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Hacker swipes Snapchat’s source code, publishes it on GitHub

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 6:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Snapchat doesn’t just make messages disappear after a period of time. It also does the same to GitHub repositories — especially when they contain the company’s proprietary source code. So, what happened? Well, let’s start from the beginning. A GitHub with the handle i5xx, believed to be from the village of Tando Bago in Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province, created a GitHub repository called Source-Snapchat. At the time of writing, the repo has been removed by GitHub following a DMCA request from Snap Inc (we’ll get to that later), so we can’t take a closer look and see what it contains.…

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Hacker swipes Snapchat’s source code, publishes it on GitHub

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 6:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Snapchat doesn’t just make messages disappear after a period of time. It also does the same to GitHub repositories — especially when they contain the company’s proprietary source code. So, what happened? Well, let’s start from the beginning. A GitHub with the handle i5xx, believed to be from the village of Tando Bago in Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province, created a GitHub repository called Source-Snapchat. At the time of writing, the repo has been removed by GitHub following a DMCA request from Snap Inc (we’ll get to that later), so we can’t take a closer look and see what it contains.…

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Fallout: 76 and Fortnite pave the path for ditching Steam

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 5:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Bethesda recently revealed, via updated beta notes, that it’s upcoming game Fallout: 76 won’t be released on Steam. Both the game itself and the PC beta will only be available via the company’s own launcher on Bethesda.net. While it’d be surprising to see a game from any popular series jump from Valve’s ship, it’s a particularly big deal for Bethesda given the number of incredibly popular games from the developer that have been on Steam — Fallout 3, Fallout 4, Skyrim… jumping jiminies, Skyrim. Fallout: 76 would effectively be the first major game from the company not to debut on Valve’s platform. You know which game is also…

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Review: iHoment’s smart strip lights make it easy to set the mood

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 4:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Here’s some unsolicited relationship advice: A strip of inexpensive LED lights can turn any room into a date night destination. I spent a month testing two of iHoment’s Minger branded smart lighting strips. The first, a two meter long USB-powered strip, is perfect for providing bias lighting for your television. And the other is a whopping five meters long – more than enough to frame an entire bay window or highlight the area above your bed. As they’re essentially the same – the length, price, and power source being the only differences between them – this review will cover both…

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Honor Play hands-on: Solid hardware for a budget ‘gaming’ phone

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 4:09 pm
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Chinese hardware brand Honor is entering the gaming phone arena with its  new Play model, which launched yesterday in India and today in Malaysia. The company is hoping to win over mobile gamers on a budget with a low-key device that, on the surface, is indistinguishable from most other Android handsets with a notched display. I got a chance to try out the new phone in Kuala Lumpur, and from my brief time with the Honor Play, it seems like a good deal. You’re essentially getting a Huawei P20 Pro – minus the Leica camera systems and 2GB less RAM – for a…

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