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(hx) 01:32 AM CEST - Aug,03 2015
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- How To Do A Clean Install Of Windows 10 - It sure
seems like doing a clean install gets more
complicated with each new version of Windows.
- Windows 10 'Service Release 1' expected to roll out next month
- Unlike with earlier Windows releases, Microsoft has now switched
to a new update cadence with Windows 10, promising far more frequent
improvements and additions to the OS - and the first post-launch update
may be just a week away. The
Verge reports that the first such update is referred to internally
as 'Service Release 1' (SR1), and cites unnamed 'sources familiar with
Microsoft's plans' who say that it's due to arrive in early August, and
could roll out as soon as next week.
SR1 will be a maintenance update, focusing on adding polish and
stability to the OS, so don't expect any new features. As more people
continue to upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft will gather more telemetry
from the OS in action, and will no doubt use that data to help inform
development of future maintenance releases.
- Download Windows 10 Here - If you want to download
Windows 10 to install at a later date, Microsoft has provided a
tool to create your own installation media using either a USB flash
drive or a DVD.
- MS releases tool to allow you to block automatic Windows 10
updates - As I previously reported, Microsoft has made updates
mandatory and automatic, thus stopping users from opting out of
unwanted updates or till the update has been checked by other users. A
new troubleshooting package, KB3073930,
however, allows you to hide or block Windows or driver updates. An
update pushed out on Saturday is reportedly causing Explorer to crash
and many users are complaining about the latest Windows 10 driver
updates from NVIDIA. While this package is not built into the OS, it is
still a useful solution for such situations when an update or new
driver contains a particularly nasty bug. The tool is aimed at Windows
Insiders running Windows 10 but will also work for normal users after
the official launch of the OS on July 29.
- Windows 10 Shares Your Wi-Fi With Contacts - Windows 10 shares
your Wi-Fi with your contacts? WTF.
- LOL, crooks act fast....Windows 10 ransomewares! - The
payload is CTB-Locker, a ransomware variant. Currently, Talos is
detecting the ransomware being delivered to users at a high rate.
Whether it is via spam messages or exploit kits, adversaries are
dropping a huge amount of different variants of ransomware. The
functionality is standard however, using asymmetric encryption that
allows the adversaries to encrypt the user's files without having the
decryption key reside on the infected system. Also, by utilizing Tor
and Bitcoin they are able to remain anonymous and quickly profit from
their malware campaigns with minimal risk. CTB-Locker has some
interesting features that are different from large scale variants Talos
has seen. First is the type of encryption used, most variants use RSA
asymmetric encryption. CTB-Locker actually makes use of elliptical
curve encryption which still provides the same public/private key
encryption but it's a different type of algorithm, with lower overhead
and the same level of security utilizing smaller key space. Second,
there is the issue of the time window. CTB-Locker is only giving users
96 hours to pay for decryption, which is a shorter window than is
standard for most ransomware.
- Mozilla cries foul on changes to Windows 10 - In a recent
blog
post and open letter by Mozilla to its CEO, Satya Nadella,
Microsoft has come under fire for the changes made to default settings
in Windows 10, with Mozilla CEO Chris Beard going as far as to say that
"user choice has now been all but removed [in Windows 10]".
- Facebook Improves Security Tools - Facebook today made a
new tool called Security Checkup available to users online. The
tool provides Facebook account holders with a broad array of controls
over access to their account. For example, Security Checkup lets people
log out of Facebook on old devices, set login alerts, and check
password strength. Facebook hopes all users will take advantage of
Security Checkup to assert more control over their login security. The
feature is available globally online beginning today, and will reach
mobile devices soon.
- Most Android phones can be hacked with a simple MMS - The
vast majority of Android phones can
be hacked by sending them a specially crafted multimedia message (MMS),
a security researcher has found. The scary exploit, which only requires
knowing the victim's phone number, was developed by Joshua Drake, vice
president of platform research and exploitation at mobile security firm
Zimperium. Drake found multiple vulnerabilities in a core Android
component called Stagefright that's used to process, play and record
multimedia files. Some of the flaws allow for remote code execution and
can be triggered when receiving an MMS message, downloading a specially
crafted video file through the browser or opening a Web page with
embedded multimedia content
- Vulnerability That Renders Android Devices Silent Discovered -
This
vulnerability is present from Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) up to the
current version, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Combined, these versions
account for more than half of Android devices in use today. No patch
has been issued in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code by the
Android Engineering Team to fix this vulnerability since we reported it
in late May. This vulnerability can be exploited in two ways: either
via a malicious app installed on the device, or through a
specially-crafted web site. The first technique can cause long-term
effects to the device: an app with an embedded MKV file that registers
itself to auto-start whenever the device boots would case the OS to
crash every time it is turned on. In some ways, this vulnerability is
similar to the recently discovered Stagefright vulnerability.
- Hackers Break Into Brinks Ultra Secure Safe - ll it took
for hackers to
break into a Brinks "ultra secure" electronic safe 100 lines of
code on a USB thumb drive ;-)
- Microsoft goes all in with 'Do' in new commercial - Now
that Windows 10 is out in the wild and the company's marketing campaign
is in full swing, it's no surprise to see them pushing out new
commercials. This time around, the company is promoting 'Do' and
how that concept fits into Windows.
- Samsung to Adjust Price of Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge - Samsung
reported its second quarter earnings today and signaled some
changes in its handset strategy. Despite the release of its flagship
handsets during the quarter, Samsung's mobile phone business saw a 38%
decline in profits when compared to the year-ago quarter. The company
admitted that it misjudged supply for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
handsets. It made too many of the flat-screened S6 and not enough of
the curved S6 Edge. The phones did not sell as well as Samsung hoped.
In response, Samsung it "plans to firmly maintain its sale of premium
smartphones by flexibly adjusting the price of the Galaxy S6 and S6
Edge, and launching a new model with a larger screen."
- Moto G to Come In CDMA and GSM Variants - Motorola has revealed
there will be at least two variants of the Moto G handset for the U.S.
market. The first model, XT1540, is the GSM model that includes EDGE,
HSPA+, and LTE. This model is compatible with the networks run by
AT&T and T-Mobile. The second model, XT1548, is the CDMA model,
though it also supports GSM, EDGE, HSPA+, and LTE for world roaming.
Motorola specifically said the Moto G will be offered by Sprint
Prepaid, U.S. Cellular, and Virgin Mobile. None of these carriers has
yet voiced support publicly for the Moto G. The Moto G, now in its
third generation, has a 5-inch 720p screen, Snapdragon 410 processor,
13-megapixel camera, and support for memory cards. It costs $179 and is
available directly from Motorola.com.
- How To Remove A Tattoo In Photoshop - No matter how
regrettable your tats are, it only takes about 10 minutes in photoshop to
un-ink someone.
- Best Twerking Video Ever! - Twerking
will never get old for me!
- What're The Odds Of Winning A Giveaway? - Andrew Lloyd
entered 20 competitions a day for 50 days without ever using the
same one twice. Then he waited. Lets find out if he won any free stuff.
- Baddass Cop - This is one cop I wouldn't want to mess with!
- The High Voltage Ejector Bed - Colin Furze makes some
ridiculous stuff, like a jet-powered kart or wolverine claws, but this is one
of his first inventions with practical applications.
- How To Launch A Nuclear Missile - Veritasium visited one
of the US's Titan missile silos in the Arizona Desert, which once house
a
weapon 650 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
The silo is now disarmed and acts as a museum, curated by Chuck Penson,
who looks suspiciously similar to Bruce Dern.
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi - Official Trailer -
From Michael Bay comes 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of
Benghazi. Watch
the official trailer, in theaters January 15th
- GOODNIGHT MOMMY - Official Trailer - Radius-TWC has
debuted the
official US trailer for Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz's Goodnight
Mommy, a psychological horror thriller from Austria about a mom and
her two insane sons. It's another story about how bad kids can be, but
this one is a bit more twisted, involving some really freaky happenings
in their nice countryside home. Radius-TWC will open Goodnight Mommy in
select theaters starting September 11th.
- Zoolander 2 - Official Teaser - Zoolander 2
is written and directed by Justin Theroux (writer of Tropic Thunder,
director of Dedication). Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson reprise their
roles as male models Derek Zoolander and Hansel respectively in a story
that has been said to take place after just as many years have passed
since the original film was released in 2000. Will Ferrell will also
return as Mugatu in some capacity along with Christine Taylor as
Matilda. In addition, Penelope Cruz has also signed on for a role as a
new character. Paramount Pictures has set the comedy sequel for release
on February 12th, 2016. Rewatch their catwalk reveal from this March.
- The History Of Aliens In Film - From their earliest
cinematic appearance in Georges Melies's "A Trip to the Moon" in 1902,
our conception of life beyond Earth has changed to reflect our hopes
and fears, the technology we've mastered, and our growing knowledge of
the universe. Watch our depictions of extraterrestrial life change
over nearly 100 films and 112 years.
- Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer Breakdown - By now you've
surely seen the Suicide Squad Comic-Con trailer. In fact, you've
probably seen it more times than you can count. Now, go deeper into
this early look at next summer's blockbuster with this
special DC All Access trailer breakdown. What connection does Rick
Flag's father have to the Squad? What's the deal with Katana's sword?
And who the heck are all these guys? Answers await!
- WWE 2K16 Features Terminator Pre-Order Bonus - WWE and 2K
have announced that WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Schwarzenegger
will be a playable character for all who pre-order WWE 2K16, currently
scheduled for release on PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 on Oct. 27,
2015.
- The New York City Subway System Runs On 100-Year-Old
Technology - Go watch the original "Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3,"
because most of what you'll see in that film is completely unchanged.
- Here's 1,000 People Playing The Foo Fighters In Unison - The
good people of Cesena, Italy want the Foo Fighters to play a show in
their city - so 1,000 of them got together and performed "Learn To
Fly."
- We love you Micah - At the end
of the prank, you have snacks. Everyone wins!
- Adorable Baby Elephant Caught Chasing Birds - The only
instinct that matters to this little guy is the one that activates the fun
response.
- Watch A Fighter Jet Take Off And Go... Straight Up - As this
MiG-29 fighter jet speeds down the runway and lifts off, nothing
seems too out of the ordinary And then just seconds after lifting off
the ground, the jet abruptly turns its nose to the sky and shoots
vertically into the clouds. Wow!
- Man Lifts Car Off A Bike Path - This would have been even
better if
this dude crushed the owner of the vehicle for being an
inconsiderate douchebag.
- My roommate's chihuahua wants to kill me - LOL
- Monkey Meets Puppies For First Time - This is
probably the cutest thing you'll see all day!
- Ronda Rousey on her physique/ "Do Nothing Bitches" - What Ronda
Rousey is saying makes complete sense and sounds good in theory,
but if she was just a little bit prettier and had a model body, trust
me she'd be a "Do Nothing Bitch" too. Why work when you can have
someone pay for you all the time.
- The Six Things Women with Big Boobs Think are Bullshit - Model
Charlotte McKinney gets real about the 6 things women with big boobs think
are bullshit!
- Yanet Garcia Is The World's Hottest Weather Girl - If Yanet
Garcia here looks familiar, it's because she became famous for
being the world's hottest weather girl after that video of her doing
the forecast went viral last month. And now here's the Mexican hottie
delivering the weather from Times Square, looking even hotter.
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hottest? ;-)
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