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How To Jailbreak iOS 5 b5 with sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5 on Windows [Guide]

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As is the case with every new iOS 5 beta release so far, jailbreak tools such as redsn0w and sn0wbreeze are updated to support it. Keeping in line with this, sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5, the popular custom firmware tool for Windows, has been released which jailbreaks iOS 5 b5 on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. We’ve compiled a really simple and helpful guide to get you started on jailbreaking your iOS 5 b5 device with sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5.

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Add NFC to your iPhone with this Easy Hack!

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In the past, if you wanted to add NFC (Near Field Communications) to your iPhone, it involved getting down and dirty and doing some soldering. The newest hack however provides an invisible solution, granted you are comfortable removing the back of your iPhone 4.

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Run Facebook on iPad with newest hack, FaceForward

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We told you how to enable Facebook for iPad yesterday, but Facebook was quick to block the hack. A new hack has arrived today in the form of FaceForward. FaceForward is a part of the tweakweek program going on now.

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Apple MacBook Batteries are Susceptible to new hack that could cause Meltdown

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The newest Mac Hack on the block comes in the form of a Battery Firmware Vulnerability. With MacDefender in the past, we Mac Users now have what I think is a more severe hack, which could cause your battery to explode!

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Check Out These Kinect Controlled Robots!

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Hours after Microsoft’s revolutionary Kinect went on sale, open-source drivers were written to allow the use of the Kinect on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Since then, many Kinect "hacks" have been released, which have brought about many cool uses for the Kinect that it was never intended for. In fact, Microsoft has been excited about the Kinect hacks, and is bringing the Kinect to Windows. We’ve shown you a cool puppet trick using the Kinect, and a combination of the Kinect and iPad. Here are a few videos of the Kinect being used to control robotic arms:

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How to Install MeeGo on Nexus S [Guide]

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Want MeeGo on your Nexus S? Your wish has been granted. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith, who has managed to port MeeGo to HTC HD2 and run Ubuntu on Nexus S made this break through earlier. While it’s not in a useable condition, it’s good for those who love tinkering around with their phones. MeeGo on Nexus S

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How to Install Ubuntu on Nexus S Natively [Guide]

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Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has managed to putt off another new hack on Nexus S. This time, he’s managed to get Ubuntu booting on Nexus S although the touchscreen doesn’t work yet due to kernel issues which he hopes to fix with MeeGo stuff.

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Jailbreak iPhone/iPad/iPod touch with iOS 4.2.1 using redsn0w 0.9.7b6 [Skype Fixed]

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The iPhone Dev Team is really rolling out these redsn0w 0.9.7 betas quickly. Just yesterday, redsn0w 0.9.7b5 was pushed out ( Mac only ) which fixed Bluetooth issues that users were facing. Today, the 6th beta has been released which fixes Skype issues. Also, you can now run beta 6 over beta 5 instead of restoring iOS and then running the newest beta of redsn0w. But the Dev Team wants users to test the tool both ways, by clean restore and also by upgrading from already jailbroken.

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Sony expresses its ‘awareness’ and concerns over the recent PlayStation 3 hacks

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The Playstation 3 network has recently been the target of a German hacker group called, failOverflow (also hacked open the Nintendo Wii) and George ‘Geohot’ Hotz (also played an active part in jailbreaking the iPhone) who released the root key for Playstation 3 hacks for everybody to use. All this, in turn, completely dismantled the security of Sony’s Playstation 3 and allowed for many more hacks to follow up.

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MeeGo 1.1 Ported to HTC HD2 –4th OS to Work On The Same Phone!

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Steve Troughton-Smith, a Mac developer, has managed to get MeeGo 1.1, an upcoming Linux based mobile OS, working on the popular HTC HD2. This is the 4th (or 5th if you trust the Windows Phone 7 port demo videos) OS to work on the HD2. HD2 was one of the first phones with a 4.3” display as well as a 1Ghz SnapDragon processor. While Windows Mobile 6.5 has slowly faded away, HD2 is living thanks to wonderful support by the community by porting Android ( up to 2.3 ) to the phone.DSC00533

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