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The 404 823: Where those things have multiple uses (podcast)

Don't latch onto an unsecured wireless network on your Android device, because hackers have found an exploit that puts your personal information at risk. Is anyone else as tired of hacker mongering as we are?

In other pirating news, Netflix has finally beat out BitTorrent as the most trafficked site on the Internet, which proves that people are willing to pay for streaming content, if it's easily accessible.

We have a bunch of iPad 2 accessories to give away today from Hard Candy Cases and The Joy Factory. Enter to win a prize simply by following either company as well as The 404 on Twitter and tell us why you need a cover for your iPad 2. Also, be sure to mention us at the end of your tweet so everyone can see it! Good luck!

The 404 Digest for Episode 823

Kid tells Grandfather that Twitter is a search engine, and these are his searches. The insecurity of Android's open Wi-Fi protocol. CNET Report: Netflix swallowing peak Net traffic fast. Not so fast: Sony's PlayStation Network hacked again!

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Mediafire Chrome search

Mediafire and Google Chrome users will want to check out Mediafire Super Search, a free Chrome extension that adds a dedicated Mediafire search engine to the Chrome interface. The search engine is actually just Google specifically set to search only Mediafire, the online file storage and sharing site. Mediafire Super Search saves a lot of time and keystrokes over searching step by step, which for our purposes we'll call "the hard way."

Mediafire Super Search installs like a typical Chrome extension; that is, automatically, when you allow it to. It placed an icon bearing Mediafire's white-on-blue &… Read more