iPod Touch 2G Jailbreak Released

The official iPod Touch 2G jailbreak has been released by the iPhone Dev-Team. These guys don't actually work for Apple... some would say that they work for you... Anyway, the previous version required the hack...

One billion RFID cards vulnerable to hacks

Cash is starting to look so much more attractive.  Then again, aren't they also putting RFID in the currency now?"Even as RFID tech grows more and more ubiquitous, fears about its safety and security haven't dwindled -- which is why we're just disappointed, not...

At Least 25 Per Cent of iPhones are Unlocked

Although the iPhone isn't set up with a carrier in Canada yet, I've seen a couple unlocked iPhones around.Of course, that's nothing compared to the 1 million or so iphones that are operating on unauthorized...

Veoh Hacks Hulu

I've recently been spending some time on Veoh so this is useful for me.  We'll see if the big dogs at Hulu let this continue:"Today, a PR rep from Veoh alerted us that online users of Veoh's video service can now watch entire episodes of content from Hulu, the joint...

Culture-Jamming Decapitator Hacks London Ads

I'm glad to see that the subversive art of culture-jamming is being kept alive in an appropriately gory and 'stumpified' form."Renegade artist and head-hunter the Decapitator has been targeting the streets of London with a signature style of graffiti tag - eerily removing the...

Car Hacker’s Hummer Gets 60 MPG

"If you haven’ heard of the Motorhead Messiah, Jonathan Goodwin, let me introduce you: he hacks cars for a living, and he can get 60 mpg out of an H3 Hummer while doubling the horsepower and cutting emissions...

18-Years-Old Hacks The Orange County 911 System And Dispatched SWAT Team

"A Washington State teenager is facing 18 years in prison on charges that he used his PC to access Orange County, California's 911 emergency response system and convinced the sheriff's department into storming an area couple's home with a heavily armed SWAT team. Randall...

Robot Love & a Guck Named Hal: Roomba Owners Bond

I wonder how many Roomba owners name their robot cleaners "Robbie"? Isaac Asimov foresaw the potential bond between robots and humans in his series of stories "I, Robot," but somehow, attachment to a round little...

Apple warning on unlocked iPhones

"Apple has warned that anyone attempting to unlock their iPhone to use with an unauthorised mobile network could find their phones irreparably damaged. The company said that modified mobiles would become...

Yahoo Messenger Under Attack! The Hackers Want Your Info!

The popular Yahoo Messenger is currently affected by several phishing attempts that are trying to lure users to disclose their private information. The malicious actions are conducted extreme easy and are based on an avalanche of messages sent to the users connected to the...

Rogues Attack World of Warcraft: You Are Entering Combat

Windows Warcrafters beware: hackers are looking to pwn you! These guys are evidently pros, having compromised The Dolphins Stadium website in an earlier attack."For months, hackers--most likely in China and Russia, according to security watchers--have been surreptitiously...

White House, Kerry exchange accusations

"WASHINGTON - The White House and Sen. John Kerry traded their harshest accusations since the 2004 presidential race on Tuesday, with President Bush accusing the Democrat of troop-bashing and Kerry calling the...

Weekly del.icio.us roundup

Just some of the more interesting pages saved under my del.icio.us account

Beta IE7

"Internet Explorer 7 is supposed to be one of the big ones for Microsoft, a catchup browser five years in the making. Aside from the catchup features, it was the tighter security that was always going to be the clincher for many users, particularly in the business world....

Using CSS to Style Text in Flash 8: A Tutorial

"If you’ve had the chance to work with Flash 8, one of the first things you’ve probably noticed is the change in rendering texts on the screen. Better than ever, working with text in Flash is no longer a chore in pixel checks, font size checks, scrolling hacks and...

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