Matt Brandenburg
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You Can Now Unlock Your iPhone 4 For Use On Any Supported Network You Like!
Aug 4th
Now that it’s legal to Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone new software is quickly popping up to take advantage of and make it easy for your average iPhone user to be able to Jailbreak and Unlock your iPhone and just 3 days the easiest possible Jailbreak method for the iPhone 3G / 3G(S) and yes even the iPhone 4 is now available by simply going to JailBreakMe.com on your iPhone’s web browser and today the first easy Unlock method was released, Once your iPhone is jailbroken simple open up the Cydia app store and install “ultrasn0w” (that’s a zero not the letter o) and your phone will be ready for use on other cellular networks!
After you’ve Jailbroken your iPhone simply open Cydia then goto “manage” and click “Add Source” and add “repo666.ultrasn0w.com” this will make it so that you can search for and download “ultrasn0w” in Cydia which will Unlock your iPhone 4 baseband 01.59 and 3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04.
Jailbreaking Isn’t For Everyone, But Is It For You? The Pros And Cons Of Jailbreaking.
Aug 4th
So First what is jailbreaking? The simple answer is that it’s enabling your phone to download and run apps that are not from Apple’s app store.
With Jailbreaking now being legal and very easily accomplished thank’s to JailbreakMe.com which instantly jailbreaks even the latest iPhone 4 and it’s latest iOS 4.0.1 with one click of the mobile browser everyone is asking should I Jailbreak my iPhone? The answer is maybe, Jailbreaking won’t pose any major benefits to some users but other users will find that once they Jailbreak their iPhone they can’t live without it’s new unlocked potential.
Who should Jailbreak their iPhone? Power users who love to control every aspect of their devices and people who can find a specific advantage to doing so such as in my case I have the unlimited data plan but I also want tethering which isn’t offered with the unlimited data plan so by Jailbreaking my iPhone I can install MyWi from the Cydia app store and I can instantly share my unlimited data plan’s 3G connection over my phone as if it were a WiFi hotspot for free.
Who shouldn’t Jailbreak their iPhone? Anyone who doesn’t find a specific use for it and doesn’t care to customize their iPhone’s look and functionality has no need to Jailbreak their iPhone also knowing that installing and running some apps from Cydia (especially theming your phone) can cause it to run slower I’d suggest that if you don’t think you need to Jailbreak then don’t.
Pro’s:
- Jailbreaking makes it so that you can customize the look and feel of the OS with custom graphics and functionality.
- You can install apps that Apple’s app store won’t allow such as adult content and custom theme’s and functions as well as apps that allow you to function outside of apple’s control such as MyWi which for example makes your iPhone a WiFi hotspot.
- In some cases the app’s you pay so much money for in Apple’s app store can be found free in the Jailbreak Cydia app store.
- A lot of power user apps can be found free in the Cydia app store.
Con’s:
- Customizing the look of your iPhone with custom themes can in some cases slow down your phones performance a little.
- Takes up storage space that some users who find no use for the Cydia store could otherwise use for music and other media.
Learn How To Hack Electronic Road Signs To Display Anything Your Little Heart Desires ;)
Aug 3rd
First off let me start by saying this is surely illegal, That being said it’s also very easy and very entertaining however we do not suggest that you use the information below to hack road signs yourself to post funny messages to drivers 
Most electronic road sign control pads are placed in a lockbox however most of the time these are not locked as they do not come with locks and officials generally just set them up and leave them without worrying about their security, Thank you.
1: Simply locate the door for the lockbox usually on the back of the electronic road sign display or the base of the display and open it up, You’ll find a keyboard attached (usually by a wire) to the system, Simply type the default password “DOTS” if this does not give you access to the system simply reset the password by holding “shift” and “control” while typing “DIPY” and it will reset the systems password to the default “DOTS”.
2: Now simply type the message you want the road sign to display and put the keyboard back in place and close the lockbox up, That’s it you’re done.
3: Sit back and watch drivers faces (from a safe distance of course) as they read that there are zombies and velociraptors ahead 
JailbreakMe.com iPhone Jailbreak Utility Takes Advantage Of Major Security Flaw, Apple Patching In iOS 4.1
Aug 3rd
This past week when JailbreakMe.com the one click mobile Safari based iPhone Jailbreak utility was launched it raised one major question, How did this website just modify my “secure” iPhones boot rom and install the Cydia app store in turn Jailbreaking my iPhone? Well today that question has been answered, A Major security flaw in iPhones mobile Safari web browser taking advantage of a major PDF exploit allows the website to gain a sort of root access to your system and execute scripts hidden within the now executed PDF file without your consent or knowledge. Apple is now aware of this exploit which if taken advantage of in a negative manor could give hackers access to your entire iPhone and complete control over it so we get both good and bad news out of this, The good: Apple is patching this exploit in iOS 4.1, The Bad: You’ll no longer to be able to Jailbreak your iPhone using this methods simplicity of one click Jailbreaking. If you’re concerned with this exploit and want to truly protect yourself from black hat hackers (the “bad” guys) just open up Cydia and search for “PDF Loading Warner” which will let you choose which PDF files to execute and which ones to block, Ironically you have to first Jailbreak your iPhone to be able to download the app that can save your iPhone from utter devastation.
Blackberry Torch Officially Launching August 12th @ AT&T For $200
Aug 3rd
RIM’s new long awaited and long rumored Blackberry Torch with the latest not yet released Blackberry 6 OS is finally officially hitting the shelves at your local AT&T store on August 12th for the standard high end smartphone price of $200.00 (with a contract, of course). Blackberrys latest addition comes with 4GB onboard storage paired with a 4GB microSD card included with the phone, 512MB ROM and 512MB RAM, A quadband 3G connection for the globe trotters out there and a 480 x 360 pixel touchscreen display that measures 3.2 inches. This phone uses Blackberrys standard optical trackpad as well as a slide down QWERTY keyboard and on screen touchscreen inputs as well. The new Blackberry Torch also comes with an interesting new feature called Media Sync that lets you sync your media library right over WiFi, Blackberry fans get ready this is sure to be a popular device on the 12th @ AT&T.
EVO 4G Android 2.2 OS Officially Rolling Out In Over The Air Update
Aug 2nd
As previously promised Android 2.2 is coming in over the air updates to the EVO 4G, This over the air update began just a few hours ago. It also comes with a flashlight app included in the ROM
New Designer Gaming Mouse Formed To Fit Perfectly In The Palm Of Your Hand, Finally.
Aug 2nd
Damien Crossan’s of Yanko Designs 11 button monster of a gaming mouse is molded to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand designed as if only to be a hand rest molded to each individual finger and your palm perfectly for relaxed use gaming. Although this prototype’s design is complete and Logitech is on board there is no word on production date (or if it will ever even go into production) but don’t worry we’ll keep our eyes open for this beast to get unleashed.
The Original Verizon Droid Smartphone Getting Android 2.2 Over The Air Update This Week, Missing Features.
Aug 2nd
This is the week that the original Droid will be getting the Android 2.2 update, but it looks like that update won’t be bringing two of the most oft-requested features: tethering and a mobile hotspot. Why’s that? While tethering seems to be simply due to a lack of an app that “isn’t part of this update,” the mobile hotspot issue is a bit more curious — Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney says that the Droid “doesn’t have [the] hardware to support a mobile hotspot.” No further explanation than that, but we have a sneaking suspicion that Motorola and Verizon aren’t passing over the feature because of a lack of hardware, but because of too much hardware — namely, the Droid 2 and Droid X.
Make Your Apple Magic Trackpad Work On Windows
Aug 2nd
Apple’s new Magic Trackpad is one of my favorite input devices, I’ve always been a fan of macbook pro’s trackpad with its multi touch gesture support but when apple released its new Magic Trackpad one major thing was missing, Windows support. Today Apple released BootCamp drivers for the Magic Trackpad for Windows which means if you extract the windows only driver install file from apple’s bootcamp package you can make the Magic Trackpad work on your Windows OS machine, Simply put download the EXE below and run it on your Windows PC and your Magic Trackpad will work with gesture support.
Download Apple’s Windows BootCamp drivers for the Magic Trackpad here.
If for any reason the above download does not work for you go here for a complete list of windows downloads for the Magic Trackpad.
Android Sales Quickly Taking Over US Smartphone Market
Aug 2nd
Googles mobile phone operating system Android is quickly taking over the united states marketplace as the number one mobile operating system used on smartphones. Sales of the Android operating system are up 866% from the second quarter of 2009 and sales are not slowing.
iPhone 4 iOS 4.0.1 Jailbreak Now Available… And Web Based!
Aug 1st
PLEASE NOTE: This Jailbreak method is reported to work on iPad and iPhone 3G / 3GS with iOS 3.2.1 / 4.0 / 4.0.1
Jailbreaking your iPhone 4 with any current version of iOS 4 is now as simple as going to a webpage in safari on the iPhone! Once jailbreaking and unlocking the iPhone became legal on july 27th 2010 it was only a mater of time before something like this was release, Get ready and give it a try for yourself
1: Connect your iPhone to your computer and back it up using the latest version of iTunes.
2: Open up safari on your iPhone and goto http://www.Jailbreakme.com
3: Slide the bar across the screen where it says Slide to Jailbreak.
4: Sit back and wait for your iPhone to be automatically jailbroken, It’s that easy!
Side Notes: The jailbreak download server has been flooded today for obvious reasons so give it a little time and try again if your jailbreak download or install fails, Also a few things to note it has been reported that some users are having an issue with FaceTime no longer working however mine appears to be fine it also needs to be noted that this can in fact brick your iphone (make it useless and no longer functioning) although this is very rare it has happened so proceed at your own risk!
Jitouch – Must have Mac OS X software for Magic Trackpad / Magic Mouse / Macbook Trackpad
Jul 31st
jitouch
Jitouch is amazing must have software for all mac os x magic trackpad / magic mouse / macbook trackpad users, This software adds an array of multi-touch gestures that most would feel should be standard, Check it out you won’t regret it!
Download Jitouch Here
Another Mac OS X Must Have Application TotalFinder [Tabbed Finder Add On]
Jul 31st
NOTE: This Is a Snow Leopard Only Application
TotalFinder Mac OS X Snow Leopard Application - Must Have
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Review Of Apple’s New Magic Trackpad [VIDEO]
Jul 27th
A brief review and opinion of Apple’s new Magic Trackpad released today July 27′th 2010 and a list of features and product functions.
Great News For Those Who Unlock And Jailbreak Their iPhones as Well as Videographers [VIDEO]
Jul 26th
Today July 26′th 2010 great news is passed down from the courts thanks to the EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation @ eff.org who won three critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act today which basically state that its not against copyright laws to use clips from copyrighted material in amateur non profit videos and it is also not against copyright law to jailbreak and unlock iPhones to use them on other carriers and install third party applications on them.
Sources: eff.org
Droid X VS Droid 2 A Brief Overview And Spec Comparison [Video]
Jul 21st
Summary: The Droid X and the Droid 2 are identical in hardware specifications such as CPU / Memory / GPU (Graphics) however the Droid 2 has a slide out keyboard which the Droid X does not have and the Droid X has an 8MP camera VS’s the Droid 2′s 5MP camera also the Droid X is 0.6 inches larger than the Droid 2 yet it has the same screen resolution, My choice would certainly be for the Droid 2 but the Droid X will certain appeal to some people over the Droid 2.
| Smartphone Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 4 |
Droid 2 |
Droid X |
|
| Physical Dimensions |
4.54″x2.31″x0.37″ | 4.56″x2.4″x0.54″ (projected) | 5.02″x2.58″x0.39″ |
| Weight |
4.8 ounces | 6.0 ounces (projected) | 5.47 ounces |
| OS |
iOS 4 | Android 2.1 with Motorola BLUR | Android 2.1 with Motorola BLUR |
| CPU |
1 GHz Apple A8 | 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 | 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 |
| GPU |
Integrated into CPU | PowerVR SGX530 | PowerVR SGX530 |
| Screen Size/Resolution |
3.5″/960×640 IPS Retina | 3.7″/854×480 LCD | 4.3″/854×480 LCD |
| Keyboard | No (touchscreen only) | qwerty | No (touchscreen only) |
| RAM |
512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Onboard Storage |
16 or 32 GB (depending on model) | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Expandable Storage | N/A | 8 GB MicroSD included, expandable to 32 GB | 16 GB MicroSD included, expandable to 32 GB |
| Camera |
5 MP, VGA (480p) in front for video chat | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Video |
720p HD capture | unknown | 720p HD capture |
| Outputs |
30-pin proprietary | USB (charging, data) | USB (charging, data), Micro HDMI (video) |
The Android Platform Gets Stronger! Adobe Avidly Creating Apps For Android! FlashTime by Adobe The FaceTime Competitor!
Jul 20th
Now that they’re no longer buddy-buddy with Apple, Adobe has apparently set its sights on the Android platform by developing a FaceTime-like video-calling program for phones running the Google OS. The new “FlashTime” app is based on Adobe Air 2.5, which is said to be equal to its desktop Flash brethren. Air 2.5 will give the Flash-based app access to the phone’s microphone and video camera, and will be easily portable to other operating systems. Yeah, there are other programs for Android that already do this, but we have a feeling Adobe’s gonna put a little extra spit-shine on this one.
