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Flagships have grown far more expensive of late. When Xiaomi launched the Mi 3 in India, and interesting it was towards the end of life of the product, the iPhone 5s commanded a price tag of Rs 53,500 in India. The Samsung Galaxy S5 had been launched at Rs 51,500. Even the relatively affordable Nexus 5 started at Rs 28,999. Fast forward to the current day and age and an “affordable” iPhone 11 is priced at Rs 64,900, while its Pro variant starts at Rs 99,990 and the most affordable Galaxy S20 starts at Rs 66,999 while its Ultra variant starts at Rs 92,999....

A report from cybersecurity company Dragos details ten different hacking operations which are known to have actively targeted industrial systems in North America and Europe – and it’s warned that this activity is likely to grow in the next 12 months. The list includes several state-backed hacking operations, such as Electrum – also known as Sandworm – which is linked to the Russian military, Covellite, which is linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, and Vanadinite, which is lined to APT 41, a hacking operation working on behalf of China....

If you know just a few hidden settings, you can go even further than the defaults built into your iPhone or Android. Tap or click here for five of my favorite hidden tricks. While you’re digging into secret features, I’ve got 10 smart iPhone tips you might not know. Tap or click to unlock some powerful iPhone shortcuts you’ll use again and again. The new high-end iPhone models bring a new feature that can take your photos to the next level but think twice before turning it on....

The Paperwhite, to be frank, is a nearly perfect e-reader device, according to our ZDNet reviewer Jason Cipriani who tested the device upon its release last fall. Featuring the long-desired warm reading light, a thin bezel so you can adjust the text to your preferences, and a 10-week battery life, the e-reader will keep your packing light while making sure you can read long into the night. If you have been looking for a solid e-reader, be sure to pick this up today – the deal is for today only so you need to order today to take advantage of the $45 savings....

The Ultra Power Saving Mode on the Galaxy S5 allows the handset to last for nearly 30 hours on only 10% of charge. While Samsung disables all the apps in this mode, it still allows users to specify a few non-basic apps that they could use as well including Hangouts, Whatsapp and Internet. However, other popular third party apps are not supported, which is a bummer. XDA member xperiaacle aims to solve this problem with the Ultra Power Saving Mode manager app for the Galaxy S5....

In Part 2 of the ZeroAccess Malware Reverse Engineering series of articles, we will reverse engineer the first driver dropped by the user-mode agent that was reversed in Part 1. The primary purpose of this driver is to support the stealth features and functionality of the ZeroAccess malicious software delivery platform. This rootkit has low level disk access that allows it to create new volumes that are totally hidden from the victim’s operating system and Antivirus....

“PostScript and the Adobe Type Library revolutionized printing and publishing, and kickstarted the explosive growth of desktop publishing starting in the 1980s,” the CHM said. Adobe shipped the first release of PostScript in 1984, two years after the company was founded, and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs approached the firm to make PostScript useful for emerging laser printers, which were first developed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Also: The most popular programming languages and where to learn them Apple launched its nearly-$7,000 LaserWriter printer unit with built-in PostScript in 1985, helping spark the desktop printing boom....

This Hack Can Factory Reset Any Samsung Phone Without a Password If you are wondering what Factory reset protection or FRP is then let me clear that to you. Factory reset, also known as master reset which is a software restore of an electronic device to its original system state by erasing all of the information and data stored on the device in an attempt to restore the device’s software to its original manufacturer’s settings....

According to researchers at Avast, the Syslogk Linux rootkit delivers the backdoor trojan known as Rekoobe and uses numerous techniques to keep the backdoor hidden until needed. Fortunately, the version of Syslogk Avast analyzed only works on older versions of the Linux kernel, but the malware appears to be under development. SEE: Cloud computing security: Where it is, where it’s going Rekoobe malware has been used by the group APT31 or what Microsoft calls Zirconium, a China state-sponsored threat actor....

FREE SQL Injection Labs Let’s now take a look at the second driver dropped by the agent. This driver allows for ZeroAccess to inject arbitrary code into the process space of other processes. Here are the hashes of this driver: FileSize: 8.00 KB (8192 bytes) MD5: 799CFC0F0F028789201A0B86F06DE38F SHA-1: 1023B17201063E72D41746EFF8D9447ECF109736 No VersionInfo Available. No Resources Available. As with the first driver, in this case we see the presence of debugging symbols upon disassembly, here is a view of the call graph:...

For starters, the Edge has a 6.6-inch display with a 144Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and to help with smoother gameplay or watching videos. The screen can push out 1300nits of peak brightness when the phone is used in direct sunlight, making it possible to still see what’s on your screen. There’s a cutout on the front of the phone for a 32-megapixel selfie camera. Completing the camera setup on the back of the phone are a 50-megapixel wide camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a depth sensor....

Phishing attacks are another popular way to spread malware and steal sensitive data. There is a new type of phishing attack making the rounds that is difficult to spot. Read on to see how this malware spreads and what you can do about it. Here’s the backstory What is worse than one piece of malware creeping into your device? Three different pieces of malware at once. That should send a shiver down your spine, and unfortunately, that is what cybersecurity researchers at Fortinet detail in its latest report....

To further protect your desktop and bolster the security of its operating system, Microsoft recently released Tamper Protection (May 2019 update), a free feature in Windows Defender for both business and personal versions of Windows 10. For more information about Windows Defender, tap or click here. As for Tamper Protection, here’s an overview of what you need to know. What is Tamper Protection? PC makers are starting to take steps to improve user protection; just tap or click here to see how HP is improving user security....

There’s no end in sight for this war of words, but there’s one product that members of both sides almost always give their nod of approval to, even if it is a begrudging one: the Drop + EPOS PC38X gaming headset. Why? It’s all about history. EPOS is a company that began as the gaming division of legendary audio equipment maker Sennheiser. It owes its pedigree to legendary Sennheiser equipment like the $50,000 Orpheus headphones, and the actually attainable HD 500 through HD 800 series....

DoubleLocker is based on a banking Trojan, so in the first instance collects the bank or PayPal credentials of the users to empty their accounts or even eliminate them. In addition, it is able to encrypt the accessibility data of the infected device and then change the PIN number. Thus, users can not access their equipment until they pay the ransom demanded by the cybercriminals. The new PIN is set based on a random value, so it is not stored on the device or sent to another location....

Earlier this month, about 10 days ago actually, I covered a DigiTimes piece that said Samsung was experiencing “larger than expected” demand for the Galaxy S4 and that the company was having issues making enough mobile DRAM. Some of you probably ignored that article since you hate DigiTimes, but now there’s a new report on Reuters that somewhat confirms Samsung’s present situation. According to Reuters, J.K. Shin, the guy in charge of Samsung Electronics, is thinking about buying mobile DRAM from one of their main competitors: Hynix....

I am trying to take a complete backup in case I decide to move out of LP. Unfortunately getting network timeout error :( will keep on trying anyway. It says Account suspended when i try to access cPanel. I now feel there is something happening more than just a network error. My friends in Australia, India, HK, USA are able to access the website, but not me. Just 2 minutes after I connected to FTP, it stopped working....

If $ 13,000 is not much in your eyes, at most, be regarded as extra money, spending money, so now you can consider buying the world’s first 13 TB of SSD. Recently, a company headquartered in Japan called as Fixstars formally released a large capacity SSD products SSD-13000M, the biggest bright spot is that the storage capacity up to 13TB, as a comparison, Today, many solid state drives including mechanical hard disk are within the capacity of 6TB, the equivalent of doubling the capacity....

And on the surface, this seems true. The iPhone 11 series starts at Rs 64,900 and goes to well over Rs 1,00,000. The newly released iPhone SE starts at Rs 42,500, which is actually in the range of the budget flagship OnePlus 7T, and might actually be lower priced than the OnePlus 8 (we do not know the Indian prices yet, at the time of writing). There are many who feel that the original iPhone SE started the trend of a slightly more affordable iPhone....

Authorities of that country have been informed of the possible entry of this weapon at its borders, according to the reports from reliable sources. As this new weapon is actually manufactured by the American company Ideal Conceal and its value is $395. Here is what the company behind the legal gun stated “In today’s day and age, carrying a concealed pistol has become a necessity. But what if you didn’t have to conceal?...