Tag: hack
News Roundup 6/2/2015: Google Is Coming For Your Data
It’s hard to believe that it’s already almost WWDC time—probably because it’s 50 degrees and rainy here. And other than the full Apple Watch SDK,...
Siri Hacked To Work With Phillips HUE Lights
After developer Brandon Evans purchased a set of Phillips HUE lights, he was quite disappointed that they weren’t supported by Siri. However, he didn’t let...
iPhone 4S Hacked At Pwn2Own, Can View Photos And Other Content Via Webkit Exploit
While iOS is a pretty secure mobile operating system, some kinks can always appear. At this year’s Pwn2Own event, two hackers earned a pretty $30,000...
Battle.net Accounts Hacked, Users Told To Change Passwords
Battle.net, a popular multiplayer gaming service by Blizzard, was recently hacked. Users were told to change their passwords as quickly as possible as the hackers...
Apple Freezes Over-The-Phone iCloud Password Resets After Hack
After Wired reporter Mat Honan’s iCloud account was hacked via Apple phone support, Apple has reportedly decided to freeze over-the-phone password resets for the next...
Apple Responds To Wired Author’s Hacked iCloud Account
Mat Honan, a writer at Wired, a popular tech publication, recently had his Amazon, Gmail, Twitter, and more notably, iCloud accounts hacked. The hackers acquired access to his accounts by...
Forget Android: Hackers And Modders Should Go iPhone
It seems like a no-brainer to hackers, modders and tweakers that the “open” mobile system, Android, would be the best choice with which to create...
Build your own Time Capsule with Debian, Netatalk
Do you ever wish there was a way to turn that old computer sitting in your closet into a Time Machine-enabled backup hub for your...
Make your iPhone Apple logo glow with this case hack
I’m not one for hardware hacking. The last time I opened up a piece of electronics was to install a mod-chip in the original Sony...
Starting your car with Siri more realistic than you may think
We’ve mentioned a couple of Siri hacks that have shown off what the future of Siri may hold for us, and today we have another...
The future of Siri is already on display with this thermostat hack
Pretty soon Siri will be taking live requests to spice up your life. Developers have already put together a hack that lets them control a...
You can now put Siri on your iPhone 4 or iPod touch
Developers have managed to crack the Siri security protocol, making it theoretically possible to install Siri on an iPhone 4 or an iPod touch; however,...
iPhone inches closer to MacBook styling with glowing Apple logo mod
My MacBook looks sexy from every angle. When opened, the front has a beautiful screen paired with aluminum styling that only Apple could produce. On...
OS X not as secure as Windows 7 reported at Black Hat Conference
The Black Hat security conference brought quite a few shockers, but personally, I don’t find Alex Stamos finding that OS X is less secure than...
Show only active applications in Mac OS X Dock, and how to get 2-D all the time
Are you into minimalist interfaces? If you want to cut down the clutter in the Mac OS X Dock, OSXDaily has a nice tip to...
Trapster users’ passwords may be exposed
Trapster is an online service that warns iPhone users (and Android & Blackberry) of speed traps. They have recently started warning users that the service...
FBI pressing charges over AT&T iPad data leak
Right after the original iPad shipped from Apple last summer, AT&T and Apple found themselves in a spot of bother. Weev, a hacker from Arkansas,...
Enable Tethering with out Jailbreaking
Over the last couple of days, a few hacks have come out to enable tethering on your iPhone with your carrier. Some of these require...