Without giving away the whole surprise, we've got some big things in store for you readers over the next few weeks. New voices, free stuff, a whole new look for one of our outlets, and a variety of mini-updates you're going to flip over. Today we're bringing you a wild assortment of updates from all corners of the tech world, most of which are previews of devices you've almost certainly already got your eye on. Behold the coming of the next generation - stick with us as we cover it.
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The Daily Slash: January 24 2011
SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 24 2011
Let's start this fine Monday with a launch straight into space: once with an Android Device, another time with a Samsung balloon full of paper planes. Next lets get back to Earth with the continuation of the 3D wave with some Tegra 2 3D Chips that'll be popping up this spring. Grab a big fat update to ADW Launcher EX with several new docks and fixes. Next order of business, Florian Mueller's been found bunked out - who is he? He's the guy who found a bunch of Oracle codes in Android's open source code, saying the suit against Android has total footing -doesn't appear that way any more. Then remember that $10K iTunes gift card prize for the 10 billionth app downloaded? The mother of the girl who won it hung up on the "you won" call. Check out a column by Don Reisinger by the name of Dear Logitech: The Revue Is Overpriced, and another column by Tim Bajarin called Techies can be Foodies Too Finally, make sure you're not getting had - you probably don't need AOL anymore. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up.
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New Windows Phone 7 dev-jailbreak tool incoming
A new jailbreaking system for Windows Phone 7 devices is promised, though the developer is waiting until after the first official update is released so as to avoid Microsoft patching the exploit. According to Windows Phone dev Julien Schapman, his Windows Phone 7 Device Manager app works in a way "similar to that of ChevronWP7 in the way they both use a fake registration server, but my method is different and more reliable" according to WinRumors wrote Schapman in an email to WinRumors.
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Qualcomm Baseband Evidence for iPhone and iPad Found by Hacker
Evidence pointing toward an upcoming Qualcomm cellular baseband inside the code for Apple's iTunes software has been found by a hacker by the name of Zibri. This evidence, if proven real, could mean incorporation of Qualcomm's baseband into the next generation of Apple mobile devices such as iPad 2 and iPhone 5. Zibri claims the code he's presented is a "definitive answer" to rumors that Qualcomm would be the baseband provider for iPhone 5, this also lending water to the idea that the company is already providing radios for the Verizon CDMA iPhone 4.
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The Daily Slash: January 21 2011
First order of business, we need a writer! Take a peek at the SlashGear Tech Writer Wanted! post and pass it on if you know someone slick! And make sure they or you are as dedicated to writing as this man is to Verizon, because that's what SlashGear loves! There is one thing SlashGear doesn't love though, and that's lawsuits - Android Faces Massive Lawsuit at Hands of Oracle and Verizon Files for Appeal on Net Neutrality Light - nasty stuff. On a lovelier note, Angry Birds Valentine's Day Edition was announced today! And do you love updates? How about updates to your beloved Nexus S, Nexus One, and Samsung Vibrant? All the updates in the world today, and MORE here on The Daily Slash!
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: January 21 2011
What's that I hear on the horizon? Is it Google TV? Take a peek as apps begin separating into touchscreen and non-touchscreen groups to prep for the oncoming. See then another oncoming wave with a wait is almost up advertisement for Verizon's Apple team-up, while Sub-$100 Android and $10 data plan as T-Mobile attempt to take on the iPhone churn. See the future as UMTS Forum predicts a billion connected devices by 2016. Then what's that? You're not in the mood for smartphones or apps? Perhaps you'd like to take a peek at a human-sized holocube, or maybe some lovely Navy Free Electron lasers? All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!
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iPad and iPhone 4 get XBMC media center hack too [Video]
It's not just the second-gen Apple TV getting a shot of XBMC today; as long as your iPad is jailbroken you can now load the media center on the iOS slate, too. As with the Apple TV install, this is the full version of XBMC rather than just a remote app, supports hardware video acceleration, and the same software will even work on the iPhone 4.
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Apple TV XBMC hack makes $99 STB a 1080p HD media center
The media center marvels over at XBMC have managed to get a full install up and running on a jailbroken second-gen Apple TV, turning the $99 set-top box into a full media player capable of Full HD 1080p decoding. No mere thin-client or remote install, this is the full XBMC experience.
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Microsoft offers free Windows Phone 7 to Geohot
Microsoft continues its surprisingly sensible approach to Windows Phone 7 hacking, offering notorious Sony and Apple hacker George "Geohot" Hotz a free WP7 handset. Hotz had expressed his disillusion with Sony after the company sued him for his work hacking the PS3's copy protection, and suggested that he might look instead to Windows Phone 7; Microsoft "entrepreneur on loan" Brandon Watson promptly tweeted him with the offer of a free phone to "let dev creativity flourish."
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iPhone iOS 4.3 multitouch gestures get video demo
Multitouch gestures have been spotted in the iOS 4.3 Beta 1 release, with BGR's sources sending in evidence of internal settings pages that suggest the iPhone will also get the gesture support, not just the iPad. Meanwhile Antoni Nygaard has managed to get the functionality working on his iPhone 3GS, and caught the whole thing on video.
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BMW 1-Series gets Nokia C7 remote-control [Video]
Nokia's C7 proved a respectable business handset when we reviewed it, but then we didn't try remotely-controlling a BMW with the Symbian smartphone. That's just what two engineers from Nokia Asia have apparently managed, taking just twenty days to create the necessary software and remote control hardware to operate a 1-Series' steering, brakes and accelerator, as well as all the regular gadgets inside.
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USB smartphone exploit turns Android into an invader
Next time somebody asks you if they can recharge their smartphone from your laptop's USB port, you might be opening yourself up to a potential malware attack. Professor and student team Angelos Stavrou and Zhaohui Wang from George Mason University have figured out a system whereby a compromised Android smartphone mounts as a standard HID (human input device) when plugged into a Windows, OS X or Linux computer, potentially giving keyboard and mouse access to malware or even a remote hacker.
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