Archive for May 4, 2006

How Beckham lost his 2 BMW X5 SUVs

David Beckham lost 2 of his BMW X5 SUVs in the last six months to hi-tech thieves using wireless notebooks and a hacking software. It seems that the new generation of car security which uses a keyless entry system has been defeated by clever crooks.

All they need to do was wirelessly break into the car’s computer system, open the doors, and start the engine. Not even a single wire or breaking tools - just a clever software. The only drawback is a time of 20 minutes for them to crack the car’s computer encryption.

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Trapped miners given iPod to kill time

2 Australian miners who are trapped 3,000ft underground for the past 9 days have been given iPods to fill their time while waiting to be rescued. Of course, that is in addition to water, food, deodorant (they have to hug the rescuers later), magazines etc..

The iPods have been pre-loaded with the miners’ musical taste.

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