In April last year, the ‘EternalBlue’ exploit, formerly owned by the US National Security Agency (NSA), was leaked to the public by hacking group Shadow Brokers. This exploit was then used as a base in the WannaCry virus that infected more than 230,000 computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system in 150 countries in May 2017. Now, researchers at CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, have discovered a new strain of malware that uses the ‘EternalBlue’ exploit, to hijack victims’ computers and CPU processing power to secretly mine cryptocurrency in a new attack dubbed WannaMine....

Researchers at the German Aerospace Centre or DLR, tested the three-metre-long, 20-kilogram unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an air field in Bavaria. They put a suspended net on top of a car, drove it at 45mph, and waited for the drone to match speed. The roof of the car it landed on was equipped with a platform that had optical markers, guiding the drone to its landing. According to the engineers, the drone can navigate its position – accurate to within 50 cm – relative to the mobile platform....

The Hard Part of Investing in Bitcoin Bitcoin prices may be constantly going up, but they are also very volatile, which can scare away many investors. You will see many news stories covering this from various angles. Some will talk about how quickly Bitcoin has gone up and others will talk about the most recent drastic dip (despite the fact that Bitcoin is still up on the month). The point is volatility creates risk and scares away the investors who aren’t willing to lose all the money they put into it....

The three new features added to group voice calls, include a notification sent to the group call host when more people join large calls, the ability to mute specific people who forget to mute themselves or mute someone whose background noise is disturbing everyone during a group call, and message select participants in the call. “Some new features for group calls on @WhatsApp. You can now mute or message specific people on a call (great if someone forgets to mute themselves!...

For those unaware, last month, Facebook had launched a new platform called ‘Messenger Rooms’ to meet the increasing demand for video conferencing apps. This platform allows the host to create group video calls where the user can host video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit. Back then, the social media giant had mentioned that Messenger Room will be supported across other Facebook-owned apps including WhatsApp and Instagram....

As per a report by WABetaInfo, the “Expiring Media” feature will allow users to send photos, videos or GIFs that disappear from the recipient’s phone without a trace once he/she leaves the chat. Evidence of the new expiring media feature was found on app version 2.20.201.1 beta for Android that was submitted by WhatsApp this week through the Google Play Beta Program. This means the feature could very soon make its way to the beta version of the iOS app as well....

While Nintendo is leaving no efforts to make the mega launch of its Nintendo Switch gaming console, many gamers who already have managed to get their hands on the gaming console aren’t busy playing the latest games or testing out the console’s unique format. Instead, they are licking the Nintendo Switch cartridges! Actually, they are licking the games because the gaming cartridges are bitter! Nintendo it seems has coated the Nintendo Switch cartridges with a chemical called denatonium benzoate....

Reasons why Android smartphone users go for iOS and then come back.1. Retina Display2. Smooth Operation3.Camera1. No Expandable Memory2.Nothing can be Customized :3.The Sliders are Annoying:4.Price is always Sky High: Okay! First lets discuss about exciting features of Apple devices: 1. Retina Display A display having pixels density more than 300 PPI(Pixels Per Inch). Apple used the term “Retina Display” for its such displays. It was said that the visual quality offered by retina display will be beyond amazing....

The latest standard of WiFi is 802.11ac which provides even more bandwidth and reliability than 802.11n. There is still further innovation yet to come in 802.11 with the upcoming 802.11ax standard. “IEEE 802.11ax will enable higher throughput that addresses fairness issues that have been a challenge in some limited high-density deployments,” Adrian Stephens, chair of the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Working Group explained to Enterprise Networking Planet. According to IEEE, the 802....

In order to make life easier for Windows 10 users and keep their device secure and smooth, Microsoft has now introduced an interesting feature where Windows 10 will automatically remove the installed updates to fix the startup issues and other bugs that are stopping PC from booting. The occasional failure of PC startups could be due to various reasons, including software and driver compatibility issues. However, moving forward, Windows will try to resolve the PC startup failure by uninstalling recently installed updates only if automatic recovery attempts have been unsuccessful to rectify it....

The user had mistaken Kristin for somebody else and passed some comments which Kristin took objection to and the argument escalated quickly. In an apparent try to bully the user, Kristin then posted a picture of herself smiling and aiming a gun at the camera to her social media account and captioned the picture with some violent terms. “I’ll post a few actual pics of me so you know the difference when you come find me....

For most people, Handbrake is popular for ripping DVD and converting video format, but if you’re looking for a Handbrake alternative, WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro is highly recommended to you. WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro runs on all the Windows systems, and once installed on your PC. You can find the interface presented in a pretty neat way. There’re three main buttons, one to choose DVD Disc as your DVD source, also you’re free to choose ISO Image or DVD Folder as your sources....

As you might know, torrenting sites rely on peer-to-peer connection file-sharing technology for redistributing content. The desired data is downloaded in bits and pieces from multiple locations on the internet. Some of these bits may download slowly as compared to the other portions of the file. This can be bothersome to most people. This is where torrent trackers come to the rescue. Torrent trackers increase the download speed of the file and reduce the total time taken for the download....

Users may remember that earlier in month of March, it had released two version of Mi Note, the Mi Note Natural Bamboo Edition and Mi Note Pink Edition. Just like its peers, the third edition in the Mi Note series will be available in limited numbers of around 30000 units in flash sale which will be conducted on 21st April. The Xiaomi Mi Note Black Edition, as the name says, will be fully black and is priced at approximately $400 (Rs....

Lei Jun, CEO and co-founder of Xiaomi, said: “Xiaomi is in a position to explore the frontiers of innovation and deliver even more amazing features to our users. We are truly excited at the limitless possibilities that technology presents to us. Mi Note 2 takes our flagship lineup to the next level, and Mi MIX is a glimpse at what the phone of the future looks like.” On the specification front, the Mi MIX comes with a 6....

Last week, Xiaomi’s Mi4i was the center of concerns after a user reported his handset exploding horribly. In a terrifying CCTV footage shared by Ajay Raj Negi on Xiaomi’s Mi Mobile Facebook page, one can see his smartphone under charge catching fire and exploding into pieces while he was comfortably using it in his office. https://youtu.be/DKqJ4cRh4kY According to Negi, he had kept his Xiaomi Mi4i under charging as he normally does every day....

For those unaware, POCO Launcher is the name of the launcher that comes pre-installed with Xiaomi’s sub-brand Pocophone’s flagship phone, the Poco F1. Although POCO Launcher was available for download from a third-party provider, it was not officially available on the Google Play Store. However, Xiaomi has now made the POCO Launcher available for other MIUI phones via an official APK file. The Play Store version of POCO Launcher is a tweaked version of MIUI and is basically different from the Xiaomi’s traditional MIUI launcher....

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg himself welcomed Barra to Facebook fold with an FB post. “Hugo shares my belief that virtual and augmented reality will be the next major computing platform. They’ll enable us to experience completely new things and be more creative than ever before,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Hugo is going to help build that future, and I’m looking forward to having him on our team,” he added. Barra rollercoaster ride which started with Google seems to have found a permanent station at Facebook’s VR division....

But Dutch developer jvanakker has some other ideas. He has unofficially built his own tvOS web browser. The new browser will bring the web to screen through Apple TV. Although there have been many cases of different hardware to browse the web, but for Apple it is the first time. jvanakker has hacked the new Apple TV to run a native tvOS web browser using a private API based on Apple’s UIWebView class....

The usual suspects Most key features of your smartphone require your permission to use them: camera, microphone, video camera, location, and so on. Apps have to ask for this permission, and we all give it without hesitation – we want to use the app, after all. In most cases, apps don’t do anything sinister with this data, but they might sell it to outside advertisers. Location. For instance, the data about stores where you shop and cafes where you take your latte can be used to create personalized ads that target your interests....