HTC Firestone – Leaked Images

Mock images of the HTC Firestone have been doing rounds on the Internet since quite some time now. Successor to the HTC Touch HD will make an appearance in August. The specs do look interesting.

• Phone : GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100.
• GSM and HSDPA connectivity.
• Windows Mobile 6.5.
• Screen 3.6 inch WVGA touchscreen display transflective TFT, 65,536 colors.
• CPU : speed 600Mhz Qualcomm 8250 processor.
• Memory : 256MB RAM and 512 MB ROM.
• Slot : Micro SD.
• Bluetooth : Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.

Source : NewLaunches

iPhone 3GS exploit confirmed, jailbreak and unlock coming 'soon'

And so it continues. Geohot has returned with some help from hacking buddies chronic, posixninja, and pod2g with news that the same "24kpwn" exploit used to cracked open the iPod touch 2G will work on the iPhone 3GS. That means a jailbreak and unlock can be launched just as soon as the existing tools are updated for the iPhone 3GS (which won't be long). As George Hotz laments,

On a personal note, I'm sad. Apple, it took me a week to break through your new defenses. And to let us reuse an exploit like that; 24kpwn was so 5 months ago. Although I imagine it must have been painful watching the devices roll by on the assembly line, knowing they all had a hole in them and you couldn't fix it.

Source : Engadget

Sony Hints PSP May Get Non-Game Apps

Sony spokesman Al De Leon today teased that Sony is considering downloads of non-game software for the PSP. In an early demo of the upcoming PSP Go, De Leon told Crave that most of the downloads from the soon to be expanded PlayStation Network store will be games but that there’s a chance “non-gaming applications” will be available. What these would entail isn’t mentioned, but Sony already incorporates utilities such as Skype in PSP firmware.

A recent rumor floated by Destructoid, however, hints that Sony plans to partially emulate the iPhone’s App Store and will turn PSN into a generalized but controlled store. Small developers will reportedly have the option of developing games and utilities that don’t have to go through the licensing required for retail but will have to limit these to 100MB and at reduced prices. A tiering structure like Apple’s would exist and keep prices for paid apps between $2 and $6; free apps would also be available.

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Review – Alienware Laptop

So I was contacted by a PR representative for some company who asked me if I wanted to test an M17. I didn’t let on at the time, but I had no idea what exactly an M17 was. I knew what an M16 was. And I knew what an M18 Hellcat was. So I figured an M17 was something between the two. Perhaps a massive bazooka or maybe a fixed gun emplacement. It sounded fun either way. I enthusiastically agreed. Imagine my disappointment when it showed up and it was only a laptop computer.

The first step was getting the M17 out to my car. My next door neighbor is a stuntman, so he’s pretty fit. He played one of the mercenaries in Lost. The two of us had little problem getting it into the trunk of my car. But once I got to Starbucks, it was a bit more challenging. Thankfully, the barista had one of those dollies they use to roll boxes of coffee and whatnot in and out of the store near closing time to let you know it’s time to leave already.

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Kogan Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frame

If you were looking for a photo frame offering a fine display and great connectivity, it may be real in the lately unveiled Kogan Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frame. With easy to use menus and handsome speeds for photo uploading and sharing, the innovative 8-inch 800×600 LCD photo frame supports Wi-Fi and is good to display your latest tweets. Taking the social media entertainment beyond the realm of PCs and phones, the wireless frame can also be synced with Facebook and Flickr.

The Kogan photo frame has its own unique email (photos can be transferred directly from a PC or a phone, or sent out directly) and supports RSS to make sure you don’t miss any important news or other stuff you have subscribed to. By setting a single email address for multiple frames, family and friends can easily share photos amid them. The photos can be slotted to be seen on particular dates (say a birthday date or a meeting with the displayed person).

Click Here To Read The Full Article @ GizmoWatch