Galaxy S III 'Premium Suite' features detailed: Multi-Window, Page Buddy and more (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/06/galaxy-s-iii-premium-suite-features-detailed-multi-window-pa/

Samsung started pushing a new Jelly Bean update to its Galaxy S III phones yesterday, and it's posted a video breaking down some of the features. Many of the "Premium Suite" upgrades are cribbed from the Galaxy Note II, but we're sure users will still enjoy multi-window, a customizable notification panel, smart rotation and more. The video shows off the new multitasking, NFC and reader features, plus contextual awareness tweaks that adjust the phone around your actions. Some of the other new features are apparently being saved for part two of the video, but if you need something to keep busy until 4.2 eventually arrives you can check it out after the break.

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Google+ makes you feel at home with Communities, 'a place for whatever you're into'

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/06/google-communities/

Google's social service has provided a venue for chatting and collaborating with family and friends, but it hasn't exactly been the best place to get to know strangers who happen to share similar interests. That seems to be the idea behind Communities -- think of it as Facebook Groups, but within the Google ecosystem. Google+ Communities can be open to anyone on the network, but they can be private if you wish, so members have the opportunity to share photos, forum posts, and even add Hangouts and Events without worrying about that content being available to anyone and everyone on the web. The network's latest feature is set to roll out today, so keep an eye out for the Communities icon to hit your Google+ sidebar. You can also snag a sneak peek in the intro video just past the break.

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The Hardware Hackers Use to Crack Your Passwords

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5966169/the-hardware-hackers-use-to-crack-your-passwords

We often write about the ingenious new tricks developed by hackers to penetrate security systems, but rarely do we see how they go about their work. Here's the kit they use to crack your password.

At a recent security conference, called Passwords^12, researcher Jeremi Gosney showed off the kind of rig that hackers use to crack passwords. It's shown in the photograph above.

You're looking at a cluster of five 4U rack servers equipped with 25 AMD Radeon graphics cards, capable of communicating at up to 10 Gbps. On that is run a password cracking program which can churn through 348 billion NTLM password hashes per second.

In other words, plenty of secure passwords can be brute force attacked given a little time. For some perspective, that means a 14 character, LM-encrypted Windows XP password will fall within six minutes. There's plenty more technical detail over at Security Ledger if you're interested.

In the meantime, though, this should make you think twice about the kind of passwords you use: if you don't have long, random strings in use, hackers will be able to nail you. As Boing Boing puts it, yesterday's "password that would take millions of years to break" is this year's "password broken in an afternoon". Set 'em long and strong, people. [Security Ledger]

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Samsung HDTVs get an IPTV app for LG U+ in Korea, most US providers are still slacking

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/06/samsung-hdtvs-get-an-iptv-app-for-lg-u-in-korea-most-us-provid/

Here in the US, Samsung has consistently pushed the idea of using its HDTVs to watch cable / satellite without a set-top box at CES for the last several years. So far it has actually managed to launch support for DirecTV and Verizon FiOS video via IP although other providers demonstrated are still missing (Time Warner, Comcast), and now it's launching IPTV support at home in Korea with LG U+. The app lets Smart TVs directly tune into any of 138 broadcast channels as well as video on-demand, apparently without any box in the house. While we wait for easier IP access stateside -- and it's going to be an even longer wait now -- Samsung's also rolling out IPTV access with Estonian provider Elion, while LG U+ has already announced a set-top box with integrated Google TV, NFC and more. Maybe next year really is the year we get to ditch the cable box -- but also, maybe not.

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Source: Samsung Tomorrow (Flickr), Samsung Korea

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MetroPCS announces the Samsung Galaxy Admire 4G: 3.65-inch screen, LTE and $169 price tag

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/06/metropcs-samsung-galaxy-admire-4g/

Perhaps it's because the holiday season is well upon us, but MetroPCS decided now was the perfect time to welcome Samsung's Galaxy Admire 4G to its growing portfolio of wallet-friendly handsets. With today's introduction of the overhauled Admire, the Wireless for All carrier is surely expanding on its LTE-on-a-budget promise, as the device comes priced at a mere $169 (and that's without a beloved two-year commitment, of course). Naturally, this means we can't expect many high-end, drool-inducing specs onboard, but that's not to say some folks out there won't appreciate the 3.65-inch, HVGA display, a 1GHz CPU, 3-megapixel rear shooter and a taste of Google's famed Gingerbread -- after all, there's always that other galactic brethren if you're interested in getting more bang for your buck. The Samsung Galaxy Admire 4G will be up for grabs starting today on the MetroPCS website, while those looking to stop at nearby brick-and-mortar shop are going to have to wait until tomorrow to pick one up.

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