Author: Tarandeep Kaur

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Thunderstrike 2 destroys security of Mac computer

Apple often reminds the users how secure the Mac is but the latest Thunderstrike 2 worm is tarnishing its reputation. The worm expands directly through the ROM and can affect any Mac or through a simple email or by connecting any device either through USB or simply from an ethernet adapter.

Thunderstrike 2

Thunderstrike 2 is really hard to detect, it’s really hard to get rid of, and it’s really hard to protect against something that’s running inside the firmware, says the CEO of Legbacore. Unlike any virus that exist in a PC, the Thunderstrike 2 resides in the firmware.

So the only way to get rid of it is to flash a new firmware. Unless one install the new firmware, the worm resides in the ROM and lives in the system persistently. The development of this worm comes from a research where hackers found a way to get into the firmware of the computer through standard references.
Source Wired

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Plantronics RIG 500 Series headphones, designed for eSports

Plantronics RIG 500 is a eSports headphone that comes with interchangeable components to get the perfect comfort. Supported by the ESL, the RIG 500 include soundproofing on the handset, while allows air to circulate. Also included is a digital USB adapter that offers Dolby 7.1 surround sound, and support for 24-bit audio.

Plantronics RIG 500 review

Plantronics designers have created a headset for all kinds of possible players, eliminating unnecessary weight and complexity.

Plantronics RIG 500 review

The Plantronics RIG 500 Series headphones can be configured in two different configurations. First is the vented one where there is greater air flow and better heat dissipation. In the second config, the player is completely isolated from external noises, allowing players to concentrate. There will be several models of it.

Plantronics RIG 500 reviews

* RIG 500 – Stereo headset with microphone system “Flip-to-mute”, which turns off the microphone when rotated – € 59.99.
* RIG 500HD – Headphones with USB 7.1 Dolby surround sound – € 79.99.
* RIG 500E – Edition E-sports with surround sound, two spares for headphones (“vented” and “isolating”), detachable microphone, USB adapter and stereo analog cables – € 129.99.

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Windows 10 upgrade for 32GB Acer W3 W4 Asus T100 Dell tablets

We all bought a lot of those cheap 32 GB windows 8.1 tablets and have been wondering how to fit that huge Windows 10 update on their tiny drives with 8GB backup partitions. Well here is how you do it. This process has been tested on Acer W3, W4, Asus T100, Dell 32 GB windows tablets. First and foremost download the Windows 10 directly from this link (media creation tool). Download it on a different computer and not on your Windows 8.1 tablet.

Windows 10 upgrade for 32GB Acer W3 W4 Asus T100 Dell tablets

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Download Galaxy S6 Keyboard for Note 4

Both Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S6 are popular phones but since the Note 4 was released before S6, it did not get improved Galaxy S6 keyboard. Fortunately it was made available for download by custom ROM developers.

Download Galaxy S6 Keyboard

Install Samsung Galaxy S6 Keyboard for Note 4

To install the Samsung Galaxy S6 Keyboard for Note 4, download this file and flash it in recovery. To put your Note 4 in recovery mode, hold down volume up + power button. Then browse for the file you downloaded earlier and press power button to flash it. It will only take few seconds for the flashing process to complete.

Then do a reboot. The Galaxy S6 Keyboard is working perfectly on my Galaxy Note 4. It is important to note that you must be on Lollipop to use it.

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Download Galaxy Note 4 Bloatware removal script for Lollipop (N910C and N910F)

Bloatware removal script for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (N910C and N910F models) is now available for download. There are two variants of this bloatware removal script. First is the light version that does not deletes Samsung Music, Accuweather, Samsung Account, Yahoo weather service and some widgets.

Download Galaxy Note 4 Bloatware removal script for Lollipop

The full version of the bloatware removable Note 4 script deletes a lot of stuff that includes:

* Air Wake Up * Ant Hal Service * Ant Plus Plugins * ANT Plus test * ANT Radio Service * Automation Test * Basic Dreams * BC Service * Beacon Manager * Beam Service * Choco EU Kor * Chrome * Chromcast Framework Service * Chrome Customizations * Cool EU Kore * DiagMonAgent * Drive * Drive Link * Drive Link Remote * Dropbox * DSML * Dual Clock Digital * Easymode Contacts Widget * ELM Agent * Evernote * Facebook * Facebook Messenger * Facebook Pages Manager * Factory Camera FB * FB App manager * FB Installer * Flipboard * Flipboard Briefing * Fota Client * Gmail * Google TTS * Google Plus * Hangouts * Hancom Office * Hw Module Test * Interactive Tutorial * Insatgram * KIES * KLMS Agent * Knox Agent * Knox Wizard Client * Maps * Mirrorlink * Mobile Printer * Moble Tracker * Noise Field * OmaCP * PhaseBean * Play Music * Play Banca * PageBuddy * PENUP * Play Games * Power Sharing * Preload Instalaer * Rose EU Kor * RNB * RNB Shell * Samsung Apps Widgets * Samsung Billing * Samsung Link Platform * Safety Assistance * SNS * Sec Factory Phone Test * S Printer Spooler * STK * Stret * Switch Knox * Switch Knox Plus * Talkback * Tap and Pay * TuiService * TrimApp * Videos * Velvet * Web Manual * WhatsApp * Wlan Test * YouTube

Flashing instructions for Galaxy Note 4 Bloatware removal script

You Must be rooted and have custom recovery like TWRP installed
Download file from here.
Reboot into Recovery
Install Script
Reboot. That is it.

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Odroid XU4 specifications, packs more power than Raspberry Pi

Odroid XU4 is like Raspberry Pi but on steroids. It is much bigger but still smaller than your conventional motherboards. Odroid XU4 specifications include Samsung Exynos 5422 processor with 8 cores and Big.little architecture incorporating 4 ARM Cortex A15 cores and four ARM Cortex A7 cores. All this is operating at a maximum speed of 2 GHz and integrates an ARM Mali-T628 GPU MP6 GPU that is compatible with OpenGL ES 3.0 / 2.0 / 1.1 and OpenCL 1.1.

Odroid XU4 specifications

However unlike Raspberry Pi, it is not fanless. You can see in the image that it features a big fan to keep it cool. Odroid XU4 features 2 GB of LPDDR3 RAM where PoP Stacked integrated in the PCB. It integrates a eMMC 5.0 8-bit connector for external modules eMMC memory which does not incorporate standard integrated storage. However, eMMC supports both modules as microSD cards so you can install the operating system on an external card with no problem.

Odroid XU4 specs

This device, as have guessed already seeing your specifications, it is an SUV but logically is limited by its hardware. However it is compatible with virtually any Linux distribution. You can install Android 4.4 on it. Odroid XU4 can be used as mini PC as it packs much greater power than the Raspberry Pi. So you can use it as an autonomous torrents server, a VPN server, media player (Android), file server, etc.

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Download Lumia ROM Builder

Get Lumia Interop unlock by installing ROM builder for windows phone

Lumia Interop unlock is now finally possible thanks to excellent talented developers at XDA developers. Previously interop unlock was only limited to Samsung windows phone but finally interop unlock is possible for Lumia branded phones as well. Here are the steps on how to do it.

Download ROMRebuilder for windows phone

1. Download this file on your computer and extract it. You will find two files: ROMRebuilder.7z and customWPsystem. Extract ROMRebulder.7z and copy ROMRebuilder.xap file and Data to SD card.
2. Now copy and install CustomWPSystem v0.6 in phone memory.
3. Change year in phone to 2110 and run Extras + info. When you see an error message, tap uninstall button and set actual date.
4. Change installing applications to SD card.
5. Run CustomWPSystem , select Extra + info and tap Download from store.
6. If the application will be installed, go back to CustomWPSystem, tap SD Card permissions and select SD card. Now button should change to green color.
7. Tap Select the XAP , select ROMRebuilder.xap, and tap Apply XAP.
8. When everything will be done successfully, app Extras+info, will be converted to ROM Rebuilder (although the name remains Extras+info). When you have everything installed and ROM Rebuilder waiting for the commands, you need to do a few other important things.
9. Copy Data.bin to Data folder on SD card. To create Data.bin file, follow these steps:

1. Run ROM Rebuilder and tap Backup button. OEMSettings.reg file will be copied to Backup folder on SD card.
2. File OEMSettings.reg is compressed using gzip. You can open it using e.g 7-zip. Inside archive is located one file. Click on it with the right mouse button and select edit.
3. At the bottom add whole content from additional_entries.reg and save the changes.
4. Change name OEMSettings.reg to Data.bin and copy this file to Data folder on SD card.

Finally, you can press Rebuild button in ROM Builder. Whole process will take a little moment. After getting Success message, you need to do Hard Reset on windows phone.