Archive for January 26, 2008

Step-by-Step: Jailbreak the iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware

Before you get started, be sure you’ve got at least 1GB of free space on your computer, 300MB of free RAM, and 300MB of free space on your iPhone.

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Sega Master System games coming to Virtual Console!

The first two for Japan are Fist of the North Star and Fantasy Zone. Game Gear games on the way too!

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Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close to Earth on Jan.29

For a brief time the asteroid will be observable in dark and clear skies with amateur telescopes of 3 inch apertures or larger

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Wisdom and folly: IE8’s super standards mode cuts both ways

Microsoft plans for Internet Explorer 8 to be the most standards-compliant browser it has ever shipped. Problem is, it also needs to render the same pages old versions of IE can. Ars explores how Microsoft got into this predicament and the problems with IE8’s solution: multiple rendering modes.

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Palm closing all retail stores & paying out Treo owners

Palm announced on Wednesday that Treo 600 and 650 owners who have had their units replaced or repaired at least twice are eligible for cash rebates on new Palm smartphones, as part of a settlement of a class-action suit filed in 2005. The company will also repair any Treo 600 or 650 that hasn’t failed twice, but is outside of the original warranty

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Linux kernel 2.6.24 released

The latest stable version of the Linux kernel 2.6.24 has just been released.

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RockBand Gets Standalone Instruments !!!

MTV Games, Harmonix And EA Confirm Plans To Ship Standalone Rock BandTM Instruments To U.S. Retail Stores

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