Motorola Tells Modders To Go Elsewhere

Android by it’s nature is an open source platform, a platform that is open to anyone and any changes as long as they comply with the Apache 2.0 license. So why have manufacturers like Motorola and HTC spent so much time fighting against people modding or creating their own ROMs? That might be a question [...]

Eavesdropping On GSM

Speaking at the Chaos Computer Club on Tuesday, a pair of researchers demonstrated a method of eavesdropping on encrypted GSM calls and text messages by using a few cheap pay-as-you-go cellphones and a variety of open source software. The ability to listen in on cellphone calls has been available to law enforcement agencies for a [...]

DIY Star Trek Communicator

I am really surprised that a Star Trek communicator has yet to become the norm amongst the geek-elite. Chip Chick has this “exclusive” communicator replica, unfortunately you can only have conversations with sound effects or pre-recoded phrases. If your really hardcore maybe you could cram a cell phone into it and show off your geek-cred. [...]

Add On Lenses For Your Phone

Imagine this, your walking down the street and you see Britney Spears doing some crazy and outrageous think (I know it’s hard to imagine Britney Spears doing anything stupid). You know if had a picture of this incident tabloids would pay you thousands, but all you have is your lonely cell phone with it’s built [...]

New iPhone Killer? Motorola ROKR E8 and E7 Leaked

I must say, this phone does look quite slick. The picture above is the new Motorola ROKR E8, it’s basically a thin bar shaped handset with a JAVA/Linux based interface. It is rumoured to have 2GB of integrated memory and a microSD memory card slot for expandability. With a 2-megapixel camera, touch sensitive keys, mini [...]