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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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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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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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Kinect hacks, performance art edition: pin boards, puppets and RoboThespians originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There is lots of information about antivirus firewall software on the web, however there are a few of the people who wonder if this is really necessary. They wonder if its really important to have antivirus firewall software, or whether it is only something that manufacturers simply put across to try to get you to spend your cash. The reality is that its critical to own software like this, and these are some of the advantages that having firewall software is going to guard you and your personal computer against.

Spoofing of IPs

This type of attack is really threatening because somebody tricks a PC into recognizing an interloper as a person that is trusted on the internet. It is doing it by using an address thats in the range of addresses in the network. In other words, regard it like someone that raps on your door and asserts they are your Aunt Connie. The IP is the identity of the PC. When a PC has antivirus firewall software on it, it helps to prevent these types of attacks and guards everything in the PC, including IP.

Between Attacks

This type of attack occurs when a person cracks the info that has occurred between 2 folk without the 2 parties noticing it. If the people are transmitting info with a thing known as public-key, the person in the middle is able to hijack the public-key, decipher those messages with it, make a copy, and then completely recode the info so that it is sent back on its way.

Attacks on Passwords

Finally, the most hazardous reason to have antivirus firewall software is that there are going to be attacks on passwords. Imagine that you’ve got a password for your banking and somebody hacks into it as you dont have a firewall. They can get all of your banking information and drain your bank account in virtually no time flat. These are some of the tactics that this is done :

Guessing: even though this is a customarily ineffectual method, if somebody is obstinate they might usually discover it eventually . This can be achieved either online or by hand.

Cracking: This is the most effective way that someone gets another folks password. The trojan gets the file for the password in Windows by utilizing an access level that is raised, and then the person uses something similar to PWDUMP so they can look at the info thats saved in one of your files.

The reasons that are mentioned previously are some very good reasons that explain why its necessary to protect your PC through the employment of antivirus firewall software. Even though you may feel just like you are safe and your personal computer is safe, the least risky way that you can be with your personal computer is by defending it and your info with the right software. Although it may appear costly, not having the right antivirus firewall software can end up being much dearer if you lose your entire bank account or you’ve got your identity robbed. So dont take a gamble.

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