Posted by sheep under All, Hacks on Saturday Oct 31, 2009
iPhone OS hacker GeoHot has announced the successful creation of an iPhone unlock for the iPhone OS 3.1.2 baseband. The new app called, Blacksn0w, will allow iPhone users to use their phone on non-Apple sanctioned carriers.
You'll have to wait a bit though, since the application will not be released by GeoHot until November 4th, 2009.
GeoHot, "To clarify, I have arbitrary code running on the baseband. "
(Credit:
GeoHot)
GeoHot also posted this YouTube video demonstrating the exploit:
Posted by sheep under All, Development on Saturday Oct 31, 2009
Why confine your nerdy sloth to your living room, where large robots mime fake guitar and serve you sloppy mixed drinks? Take that zest for the sedentary life with you on the road by having one of your robot ninjas steal this iPhone Rock Band robot from its ingenious creator, Joe Bowers. The Arduino-based device uses ambient light sensors to detect the falling notes and then taps out the music with some conductive foam attached to some squeaky fake fingers. Joe did a fairly detailed write-up, and even uploaded his code, so there's presumably nothing stopping you from actually doing something with your life and building one of these with all that free time you've saved up by hacking your way through all the console-based guitar games. Video is after the break.
Posted by sheep under All, Development on Saturday Oct 31, 2009
The iPhone is one of the most wildly popular phones the world has ever seen, while Windows 7 is well on its way to becoming the globe's most ubiquitous OS. So compatibility between the two would be kinda sorta important, right? Tell that to Intel's quality control team who seem to have somehow missed an issue between Apple's app carrier deluxe and the P55 Express chipset's USB controller. Consistent (and persistent) syncing issues have been reported on Apple's support forums, wherein iTunes on Windows 7 machines recognizes the iPhone, but spits out an "error 0xE8000065" message whenever the user attempts to sync. While some have found limited success with using PCI-based USB cards (and bypassing the chipset), this is clearly a major issue and something Apple would expect to be fixed before shipping its Core i5 / i7 iMacs, which are likely to sport the chipset. Hit the read link for the original thread of sorrow and regret, and do chime in with your own experience in the comments.
Posted by sheep under All, Hacks on Saturday Oct 31, 2009
The Astonishing X-Men, Marvel Zombies and Captain America are all coming to the iPhone. Folks at MacWorld are reporting that the popular Marvel comics shall now be available from several of the popular comics apps on the iPhone. iPhone apps like Comics, iVerse and Panelfly have for long been offering...
Posted by sheep under All, Hacks on Saturday Oct 31, 2009
Close to two and a half years after the iPhone made its launch in the US, Apple has finally launched its smartphone in China, the World's largest telecom market. Apple has finally launched the iPhone in partnership with local carrier China Unicom. There are several challenges that Apple has to...
New leaked documents suggest all the Droid Eris grumblings we've heard were true: it should launch November 6, and it will supposedly run $99 after rebate. That's pretty cheap considering it matches the specs of the $180 Hero.
(Credit:
Engadget)
