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Super-Long Passwords Now Guessable by Open-Source Cracker 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
The concept of using lengthy sentences for passwords (as popularised by that one about the horse) isn’t as safe as it once was, thanks to a widely-used offline hashed password guessing tool getting an...
Google Says Local Content Could Come Back to Chromecast 27 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
Yesterday, Google upset lots of folks by pulling the plug on the most awesome aspect of Chromecast, the ability to play local content through a third-party app. Today, the company’s saying it was an i...
Inflatable Mattress Explosion Trashes Man’s House 27 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
A German man treated himself to an inflatable mattress upon moving into a new house, only to discover his advanced new sleeping solution had a puncture. He then bought one of those spay aerosol things...
Uniformed Police Spotted Dancing Suspiciously at Notting Hill Carnival 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Three policemen were filmed acting highly unusually at the Notting Hill Carnival over the weekend, with the coppers making high-visibility spectacles of themselves by dancing for the amusement of a ba...
Somebody Needs to Make This Han Solo Refrigerator ASAP 27 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Every once in awhile, something comes along that’s very impressive, incredibly cool and endlessly desirable. The only problem is that it’s not real. Such is the case with this Photoshopped fridge ador...
At Least Airline Badboy Ryanair Doesn’t Overbook its Flights 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Consumer site Which? has conducted some research into the shady world of airline flight overbooking, the practise of selling more seats than physically fit in the aeroplane to ensure planes fly full e...
US Retail Giant Suggests November 8th Launch for Xbox One 27 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
One of the few secrets left to be told about Xbox One may have been leaked by American supermarket chain Walmart, with an internal message about special events suggesting that teenage CoD fans might b...
Is Anyone Really Going to Upgrade to Feedly Pro? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
Feedly‘s probably the best Google Reader replacement currently out there. It’s got mobile apps, syncing systems, and a decent desktop view. Now it’s pushed out a “Pro” version to the general public fo...
50 Things a Geek Should Know 27 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
To be considered a true geek in today’s geek-friendly world, you can’t just be smart. You have to dedicate yourself to the right movies and TV shows. You have to be curious about all kinds of computer...
I Wonder If Ballmer’s Still Going to Get a White Xbox One? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
Rumour has it Microsoft employees are getting a special edition of the Xbox One, all shiny, silvery, and in white, with a two-tone controller to boot. According to a Redditor, it’ll also come packing ...
