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Jailbreak Dream Team Press Conference at HITB 2012 Amsterdam (Video) The guys from the Chronic Dev Team and the iPhone Dev Team, also known as the Dream Team, have taken center stage here in Amsterdam at the 2012 edition of the world renowned Hack in the Box (HITB) conference. Just before the event ended, the hackers held a press conference to answer a few questions. Since ... [read more >>] Bruce Schneier on Trust, Security and Society at HITB 2012 Amsterdam We’re at the Okura hotel in Amsterdam, attending the 2012 Hack in the Box security conference, and the second day seems to be as impressive as the first one. It started off with a keynote held by Bruce Schneier, the world renowned security guru and chief technology security officer at BT, who held a s... [read more >>] Pod2g: “Yes, I Would Really Be Happy to Work for Apple” Amsterdam’s 2012 edition of the Hack in the Box conference has yielded quite a few interesting tidbits about the jailbreaking scene, thanks to three famed hackers - @Pod2g (Cyril), @p0sixninja (Joshua Hill), and @pimskeks (Nikias Bassen). There’s still more to squeeze out of them, including an ... [read more >>] Hackers Ready iOS 6 Jailbreak Before Apple Even Rolls Out the Betas (Updated) We’re down here in Amsterdam for the 2012 edition of the Hack in the Box and we’ve had the honor of interviewing a few of the members of the Apple jailbreak Dream Team. More precisely, we’ve had a talk with Joshua Hill, also known by his Twitter handle as @p0sixninja, Cyril, aka @pod2g, an... [read more >>] Hackers Reveal the Price of iOS Jailbreaks at HITB 2012 Amsterdam There have been a lot of interesting developments here at Hack in the Box in Amsterdam, and one of them is the first ever union of the jailbreak Dream Team. Today, Softpedia has had the chance to interview the members of the Chronic Dev Team and learn some things that many were probably curious about. One ... [read more >>] Hack in the Box 2012 Amsterdam Video Overview We’re in Amsterdam attending the 2012 edition of the Hack in the Box security conference. It’s a great atmosphere down here, so we have decided to make a video overview of the event to show everyone what’s happening at the Okura hotel. The day started with Andy Ellis, Akamai’s chie... [read more >>] Social Engineering and Hacking Skills Put to the Test at HITB 2012 Amsterdam As we’ve mentioned on previous occasions, this year’s Hack in the Box (HITB) security conference in Amsterdam will feature a lot of great speakers and challenges. One of these will be the “Social Engineering and CTF Challenge” created and run by Sogeti Nederland B.V. “With #SS... [read more >>] HITB 2012 Topics: WinRT and the “Ghost” in the Windows 7 Allocator This year’s Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam promises a lot of great challenges, but also a number of interesting topics that will be presented by the speakers. Two of the subjects detailed at HITB will be the “Ghost in the Windows 7 allocator” and the new Windows 8 RunTime feature.... [read more >>] HITB 2012 Amsterdam to Host Kinect for Windows CommSec Challenge If last year Hack in the Box participants were challenged to put their imagination to good use by utilizing LEGO pieces and robots, this year the security conference will host an event in which contesters will have to use Kinect’s tracking features to create a system that can translate movements into ... [read more >>] HackWEEKDAY Goes Turbo at HITB 2012 in Amsterdam With the 2012 Hack in the Box (HITB) security conference approaching fast the event’s organizers reveal that this year’s HackWEEKDAY competition goes turbo. On May 24 and 25, hackers, coders and developers from all around the world can test their skills in the Mozilla-sponsored HackWEEKDAY Tur... [read more >>] Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Satellite TV and DVB Systems The Internet is already buzzing about the Hack in the Box (HITB) conference that will take place in Amsterdam between May 21 and May 25. Among the interesting subjects presented at the event, there are also the flaws discovered by a Polish security researcher in digital satellite TV set-top-boxes and Digita... [read more >>]

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Chinese Maker Oppo Unveils World’s Thinnest Smartphone Today’s smartphones are becoming increasingly powerful and feature-packed, but also tend to be slimmer and lighter than before. Apple’s iPhone measures 9.3mm in thickness, last year’s bestseller Galaxy S II is 8.45mm, while Motorola’s Droid RAZR goes down to only 7.1mm thin. Howev... [read more >>] Dragon Capsule Docks to the ISS in Historic Flight At 9:56 am EDT (1356 GMT) yesterday, May 25, the unmanned Dragon space capsule was grappled by the International Space Station's (ISS) Canadarm-2 robotic arm, which was operated by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit. By 11:52 am EDT (1552 GMT), the privately built spacecraft was attached to the American do... [read more >>] Galaxy S III Reportedly Gets Delayed Galaxy S III, the latest flagship Android handset from South Korean phone maker Samsung, might have been delayed from the original launch date of May 29th, recent reports suggest. The push back reportedly affects the Pebble Blue flavor of the smartphone, and has been caused by a delay in shipments from th... [read more >>] Facebook Said to Be Interested in Opera, but Don't Hold Your Breath A very interesting though perhaps a bit far fetched rumor has just surfaced, Facebook is interested in buying Opera, the browser maker. That seems outlandish for a second, but it would make a lot of sense for Facebook and perhaps for Opera as well.Apparently, Facebook is interested in buying the browser mak... [read more >>] Android 4.0 Officially Canceled for Xperia PLAY, Coming Next Week on 2011 Xperia Lineup Sony Xperia PLAY owners will have been pretty happy until yesterday when rumors on Sony cancelling Android 4.0 ICS for their devices emerged for the first time.Unfortunately, the Japanese company has just announced it Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY won’t be getting the long awaited Ice Cream Sandwich upgra... [read more >>] Man Dies After 72-Hour Diablo 3 Gaming Session Diablo 3 is an addictive game, but most players know how to pace themselves and not neglect other things while crawling through the game’s dungeons. Sadly, 32-year-old Russell Shirley was not among them, as the man was found dead in his apartment after a three-day marathon session of Diablo III. Many... [read more >>] Samsung Adds Motion Control to Smart TVs If you were wondering what could possibly be added to TVs to make them even smarter, Samsung has the answer: motion control support. Microsoft started a real chain reaction when it launched the Kinect. Even though games with support for it aren't many, the concept has garnered quite a bit of steam. ... [read more >>] Nokia Belle Refresh for Symbian^3 and Anna Phones Leaks, Coming to N8, C7 and E7 In line with the latest news on the upcoming release of Nokia Belle FP1 for the N8, new screenshots of the update have just leaked online. Nokia officials confirmed a few days ago that Nokia N8 would receive a Nokia Belle FP1 update, but to a “lighter” level due to the hardware requirements. A... [read more >>] Windows Phone 8 Devices Leak: Nokia PureLambda, PurePhi and Alpha (UPDATED) We reported yesterday about a certain Nokia Phi device spotted in WP Bench, an application that is used to benchmark Windows phones. Apparently, this Nokia Phi was tested running Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 (Apollo) operating system, though no additional details have been unveiled. Accordin... [read more >>] Skyrim Update 1.6 Brings Mounted Combat, Is Already Available on PC Bethesda has confirmed that update 1.6 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is going to bring an array of new features, including Mounted Combat, allowing players to execute attacks while on horseback. Skyrim came out last year for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms and, since then, Bethesda has released all so... [read more >>]

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