Comment Re:I thought Empress already did it? (Score 1) 37
EMPRESS definitely did it and has been cracking Denuvo for some time
Comment mmmm...leather (Score 2, Insightful) 347
good god the amount of enthusiastic bootlicking in these comments is borderline pornographic
Flaw in New Visa Cards Would Let Hackers Steal $1M Per Card 126
New submitter biomass writes with news about a flaw in Visa's contactless card that lets anyone charge $999,999 to it. According to researchers at Newcastle University in the UK, the card system developed by VISA for use in the United Kingdom fails to recognize transactions made in non-UK foreign currencies and can therefore be tricked into approving any transaction up to 999,999.99. "With just a mobile phone we created a POS terminal that could read a card through a wallet," Martin Emms, lead researcher of the project that uncovered the flaw, noted in a statement about the findings. "All the checks are carried out on the card rather than the terminal so at the point of transaction, there is nothing to raise suspicions. By pre-setting the amount you want to transfer, you can bump your mobile against someone's pocket or swipe your phone over a wallet left on a table and approve a transaction."
Submission + - Rats Didn't Spread Black Death, Humans Did, Say Researchers (ibtimes.co.uk)
concertina226 writes: Scientists studying the human remains of plague victims found during excavations for London's new Crossrail train line have concluded that humans spread the Black Death rather than rats, a fact that could rewrite history books.
University of Keele scientists, working together with Crossrail's lead archaeologist Jay Carver and osteologists from the Museum of London, analysed the bones and teeth of 25 skeletons dug up by Crossrail.
They found DNA of Yersinia pestis, which is responsible for the Black Death, on the teeth of some of the victims.
University of Keele scientists, working together with Crossrail's lead archaeologist Jay Carver and osteologists from the Museum of London, analysed the bones and teeth of 25 skeletons dug up by Crossrail.
They found DNA of Yersinia pestis, which is responsible for the Black Death, on the teeth of some of the victims.
Comment Re:Does it matter? (Score 1) 226
it's definitely an issue my on my galaxy s3 and on my old galaxy s1. as a music producer I would give my firstborn to see this fixed
Comment Re:North Korea (Score 1) 223
http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-the-day-how-north-korea-could-destroy-seoul-in-two-hours-2010-5?op=1
A bit old, but it was the first result in my Google search.
That said, go look yourself.
A bit old, but it was the first result in my Google search.
That said, go look yourself.
Submission + - Chilling Brain Scans Show the Impact of a Mother's Love on a Child's Brain Size (medicaldaily.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A shocking comparison of brain scans from two three-year-old children reveals new evidence of the remarkable impact a mother's love has on a child's brain development.
The chilling images reveal that the left brain, which belongs to a normal 3-year-old, is significantly larger and contains fewer spots and dark "fuzzy" areas than the right brain, which belongs to that of a 3-year-old who has suffered extreme neglect.
Neurologists say that the latest images provide more evidence that the way children are treated in their early years is important not only for the child's emotional development, but also in determining the size of their brains.
Experts say that the sizeable difference in the two brains is primarily caused by the difference in the way each child was treated by their mothers.
The chilling images reveal that the left brain, which belongs to a normal 3-year-old, is significantly larger and contains fewer spots and dark "fuzzy" areas than the right brain, which belongs to that of a 3-year-old who has suffered extreme neglect.
Neurologists say that the latest images provide more evidence that the way children are treated in their early years is important not only for the child's emotional development, but also in determining the size of their brains.
Experts say that the sizeable difference in the two brains is primarily caused by the difference in the way each child was treated by their mothers.
Submission + - TIME dotCom and Facebook Invest In Massive Undersea Internet Cable Project (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: "This week, TIME dotCom (out of Malaysia) has entered into a construction and maintenance agreement of the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable system connecting Malaysia to Korea and Japan. The APG is a 10,000 km international fibre optic cable system that will link Malaysia to Korea and Japan with seven branches to other Asian countries. The cable system is scheduled to be ready in quarter three of 2014. TIME is leading up the process, but Facebook as well as a few others are joining in by combining $450 million to the cause."
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