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 The best books you’ll read are typically recommended by people you like or admire. Which is why we’re partnering up with bookshelf.tips to do a monthly roundup of short book recommendations from the apex of the tech world. Bookshelf.tips asked entrepreneurs, CEOs, and other visionaries share stories about books that changed their life or the way they do business – in less than 50 words, because we know you’re busy people (but hopefully not too busy to read these books). HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE. Yunha Kim , founder and CEO of Simple Habit , a 5 minute meditation app: “Even though this is my favorite book, on daily basis, I fail to follow Dale Carnegie’s advice and I feel bad about it. But every time I pick up this book, it opens my eyes on understanding human nature better.”.   ➤   Buy on Amazon   TECHNOPOLY      Tristan Harris , ex-product philosopher at Google, now working on Time Well Spent :...

H ackers are exploiting a well-publicized flaw in telecom services to spoof WhatsApp and Telegram identities and hack other people’s accounts. The hackers only need a number and with that, they can hack into any phone and WhatsApp or Telegram account with a minimum of effort. The flaw rests in a signaling protocol called SS7 and hackers can exploit that to target and identify a phone number. They can then track that user, and gather all the data that is being sent to and from the device being targeted, reports Forbes. While that’s bad enough, services like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal were immune owing to their in-built encryption protocols. The actual bits of data being accessed by those apps was easy to access, but the information was encrypted and impossible to decode. Until now. Hackers have now finds a way to exploit SS7 loopholes to spoof the other person’s number. WhatsApp and Telegram will attempt to verify a spoofed account, but because they’ll dete...

T he invention of a secondary school student has gotten Namibia’s social media abuzz for the right reasons. Simon Petrus has created a mobile phone that works with radio frequencies, no sim card nor airtime credit required. Calls can be made to anyone, anywhere, without interruptions, as long as they are done in an area with radio frequency. The invention, which took two years for him to complete, was put together using scraps of old television and mobile phones, and required over $2,000 funding from his unemployed parents who sacrificed a lot to ensure their son’s project was successful. Other than the sim-less phone, Petrus’ invention is a whole unit comprising of a working radio, television, a light bulb, a fan, and a socket. According to reports, the phone is not Petrus’ first invention, just his latest. Last year, the young man won first place at a competition for young innovators in Namibia for creating a machine that doubles as a seed drier and a ...

-By Emily Ferron- Have you decided to drop your Android in favor of an iPhone? Here's how to switch phones and operating systems without losing your data (or mind) in the process. Things to know before you start:- Chances are, you'll have to abandon many of your hardware accessories. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus do have adapters to accommodate the missing audio jack, but the iPhone's Lightning charging ports are incompatible with any 'droid. Say goodbye to chargers, cases and microSD cards. Of course, some other items, like docks, speakers and wearable tech products, might be compatible, so double-check before ditching anything. Even though you'll have to re-purchase and download all new apps, all of the best core Google apps are available for iOS. The Google suite, and the accompanying Google Drive storage, are going to be your best friends in the migration process. In fact, we recommend continuing to use them after becoming an iPhone user....

Apple giving up on Intel processors, said to be working on new Mac chip to help improve battery life in the company’s laptops.   After powering Apple Macs for nearly three decades, Apple is giving up on Intel. Apple is reportedly designing its own chips for the upcoming Mac laptops that would lessen its dependence upon Intel, according to a Bloomberg report. Apparently, the new chip that is being built using ARM architecture would work alongside the Intel processors.                    If all go according to Apple’s plans, its next range of Macs would finally ditch Intel processors in favour of the new in-house ARM manufactured chips. Known internally as T310, the chip is being designed to handle low-power mode functionality. The chip itself is said to be a variant of the T1 SoC that Apple first introduced on the recently released MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar. Apple new chip is being designed to carry more of th...

Today we look at the reason why hackers always prefer Linux over Mac, Windows, and other operating systems. You may have your own reasons for choosing Linux but what do hackers really look forward to while working with Linux. Reason1: Command Line Interface VS Graphical User Interface: - Linux was designed around a strong and highly integrated command line interface. Windows and Mac don’t have that. This grants hackers and Linux far greater access and control over their system and awesome customization. This is the reason that most hacking and pentesting tools are built into Linux have greater functionality above and beyond their windows counterparts. In contrast, Windows was built around the graphic user interface (GUI). This restrict user interaction to point-and-click navigation (slower) and application/system menu options for configuration. Windows has a command line structure, such as command prompt  and Power Shell, however, these don’t give hac...

T he Pope has endorsed Donald Trump for president.A Washington, DC, pizzeria is a front for a child sex abuse ring. George Soros will "bring down'' the US by funding "black hate groups.'' These are just some examples of viral stories circulated on social media recently that are completely untrue. Facebook on Thursday announced some steps it's taking to stop the spread of such "fake news'' on its huge social network. This includes working with outside fact-checking organizations and drying up financial incentives to what it calls the "worst of the worst'' spammers that traffic in made-up stories. But there are basic things news readers can do themselves to spot fake news. And if you want, you can report them to Facebook, which can flag stories for fact-checkers to evaluate. Check The Source :-                                ...

We have all been there. That horrendously awkward moment when you realise your hastily-typed WhatsApp message has been sent to the wrong person, includes a shameful spelling error or ends with an inappropriate kiss at the end, each with potentially friendship/relationship-ending consequences. Well fear not, as WhatsApp seems set to put an end to the horror, that is as long as you act fast enough to stop that dastardly double-tick turning to a catastrophic shade of blue. The oft-requested feature is reportedly in beta testing according to Metro - backing up claims made in tweets from WhatsApp changelog-tracker @WABetaInfo in December 2016. It joins the recently revealed 'Live Location' contact-tracking as potential features that could be added in a future app update on iOS and Android. Judging by the screenshots (embedded below), the feature would include 'revoke' and 'edit' options to either completely remove or alter a sent text message, respectively. It ...