No joke. The MD5 algorithm, which is used widespread around the web for encryption, has been broken. A group of researchers used a cluster of PS3s to create a forged certificate authority, essentially enabling them to break into SSL-encrypted sites. HTTPS? Gone. There is no security. Sure, most of us don’t have 200 Playstation 3s sitting at home but if ...

Our contest wraps up today, so make sure you enter. We’ll be taking off tomorrow like everyone else, so enjoy the New Year and welcome to 2009. Heh. A Zelda messenger bag Get your hands on the Killzone 2 demo early When netbooks go robotic Details on how to get a free PS3 Blu-ray remote Stylish radiators Zunes are dying ...

This Halo-inspired messenger bag actually looks like a real marine used it. It has that rough, rugged look to it and proudly features the UNSC logo on the side, ensuring that you’re not associated with The Flood. At $36, it’s a great gift for the Halo fan in your family. There’s enough room for an Xbox 360 controller, all the ...

Be cool, man! Be cool! Toasty Charger Explain to me why prisoners deserve PS3s Amazon isn’t even close to iTunes in sales (and it’s #2!) Want a plug-in hybrid? Hit up China for details A bug trapper for people with morals Hitchcock Barbie Looks like you can grow pot with an Arduino DELICIOUS. Have great links you want showcased on ...

I warned you about the Wii. Some of you listened, most did not. Well, I hope all the Wii owners who couldn’t refrain from calling me a PS3/360 fanboy in the comments all crack their LCD screens while playing sub par games. I’ll be a fan of anything and I mean anything as long as it isn’t the Wii. Look ...

PS Home came and guess what: it sucks. Sure, it’s supposed to be in “beta” but the whole thing is just flawed to no end. The Penny Arcade guys did a great job of summarizing it, so check out their comic. Luckily, someone has figured out how to hack into Playstation Home and thus, opening the door for somebody to ...

Be sure to help us decide which band rocks harder. This is why people want yachts The pay-as-you-go iPhone 3G is available Verizon FiOS should hit 100Mbps next year Please accept this spider as an answer LittleBigPlanet meets Lumines Rotary Phone iPhone docking station Paranoid? Try getting this door for your home Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon ...

The FedEx guy showed up with your next batch of prizes. Stay tuned, kids. Max Headroom sleeps with this I bet Quickly knock $150 off the cost of a PS3 Kindle 2.0 is coming Delicious Warcraft Cakes Processing turns 1.0 Apple will begin price-matching competitors Scientists developed a fabric that never gets wet KOXY = SEXY? Have great links you ...

Already Bethesda is announcing details of its first plans for Fallout 3 downloadable content for both the PC and Xbox 360 (Sorry PS3 owners!) In addition to the expansion, Bethesda is also throwing in the long-awaited dev kit for PC users. Named the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation) kit, this will allow players to mod the game and come up ...

Who would’ve thought that all of those AV nerds in high school would one day work on Best Buy’s Geek Squad. If geeks you know haven’t gotten a job on the squad then your next bet is to check your local Radio Shack. This holiday season, it’s not Radio Shack trying to steal your money with cheap RC cars and ...