Hack Lets PS4 Run Linux

Hacking team fail0verflow last week demonstrated a hack of Sony's PlayStation 4 game console that allows anyone running the modification to run the Linux OS on the appliance.

The demo was part of a lightning talk session at the 32nd Chaos Communication Congress.

The hackers used exploits in FreeBSD, PS4's operating system and WebKit, which powers the game console's browser.

Both the OS and

Facebook Gets An Offline Mode

Facebook this week said it will begin rolling out new technology that allows users on slower mobile connections to still see new stories in their News Feed, even when on a poor connection or when they’re unable to reach Facebook’s servers. In addition, users will be able to comment on posts when

Hate Candy Crush invites? Facebook is about to kill them

The days of receiving endless, annoying Candy Crush invites may become a thing of the past, according to Facebook.

Speaking at a Townhall Q&A session at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, Mark Zuckerberg claimed that Facebookengineers were looking at a "solution" for the problem.

"This is where these Q&As are really

Snowden slams UK government over encryption 'backdoor' plans

The UK government wants backdoor access to communications for "everything people actually use", Edward Snowden has claimed.

The former NSA contractor took to Twitter to criticise comments from Baroness Shields, the UK minister for internet safety and security, over her position on encrypted data.

Shields said the government

Linux tips and commands every geek should know

What separates average Linux users from the super-geeks? Simple: years spent learning the kinds of hacks, tricks, tips and techniques that turn long jobs into a moment's work. If you want to get up to speed without having to put in all that leg-work, I've rounded up over 50 easy-to-learn Linux tips to help you work smarter and get

How to find out if you’ve been HACKED with CMD

There are numerous methods to see if you have been hacked. Using the Command Prompt, you can run a command which will check for incoming and outgoing connections to your computer. By checking all the established connections, you can

Windows7 GodMode

GodMode

Create a new folder and rename it with this code { ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C }