As promised, we are releasing a BackTrack 4 R1 information security and penetration testing development build to the public for hardware testing. This is an unofficial build which is meant to help the BackTrack Dev team to assess any hardware incompatibilities with the new kernel we have put in place. This is NOT an official release, however we [...]

An enterprising iPhone hacker has figured out how to get Adobe Flash working on the iPhone, despite Steve Jobs’ banishment of the third-party plugin from all iDevices for reasons detailed in his long-winded “Thoughts on Flash” memo posted to Apple.com back in April. Why do you need Flash on the iPhone? To see banner ads? [...]

If ever there was a hacker that Steve Jobs would want to pound with a mallet, it’s the guy who has now made Flash available on the iPhone’s Web browser. Jobs, along with the entire Apple team of course, was blatantly opposed to the idea of working with Adobe to bring the latest mobile version [...]

Windows only: Trillian 5 Beta is a very slick-looking multi-chat client, and it makes being signed into 10 networks at once seem manageable. If you’re one of Trillian’s many fans, you owe yourself a test drive of this new version.

The Android Market is doing away with its current copy protection scheme for apps, because breaking protection to pirate the apps is a little bit too easy for the comfort of the developers who sell their software in the market. To protect its relationship with the all-important dev community, Google has launched a “licensing service” that [...]

For quite some time now, intrepid users have been able to flip a command line switch and enable app support in Google Chrome’s dev and canary builds (as well as Chromium). Late last night, however, the switch became unnecessary in Chromium — apps support has now been turned on by default. Why is that a [...]

The anticipated iPhone 4 jailbreak has been released as JailbreakMe 2.0. The wait is finally over and iPhone 4 can be jailbroken on iOS 4.0 or iOS 4.0.1. JailbreakMe is actually all in one solution for iPhone 4 3GS 3GS and iPod Touch 3G 2G along with iPad. Any iPhone on 4.0 or 4.0.1 iOS can be [...]

Nick Lee designed a Handy Light app which at first glance appeared to allow users to change the colour of their screen. It was charged at less than a dollar to upload on App Store. However, the app contained a hidden code that allowed people to use their iPhone as a 3G modem. To do [...]

1. Advanced Task Killer Free 1.7.9 ReChild, rechild.mobi If you’re an Android user, there’s a good chance you already have this one. If you are new to the platform, download this immediately. Here’s the deal: After a few hours of strenuous Android multitasking, you might realize your phone has become sluggish and your battery is draining [...]

Amazon.com Inc. said it reached a milestone, selling more e-books than hardbacks over the past three months. But publishers said it is still too early to gauge for the entire industry whether the growth of e-books is cannibalizing sales of paperback books, a huge and crucial market. In a statement Monday, Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff [...]

Well, I might have recommended a Droid X for big-phone-lovin’ fandroids out there… but now that I’ve read about Motorola’s insane eFuse security system, I’m going to have to give this one a big fat DON’T BUYon principle. I won’t restate all my reasons for supporting the modding, hacking, jailbreaking, and so on of your legally-owned products [...]

Microsoft on Tuesday officially retired Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company’s most significant service pack, several security experts said. “Windows XP SP2 was a game changer,” said Wolfgang Kandek, chief technology officer of Qualys, a California-based security risk and compliance management provider. “SP2 was a major, major course correction by Microsoft,” added John [...]

Google is launching a new tool on Monday that lets anyone create an app for Android phones. Google App Inventor claims to enable non-coders to develop complete, working Android apps by connecting a series of “blocks.” Google has been testing App Inventor in schools for a year, reports The New York Times. At the time of writing, App [...]

The latest Microsoft operating system may be selling seven copies a second, but it’s no match for the behemoth Windows XP, still the most popular OS in the world despite recent nefarious attempts (we kid) to invoke spontaneous shutdowns, slow hard drives and trigger blue screens. In fact, a Microsoft exec admitted today that practically three-quarters of business computers still [...]

A new study by OPSWAT suggests that free antivirus applications outrank paid versions in popularity among users. While not shocking, it’s an interesting discovery considering the fact that most large system builders ship their machines with Symantec or McAfee preinstalled, leaving smaller companies to rely on after-market installs. It’s unclear what percentage of the usage is [...]

Since the launch of the iPhone OS, modders, hackers and homebrewers have slaved away trying to adapt and develop Apple‘s portable devices. The fact that Apple locks its operating system and specifically tries to prevent jailbreaking only encourages them. The key to getting your hands on these ‘extra features’ is jailbreaking, a relatively simple process [...]