PWN2OWN @ CanSecWest

As the contest name implies, if you successfully exploit a target you get to keep it along with a ZDI cash prize.

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Sony BMG and MJ sign biggest music deal EVER!

Even after death, Michael Jackson continues to defy all odds and break records. Just this week, Sony BMG and MJ’s estate signed the largest music deal in history, encommpassing 10 projects over 7 years. The cost? $200 million. For more details watch the below video, courtesy of the...

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BREAKING: The iPhone is Now Available Contract Free From the Apple Store

Apple is now selling the iPhone without an AT&T contract or ID at any Apple Store in the United States. Gizmodo received a copy of the internal documentation that reads, “Effective immediately, customers purchasing iPhone as device only at full price are no longer required to have an AT&T account or provide a form of ID. Device only full price iPhone slaes are limited to one per person per day.” The price is $499 for the iPhone 3G 8GB, $599 for the iPhone 3GS 16GB, and $699 for the 32GB model. Of course, these devices will be sold with the latest baseband which is not yet unlockable; however, you can use RedSn0w to perform a tethered jailbreak. via iClarified – Apple News – The iPhone is Now Available Contract Free From the Apple...

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PlayStation's Kevin Butler mocks Wii and Natal!

The recently announced PlayStation Move controller is already being advertised by Sony.  PlayStation’s spokesman Kevin Butler is back at it again with the duty of promoting the Move – the revolutionary new motion-sensitive controller for use with the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation Move uses three main components to provide the most precise motion sensing controller ever: video tracking, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer.  The PlayStation Eye camera is responsible for tracking the Move, which is why it has the large colored ball on the top – to provide an easy tracking component for the PS Eye.  The rest is similar to the existing SIXAXIS motion sensing technology, albeit the newer technology is said to be even more precise. The PlayStation Move will be realeased in November of this year and several games are being developed for use with it, as well as some existing games will be updated to support it.  The only mention on the pricing is that the Move will cost no more than $100.  Stay tuned to Tech Talk for the latest developments with everything Sony and...

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Grandma's iPad-Parody on YouTube

We have been expounding a lot lately about the shortcomings of the new Apple iPad. This amusing video entitled Grandma’s iPad Commercial seems to sum it up nicely. It was actually produced for an assignment for a group’s Comm 340 class. Check it...

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