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Re:Apple MacBooks Can Be Hacked Through The Battery by iam on Saturday July 23, 2011 @03:16AM (#2796426)
Why, oh why, would any laptop run any code from a battery?
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Re:Apple MacBooks Can Be Hacked Through The Battery by sliverstorm on Saturday July 23, 2011 @03:39AM (#2796446)
The laptop doesn't "run" the code, the battery runs its own code and communicates with the laptop.
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Re:Apple MacBooks Can Be Hacked Through The Battery by davidjairala on Saturday July 23, 2011 @03:39AM (#2796448)
As the article states to prevent, among other things, the battery to overcharge even when the laptop is turned off.
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Re:Apple MacBooks Can Be Hacked Through The Battery by Create on Saturday July 23, 2011 @05:43AM (#2796595)
because it is a powerful coprocessor
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