Gaining root access to a Mac is “easy pickings,” according to an individual who in less than 30 minutes won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.
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Joss Whedon: ‘Buffy May Return’ :: Hollywood.com
“The series creator says there are talks of home entertainment or miniseries continuations of the Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring series and its spin-off.”
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Lost an SMS? Ask Stan Bubrouski where it went.
Have you ever hit “Send” on a text message on your mobile phone before addressing it? Ever wondered where all those lost SMS text messages go? If so, you might want to speak with Stan Bubrouski, whose cell phone has been channeling wayward text messages from across the country for years.
read more | digg storyProof the human race is stupid: It took until 2006 to come up with this
We still don’t have personal jetpacks, we didn’t get mayonaise in a squeezable plastic container until the year 2000, and until now, no one else has thought of this: a simple but much-needed update to the common electrical wall socket.
A Milestone for iTunes; a Windfall for a Downloader
So at 12:45 a.m., Mr. Ostrovsky’s phone rang. It was an Apple employee, telling him that in addition to the song, Apple was giving him a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 gift card for the iTunes store. It is even establishing a scholarship at the Juilliard School in his name.
Analyst sees new Macs, Pro apps, full-length video at special event
“We believe Apple will take the opportunity to round out its Intel Mac portfolio 6 – 9 months ahead of plan with a new widescreen consumer notebook (likely called “MacBook”) and entry-level Mac mini, both of which will include a remote control and Front Row software,” analyst Shaw Wu wrote in a research note released to clients early Wednesday morning.
New GMail Feature: Smart Replying
When you reply to a message that was sent to an email address other than your gmail.com one, it is now smart enough to use that address as the “from” when replying.
read more | digg storyWi-Fi anywhere you want?
Don’t pay for wi-fi in a hotel again! Portable wi-fi hot spots that you can plug in anywhere and browse the web, courtesy of your favorite cellular provider.
read more | digg storySerenity makes more money from DVD than from box office
After dissapointing movie ticket sales, it seemed that Joss Whedon’s Serenity would en up as a failure in the books. Think again. Over 2 million DVDs sold, plus rentals and TV rights add up to more than $60 million. Could this convince Universal to get a Special Edition out? or even a sequel?
read more | digg storyDell sues web designer because he has the same name.
Paul Dell builds web sites. So, he has had a URL stating as much: dellwebsites.com. Somehow, Dell, the giant computer vendor thinks that people would be confused by that is and is suing for 100,000 Euros in damages. This link will take you to the fundraising web site.
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