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Blackra1n jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2 - Oct 13, 2009

Crave iPhone OS hacker, GeoHot, released Blackra1n last weekend, a new jailbreak utility for iPhone OS 3.1.2. The new Windows-only utility follows on the heels of Purplera1n and you can download it ... Read story »

Microsoft: Hardware Start logo button not a prerequisite for WM6.5 upgrade - Jun 16, 2009

Crave One of the things that current Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone users won't be getting is an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. This is due to a requirement for a hardware Start ... Read story »

Five things that are wrong with Android - Aug 26, 2009

Features There's lots of potential in the Android mobile operating system, but some things need to be addressed to make it better. Read story »

OCZ firmware update keeps SSDs speedy - Aug 11, 2009

Crave Though SSDs do not suffer from defragmentation issues like magnetic platters, solid-state drive performance drops over time. This is due to the fact that a memory cell has to be empty ... Read story »

Enjoying my older bits (not what you think) - Aug 19, 2009

Blogs In a stark example of "be careful what you wish for" 10 minutes after telling a friend that computers and such were a cause for many an aggravation, I discovered that ... Read story »

Fix slow Internet connections with a coffee filter, no kidding - Aug 9, 2009

Crave Can you really cure a slow Internet connection with a coffee filter? According to the folks over at Unpluggd, absolutely. Hardware issues aside, one way to cure a laggy connection is ... Read story »

HTC Magic to get Sense UI - Aug 17, 2009

Crave HTC Sense is the custom interface developed by the Taiwan manufacturer for its latest Android phone, the Hero. It is one of the highlights of the device because of its various ... Read story »

Vista Home Basic: Upgrade to Windows 7 without losing your data - Jul 24, 2009

Crave In most Windows 7 coverage, Vista Home Basic users are left out because Microsoft does not offer a direct upgrade path to Windows 7. For this group of consumers, switching to ... Read story »

Sony Vaio W Netbook available for preorder - Jul 29, 2009

Crave The first honest-to-goodness Netbook from the Japanese maker is finally available, albeit for preorder at this time. Priced at S$899, this puts the Sony Vaio W on the upper end of ... Read story »

Out with the old and in with the new. Hello to iPhone 3GS in Thailand - Aug 10, 2009

Blogs Thais waiting for a "legitimate" iPhone 3GS from True Move need to wait just a bit longer as August 28 approaches. Those interested in getting one can sign up and reserve ... Read story »

Toshiba says Blu-ray adoption just part of its HD agenda - Aug 12, 2009

Crave With the announcement yesterday that Toshiba would be supporting Blu-ray with its own hardware this year, we sought some chatting time with the company's very own Olivier van Wynedaele. A senior ... Read story »

What's in a perfect Apple tablet? - Aug 4, 2009

Crave Hardly a day goes by without some form of feverish speculation gripping the Web about the existence of a tablet computing device from Apple. While most of these echo-chamber blog posts ... Read story »

Some places to look for computer gadgets in Bengaluru - Jun 2, 2009

Blogs Bengaluru, as Bangalore is officially called, is the annointed IT capital of India. Here are some places you can find very cool deals for the computer gadgets you have always eyed! ... Read story »

Air Studios: Is this the most expensive screw in the world? - Jul 17, 2009

Crave How much difference can a single screw make? If you ask the golden-eared engineers at Air Studios, they'll tell you a fascinating story about one in particular. The component in question ... Read story »

Guard robot with Internet-based controls - Sep 6, 2009

Crave Robots may be the eventual downfall of the human race, but for now, most are either cute or useful. One that exists in both categories has spent the last week ... Read story »

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