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Stories · 6

  1. Adobe Quietly Monitoring Software Use?

    Yro · Privacy · · posted by Zonk · from the probably-not-that-big-a-deal dept. · 304 comments
    henrypijames writes "For months, users of Adobe Creative Suite 3 have been wondering why some of the applications regularly connect to what looks like a private IP address but is actually a public domain address belonging to the web analytics company Omniture. Now allegations of user spying are getting louder, prompting Adobe Photoshop product manager John Nack to respond, though many remain unsatisfied with his explanation."

  2. Is Apple Tracking iPhone Users Through IMEI?

    Mobile · Cellphones · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the putting-on-the-foil-hats dept. · 218 comments
    ariefwn writes ""As I sit here applying a new layer of Reynolds tin foil to my international hat of conspiracy, its been proven that Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks IMEI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide. Hidden in the code of the 'Stocks' and 'Weather' widgets is a string that sends the IMEI of your phone to a specialized URL that Apple collects. I wonder if there will be any implications to owners of hacked iPhones..."

  3. Hacking XBox 360 HD-DVD To Play On XP

    · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the cheap-HD dept. · 167 comments
    Dan writes, "The XBox 360's affordable HD-DVD, with the help of some custom drivers and a specific player, has been hacked to work with any Windows XP machine. This may have created the cheapest HD-DVD player on the market to date."

  4. More Mac OS X on Plain Old x86 Boxes

    Apple · Macosx · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the i-don't-hardly-believe-it dept. · 844 comments
    Slashfan writes "It has been widely reported all over the Internet that it is extremely easy to get the Intel port of Mac OS X to run on regualar PC boxes. Some of the hackers are running the tweaked version of the operating system on their PCs natively." Pardon my skepticism ;)

  5. Caller ID Falsification Service

    Security · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the oh-this-is-just-scary dept. · 639 comments
    Dan writes " A US website will offer Caller ID falsification service...Slated for launch this week, Star38.com would offer subscribers a simple Web interface to a Caller ID spoofing system that lets them appear to be calling from any number they choose. [...] SecurityFocus took the site for a test drive, and found it worked as advertised. The user fills out a simple Web form with his phone number, the number he wants to call, and the number he wants to appear to be calling from. Within two seconds, the system rings back, and patches the user through to the destination. The recipient sees only the spoofed number displayed on Caller ID. Any number works, from nonsense phone numbers like "123 4567" to the number for the White House switchboard."

  6. How To Make Friends on the Telephone

    Humor · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the miss-manners dept. · 327 comments
    Dan writes "What a wonderful find--it seems since the internet, we've forgotten the correct way to communicate with people. So here is a book to teach us the proper etiquette, as well as how to handle complex modern communications devices."