Hackers use the popular messenger logo for targeted attacks

A wave of targeted digital espionage attacks in a Central Asian diplomatic organization, with the  “Octopus” trojan that uses the form of a famous and legitimate online messenger, discovered researchers from “Kaspersky Lab“. Once “Octopus” is installed, it provides attackers with remote access to the victims’ computers. Threatening operators are constantly looking for exploitable modern trends and adapting their methods Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

What are the best times to post on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Not all hours and days are the most appropriate to successfully promote your announcements and to pass your message. Dimitris Stragalas, Head of Social Media of “Cloudevo” , the fastest-developing company “digital growth” in Greece gives us the answers through the following guide. “Depending on the channel, there are specific times and days when our content can gather Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Lightweight gloves that allow users to “touch” virtual objects

Scientists at “EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)” and “ETH Zurich” developed an ultra-lightweight glove, weighing less than 8 grams per finger, that allows users to “touch” and manipulate virtual objects. The system, according to its creators, provides extremely realistic “tactile feedback” and can be operated with batteries, giving unprecedented freedom of movement. The creation of technologies Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft: Do not click on Check for Updates

As revealed by Microsoft, only users who clicked “Check for Updates” encountered the file deletion error when upgrading to “Windows 10 October 2018 Update”. By clicking on “Check for Updates”, Microsoft gives you updates early, bypassing much of the testing process. Here’s how Microsoft has defended deleting files when updating to “Windows 10 October 2018”: Initially, we begin each feature upgrade Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Windows 10: The new cumulative update KB4464330 causes BSOD

Nightmare Never Ends: After releasing and removing “Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809)” due to critical errors, Microsoft sent a cumulative update that causes  BSOD  on specific computers. Cumulative Update KB4464330 of Windows 10 for version 1809 and cumulative update KB4462919 for April (version 1803) lead HP systems to BSOD without Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Rapid increase in attacks on “smart” devices in the first half of 2018

In the first half of 2018, the “Internet of Things (IoT)” devices received more than 120,000 attacks of malware, according to a report by the Russian cyber-security company “Kaspersky Lab”. As reported in the announcement, this figure is three times the figure recorded for the whole of 2017. The Kaspersky Lab warns that the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Instagram in the “battle” to fight bullying

Instagram enters the “battle” to fight harassment through the use of “artificial intelligence”, where it automatically alerts and checks for any incidents. In particular, this feature will detect any item that may be considered as a harassment, and the company will automatically be informed of the content, which will then be checked Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft announces Project xCloud – New game streaming service

Microsoft moved, through a blogpost, to the announcement of a new “game streaming” service called “Project xCloud”, designed to bring popular titles in any kind of platform. What “promises” the “Project xCloud” is the transfer of game titles in multiple playback platforms, ie from “console” to “PC” or even on a “portable device”. As it became known, public service Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

New “Your Phone” feature for Windows and Android communication

Microsoft announced the universal application of the feature “Your Phone”, which allows communication of a “Windows PC” and an “Android”. By enabling “Your Phone”, Microsoft enables all Android smartphone owners to see their applications from their Windows computer and handle them from there. In essence, this way one can respond from his computer to a message he receives on his mobile Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Wi-Fi Alliance abandons the “802.11” and simplifies the naming system

“Wi-Fi Alliance”, the organization that certifies the “Wi-Fi” products, introduces a new, simpler naming of the various models, abandoning the classic “802.11”. With the new system, the new “Wi-Fi 5 standard” will include devices that support today’s “802.11ac” technology, while the new “Wi-Fi standard 4” will cover devices that support “802.11n” technology. The earlier technology standards “802.11g”, “802.11a” and “802.11b” will not be renamed as no Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The new Mojave version of the Apple MacOS operating system is available

Available now, the new version of the operating system for Apple computers, “MacOS 10.14” or “Mojave”, as it has become more widely known. The “Mojave” version brings to “Mac” users a number of features that were long awaited. These include the option “Dark Mode”. The “MacOS 10.14” will also allow users to alternate between “windows” and “backgrounds” that is in “Dark Mode” but “light” text. A new feature is also the “Stacks”, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Firefox browser enters the Virtual Reality era

Firefox browser shows the tools it will use to enter into the era of Virtual Reality, as is the so-called Firefox Reality browser. “Firefox Reality browser” can work in “virtual” and “augmented“ reality hardware, supporting “voice navigation features”. With the help of the “Firefox Reality browser”, one can see in other “interface” the classic content we encounter on the “World Wide Web”, as well as the content created Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Even “smarter” speakers and home appliances with “intelligence” from Amazon

The new, even more “intelligent” speaker Echo, with the voice of “Alexa”, presented by Amazon, and other devices with “intelligence”, such as the first “smart” microwave and more “gadgets”, in an effort to keep in the forefront in this area compared to competitors “Apple” and “Google”. All devices are controlled by the voice of the embedded personal digital assistant “Alexa”.  The objective of Amazon is -as the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft brings Skype to digital assistant Alexa

It only took a few days since the launch of Amazon ‘s new “Alexa” devices and Microsoft has rushed to announce the full integration of “Skype” into them. More specifically, according to a company blogpost, it became known that the “Skype” application will be available for Amazon products with built-in “Alexa” Digital Assistant for making voice calls and video calls. Obviously, the integration of Skype will be entirely voice-based, that is, the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Fraudulent bank applications deceive users around the world

Malicious imitations use fake forms to fill in credit card data, and/or login credentials for user accounts. Another group of forged banking applications discovered by “ESET” at the official “Google Play” store.  These are said to-be applications from six banks in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Poland, and the Austrian Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Soft, “smart” exoskeleton tailored to the needs of the user

Exoskeletons are one of the sectors that are of great interest to the industry, as well as other areas, as they are offered for use-by workers in factories, soldiers, elderly people, etc. In this context, there are many players in the industry; including Connor Walsh ‘s team at the “Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering” Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …