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Ryan Block / Engadget:
iPhone and iPod touch v1.1.1 full jailbreak tested, confirmed! — We were invited by iPhone / iPod touch file system hacker Niacin (who you might also know for his PSP and MSN TV Linux cluster hacks, etc.) and Dre to test out their new v1.1.1 file system hack.
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Schrep / schrep's blog:
Mozilla and Mobile — People ask us all the time about what Mozilla's going to do about the mobile web, and I'm very excited to announce that we plan to rock it. Here's some information about what we're planning to do with hiring, technology, partnerships, and products, and how you can get involved.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The truth about traffic on the Internet — Ahh, the Guardian got into a little dirty truth about traffic on TechMeme: there isn't many people there. — Every time I get on TechMeme I get 500 to 3,000 visits. That matches what the Guardian and what Nick Carr are seeing.
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Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Briefly: redesigned MacBook Pro power adapters on the way — Apple Inc. has halted shipments of MagSafe power adapters for its MacBook Pro notebook line as a result of quality design issues and is presently working on a fix, AppleInsider has been told. — Several people familiar with the matter …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
MySpace Platform To Launch Next Week — MySpace is gearing up to launch MySpace Platform, according to a number of third party developers who've been contacted for input on the product. While this has been rumored since June, this is the first indication that the service is preparing to actually launch.
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Nick Gonzalez / TechCrunch:SnapLayout: The Profile Editor MySpace Should Have Made
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Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
World's dumbest file-sharer mulls appeal — Ironically-named P2P user Jammie Thomas, who was fined $220,000 for copyright infringement in a case brought by the RIAA last week, wants to appeal the Minnesota jury's verdict. — The lady is certainly unlucky.
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Christopher Null:
A Peek Inside the RIAA Trial Jury Room — Why did Jammie Thomas lose the already landmark case filed against her by the RIAA? Because her defense was nonexistent. — That's the chief insight from Michael Hegg, one of the jurors in the case, who spoke to — Wired yesterday about the deliberations.
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AppleInsider:
Apple to launch official iPhone Web applications directory — Apple as early as Wednesday is expected to launch as part of its website a directory of official Web 2.0-based iPhone applications, AppleInsider has been told. — One developer familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous …
David Gainer / Microsoft Excel:
Calculation Issue Update (Fix Available) — Two weeks ago, we posted about an issue involving the calculation of numbers around 65,535 and 65,536. As of today, fixes for this issue in Excel 2007 and Excel Services 2007 are available for download from the following locations:
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Sprint's WiMax dilemma — news analysis If Wall Street pundits get their way, Sprint Nextel's next CEO will put the brakes on plans for a new, high-speed wireless network. — But such a move, while no doubt cutting costs, could condemn the struggling company to also-ran status.
Rachel Aviv / New York Times:
File-Sharing Students Fight Copyright Constraints — When Zachary McCune, a student at Brown, received an e-mail message from the university telling him he might have broken the law by downloading copyrighted songs, his eyes glazed over the warning and he quickly forgot about it.
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Rough Type
BBC:
On the road with wi-fi and video — On test clockwise from top left: PSP Slim, Archos 605wifi, iPod touch, N800 — Gadget lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to portable media players, with an increasing number offering web access through wi-fi connections.
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
All I want for Christmas is my HDTV... and an Apple — A national survey of 1,200 consumers conducted by Solutions Research Group found that 3 out of 4 surveyed Americans wanted a new gadget this holiday season. The rankings went a little something like this: — HDTV (35%)
Sprint:
Sprint Introduces the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, A Polished Package To Keep Customers Connected, Informed and Entertained At SprintSpeed™ — First Sprint-powered BlackBerry smartphone to support Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV(SM) — Built-in GPS, 2 mega-pixel camera …
