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10.03.08Background processes come to jailbroken iPhonesThe iPhone backgrounder was recently released by developers as a way to keep applications running after they have been closed on a jailbroken iPhone. The iPhone was designed to terminate applications when closed out, but some users want the ability to keep IM or other applications running all day long or while performing other tasks. The implementation of the iPhone backgrounder is fairly simple. All you have to do after installing the application is to hold down the home button as you're closing an application to allow it to continue running. You can also tell the backgrounder to keep particular applications ...
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05.29.08Comcast.net Hacked Or Was It THE Network Solutions DNS?or Comcast.net users were unable to access the site for technical support, news or their even their email today after hackers hijacked the domain. The site put up in the place of the Comcast.net site reportedly said that hackers "RoXeD" Comcast. This is obviously a major blow to their online reputation in terms of security, which is a major concern in trusting a company with your personal email, but is that deserved? The press release from the Associated Press states that the hackers seized control of the Comcast.net domain from the Network Solutions domain servers. These domain servers are the ...
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03.20.08TwitSig: Add Status to Your SignatureTwitsig has just released a new service that turns your current status into an image so that you can add it to your signature on email or anywhere online. basically you just reference your username as a PNG file on their domain as such: http://twitsig.com/TwitterName.png With their quick code grabber you can get your status in HTML or BBcode or even get code to reference a particular status. This is another cool little hack around Twitter technology that is helping to make status ubiquitous on the web. See how it works after the jump. Continue Reading...
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