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  Google Glass hacks (Top Shelf 010)

  on May 10, 2013 09:07 am

  The Google Glass Explorer Edition was designed for developers and enthusiasts to play with, and Continue reading…

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  Top Shelf, Episode 010: Google Glass

  on May 9, 2013 05:28 pm + 9 comments

  OK Glass, let's do this... No, Glass, that wasn't a command... OK Glass, Google David Pierce... that Continue reading…

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  After high-profile hacks, Twitter announces email security upgrade

  By Carl Franzen on February 21, 2013 01:09 pm + 22 comments

  Twitter is adding a new layer of security to the emails it sends out to users, implementing a new Continue reading…

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  Android 4.1 ported to the venerable HTC G1

  By Dieter Bohn on August 9, 2012 02:36 am + 74 comments

  Sure, you'd expect that the classic HTC HD2 would receive a version of Android 4.1, but the Continue reading…

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  Facebook engineers hacked NASDAQ opening bell to update Zuckerberg's status in real time

  By Ellis Hamburger on May 18, 2012 12:38 pm + 63 comments

  As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the NASDAQ opening bell when his company's stock went public Continue reading…

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  Cyanogenmod 9's launcher, Trebuchet, available in early alpha for Android 4.0.3 devices

  By Dieter Bohn on December 27, 2011 10:41 pm + 23 comments

  Development on the latest version of the popular, Android 4.0-based Cyanogenmod 9 ROM for Android Continue reading…

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  Siri port available for jailbroken iOS 5 devices, but with caveats

  By Dieter Bohn on December 26, 2011 10:49 pm + 29 comments

  There's a new Siri port for your jailbroken iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs, and iPod Touch called "Spire" from Continue reading…

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  Brief Facebook exploit allowed viewing of private photos

  By Chris Welch on December 6, 2011 06:24 pm + 28 comments

  Mark Zuckerberg never intended for the above picture of the Facebook founder triumphantly wielding a Continue reading…

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  Siri hacks, mods, and tricks

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 29, 2011 06:10 pm

  Since the iPhone 4S launch, hackers have been trying to figure out how to make Siri do more than Continue reading…

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  Microwave hack uses Arduino and TouchPad to play perfectly-timed YouTube videos while you cook

  By Joseph Parish on November 20, 2011 02:15 pm + 28 comments

  The μWave is a hack involving an Arduino and a TouchPad taped to a microwave door, which plays Continue reading…