Microsoft’s Accidentally Lists Lumia 520 Phone for $8 Million Price

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="lumia 520- 8 million" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nadella-phone.jpg" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>As a result of an incorrect listing online, Lumia 520 phone was being sold at a price of $8 million on Walmart. Now the mistake has been corrected and it’s selling at a regular price. Read more to know how this happened.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Microsoft’s Lumia 520 is company’s most successful Windows Phone in the market and it is best-seller in multiple countries across the world. This 4-inch mid-range phone from the company costs around $120-$140 on various online websites.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But, mistakes happen and blunders are unavoidable. After forcing the Windows 7 users to download Windows 10 (and apologizing), Microsoft accidentally listed the Lumia 520 smartphone for $7,989,112.50 i.e. almost $8 million.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This price is ten thousand the price of a brand new iPhone 6S. With features of a modest 5-megapixel camera, 512MB RAM and a 1,430mAh battery, this $8 million deal doesn’t sound much enthusiastic.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="lumia 520- 8 million" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lumia-520-8-million.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Around the launch of Lumia 520, Ferrari launched the LaFerrari, a great piece of mechanical muscle with a price $1 million. Compared to this beauty, once again Microsoft fails to impress with its $8 million Lumia 520 phone.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, this price listing was obviously a mistake and it has been corrected. If you visit the Walmart website, it tells that Lumia 520 costs between $79.89 and $112.50. This listing was incorrectly formatted, that resulted in $7,989,112.50 price.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: BI</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have something to add? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

Microsoft’s Accidentally Lists Lumia 520 Phone for $8 Million Price

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A World Without Linux – A World Without Internet (Episode 1)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswRVoN4zQn6OdSbCG8on5r3R05Ap71fsUYEMuFmT90a740fLGQLeZTHntz5v7JAQBi3OOFYtRCoBlNslmB8S6sZbxi68Syov2ZQCFF1n9SYJmDBCoxNBk6YAZPFsAtw9qrkPPVs59ms0/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="360" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswRVoN4zQn6OdSbCG8on5r3R05Ap71fsUYEMuFmT90a740fLGQLeZTHntz5v7JAQBi3OOFYtRCoBlNslmB8S6sZbxi68Syov2ZQCFF1n9SYJmDBCoxNBk6YAZPFsAtw9qrkPPVs59ms0/s640-rw/maxresdefault.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>Linux is the largest collaborative project in the computing history. It’s literally everywhere. And to showcase this, The Linux Foundation has brought a video series named A World Without Linux. Watch the first episode here.</i></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You are using the internet right now on your smartphone or computer. Is this possible without Linux? There is a plain and simple answer to this question. NO. This is the message that The Linux Foundation wants to convey with its first episode of A World Without Linux video series.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This series was launched a week ago on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the first Linux kernel release. This six-part video series will feature two characters and their feline called String.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bOuhDVI6BnBA4odsmaF7rB6B_Aq_Nt8RCi6Yucv00KWJ4ZClyqiQPvxz5T7YjjdRhj2fIgvCLVMByB-u3lZRW-co12QpZ2T3wPFP1A7CFvAYZvqo7RuXF7WDosBjzEYG1ErSDVpAIis/s1600/linux-animated-series.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bOuhDVI6BnBA4odsmaF7rB6B_Aq_Nt8RCi6Yucv00KWJ4ZClyqiQPvxz5T7YjjdRhj2fIgvCLVMByB-u3lZRW-co12QpZ2T3wPFP1A7CFvAYZvqo7RuXF7WDosBjzEYG1ErSDVpAIis/s640-rw/linux-animated-series.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the video series, with the help of multiple events, they will show how ridiculous a world without Linux would be.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the very first episode, Sam and Anne are trying to find an answer to a question that you can search right away on your phone. But, in a world without Linux, a different story unfolds.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To know the answer, watch A World Without Linux: Episode 1 below:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JzsLkbwi1LA" width="560"></iframe> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For those who don’t know, Linux powers more than 96% of the top 1 million web servers. To showcase the same, Animator Amelia Lorenz has worked very hard to bring this unimaginable world without Linux in the form of this video series.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Go ahead and share this article with your friends to show your Linux love. In the comments below, tell your interpretation of a world without Linux.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

A World Without Linux – A World Without Internet (Episode 1)

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Internet Inventor Vint Cerf and Experts Suggest 5-Points to Improve WiFi Router Security

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="father-of-internet" height="382" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/father-of-internet.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>The FCC is on the receiving end over its proposed rules to alter WiFi routers to make them secure as the experts are telling a different story. In an open letter,  Vint Cerf – the co-inventor of the Internet – along with 260 other experts, has outlined some changes in the proposal.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When you read about a new vulnerability found in a WiFi router every alternate day, it’s obvious to think that something is seriously wrong with your most used gadget in your home.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Along with 260 other leading internet experts, Vint Cerf – the co-inventor of the Internet – has drafted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In the letter, they have rejected the new FCC proposals as it could lead to buggy and insecure software.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The new FCC regulations are written to make sure that any radio-emitting device only broadcasts the frequencies that they are supposed to. As a result, the people who like to play with their routers and load third-party firmware – or other security-minded people will be in trouble.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the <a href="http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/~d/fcc_saner_software_practices.pdf" target="_blank">open letter</a> filed with the FCC, Vin Cerf and 260 other experts have proposed the alternative frameworks for how routers should be regulated. The new proposals are focused on security and openness.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Take a look here at the main 5 points of the proposals:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="FCC-regultions-internet-open-letter" height="640" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FCC-regultions-internet-open-letter.jpg" width="499" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These suggestions are expected to impart inspectability, innovation opportunity, better optimization of spectrum and fulfillment of legal obligations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Keeping your WiFi router safe is a very important practice that we often ignore. The current state of our WiFi routers is worrisome and we need to follow better security practices for a safer internet experience.</span></div> </div>

Internet Inventor Vint Cerf and Experts Suggest 5-Points to Improve WiFi Router Security

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Tesla on Autopilot, Challenges Google Self-Driving Car Concept

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="tesla model s tesla d electric car tesla announcement supercar" height="328" loading="lazy" src="http://fossbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tesla-model-s-tesla-d-electric-car-tesla-announcement-supercar-FILEminimizer.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>Tesla has released the Autopilot version 7.0 for its electric vehicles. It boasts of features that are years ahead from its rivals. The updated car would also scan for the parking space for you and alert in case of an impending collision in real time</i></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Elon Musk has gone full throttle to make the Tesla Models as the complete car of the future. After getting famous for pioneering the EVs globally to reduce carbon emissions and procrastinate the climate change, Tesla is achieving other engineering feats as well.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Tesla Motors has just released its latest software update that will allow the Model S owners to lay back and enjoy while the car gets automatically driven. The <a href="http://www.teslamotors.com/presskit/autopilot" target="_blank">Autopilot version 7.0</a> boasts of a unique camera combinations, radar, ultrasonic sensors and data which enable the Model S to automatically steer and change lanes. The updated car would also scan for the parking space for you and alert in case of an impending collision in real time.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Tesla software system is different from its rivals as it forms a network with other cars. So, if anything happens to say Model S1 car, the Model S2 and all the other cars with the Autopilot software would learn from the incident and watch out for the similar incident then on. The data is uploaded to the central server, analyzed and sent back to other cars.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These self-learning features distinct Tesla Autopilot version 7.0 from other major autopilot car manufacturers like Audi, BMW and Google.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="tesla_autopilot" height="353" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tesla_autopilot.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The new update also has high precision GPS navigation and the details are several times finer than the current standards. This eventually leads to better driving and a pleasant trip for the Tesla costumers.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For the owners who had already purchased the Autopilot update option at the time of buying the Model S, the software is free while it will cost $2,500 to the buyers who didn’t purchase their car with this option.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, after autopilot what’s left for Tesla is to build a flying car.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have something to add? Tell us your views in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

Tesla on Autopilot, Challenges Google Self-Driving Car Concept

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OnePlus Joins Make In India Campaign, Partners With Foxconn

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="one plus make in india" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://www.igyaan.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oneplus-logo-1.png" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>OnePlus has announced, they will be assembling their devices locally in partnership with Foxconn. Foxconn has partnered with OnePlus to facilitate the assembling of new devices at their proposed Rising Star manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Make In India campaign on September 25, 2014, and since then, it has been a cardinal move towards India Inc’s dream to be a manufacturing hub. Many MNCs around the world have consolidated the roots of Make In India campaign.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus, with a goal to expand its business in, what is called the largest potential market for electronics sector, has planned to start the production of its devices in India, under the guidance of Make In India campaign, which will facilitate quick and successful production for OnePlus devices.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Foxconn has partnered with OnePlus to facilitate the assembling of new devices at their proposed Rising Star manufacturing facility in Sri City: Integrated Business City, Andhra Pradesh. The partnership was announced by CEO Pete Lau in Bengaluru.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus’s decision to assemble devices locally is in accordance to the fact, elevating custom duty on fully assembled devices will reduce their production costs, will demonstrate a decision of Best of Both Worlds. Devices will become cheaper benefiting both the customer and the company. Moreover, the company has not been able to meet the stock demands which motivated them to assemble the devices locally.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The 30,000 sq. ft. facility will have the production cap limit of 500,000 units per month and a full-time workforce of around 1000 workers will be responsible for keeping the stock ample.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus’s journey in India has been quite amazing so far. They’ve sold around 250,000 units of their very first debutante One Plus One. CEO Pete Lou was quite happy with One Plus Two’s performance in the flash sale. 15,000 units of the device were bought by the customers in just 12 minutes.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus has plans to initiate the production process somewhere around December this year. Furthermore, we already know that Asus, Xiaomi and Gionee have already partnered with Foxconn for the production of their devices locally in the Rising Star facility. It will be quite riveting to acknowledge the true conqueror in this Game Of Thrones.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What are your views on the Make In India Campaign, will it benefit the country. Write your thoughts in the comments section below.</span></div> </div>

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This Nearly “Impossible to Trace” Spyware is Used by 32 Governments to Spy on You

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="finfisher-5" height="350" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/finfisher-5.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>In 2015, the infamous spyware FinFisher is spread in 32 countries to perform advanced citizen surveillance. Citizen Lab, a security watchdog, has uncovered the nearly untraceable IP addresses and servers of the spyware. Read more and find out how it works and if it’s used by your government.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The preying eyes of your government are more active than ever and it’s using more advanced tools for surveillance purposes. Recently in the data breach at the Hacking Team, it was revealed that multiple governments contacted them to obtain spyware tools.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One such famous product in the spyware market is FinFisher, also known as FinSpy. This surveillance software came into the limelight in 2014, when a hacking attack at its marketing company Gamma International exposed it to the world.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One year after the hack, this sophisticated computer software suite, sold exclusively to governments and law enforcement agencies, is alive and serving more customers than ever. This suite is used to target computers or phones, and monitor all activities including calls, emails and messages.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Citizen Lab, a security watchdog, has published a new report unmasking the true locations of the master servers to identify the governments using FinFisher. The firm scanned the internet for FinFisher servers and separated masters from proxies and located 32 governments and 10 entities that are directly related to FinFisher.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The lab has been able to identify these servers that are claimed to be practically impossible to trace by the spyware makers.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="finfisher-5" height="328" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/finfisher-1.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Governments using FinFisher include those of Mongolia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Oman, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Mexico, Spain, Venezuela and other. Many suspected governments using FinFisher spyware have past records of human rights violations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Citizen Lab researchers write than each instance of FinFisher includes the address of a command and control server that the spyware reports back to.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="finfisher-5" height="341" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/finfisher-3.png" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“These C&C servers are typically FinSpy Relays, which forward connections back and forth between a device infected with FinFisher, and a FinSpy Master.  The purpose of the FinSpy Relay is explicitly to make it “practically impossible” (their emphasis) for a researcher to discover “the location and country of the Headquarter,” Citizen Lab writes.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The researchers were able to find some connection between Hacking Team and FinFisher IP addresses. Instead of being competitors, both of them shared some common clients.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="finfisher-5" height="386" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/finfisher-2.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">They collected a total of 135 IP addresses belonging to FinFisher boxes, but not all of them were pointing back to one specific country. “So there’s definitely more customers,” one of the researchers Marczak told <a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/researchers-find-impossible-to-trace-spyware-in-32-countries+" target="_blank">Motherboard</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“In presenting our scan results, we do not wish to disrupt or interfere with legitimately sanctioned investigations or other activities. Instead, we hope to ensure that citizens have the opportunity to hold their governments transparent and accountable,” writes Citizen Lab in its report.</span></div> </div>

This Nearly “Impossible to Trace” Spyware is Used by 32 Governments to Spy on You

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Facebook Scans Your Phonebook To Guess Who You Are Dating Online

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="facebook-girl-boy-dating" height="320" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/facebook-girl-boy-dating.gif" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>In a bizarre incident, Facebook users are reportedly seeing increasing friend suggestions of the people they have dated before through Tinder. Is it six-degree separation or mere intrusion?</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the 21st century, striving for privacy is a mind-numbing struggle. As much as SPR along with several international privacy and security-concerned platforms has stressed on the topic, there is still a huge chunk of unaware users who have no idea of what’s going on.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, as is the latest case against the social media’s intrusion in peoples’ lives, incidents have been reported that Facebook users are getting the friend suggestions of people that they have dated previously and share nothing in common but a Tinder match. One thing to be noted is that everyone has shared their phone number on the profile. Similar instances have been noted in LinkedIn as well.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Daniel Cuthbert, COO at a security research company SensePost explains, “What Facebook does and what Tinder does is go through your phone book, upload your phone book and does cross-correlation between your numbers and anyone else’s number – and suggest people based on that”.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Google, Facebook and other apps are always monitoring us. They keep tabs on what we are up to, know our schedule and who are the people that we like and who we don’t. Now, they don’t interrogate their users directly but carefully screen the details that are given on the social media and other forums.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, don’t freak out now. You give permission to Facebook and other media and dating apps to go through your phone and make changes in it while installing them (read the agreement license next time you install such kind of apps).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, this could either be a simple permutation case of fabled six-degree separation, or it could be a matter of serious concern. For more information on the story, check BBC.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have something to add? Tell your views in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

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Best Flying Cars of The Future, Pick Your Ride

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img height="270" loading="lazy" src="https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm6mr2OMnj1qf9jcfo1_500.gif" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>Flying cars dream would soon change into a reality. So, get ready and pick your ride in advance. Good luck 😉</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Most of us, in fact, all of us have dreamt about owning a flying car at one point of time (not everyone can buy a private jet or chopper, right?) and fly high. Up above the world, soaring in the sky, far from the blaring horns and infuriating traffic.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, more futuristic than ‘of the future’ ( as some are in the prototype stages), the flying car is everyone’s fantasy.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, if you have the money and are willing to shell it on these contraptions, then go ahead my friend, not everyone is as lucky as you. But, which one of the flying machines should you go for- The Beauty or The Beast? Take a look at these badass flying cars and pick your future ride.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. PAL-V One</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="PAL-V One Flying-car" height="413" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PAL-V-One-Flying-car.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Is this a scooter or a chopper? PAL-V One will confuse you by its design, but once you are in the air, well, who cares! The Personal Air and Land Vehicle takes just about 10 minutes to convert from a road bike to an air carrier and can take you to 4,000 feet height.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The PAL-V One has a max speed of 112 mph. It can run 750 miles from its gasoline engine and fly for about 315 miles. For the environmentalists, PAL-V One also comes in biodiesel as well. And you would only need a Sports Pilot license to fly this machine.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is only available in the US though.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Aero-X Hoverbike</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Aero-X Hoverbike-Flying-Car" height="338" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Aero-X-Hoverbike.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hoverbikes are a new craze. Even the US military wants hoverbikes for its soldiers. Coming in the markets in 2017, this air vehicle would be a trophy for the Star-War frenzy. Aero-X is more of a private arena flying craft that has a lift of about 12 feet and tops at 45 mph.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, if you just wanna have fun and not considering serious locomotion, then Aero-X could be a good option. It costs around $85,000.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Aeromobil 3.0</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="AeroMobil-flying-car" height="328" loading="lazy" src="http://fossbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/flying-car.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The classiest of them all, Aeromobil 3.0 is the flying car to look for in the future. The car that looks like a hybrid between the Jetfire and Bumblebee, AeroMobil 3.0 would be in your garage by 2017, as promised by AeroMobil.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It also comes with an autopilot, in case you wish to sleep mid-air. It can travel up to 310 miles with a maximum speed of 100 mph. Its price has not yet been announced.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>4. GF7</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="GF7-flying-car-design" height="356" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GF7-flying-car-design.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">GF7 is like a jet running on the road or a Veyron in the air. This beast of a sports-jet hybrid flying car speeds up to 550 mph in the air on jet engine and converts to a humble zero emission EV when running on streets.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">GF7 is still in design mode and is expected to cost somewhere around $3-5 million. Watch out for this one in particular.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>5. Terrafugia’s Transition</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car" height="299" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Aptly named as Transition by its Massachusetts-based manufacturers Terrafugia, this flying car will definitely bring about a transition in human life. Looking like a plane, its prototype stole the show in Wisconsin airshow two years back.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The flying machine is priced at around $300,000.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>6. Hyundai Flying Car</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Hyundai-flying-car-concept" height="351" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hyundai-flying-car-concept.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hyundai unveiled its flying car concept two years ago but has not announced its consumer availability yet. The car looks like an a scaled up college project with rotors all around the driving seat.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hyundai is the only traditional car company that is venturing into the new biz.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, did you choose one? Tell us in comments below.</span></div> </div>

Best Flying Cars of The Future, Pick Your Ride

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How Many Ordinary Laser Pointers Will Kill A Human Being?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="laser-killer-eye" height="394" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/laser-killer-eye.png" width="640" /></i></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>How many ordinary laser pointers will kill a human being? Well, we are not planning to do such evil thing, but here is the answer if you would like to know.</i></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do you remember the evil Death Star killer machine from the movie Star Wars? Its laser beam was so powerful that it would destroy an entire planet in seconds. Well, lasers are dangerous- we are given this advice right from the early age. They shouldn’t be shone in the eyes as it could harm our vision.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But, what if someone decides to make a smaller version of Death Star and creates a deadly weapon? How many ordinary laser pointers will be needed to make this weapon?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, before we start looking for the answers, let’s recall our high school knowledge about lasers. The word laser stands for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.” It’s a single and focused beam of light that spits large amounts of energy on a single point.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The cheap laser pointer available in the marker cost less than $2 and come with a power rating of 5-milliwatt. But, it surely is not powerful enough to kill anyone. To do this, you’ll need to combine many laser pointers and use their energy in one direction.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">James Kakalios, a physics professor at the University of Minnesota and the author of The Physics of Superheroes says that making a death ray from lasers is very tough.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To kill a person, the easiest way would be to target the eye and ultimately melt the brain (excuse me if it’s too graphic).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, to kill a person by focusing a mighty laser into someone’s eyes, how big and powerful laser pointer do you need?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Rebecca Thompson of the America Physical Society, who holds a Ph.D. in physics, has done some calculations and came to a conclusion. So, here’s her answer:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For a laser to kill someone it essentially needs to be hot enough to boil or burn the tissue. It would take about a 1kW laser to boil through someone’s eye to their brain in a reasonable amount of time, meaning they probably couldn’t get away. Each cat toy level laser pointer is roughly 5mW. It would take 200,000 laser pointers all focusing through a lens to an exact point to create a laser powerful enough to kill. Each laser pointer (assuming the ones from laser pens since the pen tip is smaller than the cat toy laser) is 5mm across. So if you had 200,000 of them they would be in a grid about 7’ x7’. To get them to focus on a single spot, though, they would need to be in a semi-circle with a radius of about 5.5’. So if you wanted to create a death ray with laser pointers, you could buy 200,000 laser pointers, mount them on a piece of a sphere with radius 5.5’, aim them all through a lens and ask your victim to sit very, very still.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, don’t try this at home or school.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here’s a bonus video:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iVrJUbeuG44" width="560"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Via: Gizmodo</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have something to add? 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