Here’s The Incredibly Hacky Way to Disable Windows 10 Updates – if you know they exist

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Windows 10 auto-downloads and auto-installs updates. This is mostly a Good Thing for general security, but becomes a Bad Thing when said update installs a glitchy graphics driver that breaks your desktop. There is a way to disable auto-updates, but it’s not pretty. Source: Here’s The Incredibly Hacky Way to Disable Windows 10 Updates Auto Read more about Here’s The Incredibly Hacky Way to Disable Windows 10 Updates – if you know they exist[…]

Study uncovers invisible mobile app ads gumming up the works

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Fundamentally, users of the mobile apps are affected because those invisible ads are burning though gigabytes of their data plan every day. The smartphone is slowed down; the ads eat away at batteries too. Performance issues are almost certainly caused by the extra load resulting from the apps’ secondary functions, said Forensiq in Bloomberg Business.Forensiq Read more about Study uncovers invisible mobile app ads gumming up the works[…]

Engineers test fly printed aircraft off warship

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Weighing 3kg and measuring 1.5m the airframe was created on a 3D printer using laser sintered nylon and catapulted off HMS Mersey into the Wyke Regis Training Facility in Weymouth, before landing on Chesil Beach. Source: Engineers test fly printed aircraft off warship

Chinese Company Constructs the World’s Tallest 3D Printed Building

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Chinese company WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co has expanded the capabilities of 3D printing. After constructing ten houses in under twenty-four hours last year, now they are back with both the world’s tallest 3D printed building – a five-story apartment block – and a 1,100 square meter mansion with internal and external decoration to boot. Read more about Chinese Company Constructs the World’s Tallest 3D Printed Building[…]

Chinese company assembles 3D-printed villa in less than 3 hours

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Robin Edgar

A pioneering 3D-printed house just popped up in Xian, China – and Chinese company ZhuoDa “built” the two-story villa in less than three hours. Made up of six 3D-printed modules, the house was assembled like LEGO bricks before a live audience who were then invited to explore the interior. The modular fireproof home can withstand Read more about Chinese company assembles 3D-printed villa in less than 3 hours[…]

NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth

Posted on July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 by Robin Edgar

NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another “Earth.” The newly discovered Kepler-452b is the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the Read more about NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth[…]

Robot surgeons kill 144 patients, hurt 1,391, malfunction 8,061 times / 1.7 million

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Robin Edgar

A team of university eggheads have counted up the number of medical cockups in America reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2000 to 2013, and found there were 144 deaths during robot-assisted surgery, 1,391 injuries, and 8,061 counts of device malfunctions. If that sounds terrible, consider that 1.7 million robo-operations were Read more about Robot surgeons kill 144 patients, hurt 1,391, malfunction 8,061 times / 1.7 million[…]

Hackers invade systems holding medical files on 4.5 million California patients

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

UCLA Health hospitals say hackers may have accessed personal information and medical records on 4.5 million patients.The California medical group admitted today that miscreants infiltrated its computer systems as long ago as September. It is possible the intruders accessed databases holding patient names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, medical records, health plan numbers, Read more about Hackers invade systems holding medical files on 4.5 million California patients[…]

UK DRIPA privacy invasion blocked by EU courts

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

The judges identified two key problems with the law: that it does not provide for independent court or judicial scrutiny to ensure that only data deemed “strictly necessary” is examined; and that there is no definition of what constitutes “serious offences” in relation to which material can be investigated. For legal authority, the judges relied Read more about UK DRIPA privacy invasion blocked by EU courts[…]

Rockets powered by microwave beams

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Except Escape Dynamics didn’t fire its engine by setting alight fuel in a controlled explosion, like a traditional rocket. Instead, their engine fired using power beamed at it from a microwave antenna across the room. ]…] It aims to use a giant set of batteries to draw power from the regular electric grid (or on Read more about Rockets powered by microwave beams[…]

Solar Paper, the world’s thinnest and lightest solar charger by YOLK — Kickstarter goals funded!

Posted on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Solar Paper measures just 9 x 19 x 1.1 cm when folded, and weighs only 120g (4 oz). Watt-for-watt, it is 85 percent smaller than our closest competitor and 75 percent lighter. Most importantly, Solar Paper is just 1.1 cm deep, at its thickest point, compared to 3.8 cm for our competitor, which also weighs Read more about Solar Paper, the world’s thinnest and lightest solar charger by YOLK — Kickstarter goals funded![…]

AFC Kredieten loan application data hacked, company responds: Meh, not our customers

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

A spokeswoman for AFC Kredieten, when asked if customers whose data had been stolen had been informed, replied: “They are not our customers. They are applicants, we had not necessarily organised a loan for them yet. AFC Credits is the victim here. What that group did is illegal and writing about it would be against Read more about AFC Kredieten loan application data hacked, company responds: Meh, not our customers[…]

ProxyGambit – anonymise your internet traffic via GSM or Radio links

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

ProxyGambit is a simple anonymization device that allows you to access the Internet from anywhere in the world without revealing your true location or IP, fracturing your traffic from the Internet/IP through either a long distance radio link or a reverse tunneled GSM bridge that ultimately drops back onto the Internet and exits through a Read more about ProxyGambit – anonymise your internet traffic via GSM or Radio links[…]

UK/US naval partnership – much more integration and interoperability

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Robin Edgar

we will seek even more opportunities to exchange personnel. Already a joint UK-US battlestaff have deployed on operations. I see this type of interchange becoming the norm, particularly in headquarters roles, but we are also exploring the opportunity to mutually support niche or perishable skills. [Fourthly,] we will pursue mutual investment in the technologies that Read more about UK/US naval partnership – much more integration and interoperability[…]

Spotify Musical Map: What playlist is typical for any city

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Robin Edgar

The map Source: Musical Map: Cities of the World | Spotify Insights

3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter LAN Wired Network Adapter for anything with USB Ports

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Robin Edgar

3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter LAN Wired Network Adapter for Laptops, Ultrabooks and Tablet PCs with USB Ports Source: Amazon.com: [3-Port USB 3.0 + 1-Port RJ45] iClever IC-HR004 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter LAN Wired Network Adapter for Laptops, Ultrabooks and Tablet PCs Read more about 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub with RJ45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Converter LAN Wired Network Adapter for anything with USB Ports[…]

WikiLeaks presents The Hackingteam Archives as searchable emails

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Source: WikiLeaks – The Hackingteam Archives

Want to buy a classic camera?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Bij online veilinghuis Catawiki kunt u elke week meebieden op meer dan 12.000 bijzondere en unieke objecten in de meer dan 100 wekelijkse veilingen. Source: Catawiki – Veilinghuis en catalogus voor verzamelaars

Ageing rates vary widely, says study

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Robin Edgar

A study of people born in the same year has uncovered a huge difference in the speed at which their bodies age. Source: Ageing rates vary widely, says study – BBC News

Stuff in Space – view what’s in orbit around us

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Stuff in Space is a realtime 3D map of objects in Earth orbit, visualized using WebGL. The website updates daily with orbit data from Space-Track.org and uses the excellent satellite.js Javascript library to calculate satellite positions. Source: Stuff in Space

Windows 10 keeps your Wi-Fi keys on the MS Cloud

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Robin Edgar

It’s a good idea – you can easily share your WiFi keys with people in your contacts list. However, Microsoft keeps the keys encrypted (how?) on their own servers to do this. This is not a good idea, turning the MS cloud into a treasure trove of WiFi passwords and locations. Also, if you’re giving Read more about Windows 10 keeps your Wi-Fi keys on the MS Cloud[…]

clean F-35 vs F-16D with fuel tanks: guess who loses (hint: it wouldn’t be interesting if it was the 1980s electric jet)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Robin Edgar

A test pilot has criticised the F-35 heavily, explaining the F-35 loses out in all regimes. He couldn’t even turn his head properly, as the size of the helmet was too large for the size of the canopy! War is boring

Lenovo considers re-using their best design

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Redesigning a laptop with the black rubberised outside, using the old style, non-chicklet keyboard, with red dot and forward and back buttons next to the arrow keys – all the best they got rid of after the 520, but then thin and powerful! Hope they also consider a serial port on it, as well as Read more about Lenovo considers re-using their best design[…]

US personel files and intelligence agents copied – multiple disclosures, could be 18million records out

Posted on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 by Robin Edgar

And let the shouting begin about who’s fault it was. ‘Most devastating cyber attack in US history’ Source: As the US realises it’s been PWNED, when will OPM heads roll? • The Register “Incidentally, the stolen OPM database was reportedly being offered on Hell, an onion site hosting a e-crim forum. According to Brian Krebs. Read more about US personel files and intelligence agents copied – multiple disclosures, could be 18million records out[…]

Fake Mobile Phone Towers Operating In The UK

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Robin Edgar

Sky News has found evidence that rogue mobile phone towers, which can listen in on people’s calls without their knowledge, are being operated in the UK.IMSI catchers, also known as Stingrays, mimic mobile phone masts and trick phones into logging on.The controversial surveillance technology is used by police agencies worldwide to target the communications of Read more about Fake Mobile Phone Towers Operating In The UK[…]