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Launched towards the end of last year, the Lenovo K6 Power and K6 Note are Lenovo’s latest budget wonders meant to take on Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi Note 4 and budget offerings from other Chinese OEMs. If you happen to buy either the K6 Power or K6 Note, check out this post for some tips and tricks for the devices that will help you get the most out of them. While Lenovo’s Vibe UI has remained largely unchanged from its K3/K4 Note days, Lenovo has added a few new features to make sure its skin manages to keep up with the competition in terms of functionality....

ToolsWatch.org ToolsWatch.org is maintained by NJ OUCHN (@toolswatch) and Maxi Soler (@maxisoler). It’s a cool website where you can find up-to-date releases of tools that are used by auditors, penetration testers, web application security consultants, system administrators, network administrators, malware analysts, infosec enthusiasts, and security experts. You can also submit your very own tool for promotion. ToolsWatch.org is also the home of the projects made by NJ OUCHN (@toolswatch) and Maxi Soler (@maxisoler), including vFeed® (an open source correlated and cross-linked vulnerability XML database), DPE (the Default Password Enumeration Project), FireCAT (Firefox Catalog of Auditing exTension), AS/400 Security Assessment Mindmap, KromCAT (Google Chrome Catalog of Auditing exTensions), and SSA (Security System Analyzer 2....

Electrical engineering jobs focus on manufacturing and installing electrical power equipment, while electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual salary for electrical engineers of $100,830 and $107,540 for electronics engineers. These professionals can specialize in aerospace, bioengineering, computer hardware, and more. Developing specialized knowledge through a master’s degree can increase your earning potential. Explore our guide to learn more about electrical engineering master’s degrees, including the best available online....

There are currently over a half-million people on Mechanical Turk completing millions of simple tasks posted by researchers in return for quick cash. These tasks include labeling images, taking surveys, transcribing receipts — work is perfect for helping fill spare time for retirees or other folks who have time to kill. You can make some serious cash in the time you might otherwise spend in front of the TV or staring at your phone....

Well, in reality, the new design of the iPhone 8 is not to bring anything new to the issue but the glass back of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus has made things a bit difficult for the issue of resistance. The crystal makes the phones more beautiful and can integrate wireless charging easily but are more fragile which is not a secret. The glass back of the iPhone 8 is tough but changing it is very expensive Yes, the tech giant Apple says it has manufactured one of the strongest glass backs in the history of mobile telephony but that does not mean it is more resistant to shock than aluminum and certainly, in the not too distant future, we will get tired of seeing many iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus with the back part made a mess....

A new problem seems to have now been detected in the South Korean giant Samsung’s smartphones. Apparently, the apps of the largest social network are not being filtered out in the access permissions and the company can, if they want, spy on users without them noticing. With Android Oreo, the South Korean giant Samsung has added some security measures that allow users to control more finely what permissions the apps have and what features they are using....

If you’re in need of one but your budget is tight, Walmart’s New Rollbacks and More sale includes a compact 27" Acer KW272U monitor for only $114, 58% off the usual $272 retail price, or a saving of $158. The Acer KW272U is a 27" display offering a WQHD (2560x1440) resolution with a 75Hz refresh rate and 16:9 aspect ratio. Suitable for a small desk or corner setup, this IPS monitor also comes with AMD FreeSync and a number of ports....

Spying tools are around everywhere but some of them are really critical condition which means they are inappropriate from being use. Below four of the spying smartphone application makes you all requirement fulfill, each of the application works with multiple features enable. Also Read: How To Check Devices Connected To Your Wifi Using Your Smartphone Please make sure to get a full documentary over each product before applying the product, from the quality of the software to the online support of the software, study the review of all the software to make a conscious choice of any spy software....

Fitbit has upgraded from an older monochrome display to a colored one this time around while maintaining over a week of battery life to reduce your charging cadence. The device is extremely comfortable and the bands I tested were light enough to make me forget it was on my wrist. If you don’t like wearing watches or trackers that you have to charge daily and, frankly, don’t want a watch that requires much fidgeting, this sub-$100 Fitbit is a solid option....

The company contracted to do the facial recognition, ID.me, sparked privacy concerns among politicians and digital rights advocates for their methods. The IRS later announced it would “transition away” from requiring video selfies to log into accounts, check previous filings or use other online tools and come up with another way. Now the agency has a new plan to verify identities without taxpayers providing any biometric data. But facial recognition is once again an option....

Smartphone companies are working diligently to put as many cameras in their smartphones as possible, with Huawei leading the charge with three cameras on the back of the P20 Pro. But it looks like LG is looking to up the game a bit. According to a report from Android Police, the company is planning on installing five different cameras in the upcoming V40. There will reportedly be three separate shooters on the back, with the primary being a standard wide lens, the second being LG’s “signature ultrawide lens”, and the third offering up some other unknown benefit....

But, how much better? According to MarketandMarket analysis, “The global open source services market size is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.2% […] to reach USD 50.0 billion by 2026 from USD 21.7 billion in 2021.” What does that mean for open-source job seekers? The report found that 73% of professionals reported it would be easy to find a new job. On the flip side, 93% of employers struggle to find skilled talent....

A report by cybersecurity company Deep Instinct found that 46% of senior and executive-level cybersecurity professionals have considered quitting the industry due to stress. This is being driven by an “unrelenting threat from ransomware”, researchers found, as well as supply chain attacks on a scale similar to the 2020 SolarWinds hack and 2021’s Kaseya ransomware incident, both of which had far-reaching and long-lasting consequences for organizations impacted. SEE: SolarWinds: Here’s how we’re building everything around this new cybersecurity strategy The burden of preventing such attacks weighs heavily on those tasked with keeping networks and wider organizational systems secure, Deep Instinct found....

But beyond wake-words and commands, nearly all of the biggest virtual assistants have been caught recording and transcribing user conversations for “self-improvement.” Tap or click here for more details on how this privacy scandal emerged. How is this possible? Well, it all comes back to wake-words, which are how the device knows to start recording. Unfortunately, voice-recognition software isn’t perfect, and words that are just close enough to the wake-word can be enough to trigger these devices by accident....

The Hover Camera is a “drone” which is equipped with a composition and functions that allow it to fly, and take pictures with interesting and amusing angles, as the Hover Camera is dedicated to all the fans who are selfie addicts and Zero Zero Robotics promises to facilitate the user experience as much as pushing a button on your smartphone. The device has an auto-pilot mode, with face recognition and body to follow anyone and the camera of 13 megapixels shoot up to 4K videos, but the great thing is its carbon fiber body, which makes the device or drone much as a portable gadget....

In this article, we shall see that detecting the adversary is not an entirely straightforward thing. We will, however, focus on methods that hunters can take to minimize detection, and thus see how this can work to avoid a hunter’s detection. Taking Time to Understand the Adversary Mindset It has been said that it takes a thief to catch a thief, and this is not any different when hunting for threats in a system....

The idea behind Tilt is to enhance your smartphone experience while you work, as it allows your handset to be tilted so that it can be used in viewing or in a more productive angle. The stand is made from a high-quality aluminum body placed between two thermoplastic rubber end caps that provide non-slip/non-scratch contact points. The unique shape of the stand enables you to keep your phone upright for viewing or tilted back 45 degrees for a comfortable angle while swiping and typing....

Some Android devices allow you to disable the notification light during the night mode, others include a quick toggle for the notification LED, and others can work with a hacked Tasker trigger, but all of these normally don’t work that reliably well or need to be manually switched. By comparison, when your phone Daydreams, the notification light is automatically and always turned off. So by enabling Daydream, you have a permanent solution that starts every time you put your phone on the charger and you don’t have to worry about any manual tinkering....

1. Amkette Power Pro Air If you are a 90’s kid, chances are you must be aware of Amkette as a brand. They made floppy disks and various computer accessories but have now forayed into smartphone accessories as well. The Amkette Power Pro Air is one of the best wireless chargers in India with an affordable price tag for two reasons – one, it supports up to 10W output which is what most phones charge at, and there are three different angles you can set the stand to depending on how you want to use it....

The features that distinguish smart malware from regular malignant code are: It is difficult to detect; It uses sophisticated propagation tactics; It possesses a design that bypasses antivirus programs; It has the mechanism in which to infect a vast number of computers. In this article, we provide an overview of the five most well-known which have recently occurred. MyDoom is a computer worm which appeared for the first time in 2004 and has had several active versions since then....