While it’s been possible to jailbreak an iPhone 3G for a few days now, the process was a bit too intense for many. I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve been told it involves rockets, unicorn hair, and science.

Fortunately, a few astounding geniuses within the iPhone community have gone and made the process just a tad less crazy. Mac users got in on the fun a bit early via iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool 2.0.1 - now, a gent going by “cmw” has brought the goods over to Windows, with the release of WinPwn 2.0.

It’s not exactly a one-click process, just yet - while it’s certainly a lot easier, there is always room for unforeseen issues. Tread with caution.

Congratulations and much appreciation/admiration to all involved.

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The rumor of a (RED) iPhone 3G has been coming and going since for a while now - before the phone had even been made official, even. The rumor died for a while after launch, but alas - it’s back.

According to the guys over at MacBlogz, a red-backed iPhone may be in the works as an easy/cost-effective product revamp for the holiday season.

Seeing as Apple’s had a (RED) tie-in with just about each popular iPod model they’ve released thus far — save the original nano — it’s certainly not too crazy of an idea. Plus, it gives Apple another opportunity to involve Bono in some way - and Apple hearts Bono.

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More from the cheeky Inquirer, this time with some finger pointing from Japanese software firm Access, which makes the Netfront Mobile browser and purchased PalmSource back in 2005. While the firm lists Garnet OS (Palm’s OS) as a compatible system for its Netfront mobile browser version 3.5, the company told the Inquirer that if Palm […]

More from the cheeky Inquirer, this time with some finger pointing from Japanese software firm Access, which makes the Netfront Mobile browser and purchased PalmSource back in 2005. While the firm lists Garnet OS (Palm’s OS) as a compatible system for its Netfront mobile browser version 3.5, the company told the Inquirer that if Palm wants it to make the new browser available for Garnet-based devices, it’ll have to ask.

An Access spokesperson told the Inquirer that the company “generally does not make available updates to the NetFront Browser unless the manufacturer specifically requests this from us,” also that it doesn’t plan on providing the browser to Palm, since the company “made changes to the original OS.”

The Inquirer didn’t think Palm could have made significant enough changes for the Netfront browser to no longer work, and even downloaded a three-year old browser from a defunct Russion company to check. Yup, that one still worked.

Via [crunchgear]

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A tipster mailed in these additional PSP spy shots to go along with the ones we saw yesterday. Assuming this is real, it shows a black PSP with the new PlayStation button, the mic hole, and a thinner outer ring. There’s also the headphone jack with the Television out port which features more arrows than before. Color us amazed. If anything, this says that everyone, from Sony themselves to people who have nothing better to do than to make fakes and seed them to news sites on the internet, aren’t really anticipating much out of the next iteration of the PSP.

Via [Gizmodo]

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Designer Joost van Bleiswijk makes everything flat. He designs components on a personal and then essentially laser cuts them out and folds them together into full-sized candelabras, clocks, and even this insane fireplace thing. Everything is made of stainless steel. It kind of reminds me of Ponoko but clearly this guy has taken it to a […]

Designer Joost van Bleiswijk makes everything flat. He designs components on a personal and then essentially laser cuts them out and folds them together into full-sized candelabras, clocks, and even this insane fireplace thing. Everything is made of stainless steel.

It kind of reminds me of Ponoko but clearly this guy has taken it to a whole other level. There’s an altar in that fireplace thing, for Prometheus’ sake.

[via Treehugger]

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Mobile game company Glu announced today that it has partnered with HipSoft to bring Build-a-lot to the small screen. If you have ever dreamed of buying old houses and renovating them for resale but can’t hit a nail with a hammer, this is the game for you.

Put all those hours of watching This Old House and get rich quick real estate infomercials to good use with Build-a-lot. In the game you renovate old houses or build new ones in a variety of neighborhoods. Then you can try to resell them at a profit or rent them out. A tiny sweat equity can go a long way when it comes to the housing market.

“Glu is a natural partner for us to bring one of our most highly successful games to the mobile phone,” stated Brian Goble, co-founder of HipSoft. “Build-a-lot is a strategy game requiring a very special interface that will make the game simple to learn and fun and exciting to play. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Glu, a company that has had many past successes of turning popular online games to popular mobile games.”

Build-a-lot was named Action/Arcade Game of the Year by Huge Fish Games and Strategy Game of the Year by RealArcade. Glu expects to publish the mobile version early in 2009.

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http://live.pirillo.com - In front of me is a small, light-weight device. I’ve seen it advertised in the past. When I ask people to send me ideas for cool USB products, I keep getting this one sent to me. It’s a USB beverage chiller. I was skeptical as to whether one of these would work or not, so I decided to try it for myself.

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Clickz is reporting today that Mike Baker is scheduled to leave Nokia on August 8. Baker became head of Nokia Interactive Advertising after the company bought Enpocket last year. His expertise is sure to be missed.

Baker joined mobile advertising firm Enpocket in 2004 and help build the company after its formation in 2001. Enpocket was acquired by Nokia last year. Since then, he has been instrumental in expanding the Nokia Media Network. He’ll be replaced by Tom Henricksson, a longtime Nokia executive. Baker is upbeat about Henricksson.

“From Nokia’s perspective, Tom’s a great guy to head the business at this stage. The objectives are no longer to prove out of market, but now scale of business, achieve operational excellence, and systems required for a more mature market,” Baker stated.

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A legal battle that spanned three continents and involved two of the biggest names in the mobile realm came to an end yesterday with both sides dropping all complaints and cross-complaints. Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker, and Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of cell phone chips, reached an agreement that should quiet the upheaval that threatened to ripple throughout the mobile world.

Neither side has commented on the agreement. Nokia has a 15-year licensing deal that gives the company rights to many of Qualcomm’s patents. Nokia will pay an upfront sum and ongoing royalties to use chips developed by Qualcomm.

The two companies signed their first agreement in 1992 and renewed it in 2001 but it expired in April of 2007. The new contract includes technologies that didn’t exist or were in their infancies when the two companies entered into a business relationship.

The news has calmed the fears that carriers and equipment makers had over the lawsuit. A long legal battle threatened to interfere with other company’s ability to deliver products and services to a world hungry for mobile technology.

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Mobile game company Glu announced this day that it has partnered with HipSoft to bring Build-a-lot to the small screen. If you’ve ever dreamed of buying old houses and renovating them for resale but can’t hit a nail with a hammer, this is the game for you.

Put all those hours of watching This Old House and get rich quick real estate infomercials to good use with Build-a-lot. In the game you renovate old houses or build new ones in a variety of neighborhoods. Then you can try to resell them at a profit or rent them out. A little sweat equity can go a long way when it comes to the housing market.

“Glu is a natural partner for us to bring one of our most highly successful games to the mobile phone,” stated Brian Goble, co-founder of HipSoft. “Build-a-lot is a strategy game requiring a very special interface that will make the game simple to learn and fun and exciting to play. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Glu, a company that has had many past successes of turning popular on the web games to popular mobile games.”

Build-a-lot was named Action/Arcade Game of the Year by Huge Fish Games and Strategy Game of the Year by RealArcade. Glu expects to publish the mobile version early in 2009.

Via Mobilecrunch

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