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What to do when your mobile phone or computer cannot connect to a public WiFi network

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WiFi zones have become quite famous among the people these days and everyone literally looks out for free and public WiFi zones for connecting their devices as everyone is very much used to the internet these days. But the most annoying part of these free internet zones is that many of us face connection issues and because of these connection problems, many people feel irritated with these kinds of problems and leave the internet zone without connecting.

So, if you are also among those people who face some kind of issue while trying to connect your mobile phone or computer/laptop to an internet zone, then don’t be worried, here is the solution for you

Let us now first get to know the cause of this connection problem. All the websites that use the HTTP protocol and are not forced by the SSL technology obviously behave in the same way like the HTTPS do. They don’t recall the captive protocol and that is why you can find no verification or login page. This is what basically causes the connection problem.

Let us now see how to redirect to the captive protocol in such a situation. The users just need to fill in the neverssl.com by opening this website link in the web browser on your mobile phone or computer which ever device you are trying to connect. And it will launch the captive protocol in a way the connection could be established.

This is the easy fix for the issues caused while trying to establish a connection with such public WiFi networks.

How to automatically lock your Windows computer when you are away from it

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It is very much important or even safe to lock your computer when you are not in front of it. As you may have a lot of personal and very important information, you can’t give a chance to anyone to play their tricks. With Windows 10 Microsoft added a Dynamic lock feature that works by pairing your phone to the PC using Bluetooth and will automatically lock the computer when you step away from it.

But don’t worry if you are still using the old operating systems of Microsoft like the Windows 7 or 8.1, then don’t worry, there is a software program to help you. A locked PC is a safe PC.

Go through the link below to get that software on your PC

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Bluelock.shtml

The application is called Bluelock which is a very simple tool that has been there for many years. For this, your system should have Bluetooth and you should have your phone always handy. After you download the application from the above link, just open it. Turn Bluetooth on on both your PC and Phone, then it will list your device in the Discovered Bluetooth Devices window. Double click on it to make your phone the lock to your PC. Adjust the time slider to your required time after which you would like to lock the PC. That means once you are away for that particular period of time, it will be locked.

So, do try this simple application to experience some safety and security.

Forget Octa-core, 1000 Core Processor is Coming

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How many cores in a processor would be there as far as you know? Two? Four? Six? or Eight? Whatever the processors that we are using today does not exceed much. The US scientists have invented a new 1000 core processor by bagging another record in the computer technological advancement.

The 1000 core processor is named as Kilo-core processor which represents the 1000 cores inside. This processor can amazingly execute 1.78 trillion instructions per second containing 621 million transistors.

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A processor would not be an ideal chipset if consumes more power. The kilo-processor takes less power and works smartly. Each core in the processor will turn off the charge when not in use automatically. This is the first processor with the highest clock-rate ever designed.

This 1000 core processor even dominates the IBMs 32nm CMOS technological chip that is being used. The multiple cores in the kilo-processor work independently unlike other multi-core processors. The number of processors embedded in a chip so far didn’t cross 300 cores. The 1000 core processor would be the first of its class with 4-digit cores.

The each core of the kilo-core processor works at the clock frequency of 1.78GHz, transferring data to each other directly rather than using the pooled memory. Pooled memory can squeeze the amount to be used by the core and lets them wait until some other core releases it. The direct transfer saves the waiting time for the processors.

If everything goes well, these processor will be available to us in this decade itself. But, don’t expect them for normal prices.

Why you need to turn off your Webcam immediately?

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Webcams are essential for today’s communication through desktops and laptops. But the same webcams causing privacy issues if the system got hacked or infected. We came across many incidents where hackers captured naked video footage from the systems they hacked.

How webcams hacked?

Any program such as Skype installed on the laptop can activate webcam and broadcast the captured images to the remote server. While browsing illegal, porn sites people accidently installs rogue browser extensions and software which take control every aspect of the computer. Remember that; any program can activate webcam if it has such functionality in the code written.

Disconnect or cover the Webcam

If you are using a webcam on your desktop computer, it is the best idea to unplug the webcam when not using it. People feel it discomfort to unplug and plug the webcam repeatedly whenever they want it. But the negligence can lead to webcam hacking. So never connect webcam continuously to the desktop computer.

A webcam on the laptop itself equipped onto the motherboard so that you can’t disconnect it. So it is a good idea to cover it with a small plastic tape or sticker. We can disable webcam through the Windows Device Manager or the BIOS. You can purchase webcam covers specially available to close the laptop webcam on the Amazon.

World’s slimmest Laptop HP Spectre Coming to India on 21st June

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HP has a proud history of releasing innovative product line. Now HP coming with another impressive model “HP Spectre” which is considered as the world’s thinnest laptop till now.

The latest laptop from HP is as thin as an AAA battery and HP is going to launch the model in India on 21st June 2016. It already sent media invites for the launch event.

HP Spectre weighs 1.1 kg with 10.4 mm thickness. It equipped with Intel i5 and i7 6th Generation processors with two price models. On the display front, HP Spectre comes with 13.3 inch Gorilla Glass screen with edge to edge display and the screen resolution is 1920x1080p Full HD.

Coming to the storage, HP Spectre runs on 512 GB PCIe SSD with greater transfer rates and 8 GB RAM. In the US the laptop costs $1,249 (Rs. 83,397 in Indian currency). The official Indian price of the model is yet to announce.

HP introduced an innovative battery arrangement in the HP Spectre model where two separate pieces of battery equipped in a beautiful way which gives nine and half hours battery backup.