The iPhone Dev Team may have held off on releasing their ultrasn0w iPhone 3GS jailbreaking and unlocking tool, but that hasnt stopped long-time Apple hacker George Hotz. Hes released a tool calledpurplera1n which, while not unlocking the iPhone 3GS, does at least jailbreak it so that unofficial ....

A somewhat distressing tech story today: a female employee at the Arlington Apple Store was shot in the shoulder this morning by a man who rang the doorbell at the back of the store. Fortunately the employee is said to be recovering in hospital. Its thought the motive was attempted robbery. ....

Ngmoco has released Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, the sequel to the companys popular Rolando game for the iPhone and iPod touch. In Rolando 2, players once again control a number of round characters, using a combination of accelerometer and touch controls to roll, jump, and otherwise ....

Earlier today the guys over at GeekSmack.net "confirmed" that Windows 7 was set to RTM(Release to market) on July 13, which also coincides with Wzor's unconfirmed rumor last month. A few minutes ago sources close to the company, who wish to remain anonymous, have confirmed to Neowin that Windows 7 ....

Ninja Gaiden makers see console improvingThe Xbox 360 is seemingly doing somewhat better in Japan, although the console still struggles to steal the limelight from the Wii and PS3.According to Tecmo Koei boss Kenji Matsubara, Microsoft's system is overcoming it's bad start however, and is beginning ....

RPG slated for returnAmbitious RPG Two Worlds is on the way back, Two Worlds II set for a release this winter on the PC, Mac, PS3 and Xbox 460 - according to word from Topware and Reality Pump.The game's story will play out some two years after the events of the commendable-if-flawed first title. ....

A blown transformer in the Fisher Plaza building (home to local ABC affiliate television station KOMO-TV and KOMO Radio) in downtown Seattle has affected a data center there, and Bing Travel among numerous other sites have been affected. An explanation is up at www.bing.com/travel: Sorry, travel ....

On July 2 the detectors of Planck's High Frequency Instrument reached their amazingly low operational temperature of -273{degrees}C, making them the coldest known objects in space. The spacecraft has also just entered its final orbit around the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system, L2.

Former Inquirer writer Charlie Demerjian is reporting (for his new project called SemiAccurate, mind you) that recent negotiations between Apple and Nvidia over next-gen hardware have come to a bitter halt. At issue is supposedly a much publicized problem with previous-generation GeForce GPUs that ....

Government claims technology will curb access to pornography, but internet users say it blocks politically sensitive content and monitors behaviourChina's controversial plan to install Green Dam internet filtering software on all computers will go ahead despite being postponement, a government ....