Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Eavesdropping cell phone calls becomes possible.

It's bad news, or is it? Mr. Karsten Nohl, a German computer expert has published detailed information on the possibility of eavesdropping phone calls made by cell phones.GSM is the most widely used standard for mobile networks around the globe. The GSM standard was created by The GSM Association (GSMA)22 years ago. The latest GSM algorithm in use today is A5/1. Following the publicizing of the report, GSMA announced that work is in progress of revising the algorithm, which is called A5/3.

Eavesdropping phone calls maybe impractical due to the cost of the equipment and the technical knowledge required. However, since we know that our phone calls are prone to eavesdropping we aren't comfortable speaking on the phone anymore.

Karsten Nohl, Chris Paget – 26C3, Berlin

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Google Wave Invitation Giveaway!

If you weren't lucky enough to get a Google Wave invitation don't despair. Google Wave will be available for everyone in the near future, if not in a few weeks. Google Wave is an innovative idea in collaboration, chat and email. Watch the following video to learn more about Wave.


If you can't wait a bit longer until Google Wave is finally open to the public,I am giving away 3 invites.Soon I may be able to give away more invites. To get your invitation follow the guidelines below.

1 - Leave a comment for this post. Please specify your name and country. (Anonymous comments will not be eligible for the giveaway).
2 - Winners will be drawn randomly.
3 - Offer closing date will be notified soon(in this post).
4 - You must leave a confirmation comment upon receiving the invitation.

Good Luck.