How To Activate Windows 10 Using Windows 7 or 8.1 Product Key

Microsoft has finally responded to the user feedback in the form of recognizing Windows 7 and 8.1 product keys to activate Windows 10 directly after the installation. Now you can just perform a clean install and then use the key for activation – i.e. no need to perform an upgrade.

With Windows 10 Threshold 2 update, Microsoft has done something that people demanded from the very first day – it has fulfilled the promise to change the Windows 10 activation process and allowed you to use your Windows 7 or 8.1 product keys for activation directly after clean installation.

How Much Does the Entire Internet Weigh?

How much does the internet weigh? No more spoiler here. Read more and find out. 

The data we upload on the web, the information we share, the chats we do with our friends and every other key typed and every mouse click – everything makes the internet a more vast and complex place.

Top 10 Tips And Tricks for WhatsApp users

Top 10 Tips and Tricks of WhatsApp which all the users of this addictive app should know

WhatsApp has almost half billion users across the world. Its the most commonly used app however wonder how many users would claim to know the app thoroughly in the sense there are minute details which most of the users are not aware of like how to lock the app or say how to avoid downloading unwanted media files or simple methods to send the important data across to some friend. In this article we will try to go through certain tips and tricks useful in day to day activities of the users while using the WhatsApp:

This Guy Showed The Best Method Ever To Uninstall Internet Explorer

Admit it, Internet Explorer is the worst deal the web has ever made. In the a latest video, HowToBasic has demonstrated the best way to uninstall this menace from your PC (Warning: Expect the unexpected).

Because Internet Explorer is a Windows feature, you can’t uninstall it, though you can turn it off any time you want.

8 Google Fun Tricks That You’d Love to Know

Internet is Google and Google is Internet for many of us. You use Google everyday but you will not be knowing some tricks, funny searches and games that Google provides hidden behind its vast layers of database.

You will ask me that what is the use of these things, I would simply say that it’s just for fun. It is something you can show to your friends, impress them , show them your geeky side. In fact when I showed these things to one of my friends, he was really impressed with me and asked me how I came to knew about  them. So I thought about posting it online, therefore I tracked down all the tricks and compiled a list of them. Here it goes:

How to Connect Two Computers Via Crossover Ethernet Cable

In this tutorial we are going to show you how to transfer data from one computer to another. We need to PC/Laptop and a crossover cable to transfer data.

25 Best Tech Companies In America With Highest Salary

According to Business Insider,” We teamed up with employer-information website PayScale to find US companies that stand out in pay, happiness, and more for our list of the 25 best companies to work for in America.”

• Also Read: How To Take Backup Of Your Facebook Profile

Here is the list of the 25 best tech companies to work for in America

This Microsoft Programmer Made a Voice-controlled Smart Mirror in 20 Hours

Do you want to make your mirrors smart and convert them into a futuristic canvas that searches images, displays maps and controls the gadgets in your home? To make such thing possible, a Microsoft developer has made a Smart Mirror and open sourced the complete details.

irrors are pretty helpful, but they looked dumb to a Microsoft developer named Evan Cohen. So, he decided to make his own open source smart mirror over just one weekend in 20 hours.

This project looks downloaded straight from some science fiction movie and it integrates with your appliances to even control your home lights.

Microsoft to Shutter Windows 7 and 8.1 from Next November

Microsoft to discontinue Windows 7 and 8.1 from November 2016

Now that Windows 10 has been launched and in a full flow, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has decided to pull the plug on the iconic Windows 7 and the forgettable Windows 8.1. If you still want to buy a PC that comes with Windows 7 or 8.1, you’ve got less than a year.

ZDNet found out that the Redmond based tech giant will shutter Windows 7/8.1 from November 2016 from Microsoft’s “Windows lifecycle fact sheet” which was published in the last week of October.

How Do Hard Drives Work and Store Tons of Data?

Hard Drives are the most used storage devices in our personal computers. This palm-sized device holds more information that your nearby library. But, do you know how do hard drives work? Here are the answers.

he battle of Hard Drives vs Solid State Drives is something that has been ongoing since the development of first SSDs began in 1950s. Today, in the form of modern options of cloud storage, the humble hard drives are facing another stiff competition.

Facebook changes its ‘Real Name’ policy after public furore

Facebook Will Soon Allow You to Use Your Alias

You Need To Explain Why You Dont Want Your Real Name On Facebook

In one of the major turnarounds, Facebook is letting go its ‘Real Name’ policy, with a few conditions. Facebook on Friday, announced that it is modifying the terms of its heavily criticised “real name” policy which demands users go by their “authentic name” when on the social network rather than a alias to protect their identity.

Finally!! Annoying Candy Crush Requests Will Be Over Soon

During the Townhall at IIT Delhi in India, Mark Zuckerberg said that his team will try and curb the Candy Crush menace for the greater good of its users. The question was asked to him by the students at the event.

Out of the two most frequent questions raised on the Facebook platform, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook answered one of them yesterday. After visiting the “incredible” Taj Mahal, he visited Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, one of the top engineering colleges of India.

Zuckerberg responded to a query of stopping the annoying Candy Crush invitations while he was addressing the students. During the promotion of the event, someone posted this to his post, “I don’t want any more invitations to Candy Crush. How can I stop it?”  It is not a surprise that this was the top voted question on his thread. (By the way, here’s how to stop the Candy Crush Requests)

How to transfer files between a PC and Android mobile over the Wi-FiHow to transfer files between a PC and Android mobile over the Wi-Fi

How to transfer files between a PC and Android mobile over the Wi-Fi

AirDroid App lets to transfer file between PC and Android phone with WIFI connectivity

Just imagine if we could transfer files from our PC to your Android smartphone and tablet tablet simply by dragging and dropping the item without the use of data cables or any external sources. But now this feature can be utilized by each and every user as the technology used is wireless technology. This feature is more reliable and easy.

How to Find Your Lost or Stolen Laptop?

Having your laptop stolen is the biggest nightmare anyone can face in the era of our gadget-centric lives. Here are some ways that can help you get back your valuable laptop in case of any theft.

lectronic devices, especially laptops, have become an essential part of our lives rather than a luxury product, that they were considered in the past. Only a mere thought of losing your precious device will give you goose bumps, but what if it really vanishes from your vicinity – thanks to the guy who has the courage to do that magical act.

Top 10 Websites To Download Free Music

Here are the top 10 websites for best free and legal download of music

While music is life for many, it also works as a healer and helps you relax from the daily busy hectic schedule. These days there a lot of websites that allows you to download free music online; but these websites may not be legal. All these illegal websites have given rise to music piracy. Music piracy is the copying and distributing of copies of a piece of music for which the composer, recording artist, or copyright-holding record company did not give consent.

World’s Top Most Valuable Tech Brands: Apple, Google, Microsoft and IBM

Interbrand’s list of world’s most popular brands is out and it reaffirms the notion that technology companies are dominating the world. Take a look at the most valuable tech companies list here.

The renowned consultancy firm Interbrand has rolled out its new report of the world’s most valuable tech brands. As expected, several technology companies have found a place in this list and it shows the influence of technology companies’ influence.

The likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft and IBM have found the place at the top of the charts. Apple and Google have captured the top spots for the third year in a row.

How to transfer files between a PC and Android mobile over the Wi-Fi

AirDroid App lets to transfer file between PC and Android phone with WIFI connectivity

Just imagine if we could transfer files from our PC to your Android smartphone and tablet tablet simply by dragging and dropping the item without the use of data cables or any external sources. But now this feature can be utilized by each and every user as the technology used is wireless technology. This feature is more reliable and easy.

How to Remove shortcut Virus from your USB Pendrive or Computer

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Here is how to remove shortcut virus from your Computer or USB (tutorial)

Shortcut Virus!!! Is Your USB Pendrive,Computer or Hard disk creating unwanted shortcut files which appears again and again even after removing/deleting them?
The Shortcut Virus or bug may look to many as a small problem and usually the infected victims do not take any action to remove it, while others take it seriously and look on the internet to find a shortcut virus remover tool or shortcut remover tutorial for USB or Computer.

How to Crack WinRAR Password Protected Files In Simple Steps

Here, I’m going to tell you how to crack WinRAR password protected files. Losing/forgetting your WinRAR password could be a headache, but here’s a simple method.

WinRAR is a great utility to compress your files and protect it using a password. You can keep your data safe and save storage space by keeping it compressed in .RAR format. However, what to do if you forget the password of your WinRAR password protected file?

Why Ben Carson Is Running for President

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks at a presidential forum sponsored by Heritage Action at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Sept. 18, 2015, in Greenville, S.C.

“God gets the credit for all the things I do,” Ben Carson said, sipping lemonade and picking at a salad. “But he also gets the blame. My job is to do the best that I can do.”

TIME sat down with Carson in Nantucket at the end of September for a wide-ranging interview that provided a window into his deep faith, the challenges he faced as a celebrated pediatric neurosurgeon and how he sees the road ahead as he surges to the top of the GOP field.

Here’s the Best Antivirus Software for Windows PCs, According to New Tests

Reputed antivirus testing house AV-Test has released the latest results of the best antivirus software for Windows. Take a look at the complete list below.

ou must have read our list of top 10 antivirus solutions for the PCs that suggests you the best free antivirus solutions. If you are keen to keep your computer safe from virus attacks and you care about the online security, here is a great piece of news for you.

Everything You Need to Know About Rooting Your Android Phone

We love Android, but rooting your phone can give you the opportunity to do so much more than your phone can do out of the box—whether it's wireless tethering, speeding it up with overclocking, or customizing the look of your phone with themes. Here's what you need to know about the rooting process, and where to find a guide for your phone.

UK investigators in Nigeria, join EFCC to probe Diezani •Ex-minister’s probe began in 2013 –Britain

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke

The British National Crime Agency has dispatched a team of detectives to Nigeria who are now working with the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister, during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH revealed that the team of investigators from the UK Police was drawn from the Seizures Organised Crimes Agency.

A top operative of the EFCC, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity on Saturday, said the SOCA team had been involved in a discreet investigation of Alison-Madueke for two months before they finally moved against her.

Ministerial List: Why Buhari Holds On To 15 Other Nominees

There are feelers from the Presidency that the remaining 15 names of ministerial nominees will hit the Senate early next week after what sources described as ‘laborious’ security checks and vetting of the prospective nominees.

The high-wire tension and expectations with which Nigerians awaited President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees have been doused with his submission of names of 21 nominees to the Senate.

As of last night, the various security agencies were said to be working frantically to beat the new deadline said to have been given to them by the President.

Story of Chris Putnam: The First Facebook Hacker

 know you might have stumbled upon the Facebook icon of a certain guy with his face upwards to his right at some point of time in your virtual life dominated by Facebook.  Ever felt the desire to know about the story behind the same and how he is the only person who is having an emoticon as his face?

If you will Google the way to make this emoticon, you will end up with results telling you to write “:putnam:” on Facebook and now the face of that guy appears on your screen. Search more on internet and you will come know more about Chris Putnam that he is an engineer at the social networking giant Facebook. How he ended up there? Actually, he is the person recognized as the first Facebook hacker.

Know How and When Facebook Employees Can Access Your Account Without Password

You will be surprised to know that Facebook employees can access your personal Facebook account without your account credentials

This information was provided by Facebook telling about the employees who can see your private content and the situations when they can do it.

This was made public when Paavo Siljamäki, director at the record label Anjunabeats, posted about an attention-grabbing story on his Facebook wall.

Microsoft Office 2016 Officially Launched

After Windows 10 launch, Microsoft has rolled out the new Microsoft Office suite 2016.

Microsoft Office suite is world’s most popular software bundle used by millions of people around the world to increase the productivity. The software is so popular that it has the power to bring Microsoft and Apple together in an iPhone launch event. If you use Microsoft Office for your daily work, here’s a great news for you.

As expected, after the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has rolled out the new Microsoft Office suite 2016. The software will be broadly available from today i.e. September 22. Here, “broadly” term is used as not everyone will be getting the Office 2016 today. Users of Office 365 will have to wait a little longer and the customers with volume licensing agreements will get the software on October 1.

Bill Gates Sponsored Giant Fans Will Soon Suck CO2 From Air and Recycle it as Fuel

CO2 is the major cause of climate change and global warming. As of now, sustainable development is just in speeches and when an immediate solution was seeming unlikely, Carbon Engineering came up with a technology that would reduce and recycle the CO2 present in the atmosphere instantaneously.

The rate of climate change today, and its effects on the planet’s future, incite some of the strongest opinions and anxiety among the people. While the world acknowledges it, yet no one wants to share the responsibility. No wonder Elon Musk calls this as humanity’s dumbest experiment.

Top Ten Simple and Useful Internet Tricks That You May Not Know

Internet Hack : Top 10 Simple and useful Internet tricks for you

There are some simple keyboard shortcuts which one can use while using Internet and it would help the user to avoid typing a lot and also at certain places the mouse can be completely avoided by these tricks.

It’s Official: Facebook is Working on a Dislike Button

In today’s Q&A session at Facebook Headquarters, Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook is working on a Dislike button and it’ll be tested soon.

The Dislike button on Facebook is the social networking website’s long rumored and one of the most requested features. In today’s Q&A session at Facebook Headquarters, Facebook CEO announced that his company is working on a Dislike button.

“I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years. Today is a special day because today is the day I can say we’re working on it and shipping it,” he said. It should be noted that in the past, Mark has dismissed the idea by calling it too negative.

He said that people have been asking for the Dislike button on Facebook for many years and it’s the time to release this feature. He hoped that the button won’t be used for showing negative emotions, instead it will be used for expressing empathy.

Zuckerberg said that he didn’t implement the idea earlier as he didn’t want Facebook to develop a Reddit-style system of downvoting and upvoting. “What they really want is the ability to express empathy. Not every moment is a good moment,” Zuckerberg said.

Facebook launched the like button long back in 2009.

Currently, Facebook is working on the Dislike button and it’ll be starting the testing soon.

12 Surprising Facts About Google That You Don’t Know

For most of the people, Google has become the definition of Internet. It has been more than 15 years since it came into existence and yet we know so less about one of the world’s biggest companies. Read the article to know more facts about Google.

ith an aim to organize the world’s information to be available at your fingertips, Larry Page and Sergey Brin began a research project in 1996 that today we know as Google. It is yet another rags to riches story of a startup which was originally nicknamed as “BackRub”.

According to surveys, Google’s search share is about 68% on the Internet and as in April 2015, has acquired over 180 companies. Google is so famous that to google or google it have become verbs today. Google owns multiple companies under each alphabet in English and therefore, changed itself to Alphabet(pretentious huh).

And there is so much that you probably don’t know about Google, sorry Alphabet. Check out some amazing facts about Google (it has stuck now!!) one of the most creative company today.

1. Google’s 40 GB DataBase

In its primitive days, all of the Google was squeezed inside ten 4 GB hard disks. You know how big it is today? Something around 100 million GB.

2. Googol Is It?

The $400 billion company was supposed to be named Googol but became Google due to a spelling error by the investors.

3. Minimalistic Homepage

Did you ever wonder why Google has such a sparse and simple homepage? After all it can get the best designers, right! When Larry and Brin  created Google, they didn’t know enough HTML to make a pretty looking homepage. As it was a simple interface, they stuck with it.

4. Acquiring New Company Each Week

Know why Google is so rich and creative? Because it owns almost every other company. Google has averaged to acquiring new company each week since 2010.

5. Low Grades? Awesome!!

Google oversees your GPA’s and instead looks for some real developer skills. In fact, they have teams where 14% of employees haven’t even attended college. Now are you feeling lucky?

6. Google Fun Tricks

Google is smart, and it is fun. If you are bored, Google has a bundle of fun tricksfor you.

7. New Searches Every Day

Every day Google sees about 16% of the search queries that it has never seen before. Everyone is unique I guess..

8. Computer That Can Program Itself

Google is all into advanced tech. It is believed that Google is developing a computer that will be so advanced that it can program itself. God, please don’t create a Skynet.

9. Best Company To Work For

The company’s employees are its biggest assets, and Google knows that. It has the best work culture and has been named the best company to work for by Fortune several times.

10. Google Used To Plan Weddings

Google.com/weddings was a free service provided by the company that helped people to plan their weddings and thanks to Google wedding planner, many did get married.

11. Google Is Trying To Cure Death

Google has a subsidiary company Calico, that runs experiments to stop aging and ultimately cure death.

12. I’m Feeling Lucky. Not Google Though

Google loses $100 million per year because of the I’m feeling lucky button, just to make sure you get an ad-free search.

After Windows 10, Microsoft Launching Office 2016 on September 22

After Windows 10, Microsoft is ready to roll out the new Microsoft Office suite 2016. The company says that the software will be broadly available from September 22.

icrosoft Office suite is world’s most popular software bundle used by millions of people around the world to increase the productivity. The software is so popular that it has the power to bring Microsoft and Apple together in an iPhone launch event. If you use Microsoft Office for your daily work, here’s a great news for you.

Gandhi, Mandela cast aside as Pune shatters African students’ dreams

Simon Kuany Kirr (above), president of the cross-campus International Student Council, drew Rajnath Singh’s (left), attention to the discrimination African students face in the city. . PIC: DHANANJAY HELWADE

African students voicing their pain about the apartheid they face in the city caught the Union home minister completely off-guard
While the city prides itself as the Oxford of the East, its tryst with crimes committed by foreign nationals, particularly those from Africa or the Gulf countries, seems to have gotten the better of it. This was evidenced when a student from Africa stumped the visiting Union home minister, Rajnath Singh, with his complaint of the hostile attitude he and others from that continent have to brave daily while studying here.

"We have been facing discrimination from all quarters in India, we are taunted for our looks and the colour of our skin. We face it not just on campus but also at most other public places," Simon Kuany Kirr, president of the cross-campus International Student Council, told the minister, just as the latter completed his Teacher's Day address at the Symbiosis International University, Lavale, claiming that India is the only country that looks upon the entire world as one big family.

9 Different Versions of USB Type-C Are Coming, Know Them to Avoid Confusion

The USB ports are something that should be put in the list of the best inventions in the computing world as it is a lifesaver feature. However, the advent of USB Type-C is something that was long awaited. Slowly and gradually the PC manufacturers, chip makers, mobile devices and other players have started supporting the USB-C receptacles. 

How to tell if you’ve been hacked—and what to do about it

Welcome to 2014—you’ve been hacked.

Well, maybe you haven’t been yet. There are some people who have managed to avoid having one of their online accounts compromised, but among regular Internet users, those people may be closer to the exception than the rule.

Rarely a week goes by without news of an organization having its customer or employee data compromised—either through a malicious attack, accidental disclosure, or new vulnerability found in a security protocol. Even the government database containing information on all federal employees was recently compromised by Chinese hackers. Virtually no one is truly immune.

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there have been at least 4,643 recorded data breaches since 2005, which have exposed over 633 million individual user records in the United States alone. Other reports have noted that 13 million U.S. consumers were victims of identity theft in in 2013, with the majority of those incidents stemming from data breaches. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics found that, the previous year, American identity theft victims suffered over $24.7 billion in losses—a number higher than burglary or auto theft.

The Top 5 Most Harmful Phones, And The Top 5 Safest – According to Research

Ample of researches have been conducted worldwide that prove the harmful effect mobile phones have on the health of users. A new research conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel further proves this point. Read more to know the most harmful phones (and the safest).

ublished in the Biochemical Journal, the study focuses on the healthy disasters triggered by the use of certain specific phones. A single use of such specific phones can lead to cancerous cell divisions, as per the research. The research also insists that children skulls’ let deeper penetration of the radiation and could pose a bigger threat to the lives of children.

Man Builds Fully-Functional Control Panel For His Computer

A man builds an amazing real-life control panel for his computer

When mortals like us want to launch an App we do it the normal way by clicking on the icon. Similarly, if we want to save a file in Microsoft Word, we either press CTRL-S or go to File, Save, and save it. But Redditor smashcuts seems to have different ideals of running a PC. So he decided that maybe using his keyboard or his computer to perform these actions got a little boring.

Ban Ki-Moon demands unconditional release of Chibok girls

The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, on Monday called for the unconditional release of the over 200 girls abducted in their school in Chibok, Borno State last year and other abductees of the Boko Haram sect.

Secretary General, United Nation, Mr. Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-Moon made the appeal while addressing State House correspondents shortly after having a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of the activities lined up for his two-day visit to the country.

His call came the week the girls will be spending their 500th day in captivity.

He commended Buhari who he said had embarked on an agenda for change in which he was prioritising security and anti-corruption war.

He promised UN support for the President’s agenda, saying “When you change Nigeria, you have also changed Africa.”

Buhari on his part said they discussed the difficult time Nigeria had found itself during the meeting.

He said the step was taken so that the UN could assist the country.

He thanked Ban Ki-Moon for extending invitation to him to attend the UN General Assembly holding in New York on September 27 and 28.

The UN scribe will return to the Presidential Villa by 7pm for a dinner organised in his honour.