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The Algorithm Protecting GSM Calls Has Been Cracked
The A5/1 privacy algorithm, a code which is used to protect the privacy of about 80 percent of all mobile calls worldwide, has been deciphered and made public. It remains to be seen whether it's time to panic just yet. More »Run Palm OS Garnet VM On Your Nokia N900
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Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
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Many of us have jailbroken our iPhones, but did everyone remember to change the default root password? Those guilty of that oversight are vulnerable to the simple intrusion method this guy used to hold iPhones hostage in the Netherlands. More »Converted Dell Mini 9 Netbook Makes For a Great Internet Tablet
Everybody's favorite hackintoshable netbook, the Dell Mini 9, has yet another identity—it can be converted into a pretty fantastic internet slate PC/tablet. More »Simple PSPGo Mod Hides High Price, Screen Behind Blindingly Bright Bank of LEDs
One intrepid PSPGo owner—no doubt frustrated, like Mark was, with the portable's strange pricing structure and continued lack of dual thumb sticks—has attempted to spruce it up with a bit of color. More »This Is Why They Make Travel Adapters
Future Darwin Award nominee or desperate genius? Maybe both. But shoving things into what looks like a UK 220V outlet is probably not going to end well. Just ask the guy in this retro UK electrical hazards PSA: More »I Want to Trip With this Wondrous 3D Etch-a-Sketch
I love me Wacoms as much as I love me bacons, but this Sketch3D—which you can use to draw in three dimensions using three dials and two-color eyeglasses—has got my heart: More »The Official Reason AT&T Blocked 4Chan
Fresh from the Mouth of AT&T, who looks like his Lord of the Rings counterpart, is the reason AT&T blocked 4chan. It was, as suspected, blamed on a DDoS attack from that IP address. Update: 4chan's moot confirms their account: More »Why Did AT&T Block 4Chan?
It's indisputable at this point that AT&T blocked 4chan—what's 4chan, you ask?—the cesspool that has spawned some of the internet's greatest memes, like LOLCATs. We hear it's because of a massive DDoS attack emanating from that IP address. More »Hacker Claims iPhone 3GS Encryption is Incredibly, Dangerously Easy to Crack
Noted iPhone security destroyer Jonathan Zdziarski has cracked the iPhone 3GS encryption security, which is to be expected, but the ease and speed with which he did it is worrisome. Zdziarski claims the iPhone 3GS is thus "useless" to businesses. More »iPhone Push May Be Sending AIM Messages to Random People
According to developer Till Schadde, random people may be receiving your AIM messages if you have a jailbroken or unlocked iPhone. In fact, anyone with a jailbroken iPhone may be getting them, according to his testing: [Update: Confirmed] More »A Tribute to Splendid Half-Assery
Misadventures in do-it-yourself home repair, or lateral thinking of McGuyver-esque proportions? We've all pulled something stupid like this in our time. Hey, I once tried to fix a waterbed with duct tape, big mistake. More »Loading All Your Wii Games From A Hard Drive Just Got Easier
Keykeriki Open Source Wireless Keyboard Sniffer
The team at Remote-Exploit.org are currently working on an open source hardware/software sniffer project that allows you to decode Microsoft wireless keyboards (and Logitech boards in the near future). More »PC-In-A-Vase Was Created by a Real Company, Not a Dodgy Hacker
Hacked Public Bicycle Kiosk Shows Porn Movie, Extra Benefits of Public Transport
This is a computer kiosk used to control public bicycle lending. But as you can see in the image, the touchscreen is not displaying the software used for this task, but a porn movie at full screen. More »iFOB Is a Keyless Entry Hack, Not an Azn on a Mac
Punk iRobot Tags Floors With Its Powder Graffiti
This is what happens when a Roomba gets kicked around by abusive parents—it rebels against society, joins a gang and vandalizes our communities. More »Flip Watch Lets Everyone Know What Time It Is
Practical? No, not at all. But this watch made by Fatman and Circuit Girl is nothing if not hilarious. At least no one would ever have to ask you what time it is. [Make]