Dev Team Unlocks iPhone 2.0 Already

Less than a week after Apple showed off all of the tantalizing SDK and Enterprise features of iPhone OS 2.0, the iPhone Dev Team has announced that it has fully unlocked the iPhone, patching its firmware to work with any carrier and allow the installation of any application, not just what Apple distributes through iTunes.

This is a really big deal, and I’m curious to see how it plays out in the coming months. Apple has made it very clear that it will do whatever it can to relock the iPhone whenever an exploit is discovered. According to the Dev Team, however, this firmware patch, called “Project Pwnage” is unfixable by Apple. I don’t buy it yet, but if this code remains quiet until the official launch of iPhone OS 2, this could be an invaluable tool for anyone who wants the full iPhone experience without AT&T.

Still, a lot of time between now and then, and Apple is as dedicated to lock things down as the hacking community is to opening them up.

Via Gizmodo

Written by Pete Mortensen on March 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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DIY iMac Made From Mac Mini

The iMac is a beautiful all-in-one desktop solution capable of handling most every need. But it’s also a bit pricey, especially compared to the dirt cheap Mac mini. Jon Doty decided to do something, fusing a Mac mini with a commodity LCD monitor to create a homemade iMac that I can only describe as…elegantly janky.

Make sure to check out the gallery - the whole process is detailed to a charming degree.

Via Digg.

Written by Petemortensen on February 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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DIY iMac Made From Mac Mini

The iMac is a beautiful all-in-one desktop solution capable of handling most every need. But it’s also a bit pricey, especially compared to the dirt cheap Mac mini. Jon Doty decided to do something, fusing a Mac mini with a commodity LCD monitor to create a homemade iMac that I can only describe as…elegantly janky.

Make sure to check out the gallery - the whole process is detailed to a charming degree.

Via Digg.

Written by Pete Mortensen on February 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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MacBook Air Dissection: Big Battery, Small Logicboard

The tinkerers at iFixit have taken apart the MacBook Air to discover:

• The battery isn’t hard to remove, but it isn’t something you’d do mid-flight when the battery dies.
• Most of the internal volume is taken up by the battery.
• The logicboard is surprisingly small: it looks like something out of an alarm clock, not a reasonably-powered laptop.
• The touchpad uses the same hardware as the iPhone and iPod Touch, which may allow Apple to add new multi-touch gestures via software.
• The hard drive is the slim 80Gbyte model, not the chubby 160Gbyte drive found in the iPod Classic. Unfortunatley, 80Gbyte is the maximum capacity of drives this size (5mm deep).
• It’s held together by 88 tiny screws.

Written by Leander Kahney on February 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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Retro iPod nano Knock-offs Are Hot In Thailand

Gotta love that sky-blue. I know some people aren’t into the fatty nano, but I didn’t know they were especially prevalent in Thailand. Flickr user Mr. Neutron sets us all straight on that point.

Via BoingBoing

Written by Petemortensen on January 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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