Are you a Samsung Mobile customer better check this post - Samsung Mobiles Hacked !

Millions of Samsung devices may be at risk of attack due to a vulnerability in the firm's Find My Mobile service. An Egyptian security researcher has discovered a way to hack into the service and remotely unlock handsets from a PC. Once a hacker has access to a device, they can also change the PIN code rendering it useless to the owner. 

WHAT IS FIND MY MOBILE?

Find My Mobile is automatically enabled when a user registers for a Samsung Account.It lets users remotely lock and wipe their devices if they're lost or stolen. The 'Ring my device' sounds the default ringtone at its maximum volume for one minute, regardless of any sound or vibration settings. By sounding the ringtone, it can alert people to the lost device, increasing the chances of it being found. Its Call logs feature additionally lets users check to see a list of recent calls, and if the SIM card is changed, the owner is informed. Uses beyond this are not known, and it is unclear whether hackers will be able to exploit it further to access personal information on the device.

Mohamad Baset posted a proof-of-concept video at the weekend that shows him hacking a device, unlocking it, changing the greeting message and remotely calling it. His hack is controlled using the web on a PC.There are three modes of attack seen in the video: Remote mobile device lock, remote mobile device unlock, and remote device mobile ring.  The flaw has also been reported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US on its National Vulnerability Database (NVD).The security researchers have given it a high-severity rating of 7.8, with an ‘exploitability sub-score’ of 10.0. This means it is a relatively easy hack and doesn't require authentication.NIST’s vulnerability report explained: ‘The Remote Controls feature on Samsung mobile devices does not validate the source of lock-code data received over a network.This makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service - screen locking with an arbitrary code - by triggering unexpected Find My Mobile network traffic.’

Egyptian researcher Mohamad Baset has posted a proof-of-concept video (screengrab pictured) that shows him hacking a device, unlocking it, changing the greeting message and remotely calling it. The flaw has also been reported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

The flaw affects any Samsung device with Find My Mobile enabled (Galaxy S5 pictured) Samsung told MailOnline: 'The reported issue occurred in web user interface, and it was fixed through a patch update on 13 October.' But Mr Baset's proof-of-concept was posted on 27 October, after this patch date. MailOnline has contacted Mr Baset to discover when the video was filmed, and if the flaw is still being exploited 

News Courtesy : Daily Mail

Google’s Project Ara: Are you ready to assemble your own smartphone?

How will it be for you to assemble your phone like camera , speaker and the core processor itself just before you start to office or college. yes that what google is working in the code name of "Project Ara" where you can go ahead and make your own phone or update the hardware by just removing the older piece and connecting the new one 

At the core of Project Ara is the endoskelton, or the frame, on which the modules will go. Google want to produce these for around $50 and spawn and “app level of innovation” with the modules. The idea is to let developers market the modules directly to consumers, maybe through the Google Play store. This means once you buy the endoskelton, you can go to the store and buy any module you want. There will be three frame sizes to choose from, the mini, medium and jumbo and the smallest of them will have slots for 10 modules. The possibilities are endless. For instance, you could buy a jumbo frame and use only half of it for the screen, the rest could be the keyboard. If on a long trip, you could drop a lot of other modules and replace them with battery modules so that you don’t run out of power. While it seems as simple as building blocks, Project Ara will actually be ushering in cutting edge technology into your hands. “This is the first initiation of a network on device concept in the mobile form factor,” explains Eremenko, adding that any modules can draw or supply power and also be a power storage device at the same time. While the modules will transmit data and power using inductive contactless coupling, they will have electropermanent magnets that connect them to the frame. Simply put, the design won’t have any connectors and users will be able to hot swap any module.

And yet google also shows the first ever working module of the mobile in the video below 

New scooter that can be worn around your waist as a belt when not in use

For the discerning hipster looking to travel about town and not worry about parking their fixed gear bicycle, a Hungarian designer may have the answer.
The Scooter belt works as a full sized scooter - but also doubles as a belt.
When you arrive at your destination, a simple velcro tab loosens the scooter's body, allowing it to 

'collapse' and be wrapped around a waist.
Adam Horok, a designer from Hungary, is behind the project.

'The most efficient vehicles that bridge these two points in the shortest time are those powered by leg power, whose need for specific pathways is a must in every developing city.

 'There is one thing even more important, and that is storage.

'A vast range of methods has been developed in recent in years but these will all become obsolete if the vehicle is developed that is entirely portable, even wearable as part of our clothing. '

'Our physical need to move around gains an entirely new meaning in the future, depending on the price we are willing to pay for it, in terms of the fast approaching ecological changes.

'Compared to public transport, the car offers its advantage in independence, and personal space alongside the sense of a safe space with the ability to choose the take-off and destination points,' he said.

'The main problem of the electric versions currently being under development are that the awkwardness of the energy supply puts a powerful limitation on efficiency and distance.

'We can bypass the problem by turning the equation around, making it's seeming disadvantage into our advantage'.