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Nexus One rooted before it’s even announced?

by on 30. Dec, 2009 7:33PM in Android, Google, Mobile

Nexus One and Google have been: Pwned.

We don’t know if it’s true, but the Nexus one seems to have been rooted by some guys at the Modaco forums according to admin Paul. It’s hard to believe, but the picture on the right which came from a forum member seems to be all the confirmation needed. Instructions for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X users is at the second source link. Now how about you hackers hack the Nexus One to have multitouch? Deal?

[Via Modaco and Redmond Pie]

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GSM encryption hacked… unfortunately

by on 29. Dec, 2009 10:18AM in News

Nearly everything we do with modern technology is encrypted. From cellphones, to credit cards, online banking, you name it. But now, 24 hackers from Berlin have hacked the 21-year-old technology of A5/1, which is an algorithm to encrypt GSM voice conversations. The 64-bit keys are now as easy as a book to read, and the only fix for this security breach is the newer 128-bit A5/3 algorithm.

Although of course the voice providers ignore Karsten Nohl, a PhD from the University of Virginia, saying that since it’s illegal to hack a GSM network, he (or anyone who has his 2TB codebook that’s available as a torrent) would ever do it.

[Via Phone News]

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HTC Espresso’s Sense UI tested on video

by on 27. Dec, 2009 12:19PM in Android, HTC, Mobile

Ever since those first Espresso Sense UI screenshots came out, we’ve all been looking for more, and we’ve found it. The new Sense UI for the HTC Espresso is demoed on video after the jump, and you can tell that it was hacked onto an HTC Hero. From the looks of it, the Sense IU looks a little more Android 2.0+, and can definitely fit into the new era of Android UIs, although the only thing that isn’t too nice here are those translucent backgrounds behind each of the apps.*shudders*. Video is after the cut. [Engadget via MobileTechWorld]

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