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Jailbreaking In iOS 4.0.2

Despite Apple’s best efforts to stop the easy jailbreaking process, version 4.0.2 has already been defeated.The victor is the free iPhone and iPod Touch tool, redsn0w, which claims to work with Apple’s latest iOS update, according to new RedmondPie report.
The latest version of iOS 4.0.2, was released just this week as a fix to the [...]

Legal Jailbreaking?!

It’s no longer illegal under the DMCA to jailbreak your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.  Apple still don’t approve of jailbreaking and still say they will refuse to do any service on a jailbroken device.
Jailbreaking gives you accesses to a whole different app store (cydia) this is full of apps the apple don’t approve of.
The newest and easiest [...]

MiFi vs MiWi

So MiFi vs MiWi? Which is better?
MiFi is a portable Wifi hotspot powered by Verizon’s or Sprint’s 3G network. It if very slim and light weight. MiWi is an iPhone jailbreak app that allows you to turn your iPhone into a wifi spot. Both support up to five wifi connections. Let’s breaks down the pros [...]

Best Buy Selling Beach Towels

I never thought I would see a day when Best Buy sells beach towels. What ever happened to it being cool to shop here???
I remember going to Best Buy as a child and it was a technological wonderland filled with Palm Pilots and three inch laptops with blazing fast 133 Mhtz processors. My favorite TV [...]

Apple Donates MacPaint Source Code!

If you don’t remember it, well, you should! MacPaint has been called the greatest program ever created, and rightly so. (Well, OK, maybe KidPix was better, but that’s beside the point.) The real news here is that Apple has donated its source code, along with Quickdraw’s, to the Computer History Museum.
You can read more about the [...]

Tech Humor: Inside the Anechoic Chamber

Johnny Bond on the Gary and Dino Show

Johnny Bond of Mac Spies goes on the Gary & Dino show to talk about iPhone 4 signal issues and fixes.
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This this is Johnny’s third time on the Gary & Dino show, previously to discuss the iPhone and iPad. Catch the Gary and Dino show daily at http://www.garyanddino.com

The iPhone Antennagate Song

Pulse New iPad and iPhone App Review

I never have a been much of an RSS fan. The idea is great: the ability to quickly view headlines and ready articles aggregated from multiple sources in one place. I just never liked the format. Most RSS readers, Google’s for examples, never impressed me. I want form and function!
Pulse News for the iPad and [...]

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates really are friends

Ok, this is a little old, but I came across it again and thought I would share it with you guys…