If you want to carry on using your PS3 online, you’ll have to give up some important legal rights — unless you read the small print and take action. One of the perhaps inevitable outcomes of April’s Playstation Network hacking scandal, and Sony’s delays in revealing that personal data had been compromised, is that several […]
Scientists leveled up this week with the help of some online gamers. Players from the site Foldit were able to unravel an enzyme structure that caused an AIDS-like virus in rhesus monkeys, something scientists have been trying to solve for the past decade. The gamers figured it out in three weeks. Foldit users were able […]
As always, science has giving us plenty of awesomeness in the last week. Here are a few of the biggest stories rounded up for your reading pleasure. Glowing Cats Shed Light on AIDS It’s hard to decide whether a kitten amped up on fluorescent jellyfish protein is cute or freaky, but before you try to […]
It was already known that if you paid enough cash, you could get a new adult .XXX domain associated with your name or brand. Now it turns out that for up to $300 you can make sure it isn’t. ICM Registry, the company that is overseeing the use of the domain through local registrars, has […]
Many of you Geeks felt the rumbling around 2pm Eastern time yesterday, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered just outside of Mineral, VA. (The [GAS] staff didn’t feel a thing, until the Internets exploded with reports and our speakers started vibrating with incoming media notifications.) If you’re anywhere on the East Coast and you felt the […]
If you’re one of those bookish geeks, and if your bookishness tastes a bit science-fictional, then you’re probably familiar with the Hugo Awards. If not, here’s the deal: since 1955, the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”) members have been voting on and awarding the Hugo, sci-fi’s most prestigious award. It’s like the Academy Awards but for […]
If you’ve been losing sleep over the “spaceship campus” Steve Jobs announced back in June, grab a pillow and take a nap because your wait is over. Apple released architectural renderings, floor plans and site info for the combination office/R&D/corporate facilities build. You can see all the info on the Cupertino.org site. • Introduction • […]
A security consultant has shown it’s possible to steal some cars simply by sending a specially crafted series of text messages. Don Bailey of iSEC Partners was speaking at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. It’s an annual event designed to inform security professionals about the latest threats, and has become known for […]
A widely reported “study” showing Internet Explorer users had lower IQs than users of other browsers is looking suspiciously like a hoax. The story originated with a press release from what apparently is “a Vancouver based Psychometric Consulting company” named AptiQuant. The story received widespread coverage as fact, with accompanying comment from writers. (For the […]
Kids are being invited to Las Vegas to learn hacking skills. Nope, this isn’t another story from the creative mind of Stephen Glass, but a genuine event. The annual DEF CON hacker convention will for the first time feature a special children’s event this weekend at the Rio hotel, known as DefCon Kids. The event […]