One of the basic criticisms of Windows Phone 7 is the slow resume times for applications when multitasking. A recently discovered registry tweak appears to address these concerns by speeding up resume times of applications … read more
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Windows Phone 7 survives Pwn2Own hacking contest as challengers fail to show
13th Mar 11 10:46 am with Comments OffMicrosoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system survived its first appearance at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. Contestants due to hack Microsoft’s mobile OS canceled, failed to show or had withdrawn for other reasons according to ComputerWorld. George … read more
Windows 7′s DEP and ASLR protection bypassed via IE8 at Pwn2Own contest
10th Mar 11 7:39 am with 6 CommentsSecurity researcher’s at this years Pwn2Own contest have successfully bypassed Microsoft security protection mechanisms to hack into Windows 7 running Internet Explorer 8. Irish security researchers Stephen Fewer used three different vulnerabilities to exploit flaws … read more
Geohot intends to hack Windows Phone 7 next week, update: Geohot backs out
4th Mar 11 4:26 pm with 5 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone 7 faces its first public hacking contest next week. Security researchers and industry experts will be keeping a careful eye on next week’s 5th annual Pwn2Own competition. Contestants will attempt to break … read more
Microsoft responds to HTC HD2 Windows Phone 7 ROMs
19th Jan 11 3:47 pm with 26 CommentsMicrosoft has responded to news that hackers have developed Windows Phone 7 ROMs for the HTC HD2. Hacking group DFT (Dark Forces Team) recently released an experimental public release of Microsoft’s RTM build of Windows … read more
Flying Kinect is the latest cool Kinect hack
6th Dec 10 12:26 pm with Comments OffThe latest Kinect hack demonstrates how a Kinect could be mounted on top of a quadrocopter and used as a 3D radar to maneuver objects autonomously. The work, spotted by Engadget, is part of the … read more
Leaked U.S. embassy cables suggest China uses access to Microsoft source code for cyber attacks
6th Dec 10 10:57 am with 21 CommentsLeaked U.S. embassy cables suggest that China is using access to Microsoft source code for cyber warfare. Revealed by The Guardian, the latest cable leak from WikiLeaks provides evidence to suggest the Chinese government is … read more
Man controls NES Super Mario Bros with Kinect
29th Nov 10 7:00 pm with Comments OffRemember the guy that showed off a real-time light saber Kinect hack? Well he’s back controlling an NES version of Super Mario with Kinect. YouTube user, Yankeyan, has posted another proof of concept video showing him … read more
Microsoft: Using ChevronWP7 unlock could render Windows Phone 7 permanently unusable
26th Nov 10 2:44 pm with 15 CommentsMicrosoft has responded to the recent news of an unlock tool for Windows Phone 7. A Windows Phone 7 “unlock” tool was released on Thursday that allows owners to side load home-brew applications. The tool, … read more
Windows Phone 7 ‘Genuine Software’ check revealed, custom ROMs could be blocked
22nd Nov 10 3:00 pm with 4 CommentsHackers are hard at work attempting to port Windows Phone 7 over to other non WP7 HTC devices such as the HD2. However, reports suggest that there could be a “Genuine Software” check built into … read more