Text expansion apps are a great way to save time when you find yourself typing the same information repeatedly, but they can do much more than that. One our favorites is TextExpander on Mac, and it’s a powerful tool once you learn how to use it. Read more…
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Deathlizard (115856) writes “Have a Synology NAS? Is it accessible to the internet? If it is, You might want to take it offline for a while. Synolocker is a 0-day ransomware that once installed, will encrypt all of the NAS’s files and hold them for ransom just like Cryptolocker does for windows PC’s. The Virus is currently exploiting an unknown vulnerability to spread. Synology is investagating the issue.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Synolocker 0-Day Ransomware Puts NAS Files At Risk
The world has too many nasty old cigarette butts. On the other hand, the world could use some supercapacitors , the high-tech replacements for batteries that could potentially charge in seconds. Scientists in South Korea have found a simple process to turn used cigarette filters into high-performing material that works better than graphene or carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors. Read more…
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Most people are familiar with DJI as the manufacturers of the Phantom series, one of the most popular consumer drones on the market. The company is continuing to expand its horizons into the pro market with the new Spreading Wings S900 . This professional-grade drone not only looks cool. It also sort of works like a Transformer . Read more…
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Using your smartphone or tablet while driving is not only illegal in most sane states, it’s also just a dangerously stupid thing to do behind the wheel. But since access to your device can make your travels easier, the dashboard-mounted Navdy provides a heads-up display that shares info from your devices, and lets you interact with them through voice and gesture commands. Read more…
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This Heads-Up Display Puts the App Info You Need On Your Windshield
Welcome to Reading List , Gizmodo’s weekend collection of the best writing from around the web. Today we’ve got pieces from The Daily Dot, Motherboard, Medium, and more! Read more…
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How a Stoned Teen’s Wikipedia Hoax Is Still Fooling Scholars and Experts
Big Bertha was all set to dig a nearly two-mile tunnel in Seattle, but just 1, 000 feet into her journey she hit a mysterious object that halted her progress. Now, crews are beginning the process of rescuing her, in what could be the world’s largest recovery mission . Read more…
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The Enormous Mission to Rescue the World’s Largest Tunneling Machine
hypnosec writes Lionsgate, the film company in charge of distribution for Expendables 3, has filed a lawsuit against unknown individuals who shared a DVD-level copy of the movie and six file-sharing sites known to have the links through which copies of the movies are being downloaded illegally. An advance copy of Expendables 3 was leaked online in July, and it was downloaded as many as 180, 000 times in just 24 hours. The movie, which is releasing on August 15, is said to have crossed two million downloads already. In addition to the lawsuit, the Dept. of Homeland Security is on the case. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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mikejuk writes The constant war to jailbreak and patch iOS has taken another step in favor of the jailbreakers. Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to jailbreak the current version of iOS. What the Georgia Tech team has discovered is a way to break in by a multi-step attack. After analysing the patches put in place to stop previous attacks, the team worked out a sequence that would jailbreak any modern iPhone. The team stresses the importance of patching all of the threats, and not just closing one vulnerability and assuming that it renders others unusable as an attack method. It is claimed that the hack works with any iOS 7.1.2 using device including the iPhone 5s.It is worth noting that the The Device Freedom Prize for an open source jailbreak of iOS7 is still unclaimed and stands at just over $30, 000. The details are to be revealed at the forthcoming Black Hat USA (August 6 & 7 Las Vegas) in a session titled Exploiting Unpatched iOS Vulnerabilities for Fun and Profit: Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Georgia Tech Researchers Jailbreak iOS 7.1.2
Starting with version 14, the product we all know and love as “XBMC, ” will become “Kodi, ” a new name with new art and branding that the developers say more appropriately fits the media center’s promise, as opposed to its long-established roots. Read more…
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XBMC Renames and Rebrands to Kodi Entertainment Center