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In the modder scene, smaller is definitely better. We’ve seen a huge line of portable N64s over the years, each successive one claiming to be slinkier than its predecessors, but from what we can see the TrySixtyFource has ’em beat. It isn’t as aesthetically appealing as the Nimbus 64 nor the Kamikaze 64, and the tiny switch buttons on the rear for the Z/L and R buttons don’t look particularly finger-friendly. But, it’s hard to argue that ShockSlayer’s creation is a good bit smaller than the rest (despite its girth). It’s also for sale, if you have the requisite amount of coin, and while the video after the break proves that it works, the lengthy intro will also confuse and befuddle you. We’d recommend skipping ahead to the 3:40 mark.

[Thanks, Woship]

Continue reading Modder vies for World’s Smallest N64 title with TrySixtyFource, looks to be a winner

Modder vies for World’s Smallest N64 title with TrySixtyFource, looks to be a winner originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 11:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know what happens when you give EVO 4Gs to a room full of some of the brightest developers the world has to offer? Well, [expletive] is going to go down, that’s what — so it comes as little surprise that the phone’s already been blessed with a seemingly functional Froyo port, even though neither the phone nor the operation system have even seen a public release yet. The largest distribution of the EVO so far has come at the hands of Google itself, which provided the Android 2.1- and Sense-equipped handsets to attendees of its recent IO conference; a timely upgrade to Android 2.2 has unquestionably been a big sticking point for would-be buyers, though, so it’s good to see that early owners are already hard at work making this happen. Root is naturally required for the 2.2 port to work — and there will undoubtedly be some hurdles to overcome to make this totally usable — but we have full faith in these lovely wunderkinds. Follow the break for video evidence of a Froyo’d EVO in the wild.

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HTC EVO 4G gets hacked Froyo port, Sense UI be damned originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 May 2010 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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if you feel like going through the process of typing in your PIN every time you unlock your iPhone is worth it thanks to the unconquerable security it implies, you might want to read this report from Bernd Marienfeldt about the chosen one’s security model. Yes, a PIN will keep casual users from picking up your phone and making a call with it, or firing off an e-mail to your co-workers saying that you’re quitting and becoming an exotic dancer, but it won’t keep someone from accessing all your data. Bernd and fellow security guru Jim Herbeck have discovered that plugging even a fully up-to-date, non-jailbroken iPhone 3GS into a computer running Ubuntu Lucid Lynx allows nearly full read access to the phone’s storage — even when it’s locked. The belief is that they’re just a buffer overflow away from full write access as well, which would surely open the door to making calls. Bernd believes the iPhone’s lack of data encryption for content is a real problem, and also cites the inability to digitally sign e-mails as reasons why the iPhone is still not ready for prime time in the enterprise.

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iPhone vulnerability leaves your data wide open, even when using a PIN originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 May 2010 06:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How to get Hulu running on Android 2.2, for now originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 12:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Had enough Android excitement yet? Of course not. Following up on the Froyo release yesterday, we’ve got the no less vital news that the iPhone 3G port of Android is now ready to download and install. Having shown off Google’s OS running on a 3G two weeks ago, author David Wang has clearly had to iron out a few kinks before serving up the necessary binaries, but here they are now, replete with a handy install guide he’s penned over at PC World. Time to get yourself on the dual-booting bandwagon, no?

iPhone 3G’s Android port is ready to download originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 03:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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