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E-Passports Can Be Hacked and Cloned in Minutes
A computer researcher proved it by cloning the chips in two British passports and then implanting digital images of Osama bin Laden and a suicide bomber. Both passports passed as genuine by UN approved passport reader software. The entire process took less than an hour.
If it involves [...]
by Benny Goldman for GIZMODO
At the Rock the Bells festival on a Sunday on Randall’s Island New York; Benny asked some of the most important hip-hop artists in the game—and my heroes since childhood—what they hated most about the iPhone. Whether they owned it or not, most of the stars had a good reason [...]
Scientists sent by Greenpeace to Ghana have recently found extreme cases of chemical contamination at two “e-waste” facilities. Soil and water tests were conducted at two electronics scrap yards where various items such as broken computers, monitors, and televisions are shipped from the United States and Europe for processing and extraction of scrap metals…. The [...]
Spread the word for JUNE 17th
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
Set a Guinness World Record Enjoy a Better Web
Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours - it’s that easy. We’re not asking you to swallow a sword [...]
Apple introduces iPhone 3G
Apple today unveiled its highly anticipated iPhone 3G. The device “climbs the next mountain” of requiring fast mobile data as well as reducing the price. The connection is the most important feature and downloads websites 2.8 times faster than an iPhone on EDGE; it’s also faster versus rival 3G-capable devices like the [...]
Photo by Lillergy
Sometimes referred to the Manhattan Solstice. This is a semi-annual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manhattan’s main street grid. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at which the sun aligns with the stones on the solstices. It was coined in 2002 by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an [...]
Take your iPod into the water with you! Hmmm! This seems like a novel idea. Why should people who flex and exercise their muscles while jamming to that motivating song be limited to air and earth? Just check the specs. Hang Gliders in the air mellow out or jam out while fantasizing about being a [...]
MacWorld magazine cohorts Jason Snell and Jonathan Seff pull together great advice and wisdom to re-write the rules when buying an Apple Mac computer whether it be desktop or laptop; or pro or consumer.
If you’re planning on buying a new Mac, you need facts about the modern lineup—so you can choose the computer that’s right [...]
Do you know how useful the RSS format can be? Only 5% of the Internet population use it though, so let’s try to increase this awareness on May 1st.
Here’s a blurb from rssday.org
“Spread the word!
Back in 2005 5% of the Internet users said they were using RSS aggregators or XML readers to get the news [...]
Skype on Monday announced it will offer unlimited international calling to land lines in 34 countries for $10 a month under its Unlimited World plan. In a few countries, including US, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore, the VoIP company’s newest plan includes calling to cell phones as well. With the plan, subscribers will also [...]
I’ve been a Palm/HandSpring OS & hardware man since 2000. I have never used the Research In Motion [RIM] Blackberry. Since I enjoy Tech. I find this article intersting about the model evolution and functionality of the the device named the ‘Blackberry’.
The History of the Blackberry
I have been a smartphone user for quite a while. I actually go back to the HandSpring Visor. I went through the first Treo 180g (graffiti) to the Treo 270; the Treo 600 and finally in early 2006; I went to the Treo 650. This is where I am at today.
So many innovations since I [...]
Traktor Scratch 1.2 adds enhanced tracking, more
Native Instruments today unveiled Traktor Scratch 1.2, a free software update to its professional digital DJ system, adding a number of features, as well as improved performance. Traktor Scratch uses digital turntables and CD-based DJ systems to alter digital music tracks. The new version also features tighter integration with [...]
Every year millions of North Americans and Europeans scratch their heads to understand Daylight Saving Time. Even worse; the US of A has gone against the grain and set it’s own commencement date at Sunday, 2 AM; March 8th [the second Sunday in March]. Does this practice really help save energy? Is it time to retire [...]
Your wishes come true!
MY PowerBook G4 1.67GHz book is now 3 years old.
Apple today announced long-awaited upgrades for both its MacBook and MacBook Pro portables, adding Intel’s 45 nanometer Penryn architecture for its Core 2 Duo processors. All systems now include the larger Level 2 cache, SSE4 media instructions, and reduced power consumption of [...]
