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So, if “JavaScript” has nothing to do with “Java”, then why does it have “Java” in the name? How did JavaScript get its name? JavaScript was originally developed by Brendan Eich of Netscape, Inc. under the name Mocha, which was later renamed to LiveScript, and finally to JavaScript. LiveScript was the official name for the language when it first shipped in beta releases of Netscape Navigator 2.0 in September 1995....

Initially released on 21 February 2003, IGI 2: Covert Strike is still a popular stealth-based first-person shooter game. The sequel to Project I.G.I is set in spectacular locations like Russia and the South China Sea. The single-player campaigns in IGI 2: Covert Strike are nicely organized into 19 main missions and the story is presented in cutscenes. In this article, we have provided detailed information about IGI 2 download for PC....

Representative from AIADMK logged a complaint, with the office of commissioner, and a case was registered by Cyber crime department on the incident. After series of investigation and logs obtained from website, Cyber crime department found Eswaran to be guilty of logging into administration page at various occasions. Police officials said the suspect, P.Eswaran a resident of vyasarpadi, is a Computer science graduate and working at a it firm in Bangalore....

Anand Prakash, a product security engineer, who runs a blog on web application security, said it was “easy” to exploit a bug to overwrite the app to get free Uber rides around the world. “I was testing Uber application for security loopholes,” he explained. “This is how I was able to figure it out. It was easy to do. “Attackers could have misused this by taking unlimited free rides from their Uber account....

The two Subdomains used by BSNL for “BSNL Value Added Service” and “BSNL International Roaming” was hacked and left defaced by Pakistani hacker just few minutes ago. unlike other defacement from Pakistani hackers over Indian websites this one does not carry any message over Kashmir or any warning to Indian hackers, but only a security warning. One of the team member from the group said to Techworm that it was just a “security reminder” “they aren’t secure at all”....

Did you know that United States of America has a alternative Internet called Internet2. In fact it has celebrated its 19th birthday this year. Internet2 is a very low profile WAN that gives its users a amazing 10 to 100 gigabits/sec speeds but sadly it is not open for ordinary users. Internet2 was created by 34 university research institutions in 1996, when the commercial and non-commercial branches of the Internet’s evolutionary tree split off and went their separate ways....

If yes, you can now rent farm animals for a cameo appearance into your company calls for less than $100. Sweet Farm, a non-profit animal sanctuary in Half Moon Bay, California, through its initiative, Goat 2 Meeting, is offering people working from home to let farm animals like goats, llamas or any other barn animal to join in on a live corporate video call. The current global coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown have forced employees working from the home turn to video call apps like Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, and others to carry out face-to-face meetings and conversations....

After the latest iOS update, many iPhone users have been reporting about a bug that automatically disconnects iPhone’s from cellular data. So here’s everything you need to know about the issue mentioned above. ALSO READ: iPhone X explodes after iOS 12.1 Update iOS 12.1.2 Bug: The Issue iOS 12.1.2 Bug: The IssueiOS 12.1.2 Bug: The Fix As mentioned earlier the bug that came along the latest iOS update kills the cellular data on iPhones....

A bug in the newly released iOS 9.3.1 iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus models and can be exploited via Siri. Attackers can bypass an iPhone’s lock screen using a Siri search and access the user’s contacts list and private photos. Users may be aware of a similar bug which plagued iOS 9.3 and was fixed in September by Apple. The current bug looks pretty much similar to the earlier one and cause twice as much damage by giving access to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus private album and contacts to hackers Jose Rodrigues discovered this issue and made a proof-of-concept video, embedded below....

Adam Bell, an iOS developer has made it known to public that it is possible to hack iOS 9’s Picture-in-Picture feature on iOS 9 for iPads to run your favorite game. Picture in Picture is used to view FaceTime video calls and video playback from the home screen or within other apps so users can work with other apps without stopping the continuous process of playback. Currently, the feature is limited only to Apple’s videos played through Safari and video apps; however, a public API is available for developers to let other video apps like YouTube to add support for Picture in Picture on iOS 9....

As a result, Facebook has announced it will soon roll out a feature that lets a user turn off Live Video notifications. According to Facebook, the users will not be flooded with the alerts by default for much longer as the ability to turn off Live Video notifications is on the way “soon”, reported Engadget. “We have heard from people that they don’t want to miss live videos from the people or Pages they care about, so we may send a notification if someone you’ve recently interacted with is going live, in case you want to tune in,” a Facebook spokesperson was quoted as saying....

The emails sent are part of a new campaign called Get It Right, which cautions subscribers that they have 20 days to stop downloading copyrighted material using peer-to-peer websites. However, if another copyright infringement activity occurs and is detected during the 20 day grace period, another educational email from the Get It Right campaign will be sent. A similar campaign has also been started in the United States wherein torrent site users only have seven-days to comply....

Will WebAssembly overtake JavaScript in Web Application coding needs?JavaScriptWebAssemblyJavaScript vs WebAssemblyWhy is WebAssembly superior to JavaScript?Will WebAssembly replace JavaScript in popularity among programmers? On Tuesday Firefox 52 became the first browser to support WebAssembly, a new standard “to enable near-native performance for web applications” without a plug-in by pre-compiling code into low-level, machine-ready instructions. What were the reasons for Firefox ditching two-decade-old JavaScript in favor of the relatively new WebAssembly? In this article, we look at whether WebAssembly will replace JavaScript as the preferred programming language for Web Applications....

ISIS has been finding it difficult to use social networks such as Telegram and WhatsApp after groups such as Anonymous have been actively trying to disrupt what they get up to online. Ghost Security Group, an independent counter terrorism network discovered on Monday that an app called Alrawi is being used to send encrypted messages. They had first uncovered the app in 2015 alongside a separate app used by ISIS for news and recruitment....

IsoHunt is the file sharing organisation, which revived The Pirate Bay in April this year after Swedish government authorities raided its office. The site, which is accessible at kickasstorrents.website, was setup yesterday and features an older copy of KAT’s database. The IsoHunt team has been hosting files on the KAT mirror only from the last one and a half years, but lacks the forums, community and support of KAT. Having said that, it does have most of the functionality that is needed for a typical torrentor and certainly looks the part....

Could Java EE be headed for a split from Oracle?It is not a Java fork! The main reason behind this split according to Java EE advocates is Oracle’s perceived disinterest in the platform. According to them, lack of support from Oracle will leave them with no option but to move forward with their own improvements. Java EE 8 with HTTP 2.0 and HTML5 support is reportedly being readied for June 2017 release....

Nxt is a public blockchain, open to anyone looking to utilize the features a decentralized platform. In the true spirit of open source software, the Nxt platform has been meticulously maintained, with additional functionality constantly being developed and added directly from user feedback. Because of the high level of community involvement and suggestions, Nxt now offers highly specified existing functionality, meaning that the vast majority of users will have no need to code additional applications into their platform....

Ransomware is a particularly virulent type of malicious code which spreads through downloads, phishing campaigns and malicious links. Once a system has been infected, a lock screen appears and all files on the device are encrypted. The cyber-security firm first discovered the CoinVault attacks in May 2014. Since then, this aggressive ransomware that heavily encrypts data files on infected computers and demands payment in Bitcoin for the encryption keys has made over 1,500 victims in more than 108 countries....

The study was published in Management Information Systems Quarterly, where researchers monitored people moving their cursors in order to determine if an individual was frustrated or was it something else entirely. To reach a conclusive analysis, the researchers had to create scenarios where the participants were actually getting frustrated and angry with the tests they hand to endure. One test involved the use of a webpage that was taking forever to load completely, while the other test involved the participants having to answer a question within a limited time window (although the question was far too complicated to be answered in that time span)....