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End of Security Updates for Windows XP OS & Office 2003 Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 Supports Ends Apirl 8, 2014  Image Credit: Microsoft Microsoft has finally announced the date for the end of security updates for its Windows XP operating system. As of now Microsoft is releasing security updates for Windows XP, but due to security issues and to move more users from XP to Windows 8, Microsoft has decided to stop updates in 2014. According to Gartner prediction, more than 15% of medium and large enterprises will still have Windows XP running on at least 10% of their PCs after Microsoft support ends in April 2014. This means, people and organizations using Windows XP SP3 will be prone to bugs and flaws in the OS, as Microsoft is not going to fix those bugs. They will be open to malware, spyware and even viruses. Office 2003 Support Also Ends in April 8, 2014 Microsoft also announced the end of support for Office 2003, in a press conference yesterday in Lagos. Accordi

Google™ Named Android 4.4 After Nestlé® Kit Kat Chocolate Google Android is world's most powerful and most used mobile OS and has recently surpassed 1 Billion smartphone and tablet users. Google unveiled Android 4.4, KitKat   as the next version of Google's mobile operating system, to be named after famous Nestle Chocolate Kit Kat. Earlier Android's versions were also named after sweet deserts: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean. Earlier it was though that the new Android version would be named as Key Lime Pie . But news about Android KitKat came as a surprise. It might be a marketing strategy or a mutual business understanding between Google and Nestle, but it will be definitely bosting both brands' product and media coverage. Nestle is now planning to sell more than 50 million chocolate bars with the Android mascot to international markets. According to Google, the idea about naming Android version as Ki

 Microsoft to Acquire Nokia's Device Business Microsoft Nokia Deal Worth EUR 5.44 billion According to the Press Release published by Nokia and Microsoft Corporation, Boards of Directors of both Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation have decided to enter into a transaction to sell Nokia's Devices & Services business, license Nokia's patents, and license and use Nokia's mapping services. The decision to buy Nokia is one of the biggest deal and is taken with the planned retirement announcement of Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer. Microsoft will buy Nokia’s devices and services business for €3.79 billion ($5 billion). They will also pay €1.65 billion ($2.2 billion) for Nokia’s patents. The whole deal will cost €5.44 billion or $7.18 billion and it will be paid out in cash. Microsoft and Nokia announced that the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014, subject to approval by Nokia’s shareholders, regulatory approvals and o

News - Sergey Brin Reportedly Splits from wife Anne Wojcicki Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki Have Split According to the reports coming from Silicon Valley, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is not living with her wife Anne Wojcicki for over several months. Anne Wojcicki is a biotech entrepreneur and a co-founder and CEO of 23andMe. Brin and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, both 40, were married in 2007. They had been in marriage for around six years and have two children. They were one of the most high-profile couples of Silicon Valley. Reports say that while they are living separately, they are not yet legally separated. The break-up news was first reported by technology blog AllThingsD on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. The couple have been involved in many charitable organizations and are one of the biggest donnor in USA to charity organizations. Together, they have started a charitable foundation named Brin Wojcicki Foundation and are a part of new organization the Breakthrough Prize Foun

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Facebook Rolls Out Embedded Posts for All Online Users Facebook has now roll-out Embedded Posts for everyone. "Embedded Posts" was first announced in July 31, 2013. You will be eager to know what is Facebook's Embedded Posts . According to Facebook, Embedded Posts, is a social plugin that lets users to easily add public posts from Facebook to a blog or web site, other than Facebook. The embedded post will show any media attached to it, as well as the number of likes, shares, and comments that the post has. How to Embed a Facebook Post? This feature is only available for posts from Facebook Pages and profiles that are set to public. If the post is set as public, then only look for an arrow icon that appears in the top right corner of the post and click to get the code needed to embed a post or video. When you click the Embed Post from drop down menu, a dialog will pops up. From the pop-up simply copy and paste the code provided on your own web page:

Khalil Shreateh Report Facebook Exploit on Mark Zuckerberg's Wall Khalil Shreateh, Palestinian security researcher with a B.A degree in Information Systems, discovered a big Facebook security vulnerability. As an ethical hackers he want this bug to be resolved as soon as possible. So, he sent mail twice to Facebook Security team through whitehat , but Facebook ignored his mail. During his first two mail he informed the security team that he had posted on Sarah Goodin's profile even though is not in her friend list and is not allowed to post on her wall. Sarah Goodin was the student of Harvard students and was first woman to have created the Facebook profile. Even then they ignored the warning. Khalil Shreateh Hijacked Sarah Goodin's Timeline Finally, he decided to proof himself. So, he thought the best way to get attention is to directly post on the Mark Zuckerberg's Wall. Security expert Khalil Shreateh then used this Facebook glitch to post to Mark Zuck