German auto giant Volkswagen it seems is digitalising the most successful model in the brand’s history, the Golf, with a major update. The main focus of the 2017 model is a completely new generation of infotainment systems, besides new engines and a keener design. The major update of the 2017 Golf is visible inside thanks to the all-digital display and Read More

Mumbai: Following the data theft that impacted 32 lakh debit cards recently, insurers see surge in demand for cyber insurance and have warned of a spike in cyber risk cover premiums. In the biggest-ever security breach in the domestic banking sector, over 32 lakh debit cards of various banks were ‘compromised’ after a cyber malware attack in the ATM systems Read More

New Delhi: Just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, over 3 lakh of his followers on micro-blogging site twitter unfollowed him. As per twitter counter, Modi’s handle lost 3,13,312 followers till now. However, he also gained around 4,30,128 followers a day later. It’s still to be seen if this was a Read More

New York: Yahoo provided more details on Wednesday about an epic hack of its services, including that the culprits may have planted software “cookies” for ongoing access to users` accounts. In revelations that could jeopardize the company`s pending $4.8 billion acquisition by US telecom giant Verizon, the internet pioneer said it was trying to pin down when it first knew Read More

Singapore/Taipei: Recent cyber attacks harnessing everyday devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a wake-up call to the hidden dangers of the Internet of Things. The problem for the device makers, though, is that few are well equipped to tackle the unfamiliar task of foiling hackers. For a sense of that challenge, take AV Tech Corp, Read More

San Francisco: Facebook accidentally declared its founder Mark Zuckerberg and many other users dead, acknowledging after fixing the problem that it had committed a “terrible error.” “For a brief period today, a message meant for memorialized profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts,” a Facebook spokesperson told AFP. “This was a terrible error that we have now fixed.” Media reports Read More

New York: Ever got irritated when Facebook asked you to re-think a password for your account even if you typed in the one you have been using for years? That`s because the social networking platform wants your account safe. According to Facebook`s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos, the company buys passwords that hackers are selling in the black market and Read More

New York: Technology giant is officially selling refurbished unlocked iPhones in its online store at prices discounted by up to 15 percent off compared to new models. According to a report in technology website The Verge, a listed refurbished rose gold 64GB iPhone 6S Plus is on sale for $589 and a silver 16GB iPhone 6S Plus is $529. Just Read More

Zee Media Bureau San Francisco: Apple has unveiled new MacBook Pro laptops infused with touch control features that people have become popular on smartphones. The new laptop series were shown at a special event at Apple’s headquarters in Silicon Valley on Thursday. Customers will be able to open up the new notebook with Touch ID, the fingerprint reader also on Read More

New Delhi: Government has mandated support for Indian languages in all mobile phonesto be sold in the country from July 1, 2017 onward. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause 10(1) of Bureau of Indian Standard Act… The central government, hereby includes the Indian language support for mobile phone as per IS 16333(Part-3) to the schedule of ‘Electronics and Read More