Investigators Display Nokia 1100 s Criminal Potential

In case you weren't already satisfied of a certain mannequin of Nokia 1100's hackability by the exponential surge in its aftermarket value, fraud investigation firm Ultrascan has efficiently recreated a digital bank heist by reprogramming one of the gadgets to obtain one other phone number's textual content messages. Using this trick, shady characters in fancy suits can get your cellular transaction authentication number -- provided you reside in a rustic like Germany or Holland that use mTANs -- and use it to get into your bank account and switch funds. They'd additionally want your account title and password, mind you, however acquiring that data isn't practically as complex when there's plenty of individuals clicking on the wrong emails and signing into faux web site (pokasijudoma.ru) with all these deets and the associated digits. All of it sounds a bit like the stuff of crime novels, would not it? And earlier than you go working to eBay with that 1100 you stashed away in a drawer years ago, please observe that it solely works if the candybar was produced at a very specific plant in Bochum, Germany.

It turns out he made the precise move; only a year later, Microsoft valued Facebook at $15 billion [source: Sloane]. Granted, Microsoft had its causes for pinning such a hefty value tag on the internet site, basically guaranteeing that none of its competitors might buy Facebook in consequence. Still, an early 2009 inner appraisal of Fb's value placed the figure at nearer to $four billion, an amount still nicely above the $1 billion supplied by Yahoo! [source: CBS News]. As for promoting the company, the rumors seem to have died down for now. In a 2007 interview with Time magazine, Zuckerberg claimed that promoting Fb is "not the core focus" for the corporate. As a substitute, Zuckerberg says Facebook is busy finding the absolute best way for individuals to attach online, which brings us to our next delusion.

Runway Lighting
Airports use standardized lighting schemes to make sure pilots can differentiate runways from highways once they're touchdown at night time or in low visibility. Rotating beacon lights, which flash green and white, indicate a civilian airport. Green lights mark the threshold, or beginning, of a runway, while pink lights mark the end. Along the size, white or amber lights outline the edges. And blue lights differentiate taxiways from runways.

With the Tiwi, the GPS is sophisticated sufficient to tell how briskly a teen goes in a certain space, and whether or not she or he goes faster than the posted velocity restrict. The Tiwi alerts the mother and father, however earlier than it does, the pc system itself will talk to the teen. A recorded voice will tell the driver, "You are exceeding the speed limit; please decelerate."

One of many arguments against looking preserves, nonetheless, is that this opportunity is nothing greater than a "canned hunt," as many private looking lands makes use of fences to include prey [source: Gerstenzang]. It was throughout a personal hunt that Vice President Dick Cheney wounded a fellow hunter in 2006, drawing vast-unfold criticism to the sport.