Hacking

If you’re a hacker (as in hack stuff together)/developer type, then chances are you already know about and likely own a Raspberry Pi. For those that don’t, it’s a seriously cheap, ultra flexible computing platform that just grew up dramatically with it’s 4th edition. The Raspberry Pi 4 Model...

The now annual tradition of Lizard Squad is upon us. They’re once again launching attacks against gaming networks of Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and Steam, disrupting the enjoyment of gamers around the world. The tweets announcing the impending attack began about an hour ago from the @LizardInvasion account. Hello...

This weekend, 14 teams of hackers from around the world are at PayPal Headquarters in Silicon Valley, California for the final showdown. Required to create and execute on an idea in just 24 hours, they’re competing for a prize of $100,000 USD, a glittering gold battle-axe, and the coveted...

In the lead up to the Australian launch of SYNC AppLink in 2014, Ford is holding a 24 hour hackathon this weekend in Melbourne. The most talented developers will break out their Objective C and Java wares to leverage the SYNC AppLink APIs. The goal here is to raise...

The Australian Federal Police have charged a 17 year old Sydney boy, suspecting he “committed serious offences” on behalf of Anonymous resulting in him facing court last Friday. He was charged with six counts of unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment, once count of unauthorised access with intent...

Next week is Microsoft Australia’s biggest conference of the year, Tech.Ed and before it even officially begins, developers are invited to hack. What better place to showcase your talents than the sunny Gold Coast. Designers and developers will have access to some of the smartest minds in the business....