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    Code.org Hacked: Emails and Locations Data of Volunteers Compromised

    Code.org suffered a security breach on its website this week, the non-profit has confirmed. A firm based in Singapore managed to access some personal data on Code.org website leveraging a client-side vulnerability. As a result, Code.org says, more than 12,000 volunteer email addresses, and some locations data were compromised. On Saturday, Code.org began to inform […]

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    Infosys, Wipro join Barack Obama’s $4 billion ’Computer Science for All’ education plan

    Photo: Jason Henry/The New York Times Washington: Three major Indian information technology firms—Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), and Wipro Ltd—have joined US President Barack Obama’s “computer science for all” initiative as part of a public-private collaboration, pledging thousands of dollars in grants. Obama announced the plan in his weekly address on Saturday as […]

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    Windows 10 Update Brings New Features, Wider Language Support to Cortana

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update, which was seeded to Insiders on the “fast ring” last week, aims to enhance the capabilities of Cortana. The company’s digital personal assistant now supports three more languages, making it functional in 14 languages in total. The Redmond, Washington-based company last week released Windows 10 build 14279 which, among other […]

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    Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Review

    The Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 is the most recent addition to the company’s premium laptop lineup, and was launched in India a few months ago. With a street price set of Rs. 1,15,999, we’re creeping into MacBook Pro territory. Apple’s offering is usually one of the first choices that springs to mind when one thinks […]

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    Samsung SSD 950 Pro Review

    When you look at a PC, even a brand new one which claims to have all the latest features and functions, you don’t really think much of the decades-long legacy of hardware and software that has led to its creation. Yet, as shiny and modern as the components inside it might be, there are still […]

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    Gears of War: Ultimate Edition PC Requirements Revealed

    Gears of War: Ultimate Edition – a remaster of the 2006 Xbox 360 classic released on the Xbox One last year to rave reviews. Prior to the third-person shooter hitting Microsoft’s latest black box, the company announced at E3 2015 that the game would be coming to Windows PCs. Since then though, we haven’t heard […]

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    HP Says to Accelerate Job Cuts by 2016

    HP Inc said it was accelerating its restructuring programme and now expects about 3,000 people will exit by the end of fiscal 2016 instead of over three years as it announced in September. Then, Hewlett-Packard Co had said it expected to cut about 33,300 jobs over three years, of which up to 3,300 were to […]

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    Apple to Bring Siri to Desktop, Laptop With OS X 10.12: Report

    Siri could soon arrive on OS X. Apple is currently readying a new update for its desktop operating system that features the digital voice assistant, according to a media report. Siri is currently available for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. For OS X 10.12, the next major update to Apple’s desktop […]

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    Quantum Break Developer Registers Trademark for ‘Alan Wake’s Return’

    According to the eagle-eyed Internet detectives at popular video game forum, NeoGAF, Remedy Entertainment might be bringing back a well-loved IP. It has registered a trademark for what appears to be sequel to Alan Wake called “Alan Wake’s Return”. “After seeing this I also discovered that http://alanwakesreturn.com/ was registered last year via the same proxy […]

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    Raspberry Pi 3 With 64-Bit CPU, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi Launched at $35

    The Raspberry Pi foundation has launched the third version of its popular low-power Raspberry Pi development platform, the Raspberry Pi 3. It’s priced at $35, the same as the Raspberry Pi 2 mini computer unveiled last year, but adds a much request feature – integrated Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth connectivity. Raspberry Pi Founder Eben […]