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iPhone Data Compromised In 6 Minutes By Researchers

This is either cool, trippy, or informative. Few things require three italicized words to prove a point, so you see where this is going. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer SIT) displayed what are the dangers of losing your iPhone and not remotely wiping its data (something that can be done for free via the Find My iPhone app) by hacking it in 6 minutes, tops, and getting all passwords, including things like your Gmail account, home WiFi, etc.

The proof is in the pudding, after the break.

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Avoid The Twitter JavaScript Virus Going On Now

A nasty little exploit has just occurred on the official Twitter website. Putting your mouse over a tweet will automatically retweet a message to your followers. In the unfortunate case of Sarah Brown (wife of the former British Prime Minister), malicious content and pr0n was what showed up first. This security exploit has not been patched as of yet. The exploit does not affect third-party apps in any way (i.e Seesmic, Tweetdeck, Twitter Mobile site, and official Twitter apps).

Simply log off the official site for now.

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Android phone’s battery life could be doubled by using AMOLED hack

How far would you go to extend the battery life on your Android phone that uses an AMOLED screen?

Would you order the pixels to display certain colors as seen above to save energy? Android engineer Jeff Sharkey took 5 Nexus Ones (Nexi?) and only powered each color channel seen in an AMOLED screen (red, green, and blue). Apparently, Jeff found out with an industrial-level power meter that by only using red pixels, which could serve as a night-vision mode, used the least power.

Jeff’s quote:

“Filtering to show only red pixels only requires 35% of the original baseline OLED panel current, on average. Adding back the baseline current, the best case overall is about 42% of the original system current, effectively doubling the battery life. Also, showing only red pixels doubles as an awesome night vision mode, perfect for astronomy.”

To get your night-vision fix on your Android, check out his blog, then expect that the modder and hacker communities (xda-developers comes to mind) will come up with a solid hack that can do this easily.

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Nexus One tuned to 720p video recording in new hack

Non-HD video recording seemed a bit annoying when I was reviewing it, as well as when I blogged about it. But guess what, maggots? The xda-developers community, has brought 720p HD video recording to the Nexus One’s 5 megapixel camera. You’ll need the Cyanogen’s CM5.0.8test3 mod for it to work. And it does not support Android 2.2 FroYo. That sucks. But at least you could hit the “via” link and see the results, as well as the instructions.

Via: Xda-Developers, AndroidPolice

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Android 2.2 Ported To The EVO 4G, Sense UI Jumps Off (Video)

There you have it folks. What did we all tell you (read: me and including the other fine tech bloggers who are my “buds”)? Having ported Anroid 2.2 “FroYo” to the EVO 4G, Sense UI gets the kicking off the stage, while the clean and clear “Google Experience” greets you. XDA user Richard Ross did the ultimate, and the rest is pretty much history. Meanwhile, The Gadgets are working on a “how-to” guide on getting FroYo ported.

Source: XDA, The Gadgets, Giz

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Android for iPhone now available for your amazement

When I post something here, it’s because I think it’s worthy of being posted here, because we love you readers. But this time, it’s because this is personal. Android has been ported to iPhone. That’s right. You can now dual-boot the iPhone OS and Android OS using a 1st-gen iPhone, and it runs pretty darn well. Check out the source link after the break to get it done, and watch the greatest YouTube video of all time too, showcasing this advancement in human history.

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HTC HD2 gets ported version of Windows Phone 7, could be released before official launch (video)

Look, look! Look at the headline in this post! Yeah, that! Due to some hard work by some Russian developers from who-knows-where, Windows Phone 7 Series is officially running on the HTC HD2. To further excite your cravings for some WP7 action, htcpedia is claiming that Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and nearly everything else is working, except the graphics driver, which is causing some lag. But if this can emerge into a beta, then there will be some serious hacking going around. In fact, the projected release for “Windows Phone 7 on your HD2″ could be well before the official launch on devices that meet official qualifications. Video after the jump, full content at the source link.

Source: htcpedia
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HTC Desire’s Sense UI Shockingly Ported To Motorola DROID

You have to see it to believe it. HTC, a company which produces the super-slick and well reviewed Sense UI, as well as the classy Nexus One and its counterpart, the Desire, has had its UI ported to the Motorola Droid. If you’re with Moto you should be yelling “BLUR” over and over again. Super sneaky developer “thegeektern” at AllDroid has officially ported a nearly perfect version of the Desire’s Sense UI, except with Flash in a not so pretty condition. Another amazing achievement: this hack has the Droid logo appearing on startup, just as it should. Video that will destroy your feeling of Android 2.0.1 looking cool on your Droid is embedded after the break.

Source: AllDroid, Engadget

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