iPhone Root Password Cracked
July 4, 2007
The root and another “mobile” account password of iPhone OSX 1.0, have been obtained from a passwd file and been cracked by the famous fellows from hackint0sh.org. The hash turned out to be old plain 1979 DES. Sadly this is not of any use so far, as the iPhone does not (yet) present us with a nice and tidy login screen to explore it’s system.
Ars Technica: Let a million iPhones bloom
July 4, 2007
Apple needed one thing in order to get the iPhone off the ground: a carrier. Apple got its carrier, and the carriers got precious little beyond that moment of clarity. Sure, short term, AT&T gets a big bump in contracts. But long term, the carriers will get to sit back and watch as Apple absorbs every remaining shred of value in the market.
Experts asked tech-product engineers, analysts, even a former identity thief – what they do to stay safe, both online and off. Abagnale is one such expert, who after five years in jail taught the FBI how to catch white-collar criminals. His story was the basis for the 2002 movie “Catch Me If You Can” starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Cache and memory in the many-core era
July 4, 2007
As CPUs gain more cores, resource management becomes a critical performance challenge. Here’s how Intel is addressing the problem of resource contention for our multi-core, virtualized future.
Pownce: Up close and personal
July 4, 2007
We’ve mentioned Pownce previously on DownloadSquad, but instead of just a little preview, here’s an in-depth look at the Kevin Rose start-up that is the object of desire right now for invite-junkies everywhere.
iPhone edge down nationwide
July 4, 2007
Edge isnt working in most markets for iPhone users today
Are top Linux developers losing the will to code?
July 4, 2007
Core Linux developers are finding themselves managing and checking, rather than coding, as the number of kernel contributors grows and the contributor network becomes more complex.
A Better ‘Digg This’ Button
July 4, 2007
This is an interactive digg counter/button that gives visitors a visual view of your story being dugg in real-time. In this example, Mario hits a coin box every time your story is dugg. The widget can be customized with several other presets, or you can make your own style easily. It’s a fun way to attract more diggs to your story!
Slackware 12.0 released!
July 4, 2007
This marks a major modernization of the Slackware infrastructure, with the kernel 2.6.21.5, Apache 2.2.4, gcc 4.1.2, etc.
James Bond’s gadget guru surely would have warned the agency about how easy it is to track calls made via cell phone. Now 25 of its agents are facing trial in absentia in Milan, Italy, this summer — undone by their pathetic ignorance of technology
