Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
Hopefully we’ll all wake up April 2nd to find news that the iPhone Dev Team isn’t really breaking up and that the Pwnage Tool isn’t really dead (it wouldn’t exactly be the first hackers April fool’s joke, after all). Otherwise, bad news–the iPhone Dev Team is calling it quits.
The iPhone hacking monsters that are the [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
A slightly updated version of the Sony Playstation 3 console has surfaced at the FCC.
Before you get too excited, it seems that the only differences are a change to the construction of the Bluetooth module and the hard drive is larger.
The previous 80GB unit was recently retired but it looks like it will be [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
Google announced today that Google Docs, their web-based suite of office apps, will be available to run offline via Google Gears over the next few weeks beginning today for a small number of users.
I haven’t personally used Google Docs at all yet, though its been on my list of things to check out for some [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
If you like the look of the new Apple TV Take 2 software but don’t want to spend the money on getting an Apple TV when you’ve already got a Mac you’d like to use instead, good news–ATV4mac lets you do just that.
I first saw this a few weeks ago but there were some problems [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
If you’re the one all your friends look to for all the latest in geek stuff, really think about this one before you order it.
The new Bluetooth Microphone Dental Insert is a Bluetooth earpiece with an unusual microphone–it fits into a 2.2mm diameter by 1.7mm deep hole that is drilled into your tooth and “will [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
Aloha Airlines announced that they have stopped selling tickets for future flights and are shutting down. Other airlines, including United Airlines, will reportedly help accommodate customers who currently have tickets.
David Banmiller, president and CEO of Aloha Airlines, said “this is an incredibly dark day for Hawaii…despite the groundswell of support from the community and our [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
In attempt to try and make money again for a change after a market loss of 60%, Motorola announced that they will be splitting into two publicly traded entities in 2009.
London-based Nomura analyst Richar Windsor said, “it could be 18 months before it happens, by which time the outlook for either of the businesses could [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
Coming this May to AT&T will be a new mobile TV service which they are calling “AT&T Mobile TV”.
Initially just two handsets will support the new service, the LG Vu and the Samsung Access.
Included in the offering is are two channels that will only be available on the service, one of which will be called [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
In a press release this morning Verizon announced that this May they will begin selling the Blackberry Curve 8330 smartphone.
Features of the 8330 will include:
VZ Navigator
Support for EV-DO data network
Full QWERTY keyboard and trackball for navigating screens and menus
2-megapixel camera
320 x 240 light sensing display that will automatically adjust its brightness
Bluetooth, including support for A2DP/AVRCP [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2008 by Dan
Friday night Apple released a minor update to the Apple TV, bringing it to 2.01.
In addition to some bug fixes and the interface feeling a bit faster, the update also adds the option to see items in ‘My Movies’ organized by genre.
If you have your movies sorted by genre this might be something you’d really [...]
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