These Siri hacks are getting serious. The latest one, called Spire, is the work of two veteran hackers, and, unlike previous Siri ports, it’s technically legal — though legal certainly doesn’t mean the same thing as “endorsed by Apple.”
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BBC’s global iPlayer app adds AirPlay streaming, should just be on Apple TV
British expats and international fans of BBC television alike can now stream some Gavin & Stacey to their televisions (past season 1 anyway, which is on Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video), as long as they’re properly equipped. The global iPlayer app for iPad has been updated with AirPlay streaming (those in the UK however, have no such luck so far) so once users update to iOS 5 and buy an Apple TV box, they’re in business. Of course, this would all be much simpler if iPlayer were just available on the Apple TV itself (without XBMC or other hacks), but no one asked us, did they?
BBC’s global iPlayer app adds AirPlay streaming, should just be on Apple TV originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Like iOS 5? Thank a Hacker
Apple fans hypnotized by their shiny new iPhones and mobile operating systems owe thanks, in part, to the work of jailbreakers, whom Apple once said would destroy their business model. Now the blockbuster iOS 5 incorporates some of the great hacks introduced by jailbreakers.
Researcher hacks wireless insulin pump to push lethal doses, gives diabetics nightmares
Thought the demonstration of a Subaru Outback (the official car of suburban weekend warriors) being unlocked and started via text message was terrifying? Wait till you see what researcher and diabetic Jay Radcliffe cooked up for the Black Hat Technical Security Conference. Radcliffe figured out how to hack an insulin pump connected to a wireless glucose monitor and deliver lethal doses of the sugar-regulating hormone. While perhaps less dramatic than shocking a person to death with their own pacemaker, quietly causing an insulin overdose is no less effective at bringing a life to a premature end. The most worrisome part, with a powerful enough antenna a hacker to launch such an attack from up to half a mile away — sleep tight everybody!
Researcher hacks wireless insulin pump to push lethal doses, gives diabetics nightmares originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Learn the Secrets Behind Great Photos by Reading Their EXIF Data [Photography Hacks]
Facebook likes, hires iPhone jailbreaker ‘Geohot’
He’s jailbroken the iPhone and been sued by Sony over alleged hacks, and now George “Geohot” Hotz is grappling with the biggest challenge of his young career: social networking. After about a week’s worth of rumors surrounding his new employment arrangements, Facebook confirmed that it has indeed added the infamous young hacker to its payroll. No word on what Hotz will be doing at the site, but we expect big things, just so long as he doesn’t come within 100 feet of a PS3.
Facebook likes, hires iPhone jailbreaker ‘Geohot’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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