How to Get Even More Out of a Raspberry Pi

How to Get Even More Out of a Raspberry Pi

No doubt about it, the Raspberry Pi is nothing short of a homebrew phenomenon. Since its release in February 2012, the British micro-mini-computer has enabled legions of amateur inventors to develop projects both weird and wonderful. Here’s a run-down of the most impressive applications, ranging from weather stations to retro arcades to a supercomputer array on a Lego rack. See if any of them inspire you to do the same.

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German Chancellor to Obama: Have You Hacked My Phone?

German Chancellor to Obama: Have You Hacked My Phone?

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, spoke to Barack Obama on Wednesday evening to demand explanations over reports suggesting that the NSA has been monitoring her mobile phone.

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GTA V PC Torrent strikes unlucky thieves in the wild

The PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5 is currently in production. There is no final version out in the wild, nor is there a way for you to download this game for the PC in any way at all – it simply does not exist. That fact hasn’t stopped a seemingly large amount of […]

This Map Shows the DDoS Attacks Happening Across the World Right Now

This Map Shows the DDoS Attacks Happening Across the World Right Now

Yesterday, Google announced Project Shield, a suite of free tools to help small websites stay online during DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. To accompany it, Google has also made available a live map of DDoS attacks which shows when and where they’re happening.

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Google Project Shield protects “free expression” sites hit by DDoS

Before you ask: this Google’s Project Shield has nothing to do with NVIDIA SHIELD, the two being completely different elements – the Google iteration is all about protecting sites that’d otherwise have little to no protection. Google Project Shield makes with the barrier around a website to stop DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks to […]

Dick Cheney Was Scared of Getting Assassinated By a Heart Hack

Dick Cheney Was Scared of Getting Assassinated By a Heart Hack

Though this sounds like a joke, former Vice President Don Cheney and his doctors were legitimately scared about him getting assassinated via terrorists hacking into his defibrillator and causing a heart attack. So they turned off the wireless feature so nobody would kill him via heart hack.

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Watch Dogs gameplay details spilled

This week we’ve had the opportunity to have a peek at some Watch Dogs gameplay action never before seen by the public, courtesy of Ubisoft and NVIDIA, the latter group holding a gaming event this week in Montreal. As this work has not been finalized, we’ve not been allowed to film it – but we […]

Paranoid Android 0-Day GAPPS bring ROMs to “legal gray area”

Android as an operating system is a wide open environment ripe for modification by the likes of developers from all angles, including those from the group Paranoid Android. These folks have announced this week a release of a bit of code that’ll allow 3rd party software makers to take advantage of the newest Google Android […]

Hackers Are Exploiting Baby Monitors, But We Know How to Stop Them

Hackers Are Exploiting Baby Monitors, But We Know How to Stop Them

Using an IP camera in lieu of a dedicated Internet-connected baby monitor can have its advantages. But it also comes with some profound security risks. Here’s how to secure your baby cam and keep hackers at bay.

    



What the Hell Is a SQL Injection, Anyway?

When you hear about major web hacks, you’ll often hear the term "SQL injection" used like everyone in the world knows what it means. They don’t. But this video will help explain so you’re not confused in the future.

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