A nice video on Java showing the ubiquitousness of Java. Now read on to deflate your ego before it bursts.

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iPhone Elite hackers have finally posted ways to un-brick your iPhone (make it usable again) after it has been rendered useless by Apple's iPhone firmwire upgrade 1.1.1. Any iPhone which was modified (software) to unlock the SIM card to use it without AT&T subscription or switch to a different provider were affected by the upgrade. Now you can make your iPhone usable again in four simple idiot-proof steps.

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It is all about iPhone firmware update 1.1.1. This new firmware update from Apple disables most of the SIM unlocking methods that were used to allow the iPhone on non-AT&T network or simply use the iPhone without subscribing to AT&T. It also disables using of third party applications on iPhone. If you dare to use non-AT&T network or use third-party applications on iPhone, Apple, with this update(?), will convert your iPhone into a glorified brick. Feel free to throw it back in Apple's headquarters or see if you find old Steve. But will this be enough to rattle iFans enough to slap Apple with a class action lawsuit?

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Who tags ringtone or ringtones? … sploggers, who else? Ringtone and ringtones are two of the most popular tags on technorati and displayed on its front page. It makes me wonder if anyone actually looks at what information is displayed on their front pages. I dug in further to look at the contents of one of the sites which tagged ringtone (ringtonesystems.com) and here's what I get: Full article (297 words) »

Real-time demo showing how to get free VoIP-rate calls on your new Nokia N95 phone by installing Truphone. Truphone routes your mobile calls via the internet. That means free mobile calls to other Truphone users. If you sign up before 30th September you can get free mobile calls to 40 countries worldwide for the rest of the year.

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UK Ministry of Defence is using secure Blackberry's to allow their staff to communicate on the move. It uses The Blackberry Enterprise Server system which allows lost or stolen smartphones to be remote controlled, shut down, or even wiped clean by IT administrators. Users have secure wireless access to email, phone access and organizer access. Will such wide-scale adoption of Blackberry simplify hacking?

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I have a Samsung GSM mobile phone SG R220. It has been working fine for last 6 years. Last 3-4 days I was unable to get any signal on the phone. I checked that the SIM card is working by using it on another phone and also verified that there is proper reception in my area. So I rightly suspected that the problem was with the phone itself. I visited the Samsung service center only to be told that they will change the battery (which is also the back cover) which will "probably" improve the performance. I grew suspicious because there was nothing wrong with the battery, it has been working fine for last 6 years. The battery worked without any issues even after being inactive and without charge for over a year! So I decided to hack my cell phone.

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