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Posts on ‘August 28th, 2007’

iPhone’s tilt sensor hacked

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Considering how much amusement can be had by using the MacBook Pro’s accelerometers for completely unintended purposes, it stands to reason that hacking into the iPhone’s sensors would be a virtually endless font of [...]

LG’s KS20 ready for the suits with WinMo 6 and HSDPA

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Oi, say ‘ello to 12.8-mm thin LG KS20, the 3.2Mbps HSDPA cuz to their KU990 touchscreen hottie. Although the KS20 shares much of the looks of the KU990, they’ve actually trimmed back the display to 2.8-inches (compared to 3-inches on the KU990) while acing [...]

UniquePhones releases iPhone unlock video in attempt to prove hack

Filed under: Cellphones

There’s never any substitute for independent verification, but we can understand why the UniquePhones crew wanted to whip up a video depicting the SIM unlock of an iPhone using their still-unreleased solution. With almost a half million signed up to be notified of the hack’s release, to say they’re getting harshed on by [...]

Sony announces 15 new Bravia 1080p HDTVs, including 70-inch LCD

Filed under: Sony, LCD

Set your saliva glands for drool, Sony Japan just launched a truck load of new 10-bit 1080p Bravia LCD HDTVs. Ready? We won’t keep you in suspense.
X series (includes 24p support, “Motion Flow”, which sounds like 120Hz, and XMB)

KDL-70X7000 (70-inch, LED backlit!) — should cost about ¥4m, or about $35,000 [...]

Nokia music store, N-Gage, N81, 8GB N95 all confirmed for tomorrow

Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Handhelds, Portable Audio

In case you haven’t heard, Nokia’s blowing it out tomorrow, London style. We can’t be certain what exactly is going to get announced until the curtain drops, but as the date and time draw near, we’re hearing whispers from across the ‘nets about what we can expect. Latest across [...]

iPhoneSIMfree announces availability of iPhone unlock within 3 days

Filed under: Software, Apple
You’ve seen the hack, now see the FAQ. In it the iPhoneSIMfree free guys answer many of the questions we already got to (Is it restore-resistant? Yes. Which features don’t work? Just Visual Voicemail. Does it work with 1.0.2? Yes. Etc.), and a few we’ve all been eagerly awaiting the answers to:

Can [...]

Motorola’s RAZR 2 V9m now available on Verizon

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

It’s August 29th and that can mean only two things: Nokia is about to drop a slew of handsets and the Motorola RAZR 2 V9m just went live on Verizon. As expected, $250 (after online discount and 2 year contract) takes home all the V CAST Music and [...]

Samsung announces three new Q1 Ultra models

Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs

While they aren’t updates on the order of the refresh to the original Q1, Samsung has apparently decided that it was time to give the Q1 Ultra a bit more company, with it today announcing not one, but three new models. On the low end of the lot, the Q1U-ELXP gets [...]

GameTech set to release Nintendo DS save game transfer system

Filed under: Gaming

Those looking to be a little more selective in the Nintendo DS-related media they transfer to and from their PC will soon have a new option from GameTech, which is set to release the above hardware/software combo in Japan on August 31st. While there unfortunately doesn’t appear to be much more info than [...]

It’s on: Apple event slated for September 5th

Filed under: Portable Audio

Well the rumors have been floating around for a few days, and now we’ve gotten official word — in the form of the invite you see above — that Apple will be holding a “special event” on September 5th. Let the speculation begin!
 
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