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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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Cellfish Marvel’s The Avengers Live Wallpaper Android App Reaches 1.3 Million Downloads
16 May 2012 2:05 PM | No CommentsNEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marvel’s The Avengers Live Wallpaper Android personalization app, created by Cellfish, has been downloaded 1.3 million times, driven by the massive success of Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movie. ...
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Hacks Archive
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Nexus One rooted already?
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
No, you still can't have one (not yet, at least), but we've received a number of tips directing us Modaco forums, where admin Paul claims to have rooted Google's not-so-mysterious Nexus One. We can't validate the "superboot" file works, but the adjacent picture has popped up from another forum member as apparent anecdotal confirmation. Instructions for Windows, Linux, and OS X users can be found along with the necessary materials. What do you say, hacker community, any chance we can get multitouch loaded into the device before it ever becomes official to the world at large?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Nexus One rooted already? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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G.S.M. encryption hacked
Posted on December 29, 2009 | No CommentsKarsten Nohl, a PhD from the University of Virginia, looking dreamy above, has broken A5/1, an algorithm to encrypt G.S.M. cellphone conversation. The hack follows a few steps including the use of a distributed key-gathering sytem to capture and decoding of a number of G.S.M. 64-bit encryption keys, the kind of keys that most cellular [...] -
Kindle DRM hacked
Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
A hacker, Labba, and his buddies have cracked the Kindle's ebook DRM, essentially allowing folks to extract the text of Amazon's AZW files into a PDF for viewing on any reader. The hackers have reverse engineered the ebook code and very close to a formal, software-based solution.
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Nook gets a softroot and its first homebrew app
Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
Those wacky NookDevs have hacked the Nook to within an inch of its life, created a softroot for those who don't want to crack open their Nook cases to get at the soft and sweet MicroSD card inside. The softroot essentially "jailbreaks" the Nook, allowing you to install homebrew software onto the device.
You can download the software here and I've mirrored it here so we don't destroy their server (although I doubt there are enough hardcore Nookers right now). You should check back with the NookDevs often and always.
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The Nook gets Pandora, web browser, Facebook apps
Posted on December 17, 2009 | No CommentsIn the proud tradition of the CueCat the street is finding its own use for the Nook, adding Facebook, Pandora, and Browser apps to the ereader. Nookdevs have already rooted the Android-powered ebook and programmers have succeeded in installing multiple apps that have been ported to the version of the OS running on the Nook. What [...] -
Lock, Unlock: An Arduino-powered robotic lock
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No Comments
This kit uses a CD-ROM drive and an Arduino board to build a clever robotic lock. This dude used a bolt to create the project and it's voice activated.
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iPhone camera mod for magnification: because you can
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsWe've thought before how nice it might be to have some powers of magnification on the iPhone's cam... but are we going to go out and mod our unit? Probably not, but that doesn't mean we can't admire someone else's work. Taking various lenses and attaching them to the lid of a jar, the modder quite carefully built a contraption that looks a little "hobo Steampunk" to us, but we're still fairly impressed with this little gadget. Hit the read link for full, detailed instructions and more photos if you'd like to make one of your own.
iPhone camera mod for magnification: because you can originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Windows Marketplace’s newest anti-piracy measures already thwarted
Posted on November 12, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: Software, Windows Mobile
Yar, that was fast. Less than a day after Microsoft updated its Windows Marketplace for Mobile with new advanced anti-piracy measure, some apt xda-developers community member has managed to crack the new code -- in under two hours, according to Chainfire's posting. The hack itself won't be posted, but we're sure other astute programmers, many of more nefarious intention, will be able to have their way with it just as easy. Sad for developers who've been wanting something more secure -- better luck next update.
[Via WMPoweruser]Windows Marketplace's newest anti-piracy measures already thwarted originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Chinese pirates are making a pretty penny installing hacked Win7
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No CommentsArr… Vendors in Beijing's Zhongguancun market are charging customers $7 to install Windows 7 onto any computer. The hilarious part? The copies of Windows are pirated. The service takes about 40 minutes and includes a full install as well as a quick crack. Win7 Family Edition costs $11.
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iPhone malware kinda-sorta dangerous
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No CommentsA new worm, called the iPhone/Privacy.A worm, connects to jailbroken iPhones running SSH with the default password and takes a "treasure trove" of data including email, SMS messages, photos, music files, and everything else on your phone. It then kills your dog.
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CrunchGear PSA: If you run XBMC or Boxee on your Apple TV, do not upgrade to 3.0
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsTo repeat, do not upgrade your Apple TV to 3.0 if you’re running hacked ATV plugins like XBox Media Center or Boxee. I’m sure this will be fixed in a matter of days – if not hours – but as of right now it means a ride on the Failboat to Sad Trombone Town. That’s [...] -
Old $4 Sega PC turned into real computer
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
Well how do you like that? An old Sega SC-3000H from 1983 has been given new life as a fancy keyboard PC. An enterprising modder named Cuzza over in the TechPowerUp forums laid out $4 for the old-timey computer, rolled up his sleeves, and got to work.
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MMS for iPhone 2G and tethering on OS 3.1.2 explained, not for the faint of heart
Posted on October 19, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: Handsets, Apple, iPhone OS
Let's be clear upfront that this isn't for the casual iPhone jailbreaker, but if you feeling like living on the edge, you can give your original model an added boost of MMS capability, or any device with OS 3.1.2 the power to tether. Highlighted in a series of tweets today by iPhone dev team lead MuscleNerd, whiterat (for MMS) and two-bit (for tethering) will get the job done, but both require tinkering with the baseband, which is exponentially more advanced and brick-inducing than, say, installing Cydia. Venture forth with the instructions beyond the read links below.
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Read - OS 3.1.2 tetheringMMS for iPhone 2G and tethering on OS 3.1.2 explained, not for the faint of heart originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Motor your boat with a cordless drill
Posted on October 6, 2009 | 1 CommentTwo questions: first, do you have a boat? Second, do you have a cordless drill? If you answered “yes” to both questions, you may be interested in the above video, which showcases a cordless drill being used to propel a boat. You’re not going to get awesome run-time or an insane top speed out of this [...] -
Use a guitar controller to play poker
Posted on September 29, 2009 | No Comments
Bored? Lazy? Trendy? All of the above? You can turn a run-of-the-mill Guitar Hero or Rock Band controller into a weapon used for checking, folding, calling, raising, lowering, and more – YES! You can play online poker with a guitar controller! Finally!