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IPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web

CNET News  Jul 03 09

Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way. Full story...

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At long last, the Plastiki sets sail (photos)

CNET News  14 hours ago

After months of anticipation, banking heir David de Rothschild's boat, made buoyant by 12,000 soda bottles, sets sail for Australia.

Message from the grave, straight to your cell phone

CNET News  14 hours ago

RosettaStone products use near-field communication to stream personal information, photos, and even messages from the deceased lying beneath to any mobile device.

Weekend Webware: Dailymotion video slideshows

CNET News  17 hours ago

Dailymotion users looking to create video slideshows out of photos and their music can now make pretty snazzy-looking ones with a built-in tool from Stupeflix.

Barge-scale cleanup in California waterways (photos)

CNET News  20 hours ago

A handful of oversize photos from a tour CNET took of a large-scale effort to pull polluting boats, barges, and buildings out of a San Francisco Bay Area delta.

Engineering a massive cleanup of toxic waterways (photos)

CNET News  20 hours ago

Boats, barges, and buildings dumped in a San Francisco Bay Area delta are leaching toxic chemicals into local drinking water, but a huge effort to clean it up is under way.

Why Wrapsol's new gadget skin is a happy accident

CNET News  less than a day ago

A new gadget skin promises to keep your phone and other tech toys safe from six foot drops. The technology behind it turns out to be a happy accident.

Calendar app and sailboat-racing game: iPhone apps of the week

CNET News  less than a day ago

This week's apps include a simple calendar app for viewing more months at a time and a sailboat-racing game that's more than meets the eye.

Trial of human retinal implants quite successful

CNET News  less than a day ago

German company Retinal Implant unveils the results of its first human clinical trial, which involved retinal implants of 11 patients since 2005.

Reasons to care about Viacom v. Google (FAQ)

CNET News  less than a day ago

It may sound like two big companies fighting over who gets what. But there's plenty at stake in this court fight for other content creators and Web site operators.

Reporters' Roundtable podcast: Maps and mapping

CNET News  less than a day ago

This week: Mapping! We'll discuss how maps are made, who owns the aerial image of your back yard, and how to crowdsource mapmaking.



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