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Android Network Toolkit lets you exploit local machines at the push of a button

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:28:54 +0000

Defcon 2011 is in full hacking swing, and Itzhak Avraham — “Zuk” for short — and his company Zimperium have unveiled the Android Network Toolkit for easy hacking on the go. Need to find vulnerabilities on devices using nearby networks? The app, dubbed “Anti” for short, allows you to simply push a button to do things like search a WiFi network for potential targets, or even take control of a PC trojan-style.

HTC Ruby shows its T-Mobile skin, Android aspirations

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:21:26 +0000

Well folks, now we know. It looks like the HTC Ruby that was leaked via a series of hyper-sensitive office photos is headed to T-Mobile. You know the one — a couple weeks back, when someone underestimated the glare of the HTC Flyer and dropped their seemingly harmless photos on Flickr? Yeah, that’s the handset in question.

FBI’s Child ID app helps iPhone users find their missing children

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:19:12 +0000

The FBI has just released its very first mobile app, aimed at helping parents deal with their worst nightmare — a missing child. Known as Child ID, the application allows users to store their kid’s photos and identifying information directly on their handsets, making it easier to provide authorities with vital data whenever the little one disappears.

Boeing presents first Dreamliner 787 to ANA, flights start in September

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:17:32 +0000

After years of delays, hacker vulnerabilities, and technical hiccups, Boeing is finally reaching the finish line — the 787 Dreamliner is ready. The first of the firm’s fantasy flyers was presented to executives of All Nippon Airways this week, scoring ANA a dreamy new jet that promises to increase fuel efficiency by 20 percent when compared to similarly sized birds.

Army sending robo-jeeps to Afghanistan

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:54:04 +0000

This is the week of the robot-controlled vehicle. Sometimes, it works wonderfully. And sometimes it crashes into another car that looks just like it.
Still, the U.S. Army is undeterred, because a press release from Lockheed Martin declares that four Squad Mission Support System robo-jeeps are being dispatched to Afghanistan.
The SMSS is, so Lockheed Martin says, the biggest unmanned vehicle (11 feet long) ever to be deployed with the U.S. Army.

250GB Android tablet coming–interested?

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:52:45 +0000

Here’s something you can’t get with an iPad: 250GB of internal storage. Archos’ upcoming Android “Honeycomb” 3.2 tablet will pack a 250GB hard disk drive that’s been tweaked to perform more like a flash drive.

Verizon CEO: Hard decisions needed for landline business

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:51:55 +0000

After 45,000 Verizon workers walked off the job this weekend, Chief Executive Lowell McAdam issued a letter today to management justifying the need to extract better contract terms, saying that the company must make “additional hard decisions” to keep the cost of its wireline business in check.

North Korea’s army of online game hackers

Dave — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:51:04 +0000

From the “I guess this makes sense” files, the New York Times reports that North Korea has unleashed a squad of hackers to infiltrate South Korean gaming sites. The two countries have technically been at war for almost 60 years, and cyber-attacks are the modern-day equivalent to a slap in the face.