A security researcher is in the process of building a table that will enable the cracking of GSM encryption<\/a>, assuming that a parallel effort to crack its frequency hopping algorithm succeeds.<\/p>\n E-readers will be one of the major stories of 2010, and the party gets started next week in Vegas at CES 2010. Here’s a quick run-down of three products that will debut at CES<\/a> and that could make waves in the e-reader space next year.<\/p>\n Two Ars staffers recently moved to new homes. Taking their broadband connections and e-mail with them turned out to be the worst part of the relocation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The developers behind the XBMC project have released a new version<\/a> of the popular open source media player. It comes with an impressive new user interface theme.<\/p>\n What better way to celebrate the impending new year than to read about evolutionary adaptations to duck rape<\/a> and coot nest parasites. Fortunately, Weird Science comes equipped with hangover advice: stick to vodka.<\/p>\n The California Science Center has been slapped with a lawsuit<\/a> by a group that hoped to show an anti-evolution film there.<\/p>\n Google wins domain name disputes almost every time, and it suffered its second loss ever<\/a> on Christmas Eve. How “Groovle.com” avoided a one-way transfer to the Googleplex.<\/p>\n It may not push the genre forward in any strong directions, but Alien Breed Evolution<\/i><\/a> remakes a classic top-down experience and adds online co-op. The mechanics are solid, the pace is measured, and the graphics are strong. What else do you need for $10?<\/p>\n NVIDIA’s next-generation, supercomputer-oriented “Fermi” GPU may be delayed until March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n What is a “Brief” post?”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n