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Windows OS users, this is your day, as Pwnage 2.0 version for your PC (AKA: WinPwn 2.0) has been released, allowing iPhone 1st Gen, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch users to jailbreak their devices and unlock their sim cards if necessary. Although it was already available, for early adopters, only 24 hours after the official Dev-Team Mac release, this one is much easier, especially with the ability to make your jailbroken handset - Sim Free - in one click. Mind you, this is only a preliminary version and it might have some bugs, so stay cautious while updating your device.

You can download the software from here or here or here.

read the instructions after the break.

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Korean company Ripple has introduced the new Mini Chocolate, one of the first Atom-based PC desktops to make a debut these days with the Mini-ITX form factor and a 1.6GHz Atom processor. In addition, the new mini PC houses four USB ports, two SATA sockets, a single IDE socket, 10/1000 ethernet connection, a place for a slot-loading optical drive and up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, which will be enough to run all of your basic home-office activities. It comes in 3 different colors, including black, red or silver and a $200 price tag. Unfortunately, there’s no word if or when it will hit Stateside, but i’m sure we are going to see plenty of those in the near future.

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Cowon has officially announced the release of the new P5 PMP, coming up at the end of July and suppose to replace the Q5W version. The new P5 features an impressive brushed metal body in 3 different flavors, including red, black and platinum. Like the previous version, it runs Windows CE 5.0 and offers 40GB, 60GB or 80GB capacities, at your choice. In addition it has an FM tuner, a microphone, a built-in speaker, strong Alchemy AU1250 700Mhz processor, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi connection to surf the internet, TV output (Composite, S-Video, Component), a T-DMB tuner USB2.0 host and a 5-inch touchscreen, 16M colors (800×480). The player supports wide range of formats, like MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE, MPC, WV, AVI, ASF, WMV, MPG, DivX, XviD, MPEG4, WMV9, JPG, BMP, PNG, RAW, TXT, CXD, SMI, and SRT. Battery improves, comparing to previous model, as it can play 14 hours of music or 9 hours of video, where dimensions stand at 138.8 x 88.5 x 20 mm 380g. The new P5 is planned to make a debut in Korea on July 29th for an estimated price of $435. More pictures after the break.

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I guess that should have happened long time ago but it’s better late than never, as The Simpsons arrive to the iPod in a few different styles that are engraved onto different iPod devices, including iPod Classic 80/160GB ($329 and $439), Nano 4/8GB ($219 and $269), Shuffle 1/2GB ($89 and $109), and iPod Touch 8/16/32GB ($389, $499 and $599). Naturally, they cost a little more but you will be able to add your name or other caption at your choice. Mind you, there are only 2000 pieces of each, so if you consider yourself a real Homer junky, you should hurry up.

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LG unveils new portable HDD lineup, coming up in Korea with 2.5 inch drives, SATA II interface and a USB 2.0 port. The new XD1series presents 3 different capacities, including 120GB, 160GB, 250GB to be released first, and a 320GB version to make a debut later on. All versions come with black pearl or red wine flavors at your choice, for a non disclosure price tag. Stay tuned for more information to come.

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The new miShake PMP from Electro Box houses a Shocktronix mechanism, which allows users to change songs while shaking the player. Mind you, this is not a revolutionary feature, as we’ve already seen this Shake Control Technology on Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman devices. Still, it is refreshing to see a bulky PMP with those kind of “Samba” elements, coming up here and there. In addition to the rocking function, you can find a 2.4-inch touchscreen, an FM tuner, a microphone, a built-in speaker, miniSD card slot and 4GB of internal memory, all for the price of $240.

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After days of expectations, Dev Team has finally released a software-based jailbreak for firmware update 2.0, installed on iPhone 3G, iPhone 1st Gen and iPod Touch devices. Although it is only Mac users compatible, Dev Team has promised to release PC friendly version in the near future, along with iphone 3G full unlocking version [You can download the jailbreaking software from here or here or here]. The new Pwnage 2.0 jailbreak can do the following:

iPhone 3G - Only activate and jailbreak, no unlock yet (no sim free).

iPhone 1st Gen (With firmware 2.0 installe.d) -  activate, jailbreak and unlock.

iPod Touch (With firmware 2.0 installed) - activate and jailbreak.

Mind you, there are plenty of people trying to get this one so be patient as you download those 19.7MB. Full instractions can be found in here.

Update1: that was fast! Jailbreak 2.0, now available for Windows OS users. You can get full instructions in here or here.

Update2: 24 hours later and there’s a new update that fixes some of the bugs from the first version. You can get it in here or here.

[via Dev-Team]

If you wanted to learn more about the main components that assemble your new iPhone 3G, the chips, the amps, the processors and the involved manufacturing companies, this is your chance to take a look at one the most detailed inside-views, as the guys from research firm Semiconductor Insights dissected the stellar handset into pieces, showing us who has done what. From the picture below, we understand that Infineon provides many of the components, including the GPS chip, the baseband chip, UMTS transceiver and the power management chip. In addition, we can see the  application processor, provided by Samsung and the power amplifiers, provided by Triquint and Skyworks, as Marvell brings the Bluetooth and the WIFI components while Toshiba is responsible for the internal flash memory of your phone. The rest stays the same as the first generation, with Samsung to supply the ARM11processor architecture, Wolfson the audio decoder chip, Broadcom the touchscreen controller, National Semiconductor’s MPL the display interface, etc. Hit the jump to checkout more pictures and to see the videos. To get a bigger view just click in here.

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Creative has released a new mp3 player for the Chinese market, named Zen Krystal. It looks very similar to the Stone Plus players, featuring 4GB storage capacity, small 0.7 ” monochrome OLED display (64 x 64), an FM tuner, a microphone, a pedometer, a stopwatch and basic compatibility with MP3, WMA, WMA file formats. Battery offers 10 hours of continuous play and the price stands on $87, so if you happen to visit Asia in the following weeks and need a small reliable player, it might be a good solution.

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Asus Eee PC 900 has a new 30GB storage capacity version, replacing some of the previous 12GB and 20GB models. All three versions include 1GB RAM, WLAN 802.11 B/G connectivity, MMC/SD/SDHC Card Reader, black or white colors at your choice and the usual 8.9 inch screen display. In addition, two of the models will run a Linux OS, as the third one will have the XP flavor. Mind you, these are not Atom based mini laptops, so it looks a little pricey to pay over $500 when you have the 901series.

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Chuwi T8 PMP officially goes live, equipped with a 3-inch touchscreen 260k (400 x 240) and 4GB storage capacity. In addition, the new T8 features an FM tuner, a microphone, a built-in speaker, AV out connection and integrated games. It supports MP3, WMA, WMA / VBR, APE, FLAC, AAC, OGG, RM, RMVB, AVI, DIVX, XVID, FLV, ASF, MP4, JPEG, Bmp , Gif file formates and plays 14 hours of audio or 5 hours of video, all for estimated price of $120.

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We all face the difficulties in controlling our iPod player as we drive our car or do some sport activities. To solve this problem DirectVoxx has developed the Muso, a voice recognition dongle that jams into the bottom of the player and allows to access your music libraries with natural voice commands. Mind you, no training required so you can start commanding your iPod from the moment the Muso is plugged in, by simply offering requests such as “play me Madonna”, or “play me something like the last song.” Having said that, the Muso is not a cheap solution and if you look for this kind of accessory, it is expected to make a debut on Xmas time for $159, which is probably more expensive than your very own nano. Meanwhile, checkout the video after the break.

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Sony has officially announced a new 80GB PS3 package, to go live in September for $399 price tag. The new expected version has exactly the same 40GB features, including a Blu-ray player, HDMI output, an integrated Wi-Fi connection, and Cell Broadband Engine, but you also get double storage capacity for the same price. checkout the press release after the break.

Meanwhile, we hear that the PS Store video service goes life, offering movies and TV shows available for renting or buying.

Update: It seems like Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand are going to get the new 80 gigs model on August 27th, with prices standing at €399 in Europe and £299 in the UK.

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Well, it’s not a software unlock, but it looks pretty much the same as the first generation unlock SIM card, as it misleads the handset to think it is actually using your local carrier. Still, no word on price or availability but there’s a video to prove it actually works. Stay tuned for more info to come.

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[via gizmodo]

TrekStor introduces the new i.Beat Move PMP, coming up this month in 3 different screen sizes at your choice, including 1.5″, 1.8″ or 2″ displays. In addition, the new player features an FM tuner, a microphone, microSD slot and storage capacities ranged from 2GB up to 8GB. It supports MP4, AVI, MP3, WMA, WAV, WMA-DRM9, JPG file formats and priced at $47 for the 2GB and $117 for the 8GB version.

[via pmptoday]