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« on: March 10, 2018, 06:19:36 PM »
A new technique to reduce drug trade has been introduced by the UK Police, and it supposedly involves DDoS.The UK police has been trying a new technique to reduce drug trades by remotely disabling drug dealers' phones, rendering the task of contacting their customers useless. Officers have referred to this method as a "DDoS-style" technique, although it could mean anything.Alex Murray, an official from West Midlands Police, spoke at the Society of Evidence Based Policing (SEBP) conference last week about the method used. He explained it as a way to deny targeting offenders their supply network, according to conference attendee Dan Reynolds, a serving officer in Cheshire.In May of last year, the UK police was already said to be working on remotely disabling phones through the Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders Regulations, even if no crime was to be committed. In a section of the DDTRO, it is specified that the UK police could send a restriction order to a teleco...
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« on: March 10, 2018, 06:19:36 PM »
This implementation is still in the works, but the full project has been open-sourced so anyone can pick it up.Zer0xFF is a scene developer who recently shared a blog post where he explains in details how he managed to reverse engineer a bunch of Sony libraries to work on an OpenGL ES implementation for the Playstation 4. The project is still a work-in-progress, but after explaining his process with what works and what doesn't, he has decided to make his work open source for other developers to pick it up. Hopefully, someone will be able to finish what he's started. "I don't know how much more work is needed to get it to work, however as it stands though, Context creation and shaders are the only visible issues."Other open source PS4 SDKs exist, but in a low amount, and with no support for graphics nor controller support. These SDKs are often just used to create binary payloads. However, several official Sony SDKs have been leaked and used to create homebrews, although if yo...
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« on: March 10, 2018, 06:19:36 PM »
You can now officially participate in a Nerf gun tournament, even if you're missing an arm.Hackerloop is a collective of experts in DIY creations. They recently uploaded a video on their YouTube channel featuring an awesome prosthetic Nerf gun they put together for their friend Nicolas Huchet.Nicolas lost his arm to a work-related accident when he was only 18 years old. Ten years after the incident, he discovered 3D printing and started creating a high tech prosthesis to replace his arm. His story was featured in a TEDx Talk in Paris in 2016.Hackerloop decided to give Nicolas a chance to win nerf fights with their new technology, it essentially involves 3D printing, a nerf gun (duh) and a muscle sensor system.The first step was modifying an already existing Nerf gun with, well, 3D printing. For that, they used a Swarmfire Nerf blaster as its design was the easiest to turn into such a prosthesis. Then, electrodes were placed on his arm to detect electrical activity from the mu...
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« on: March 10, 2018, 05:35:43 PM »
Bitcoin mining is a rather recent business, but it has been growing steadily in the past few years. It slowly became a newfound hobby for some people to find more efficient ways to mine their coins and enhance their cryptocurrency rigs.In reality, cryptomining requires a lot of electricity if you want to make a real profit. It's rather common that people find out that they're spending more money in electricity bills than the revenue they're making through mining. People have come up with various creative ideas to produce the energy required to mine those cryptocoins, such as burning tires or by harvesting their own body heat.Yuri Murakami is a computer modding youtuber who came up with the very dank idea of using a $40 mylar tent, primarily designed for growing weed, to use as a cooling system for his cryptocurrency mining rig. The method is quite simple, after ordering the marijuana growing tent online, he stuffed his mining rig inside and used a system of ducts to bring in co...
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« on: March 10, 2018, 05:35:43 PM »
A new version of Download Enabler has just been released for the PSVita, titled Download Enabler v4.The plugin allows for anyone who owns a hacked PSVita to download any type of files from the PS Vita's built-in web browser, like you would with any regular web browser. The feature is originally restricted to image and video files on Sony's official firmware. Each file downloaded with the plugin will go into the ux0:download folder of your console. The plugin is also available for PSTV.Download Enabler was created by TheFl0w, who is also the creator of other PSVita plugins such as VitaShell, a file manager for the HENkaku homebrew enabler and NoNpDrm, a plugin to bypass any DRM on the console.The fourth version of Download Enabler seems to only add support for the 3.65 and 3.67 firmwares. Although there is no current way to hack a PSVita beyond firmware 3.60, tricks have been found to add minimal things such as the ePSP VHBL. This only means that TheFl0w is getting close to rele...
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« on: March 09, 2018, 08:14:24 AM »
Due to a change in Google's Android P, the firm's mobile operating system no longer supports custom overlay modifications like Substratum.As we reported, Google's Android P broke cover yesterday with a developer preview released to users of the Pixel series of devices.The update came with a number of changes including improvements to security and notifications. Unfortunately for some enthusiasts, Google's improvements to security also came with a hidden cost, the loss of custom theming functionality.For context, in Android 8.0 Oreo, Google added support for an Overlay Management Service in stock Android, allowing devices running Oreo to be themed. This feature was not exposed to consumers, and only enthusiasts who used a series of ADB commands were able to take advantage of the change.The developers of the Substratum theme engine created an Andromeda framework for Android Oreo which allowed users of the mod to apply custom themes to their devices relatively painlessly. Users co...
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« on: March 08, 2018, 11:20:02 AM »
Plattsburgh, a U.S. town of 20,000, is proposing a law to halt Bitcoin mining for 18 months.A small town in New York state might end up banning Bitcoin mining operations temporarily. The law was introduced by the Mayor and essentially aims to place an 18-month ban on new Bitcoin mining operations so that they can create more current zone regulations. They have scheduled a public meeting for March 15, so we'll know more about the situation in about a week.The primary concern (and the reason for the law being proposed) is the amount of electricity being utilized for crypto mining. Last month the Mayor stated that Bitcoin mining is consuming at least 10 percent of the entire city's electricity. The city has incredibly cheap electricity, which allows these Bitcoin mining operations to thrive and grow. One of the biggest bottlenecks of crypto mining is the cost of energy that it takes to mine, so having access to cheap power typically takes high priority for serious miners. According ...
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« on: March 08, 2018, 05:55:14 AM »
Google is rolling out Android apps support for a new batch of ChromebooksWe've seen increasingly more Chromebook computers receiving support for Android apps recently, and as with every other week, another batch of models will be getting the official roll out adding support for the Play Store in the stable channel.According to the Chromium wiki, here are the seven more models to receive the feature:Acer Chromebook 15 (CB5-571 / C910)CTL J5 Convertible Chromebook eduGear CMT ChromebookHaier Chromebook 11 CPCMerge Chromebook PCM-116T-432BProwise Chromebook ProlineViglen Chromebook 360All of these Chromebooks already had access to the Play Store in the beta channel prior to this roll out, but the Android apps support is now officially available in the stable channel.Google has been improving the use of Android apps on Chrome OS a lot these past few months, adding split-screen support, letting Android apps run in the background and more improved support.Along with the ad...
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« on: March 08, 2018, 05:55:14 AM »
It seems like neo-Nazi groups have found a new way to get funded, using the Monero cryptocurrency.As most of you may already know, cryptocurrencies have been growing strong within the white supremacy market as of late, offering the possibility for criminals to make money off extremist political ideologies without being kicked out of other banks and/or services like PayPal, Patreon and more.While Nazis have been using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin a lot, some alternatives have been used by white supremacist groups online to receive monetary support. One of them is Monero.Monero is an open-source cryptocurrency focusing primarily on privacy, aiming to improve on existing cryptocurrency systems like Bitcoin, by offering some extra features to keep transactions hidden, making it almost impossible to trace information on transaction senders and receivers. Surely a feature well sought-after by criminals trying to make a few bucks. It's also one of the few cryptocurrency supporting CP...
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« on: March 08, 2018, 05:55:14 AM »
While we expected Android P's developer preview to be released in a week, Google has announced and released the first Android P developer build, with changes mostly aimed at developers.Naturally, as with all developer previews, there isn't a lot of consumer-facing stuff highlighted like say new emoji, and much of it is rough with features which can be pulled during the development process. Nevertheless, there are a few interesting features that Google has made sure to point out.Support for display cutouts/notches:As revealed earlier this year, Android is gaining support for notches officially with Android P."Now apps can take full advantage of the latest device screens with fullscreen content." Google explained, "We've added display cutout into the platform, along with APIs that you can use to manage how your content is displayed. Cutout support works seamlessly for apps, with the system managing status bar height to separate your content from the cutout.."More and more An...
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« on: March 08, 2018, 05:55:14 AM »
Art created using e-waste is being used to raise awareness towards recycling your old electronics instead of throwing it in the trashBenjamin Von Wong is an artist who is working together with Dell to help raise awareness for e-waste recycling. Every day, 100,000+ computers are just thrown away in the United States alone. That is a huge number which only accounts for the United States, imagine how large the number would be if it took account of the entire world.A report released last December by the United Nations University and the International Telecommunication Union shows e-waste as one of the fastest growing parts of the domestic waste stream in the world. According to the same report, most of that e-waste is just thrown away instead of being recycled, which in turn is a waste of billions of dollars in recyclable materials.The e-waste used for the project was sourced from Dell, which runs the world's largest recycling program and recycles for free in over 80 countries. D...
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« on: March 07, 2018, 11:00:08 PM »
Google's Android P will soon let users use their phones as either a Bluetooth or a mouse.While Android phones have been able to connect to Bluetooth peripherals for a while now, being used the opposite way has not been possible, till now.A commit in the Android codebase discovered this week reveals the addition of a patch which enables Bluetooth HID device profile service, this is what lets devices register themselves as peripherals when "asked." There are other types of Bluetooth profiles users are more familiar with which let users stream music to speakers among others.The APIs to take advantage of this have also been exposed, and devices running Android P - whatever it is called - will be able to use this feature.Android P has yet to be revealed officially by Google, but quite a few features from it have made their way into the news. A Bloomberg report earlier this year revealed that Android P would work to redesign Android so as to incorporate the notch for OEMs who in...
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« on: March 07, 2018, 04:55:46 PM »
Chromebook 'Nami' will likely have CPU cooler to house a powerful processor.The Chromebook market is expanding with more options, and more big companies are getting involved. We saw Dell announce some new Chromebooks last month, designed to be virtually indestructible in the school place; and this past week we saw the possibility of Linux containers coming to Chrome OS as early as May this year. Chrome OS is getting beefed up with features that may catch interest in groups other than the educational market (features that target the interests of professionals).We aren't well equipped with a ton of information on the Chromebook 'Nami' device, but we do know a little bit about it. The device will deliver powerful specs, with 8GB memory (which is serious, especially for a Chromebook) a backlit keyboard, and high-speed storage. No details currently exist in regards to the physical design or screen, but they will likely be revealed in the near future. According to Chromeunboxed there w...
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« on: March 06, 2018, 04:39:01 PM »
Man claiming to be the creator of Bitcoin is being sued for $10 billion.Bitcoin's inception is full of mysteries, with no current identity for its maker — with exception to the well-known pseudonym, "Satoshi Nakamoto". Satoshi could be a single person or a group of people, it is all left to speculation for now. It is estimated that Satoshi has around 1 million Bitcoins, currently valued at $11.2 billion USD.The $10 billion lawsuit that we're seeing today involves two men primarily, a developer by the name of Dave Kleiman (whose family has initiated the pending lawsuit) and Craig Wright, a man who claimed to be Bitcoin's original creator in early 2016. The lawsuit is for 1,100,111 bitcoins which is worth well over $10 billion based on the current market.The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of Dave's brother, Ira Kleiman. Dave Kleiman died in 2013 from illness related complications. The suit claims that both Kleiman and Wright mined bitcoins together early on in Bitcoin's c...
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« on: March 06, 2018, 04:39:01 PM »
Installing 'Crankshaft' on Rasberry Pi 3 with touchscreen can make an Android Auto head unit.Android Auto is becoming compatible with more head units and various automakers by the day, however, it's typically very expensive. A new solution has been created by developer Huan Truong, and all you need is a little free-time and around $100 for the Rasberry Pi and screen (which is far cheaper than your typical Android Auto device)Creating your own head unit with Android Auto is now possible thanks to 'Crankshaft', a free Linux distribution that just needs to be installed on a Rasberry Pi 3. The inspiration for this project began when Huan was unable to find a reasonably priced Android Auto unit to install in his 1998 car. The goal was to create a simple straightforward solution for anyone to use, and at a reasonable price point. The developer does state that the software is alpha, and therefore not reliable enough to assume everyday use. As far as functionality is concerned, there are...
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