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Vulnserver is a Windows server application that deliberately includes a number of exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities, and was designed to act as a target application to teach and practice basic fuzzing, debugging and exploitation skills. More information on Vulnserver, including a download link, is available here. This tutorial covers how to confirm that a particular stack based overflow vulnerability is exploitable, as well as how to actually develop the exploit....

For typical Windows, macOS, or Linux computers, we’d generally recommend Windows Remote Desktop, a VNC client, or something like Join.me. But with a Chromebook, you are limited to what you can install through the Chrome Web Store. This is where the Chrome Remote Desktop app comes in. Google develops the Chrome Remote Desktop app. It works seamlessly with your Google account to allow remote viewing and remote control of a Chromebook from any computer that can run the Chrome browser....

It looks like you are using the Oppo Reno Lite as your daily driver and now finds some issues regarding Google Account Lock. Oppo Reno Lite is the latest device running Android 8.1 Oreo and powered by MediaTek chipsets. As we all know that MediaTek processors are known for its great performance in a budget price tag. Well if you have performed factory data reset on your Oppo Reno Lite and if you forgot the previously signed Google account, then don’t worry....

A new rumor suggests Apple Music could announce a HiFi tier in the coming weeks as well as the launch of the third-generation AirPods alongside it. The rumor contradicts other reports that suggest AirPods 3 aren’t coming until the fall. According to the music site Hits Daily Double, Apple will announce a new high-fidelity audio streaming tier in the coming weeks at the same $9.99-per-user price point, as label sources tell the site....

Intel processors from the last decade reportedly suffer from a severe chip-level security bug that isn’t necessarily easy to fix. The Register reports that the fix must come at the OS level, and even when the fix is available, there will be a notable performance hit… The report explains that not much is known about the bug at this point, but it calls it a “fundamental design flaw” that is “present in modern Intel processors produced in the past decade....

A new report from CIRP today offers its estimate for how many iPhones Apple sold during its 2018 holiday quarter (fiscal Q1 2019). While the good news includes the US installed iPhone base rising to 189 million devices, CIRP says quarterly iPhone sales dropped by 15 million year over year. Apple announced last fall that it would stop reporting unit sales for its products starting with its holiday quarter. We’re now reliant on analysts to make their best estimates for numbers like iPhone sales and CIRP believes the company sold 62 million of its smartphones during the holiday quarter....

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Trump administration is discussing with chip manufacturers including TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor) and Intel about the possibility of building fabrication plants in the United States. TSMC manufacturers the core system-on-a-chip silicon that Apple relies on for its iOS devices (and soon Macs too). The upcoming A14 chip that will debut in the iPhone 12 will be built on a 5 nanometer process. This manufacturing currently happens in China, but the US government is campaigning these companies to start domestic chip production....

Use Version History Feature in OneDrive to Restore Files First, sign in to OneDrive, then navigate to the location of the file you would like to restore. Select the file, then click the More actions menu (…), represented by an ellipsis. Click the Version History menu; this will open the document in Word Online. In Word Online, you will see current and previous versions of the document listed in the window....

Much as I rely on my Apple Watch, I do need a good reason to upgrade models, and so far Apple has had a mixed track record in persuading me to do so. I started with the original model, aka the Series 0. My next upgrade was to the Series 3, which sold itself to me primarily on the Siri improvements … The Series 4 got me thanks to the much bigger display size, though I also liked the louder speaker volume....

In November, the agency announced that by the summer of this year, taxpayers will need to have an ID.me account in order to access certain IRS online resources. The IRS signed an $86 million contract with ID.me, according to the Washington Post, which noted that more than 70 million Americans who filed for unemployment insurance, pandemic assistance grants, child tax credit payments, or other services that have already been scanned....

The federal health minister Greg Hunt is being called to impose Covid-19 testing standards for the struggling travel industry before the resumption of interstate and international flights. The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) began a public awareness campaign on Monday, asking the Commonwealth, airlines, and travel agencies to avoid rogue laboratories. Jennifer Evans, the CEO, said it was critical that all test results be reliable and accurate, meaning ensuring that qualified businesses carried them out....

When the FBI was still demanding Apple’s help to access a work iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers, security firm Trail of Bits wrote a blog post claiming that the phone could be accessed without Apple’s assistance. A Cambridge University researcher has now successfully demonstrated that the method proposed would have worked. Essentially, it argued that you could bypass the passcode time-outs by overwriting the firmware between attempts....

Resident Evil 2 stats show which bodies you’ve looked at the most while playing. A remake of the classic PlayStation game, Resident Evil 2 has sold a total of three million copies within the game’s first week of release. That’s an exceptional number, but there are several other statistics that Capcom is proudly touting. Resident Evil 2 is, in many ways, a return to form for the franchise. The newest numeric entry in the series abandoned the over-the-shoulder camera angle in favor of placing gamers into a first-person perspective....

Are you a Mi 10T Lite (gauguin) device user and facing issues with the invalid IMEI or unknown IMEI baseband? Then don’t worry. We got you covered. Here in this guide, we’ve provided the full guide to repair unknown IMEI baseband on the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite device easily. Now, talking about the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number, it’s a unique 15-digit code that precisely identifies the device model whether you’ve used a SIM card or not....

Apple’s ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm is heating up today in a serious way. The chip maker has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple in China in an effort to block the sale and manufacturing of iPhones in the country. Bloomberg has the breaking news with details still developing: The fight between Apple and Qualcomm started back in January when the FTC filed a complaint alleging that Qualcomm forced Apple to use its baseband chips for higher patent royalties....

As the privacy debate surrounding technology continues to make its rounds in recent news, Apple’s stance on privacy and security hasn’t changed, especially when it involves law enforcement. FBI Director Christopher Wray says that it is “increasingly unable to access” data stored on encrypted devices. However, Motherboard reports that this is completely false. The report states that local police forces and federal agencies from all across the country have been able to purchase relatively cheap tools that enables them to unlock up-to-date iPhones and bypass all encryption....

Apple News+ was officially announced last week, integrating over 300 magazines and publishers into a single subscription service. Apple, however, was unable to ink deals with two other major newspapers. A new report from Vanity Fair explores Apple’s failed negotiations with The New York Times and The Washington Post. While Apple was able to reach a deal with The Wall Street Journal, it didn’t have the same success with the NYT or Washington Post....

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 has become the most popular smartphone in the Android segment able it was recently unveiled. Being packed with excellent configuration and at an affordable price tag, the smartphone soon saw a hike in the sales figures. But this post is not regarding how good is your Note 5 smartphone but to resolve a prevailing issue that you will come across in any Android-enabled smartphone. Redmi Note 5 Wifi Issues can be easily resolved using simple tricks which are powerful enough to eradicate similar issues on any Android phone....

According to a new report from the New York Post, Apple’s Eddy Cue has spent the last few weeks reaching out to major film and TV studios. The report claims that Cue has met with Paramount Pictures and Sony TV, though specific details of those meetings are unclear at this point. Today’s report cites an unnamed source who explains that Apple is “preparing something big” in terms of original content. One executive reportedly left the meeting with Cue under the impression that Apple is looking for a “transformative acquisition and not just a deal to buy TV shows....

A Bloomberg piece based on interviews with Mac insiders at Apple has revealed how the designs of both the 12-inch MacBook and 2016 MacBook Pro were compromised by marketing decisions winning out over engineering ones. It was a marketing desire to hit the crucial holiday season that led to a design which compromised battery life in the new MacBook Pro, claimed one source … The same tension between marketing and engineering also led to compromises in the design of the 12-inch MacBook....