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Entries for July, 2010

Mars Rover Spirit May Never Wake From Deep Sleep

astroengine writes “After repeated calls from NASA to wake up Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from its low-energy hibernation mode, mission control is beginning to realize the ill-fated robot may never wake up again. After getting stuck in a sand trap in Gusev Crater and then switching into hibernation in March, rover operators were hopeful that [...]

DIY iMac-like iPad Stand [DIY]

Silent, Easily Made Android Rootkit Released At DefCon

An anonymous reader writes with news that security experts from Spider Labs released a kernel level rootkit for Android devices at DefCon on Friday. “As a proof of concept, it is able to send an attacker a reverse TCP over 3G/WIFI shell upon receiving an incoming call from a ‘trigger number.’ This ultimately results in [...]

Top 10 Tools and Tactics to Trim Your Bills [Lifehacker Top 10]

The Little Black Book Case for iPhone

The Little Black Book Case from Pad and Quill is available for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.  The case looks like a Moleskine notebook with it’s simulated black leather exterior and black elastic closure.  Inside is a wood frame to cradle the iPhone – that should keep your fingers from touching the iPhone 4′s antenna, [...]

The Little Black Book Case for iPhone

The Little Black Book Case from Pad and Quill is available for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.  The case looks like a Moleskine notebook with it’s simulated black leather exterior and black elastic closure.  Inside is a wood frame to cradle the iPhone – that should keep your fingers from touching the iPhone 4′s antenna, [...]

Average Cellphone Data Usage Is 145.8 MB Per Month

destinyland writes “For the first time, the majority of cell phones are accessing data services — 53 percent, compared to only 42 percent last year, according to a new study by Validas. And each user downloads an average of 145.8 MB per month (the average was just 96.8 MB per month in 2009). The heaviest [...]

Make Edible Cups Out of Jello [Food]

TI Calculator DRM Defeated

josath writes “Texas Instruments’ flagship calculator, the Nspire, was hacked to allow user-written programs earlier this year. Earlier this month, TI released an update to the OS that runs on the calculator, providing no new features, but only blocking the previous hack. Now, just a few weeks later, Nleash has been released, which defeats this [...]

[CBME 2010] Kiddy’s Deluxe Baby Stroller “Click-And-Move” Introduced in China

SHANGHAI, China (AVING Special Report on ‘Children Baby Maternity Expo 2010′) — Kiddy introduced its deluxe-level 2010 model “Click-and-Move” baby stroller at the 2010 Children Baby Maternity Exposition (CBME) held in Shanghai, China from July 22nd to 24th. “Click-and-Move 2010″ is Kiddy’s deluxe-level baby stroller that showcases Germany’s expertise qualities in functionality and safety, and [...]