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The 21-year-old GSM encryption algorithm has been broken by a 28-year-old hacker. German engineer, Karsten Nohl, (an expert on encryption) announced that the GSM algorithm (A5/1) has been broken by him. This means that he was able to decrypt the secret code that protects the privacy of the vast majority of all mobile calls. It is estimated that this encryption method is used by 80% of all subscribers.

Next week at the International Exhibition 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), there will be presented a new format of e-books - Blio. Instead of pretending to be e-paper, Blio is to be adapted to the requirements of tablets, netbooks, and mobile phones.

Since 2009 is nearly over, it is time for the AppStore to publish some statistics about the most popular programs for iPhone.

Can we find someone who does not want to get a present form Santa Claus. Waiting for presents, we can track his current location so that we do not miss his arrival in our neighborhood.
As usually, on Christmas Eve NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is tracking the Santa Claus' way on the sky.
Everyone can check his current location on the special web page. You can also read Santa's micro blog on twitter.

Stephen Horlander, who works at the Mozilla Corporation as a Visual Designer, presented a few new conceptual user interface projects which can be implemented in the upcoming version of Firefox for Windows.