Archive for July, 2007

Energy At Home | Australia

Generally speaking, wind trubines have been reserved for more macro-scale operations, but a West Australian inventor “believes he has developed a way to generate electricity for homes using wind power.” This residental approach utilizes a modular turbine that is minuscule enough to perch atop nearly any roof without causing too much unsightliness, and can create [...]

Universal, world’s largest music company, refuses to renew iTunes contract

Looks like a pillar of iTunes content might be on the brink of collapse — Universal Music, the world’s largest music business, has officially opted not to renew its contract with Apple for vending music on the iTunes Music Store. We don’t know specifically what caused Universal to turn away — perhaps it’s the weight [...]

iPhone firmware hits the internets — let the hacking begin!

No use on non AT&T networks, A2DP, MMS, chat app, 3rd party programs, widgets, extended codec support, etc.? No problem — maybe. It looks like the iPhone’s system restore image has already shown up online; it might be a while before anyone can deconstruct this thing into meaningful, moddable bits (and perhaps even longer before [...]

iPhone processor found: 620MHz ARM CPU

Looks like today’s morning’s firmware leak turned up some well hidden details about the iPhone’s hardware engine — and also confirming some reports we’d previously received. From what we can tell, it looks like the iPhone’s got a 620MHz ARM chip running under the hood. Specifics:

ARM1176JZF chip with TrustZone (enables trusted computing environment for media, apps, [...]

First iPhone Return

Hot on the heels of the Engadget iPhone headcount (12, if you didn’t know), the very first Engadget iReturn has taken place. After ten and a half hours of waiting in line — but less than 24 hours of actual ownership — iPhone number one has been taken back to the store, citing “janky keyboard” [...]

So, did you get an iPhone?

C’mon, dish with us. Did you get one, girlfriend?