How to Open a Locked Suitcase without Leaving a Trace

Whether you've lost the key to your own suitcase and need to get it open in a hurry or you're trying to plant some contraband in your dodgy roommate's bag, this clever hack has to be seen to be believed.

Watch the video above to see how a pen can be turned into a suitcase cracking tool. In the demonstration they use a ballpoint pen to exert pressure on the zipper of a suitcase. The pressure causes the teeth to separate, effectively opening the suitcase.

The secret sauce in this hack of dubious ethics, however, isn't the pen (you could always slice a suitcase open with a knife if you wanted in that badly after all) but in the zipper mechanism itself. Zippers are self healing and if you run the zipper pull (still securely locked to the other pull, we might add) along the zipper track you'll reseal the suitcase as though you were never there.

Break Into and Reseal a Locked Suitcase [YouTube]

Geohot To Release Untethered Jailbreak After 2.10.11 (Verizon iPhone 4 Launch) ?

Continuing the jailbreak theme today comes news that jailbreak supremo MuscleNerd has claimed that Geohot might release a new untethered jailbreak in the coming weeks.

The news comes after another iPhone developer and hacker Pod2G informed the world that a new vulnerability has been discovered for iOS and that GreenPois0n is being actively worked on as it is clear that Apple has blocked GreenPois0n in its upcoming version of iOS – version 4.3.
Reading MuscleNerd’s comments it appears we could be getting at least one new untethered jailbreak for at least some devices sooner rather than later.


As our illustrious leader @TaimurAsad points out, the date of February 10th is no coincidence – that’s when the Verizon iPhone finally lands in stores. New owners looking for a jailbreak on day 1 could be in luck!


Of course this is still unconfirmed by Geohot himself, so fingers crossed. Hopefully he can pull himself away from all that Sony drama going on in the PlayStation jailbreak scene to help us out in iLand!


Via RedmondPie

Verizon Confirms iPhone Launch for Existing Customers at 3 AM ET on February 3rd

Verizon has sent out emails to existing customers and updated its iPhone information page to confirm that current Verizon customers will be able to order the iPhone 4 beginning at 3:00 AM Eastern time on February 3rd.

Existing Verizon Wireless customers will have an exclusive online purchase opportunity before iPhone 4 is available to everyone else. Order iPhone 4 from our reserved quantity on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 3 AM Eastern.

Via MacRumors

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Multitouch TUTORIAL

Are you running a custom ROM? Can’t wait for the official dual-touch update to hit your handset? Well you’re in luck as the whiz-kids over at xda-developers have released a dual-touch hotfix that will work on all ROMs. All credit goes to Bin4ry from xda-developers, you can find the downloads needed and instructions here. 

Official: Dual-touch Xperia X10 update hits Japan on 19 Jan

Just yesterday we saw a video demonstrating the new pinch-to-zoom update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Well now Sony Ericsson Japan has officially notified users that this update will hit NTT DoCoMo on 19th January through PC Companion and 20th January OTA.

They have also confirmed that the new dual-touch features will work in the browser, Google Maps, Office Suite and Moxier. SE can’t confirm that it will work in all third-party apps. Hopefully, this news means that the update should also start hitting other regions imminently. Watch this space.

Via XperiaX10.net 

Windows Phone 7 ROM (Unofficial) for HTC HD2 Now Available for Download [Video]

Microsoft and HTC made it official that the HTC HD2 won’t be getting the Windows Phone 7upgrade although the hardware supports it. But that didn’t stop the hacking community from dumping a Windows Phone 7 ROM on the HD2, yes you read that right! You can now boot Windows Phone 7 on your HD2 alongside Windows Mobile 6.5, Ubuntu, MeeGo, Android 2.2 Froyo or Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Sony Ericsson admits Xperia X10 mistakes; says 2011 will be better

Sony Ericsson has openly admitted that their first foray into Android was not up to scratch. Steve Walker, global head of marketing for Sony Ericsson, said that “the first generation of handsets in our portfolio was about getting the capability out there,” whilst speaking to Pocket-Lint.He went on to say that when they started designing the handsets back in 2010, nobody really knew how the smartphone market would grow and what would be important for customers. “It’s important to remember that 2010 was the first year for mass market Android handsets. Yes there had been one or two things out from HTC previously, but when we started to design our 2010 handsets in 2008, nobody really knew the dynamics of the Android smartphone market or even what the smartphone market was going to be,” said Walker.

He also went on to say that releasing the Xperia X10 and X10 mini handsets was a huge learning curve for the company, but the company is now much stronger for it. “If we hadn’t done what we did with the X10 and the X10 minis we wouldn’t have been able to do what we’ve done here today,” said Walker. “Last year we didn’t anticipate the strength of feeling that consumers would have towards the Android release. And again that was a learning experience of the first year of mass market Android smartphones”....

MetroPCS alleged to be violating net neutrality rules with new LTE plans

Well, it looks like the fine print in MetroPCS' new LTE pricing plans is causing more than just some confusion among MetroPCS customers -- as CNET reports, it's now also drawn the ire of several public interest groups, who allege that the carrier is violating the FCC's new net neutrality rules. For those not familiar with the new plans, they include a $40 plan for unlimited web browsing plus YouTube, and a $50 plan that adds 1GB of "additional data access" that covers things not considered to be "web browsing" by MetoPCS -- Netflix, Skype, etc. That, in effect, creates two different types of "data," and leaves MetroPCS as the only voice deciding what gets included in one plan and not the other. For its part, MetroPCS insists that its "new rate plans comply with the FCC's new rules on mobile open Internet," and that it is simply offering "increased consumer choice" by offering different rate plans.

Via Engadget

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We are now mobile ready! So get your iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad, go to Safari, www.techremixed.com then hit the + button, add to home screen! 

Enjoy!


We are also available via http://m.techremixed.com for the Non-iOS device users. 

Fast Five (Film) Plot Summary and Trailer

Fast Five (also known as The Fast and the Furious 5) is the upcoming fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious film series. The film is set to be released on April 29, 2011. Chronologically, Fast Five is the sequel of Fast & Furious and the prequel of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. This is the first film in the series to release in an IMAX theater.

Hit Read More for the trailer and the Plot Summary

Verizon iPhone has relocated buttons, might require new cases

The leaks suggested that the Verizon iPhone would have have slightly relocated buttons, and it's true -- as you can see in the photo above, the newly revised CDMA antenna notch has pushed the volume and mute controls down a hair from GSM version. That means a lot of cases -- Apple's current bumpers included -- won't fit properly on the Verizon version, although many third-party cases feature an open slot for the buttons that might still work. Either way, we'd bet Apple and third-party manufacturers are scrambling to have compatible cases in stores before the February 10th launch date -- just make sure to check yours first if you're switching from AT&T.

Via Engadget

iGotYa - a great alternative solution to Find My iPhone

Losing your valuable iPhone or iPod touch sure isn’t very fun. iGotYa is a great alternative solution to Find My iPhone in order to find out exactly who took your iPhone and where they’re located.

Basically iGotYa works with your standard native iOS passcode lock system. After setting up your information in Settings, if your passcode is being tampered with on the lockscreen, it will automatically snap a picture of the person who is trying to use or steal it and sends the picture along with the GPS location to your designated email address. Obviously, iGotYa will require Wi-Fi or 3G to send this information to you. However, in my opinion, this is way smarter than Apple’s Find My iPhone service. If you’re near a Wi-Fi connection (let’s say your school or workplace) it’ll be a lot easier to find the person associated with the crime. Not mentioning how nobody would know as the snapshot is taken silently.

Another great feature of iGotYa is the "security mode". This mode allows access to your device after 2 attempts, regardless of what they put in as the passcode. This might sound stupid, but it’s extremely brilliant in ways to keep the person who took your phone from restoring the device, while still taking pictures of them every time you’re on 3G or close to a Wi-Fi connection.

Check out the video below for a hands-on demo with iGotYa. 

You will, of course, need to have a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch to install it. Follow our step by step guide posted here to jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Redsn0w on iOS 4.2.1, or with Limera1n on iOS 4.1 if you haven’t already.


You can find iGotYa in the BigBoss Cydia repo for $5.99 with a 10 day trial.


Via RedmondPie

Sony Ericsson names Xperia Arc CPU, dubs Android 2.4 appearance a 'misconfiguration'

The Xperia Arc is one pretty slice of Gingerbread, don't you think? We certainly did when we got the chance to handle one for ourselves at CES, but today we're less concerned with its exterior and more interested in what lies beneath. The 1GHz processor we knew about already has been specified as aQualcomm MSM8255 and will be joined in the good fight against sluggish performance by an Adreno 205 graphics chip. On the software front, that random sighting of an Arc with Android 2.4 has been put down as a simple "misconfiguration" by Sony Ericsson, exploding a million conspiracy theories around the web. One encouraging note here is that SE (kinda) acknowledges its inglorious record with Android updates and promises recent changes have put it in "a good position to make sure that Xperia Arc will get later versions in a timely manner." We'll believe it when you make it, Sony.




Via Engadget

Apple iPad Dock Unboxing + Test with iPod Touch 4th Generation