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This KickassTorrents clone seems to be scam

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KickassTorrents clone

KickassTorrents got few clones after it suspended, a month back. Because there is no trusted source available for pirates,  iIt seems this is a hard time for those people who search for torrents regularly. 

Almost 15 days back, the famous Kickass clone KAT.am taken down after the Motion Picture Association (MPA) complaints against the clone on piracy content. It looks like the domain is registered again with another spammer right now.  The present KAT.am site is not serving any torrents; instead, it is asking financial information to download torrents.

When you tries to download torrents from the KAT.am, the site pop ups a message saying, “Free Account Required.”. Once you click the button, it requests your credit card information. Original Kickass Torrents site never asked this information from the visitors. So be careful before entering your card details.

The statistics it is displaying on the torrent download page is completely fake. For example, see the above screenshot, it is highly impossible to have 13,500 seeders for a regional language movie, that is not that much popular movie.

Torrent sites across the globe facing serious copyright issues with the music, movie, and game industries. So we can’t predict which site available for a long period of time. It is better to purchase original content instead of depending on the pirated one.

 

Xiaomi launched Mi VR 1C VR headset

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Mi VR 1C VR headset

Xiaomi today launched its first VR headset named Mi VR 1C VR headset in the China market. Soon it will be available in India.

You can only use this headset with the compatible phone, means it is not universal headset like the other models your purchase from Amazon and Flipkart.

It’s almost similar to Samsung Gear VR or Lenovo Theatre max. The headset is primarily intended for watching movies and other video content.

The product coated with Lycra which is comfortable to wear. It will work with various smartphone sizes starting from 4.7-inch to 5.7-inch screen sizes.

Mi VR 1C also has a zipper on the front side to protect your smartphone from falling. There are no precise details about the hardware equipped with the headset till now. But it seems Xiaomi used basic components, similar to those we find in Google Cardboard virtual reality headsets.

Virtual Reality is becoming more popular nowadays. A wide variety of entertainment and game content is also now available on the internet as 360-degree videos. Below you can watch the demo of the VR headset from Sridhar Nallamothu, Editor, Computer Era Magazine.

Shocking – 20 Crore alleged Yahoo IDs for sale

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Yahoo mail ID dump

If you still using Yahoo mail ID immediately change your password without neglecting. A notorious hacker named “Peace” selling 20 crore Yahoo mail ID and password dump on the dark web. Yahoo did not respond to this till now.

The hacker is promising the buyers on the accuracy of the dump. He is confidently saying that all the data is 100% working records of the mail IDs. The same hacker earlier sold millions of other social networking accounts like LinkdedIn, MySpace Tumblr, and Twitter.

He is charging three bitcoins means approx. Rs. 1,24,173 for the total dump of 20 Crore Yahoo IDs with passwords.

In a day or two Yahoo may prompt you to change your password to keep you secured. But meanwhile, it is the time to rethink on account security measures we are already maintaining.

Never neglect to account security. Keep strong passwords on every social account, you have. If possible enable two-factor verification of all the crucial services like Gmail, Yahoo, and Facebook. Change your password time to time. All these are basics, but we are not following those basics. That’s why the similar incidents are frequently occurring.

A small trick to get Free Windows 10 even after the offer expired

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Free Windows 10

A couple of days back, i.e. on 29th July Microsoft stopped to providing Free Upgrade facility to the Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1 users. If you want to use Windows 10, you must purchase the retail version right now.

I had warned a number of times before the deadline. Few people followed my guidelines and upgraded to Windows 10. If you are one in the unlucky category who missed the Free Upgrade offer, here is an alternative trick to get Windows 10 free still now.

Microsoft offers Free Windows 10 upgrade for those who are suffering from disabilities. The company created a dedicated web page for the customers who are using assistive technologies.

By visiting the web page, you can get Free Windows 10 upgrade without fail. Here is the statement from Microsoft about this offer:

“For the general public, the free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ends on July 29. However, if you use assistive technologies, you can still get the free upgrade offer even after the general public deadline expires as Microsoft continues our efforts to improve the Windows 10 experience for people who use these technologies.”

It doesn’t ask any valid proof for the disabilities. Just you have to press “Upgrade Now” button on the web page. Immediately one EXE file will be downloaded into PC, and the upgrade process will begin.

Android 7.0 Nougat Public release is likely to happen in August

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Android 7.0 Nougat

Android 7.0 Nougat is likely to release in August. As per the latest leak, Google is preparing things to release the public version of Android 7.0 in the next month (i.e. August).

Today, Avan Blass, the person popular for trustworthy leaks hinted the news in his tweet. The exact date of the release is to finalize. He mentioned August Android security patch will release on 5th August.

Android 7.0 release may be in the second half of the August because the final version of the Android 7.0 developer preview was taken place just a few days back, i.e., on 18th July.

All the major mobile manufacturing companies like Samsung, Xiaomi are making arrangements to announce their next flagship phones equipped with Android 7.0 Nougat by default.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is going to release on 2nd August. At that time Android Nougat will not available as the pubic release. For that reason, Galaxy Note 7 may come with Marshmallow and a few days after the Android 7.0 Nougat final release Samsung may roll out the latest version to its flagship device.

And as usual, all the latest Nexus devices will experience the Android Nougat immediately its official launch. It depends on the other phone manufacturers, whether your phone is eligible for Android 7.0 update or not.

Stay tuned for more Android Nougat news in the coming days.