According to Dr. Richard Tynan Technologist with Privacy International, Ubuntu has told them that the new Ubuntu OS for smartphones won't be open source, out of fear that the baseband of the OS will be exploited and will be forced to reveal personal and highly sensitive information about the user "A closed baseband does not allow for…
Love to travel? Always have been—and always will be—under the spell of new places and exotic cities? Forever in love with discovering different cultures, meeting new people and seeing the world? A willing slave to that ever-present wanderlust? EReaders and Travellers: a Winning Combo While travel is often one of the most…
It’s not an exaggeration to suggest that our world is fuelled by computers, and the circuits that form the beating hearts of those computers wouldn’t be able to operate without semiconductors . These microscopic wonders have been getting smaller and smaller as technology has evolved, but the modern digital age is moving on and…
Amazon's Kindle devices are extremely popular, offering a tablet-sized window into Amazon's vast content ecosystem. However, Amazon includes their heavily customized Android skin that cannot be disabled by default, something that is upsetting to people who may want a more stock Android experience or even who just want access to Google's Play Store. Fret not,…
Through 2019 we started to hear a lot of rumors that companies like Apple, Samsung and Microsoft were working on making their own smart glasses, but if they are the possibility of them launching in 2020 seems unlikely. But for those of you out there that like the idea of having a pair of smart…
Being a landlord can be hard work and isn't always as smooth sailing as what people might assume. You need to think about everything from decorations and furniture, to the legal stuff – tenancy agreements, insurance, boiler repairs, electrical safety - the list goes on! Not to mention times when tenants refuse to pay…
It seems that one topic on the lips of every business owner these days is IT security. All modern firms use computers and networks, and they all go online each day. As you can imagine, hackers would love to gain unauthorized access to private networks. And they would relish the chance of exploiting security vulnerabilities.…
LG has finally revealed the LG G4, its new flagship smartphone. So far in 2015 Samsung has been dominating the Smartphone market with the new Galaxy S6, we decided to make an in-depth comparison between the LG G4 And Galaxy S6.
In the comparison, we will take an in-depth look into the device Specs, Camera quality…
Hiding your IP address sounds like something that you might want to do if you are engaged in something a little shady. But your IP address is a personal piece of information that can be used to track everything that you do online. There are different methods for hiding your IP depending on what you…
Apple has recently released iOS 8.1.3 an update that mainly contains bug fixes and security improvements. It also fixes the security holes that TaiG, Pangu8 and PP jailbreaks used to enable jailbreak on iOS 8.1 which means that it is currently impossible to jailbreak iOS 8.1.3.
If you want to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad we highly…
Romanian hackers have hacked Yahoo this weekend by making use of the ShellShock vulnerability. Jonathan Hall President of Future South technologies (A security research company) has reached out to both Yahoo and the FBI about this vulnerability as the hackers after getting access to Yahoo's servers are now trying to gain access to Yahoo's games servers a service…
Many big tech companies are showing interest to partnering up or even acquiring Cyanogen Inc the creators of the popular custom Android ROM CyanogenMod. With companies like Amazon, Yahoo, Microsoft and Samsung all lining up to work together with the small start up which recently got $22 million in funding.
Cyanogen Inc is the creator…