All the stories tagged with: hack
HTC Kaiser runs on Android
09/07/2009, Someone has taken the HTC Kaiser, also known as the AT&T Tilt, to load Google’s Android operating system with Windows Mobile 6.5 running in the background. What do we mean by that? Well, it takes a fairly in-depth know-how where [...]
Hacked Kindle runs on Linux
09/02/2009, Looks like the folks at BBG have uncovered a story on hacking your Kindle to run Linux on it, alongside a version of X Windows. Nice to see the Kindle being pretty beefy in this aspect as a powerful little [...]
Xbox 360 controller buttons swapped
09/02/2009, Ben Heck is at it yet again, this time round catering to southpaws who happen to own an Xbox 360 and yet cannot get used to the way the left and right triggers are placed. Ben decided to swap the [...]
iTab Mini mod
08/27/2009, The not-so-secret Apple tablet might not be out anytime soon and we still don’t have a blurry spyshot to refer to, but if the iTab Mini is anything to go by, you can consider our appetites more than hungry for [...]
DIY cameraphone macro lens
08/25/2009, Want to add in a macro lens to your new cameraphone while using existing materials? That can easily be done as long as you have an old DVD player. Disassemble that and take out its lens, followed by making a [...]
Eee PC 900HA now a tablet
08/24/2009, The Asus Eee PC 900HA is a venerable netbook back in its day, but when it is past its prime, why not take the innards and turn it into something else to extend its lease of life? That’s exactly what [...]
Nintendo bartop cabinet
08/24/2009, Can’t get enough Nintendo in your life? Here’s a step-by-step process for you to come up with your very impressive (and very own) Nintendo bartop cabinet. You will have to invest in a couple of cases of Diet Coke before [...]
Nintendo SNES Portable
08/14/2009, Check out this DIY mod that will definitely move you to ask, “How much?” The Nintendo SNES Portable will see Nintendo’s SNES console outfitted with buttons from a discarded (but working) PSOne controller alongside a really detailed skinning job. Definitely [...]
Atari 2600 with display
08/14/2009, We’re pretty sure that there are still a healthy amount of working Atari 2600 consoles available, so why not purchase one cheap off eBay and with a little technical know-how, insert a 5″ LCD display and joystick controls onto the [...]
DualShock 2 functions with PSP
08/13/2009, There is nothing quite like having a little DIY project to keep you occupied, and this one is surely pretty challenging, where it requires a DualShock 2 controller to hook up to a PSP, allowing you to control that portable [...]
Palm Pre tether hack
08/03/2009, Folks who want to turn their Palm Pre into a Wi-Fi router can now do so by installing this free application known as My Tether. Two versions are currently available – version 2.0 will cost $10 and comes with an [...]
iPhone and other phones could be hacked via SMS
07/30/2009, At the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner will present their findings about a possible SMS vulnerability present on many platforms, including the iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile. Apparently, most of the SMS vulnerability involves [...]
Jailbreaking iPhones could lead to ‘catastrophic result’
07/29/2009, Apple is currently lobbying the Copyright Office to deny a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to legalize jailbreaking (using apps not approved by apple). Here’s what Apple has to say: Taking control of the BBP software would be [...]
