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PwnageTool 3.1.5 Released for iPhone OS 3.1.3 Jailbreak

2010-02-08T11:55:00.000-08:00

Mac OS X tool for jailbreaking iPhone and iPod touch now availableFollowing the revival of redsn0w, the infamous iPhone Dev Team has released an updated version of its PwnageTool application for those looking to jailbreak their iPhone or iPod touch. Available as a free download, PwnageTool is a Mac-only application that only jailbreaks (doesn’t unlock) iPhones, while Windows users have different

Mozilla Firefox Dropping Mac OS X Tiger Support

2010-02-08T11:51:00.000-08:00

The popular web browser is likely to stop at version 3.6 for Mac OS X 10.4Mozilla is dropping Tiger support altogether, as far as its Firefox web browser is concerned. A post over at mozilla.dev.planning has Mozilla developer Josh Aas laying out the case for dropping support for Apple’s five-year-old OS, explaining that Mozilla needs to start taking advantage of modern features available in

LG LU9400 Arena Max Packs a 1GHz Snapdragon

2010-02-08T11:45:00.000-08:00

LG KM555e Clubby goes to Russiasouth Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is reportedly working on a series of new high-end devices that should arrive on the market during the ongoing year, and an LG LU9400 Arena Max is one of them. The phone emerged into the wild before, some of you might already know that, and now a series of photos with it are available, along with some more details on

Download Free Windows 7 IbarraReal Font

2010-02-08T11:27:00.000-08:00

The Don Quixote font Microsoft is providing users of its operating system, including of the latest version of the platform Windows 7, with a free font, in addition to the items shipping by default with the operating system. In this regard, end users running Windows 7, but also Windows Vista and Windows XP can grab the Ibero-American cultural font IbarraReal from the Microsoft Download Center free

Will You Become the Top Dog?

2010-02-07T13:17:00.000-08:00

This is a new and exciting type of Warcraft III mapThe rules of the game are very simple. You will have to use strategy and strength to outplay your opponents. Each round will begin with each of you voting for a player to go to the Dog Pound. However, the nominated person may still have a chance to survive, if he can defeat one of the several available challenges.If the person chosen by the team

Save a Threatened World from Extinction While Trying to Find Out Your Own Identity

2010-02-07T12:52:00.000-08:00

Become the Master of ElementsThe legend begins in a small village during the Second Great War.... The fate of all existence hangs by a thread as the seeds of corruption threaten the Seasonal equilibrium. You are Commander Ihab Gravano, the unswerving sword of justice and a man struggling with his true identity in a land without any. The mission is simple enough, but fate can sometimes conceal the

Download Free Windows 7 RTM Lacy Hearts Theme

2010-02-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

From MicrosoftWith Valentine's Day just around the corner, Microsoft is helping Windows 7 customers celebrate love right on their desktops. In this regard, the Redmond company has made available for download a new desktop theme designed to integrate seamlessly into the desktop of their Windows 7-power computers. The Lacy Hearts is, as the software giant has put it, “A dreamy theme for Valentine’s

Download and Test Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Alpha 2

2010-02-06T11:04:00.000-08:00

Final version expected in JuneThe second Alpha release of the upcoming Mandriva Linux 2010.1 (Spring) operating system, due for launch in early June this year, is now available on mirrors worldwide. Once again, bleeding-edge packages are at home with Mandriva Linux 2010.1 Alpha 2, including Linux kernel 2.6.33 RC6, KDE Software Compilation 4.4 RC3, GNOME 2.29.6, Mozilla Firefox 3.6,

Toshiba's Viamo Heads to the Hospital

2010-02-06T08:01:00.000-08:00

New laptop ultrasound systemConvertible tablets with radiology features have been seeing increasing adoption in the healthcare department, because of their functionality and lower cost compared to cart systems. Toshiba has just recently finished putting the final touches on one such device. Known as the Viamo laptop ultrasound system, the tablet brings the aforementioned radiology capabilities to

Firefox 4.0 GUI Evolution – Get a Taste

2010-02-06T04:03:00.000-08:00

Video demonstrations are availableFirefox 4.0, the next major release of Mozilla’s open source browser, will bring to the table a major overhaul of its graphical user interface, one that would put the UI in line the Windows 7 Ribbon/Fluent style. Mozilla has already made public details on the revamping of the Firefox User interface for version 4.0, and various concepts and sketches have been

US Government Sounds Alarm over iPad Wireless Capabilities

2010-02-04T15:22:00.000-08:00

"[The iPad is] pointing to even greater demand for mobile broadband"A staffer in the Obama administration is signaling that devices like Apple’s iPad will spell trouble for the future demands on networks. Phil Bellaria offers examples such as the network outages occurring when AOL first introduced unlimited Internet access in 1996.“Apple’s iPad announcement has set off a new round of

Playfish Working on Big Electronic Arts Franchise

2010-02-04T14:12:00.000-08:00

No namesPlayfish, the London-based social game creating company that was recently bought by Electronic Arts for more than 300 million dollars, has said that it is currently working on creating experiences based on a well known franchise, although it declined to reveal exactly which one. The company also refused to set a date when it might offer more information.The obvious target for a more

Available Now: VortexBox 1.1

2010-02-03T17:18:00.000-08:00

Now with VortexBox PlayerListening to the VortexBox, Sonos and SqueezeBox communities' requests, Andrew Gillis proudly announced on February 1st the new VortexBox 1.1 release, which includes a lot of great features. VortexBox will turn your computer into an easy-to-use and out-of-the-box music jukebox and server. With it, you can rip Audio CDs to the FLAC and MP3 formats, add ID3 tags, grab

Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS Is Available for Download

2010-02-03T15:51:00.001-08:00

4th maintenance release to Hardy HeronDear Ubuntu 8.04 users, Steve Langasek announced a few minutes ago the fourth maintenance release of the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) operating system, which (in case you forgot) is supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until April 2011 on desktops, and April 2013 on servers. Once again, this new maintenance release brings to its

Mass Effect 2: The Banality of Evil, Part 2

2010-02-03T15:46:00.000-08:00

The good of many, the good of oneYesterday, I talked about how evil is creeping in on the player through every pore of the Mass Effect 2, experience, with most of the stuff needed to be done in order to gain the loyalty of party members for the suicide mission actually being on the evil side of the morality scale, kidnapping and genophage having a familiar presence.But it does not stop there

Open NFC 3.4 Released with Windows Mobile 7 Support

2010-02-03T15:19:00.000-08:00

Available in a free and open source editionLeading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies INSIDE Contactless announced today the release of its Open NFC commercial-grade NFC protocol stack in a free and open source edition under the Apache License, Version 2.0. According to the company, the new Open NFC 3.4 comes with consistent API across all NFC hardware, and can

Microsoft Updates the Haitian Creole Translation System

2010-02-01T12:19:00.000-08:00

Offering better translationsLess than a week since it first introduced support for Haitian Creole in Bing Translator, Microsoft has unveiled the first updates designed to provide translation into the official language in Haiti, in addition to French. In the last week of January 2010, when it made available the Haitian Creole statistical machine translation engine, Microsoft asserted that it would

The Windows 8 Start - Post-RTM Windows 7 Build 6.1.7700.0.100122-1900

2010-02-01T12:08:00.000-08:00

In winmainFollowing the leaked details related to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Build 6.1.7700.0.100122-1900, one question still remains unanswered. Is Build 6.1.7700.0.100122-1900 the first step to Windows 8 and Windows 8 Server, or just part of the development process on the way to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 SP1. There’s no way of answering this, at least not for

God of War III Release Date Confirmed for March 16

2010-01-29T14:56:00.000-08:00

Kratos revengeSony has sent word that God of War III, one of the most expected PlayStation 3 exclusive videogames arriving in 2010, has received a final release date for March 16. We knew that the game would be coming out at some point in spring since the 2009 edition of E3, but only now is the company committing to a clear date, which signals that the game discs are being prepared and they will

EndWeekGame: January 29

2010-01-29T14:11:00.000-08:00

I haven't had this much fun since BioWare's last gameAndrei Dumitrescu: After overcoming some pretty significant obstacles, like the eight-hour power blackout that affected my neighborhood last night, a niggling desire to read spoilers about the game online and a problem with my initial download from GamersGate, I am finally ready to actually fire up Mass Effect 2, import one of the female

Sword of Stars 2 Will Be a Revolution in 4X Gaming

2010-01-29T14:01:00.000-08:00

Not just an evolutionParadox Interactive held its own convention last week and announced quite a few new projects it intends to publish. One of them is Sword of the Stars II, a sequel to the 4X space strategy title set to be released on the PC at some point in 2011. And now both the developers at Kerberos Productions and the publishers at Paradox are ready to say a bit more about how they

Google Rewards Bugs Found in Chrome

2010-01-29T13:55:00.000-08:00

Hopes to get more independent security researchers involvedIn a move aimed at getting more security researchers to focus their attention on the Chromium project, Google plans to reward reported bugs. The base bounty is $500 and a special panel of security experts involved in the project will decide which bugs deserve it. "We will be rewarding select interesting and original vulnerabilities

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Arrives in India

2010-01-29T11:26:00.001-08:00

Available via a wide range of carriers and retailersLeading handset vendor Research In Motion announced on Thursday the launch of its stylish and powerful BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone in India, while also stating that the device is set to become available all around the country starting with January 28, 2010. According to the mobile phone maker, users in India will be able to purchase the new

Firefox 3.6.2 Next, 3.6 at over 22.6 Million Downloads

2010-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:00

Since January 21st At just a little over a week since release, the latest iteration of Mozilla’s open source browser was downloaded in excess of 22.6 million times, closing in to 22.7 downloads. However, Mozilla is not the one to rest on its laurels. In fact, the company is hard at work cooking the first stability and security update for Firefox 3.6. But while the first refresh should be version

Windows Home Server Vail Leaked and Available for Download

2010-01-28T15:10:00.001-08:00

From BitTorrent trackers A testing development milestone of the next iteration of Windows Home Server has been leaked and made available for download in the wild. The build leaked to torrent websites is labeled Community Technology Preview 4 (CTP4), and apparently is a version released to a pool of select testers. However, Windows Home Server codename Vail has managed to find its way in the wild