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And now we know why the iPhone didn’t ship with GPS…

…because it’s frickin’ HUGE! How fat is it? This GPS is so fat, when it sits around the iPhone, it sits AROUND the iPhone! This GPS is so fat, it had to get baptized at Sea World. This GPS is so fat, it sat on a Nintendo GameCube and it turned into a gameboy. This GPS is so fat, if you tell it to haul ass, it’s gotta make two trips. Read More  Read More

Help an iPhone-hacking Canuck

Faithful Macenstein reader Sean writes: So I am a proud iPhone owner in Canada..yes hacked into the phone through a third party application. But I need some help now. I had been going through customizing my iPhone for a few months now. I have summerboard and customize from the installer application. Alas today I experienced my first major issue. I recently updated the customize... Read More

Bring Leopard back to the 1700’s with a Wooden Dock

The Leopard beta has been out so long that many people were sick of the new 3D dock before they even got a chance to use it. Well, luckily there are no shortages of Dock hacks floating around to let you spice up the bottom (or side, if you’re into that) of your screen. These latest two don’t get rid of Leopard’s 3D-ness, but they are sure to provide seconds of... Read More

New Mac Trojan targets porn viewers (i.e. Everyone)

Intego has issued a rare “critical” security alert for Mac users pertaining to a new Trojan Horse application – primarily spread through visiting adult websites. Exploit: OSX.RSPlug.A Trojan Horse Discovered: October 30, 2007 Risk: Critical Description: A malicious Trojan Horse has been found on several pornography web sites, claiming to install a video codec... Read More

Now even ugly people can use Leopard’s iChat

Now ugly “facially challenged” people have TWO new visage-obscuring iChat themes to choose from that will allow them to communicate with the outside world! MacRumors.com forum member Zneo11 has created a brilliant theme compatible with Leopard’s iChat called “iPod Person”. As the name (and photos imply), “iPod Person” allows you to look... Read More

iPhone firmware 1.1.1 gets kicked in the nuts

See? 1.1.1 ain’t so tough! TUAW is reporting that iPhone hacker asap18 has managed to get quite a few apps to run on the infamous new firmware, with more to come. It appears for the moment that only 15 apps can be displayed on the home screen under the new firmware, but we’re betting by the end of next week the geek squad will have fill multiple home screen support... Read More

Porting the iPhone GUI to the Archos 605 Wifi

As anyone who has ever ripped someone off and been caught will tell you, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So the boys in Cupertino should feel pretty good about themselves right about now. Above: olidiams apparently knows quite a bit more about programming than he does about “white balance”. iTrafik reports that over in the Archos forums (which you might... Read More

Why can’t we turn off the iPhone’s phone? (legitimately, that is)

Faithful Macenstein reader Kevin O’Neil writes: Hey Doc, I had an interesting experience that I’d like to alert Apple to regarding the iPhone and I thought perhaps I’d share it with you. I just returned from Jamaica where I comfortably kept my iPhone on “Airplane” mode so as to avoid the types of experiences that have generated nightmare overseas+iPhone... Read More

Who says hackers have too much free time? Feltron Interface on iPhone – Google Daggers

Posted by Dr. Macenstein The 1950’s iPhone Without question, the one thing most iPhone users hate about the iPhone is the full color screen. Most us us are fed up with color, having seen in color most of our lives. It’s been done to death. That’s what makes aranovich‘s latest iPhone hack so cool. Seeing Daggers What better way to plot out your enemies’... Read More