Just when you think all of your nostalgic fantasies have all been fulfilled, along comes Nintendo with a little extra joy for your retro heart. That “little extra” in this case happens to be Commodore 64 games for your Wii.
The latest patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at a next-generation multi-touch ’surface’ that would combine typing, pointing, scrolling, and handwriting capabilities into a single ergonomic design aimed at replacing traditional input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet.
The 64-bit encryption method used by GSM networks (AT&T/TMobile/etc), known as A5/1 has been theoretically crackable for 10 years now, but it was very expensive to do so. At Black Hat D.C. 2008 however, a $1,000 solution was unveiled that claims to crack it in 30 minutes, or for $100,000 it can be cracked in 30 seconds.
Contrary to popular assumption, DRAMs used in most modern computers retain their contents for seconds to minutes after power is lost, even at operating temperatures and even if removed from a motherboard. Although DRAMs become less reliable when they are not refreshed, they are not immediately erased, and their contents persist.
Google plans to start selling ads to appear in Web videos and has signed up 20 customers, as it aims to do for videos what it has done for text.
Working on both OpenGL and Direct3D, this engine will allow developers to more easily develop for the PS3 by using PC environments they’re more familiar with. A “simple recompile” is supposedly all that’s needed to make the game run on the PS3. It includes full documentation, “70+ samples” and “full source code and artwork” of sample game templates
It’s the damndest thing: years after seeing the renders we’re actually finally writing this post on our very own Optimus Maximus. We’ve had ours for a few weeks for testing, but we weren’t able to do a whole lot with it until we got some later firmware updates. Here’s the preliminary report:
The SIM Card Spy will suck the data out of a SIM card on to a PC.
“The Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, and the Playstation Network all offer their own unique sets of games to purchase and play without even getting up from your couch. While their efforts to resell me my childhood have not been in vain, I sometimes wonder why there aren’t even more old school games showing up at a more regular pace.”
“Touchpad enables you to use your iPhone (or iPod Touch) as a wireless touchpad.”
