This day and age with technology and networking's seemingly omnipresence has presented many dangers, one of which happens to be carjacking. Not only after the Black Hat cybersecurity conference on August 3rd, two researchers, Don Bailey and Mat Solnik, from iSec Partners--a security firm based in San Franciso--released a video on youtube demonstrating how easy breaking into a vehicle can be using a PC.  During their demonstration they broke into a 1998 Subaru Outback in less than sixty seconds with their computer by finding the car's security system module and bypassing it in order to remotely start the car's engine. This same task, of course, could be performed on someone's cell phone if he or she has internet accessibility...

This morning, Google Inc. released its agreement with Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. to purchase Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share or $12.5 billion.  Google’s purchase serves as an attempt to increase market dominance by, as Google Chief Executive Larry Page says, “supercharg[ing] the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners, and developers.”  In order to achieve this goal, Google will be acquiring Motorola Mobility’s patents, keeping Motorola as a separate entity, and maintaining Android’s platform...