January 2008
87 posts
''Lost'': A Preseason Cheat Sheet →
Find out exactly what you need to know to be ready for the Jan. 31 season premiere of “Lost.” Like, how will Hurley’s cool Camaro fit into the season 4 premiere?
5 Questions Lost Writers Must Answer (And Why They... →
Anyone else starting to get the feeling that not even the writers have answers to the mysteries we want solved most?
Tom Petty to play GH III during Superbowl →
“Instead, I’m just going to bitch DragonForce on ‘expert,’ which should be enough show for everyone.” Awesomeness will ensue.
18 84 58 A6 D1 50 34 DF E3 86 F2 3B 61 D4 37 74 -... →
this key suggests that hackers are closer to creating compliant IPA application bundles for home-brew iTunes distribution.
Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves... →
Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV’s “Johnny Johnny,” in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. “The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge…So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge…”
Dev Team's 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone/iPod... →
f you’ve got a certain brand loyalty to the official iPhone Dev Team then take note, they just released their own special flavor of the 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone / iPod touch.
Official 1.1.3 iPhone Jailbreak. . .Yes, Official →
NerveGas just posted it in the IRC channel…the ReadMe says…
AUDIO: Jay Adelson & Kevin Rose explain the... →
Jay and Kevin give an insight into the recent changes in Digg’s algorithm, and give you more reason to stay right here at home, on Digg.com.
iJailbreak updated; Jailbreaks 1.1.3 iPhones &... →
Announcing the immediate availability of iJailBreak 0.4 for iPod Touch and iPhone, which supports the new 1.1.3 firmware.
Step-by-Step: Jailbreak the iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware →
Before you get started, be sure you’ve got at least 1GB of free space on your computer, 300MB of free RAM, and 300MB of free space on your iPhone.
15-Year-Old Girl Switched Blood Type After... →
An Australian girl spontaneously changed blood groups and adopted her donor’s immune system after a liver transplant, in what doctors treating her said Thursday was the first known case of its type.
Click if your computer screen is dirty. →
Clean your computer screen through the internets!
Heath Ledger is Dead →
TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.
Apple 1Q 2008 Results: Record $1.58 Billion Profit →
Apple posted revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 per diluted share during the 1Q 2008 (ending December 29th). Michael Dell cries.
The REAL Camera Behind Cloverfield →
For those who’ve seen the unique monster movie Cloverfield, you know that the story is supposed to be shot by the aptly-named character “Hud” from a cheapo handheld consumer camera. Convincing the audience of that point was one of the movie’s most successful angles.
iPhone 1.1.3 is READY for SDK apps →
An analysis of the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware reveals that it’s 100% ready to accept application packages and install them - Apple secretly released all of the needed capabilities in the 1.1.3 firmware behind all of the official new features.
Pownce Launches! →
Pownce has lifted their invite-only status and added a ton of new features. Sign up to send files, links, events and messages to your friends :)
January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace... →
PLease no more myspace… . We were just recently alerted here at Mashable that January 30th, just a few scant days away, is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day. Cory Geller sent us to a blog post by Simon Owens describing his growing disgust with the constant friend requests from the fembots
WOW: Guitar Hero makes a billion →
While we’re not sure how big a slice of the Guitar Hero pie the Wii version has taken, the franchise has generated some serious revenue. In North America alone, the series of games has earned over $1 billion. In fact, the third title even did so well as to be the top title in 2007.
Giants Upset Packers for trip to the Super Bowl! →
The underdog Giants beat the Packers in the third coldest game in NFL history to win a trip to the Super Bowl.
Texters rejoice! iPhone can store more text... →
The iPhone’s text-message storage capacity has been increased from 1,000 to 75,000.
Confirmed: Bricked iPhones Rise From the Grave... →
For all those unlocked iPhones out there that were bricked after attempting firmware upgrades, we have some great news. It appears that Apple’s new 1.1.3 iPhone firmware rewrites either most or all of the phone’s firmware, allowing for bricked iPhones to be brought back to life.
Getting Traffic to Blog Visit other blogs and... →
I am finding out that to have a truly successful blog you have to get out there and visit other blogs. Read articles and leave comments.So the question is WHY?Well, first you need to see and learn what other bloggers are doing that is successful
3 Ways To Be a Better Runner—With No Running... →
Says Amanda, “Once a week I park myself in the living room, but it’s not to watch TV. For 30 minutes I cycle through six moves that will—hopefully—help improve the way I swing my arms, kick my legs, and plant my feet as I run.”
Adobe Flash Tutorials - Best of →
This article provides hand-picked professional Flash tutorials which can enrich your design skills and improve the quality of your works. Most sources can serve as the entry point for further tutorials.
Top 10 Signs She Wants YOU →
Some women go out looking for sex. Here’s how to find them and make it happen…
Digg: Your Feedback on the New Comments System →
We’d like to hear what you think of the proposed changes to comments. Check out the video and let us know what you think by posting, digging up, or burying the comments in this thread.
New Revision 3 Site →
cool new design!
Apple Introduces Manila Case,The World's Thinnest... →
MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—Apple® today unveiled Manila® Case®, the world’s thinnest case for the world’s thinnest laptop, the MacBook Air. When empty, Manila Case measures an unprecedented 0.07-inches at its thinnest point, but its dynamically adaptable height goes up to a maximum of 6.9-inches, adapting perfectly to the MacBook Air
Macworld Keynote in 60 seconds →
So you probably heard that Macworld was today: here’s that same keynote in 60 seconds.
So I Quit My Day Job - Holy Cow! I Took the Plunge →
I thought you might be interested in hearing about my path to make this dream become realized. It won’t necessarily work for any other human being on this planet. Here are some of the stepping stones along my path to liberation
U2 3D - The First Live Action 3D Concert Movie →
See the awesome trailer of the U23D movie featuring U2 in concert.
MacBook Air doesn't have a user-replaceable... →
We sort of understood it with iPods, and we grudgingly accepted it with the iPhone, but the MacBook Air has a sealed, non-user-replaceable battery, and that means we’re suddenly a lot less in love. We’re digging for details on how much it’ll cost to swap out — and what Apple expects road warriors to do when their slick new ultraportable dies…
Could Apple TV 2.0 End the High-Def Format War? →
Apple’s high-definition movie rentals could be just that: the final nail in the coffin in a format war few care about and nobody wants.
Adding a 64GB SSD to the Macbook Air? $1,300... →
I hope you didn’t have your heart set on that sexy 64GB SSD that Steve teased as an “option” during his keynote: the 1.8Ghz version with the SSD drive standard costs a whopping $3,100.
New Apple MacBook Air Is World's Thinnest →
It’s real and I want to buy one and lick it. The fabled MacBook Air actually exists. It’s ultra-thin, has a solid state drive and, except for a couple ports, it’s all about wireless connectivity.
The Outer Limit, Revealed →
Based on 2 old optical illusion.Coin penetration in full glass of water. secret revealed inside. Very cool trick.
Apple Announces Time Capsule Home Server for Macs →
At Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house. Details and pics to come, but for now we’re celebrating the pricing: 500GB for $300; 1TB for $500.
BREAKING MacWorld News: Jobs to Wear Black... →
It’s been a wild week of anticipation for Apple fans, but the first round of confirmed news about the highly anticipated MacWorld keynote has finally leaked!
Coming to the Mac in 2008: 'Spore' →
Electronic Arts plans to release the much-anticipated new game on several platforms at the same time, including the Mac.
Apple's Air REVEALED →
Wired breaks it’s cover with details and mockups of what Steve will announce tomorrow.
Customize Your Mac with Leopard Power Tweaks →
Now that Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard’s been out almost three months, several apps, tweaks, and plug-ins have emerged that can customize (and sometimes re-Tigerize) your Mac.
Tetrical - 3D Tetris in Flash! →
Tetrical is a three dimensional (3D) stacking game programmed in Flash. The object of the game is to obtain the highest score by filling layers with falling polycubes.
"iPod Tax" smacked down in Canada →
An attempt to push through significant levies on digital music players (up to CAN$75 per device) has been quashed by Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal. Innovators and consumers rejoice.
Gizmodo officially banned from CES →
The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion.
Beat Four 3D Zelda Games in Only 48 Hours →
That’s what 4 college kids are trying to do this weekend. Starting at 5PM CST, these guys will try to beat Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, an Twilight Princess consecutively in less than 48 hours.Not only are they playing, but they are also webcasting and live blogging the whole thing. Nerdy? Yes. Crazy? Maybe. Legendary? Definitely.
Apple hoists "There's something in the air"... →
It’s that time again — the first round of non-descript Apple teaser banners have begun cropping up around San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the site of next week’s highly-anticipated Macworld Expo.
Starbucks iPhone Ordering Concept Design →
Multimedia designer, Phil Lu, has created some mockups of an iPhone application that he calls “QuickOrder”. The series of images show how such a system might work.
5 Signs That Tell She's Horny →
Sometimes the signs that tell a girl are horny are subtle, sometimes, they’re overt. Either way, it’s a good idea to know what they are and how to spot them.
New Photos of Blonde Natalie Portman in My... →
Wong Kar Wai’s upcoming indie drama My Blueberry Nights is building an immense amount of early buzz all based around its colorful photos.