Monthly Archives: September 2014

Google served malware to millions: are ads really the future of internet?

Sites like Last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post who use Google's ad netwok Doubleclick apparently served malware since late August. It's certainly not the first time that an ad network serves malicious code, but it's one of … Continue reading

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30 million dollar and a new identity if you can tell who downed flight MH17

A German detective agency offers this extremely high reward on behalf of a mystery client to a whistleblower who can reveal who was behind the downing over the Ukraine of flight MH17. The money is already deposited on a Swiss … Continue reading

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Head-up display lets you use your phone while focussing on the road

Interesting $300 pre-order smart device which shows you navigation, incoming messages, tweets, whatever projected in front of you. You can deal with incoming stuff by using voice commands or gestures. The projection appears to be 6 feet in front of … Continue reading

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Universal keyboard (iOS, Android, Win) offers detachable stand

All laptops suffer from a huge ergonomic problem: the screen is attached to the keyboard. The consequence is that you have to look down at an uncomfortable angle to see what you're doing. The screen is too close and too … Continue reading

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Apple opens website to remove U2 viral album from people's Itunes

The free album that got installed with two magic finger touches turned out to be quite sticky on iDevices Apple comes to the rescue https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/offerOptOut Hilarious fail of marketing move #Tech  

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Apple Pay now available for Android: first iPayD hack!

Apple promises that you will be able to pay by waving your iPhone in front of a pay terminal in some popular US shops. Amazing, so I spent the last 48 hours understanding this new technology, finding loopholes, hacking a … Continue reading

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You Go First: Is Obama's Coalition actually going to bomb Syria?

We live in the age of consent; you can't just drop some bombs on a country because you suspect terrorists on their soil. Worse, you can't even attack a country without permission of the Security Council and you need a … Continue reading

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How many of you are sure you don't violate cloud rules on content?

You can't store unlawful, harassing, threatening, harmful, tortious, defamatory, libelous, abusive, violent, obscene, vulgar, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise objectionable content says Apple's iCloud, but the list is as good as identical for Google, … Continue reading

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Windows strikes back with Chromebook competitor

Asus just revealed a new laptop for less than 199E ($260) weighing less than a kilogram, sporting a rapid processor, no fan, an 11.6"screen and a full sized keyboard. Expected battery time around 12 hours. If the keyboard really is … Continue reading

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