IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 16/07/2010

Kill switch triggered if modders tamper with new Android smartphone
Smartphones have increasingly become targets of hax0rs looking to modify user interfaces, unlock suppressed features, and remove carrier and other restrictions. Doing so usually violates the terms of service attached to the devices, and bricked phones can often result if online tutorials aren't followed to the letter. Now,...
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New anti-piracy tech built into Nintendo 3DS handheld
Nintendo has the lion's share of the portable game console market, and its upcoming 3DS handheld looks poised to extend that dominance into the third dimension. A 3D display isn't the only new feature to be incorporated into the 3DS, though. According to an interview with...
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Report: Next MacBook Air to have 11.6'' display
Longing for a Mac laptop with a display smaller than 13 inches? Then you'd better scour eBay for an old-school PowerBook G4—well, that or build a Hackintosh. If you're ready to wait, though, DigiTimes reports that Apple will venture back into smaller notebook form factors with an 11.6"...
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Natural Selection 2 public alpha coming July 26
Public multiplayer betas are a pretty common facet of PC gaming these days. A public alpha, though? That's not something you read about everyday. Yet that's what the folks at Unknown Worlds plan to do with Natural Selection 2, the stand-alone sequel to the popular Half-Life mod.
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St. Swithin's Day Shortbread
Seven Up DailyTech reports Apple to hold 1PM EST press conference on Friday to address iPhone 4 issues and Microsoft exec suggests Apple's iPhone 4 debacle is Apple's "Vista" and RIAA spent $64M to win $1.4M from pirates between '06 and '08 Engadget reports Laptop's 2010 tech support showdown reveals ugly...
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Poll: Do you have a home-theater PC?
With the exception of my desktop, the next most often-used PC in my home sits in the living room. I've had one in there for years now, and I wouldn't want to do without. To start, the prospect of relying on a cable provider's box to time-shift television makes...
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Atheros, Wilocity collaborate on 60GHz wireless PCIe
Exciting things are afoot in wireless networking. Based on the work of the WiGig Alliance (which we've already told you all about), Atheros and Wilocity plan to make devices that use 60GHz wireless technology not just for ultra-high-speed networking, but also for wireless PCI Express connectivity. These devices...
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