Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
July 31, 2010
AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that’s said.
Japan mobile phone makers to roll out ‘augmented reality’
July 31, 2010
AFP - The Terminator had it, US fighter pilots use it and it’s the next hot feature on Japanese smartphones — augmented reality which peppers the world around you with useful bits of information.
Hack attack hits ATM jackpots
July 31, 2010
AFP - Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet.
Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in Demo
July 31, 2010
PC World - Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.
Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
July 31, 2010
AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that’s said.
OWCâs service adds eSATA port to new 27-inch iMac
July 31, 2010
Macworld.com - For whatever reason, Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that FireWire and USB are enough for external devices.
Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
July 31, 2010
PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it’s just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn’t need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market–but it doesn’t have to include a Windows 7 tablet.
The Macalope Weekly: They’re on to us!
July 31, 2010
Macworld.com - Look out, Apple fans! Stunning new research shows not only what jerks we are but how weâre also just one big cult. Whatâs next? Will they figure out the recipe to our fantastic peach cobbler?! Not only that, one silly pundit has advice for Google on how to finish the iPhone once and for all. How did they figure all this out in one week?!
BlackBerry maker to launch tablet in November: report
July 30, 2010
Reuters - Research In Motion will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the company’s plans.
Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, Microsoft
July 30, 2010
PC World - Microsoft is busy at work on a new tablet computer design, a product that may arrive from one or more of its hardware partners in not a heck of a long time, CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Thursday.
