen this data and uploaded the data to its command and control (C2) server.  This server itself contains flaws and exposes the information.</div>
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KeyRaider iOS malware can be used to buy apps and remotely lock an iOS device and ask for ransom.</div>
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It should be noted that this iOS malware only works in jailbroken devices and most of the users seem to be located in China. Thus, jailbreaking your iOS device could be a great way to bring new apps and icons, but it’s equally dangerous.</div>
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Are you using a jailbroken iOS device? Tell us in the comments below.</div>
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World’s Biggest iOS Malware Hack, 225k Apple Account Passwords Stolen

Researchers have found that hackers have stolen more than 250,000 valid Apple accounts using an iOS malware named KeyRaider. However, th...

This World View Balloon Could Take You to The Edge of Space

Unknown 0 8:34 AM

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<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I wish I were an astronaut so I could float in space and see this beautiful blue sphere in the utter darkness, </em>as the people from ISS describe it<em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. </em>I used to dream that and if you too, then the wish has come true. You don’t need to be an astronaut or go through a rigorous training to adapt your body for this specific near-space journey.</div>
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The Arizona-based company offers the curvature of the Earth at the backdrop of the blackness of space in a 5-hour joy ride. Inside the space-rated capsule, you could enjoy once in a lifetime view with your friends and family. There would be six voyagers (passengers) and two crew members inside the capsule.</div>
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Once at the edge of the Earth, you could sail along the frontiers of space and gaze upon the unfathomable picturesque for hours.</div>
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The World View’s near space tour looks more exciting than the other orbital and rocket-based options because of the immense time it gives you to stay and enjoy the near-space region while costing you much less than other proposed space programs. The World View offers the cheapest space ride for $75,000.</div>
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Check out how your space ride might look:</div>
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Does this World View balloon intrigue you? Tell us in the comments below.</div>
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This World View Balloon Could Take You to The Edge of Space

The World View Enterprises, Inc seems to have brought an answer to your wishes. The Arizona-based company is offering you the curvature o...

How To Disable Windows 10 Forced Updates – 5 Different Methods

Unknown 0 Reviews 8:32 AM

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However, amid all the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">new features</span></span> </span>and smooth upgrade process, some controversies were bound to come in the limelight. Actually, it’s a long list- starting from<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;"> </span></span>forced updates </span>to<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">shadowy privacy policies</span></span></span>. Redmond fiddled with the idea of Windows 10 forced updates to make the OS more stable and efficient. Windows 10 Pro users have the option to delay Windows 10 forced updates, but if you are using Windows 10 Home, you can’t do much about it.</div>
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However, great in intentions, the updates don’t work out this way and have caused problems to the users.</div>
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So, the question remains: <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to disable Windows 10 forced updates?</em></div>
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Today, we are going to tell you the answer to this question by four different and useful methods. These methods to disable Windows 10 forced updates give you more control as a user:</div>
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Method 1: Mark your WiFi connection as metered to disable Windows 10 forced updates</h2>
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I’ve already written about this method in detail in a previous article. Visit <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">this link to disable Windows 10 forced updates</span></span></span> by marking your WiFi connection as metered.</div>
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Method 2: Stop the Windows 10 update service from the startup</h2>
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In reality, Windows 10 updates are just another Windows process. So, you can stop this process using these simple steps:</div>
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1. To make changes in <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">startup</span> to disable Windows 10 forced updates, open the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Run</span> command by pressing <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows + R</span>. Now, type <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">services.msc</span> and hit<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Enter.</span></div>
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2. Now, in the list of processes, located the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows Update</span> service and open it by clicking.</div>
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3. To disable it, under the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">General</span> tab, find <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Startup Type</span> and change it to<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Disable.</span></div>
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4. Now restart your Windows 10 PC to disable Windows 10 forced updates.</div>
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To restart the Windows updates in Windows 10, simply follow these steps and change the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Startup Type</span> to <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Automatic.</span></div>
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Method 3: Windows 10 Home patch lets you turn off automatic app updates</h2>
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This option works only for the app updates. If you wish to continue receiving Windows 10 security updates and bug fixes, you can use this method.</div>
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In the Cumulative Update 5, Microsoft has enabled the option to turn off the automatic app updates. If you don’t have this patch, go to <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update </span>and make sure to receive the latest Windows patches.</div>
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After this, open the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Store</span> app and click the<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Profile</span> button in the toolbar. Here you can toggle the switch of automatic updates to disable Windows 10 forced updates.</div>
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Method 4: Disable forced Windows 10 updates by making changes in the Group Policy Editor</h2>
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The option to disable Windows 10 forced updates is invisible by default. However, you can tweak few settings in the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Group Policy Editor</span> to re-enable the pleasant option to stop your computer from downloading the updates from Microsoft.</div>
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(Windows 10 Home users can’t use this option as it is only for Preview builds of Windows 10 Education, Pro and Enterprise editions.)</div>
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Follow these simple steps to make the hidden settings visible and disable Windows 10 forced updates:</div>
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1. In the Windows 10 desktop search, type <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Group Policy Editor</span> and open the tool.</div>
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2. Find the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Computer Configuration</span> and click on the<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Administrative Templates</span> folder to expand it.</div>
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3. Now select <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All Settings</span> and then find the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Configure Automatic Updates</span>entry in the new window.</div>
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4. Double-click on it and enable it by choosing the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Enable</span> button located at the lop-left.</div>
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5. After this step, you’ll also be able to change the<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Options</span> located at the bottom. From the drop bar, choose the option saying <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Allow local admin to choose settings </span>to disable Windows 10 forced updates.</div>
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Now the option for disabling the automatic updates download is enabled in Control Panel. Follow the steps below to enable this option:</div>
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1. To disable Windows 10 forced updates, go to <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Control Panel</span> and select<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">System and Security.</span></div>
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2. Here, click on <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Windows Update</span> and select<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Change settings.</span> Here, you can see the option that <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them</span>. Select this option and now your Windows 10 PC will check for updates, but download and install them only after your permission.</div>
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Method 5: Disable specific Windows 10 updates</h2>
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After facing much Microsoft flak over the forced updates, Redmond has also<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">released a tool</span></span> </span>that allows the users to disable or hide a specific Windows 10 update. You just need to download this tool from Microsoft’s website and install the tool.<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;"> </span></span>Follow the instructions</span> and disable the problematic updates as a part of the disable Windows 10 forced updates.</div>
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Are You Suffering From Nomophobia (No Mobile Phobia)? Take This Quiz

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So basically most of us are nomophobes with only a difference in the severity of addiction. Now don’t deny this. An American school has even <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">added a texting lane to one of its staircases</span></span></span> for the cellphone addicts. You know what, people suffering from smartphone fever or nomophobia do <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">weirdest things</span></span>!</span></div>
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Iowa State University researchers have developed a questionnaire to determine you level and severity of nomophobia. Now, it is stated that nomphobia is a fear of losing the smartphone (or refrain from using), not able to reply the messages is among a few fears and the dependence on the smartphones- rather than the smartphone addiction.</div>
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Check out the questionnaire prepared by the Iowa State University researchers and see for yourself, how much of a nomophobe are you?</div>
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The participants should respond to the following statements on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Calculate the total scores by adding your responses to each item. The higher scores corresponded to greater nomophobia severity.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would feel uncomfortable without constant access to information through my smartphone.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would be annoyed if I could not look information up on my smartphone when I wanted to do so.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Being unable to get the news (e.g., happenings, weather, etc.) on my smartphone would make me nervous.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would be annoyed if I could not use my smartphone and/or its capabilities when I wanted to do so.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Running out of battery in my smart phone would scare me.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If I were to run out of credits or hit my monthly data limit, I would panic.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If I did not have a data signal or could not connect to Wi-Fi, then I would constantly check to see if I had a signal or could find a Wi-Fi network.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If I could not use my smartphone, I would be afraid of getting stranded somewhere.</li>
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If I did not have my smartphone with me:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would feel nervous because I would not be able to receive text messages and calls.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would be anxious because I could not keep in touch with my family and/or friends.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would feel anxious because my constant connection to my family and friends would be broken.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would be nervous because I would be disconnected from my online identity.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would be uncomfortable because I could not stay up-to-date with social media and online networks.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would feel awkward because I could not check my notifications for updates from my connections and online networks.</li>
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Do You Also See A Woman On Mars? Curse Your Brain and Internet

Unknown 0 Tricks 8:28 AM

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<img alt="crazy-pills-gif" height="378" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/31172123/crazy-pills-gif.gif" width="640" /><br />
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But, don’t trust your brain (and internet) too much. Your brain tricks you more often than you think. Do you frequently see faces on the trees at night? Or, does a particular stain or cracks on the wall resemble any unholy figure? It might also happen that all of your friends visualize different patterns in a gibberish script whereas you notice nothing. For all this, you have only your brain to blame. These are the certain disadvantages of perception.</div>
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The human brain at its estimated upper limit is <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">30 times more powerful</span></span></span> than the IBM’s monster supercomputer Sequoia, but it still is affected by your psychology, i.e. your mind and behavior. No doubt, the Internet is always filled with mind confusing stuff such as the <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">mysterious color dress</span></span></span> which broke the Internet.</div>
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Right now, there are the photos sent by the NASA’s Curiosity rover of the woman on Mars that have led to the speculations in certain Internet factions that our Red neighbor has mysterious aliens and pyramids on its surface. People claiming to see faces on Mars and Moon, and the increased sightings of UFOs just only after the alien concept was released, explains the psychology fact.</div>
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This unrealistic perception of the human brain can be attributed to the psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia. It is a common tendency of the human brain to search for “something or anything” familiar even in utter chaos.</div>
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The <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">reality and imagination often drift in opposite directions</span></span></span> inside our brain.</div>
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In the video below by <span style="border: 0px; color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">Hank Green</span></span></span> in the episode of SciShow, Hank describes the psychological phenomenon and how the scientists have been doing various studies on pareidolia. The studies reveal that people who recognize faces and even their emotions in random pictures and designs had spikes in their brain activities.</div>
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The people already think that they are seeing someone or something and after that the brain starts its deception. After that, they tend to visualize and relate their images to the information that they already have, like a familiar face.</div>
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Also, there are certain people who are more prone to experiencing pareidolia. Check out the video below and know more about why do you see rabbits, clowns, and sometimes even yourself in the clouds.</div>
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Do you find the woman on mars familiar? Tell us in the comments below.</div>
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Do You Also See A Woman On Mars? Curse Your Brain and Internet

Do you see faces in the trees at night or the woman on Mars in the recent NASA’s Curiosity rover photos? Well, as you already know that th...

9 Different Versions of USB Type-C Are Coming, Know Them to Avoid Confusion

Unknown 0 MobilesAndTablets 8:26 AM

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But, not all USB Type-C ports are equal and each of them has their own use and importance.<span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">KitGuru</span></span></span> has written an informative piece about the same showing all 9 types of USB Type-C ports. These nine different implementations of USB Type-C come with different functionalities. One of these, the new<span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">USB 3.1 specification</span></span> </span>introduces new reversible 24-pin USB type receptacle.</div>
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The USB Type-C brings new features, along with retaining the compatibility with the older USB standards. The main motive behind the <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">USB Type-C and USB 3.1</span></span> </span>is bring higher performance, improved power delivery, vendor-specific capabilities, and universal connectivity. Take a look at the nine different types of USB Type-C:</div>
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The USB 3.1 not only increases the data signing speeds to 10Gb/s, but it also brings the advantage of 128b/132b encoding schemes. Also, USB Type-C and USB 3.1 allow IHVs (independent hardware vendors) to bring their own functions to products.</div>
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USB Type-C receptacle could be used with any USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1 and Thunderbolt 3 controller. This will allow the vendors to implement the Type-C standards to all range of devices consuming different power. So, different devices with same USB Type-C connector will support different data transfer rates of 480Mb/s, 5Gb/s or 10Gb/s.</div>
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Right now, the only fully supported implementation of the USB 3.1 Type-C can be made using Intel Alpine Ridge controller, which also supports <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">Intel’s crazy powerhouse Thunderbolt 3. </span></span></span></div>
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Apart from different types of ports, there are multiple varieties of USB Type-C cables as well. To show this complex situation, below is the list of legacy cable assemblies and adapters. Take a look:</div>
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These different situations are messy and could cause a great confusion in the minds of the buyers. As mentioned earlier, at the moment, the only perfect way to own a device with a USB 3.1 Type-C port is to buy a product that supports <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; transition-duration: 0.2s;">Intel’s Thunderbolt 3</span></span></span>. If your new device fulfills this requirement, you are going to get a great performance experience as this port does every imaginable task.</div>
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Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter Account Hacked, Adult Site Added as ‘Following’

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According to Mr. Bachchan, hackers added some sex sites in his “following” list. This means that some person other than him accessed Bollywood superstar’s account and added these adult websites.</div>
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It should be noted that Mr. Bachhan has the highest number of Twitter followers in India, followed by actor Shah Rukh Khan, Indian PM Narendra Modi and superstar Salman Khan.</div>
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T 1980 -WHOA !..My Twitter handle hacked ! Sex sites planted as ‘following’ ! Whoever did this, try someone else, buddy, I don’t need this !</div>
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— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/638229835299459072" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;">August 31, 2015</a></div>
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However, it isn’t always necessary for an account to be hacked into if it has some random followers. It could also happen due to the apps that have access to the Twitter accounts.</div>
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We scanned his current list of 984 followers and currently Mr. Bachchan has unfollowed those adult sites. fossBytes advises you to stay safe on the web and use social media with great care.</div>
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Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter Account Hacked, Adult Site Added as ‘Following’

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China Launching Hack Proof Quantum Communications Network In 2016

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The “network backbones” are the net grids where a huge amount of data is transferred and if under attack, could pose a serious threat to any nation. China has claimed of putting to use a new “unhackable” quantum network that will stretch from Beijing to Shanghai by 2016.</div>
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Although the quantum communication technology was first proposed by IBM scientists in the 1980s, the technical limitations like maintaining the qubits’ ever-changing quantum state such as their spin over large distances, rendered the idea to a slumber.</div>
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Xinhua, the official press agency for China said the network would specifically be used by the institutions that could be the potential targets like central government, military and critical business institutions like banks. Later, the hack proof quantum communication network will be extended to general use as well.</div>
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China has progressed in the quantum technology field due to major funding to its research and development programs. Several other countries like Japan, Canada, EU and even the US are planning to launch quantum communication satellites.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">The stress is laid on developing a quantum communication network because the system is hack proof and unbreakable, theoretically. If anyone tries to intercept the encryption key, the qubits’ physical state will be altered and the information lost. Also, an alarm will be triggered to alert the communicators.</span></div>
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So basically, the new hack-proof quantum communication network will be the bigger and badder version of Enigma.</div>
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