How To Guides Archive
27 Mar 2015
BitWhisper: Stealing data from non-networked computers using heat
BitWhisper: Stealing data from non-networked computers using heat No matter how secure you think a computer is, there’s always a vulnerability somewhere that a remote attacker can utilize if they’re determined enough. To reduce the chance of sensitive material being stolen, many government and industrial computer systems are not connected to outside networks. This practice
27 Mar 2015
How to bring back the Start menu and button to Windows 8
How to bring back the Start menu and button to Windows 8 With Windows 10 seemingly just around the corner, Microsoft plans to fix one of its most egregious mistakes with Windows 8: the missing Start menu. By now you may know the story, as the company has gradually backtracked throughout various updates since the
27 Mar 2015
Google adds product ratings to shopping searches in Europe
Google adds product ratings to shopping searches in Europe Google added product ratings to search ads in the US last summer. Now it’s bringing them to Europe, starting with the UK, France and Germany. The ratings show up as stars and review counts on Product Listing Ads. The five-star rating system is based on aggregated
27 Mar 2015
How USB charging works, or how to avoid blowing up your smartphone
How USB charging works, or how to avoid blowing up your smartphone The tech world has finally coalesced around a charging standard, after years of proprietary adapters and ugly wall wart power supplies. Well, sort of: We’re already seeing some fragmentation in terms of the new USB-C connector, which could eventually replace USB, as well
27 Mar 2015
How to boost your WiFi speed by choosing the right channel
How to boost your WiFi speed by choosing the right channel Wireless networks have come a long way in the past 15 years. And yet, sustained WiFi speeds are still a vexing problem in a lot of situations. A number of things can come into play, such as the way your router is set up,
25 Mar 2015
Huawei launches Honor 6 Plus at Rs 26,499, Honor 4X at Rs 10,499; exclusively on Flipkart
Huawei launches Honor 6 Plus at Rs 26,499, Honor 4X at Rs 10,499; exclusively on Flipkart In line with earlier reports about new Huawei 4G phones coming by March-end, the company has launched the Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X smartphones in India priced at Rs 26,499 and Rs 10,499, respectively. Both devices will be
25 Mar 2015
WhatsApp Calling For Android And iOS: How To Get It And What To Know
WhatsApp Calling For Android And iOS: How To Get It And What To Know WhatsApp has enabled the beta version of its invite-only voice-calling feature, but is limiting testing to a few testers. If you’re clamoring for an invitation, make sure you know how to distinguish between a real invite and one from a scammer.
24 Mar 2015
Modified Android banking apps are infected by Trojan
Modified Android banking apps are infected by Trojan The deadly virus, also called ‘Badaccents’, is a premium service banking Trojan that arrives bundled with legitimate Android applications and infects smart phones featuring this operating system. “The Trojan is created by modifying the legitimate application and then re-distributing via marketplace or other separate channels,” the cyber
24 Mar 2015
Microsoft will soon discontinue support for Google, Facebook chat in Outlook.com
Microsoft will soon discontinue support for Google, Facebook chat in Outlook.com Under Satya Nadella’s reign, Microsoft has been undergoing many structural changes. The latest move comes in the form of the company’s decision to pull support for Facebook and Google chat. Outlook has sent an email to its customers informing them about its decision to
24 Mar 2015
YouTube for Android will now allow users to trim videos before uploading
YouTube for Android will now allow users to trim videos before uploading YouTube app on Android has been updated with a new feature that lets users trim the video before uploading it to the web. Announcing the new feature in a Google+ post, YouTube Creatorswrote, “We’re proud to introduce a new video-trimming feature and inline video previews for our