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Archive for August, 2007

iPhone Hacked by 17 year old

Posted by verticalgambit on August 28, 2007

A hacker 17 year old George Hotz and 4 friends, unlocked the iPhone last week. But the real story is what he got for his troubles. After a failed attempt to sell the phone on e-bay, the young hacker was contacted by Terri Daidone, founder of Certicell, and offered new Nissan 350Z roadster and three, new 8GB iPhones for the worlds first unlocked iPhone.

You can read more about this HERE.

Also, check out George’s blog that is dedicated to the iPhone hack

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Can you say Hypocrite

Posted by verticalgambit on August 15, 2007

RIAA

If there is any justice in the world, it should be used to total SMACK down the RIAA for this one.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/020326.shtml

I can hope and dream of the day that turn to Techdirt.com and hear the joyous sounds of freedom in 4 little words.

RIAA
Files
For
Bankruptcy

Oh please let it happen and let me be the first poster on the comments, “ROFL!”

Posted in Internet, Music, Technology | 2 Comments »

More than meets the eye

Posted by verticalgambit on August 9, 2007

Ok this is easily on of the coolest things that I have seen in a while. Imagine that you are going to LAN party. You walk through the door with your $3,000 AlienWare rig thinking that YOU ARE the MAN!

BOOM!

You see a 6’6 foot Optimus Prime mod computer that everyone is huddled around.

Read more about it here

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/08/optimus-prime-pc-case-mod-stands-nearly-seven-feet-tall/

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Watch what you say

Posted by verticalgambit on August 7, 2007

Just give a little and get a lot. Most people want this to be how life is for them, but there is one man in Waco, Texas may beg to differ. After giving his opinion in a political flame war on the internet, a Virginia man drove 1300 miles to Waco, Texas and burned down his rival’s home. You can read more about it here:

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