iPhone 3GS OS: Shoddy Security?

Posted by rsanchez Published in Electronics, Gadgets, mobile phones

The mobile phone OS is one of the most integral part of any smartphone out there now; it’s the one that holds everything together. If somehow someone or a party would be able to open this up–everything’s up in the air. It’s up to the OS makers to ensure that the right people get access [...]

Tags: added security, apple iphone, hack, operating systems, security issues

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May

Viliv S5 MID gets 3G WWAN hack with Video

Posted by gadgetbear Published in Electronics, Gadgets

Most reviewers of the Viliv S5 MID have said that the one thing that would make it the perfect mobile internet device would be integrated 3G. While such a model is available in some areas, US importers are yet to offer it; that leaves adding your own WWAN in, which is just the tricky task [...]

Tags: antenna cable, chassis, hack, half size, hard drive, hdd, importers, internet device, metal plates, mifi, mobile internet, pata, pci, reviewers, s5, sprint, ssd, tricky task, video overview, wwan

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May

PSP Mouse hack with Video

Posted by gadgetbear Published in Electronics, Gadgets

As gaming mods go, adding a mouse to the Sony PSP will either make perfect sense or seem just plain stupid, depending on the type of games you play and whether you do that near a table or not. Either way, it’s a neat trick to fool the PSP (the USB port of which doesn’t support USB-host) into [...]

Tags: atmega8, atmel, breadboard, buttons work, gamer, hack, mouse buttons, neat source, neat trick, perfect sense, proof of concept, ps 2, psp, scroll wheel, serial port, sony, sony psp, support usb, usb port, wheel