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Brazilians first to unlock new
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A Brazilian company is claiming to be the first to have found a way to unlock Apple's new iPhone 3G, getting around restrictions that require users to sign up for calling plans with exclusive carriers, reports said Tuesday.
The website of Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo and various online sites including Digg.com and Gizmodo.com said the firm,
DesbloqueioBr, hacked the phone by altering its firmware and by adding a special card add-on to the SIM chip.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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EU says proposal to cap text
message prices in the works
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European mobile phone users could pay less to send cross-border text messages under plans the European Commission is preparing as its patience runs out with operators who have ignored calls to cut prices.
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Google-Viacom lawsuit deal
cloaks YouTube user identities
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A deal struck Tuesday lets Google cloak identities of YouTube users while complying with a court order to show Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used the popular website.
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Sony adds online movies
to PlayStation 3 consoles
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Sony on Tuesday added online movie sales and rentals to the repertoire of PlayStation 3 videogame console features.
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TECHBYTES
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Educational institution utilizes Microsoft technology to facilitate learning
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Recognizing that technology is a potent tool in education, St. Paul College, Pasig
(SPCP), recently inked an agreement with Microsoft Philippines through its partner First
Datacorp, to standardize on Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
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TECHSTUFF
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Hitachi accelerates the "Tera Era" with delivery of new power-efficient terabyte hard drive
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Three-disk Hitachi design delivers best-in-class power ratings without sacrificing performance
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With the recent announcement of its second-generation one terabyte hard drive, the Deskstar 7K1000.B, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi) is forecasting the dawn of a new age in technology that it has dubbed the
"Tera Era."
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