From Windows 1 to Windows 10: 35 Years Of Windows Evolution
Microsoft’s Windows operating system was first introduced in 1985. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. While Windows 10 doesn’t look anything like Windows 1.0, it still has many of its original fundamentals like...
Samsung Strengthens Its Smart TV Voice Capabilities
Samsung Electronics announced that Google Assistant will join the suite of voice assistants currently available on 2020 Samsung Smart TVs, providing viewers with enhanced control and discovery abilities. Available alongside Amazon Alexa and Bixby, Google Assistant is now fully integrated into Samsung Smart TVs and...
Microsoft Teams Is Now Free To Use For 24-Hour Video Calls All In A Browser
Microsoft is bringing Teams’ friends and family features to the desktop and web allowing you to create a Microsoft Teams meeting for up to 300 friends and family that can run all day free of charge. You won’t need a Microsoft Account or the Microsoft...
PayPal Launches New Crowdsourced Fundraising Platform With Limits
PayPal is expanding its fundraising efforts with today’s launch of the Generosity Network. Unlike the PayPal Giving Fund, which helps people support charities through online donations, the new Generosity Network lets people raise money for themselves, other individuals in need, or organizations like a small business or a charity, Techcrunch...
What is IPsec? And How IPSec Works
IPsec is a group of protocols that are used together to set up encrypted connections between devices. It helps keep data sent over public networks secure. IPsec is often used to set up VPNs, and it works by encrypting IP packets, along with authenticating the...
Twitter Rollout Disappearing ‘Fleets’ Worldwide
The micro-blogging site Twitter has launched a new feature worldwide called ‘fleets’: tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature on Snapchat and Instagram. Twitter launched these ephemeral tweets, dubbed “fleets”, after having tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India, and South...
Donald Trump Has Fired Cybersecurity Director Chris Krebs
President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), after Krebs disputed claims that the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election was insecure and fraudulent. Trump appointed Krebs as the first director of CISA after it was established on November 16,...
Mastercard Enables Google Pay Rollout Across Europe
Mastercard will extend the Google Pay service to cardholders across Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania together with its issuing partners. With Google Pay, users with eligible Android devices will be able to make secure, fast and convenient purchases in stores and...
Firefox To End Flash Support On January 26, 2021
On January 26, 2021, Firefox will end support for Adobe Flash, as announced back in 2017. Adobe and other browsers will also end support for Flash in January. “Firefox version 84 will be the final version to support Flash. On January 26, 2021 when we release...
Top 4 Best Anonymous Email Providers
There are many email providers that offer secure email services. However, not all of them shield your identity. Some will only encrypt the content of your emails, so be sure to check whether it hides your IP address, whether it asks for your personal information...
Adobe Releases First Beta Version Of Photoshop For Apple Silicon Hardware!
Adobe is releasing first beta version of Photoshop on Apple Silicon hardware! The beta releases will allow owners of a Surface Pro X or Apple’s new M1-powered MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini to run Photoshop natively on their devices. Native versions of Photoshop...
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is 94.5 % Effective
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 percent effective, according to early data released by the company in a press release. Moderna is also sharing positive results from its Phase 3 trial on Monday. The biotech company says that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shown efficacy of 94.5% in its...
Zoom Released New Security Features To Combat Zoom Meeting Disruptions
Zoom released two new security features to remove and report disruptive meeting participants. Now you can temporarily pause meetings so you can kick out “Zoombombers” or disruptive individuals, the company announced in a blog post. Suspend Participant Activities Under the Security icon, hosts and co-hosts now have...
What is PHP Programming?
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. It was originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994.
Microsoft : Cybercriminals Are Targeting Covid-19 Vaccine Makers
Microsoft has detected cyberattacks from three nation-state actors targeting seven prominent companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. The targets include leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States. The attacks came from Strontium,...
Zoom To lift 40-Minutes Meeting Limit On Thanksgiving
Zoom is lifting its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel,...
Facebook Adds ‘Vanish Mode’ For Messenger And Instagram
The social media giant Facebook introduce vanish mode on Messenger, which lets you send messages that disappear automatically. How it works is simple—messages disappear after they’re seen and you leave the chat. To turn it on, swipe up on your mobile device in an existing...
YouTube Rewind Is Cancelled This Year
YouTube has cancelled YouTube Rewind for the year 2020. The announcement was issued on Twitter just a day after the company experienced widespread outages. In the statement, YouTube said that Rewind has always been meant to be a celebration of its users, but that celebrating wouldn’t feel...
Stock Photo Site 123RF Has Suffered A Massive Data Breach | 8.3 Million User Records Exposed !
Popular stock photo site 123RF has suffered a massive data breach. Cybercriminal began selling database containing 8.3 million user records on a Darkweb. The stolen data includes a 123RF members’ full name, email address, MD5 hashed passwords, company name, phone number, address, PayPal email if...
macOS Big Sur Is Now Available To Download
The tech giant Apple has officially released the latest version of macOS: macOS Big Sur, which is available to download now assuming you have a compatible Mac. Big Sur introduces a beautiful redesign and is packed with new enhancements for key apps including Safari, Messages, and Maps, as well...
