What’s the Deal? The push for convenience in mobile payments is quite literally one of the most pressing matters in the security community. There are many attempts to make them even more convenient than they already are, with the most current technology requiring only that you put some money into a special digital wallet that allows you to make payments “on the fly.” Google Wallet is of note, although it still requires you to input a PIN number....
There’s nothing worse than a slice of toast that’s black in the middle and soft and breadlike around the edges, which is why it’s worth putting a bit of time and research into buying your next toaster. There are a number of factors you need to consider when choosing a toaster. These include the cooking features, design, controls and size of the device. The latter is especially important if you have a large family to feed or are looking for a toaster to use in more professional settings, as in these scenarios two slots might not cut it....
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It’s a cat-and-mouse game, though, and seems that as soon as we learn one method for detecting deepfakes, the next generation fixes the flaw. To fight that, are there any reliable solutions for figuring out which videos are trying to trick us? Visual clues Artifacts aren’t just things Indiana Jones puts in museums — they’re also little aberrations left behind after an image or video has been manipulated. In early deepfakes, these could often be caught with the human eye and bad deepfakes may still have a few warning signs, like blurring around edges, an oversmoothed face, double eyebrows, glitches, or a generally “unnatural” feel to how the face fits....
How The FBI Did It The question we must ask ourselves before assessing the level of danger in this situation is: How did the FBI manage to get into people’s webcams? Here’s the answer: The FBI used Remote Administration Tools (RATs) to access the cameras in some computers belonging to high-profile individuals it was investigating. This is the same way that hackers gain access to certain hardware in your computer and exploit it to their advantage....
What Is Watson? If you’re absolutely confused by what was said above, perhaps it’s time for a little introduction. Watson is a supercomputer developed by IBM with the scope of sifting through enormous troves of data to answer questions that are very complex and difficult for us to answer within a short amount of time. Ultimately, IBM’s goal was to create a computer that could aid researchers by making connections that they would have otherwise not seen in a time frame much shorter than any human could hope to accomplish....
To answer this question, we will deep-dive into different aspects of Windows 7 usage past the end of support date. Our topics of interest include whether Microsoft has announced any new updates on this matter, and whether the outdated Windows 7 is still technically secure. If not, what are the possible workarounds to ensure smooth operations in the future? We will also check whether the unsupported Windows 7 can run your existing software applications smoothly....
However, this is not the true model identifier of your Mac. Alongside this common model number, each Mac revision has a specific Model Identifier. This Model Identifier is specific because of each different component of your Mac unit. In some cases, small and quick updates to hardware have resulted in a new Model Identifier being used, whereas the common name has remained the same. Now, the most common way to find the basic identifier for your Mac is by accessing the Apple Menu and clicking on “About This Mac....
These days, Internet connections have gotten so fast that it’s possible to stream games to your device. You do not need to pay for an expensive PC if you have a fast enough connection – just use a cloud gaming PC and stream the video to your own. With cloud gaming now a reality, is it better than buying your own gaming PC? Short-Term and Long-Term Costs First of all, there’s the cost of both....
For starters, maybe that version of Android hasn’t arrived yet on your device, and you want to try it to see if you really want it. Or perhaps you want to test how certain apps and features work in the latest version of Android’s candy-coated operating systems. We’ll show you here how to emulate Android using VirtualBox, giving you complete PC-based access to the mobile OS from the comfort and control of your desktop....
One thing that annoys me the most about Safari on my Mac is the fact that when I open a link in a new tab, it’s active immediately; I’d prefer to have my links open in the background. For instance, if I’m reading a blog post with a list of top tools or services, I often click on the services that intrigue me, so that I can check them out once I’m done reading the post....
Many will answer positively. Others negatively. They all have their reasons for their opinions. The truth is that your need for swap depends on how you’re using your computer. Note: while the following content is discussed with Ubuntu in mind, it is applicable for almost any Linux distribution. The Two Faces of Swap Like with most modern Linux distributions, on Ubuntu you can use two different forms of swap. The classic version has the form of a dedicated partition....
Most VPN services have their own servers all around the world, and you will have to manually connect to a particular server in order to access content specific to a country. What makes Hola different is that it makes use of Peer 2 Peer (P2P) technology to connect and serve the content. This means that the connection improves as the number of users increases, which is often the opposite with traditional VPN services....
One important factor of the mobile device is its small screen (as compared to a desktop), which is why responsive web design has become a popular solution to make the website render well in various screen sizes. Another factor that has been overlooked by webmasters is the support for gestures. Most, if not all, mobile devices these days make extensive use of gesture actions (swipe, pinch, double tap, etc.) whereas most websites are still using the conventional mouse point and click way to navigate the site....
In this article we’ll discuss a trustworthy application that even an ordinary user can use to identify outdated/unrecognized drivers on their computer. Installing Hardware Identify Tweaking.com is a personal favorite of mine. They primarily provide free software utilities for Windows machines, mostly repair-focused. I’ve used their Windows Repair application multiple times on older machines that needed a new lease on life. While in recent years they’ve added a few premium features, all of their best work is available without needing to move through a paywall....
Setting Up a Hotspot If you’re using Windows 10 and it’s updated at or past the Anniversary Edition, you’re good to go. To start, click the Start button and then the Settings cog on the left. Click on “Network & Internet.” On the left find and click “Mobile hotspot.” There are a lot of options to take in on this screen, so let’s go through them one at a time....
Gigolo’s tag line is “It mounts what it is told to.” Gigolo is a graphical frontend for the userspace virtual filesystem GIO/GVfs, which handles remote files. While GVfs is the successor of the old GnomeVfs, don’t get confused; it isn’t dependent on GNOME. Gigolo is also part of the Xfce Goodies project, but it doesn’t depend on Xfce either. Its only hard dependencies are GTK2 (2.12 or newer), DBus, and GLib (2....
How Does the Attack Work? The target is not the CPU, per se, but the infrastructure that supports it via Intel’s Management Engine (ME). The Skylake and Kaby Lake processors have an exclusive system of chips known as the “Platform Controller Hub” (PCH), which are kind of like another system running in the shadows of what you see in front of you. It has its own (rudimentary) operating system called MINIX, its own little CPU, and other supporting components that help corporate administrators gain access to the computers in their offices and control them in a limited capacity....
How do we manage the memory? I’ve been working on this issue for awhile. When my iPhone keeps shutting off on me in the middle of a game, I know it’s because there’s a memory hog somewhere with an app. Here are two ways to examine the memory and keep track of it. On your iOS device, whether it’s an iPad or iPhone, or even an iTouch, you can open the “Settings -> General -> Usage”....
Introduction Feedcal is currently in Public Beta and only works with Facebook and Twitter. The salient features of this web service is that you can simply set it and leave it, as it runs automatically in the background. Using FeedCal To start using this service, you just need to sign up on their web site. However, unlike many other web services, the sign up process is not so easy. You will need to fill many fields to get Feedcal working for you....
