To Jailbreak…or Not to Jailbreak…

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When I got my iPhone 3GS I desperately wanted to jailbreak it. I loved the concepts of a customized lockscreen and themes, and that is just the beginning. I want side-loaded apps, a break from Apple’s confusing , and sometimes ridiculous, rules. Apple has not taken a very aggressive approach, but nonetheless one of my main reasons for not jailbreaking is their policy.  The two things stopping me were the loss of warranty associated with jailbreaking and the occasional sluggishness of having a jailbroken device.

World’s fastest texter? Maybe ;)

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So, I guess I did something sort of cool. I read a blog post on Boy Genius Report yesterday about a woman who used a Samsung Galaxy S smartphone and its Swype keyboard, who actually ended up beating the world record. She typed the paragraph at about 25.94 seconds. Me? Less than 22. Watch my video and see what we typed after the jump.

Apple plans to kill jailbreaking with new patent

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Apple is, once again, going to attempt to kill jailbreaking and other forms of iHacking. In a patent that was filed in February (which was just published on Thursday), Apple aims to protect Apple’s devices against “unauthorized users of an electronic device”. Sounds good, right? Well, this is basically going to kill jailbreaking, unlocking, iDroid, and all of those sorts of fun and worthwhile things.

[Review] Macally MSUITP4 “silicon” case for iPhone 4

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Available for $29.99 directly from Macally, the MSUITP4 TPU case for the Apple iPhone 4 is a rather simple “silicon”[e] case for the iPhone 4. The back has a nice texture to it, which results in better grip. Read the full review after the jump.