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iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Update: Issues and Dev Teams' Progress

The iOS 5/5.0.1 untethered jailbreak has been made available for iDevice users, but only the A4 devices owners can enjoy it. The A5 device owners have to wait for further information from Dev Team. However, the iOS 5/5.0.1 untethered jailbreak does not work perfectly. iPhone Dev Team released redsn0w 0.9.10b3 (for both Mac and Windowsusers) to fix a problem where re-running redsn0w over an existing jailbreak would cause MobileSubstrate-based apps to stop running until MS was installed again.
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Phishing Scam Targets Apple Users: How to Avoid Being Scammed

During Christmas season, a well-crafted phishing scam has targeted Apple users, fooling them into give their Apple IDs and billing information, Internet security firm Intego (http://blog.intego.com/beware-of-apple-billing-information-phishing-e-mails/) reported in its blog.
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LCD Makers Settle Price-Fixing Case for $553 Million

Samsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay more than $553 million to settle consumer and state regulatory claims that they conspired to fix prices for LCD panels in televisions, notebook computers and monitors.
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Huawei CEO's Message Presages Management Transition

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a $30 billion Chinese telecoms gear maker, has initiated a system this year to allow top executives to take turns acting as chief executive, its founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said in a year-end message
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GSM phones vulnerable to hijack scams

Flaws in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones and instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security.
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After Christmas Sales 2011: HTC Evo Design 4G vs Motorola Photon 4G from RadioShack

RadioShack is offering the Evo Design 4G and Motorola Photon 4G from Sprint at big discounts for their after Christmas sale this year. If you are signing a new two year contract with Sprint, RadioShack will give you an Evo Design 4G for free or a Motorola Photon 4G for $50. These are Web only prices, and it changes if you are renewing your contract or adding a line to your existing one.
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Rare Ancient Galaxy Found

A star-forming juggernaut of a galaxy has been discovered at a distance few other galaxies of any kind have ever been found, researchers led by a University of Tokyo team announced. The galaxy existed around 750 million years after the Big Bang, a time known as the cosmic dawn because it was such an early time in the universe's history.
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Google Tablet with Android 4.1 Launching in 2012?

Internet search engine giant Google might launch its very own tablet with Android 4.1 within the next six months, Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said recently in an interview with an Italian media.
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55” OLED TV Panel to Debut at CES 2012

Korean electronics giant LG has announced they are ready to show off a 55 OLED TV Panel only a few millimeters thick. At five millimeters thick, the new panel is said to be able to achieve a contrast ratio of over 100,000:1 and be able to produce more colors than LCD panels.
Apple Bets on "Hydrogen-fuel Battery" to Power Future iPhone, iPad and Macbooks

Apple Hydrogen-fuel Battery May Keep Future iPhones, iPads and Macbooks Powered for Weeks

Technology giant Apple's products are well known for design and functionality but Apple fans have an age-old wish - a better battery life. And, this wish could be fulfilled soon as Apple is developing a battery that will run on hydrogen-fuel, a battery that can keep all portable Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macbook powered, not for days, but for weeks.
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iPhone 4S: How Does it Compare to the Photon 4G?

Sprint may not have the selection of premium devices available from Verizon, but they do have the iPhone 4S and the Motorola Photon 4G. If you are a Sprint customer and you are wondering what the difference is between these two $200 devices, you are in the right place.
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iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Update: Pod2g, MuscleNerd and Their Progress

At the end of 2011, all the iDevices owners who want jailbreak are keeping their eyes peeled on the untethered jailbreak. In this regard, Pod2g and MuscleNerd, two stars among jailbreak hackers, recently made a lot of progress. The latest news from jailbreak world is that the French Hacker pod2g has decided to pull all his energy on the A5 jailbreak and gave the task of releasing A4 jailbreak to the Chronic Dev team.
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RIM Now Faces Legal Challenge on 'BBM' Trademark

Research In Motion, still smarting over having to change the name of its yet-to-come operating system, faces a similar trademark challenge to its popular instant-messaging service BlackBerry Messenger.
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Toshiba Thrive vs iPad 2: And the Winner is?

Toshiba Thrive is not the sexiest 10-inch tablet out there, but it's got a few things the iPad doesn't. It's about $100 cheaper than iPad at Best Buy, and you get 16 gigabytes of on-board storage with it. iPad 2 starts at $500 for the 16 gigabyte version, and it's about twice as thin as the Thrive, though the screen is slightly smaller
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Transformer Prime Compared to Kindle Fire: Which Should You Buy?

Transformer Prime is a 10-inch beast compared to Kindle Fire because it's larger, more powerful and brand spanking new. So new in fact, it's not out yet except for a few pre-orders that have shipped. Prime will have missed many holiday shoppers, but that could be a boon to the Kindle Fire because it's widely available and for less than half the price.
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Nook Tablet vs Nook Color: What's the Difference?

Similar names, only $50 difference in price. You have to look close to see the difference between the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet and Nook Color. The main difference is technical, and so it amounts to a little more horse power and battery power for the $250 Nook Tablet.
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Comet Lovejoy's 'One Night Encounter' with the Horizon (PHOTOS + VIDEOS)

Here's a surprising 'free gift' from the sky above, ahead of Christmas - Comet Lovejoy was unexpectedly spotted falling into the horizon vertically. NASA Commander Dan Burbank, who was photographing lightning storm over the Pacific Ocean had captured this surprising and fantastic scene at the International Space Station on Wednesday.
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Next Generation Space Telescope Mirrors Pass Crucial Test

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to completion after the primary mirrors passed a crucial test, the space agency announced Dec. 21. Webb is the successor to the Hubble Telescope, and once in place, it will be able to peer into the very earliest galaxies at the edge of the known universe.

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