So what do you do after you unlock the iPhone, try to sell the finished product on eBay, pull it because of spoof bids and then swap it for a Nissan 350Z and three more iPhones? Well, if you're 17-year-old superhacker George Hotz you go to college, get your schedule and then try to fit in working out a GPS-style location service for the cellphone.
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From the monthly archives:
August 2007
Hotz next challenge: iPhone GPS
So what do you do after you unlock the iPhone, try to sell the finished product on eBay, pull it because of spoof bids and then swap it for a Nissan 350Z and three more iPhones? Well, if you're 17-year-old superhacker George Hotz you go to college, get your schedule and then try to fit in working out a GPS-style location service for the cellphone.
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Apple Special Event confirmed for September 5th
It hardly feels like thirteen minutes since Apple last had a "Special Event" (but then Vincent would tell me that every day with his iPhone is a special event), but unfurl your calendars and roughly circle September 5th because Jobs'n'co will be hitching up their waggon and flaunting their latest wares at the Moscone Center in sunny San Francisco.
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iTunes UK gets TV downloads
A common complaint in UK reviews of Apple gadgets such as the video-capable iPod and the AppleTV has been the lack of TV downloads available on iTunes. Unlike our American compatriots there's been no catching up with Desperate Housewives or Lost unless we want to bittorrent them and mangle the format into something the Apple hardware will agree to play (and of course none of us would do that as ... continued »
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Bend me, shake me: iPhone accelerometer hacked
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The same guys who showed you how to put together a two-buck MultiTouch interface have also come up with software that takes the fun back to the iPhone: they've figured out how to access the handset's accelerometers, opening up all manner of twisty game and general iPhone wankery possibilities. Turns out that while it's possible to access the 3-axis data from within Safari, the sample rate there is generally too ... continued »
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Unlock from iPhoneSIMfree less than 72hrs away
You can't actually buy their software yet, but if - like, I confess, me - you enjoy reading the instructions and literature even for gadgets you don't own then you'll be wanting to take a browse through iphonesimfree.com's FAQ. It contains all manner of juicy tidbits, but of course the one iPhone owners are most interested in is lucky number 13:
13. When can I get it?
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$2 DIY MultiTouch with a plastic bag
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Fancy making your own MultiTouch interface? Well, there's a $2 DIY way of doing it, but be warned - it's not exactly pocket friendly! Over at Medallia they've posted this video of a rigged-up touch interface consisting of a plastic bag, water dyed blue and an Apple iSight camera.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzNh31q61gc[/youtube]
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iPhone lock prompts latest class-action suit
And again with the class-action suits. Today's legal lunge is brought courtesy of Herbert H. Kliegerman, and his ire is prompted by a $2,000 roaming bill. Kliegerman, a resident of New York State, took his iPhone on a trip to Mexico where he made ample use of its email and web browsing facilities; he contends that Apple is guilty of deceptive and misleading practises, primarily for supplying locked handsets and ... continued »
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