Defcon, one of the world's premier annual hacking conferences, has introduced a "Kids Village" aimed at improving the hacking skills of children as young as nine.The Kids Village makes use of experts in the industry such as renowned security consultant and author, Chris Hadnagy. He said that in a world where children are surrounded by technology, guidance must be given to them so that they can legally and safely test their hacking skills. Nine-year old Anna and her brother, 10-year ...

A Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and bounce along the ground.About the size of a beachball and jet black, the remote-controlled Spherical Air Vehicle resembles a tiny Death Star from the Star Wars movies but has a more benign purpose -- to transmit live images from a video camera.Read more on Gearburn.

Hackers at a Defcon gathering were recently shown how a high-security lock, certified for use in sensitive US government facilities, can be easily opened with just a piece of wire.Security specialist Marc Weber Tobias had plans to meet in Switzerland with lock-maker Kaba to discuss ways that the Swiss company's Access Control E-Plex 5800 model and its predecessor can be foiled.Read more at Gearburn.

Hacker group AntiSec is claiming to have "defaced and destroyed" the websites of various US police agencies in retaliation to the arrest of suspected peers accused of hacking into the CIA, Britain's Serious Organised Crimes Agency (SOCA), and Sony.The group backed its claim in a recent post by releasing more than 10 gigabytes of information apparently looted from more than 70 local police agencies during the cyber attacks."We are releasing a massive amount of confidential information that is sure to ...

As Google+ gains user traction, demand from brands that want to engage with their users is going to increase drastically. Some crafty brands have even tried to set up profiles to no avail, with Google+ Product Manager ,Christian Oestlien posting that Google is working on a solution that is an optimal experience both for users and their adored brands. Oestlien goes on to say:Over the next few months we are going to be running a small experiment with a ...

Creating mobile websites which can be viewed on any feature phone or smartphone has gained traction globally. One South African startup is capitalising by offering the service at no cost, while laying claim to a simple drag and drop interface.Mobicanvas is a web tool that helps any business or individual to easily and cheaply build, promote and monetise its own mobile websites, claims Stephen Ballot, one of the company's co-founders.The company promotes an easy-to-use drag and drop ...

Saving your data to the cloud is crucial. The cloud provides what is probably the most reliable way of ensuring that, if your house burns down or your laptop gets stolen, your data won't be lost too. Even more enticing is the ability to access your data from any location with an internet connection. Such features alleviate the need to carry flash sticks and portable hard drives when attempting to get your data for A to B.A disadvantage does, ...

A gaming sensation from a hip little Canadian outfit that is as strange and eerie as it is wonderfully engrossing: old skool graphics and amazing soundtrack, looks like your old Atari, runs on an iPad.Now, before we even begin with this review, I’d like to point out that I am in no way a serious gamer at all. I don’t own any consoles and the last game I finished was Half-Life…the first one (what a game). Reason being that I ...

Jittery global markets and the worst round of US trading since 2008 could not stop the surge of professional network LinkedIn.According to the New York Times, in its first earnings report since shares in the company were opened to everyday investors, LinkedIn's revenue has more than doubled in the second quarter to US$121-million, from US$54.9-million a year earlier."In the second quarter, we saw record levels of members, unique visitors and page views, while revenue growth further accelerated," says ...

Google has released Google Maps Navigation for South Africa for Android phones. Maps Navigation integrates features from Google Maps with satellite navigation and uses a phone's internet connection to provide turn–by-turn navigation. Phones must be running at least Android version 1.6.Not only is it free, feature rich and increadibly useful, but Google has added a real kicker with this product in that Maps Navigation can still do its thing if your phone loses its internet connection.Read more on Gearburn