Passware claims FireVault 2 can be cracked in under an hour, sells you the software to prove it



Lunch hours may never feel safe again. That is, if you have a Mac running Lion / FireVault 2, like leaving your computer around, or have unscrupulous colleagues. Data recovery firm Passware claims its “Forensic” edition software can decrypt files prot…

The Love Box is an analog video mixer, house of mirrors for your iPhone (video)



There’s something romantic about hacking the iPhone, especially when it means finding ways to personalize the massively popular handset. Apps like Instagram may help you realize artistic talent, but software just doesn’t get those creative juices flow…

Microsoft’s Windows 8 hardware requirements: some good, some not-so-good



First, an apology: Microsoft released details of Windows 8′s tablet hardware requirements back in December, but we were too preoccupied with Christmas and CES to notice. Now that the only thing we’re suffering from is jet-lag, let’s take a quick tour…

Red Digital Cinema sues competitor Arri over e-mail hacking, adds new charges to the list



The behind-the-lens drama between camera makers Red Digital Cinema and Arri has taken yet another step recently, as Red filed suit December 21st against Arri alleging corporate espionage. Former Arri executive Michael Bravin has already plead guilty…

Hacker builds allegedly pointless data network out of Lego train set



How can we appreciate bullet-quick SSDs and fiber networks without pausing — at the year’s end — to appreciate where it all came from? We should think back to before the birth of modern computing, even before the telegraph, to a time when bits of …