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Giant April Fool's day Web attack has little effect?

Posted April 4, 2011 - 12:13 pm

A SQL injection attack that infected millions of Web pages could have been prevented relatively cheaply and easily; why are so many Web sites unprotected?
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The Etch-A-Sketch computer: Best hack ever? [video]

Posted February 1, 2011 - 5:09 pm

GeekTech sees many amazing hacks and gadgets that can take you back to your childhood. just yesterday there was the Nanocade Kit that turns your netbook into an arcade game cabinet. However, the computer controlled like an Etch A Sketch rather than a mouse has to be the most epic yet.
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Trapster hack may have exposed millions of iPhone, Android passwords

Posted January 20, 2011 - 5:34 pm

Millions of e-mail addresses and passwords may have been stolen from Trapster, an online service that warns iPhone, Android and BlackBerry owners of police speed traps, the company said.
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The 10 best hacks of 2010

Posted December 29, 2010 - 12:17 pm

2010 has been a great year for homemade hacks and mods. Not content with rooting phones, modders took to all areas of tech to fiddle, from PC casemods, to farming aids, to clothing. Below are a few of GeekTech's favorite hacks from over the last year.
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Christmas-light indicator tells if friends are online

Posted December 20, 2010 - 10:08 am

It turns out that Christmas lights are more than just pretty objects used for decorating trees; they make great indicators to see who's online. In time for the holidays, a Microsoft employee hacked a string of the lights to serve as a status indicator so he can see when his colleagues are in the office.
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The 10 Best Hacks of 2010 (So Far)

Posted June 7, 2010 - 8:00 am

These hacks run the gamut from phone, car, and CPU mods. Read on for some great moments in geek!
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Time Magazine's most influential people?

Posted April 27, 2009 - 7:19 am

Time Magazine ran a poll to determine the 100 Most Influential People, and the results were quite surprising.
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10 Gifts for the Hard-Core Techie

Posted December 16, 2008 - 9:29 am

Gadgets, kits, and hacks for the geek who has everything.
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Six hacks for your mobile gear

Posted August 28, 2008 - 10:09 am

In the name of freedom, we've voided our warranties and set some of our favorite mobile gadgets free with these six fairly simple hacks. You can, too, by following along with our step-by-step instructions.
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