Archive for the ‘General’ Category

All the news from around the network that you probably should know…
Joost is going down the drain, and AnimeNews.biz is reporting what is going to happen with the technology…
Over on CentralGadget.com, we’re urging you to nab those Windows 7 early-upgrade discounts… as they’re running out.
Our deal site, CheapenGadget.com, has found Apple continuing their fire sale [...]

Comcast has begun to resell Clear WiMax service to new and existing subscribers in the Portland metro area and surrounding suburbs under the brand names Comcast 4G and Comcast High-Speed 2go.
As a result of its initial investment in Clearwire last year, Comcast along with several other cable providers obtained the right to resell Clear WiMax [...]

Following up on the announcement of the latest Sprint Palm Pre update, new information has surfaced on the extent of the fixes. The main issue being fixed was an exploit that was being used to install homebrew applications with unsigned code on non-root enabled phones by sending an email with the installer link.
The problem [...]

It was bound to happen sooner or later and today it did.
The Palm Mojo SDK Developer Preview has been leaked for all to download and those who do will see what Palm has so far been restricting to those accepted in the early access program.
So far the SDK is exactly what it is which is [...]

AnimeNews and CentralGadget have been able to confirm that Hulu has begun actively blocking access to the streaming service to PS3 web browser users since early this morning.
Attempts to access content from Fox, NBC, Funimation, and other content providers have been met with the “This video/content is not available on your platform” messages when attempting [...]

Just a few days after the launch of the Second Release Candidate of Mozilla’s Firefox 3, comes Release Candidate 3 on Thursday.
It was expected that the program would be officially released to the public after the second RC but feedback from the previous release prompted a few fixes and a third RC.
Although Firefox’s previous [...]

The US International Trade Commission has issued its verdict regarding litigation filed by Samsung Electronics against Sharp Co. Ltd regarding an LCD display patent that the Korean manufacturer claimed was infringed by the Japanese company.
Earlier this month a trade judge had stated that Samsung TVs, monitors and professional displays infringe four Sharp patents and recommended [...]

Palm has released the source code to its Linux-based webOS operating system found on the Palm Pre as a condition of maintaining compliance with the GPL licensing agreement along with opening a dedicated webpage for interested developers.
Some of the highlights in the release include the use of the latest version of the Linux kernel, software [...]

As expected, the iPhone Dev Team has released the redsn0w jailbreak tool for the first generation iPhone and iPhone 3G/iPod Touch via PwnageTool 3.0 for Mac OS X.
Now for the caveats:
1. redsn0w will only jailbreak and unlock the first-generation iPhone, with the ultrasn0w 3G unlock tool for iPhone 3G not being included in this [...]

At&T announced yesterday that it is going to support auto-authentication for iPhone OS 3.0 users who connect to AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots. This will allow the seamless switch from AT&T’s 3G network to an AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot, doing away with the previous two-step authentication, making it easier and faster for iPhone users to connect [...]