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iPhoneDevCamp wrapup

iPhoneDevCamp wrapup

It’s been a few days since iPhoneDevCamp wrapped up. Although I couldn’t make it there myself, the authors of the upcoming iPhone Hacks were there, and two of them (whurley and Raven Zachary) were organizers of the DevCamp. I’d say it was a success, with over 350 attendees, and 40 new applications for the iPhone […]

Top 10 apps from iPhoneDevCamp

Top 10 apps from iPhoneDevCamp

Andrew Mager of WebWare has posted a roundup of his picks for the best applications from iPhoneDevCamp: 10. iPhoneVote: This application was the first one presented at the hack-a-thon, and it was used as a voting system for the event… 9. AppMarks: If you have an iPhone, make AppMarks your Safari home page… 8. PickleView: […]

OpenMoko: 0 Linux-powered mobile phone

OpenMoko: $300 Linux-powered mobile phone

OpenMoko, a project to create an open, Linux-based smartphone, and FIC (the manufacturer) have started shipping a phone for developers who want to play around with OpenMoko and get a jump start on application development, the Neo 1973, which features: 2.8″ VGA TFT color display Touchscreen, usable with stylus or fingers 266MHz Samsung System on […]

Elevator express mode hack: truth or myth?

Elevator express mode hack: truth or myth?

There’s an urban legend that claims you can put most elevators into “express mode,” causing the car to sweep directly to your floor without stopping. Supposedly, all it takes is holding down the “door close” button in combination with the desired floor number (and, perhaps, a slight lack of scruples). Is this fact or fiction? […]