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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD – Manage Your Media Part I [Tutorial/Review]

November 15, 2010 by Philipp 2 Comments
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD

Media professionals are always looking for the latest and greatest hardware. Most consumers, however, concentrate solely on RAW CPU power when, in fact, they may be better served by looking into smarter storage solutions instead. After all, it may be that old hard drive that's holding back your digital workflow. Therefore, this three-part series will examine some of the best hardware upgrades for your media storage. We are going to use a 2006 Mac Pro to demonstrate the upgrades, but you should be able to achieve similar results on any iMac or PC. Kicking off this series is the OWC Mercury … [Read more...]

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MacBook Air – Ready For Primetime? [An Emotional Review]

October 29, 2010 by Philipp 16 Comments
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As the credit card leaves the comfort of my wallet, I hesitate for one last moment. I already happen to own a Mac Pro, a MacBook Pro, as well as an iPad. All of my computing needs should be covered. Shouldn't they? Then I remember the frustrations of publishing a blog post from an iPad and the cumbersome weight of my MacBook Pro. Maybe I could squeeze one more computer into my digital routine, afterall? Finally—with the boiling sensation of pure lust overcoming every part of my body—I hand over the credit card. $1199 later and I am the somewhat surprised owner of an 11" MacBook Air. Wait, what … [Read more...]

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iPad, iPhone, MacBook Air – Apple to Enable Shared 3G Access with ‘Open Sim’?

October 28, 2010 by Philipp 1 Comment
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According to a report by Gigacom and additional research from AppleInsider, Apple is reportedly developing an integrated chip solution that may replace the traditional SIM card for GSM networks. It’s rumored that Apple and Gemalto have created a SIM card, which is typically a chip that carries subscriber identification information for the carriers, that will be integrated into the iPhone itself. The new Gemalto SIM is embedded in a chip that has an upgradeable flash component and a ROM area. [...] The flash component will receive the carrier related data via a local connection which could … [Read more...]

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FaceTime for Mac Requires iOS 4.1 to Video Chat

October 20, 2010 by Philipp 1 Comment
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Early tests have indicated that FaceTime for OSX works already very well in its current beta. If you would like to call another iOS device from your Mac, however, note that iOS 4.1 is required for a successful connection. If you try to call a device with iOS 4.01 installed you will be presented with the following error message: "User needs to update to the latest version of FaceTime." So go grab your copy of FaceTime and be sure to update your iPod Touch/iPhone to iOS 4.1. … [Read more...]

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Apple Introduces ‘Software Reinstall Drive’ for MacBook Air

October 20, 2010 by Philipp 1 Comment
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During today's media event Apple introduced an abundance of new and upgraded Apple products. During the one and a half hour keynote, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs presented the audience with an OSX 10.7 Lion sneak peak, as well as the Mac App Store. In addition FaceTime Beta for OSX, an updated iLife '11, and an all new MacBook Air are available as of today. Steve Jobs, didn't mention one very interesting detail, however; the 'Software Reinstall Drive' that is detailed on the Air's tech spec section. The 'Software Reinstall Drive' looks like a very thin, and apple-styled, USB drive that comes loaded … [Read more...]

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Breaking: ‘GreenPois0n’ iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Released by Chronic Dev Team

October 12, 2010 by Philipp Leave a Comment
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The Chronic Dev Team just announced the release of their iOS 4.1 jailbreak labeled 'greenpois0n'. The jailbreak uses the same exploit which was exposed by iPhone Hacker Geohot a few days ago but promises greater stability. 'Greenpois0n' works on firmware 4.1 only, so if you care about preserving your iPhone 4 baseband (to unlock) it is strongly recommended that you use TinyUmbrella to upgrade your firmware in order to preserve the original iPhone 4 baseband. Currently 'greenpois0n' is only available for windows but @p0sixninja promises that a mac version will follow as soon as some technical … [Read more...]

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Breaking: LimeRa1n Jailbreak Released Amidst Hacking Drama

October 9, 2010 by Philipp 3 Comments
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As reported a few days ago the Chronic Dev Team was set to release a new jailbreak labled 'GreenPois0n' for iOS 4.1 on Sunday 10/10/2010 at 10:10am. Shortly after the announcement iPhone Hacker Geohot returned to the jaibreaking scene with a vengeance, however, stating that he will release his own jailbreak labeled 'LimeRa1n' the following day. It was quickly confirmed that Geohot's jailbreak would use a different bootrom exploit from the Chronic Dev Team, hence exposing two exploits to Apple at the same time, possible narrowing down future jailbreaking efforts for the next generation of iDevices. … [Read more...]

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iOS 4.1 Jailbreak ‘GreenPois0n’ launching Sunday at 10:10:10AM

October 7, 2010 by Philipp 1 Comment
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iPhone chronic dev team member, Joshua Hill, today announced on his twitter that the jailbreak for iOS 4.1 will be released on Sunday, 10/10/10 at 10:10:10am GMT on the GreenPois0n website. Details are scarce at the moment but it can be reasonably expected that the jailbreak will be available for both iPhone and iPad. It's still unknown at the moment, however, if it will be tethered or untethered. We also don't know if and how GreenPois0n is related to the rumored 'shatter' jailbreak which allegedly can't be patched by Apple without a hardware change. The fact that GreenPois0n will be released … [Read more...]

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Prepare for Apple TV Jailbreak: Save Your SHSH Blobs NOW [Tutorial + Video]

September 30, 2010 by Philipp 4 Comments
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As we have previously reported, the hacking community is already hard at work at developing a jailbreak for the second generation Apple TV. And as usual, once the cat-and-mouse game begins, Apple will work fast to plug any hole discovered by the team. Hence, it is important that you act now and save your SHSH blobs for your new Apple TV so that you'll be always able to revert to the original Apple TV firmware. Our step-by-step tutorial will guide you through this process (with video tutorial at the bottom of the page): 1) Download and install the lastest version of TinyUmbrella. Version 4.1.5 … [Read more...]

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Breaking: Restoring Apple TV Through Micro-USB Confirmed! [Jailbreak Heaven]

September 29, 2010 by Philipp 21 Comments
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It has just been confirmed by twitter user @StealthBravo that the second generation Apple TV can be restored in iTunes—just like any iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad—when connected to a computer via micro USB cable. This means that the jailbreak community may soon be able to offer us tools, as they currently do for other iOS devices, to save SHSH blobs, jailbreak the Apple TV, and install 3rd party software. Maybe an app store for Apple TV may come sooner than any of us may have expected after all. The hunt for Apple TV's DFU mode has already begun and we will keep you updated as the … [Read more...]

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