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Games
New Xbox 360 Warranty Stickers Better Guarantee Chastity?
1:36AM Mark Wilson | Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favourite pastime: crazy-eyed speculation. More »
Phones
5:30PM Nick Broughall | Aussie tech journo, smartphone nut and one-time Giz AU guest editor Jenneth Orantia has written a superb guide to flashing the HTC Magic with the HTC Hero’s ROM, so you can enjoy the the benefits of the new user interface without having to buy a whole new phone. More »
How To Run The HTC Hero’s UI On Your HTC Magic In 8 Easy Steps
5:30PM Nick Broughall | Aussie tech journo, smartphone nut and one-time Giz AU guest editor Jenneth Orantia has written a superb guide to flashing the HTC Magic with the HTC Hero’s ROM, so you can enjoy the the benefits of the new user interface without having to buy a whole new phone. More »
Gadgets
Warning: Not All ATMs At DefCon Are What They Appear To Be
3:20AM Mark Wilson | The infamous DefCon hackers convention is going on in Las Vegas right now. And, just a word of advice. If you’re going to visit, grab your cash before entering the conference. More »
Gadgets
DefCon Badge Hack Fools Facial Recognition Systems With Pulsing Light
1:30PM Rosa Golijan | DefCon’s badges encourage hacking. In fact, the best hacks at the conference receive a black über badge signifying free lifetime admission. But why compete for the über badges when you can use steal them with this year’s winning hack? More »
Random Stuff
Insecure Electronic Parking Meters Can Be Hacked For Infinite Money
2:02AM Jason Chen | Two presenters at Black Hat 2009 just demonstrated their ability to hack into parking meters in San Francisco (and theoretically anywhere with this kind of system) to give unlimited money on their parking payment cards. More »
Online
The Official Reason AT&T Blocked 4Chan
2:09AM Matt Buchanan | Fresh from the Mouth of AT&T, who like his Lord of the Rings counterpart, wears creepy masks at inappropriate times is AT&T’s official reason they blocked 4chan. It was, as suspected, blamed on a DDoS attack from that IP address: More »
Online
Why Did AT&T Block 4Chan?
10:59PM Matt Buchanan | 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 »
Phones
Hacker Claims IPhone 3GS Encryption Is Dangerously Easy To Crack
12:00PM Dan Nosowitz | 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 »
Phones
12:40AM Brian Lam | Before there were computer hackers, there were phreakers. And before there were macs, Jobs and Woz kept themselves busy building their own blue boxes (Above) which would emulate precise control tones to seize control of the phone system. More »
Phreaking The Phones: Before There Was Hacking
12:40AM Brian Lam | Before there were computer hackers, there were phreakers. And before there were macs, Jobs and Woz kept themselves busy building their own blue boxes (Above) which would emulate precise control tones to seize control of the phone system. More »
Software
