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  HTC posts kernel source code for various devices, Desire gets 2.3

  By Sam Byford on November 23, 2011 08:43 pm + 7 comments

  HTC has released the kernel source code for a whole slew of devices, opening the door for Continue reading…

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  FBI and DHS deny report that water plant was hacked

  By Dieter Bohn on November 22, 2011 10:42 pm + 3 comments

  Following a report last week that an Illinois water plant was hacked, both the Department of Continue reading…

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  Microsoft responds to Xbox Live 'hacking' story: no security breach

  By Eddie Fu on November 22, 2011 03:01 pm + 21 comments

  The Sun reported today that Xbox Live was "hacked" in the UK and 34 other countries, resulting in Continue reading…

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  Android 4.0 AOSP ported to HTC HD2

  By Vlad Savov on November 22, 2011 04:29 am + 41 comments

  Just like Windows XP, HTC's HD2 just refuses to go away. The elder statesman of the smartphone Continue reading…

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  Eee Pad Transformer is first tablet to get unofficial Android 4.0 port

  By Joseph Parish on November 21, 2011 09:31 pm + 15 comments

  The Android community seems to have been working on Ice Cream Sandwich ports from the very moment Continue reading…

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  Samsung Galaxy S gets unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich port, new ROM still needs some work

  By Bryan Bishop on November 21, 2011 10:59 am + 13 comments

  The Android modding community has already taken advantage of the release of the Ice Cream Sandwich Continue reading…

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  Siri proxy hack adds custom commands including Wi-Fi thermostat control

  By Jamie Keene on November 21, 2011 08:23 am + 17 comments

  Once the folks at Applidium had cracked the Siri protocol, it was only a matter of time before the Continue reading…

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  Syneseizure DIY face mask: sight and touch, together at last

  By Sam Byford on November 21, 2011 02:04 am + 9 comments

  You're probably aware of synesthesia, the sensory crossover condition that's been explored in Continue reading…

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  Nokia Drive XAP leaked, works on HTC and Samsung WP7 devices

  By Bryan Bishop on November 20, 2011 09:02 pm + 14 comments

  Earlier this month enterprising developers ported Nokia's flagship Drive navigation app to the S Continue reading…

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  Microwave hack uses Arduino and TouchPad to play perfectly-timed YouTube videos while you cook

  By Joseph Parish on November 20, 2011 02:15 pm + 28 comments

  The μWave is a hack involving an Arduino and a TouchPad taped to a microwave door, which plays Continue reading…