iPhone 2.0 Jaillbroken!!

OH HAPPY DAY! Important: If you are going to follow this guide, then read EVERYTHING first, we take no responsibility if you mess up your phone. Alright, so the PWNage 2.0 tool made by the iPhone Dev Team has been developed for a while, but now it is officially available to the PUBLIC! Which is good news for us jailbroken iPhone users (jailbroken means you can install any iPhone compatible program onto it, not just from the App Store). So now you can enjoy the App Store and enjoy Community Apps (applications made by the general public and by some well known hackers)! The possibilities are endless!! They put up the tool on Saturday and have...

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The Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Headset - Yes, it's amazing!

If you live in California you're aware of the new "hands-free" law which went into effect July 1. Now under this new legislation, California drivers must use a hands-free device to use their cell phone while driving. Over the years I have purchased and used my fair share of head-sets, ranging from corded, boomed, and Blue tooth. However, without fail each one of them had their flaws and just was not a sufficient substitute for speaking on the hand-set. Either people couldn't hear me over the roar of the wind and freeway traffic, or I couldn't hear them. The headsets ranged in price from $20-$125, and were all brand-names. Enter, The Plantronics...

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Documistic.com: Marketing Made Easy

Documistic automates the management and distribution of a company's marketing campaign - making the Marketing Manager's job EASIER! What you do is upload all your templates for your employees to have immediate access to your flyers and postcards that you use everyday in your marketing, and let them have easy access to customize the personal info on the templates to fit their needs. It even offers the service of sending out the flyers for you!Here's a visualization provided on the website of how the system works:Great part is, it's a SAAS (Software-As-A-Service) platform that's run on the site, so that means no software to download and install.So...

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African Playstation War

"Toward Freedom", a site dedicated to advancing human rights, released an investigative report on how Sony could have added fuel to a 10-year conflict in Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo. Sony's huge manufacturing needs required a rare metal called coltan. Coltan becomes a bluish-gray powder called tantalum after it has been refined. Tantalum can withstand extreme heat, so manufacturers use it to make electric capacitors. You and I both know that Sony and other manufacturers needed a lot of electric capacitors so the need for tantalum sky rocketed. In 1999, tantalum cost $49 / pound. In 2 years, it shot up to $275 / pound. Researcher David...

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Posted in: child labor,coltan,playstation,ps2,sony,tantalum,war

iPhone 2.0 Firmware Early???

That's right, folks. Someone has found the early release of the iPhone 2.0 firmware. Right here ( iPhone1,2_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw) People are actually using this as we speak and are downloading apps from the App Store!Now before you do install this on your iPhone, you need to know that it's not the official release. You can either install it now and be the "cool" kid on your block by getting your grubby hands on it first, or you can wait patiently for the official release coming soon. Also this firmware upgrade will delete all your personal data before it updates itself (dont worry it'll make a backup of your data, but make sure you have enough...

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2 Layers of Blu-Ray not enough? How about 16!

"Pioneer Corporation has succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world." says Pioneer on their website today.Each layer holds 25 gigabytes (the equivalent of one Blu-Ray disc). Having mulilayers on an optical disc has always been a hard thing to accomplish, but somehow Pioneer achieved 16 layers without having any crosstalk between them by using the same technology they developed in the DVD field. "Since the optical specifications of the objective lens, such as NA (Numerical Aperture), are the same as those for the existing BD discs, it is possible to maintain compatibility...

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Netflix, but for magazines?

Yes, we are all familiar with NetFlix and their movie rental delivery service that changed the way people rent and watch movies. Netflix has allowed us as consumers to rent movies we probably would'nt have ever watched, did we not have a service that was mailing us new movies on a weekly basis.Now take all that Netflix "goodness" and apply it to Magazines... I know, I know, at first glance it sounds like a waste of money. However, think about... Lets say you are already subscribing to one or two magazines. Take that money and apply it to this service, and now you can switch out your magazines on a monthly basis. Lets say for example that one...

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Posted in: magazine,maghound.com,monthly,netflix,subscription

Guitar Hero 4 vs Rock Band

Me being the music, video game, and technology freak - this is right up my alley. I own Rock Band and Guitar Hero III for the xbox 360. I like both games but if you ask anyone, I play Rock Band WAY more than Guitar Hero. That being said, looks like the tables are about to turn. Guitar Hero has announced that they'll release a game much like Rock Band this October complete with a guitar, drums, and a microphone, called Guitar Hero: World Tour. "*YAWN* We've already done that with Rock Band." you say. But have you been able to create your own music with Rock Band? Were your drums wireless? Does your guitar feature a touch sensitive interface...

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Posted in: featured,gaming,guitar hero,music,rock band

Google Apps: The one stop shop for Email, Online Docs, Calendar, and Basic Web Hosting.

When it comes to Email, Online Docs, Calendaring, and even website hosting, there are A LOT of options out there. However, most people aren't aware that Google is now offering FREE tools, that will host your Personal email account, Calendar, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and PDF docs, and even your website, all for free.When I first started working for a software company many moons ago, the company email system was provided through a third-party web hosting provider. Since the website was hosted with this other company, it was assumed that our email had to be hosted there as well. However, the SPAM protection from almost any third-party web hosting...

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Posted in: apps,calendar,email,email hosting,google apps,online docs,website

DropBox: Syncing files & folders between multiple computers

DropBox came out with a new file/folder syncing service that simply trumps any of the competition. Over the past six years I have tried many different syncing services, as many of my clients have desired to easily share files between multiple computers. However, in my pursuits I have never found a service that was really easy to use, for both myself and the potential client. Finally, about 6 months ago I heard about DropBox, which at the time was still in Beta--and actually still is. (UPDATE: It is out of Beta) However, after watching the demonstration video on the website, I instantly fell in love. Basically, DropBox creates a new folder in...

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