Ello is a new, ad-free social network that threatens to become even bigger than Facebook, at a time when the popular social media website is losing its young users and causing rift with its current users for the blatant profiteering. A group of designers and programmers founded Ello six weeks ago, including Paul Budnitz of […]
Stephen Hawking admits that he doesn’t believe in God – he is an atheist! Hawking, one of the world’s smartest people alive today, finally answered the question that many people have often wondered about. Up until this point, he was cryptic about the faith question but decided to end those rumors. Anyone who really knows […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigations has begun its investigation into the leaked nude pictures that targeted actresses Kate Upton and Jennifer Lawrence. According to the agency, it was investigating accusations that celebrities’ Internet accounts were hacked and nude pictures were released online. Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for Apple, said the company was looking into the […]
For most of the last few months, Apple news has been centered on the release date of the new iPhone model. With that news being made somewhat public right now, those that seek the latest news on the hottest product line in the mobile world are not worried about a new rumor. That rumor is […]
Community Health Systems, a hospital operator based out of Tennessee, revealed on Monday that it suffered a hack in both April and June, with 4.5 million people’s personal information being affected. Community Health Systems has employed the cybersecurity firm Mandiant and is working with them in the investigation of the breach. In the U.S. Securities […]
Microsoft pulls August updates after getting reports of system crashes and machine restarts. According to Microsoft, the problem involve four of its individual updates that address both the features and security of its operating softwares such as Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. It’s recommended people to actually uninstall […]
With India’s efforts to protect majestic endangered animals – rhinos, tigers, etc. wildlife poachers have started thinking smaller. And, because of this, activists have said scores of the country’s not-so-known animal species are disappearing from the wild. For example, the star tortoise, which is a popular pet and measures out to a foot long, and […]
If you have noticed your recently updated IE browser running frustratingly slow, chances are that you have been hit by the “conecutive modal dialog boxes” glitch. All computers that have downloaded the latest update from Microsoft have been reacting slowly and many are becoming unresponsive, causing users to reboot their systems. According to a statement […]
Security Research Labs security experts have determined hackers have yet another way to take control over computers – the firmware controlling USB functions lacks real security. And, this discovery means a new wave of attacks that currently has no defense. Security Research Labs Chief Scientist Karsten Nohl, along with security researcher Jakob Lell, found the […]
A new kind of malware, known as Backoff, is hitting restaurants, retailers and other businesses, and its attacking the remote-desktop applications utilized by point-of-sale systems to get customer information, which includes credit card information. Both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security released inforamtion about the malware, saying it’s so new that […]