‘Pokemon Go’ rolls out on iOS and Android

‘Pokemon Go’ Begins Rolling Out On Android And iOS, Australia & New Zealand Users To Experience It First

Pokemon Go, the highly awaited augmented reality mobile game from Nintendo and developer Niantic Labs, is out now for both iOS and Android users in select countries.

Unfortunately, even though it is now available on Playstore and the Appstore, it appears to be unavailable for some US users at this time. Only users in Australia and New Zealand can access the app on both Android and iOS.

The current version requires approximately 60MB for Android users and 100MB for iOS users. According to the Google Play store, the app requires Android version 4.4 and up, while iOS 8.0 or later is required for iOS devices, notes the Apple’s App Store. Currently, only the first generation of 151 Pokémon are available, but The Pokémon Company plans to “release” addition generations into the wild in the future.

So, what is so exciting about Pokeman Go? Players are split into three groups – Blue, Red and Yellow, like the first three games – as they attempt to catch Pokemon without fighting them and take over gyms. This doesn’t make the battles any less impressive though, since the 3D models used for the Pokemon look great.

The game actually uses the smartphone’s camera to have Pokemon appear in their own homes or even the streets of their town and cities!

When the player catches a Pokemon, they can train them and help them become more powerful. Players are then given the chance to catch even stronger and rarer Pokemon. Catching multiple Pokemon will entail the players with awards in the form of candies that can change the Pokemons to their next forms.

According to Polygon, “Pokemon Go” took some time to develop. Recently, Nintendo opened field testing for the game in the United States, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

While the app is free to download, it offers in-game purchases between $0.99 – $99.99 per item.

So, what are you waiting for? Just, go and relive your childhood days.

Linux distros to ditch 32-bit support

Linux to abandon 32-bit support for old PCs/laptops in coming months

Linux started off in 1991 as an alternative to the world’s most popular operating system Windows. The new users adopted Linux because it was open source and it ran beautifully on their older PCs that didn’t have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. However, after 30 years, Ubuntu, a majorLinux distro is looking to end support for 32-bit processors.

Ubuntu’s Dimitri John Ledkov has issued a new proposal on the Ubuntu mailing list recently which states that the company will be winding down support for 32-bit processors. Ledkov uses the justification for ending 32-bit support saying that major software vendors and products like Google, ZFS and Docker will be ending 32-bit processors so it would not be feasible for Ubuntu to continue doing so.

“The key point here is a lack of upstream software support and upstream security support on i386 rather than actual hardware being out of stock and/or old,” he wrote in the proposal.

Though 32-bit systems worldwide are on the way out, it’s not denying that governments continue with older PCs due to lack of funds. It remains to be seen how these vintage systems cope with the new Ubuntu proposal.

64-bit processors become an order of the day in 2000s when AMD and Intel came out with 64-bit processors. In last 20 years most PC/laptop processors sold by the two CPU makers were 64-bit chips. It also helped that 64-bit chips blew past the 4GB memory limit giving users more power.

Ubuntu and Canonical to drop 32-bit support

Ledkov said Ubuntu wants to stop providing new 32-bit installations at Ubuntu 16.10. By Ubuntu 18.10 in October 2018, Canonical would completely end support for 32-bit software and encourage running it in a virtual machine or container instead.

Canonical is not the first Linux vendor to end 32-bit support. Red Hat stopped offering a 32-bit version of Fedora Server as of Fedora 24, but it does still offer 32-bit Fedora Workstation. And OpenSUSE Leap never offered a 32-bit image.

Find out if your Facebook account has been hacked or not?

This is what you need to do if your Facebook account is hacked

There is always a chance someone can obtain your password and log into your online account. And, Facebook is no different.

Hackers can breach a Facebook account in different ways. For instance, spammers hack Facebook accounts to gain access to your following. Similarly, automatic logins through Facebook allow hackers access to several different site accounts once they have taken over your Facebook account. Your account also provides the hacker a lot of personal information about you that can be used to steal your identity.

However, there is a simple way to check if you are worried that your account has been hacked. Go to the arrow in the upper left-hand corner of your Facebook page and click on it. In the menu, choose Settings. A new menu will pop up. Select Security and then Where You’re Logged In.

It will provide a list of all the devices that you have logged into and their locations. If there is a login you are not able to identify, there are chances that you may have been hacked. If you notice anything that is not you, click End Activity on the right side of the log to end the session. The hacker will be logged out, momentarily.

In addition, below are some other ways to know if your account has been hacked:

• Your name, birthday, email or password has been changed
• Someone sent out friend requests to people you don’t know
• Messages have been sent from your account, but you didn’t write them
• Posts are appearing on your timeline that you didn’t post

Steps to be taken if your Facebook account has been hacked

Once you click on End Activity, change your password right away. Subsequently, get Facebook’s help. In the event you have been hacked, Facebook has a system to help you.

Go to the Facebook help page, click on I think my account was hacked or someone is using it without my permission, and then click on secure it. Facebook will take you to a page where you log in and then follow the steps to secure your account.