The Israeli hacker [Ehud Tenenbaum], known as "the Analyzer", was arrested along with 3 Canadians for allegedly hacking into a Calgary-based financial services company and withdrawing almost CDN $2 million. The arrests were the results of a months-long investigation by both the Canadian police and the U.S. Secret Service. In 1998, [Tenenbaum] was accused of hacking into unclassified computer … [Read more...]
Giant mechanical spider awakens in Liverpool
September 6, 2008 By 4 Comments
While we were away, we missed the story about the giant mechanical spider in Liverpool. That spider has come to life, and you can watch the video courtesy of the BBC. Named La Princesse, she an art project designed to build tourism and boost the economy. Developed by french company La Machine, she looks amazing. It looks as though it takes 9 people to pilot her, possibly another running … [Read more...]
Bypassing the iPhone passcode lock in live webcast
September 6, 2008 By 11 Comments
[Jonathan Zdziarski], a data forensics expert and iPhone hacker, will demonstrate in a live O'Reilly webcast on September 11, 2008, how to bypass the iPhone passcode lock security. Although the presentation is targeted towards law enforcement, it will probably viewed by a lot of hackers and geeks, who could use the information for good or evil. It also doesn't strike us as very good security if … [Read more...]
High altitude photographic balloon
September 6, 2008 By 6 Comments
[Earl Foster] recently completed his 4th high altitude photographic balloon (HAPB-4) launch. This launch reached a peak altitude of 106,384 feet, and lasted about 3 hours. The final weight of the capsule was 5lb 3-3/8 oz, with all the electronics, GPS, digital camera, and HD video camera. His balloons operate under the exempt rules of FAA Part 101 subpart a governing unmanned balloon flight. This … [Read more...]
Dell Mini 9 modification guide
September 6, 2008 By 5 Comments
One of the things that made the original Asus Eee PC such a big success was the ability to add almost anything you wanted to it. While this might not have anything to do with Dell releasing a service manual showing you how to disassemble your brand new Mini 9, we're not gonna fault them for making one available. The service manuals show the proper way to gain access to the various parts of the … [Read more...]
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