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German hacker group by-passes Apple’s new TouchID system
It’s not smooth sailing for Tim Cook whatsoever. Post the release of two new iPhones and iOS 7, Apple is facing unprecedented fierce attack from all quarters. Be it the plasticky design of the not-so-cheap iPhone 5C or the bugsy iOS 7 ridiculed for copying Android, things are not fine for the Paolo Alto based…
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Beware! Even smart toilets are prone to hack attack
Ohh shoot! If hacking computers, smartphones and even smart TVs weren’t enough, it’s now possible to even hack a commode. But don’t sweat just yet, if your commode ain’t smart you can be at peace in your loo doing business as usual. Japan’s obsession of making everything smart has driven them to put a computer…
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Researchers reveal the secret behind ‘Mactans’; malicious charger that can hack iPhone
Two months back, a team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology had claimed they can hack into an iPhone or an iPad within minutes using a malicious charger. Back then, they didn’t give out any other information but promised to demonstrate their claims and findings at the Black Hat Computer Security Conference in Las…
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Chromecast hacked by GTVHackers, reveals it’s more Android than ChromeOS
Just a couple of days after Google launched their latest product ‘Chromecast’, GTVhacker researcher has found his way into Root Access to explore more about the device. The day they got their hands on the dongle, they got cracking at it and found a bug during their initial code audit. The hacker who goes by…
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Contra game modified for one of the coolest and romantic proposals
Reddit user Equinoxx popped the question to his significant so by buying Contra, dumping the ROM, Hex editing the file and soldering the new ROM chip all in a way that the 8 bit goodness would melt his lady love’s heart. He changed the player names to theirs and modified the ending text to ask…
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FAA dismisses the possibility that an Android App can hijack an airplane
Few days back we brought you the, rather disturbing, news of an Android app that can potentially hijack an airplane, as claimed by its creator Hugo Tesco. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) sprung into action quickly, and refuted the claims made by Tesco. Tesco demonstrated the vulnerabilities of the FMS (Flight management system) and used his…
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How to Play Simcity 5 offline
The term ‘A good game’ is an oxymoron as far as EA is concerned. They make some of the best games when it comes to graphics, game play, sound, etc but they will screw up big time on one crucial element thus ruining the entire game. A recent classic example is Simcity 5, EA rebooted…
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Philips Hue Lights controlled by Siri
Philips Hue Lights are Led bulbs which can be controlled by an iOS device. The pricey high tech bulbs change their color and intensity with a simple slide of a finger on an iDevice. Taking the experience up a notch is developer Brandon Evans who has managed to get the bulbs working with Siri commands,…
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Modified Snake mobile phone game controllable via recorders!
The Snake game enthralled the world of mobile-phone gaming before the dawn of smartphones and portable devices with colored screens. Now, with a blast from the past, a team of innovative and creative minds have come up with a splendid new way to play the good old game. In this modern day modification of the…
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Flutter application enables gesture control using Kinect for iTunes on Macs
It’s been a while since the good old iTunes could do more than just play and organize your music. We just came across a splendid new application that gives you gesture control on the iTunes application for Macs! Available for download and currently in its development stages, the Flutter application simply uses the iSight Camera…
