To be a jailbreaker means different things depending on the device that you’re busy hacking preinstalled walls from. If you’re fiddling with consoles, a legal team would come highly recommended , but if you’re tweaking mobile code, at least Windows Phone mobile code, you’re in for a much sweeter ride. The ChevronWP7 guys that brought us the first jailbreak of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 are currently in Redmond having a sitdown and a frank exchange of views with WP7 dev experience director Brandon Watson, and the amicable nature of their discourse has been evidenced by the image above. Microsoft is clearly taking a light-hearted and community-friendly approach to handling the (now inevitable) efforts at disabling limitations to its software and we can only congratulate its mobile team for doing so. [Thanks, Tasos] Visualized: the glamorous lifestyles of WP7 jailbreakers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A new study by the Department of Health and Human Services has found that 129 million Americans under the age of 65—roughly half of that demographic —have medical conditions that could keep them from getting insurance, reports say. The president’s health care law, which is about to come under attack in the House, makes it more difficult to discriminate against customers with preexisting conditions.
Continue reading …Former Vice President Dick Cheney needs a new heart and may soon join a transplant list, he revealed in his first interview since major surgery. He’s suffering from “end-stage” heart disease and will make a decision soon whether or not to go ahead with a transplant. In the meantime, he’s…
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[Guest post by Aaron Worthing; if you have tips, please send them here.] This morning I read in the UK’s Guardian: The White House is to throw a lavish reception for the Chinese leader, Hu Jintao, on Wednesday in an effort to patch up relations after a difficult year dominated by tensions over currency rates, jobs, Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Patterico’s Pontifications Discovery Date : 18/01/2011 07:52 Number of articles : 9
Continue reading …iPad 2 cases surface, rekindle SD card slot fire and add a pinch of mystery with topside cutout
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There’s usually as much fun to be had before an Apple product launch as there is after, and this upcoming iPad 2 device is no exception . The latest scuttlebutt it has succumbed to comes courtesy of some cases that have cropped up in China — AppleInsider and MIC Gadget have independently found iPad 2 shells that feature nearly identical cutouts — with the resulting allegations pointing toward a rear-facing camera, an SD card slot, and perhaps even a Mini DisplayPort receptacle. Our own sources have confirmed the former two, but the latter, a miniaturized video output already featured in MacBooks, is a new development and less of a certainty. Then again, looking at the size of the hole leaves few alternative options (and a USB slot is extremely unlikely), so we’re willing to believe that a Mini DisplayPort will be an inclusion Apple makes for the sake of offering choice — even if it prefers you to send your video streams over an untethered AirPlay connection. Continue reading iPad 2 cases surface, rekindle SD card slot fire and add a pinch of mystery with topside cutout iPad 2 cases surface, rekindle SD card slot fire and add a pinch of mystery with topside cutout originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says his wife’s condition has improved so much that she has been able to smile and give him a neck rub as he has kept vigil at her hospital bedside. (Jan. 17)
Continue reading …T-Mobile G2 now free on contract, Android buyers have never had it so good
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Want one of the best Android handsets around, equipped with a dandy keyboard and some pseudo-4G internet connectivity? Taking the leap into Google’s mobile world just became that little bit easier as T-Mobile has decided to strip off the last remaining $50 on its G2 contract price and set it loose for free on two-year deals. This will be a quite familiar sight to our European readers, but premier Android handsets rarely, if ever, occupy such sweet price points in the US. Let’s hope it’s a harbinger of happy things to come. [Thanks, Dani S] Update: This pricing is only valid between now and January 20th , so if you want in, better do it soon. T-Mobile G2 now free on contract, Android buyers have never had it so good originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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January 18th: Soviets proclaim end to Leningrad siege; Robert F. Scott reaches South Pole; Boston Strangler sentenced; Rudyard Kipling dies.
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CANBERRA – Australia’s government is reportedly considering a taxpayer levy to help pay for massive flood rebuilding, while preserving the budget’s path back to surplus in 2012-13, as one major bank warned on Tuesday the damage bill could reach A$20 billion. A levy could take the form of an addition to the 1.5 percent Medicare levy backing public health and hospitals, and which raises A$10 billion ($9.9 billion) a year, the Australian newspaper said, without naming sources. Flooding blamed on rains triggered by a La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific has devastated huge areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard, flooded parts of Brisbane, the nation’s third-largest…
Continue reading …Nothing says “impending primary season” like a good campaign tribute song. In 2008, Obama Girl shared her breathy pledge of allegiance to Barack on YouTube, while an unlikely trio of middle-aged women informed America that it was “raining McCain.” This year, there’s only one potential Republican primary candidate who is already inspiring dozens of ditties…Sarah Palin. This song, set to the tune of the American classic “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” was uploaded in October but is only now finding its footing on the interwebs – it has close to 50,000 views and this count is rising. Potentially troubling, however, is the fact that the video has 1,722 “dislikes” and only 226 “likes”: But wait! A quick search yielded quite a few more Sarah songs, like this one, posted just six days ago, and whose description reads ” Written for Governor Sarah Palin’s 2008 vice-presidential campaign, the words I wrote to “All American Woman” are as true and meaningful today as they were then. She still represents the freedom loving and conscience guided Americans who are quite concerned with the direction this country is headed; which is to put it bluntly – down the tubes! Understandably, she is despised by extreme leftists and not without good reason, for Sarah Palin exposes them for what they are – people who hate America. Rich and remastered the vocals and rhythm tracks to kick it up a notch!” This video from Zachary Stockdale is perhaps the most “professional” of the lot but also reeks of a possible parody: Seen any other tribute songs we should know about? Perhaps a Romney rap or a Thune tune? Let us know in the comments.
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