Friday, August 24, 2007

NJ teen unlocks iPhone

"A 17-year-old hacker has broken the lock that ties Apple's iPhone to AT&T's wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones."

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For detailed unlock instructions, read his blog here

Monday, August 20, 2007

Fed Chairman Well-Armed to Combat Liquidity Crisis

" During the recent stock market turmoil, investors around the world have been looking to one man above all others. Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, America's central banker, has more power than any other single person to affect how this financial turmoil plays out. It's fair to say that Bernanke has been preparing for this moment for at least 24 years."

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Thursday, August 2, 2007

Google’s Danger-ous phone strategy

" All the talk about Google (GOOG) courting the cell phone market seems to have folks a bit confused about what the search giant really wants to accomplish. Is Google trying to become a handset maker? Does it want to be a wireless carrier?"

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Wednesday, August 1, 2007

NRI doc donates $20 mn to Kerala village

"He was born into the “untouchable” caste in India, so poor that he didn’t wear his first pair of shoes until he went to medical school.

Then he came to America, where he made millions as a Buffalo neurosurgeon and lived a lavish life, once owning a Rolls-Royce, five Mercedes-Benzes and an airplane.

But he felt empty, almost soulless. So he donated his personal fortune — some $20 million — to establish a neurosurgery hospital, a health clinic and a spa resort in his native Indian village, Chemmanakary."

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