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Why target banking? One word: money. Access to a bank account or to the internal network of a financial institution is akin to striking gold. Unlike the “old days,” where breaking into a bank involved digging tunnels and having a highly skilled team that included a safecracker, cyber-thieves can do much more damage remotely with very little skill and much less risk; now there are groups operating in the dark web that create malware or password-cracking apps and share or sell them to others....

Ahead of the Pixelmator Pro version 2.1 launch, the Pixelmator team has given another sneak peek of a feature coming to the macOS photo editor: the ML Crop function. In April, the developers shared two new features coming to version 2 .1 of Pixelmator Pro: the ability to quickly see and set the primary and secondary colors and a way to change the color of any object in the document using drag and drop....

The website Plays.org has over 2,000 different free and interesting online games that may be accessed directly from the browser. The website is jam-packed with web browser-enabled games; there are no fancy applications to download, no need to use up your phone’s memory, and best of all, no money is necessary to proceed with the games. All of the games are free and full-length, making them appropriate for both children and adults....

Now that Apple’s new MacBook Pros are out… which model do you plan on picking up? As expected, Apple officially unveiled all-new MacBook Pros today including new 13-inch and 15-inch models. The highlight new feature of the devices is the Touch Bar, a thin Retina touchscreen that replaces the function key row on the keyboard and offers contextually sensitive buttons and gestures. But the company did have one somewhat of a surprise: it introduced a less expensive 13-inch entry-level model that doesn’t include the Touch Bar and a couple less Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports....

With Apple’s much rumored upcoming iPhone 5se on the horizon— an upgraded version of the iPhone 5S that retains the 4-inch display size for diehard fans of the model— we want to find out if you plan on upgrading when the new device launches. That’s the question we ask in today’s poll, in addition to what device you’re upgrading from (or downgrading, depending on how you look at it). There are a few things to consider unlike usual Apple and iPhone product launches....

A client trying to connect to a server on port 80 initializes the connection by sending a TCP packet with the SYN flag set and the port to which it wants to connect (in this case port 80). If the port is open on the server and is accepting connections, it responds with a TCP packet with the SYN and ACK flags set. The connection is established by the client sending an acknowledgement ACK and RST flag in the final handshake....

A MagSafe charger smaller than Apple’s but made by a third-party? Ruggedized rubber hard drives from a company known for Mac-matching aluminum enclosures? Synchronized stereo speakers with color-shifting mood lights for your bedroom? Yes, the annual pre-CES Pepcom event took place in Las Vegas last night, and these were just a few of the products we spotted on the floor. Read on for more details… You may or may not believe that Zolt will be able to deliver on its promise of a $20 MagSafe adapter for its new 70-watt Laptop Charger Plus ($100), which it says is the smallest 13″ MacBook Pro/Air-capable charger around, and ships with a cable/tip set compatible with 90% of PCs....

How does the upgraded camera on the iPhone 6s Plus perform under real-world conditions? Today we get our best look yet thanks to a photo gallery of a recent MLB game shot by photographer Brad Mangin for Sports Illustrated. Click for full-size images While the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus don’t officially go on sale until this Friday, September 25, Apple appears to have allowed a few publications to take the device’s new camera for test drives ahead of an official public launch and full reviews....

Play PC games using cloud gaming apps android: Smartphones are now capable of playing heavy games which we could only play in computers. Well, the time has changed now and we can enjoy all CPU extensive games on our smartphones. However, there are still some games which we cannot play on Android devices because they are way more heavy then these smartphone chips can handle. So there is an interesting solution to this....

In this guide, we will be listing out all the Quests, Bonuses, and Rewards in Pokemon Go: Sinnoh Throwback Challenge 2020. Initially, there weren’t many Augmented Reality games on smartphones that one could give it a shot. Then came the Pokemon Go and it bought about a tectonic shift in the way we look at these AR games. Using the mobile device GPS to locate, capture, battle, and train these virtual creatures, the game managed to create such a buzz that we haven’t seen in a long time....

Here’s a guide to the cast of sci-fi sitcom Phil Of The Future and the characters they played. Alongside the likes of Lizzie McGuire and That’s So Raven, Phil Of The Future was considered must-see Disney Channel viewing back in the early 2000s. The sitcom centered on a family from the year 2121 – the Diffys – who get stuck in 2004 after their time machine malfunctions while on a time travel vacation....

Apple is moving forward with plans to open a retail store in the historic Carnegie Library in Mount Vernon Square, according to the Washington Business Journal. Discussions about the possibility of Apple opening a retail store in the Washington D.C. venue were first reported earlier this year. Apple is expected to “renovate the 113-year-old building across the street from the Washington Convention Center” and provide a “payment of between $1 million and $2 million to offset any losses for the building at 801 K St....

Apple today released a handful of new products via press releases. There’s a new iPad Pro, a new Magic Keyboard with trackpad for iPad Pro, a new MacBook Air, and a Mac mini lineup with more generous storage configurations. Do you plan on buying any of these products? The new iPad Pro makes several notable improvements over its predecessor, which was released in 2018. There’s a new A12Z Bionic processor that Apple says makes it the most powerful iPad ever....

It’s been a busy week for rumors about Apple’s plans for the Mac in 2020. A pair of reports and sources have suggested that Apple has updates for nearly all of its Mac models in store for this year, and we want to know: which one are you planning to buy? First and foremost, Apple is believed to have an updated version of the MacBook Air on the way with its more reliable scissor switch Magic Keyboard....

Before Apple released its first-party Home app with iOS 11, developer Matthias Hochgatterer created his own application that is still popular among HomeKit users. Coinciding with the release of iOS 11, Hochgatterer today has released Home 3 with several notable improvements… Home 3 brings a new, refined interface that offers updated icons and a bolder text styles. There’s also improved Accessibility features for large text users and Smart Invert Color:...

Although we already told you the white iPhone 4 will be launching this Spring, there have still been doubts since spring is right before the supposed launch of the next-generation iPhone – “iPhone 5.” This has made some people wonder if Apple would actually launch a new iPhone 4 model right before an entirely new iPhone ships. Relieving these doubts is Apple’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Phil Schiller, who via Twitter reaffirmed the “white iPhone” (didn’t say 4) will be launching spring-time this year....

Apple has long been trying to push the iPad into the business market, but this use case is probably something the company never expected to see. On Twitter, AfterPad.com owner Kevin shared the above image of Apple’s Adjustable Keyboard, first introduced back in 1993 for $219, connected to an iPad and working nearly flawlessly. Just for good measure, he also attached the numeric keypad Apple offered with the keyboard itself....

Most of the Pokémon Game Freak designs are inspired by a number of real-world concepts, and Pokémon Sword and Shield’s starter Pokémon are no different. Each of the starters’ evolutions and their Gigantamax forms has a unique set of possible origins, ranging from real-life animals to characters like James Bond. Sobble, Grookey, and Scorbunny were the first Pokémon Game Freak revealed for Sword and Shield. As the games’ primary companions, starters are designed to appeal to all players....

Non-profit group Fair Tax has accused Apple of ‘poor tax conduct’ for using aggressive tax avoidance measures to reduce its overall tax rate to 17.1% over the past decade, less than half the official corporate tax rate of 35%… Corporate tax is levied only on profits, so after all operating expenses and investments have been deducted from total revenue. To be clear, Apple is not accused of any legal wrong-doing. Unlike tax evasion, tax avoidance is perfectly legal – but does mean there is less money to spend on public services and infrastructure, says Fair Tax....

Proof of Work (PoW) vs Proof of Stake (PoS) What is PoW? PoW or proof of work is a special protocol that aims to deter cyber-attacks such as DDoS (distributed denial-of-service attacks), which can use up the resources of a computer stem with the help of multiple fake requests. It uses a trustless and distributed consensus system. PoW implements a decentralized system and works without needing a central authority. The PoW consensus mechanism can verify transactions without needing a third party....