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Ding ding ding. You're officially fucked! If you wanted to get your package by Christmas from Amazon and a number of other online retailers, it's too late now no matter how much you spend. Time to face the crowds.
ATTENTION LAST MINUTE ONLINE SHOPPERS
Ding ding ding. You're officially fucked! If you wanted to get your package by Christmas from Amazon and a number of other online retailers, it's too late now no matter how much you spend. Time to face the crowds.
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Coby Recalls 12,000 Units, Admits Fire is Bad
Low End Theory megastar Coby has just announced a recall for approximately 12,000 of their DVD/CD/MP3 player/TV tuner units. The affected models are the TF-DVD170 and the TF-DVD176, which sold for between $140 and $170 over the last couple of years. More »
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You heard that the new firmware bricks unlocked iphones? Get this: Apple just confirmed to me that running any third-party app at all voids the warranty, and you won't be covered if your iPhone bricks for whatever reason. The reasoning is that Apple cannot distinguish between other third party apps and those that have been confirmed to combine with the new firmware to cause iPhone Brick-itus. (Apple specifically named iUnlock and the GUI version, AnySIM.) What I don't get is how is running an app on an OS X iPhone more dangerous than running third party apps on a Macbook running OS X? I don't know, I'm not a genius, I just play one in my diorama. I don't think there's a way to track use of unauthorized apps, so before you go in for service, restore your iPhone to a born again software virgin status. There you go, iPhone rebels playing with AppTapp—we are all bandits and too dirty for warranty.
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Running Any Third Party iPhone Apps? Bye-Bye Warranty!
You heard that the new firmware bricks unlocked iphones? Get this: Apple just confirmed to me that running any third-party app at all voids the warranty, and you won't be covered if your iPhone bricks for whatever reason. The reasoning is that Apple cannot distinguish between other third party apps and those that have been confirmed to combine with the new firmware to cause iPhone Brick-itus. (Apple specifically named iUnlock and the GUI version, AnySIM.) What I don't get is how is running an app on an OS X iPhone more dangerous than running third party apps on a Macbook running OS X? I don't know, I'm not a genius, I just play one in my diorama. I don't think there's a way to track use of unauthorized apps, so before you go in for service, restore your iPhone to a born again software virgin status. There you go, iPhone rebels playing with AppTapp—we are all bandits and too dirty for warranty.
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6:57 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007
By Brian Lam
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Latest by n/a: I remember back in 2002 when the first Orange SPV was released and it was application locked, people got annoyed at it so from then on all windows mobile smartphones have been application unlocked and people are happy. So maybe more »
Sony is recalling 416,000 Cybershot DSC-T5 digital cameras due to case warpage that causes minor cuts and scratches. [NY Times]
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EC Investigates Blu-ray Competitive Practices
The European Commission has opened an investigation regarding hi-def discs, demanding access to Hollywood movie studios' files regarding Blu-ray and HD DVD agreements. Because some believe that the Blu-ray Disc Association has signed studios in contracts that aren't only exclusive, but anti-competitive. More »
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Pirate Fighting Rumor: Apple Locking Hacked Apple TVs?
I was about to write a post—a non CTIA, non-cellphone post—about Apple TV hack tutorials over at Tutorial Ninjas. They've got Joost running on an Apple TV, along with a nice collection of useful hacks. Then I noticed they'd put up a post claiming that Apple used the Apple TV's live Internet connection to detect mods and shut down the devices. They've got a handful of confirmations, so it's not definite. But until we find out what's going on, it's probably best to not do anything too tricky to your Apple TV (or just keep it off the Internet). More »
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Let's start your day off with a bang: This is what happens when an unmanned launch vehicle with nearly a million pounds of fuel on board explodes. As the 209-foot Zenit-3SL rocket slumped to its Sea Launch platform, an enormous conflagration consumed its payload, a 96-transponder communications satellite belonging to SES New Skies. More »
Uh-Oh: Satellite Launch Ends in Tremendous Explosion
Let's start your day off with a bang: This is what happens when an unmanned launch vehicle with nearly a million pounds of fuel on board explodes. As the 209-foot Zenit-3SL rocket slumped to its Sea Launch platform, an enormous conflagration consumed its payload, a 96-transponder communications satellite belonging to SES New Skies. More »
