The iPhone 4.1 jailbreak is now out for Mac and Linux users. Chronic Dev Team’s 4.1 jailbreak, greenpoison, is now available for all Mac, Linux and Windows users. The Limera1n iOS 4.1 jailbreak is now open to Mac users, although not Linux users.
October, 2010
Rejoice! Kinect has had its algorithm tweaked to make its almost-all-seeing eye smarter and less confused if you decide to take the weight off your feet and slouch on the sofa. The sitting detection skills have been perked up by adjusting the Kinect skeletal scanning system. Lazy gamers, this is good news for you, at least look a little enthusiastic!
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You might’ve seen novelty USB aquariums before, but that’s not the deal here. These aren’t plastic inhabitants. You’re looking at a fully-functioning water-filled fish house, all powered via a PC, Mac, games console or other handy power-supplying gadget.
Inside there’s a filter, an LED lamp and a pump to re-circulate the water. There’s also a pen holder and alarm clock, presumably so the fish aren’t late for work.
The iPad 2 rumours are starting to heat up and a submission to the European Trademarks and Designs Registration Office seems to reveal the first concrete glimpse of the new design. Get ready for iPad 2 with an extra connector for handy landscape docking. This definitely looks like a goer as both Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive have signed off on the design …
We’ve been running stat clashes on a daily basis here at Electricpig, pitting the best smartphones against each other to see who comes out tops. But what do you want to see more of? Should we pit a raft of HTC phones against one another, or put Xbox games head to head? Do you want to see who comes out tops in a 3D TV stat clash? Do you want versus or group tests? Click and tell, and let us know what’s on your stat clash wish list…
We all love Angry Birds here at Electricpig. So much so, we’ve slapped it into both our Best iPhone games and Best Android games shortlists. Clearly, all of you love lobbing said irate creatures at green pigs too, because developer Rovio is now claiming that the game has been downloaded more than one million times in a day on the Getjar app store. That’s 12 times a second, and that’s not even including downloads on the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad! Not sure what the fuss is about? Grab the free version of it now.
(Via New Media Age)
This week at Electricpig we’ll be tracking all the latest breaking news in the tech world, and bringing you reviews of the Sony Alpha A33 and Nikon Coolpix P7000 cameras, as well as two e-readers, the all new Kindle and the Sony Reader Touch. We’ll also be bringing you updates on what’s happening in the world of digital music services at the 7Digital event on Tuesday. If there’s anything you want to see on Electricpig this week, drop us a line in the comments and let us know!
Another week, another Facebook privacy brouhaha. This time it’s Facebook apps under fire and particularly our old friend Farmville. An investigation by the Wall Street Journal says Facebook apps are spilling Facebook ID information out into the world and making it simple for advertisers and firms to grab your info and sell it. Oh dear…
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