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Hackers Unlock Car Doors Via SMS

Security researchers at iSec partners, Don Bailey and Mathew Solnik have discovered a way to unlock car doors and even start some car engines remotely using SMS.

The two researchers have managed to intercept the wireless messages that travel between software based systems like OnStar and cars, they were able to crack the protocol behind the systems and then duplicate it with a laptop in around two hours.

They have managed to use the hack on two different systems and unlock the vehicles, and they have given the system the name of ‘War Texting’, and will present it at the Black Hat Conference later this week, although they have said that they wont release any details on the system and how it works so that it can’t be used maliciously.

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f you have been patiently waiting for the the launch of Acer’s new Iconia Tab A100 Android tablet, your wait is now over as it’s expected to land in stores during August for around $300.

Originally the Acer Iconia Tab A100 was expected to launch in April 2011, but rumours surfaced that the 7 inch tablet was experiencing problems with its Honeycomb OS and its launch was pushed back a few months and then again to August.

When it arrives the new Acer Iconia Tab A100 will be equipped with a 1024 x 600 resolution 7 inch touchscreen and will be powered by a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor supported by 512mb or RAM and an Nvidia GeForce graphics chip. Together with Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth 2.1 wireless connectivity.

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Just as the new DLC Legacy update is released for Dragon Age 2 by EA, the game has unceremoniously been removed from the Steam games network by Valve, for breaking Steam’s Terms of Service. Rather than being made available via Steam’s own client, EA saw fit to release the new DLC via an in-game store, which has prompted Valve to remove the game from its network.

EA explains the situation but Valve is remaining quite about the removal of the Dragon Age 2 game.

“At EA, we offer our games and content to all major download services including GameStop, Amazon, Direct2Drive and Steam,”

“Unfortunately, Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to sell downloadable content. No other download service has adopted this practice. Consequently some of our games have been removed by Steam.
“We hope to work out an agreement to keep our games on Steam.”

Has Dragon Age 2 disappearance from Steam affected you in anyway?

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It’s called the Timesnap, a wrist gadget that’s so packed with features we’re surprised it isn’t a smartphone as well. Fundamentally a well endowed MP3 and MP4 player, the Timesnap packs 4GB of storage space and video playing capabilities. It’s a mean muzack player to boot and has an upgradable SD memory (goes to 8GB). On top of these lovely attractions, the Timesnap–hold your breath–is also an e-reader, though we doubt reading text from such a small screen would be enticing.

Just to summarize the other stuff on the product page, the Timesnap has a flexible wristband, earphones, USB capabilities, picture storage, radio–standard for most players these days.

Oh yeah, it’s a watch too. We’re not sure about how all these juicy options will influence the battery life though, which is rechargable of course.

Also, having the Timesnap on your wrist with earphone wire snaking up your arm looks a little awkward for our taste. If it’s so loaded with features, maybe bluetooth capabilities should’ve been thrown in as well, right? No worries, as a Timesnap 2G or some variant is in the works. Maybe.

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Google has today rolled out a new feature to its beta Google+ social networking service, that’s been designed to help you stay up to date with the latest features added to the new Google+ service.

The recently added “What’s new in Google+” section enables you to read release notes for new features and developments within Google+ and contains a number of YouTube video’s explaining the features in detail and their purpose. Googler Natalie Villalobos introduces the new area in a video after the break.

For those who can’t watch the video below the new page is located here and will document the latest developments within the Google+ social network.

Source: Google+

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ts surrounding Universe from the comfort of your iPad. The new NASA app provides and easy way to read stories about the advanced based research NASA is currently conducting using their fleet of research spacecraft using visualisation and spectacular imagery.

Michael Starobin, a senior producer at the Goddard Space Flight Center explains a little more about what the new NASA app has to offer.

“The app will explore stories of climate change, Earth’s dynamic systems, plant life on land and in the oceans–all of the small and large stories captured in data by NASA satellites and then visualized,” -”Science should be accessible to everyone, and visualization reveals the meaning and value of the often intangible, but essential, data delivered by NASA’s research efforts,”

The new NASA Visualisation Explorer iPad App is available to download for free from the iTunes App Store and is just under 5mb in size.

Source: CNET

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Qualcomm’s augmented reality SDK has been available for Google’s Android devices for a while now and now Qualcomm has released a version of its Augmented reality SDK for Apple’s iOS.

The SDK is designed to make it easier for developers to integrate virtual content and real content together, and whilst Apple’s iOS already supports augmented reality, this new SDK should make it easier for developers to develop applications for both Android and iOS devices,have a look at the video below.

The video above shows the winners from Qualcomm’s Augmented Reality developer challenge, and their new SDK for iOS offers support for the iPhone 4, the iPad 2 and he iPod Touch fourth generation.

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Rockstar has now confirmed that a new Red Dead Redemption DLC pack will be arriving soon and the best bit is that it will be free to all to download. Rockstar is releasing the new DLC for free to show its appreciation for the awesome long-term support from gamers for the Red Dead Redemption multiplayer modes, since it was launched back in 2010.

The new DLC will be called Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack will feature new fan-favorite multiplayer characters, together with new multiplayer locations for players of Deathmatch, Grab the Bag, Gang matches and others.

A title update in the lead up to the new free DLC pack will also be released to address issues with the original Undead Overrun multiplayer mode settings. The new Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack DLC will be arriving in September on the PSN and Xbox Live service.

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Nielsen have just released their latest numbers for the US smartphone market for the month of June, and according top their latest research Apple are the top smartphone manufactures with a share of 28 percent of the market for their iPhone.

Google’s Android OS has taken a total of 39 percent of the market according to the report, making it the top smartphone platform in the US for June, and out of the Android devices HTC is the top manufacturer with a share of 14 percent.

Next in line for Android devices is Motorola with an 11 percent share and in third place is Samsung, we wonder how these figures will look when Samsung releases the Galaxy S II in the US next month.

You can find out full details over at Nielsen.

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ced bass response with optimised drivers, and fitted with replaceable sound-isolating leatherette ear cushions for comfort during extended gaming sessions.

The Electra gaming headset is also equipped with a detachable rubber sheathed audio cable and detachable inline microphone audio cable for voice communication, which can be easily replaced if the worst were to happen. But be warned the combined inline cable microphone only works in a port that mixes audio and microphone capability, like many smartphone and tablet jacks.

“The Razer Electra provides just that with deep, booming bass and balanced sound delivered by audio drivers finely tuned to low frequencies.”

The Razer Electra headphones will be arriving in October worldwide for around $60

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G LTE has gone on sale with Verizon Wireless in the US today, and as we mentioned previously there are two models available, one with 16GB of storage which is available for $529 and one with 32GB of storage which retails for $629.

Both models are available when you sign up to a new data contract with Verizon, and as a reminder of the specifications the Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800.

Connectivity comes win the form of 4G LTE and WiFi, it also features a three megapixel camera on the back and a two megapixel camera on the front for video chat.

You can find out more information over at Verizon.

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Now that we mentioned it you probably remember that old box where you keep those unused cassettes of the Spice Girls and Elton John. Don’t be ashamed a smany people share the same unease over their bygone music tastes. But what’s that? You miss listening to old albums? Totally fine. Here comes the perfect gadget to bring them to digital immortality.

The Cassette Capture, itself reminiscent of an old school Sony walkman, allows the user to play cassettes that are then converted to an mp3 file and saved onto a hard drive. Rea simple and it’s got no capacity limits—the genius of cassettes really, so your entire AC/DC back catalogue can be preserved.

Of course, as to why re-recording a cassette is better than simply downloading isn’t a question we’ll tackle. The Cassette Capture’s value ride son nostalgia and personal sensitivity over old music.

The lightweight Cassette Capture comes with a USB cable and a built in program for transferring the files. The real interesting par tis a earphones jack means the Cassette Capture is a Walkman in all but name.

This is good news for nostalgic die hard music fans. Us too, since we haven’t listened to our cassettes of Prince’s “Purple Rain” for ages. Last: the Cassette Capture is selling for $26 each.

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Eye strain sucks. If your schedule leaves you staring at a computer screen all day followed by a frenzied stretch of off hours gaming somewhere, then you know what we mean. Thing is, our interconnected dystopian reality demands that we remain in front of monitors all day. This naturally hurts our eyes, no two ways about it. Renowned glasses maker J!ns—pronounced Jin—have unveiled a couple of new eyeglasses to relieve ocular assisted visual organs.

Seen above is the J!ns moisture, a clever contraption embedded pair that helps moisten strained eyes. If you’ve ever closed your eyes at the office and felt them water, you sure as heck know that a gadget like this will prove useful. Better than awkward eye drops even. Or maybe, because some people prefer eye drops.

There’s another variant next to the Moisture called the J!ins PC, whose lenses reduce the numbing glare of a computer screen.

Both won’t be out until the end of October and will be priced fairly, as in affordable but not cheap.

In the meantime, perhaps you’d like to give those eyes a break. They need it, given how much visual pollution assails us these days from crappy 3D movies to shallow TV programs and lulz on YouTube. Ugh.

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$8-Million iPad 2 Gold History Edition Features Real T-Rex Thigh Bone

Priced at $8000000, the iPad 2 Gold History Edition from Stuart Hughes is not only the world's most expensive, but features sections of a real tyrannosaurus-rex thigh bone. Plus, you'll also find "12.5 cts of 'I'F' Flawless diamonds, a magnificent total of 53 individually set sparkling gems dwell beautifully in solid 24ct Apple logo with rear section formed again in 24ct gold weighing an immense 2,000 grams." Continue reading for one more picture.

[via Geekologie - StuartHughes]

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iPhone 4S Pictures Leaked

Here it is, a first look at the iPhone 4S, a low-cost model that Apple plans to release alongside the iPhone 5 in September. According to Tinhte.vn, this handset "has a plastic back which would decrease the weight and cost and increase the durability." Continue reading for one more picture.

[via 9to5Mac]

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This could very well be the first inkling of a major reversal in the world of military FPS games. We would have had a bit more faith if EA had thrown out some figures in relation to Modern Warfare 2 pre-orders as well, instead of measuring itself against its previous outing, but maybe they’re really into self-help books these days, who knows?

We have to admit it’s a rather impressive figure to bandy around and just the notion that the amount of Battlefield 3 pre-orders is ten times the size of … well, anything makes it more attractive by default. We just hope Modern Warfare 3 doesn’t manage the same feat, one Y2K per millennium is more than enough, thank you very much.

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In the good old days, that number would havebeen enough to make a blockbuster three times over, but in the time of sixty-million development budgets we’re not so sure. EA seem pleased with the title’s performance, as well they should be, that song from the ad was all kinds of catchy. It apparently did well financially too.

To be honest, we haven’t gotten around to playing it yet, but seeing how the first one was the best game engine ad since the first Gears of War and infinitely better written, we’ll definitely have to joint the “three million” club, as we’re sure they’re calling themselves at their secret meetings and get a closer look.

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The Samsung Galaxy S II has been a huge success for Samsung, their latest flagship smartphone has yet to go on sale in the US, and it is expected to become available with a number of US carriers next month.

Recently we heard that Samsung had sold over 3 million Galaxy S II smartphones, this took the company just 55 days and now they have announced that they have sold over 5 million Galaxy S II handsets in just 85 days.

These figures are pretty impressive, and we suspect the when the new Samsung Galaxy S II goes on sale in the US, this number will increase considerably.

We recently got on handset on Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone have a look at our Samsung Galaxy S II review to see what we thought of it.

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Microsoft has announced two new accessories for its Xbox 360 games console, which include a new Bluetooth wireless headset for the Xbox 360 and a new Xbox 360 media remote.

Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 Media Remote comes with a range of new features which include media playback controls, and also controls for your TV, and it also features A, B, X, Y buttons as well as D-pad navigation, it will go on sale in November for $19.99.

The new Xbox 360 Bluetooth headset will work with your Xbox 360 and also your mobile phone via Bluetooth and PCs, it will hit the stores in November for $59.99.

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Apple recently announced the 2011 MacBook Air, and now its seems that Apple may have another ultra thin MacBook in the works which will come with a 15 inch display.

The news comes from Mac Rumors, and apparently the new ultra thin 15 inch MacBook is in the late stages of testing, although it isn’t clear whether it will be called the MacBook Air or if it is designed to be a replacement for the MacBook Pro.

We have recently seen Apple remove DVD drives from the new Mac Mini, and now it would appear that Apple could have the MacBook Pro in its sights to remove the DVD drive, which would allow them to produce a much thinner MacBook Pro than the existing model.

It looks like Apple may want to get rid of the DVD as it did with the floppy disk, OS X Lion is the companies first operating system to ship without a DVD or physical disk, although it will be available via USB later next month.

Also with the launch of Apple’s new iCloud service, MacBook’s will need less storage as much of your music and video can be stored in the cloud, this would allow Apple to launch a new ultra thin MacBook Pro with a solid state drive as standard like it does with the MacBook Air.

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It looks like Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Mango is getting closer to release as Microsoft has announced that it has now delivered Windows Phone 7 Mango to manufacturers.

This means that manufacturers will now be able to start customizing Windows Phone 7 Mango for their handsets, and we should see Windows Phone 7 Mango smartphones being released over the next few months.

Earlier this morning, the Windows Phone development team officially signed off on the release to manufacturing (RTM) build of “Mango” – the latest version of the Windows Phone operating system.

Microsoft also mentioned that the Windows Phone 7 Mango update for existing Windows Phone 7 handsets will be available this fall, so we can probably expect it to be released some time from September onwards.

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Yesterday we showed you a photo of an unannounced Samsung QWERTY Slider smartphone that is headed to AT&T, the image came from the guys over at the BGR, and they have now managed to get their hands on some actual photos of the device and have confirmed that this new smartphone is based on the Samsung Galaxy S II.

This new Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone has the model number of SGH-I927, and the hardware is similar to the original Galaxy S II, but Samsung has added in a slide out QWERTY keyboard.

It will come with the same 8 megapixel camera that can be found in the original S II, so we presume the rest of the specifications will be similar including the dual core processor, and it has been confirmed that it will come with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

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Called Yacht Island, this giant yacht is the first ever to include its very own volcano. Plus, "the main deck is a beach "cove" of cabanas surrounding a massive ocean view swimming pool, with a waterfall falling nearby from the volcano." Click here for more pictures.

[via Gizmag - Gizmodo]

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CollegeHumor shows us a few weird iPhone apps that (thankfully) don't exist...yet. They include: the Speech Simplifier, Captain GPS, Can I Eat It?, and more. Click here to see our favorites.

[via CollegeHumor]

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Yesterday we heard a rumor that the possible iPhone 5 launch date would be the 5th of September, now there is more evidence which points to an early September release of the iPhone 5.

According to a recent report by the BGR, US mobile carrier AT&T are getting ready for the launch of the iPhone 5, and it is expected to be announced by Apple at the end of August and go on sale in early September.

There have also been rumors over the last few days that Apple are hiring extra staff for their retail stores for the launch of the iPhone 5, and Apple also mentioned in their recent earnings call that they have a new product to launch in September which will most likely be the iPhone 5.

So it could possibly the 5th of September for the iPhone 5 launch in the US, it looks likely that it will launch in the first two weeks of September at least.

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Sandisk has launched a new range of solid state drives, which are designed to be used in older computers and notebooks the Sandisk Ultra SSDs, and Sandisk are aiming these new SSDs at consumers.

The new Sandisk Ultra SSDs are available in three different sizes of 60GB, 120GB and40GB and the feature reported read speeds of up to 280MB a second and write speeds of up to 270MB a second.

The Sandisk Ultra SSDs are now available from a range of retailers in the US, and prices start at $129.99 for the 60GB model, $219.99 for the 120GB model and $449.99 for the 240GB model.

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Recently an ITC judge ruled in Apple’s favor in the patent case between Apple and HTC, the last thing we heard from HTC was that they were going to appeal the ITC ruling.

Now HTC has been talking to Bloomberg, and the company has said that they are prepared to enter discussions with Apple over the possible patent infringements on Apple’s iOS devices.

“We are open to all sorts of solutions, as long as the solution and the terms are fair and reasonable,” Yung said. “On and off we’ve had discussions with Apple, even before the initial determination came out.”

Whether Apple will be prepared to enter discussions with HTC remains to be seen, and it Apple and HTC do come to some sort of agreement or deal this could have wider implications for Google’s Android OS and other Android smartphone manufacturers.

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Amazon has rolled out a new update to its Kindle iOS application in response to Apple’s new terms and conditions banning any applications linking to external sites, such as Amazon’s Kindle store.

The update has now removed the Kindle Store button from the app, but also introduces over 100 newspapers and magazines including, The Economist and Reader’s Digest complete with high resolution colour images.

The new update allows magazines and newspapers to be viewed on all iOS devices running Kindle version 2.8. Other new features added within this update include the ability for customers who subscribe to newspapers and magazines on Kindle to download recent editions to their iOS devices from Archived Items.

Users can now also share quotes and passages with friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter while reading, and more magazines are on the way says Amazon.

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It looks like Samsung and AT&T have a new Android smartphone in the works, that will feature a slide out QWERTY keyboard and a large touchscreen display, as the guys over at the BGR have obtained a render of a new device that is made by Samsung and is headed for AT&T.

As you can see in the photo below this new Android device features a slide out QWERTY keyboard and it also features a four button Android layout at the bottom of the display.

There are no details as yet on the actual name of the device and also no details on specifications, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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Bang & Olufsen has this week introduced its new music system the BeoSound 5 Encore which is equipped with a 10.4″ full graphical display and a wheel navigation system that easily allows you to scroll through even the largest of music collections at the spin of a finger.

The BeoSound 5 Encore can either be wall mounted or positioned on either the floor or a table, and has been designed with its permanent sockets hidden for concealed cabling, and up to eight BeoSound 5 Encores can be connected to a single server. The Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 5 Encore’s also allows you to play different music content in different rooms at the same time. Watch the promotional video after the jump to see it in action.

Zean Nielsen, President of Bang & Olufsen explains:

“BeoSound 5 Encore represents the first step into the new digital world where both permanent and temporary devices constantly change,” - “We believe BeoSound 5 Encore acknowledges the different customer levels – in terms of familiarity with the digital music paradigm – and will appeal to both the technologically advanced and those that prefer a more simplistic way of interacting and navigating with ones preferred digital music library.”

Source: B&O

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