KaraoBird SLP, Easy Karaoke on YouTube

On YouTube a lot of available video clips of music tracks from various artists. In fact, the Google-owned video sharing site that has created a special page on YouTube.com music / music.
But, not all the clips featuring the lyrics of the song that is displayed. And sometimes when watching music clips, there is a desire to go sing.
Now, karaoke passion that can be realized easily via an extension for Firefox.
Extension was called Scrolling Lyrics Player (SLP). But may also be referred to as KaraoBird accordance with the engine used on the back.
SLP installation steps KaraoBird:

   1. Visit SLP Add-On page at Mozilla.org
   2. Click Add To Firefox
   3. In the window that appears select Install
   4. Restart Firefox will ask to enable SLP
How to use the SLP:

   1. Visit YouTube.com / Music
   2. Find music videos who wants to sing
   3. Automatically on the video page that will display a box containing the lyrics
   4. Adjust the offset (plus or minus) the beginning of the song with a scroll of your mouse over the box lyrics
   5. Sing as they pleased.
Note:

   1. Song Lyrics taken from the site YouTubeLiric.com
   2. Synchronize songs with lyrics not going as smoothly as a professional karaoke video
   3. Synchronization is adjusted with the video being played, if the video has not finished the lyrics will come buffering hiccup
   4. For the popular song SLP KaraoBird not much have a problem, rather different to the song that 'rare'
   5. SLP is based on KaraoBird, an add-on for Songbird (Open Source software to play music).

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4 Step Easy Upgrade Android

Although not yet widely available, but the Android 2.2 or Froyo can be sampled at a number of mobile phones. Call it the HTC that has been released for Desire.
For American region upgrades HTC Froyo utuk Desire was released in August 2010. As for the Asian region, including Indonesia, was released a few weeks longer.
In testing this time, detikINET will use HTC Desire to taste the magic Froyo. The way you need to do to switch to Froyo not difficult, here are steps:

1. Check the latest updates 

Users can check in advance what updates have been prepared by HTC. To do it just need to go to the Settings menu, then About Phone plainly refers to the System Sotfware Updates. Wait a moment, the phone will check for latest updates.

2. Backup files 

Because it will change the operating system, all the installation files, contact lists, and some other files that are on the internal memory will be erased. Thus the backup file must be done. For a list of contacts for example, users can synchronize on a google account.

3. Clean SD Card 

Before the latest update, make sure enough space is available on an external memory used. The reason is, every file you will download will first put on the SD card is available.

4. Prepare a smooth connection 

After checking the latest updates available on the HTC server, users will be prompted to download a few files first before switching to Froyo. After that new phones are ready to upgrade the operating system.
In order to smooth the installation process, users are advised to use a smooth connection like Wi-fi. Because the size of the file that will be downloaded which is quite big, about 90MB.
After all donwload process is completed, users are now ready to migrate to Froyo. Wait a few moments, then the phone will perform the installation automatically. Easy is not it?

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3rd Stage Opening Windows Password with Ubuntu

Lost is a problem commonly faced by mankind. If you forget your Windows login password, no way to recover it using the Ubuntu Linux operating system.
The first thing to do is create a Live CD or Live USB stick Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Live will be used to boot into the system and perform the procedures required to dismantle the Windows password earlier.
The easiest way to do that is by downloading and running UNetbootin. This simple application will download the selected Ubuntu version and install on the flash that you prepared.
The second stage is to install Open Source utility called chntpw. This is done from Ubuntu by running Synaptic Package Manager.
To be able to get chntpw, Synaptic Package Manager should be directed to look at storage applications Universe. This can be done by clicking the Settings menu> Repositories in Synaptic window. Then, check the option 'Community-maintained Open Source software (universe) "and click Close.
After that, click the Reload button and Synaptic will download the latest package information from the Universe. When finished, type chntpw on the Quick Search box.
If it appears, check the box on the side chnptw writing, choose 'Mark for Installation'. Then click Apply to install it.
The third stage is to change the Windows password with chntpw.
1. Mount the hard disk / drive that contains your Windows installation2. Open the hard drive it (click on Places) and record labels drive that appears on the menu bar window file browser3. Open a Terminal window (Applications> Accessories> Terminal)4. Type the following command in Terminal:cd / medials5. Type: cd [label hard drive that you noted earlier]6. type: cd WINDOWS/system32/config7. To change the Administrator password, type the command: sudo chntpw SAM8. You will see several commands that you can choose, the command is safest to create a password to be blank. Do this by pressing the number '1 ', then press' y' to confirm9. Select '2 'to change the password to a particular word, but this has a greater risk of error10. To change the passwords of other users (non-administrator), type the following command (from Terminal): sudo chntpw-u [user name] SAM

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Windows 7 Wireless Setup & Home Networking for Vista, XP, and Windows 7

Setting Up a Wireless Network with Windows 7

The objective of this article is to set up a simplified home network using a mix of a Vista desktop PC, a laptop running Windows 7 beta, and a laptop running Windows XP. Defining features of this network will be the lack of network passwords for local connections (both wirelessly or wired) and no single “boss” computer. Devices on the network will act as peers – no computer will rely on another computer to be present on the network – in order to reach the Internet, but it won’t be an ad-hoc network. File and folder sharing, of course, will depend on other computers being present, but we’ll look at specifying what folders we’ll share with others and these we will share and share alike.

Router Configurations

The most boss-like object in the network is the wireless router. For our purposes, we’ll presuppose that each computer can connect to the router. In our test network, the Vista desktop computer has the wired connection to the router and was used to set the router up. It’s very important that the router is not left at defaults and is set up properly because the security of the simplified network is based on the router and on having both a strong network password and an encrypted connection. By strong password, we mean a mix of letters and numbers that can’t be guessed or easily “cracked” by brute force. Your router setup program may suggest a pseudo-random password based on the encryption you selected. This is very safe to use. By encryption, we mean Wi-Fi Protected Access, or WPA-PSK. The “PSK” part stands for “pre-shared key,” which is that secure password.

Since setup varies and you’ll need to use the documentation for your router to perform it, we’ll only briefly touch further on this. You want to set it to broadcast your network name or service set identifier (SSID). You’ll want to make sure that each computer on the network can reach the Internet. A somewhat common problem you may encounter is that a PC can connect wirelessly to the router and seems to be passing some data when you view “Status” for the device, but the web browser can’t reach any web pages.

This can mean that the computer was set up by default for wireless networking (with Microsoft networks, of course), but not for Internet access. It is, however, easy to fix.
Instructions for Windows XP

Windows XP: Start → Connect To → Show All Connections. Select the “Wireless Network Connection” by right-clicking it and selecting “Properties.” Under the General tab, in the main window, you’ll see “This connection uses the following items.” Scroll down to see if “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” is in the list. If it is not, click the “Install” button and then “Protocol.” You’ll see “Internet Protocol TCP/IP” in the list and can highlight it and click OK to add it. (If you see “Microsoft TCP/IP version 6” in the list, it’s fine to add it as well.) Back in the Properties dialog, scroll down and find “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list. Highlight it and then click the “Properties” button. “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” should both be checked. Click OK to close the dialog, and then, for best results, reboot your PC. When it restarts, connect to the network, and you should able to browse the web.

Vista: Start → Network → Network and Sharing Center (or Start → Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center) → Manage Network Connections. Right click “Wireless Network Connection” and proceed as described above for Windows XP.

Windows 7: Start → Control Panel →View Network Status and Tasks → Change Adapter Settings → Wireless Network Connections. Right-click Properties, and then the steps are the same as in Vista and Windows XP.

In each case, remember to do the same steps (enable automatic IP and DNS) for Internet Protocol version 6 as well before saving and rebooting.

Hopefully, at this point, all the computers will be able to connect to the router and access the Internet. We are ready to start setting up the network.

Setting Up the Simplified Network

There are only a couple of rules to follow here. The computers on the network must each have unique names and must belong to the same “workgroup.” “WORKGROUP,” in fact, is often the default name assigned by Windows. However, we want to use a more unique group name of our own. This is very useful if you’ve had previous networks running on some of the computers. A different group name tells Windows to release some of its preconceived notions about the network setup, and this is an important part of creating the simplified network.

To change the computer name and group name in Windows XP, right-click “My Computer” and select “Properties.” In the “Computer Name” tab, click the “Change” button. Enter a unique computer name, if the computer does not already have one, and then enter the new workgroup name. When you click OK, Windows will welcome you to the group and advise you to reboot the PC.

To change the computer name and group name in Vista and Windows 7, right-click “Computer” and select “Properties.” Expand the dialog downward if necessary and find “Computer name:” At far right, click “Change settings.” In the System Properties dialog under “Computer name,” click the “Change” button. Enter your unique computer network name (or keep the old one, as long as it's unique), enter the same group name you used previously, and leave “Domain” blank. Click OK, and Windows will welcome you to the group and ask for a restart.

And that’s it – the basics of setting up our network. At this point, all the computers are in the same workgroup and will recognize each other. Each will be able to connect to the router and surf the net. Each will be able to access already-existing shared and “public” folders on other devices on the network. Now it’s time for some refinements.

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Comparison of Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic / Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate

Windows 7 was officially released almost a year ago, but maybe some do not know about some of the editions of Windows 7 which is more outstanding. Not infrequently new laptop came with Windows 7 Starter. Do what difference this edition with the other? There are at least 6 edition of Windows 7, namely: Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate, then what's the difference?

Although there are 6 different editions, 3 edition of the most outstanding is the Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. Actually, any edition, all the features of Windows 7 was in it, only those features activated only adjust his edition. To upgrade to feature it, no need to use the new DVD but can use the Windows Anytime Upgrade


To make it easier to know the differences of each edition, following a brief description of each edition of Windows 7:
Windows 7 Starter

Target: The entire world, usually comes with a package of new computer (laptop / netbook)
Key Features (Key): Taskbar, Jump lists, Windows Media Player, Backup & Restore, Action Center, Device Stage, Play to, Scan and Fax your simple game.
Limitations: no Aero glass, various modifications desktop features, touch windows, media center, live thumbnail previews, home group creation, there is no multi language, maximum 2 GB of RAM, not terseda 64bit version.
Price: Range $ 50

With Windows 7 starter, users can not change the wallpaper or theme for windows. Initially Windows 7 Starter restricted to only run 3 programs at a time, but eventually these limitations are removed, so users can still run many programs at one time, limited amount of memory alone.

For 32-bit edition, all the windows except windows starter has a limit on RAM / Memory 4 GB. For 64-bit edition, higher and varies.
Windows 7 Home Basic

Target: To a certain area, such as in Indonesia
Key Features (Key): Multiple monitors, fast user switching (switch user), desktop wallpaper, desktop windows manager, network printing, Internet connection sharing, some windows aero.
Limitations: Can not create new Homegroup, not included DVD decoder (MPEG-2 and Dolby Digital), without multi-touch, premium games, Windows Media Center, there is no Multi-language, full tidah support Windows Aero.
Price: Range $ 80
Windows 7 Home Premium

Target: Global
Key Features (Key): Aero Glass, Aero Background, Windows Touch, Making Home a new group, the Media Center, DVD playback and manufacture, premium games and Mobility Center
Limitations: The domain join, the Remote Desktop host, backup from the network, the Encryption File System, Offline Folders
Price: Range $ 110
Windows 7 Professional

Target: IT Users middle and upper
Key Features (Key): Windows XP Mode, Domain Join, Remote desktop host, location-aware printing, mobility center, presentation mode, the offline folders.
Limitations: BitLocker, BitLocker Togo, AppLocker, Direct Access, Branche Cache, MUI Language Pack, booting from VHD.
Price: Range $ 150

Windows 7 Professional edition offers all the features underneath. Also there are features of Windows XP Start Mode is not provided in the editions below.
Windows 7 Enterprise

Target: Business Customers (volume-licenses)
Key Features (Key): BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, AppLocker, Direct Access, Branche Cache, MUI language packs, boot from VHD
Limitations: Retail License
Price: -

In addition to differences on licensing, Windows 7 Enterprise has the same features as Windows 7 Ultimate.
Windows 7 Ultimate

Target: Retail market, limited availability
Key Features (Key): all the features of previous editions of Windows 7 coupled with BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, AppLocker, Direct Access, Branche Cache, MUI language packs, boot from VHD.
Limitations: Volume Licensing
Price: -

Above are some of the major or important features that can be used as illustration. Each edition of the windows above windows edition includes all the features it holds, and limitations of each issue described above, there is usually (disukung) in the edition of windows above.

To find the difference of each edition, can see the full article on Wikipedia Windows 7 editions or from the Microsoft website about Windows 7 Edition Comparison

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Applications Measuring Happiness

Whether you are feeling happy? Happy are you and what causes it? To answer this question, there is a unique iPhone application that can answer it.
Track Your Happiness, thus the name of the application. It works by way of contacting the user's iPhone at random times throughout the day to ask about their feelings and what was done while answering every question. Users also have the option to determine when and how often they contacted.
Reported by Detik on Saturday (11/13/2010) Researchers at Harvard University uses this application to track a person's mood. As a result, the study found a correlation between contemplation with the feeling unhappy.
Based on the study sample of 2250 adults, 46.9 percent of participants said it is reflected when the iPhone rang to check what is being contemplated. And most of the participants who were admitted to the center feel reflect unhappiness.
Track Your Happiness is currently used for scientific research and medical purposes to help uncover the causes of the emergence of a sense of happiness experienced by a person.

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11/13 MobileCrunch

MobileCrunch         G2 vs. iPhone 4 vs. HTC Surround: Which Grills Best? November 13, 2010 at 4:58 AM   This video is pure, unadulterated link bait. You know it. They know it. But you’re going to watch it anyway, because you get to see some smartphones get grilled. The survivor (or what passes for it) may surprise you. Continue reading…         Review: Motorola Defy On T-Mobile November 13, 2010 at 3:30 AM   Short version: Waterproof and attractive, the Defy is a solid smartphone with relatively rare selling points. It’s missing Froyo at the moment and MOTOBLUR isn’t for everyone, but I consider this thing a great value. Features: Waterproof and dustproof body 3.7″ 854×480 LCD with Gorilla Glass Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR social web widgets and interface 800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 2GB internal storage, MicroSD slot MSRP: $99.99 with new contract (or $49.99 at Walmart) Pros: Light and attractive Bright, sharp, good-size screen Definitely waterproof Cons: 2.1 and MOTOBLUR chug a little Despite rugged nature, feels cheap sometimes I don’t trust these little flaps Full review: I knew going into this that there would be parts of this handset that I’d like and some I wouldn’t like. But the Defy has surprised me and won me over more than I expected. The truth is, however, that I’m not the target demographic for its social-web-heavy MOTOBLUR interface and widgets, so I may sell those short. However, they’re not much different from any other MOTO phone, so I wouldn’t have lingered on them much anyway. I’ll focus on what’s specific to this phone. Hardware The Defy is being billed as “life-proof,” which is a bit of an exaggeration but we’ll forgive them. Their reasoning for calling it that is that it’s weather-sealed, and that’s no lie. The Defy can live underwater for minutes or probably hours at a time, and living in a bag filled with crumbs or dirt is no problem. This eases one’s worries but let’s be honest, most of us have gotten into the habit of protecting our phones from that stuff anyway. That’s not to say the sealing isn’t welcome. Not having to worry where you put the phone down or what pocket it’s going in is something I could easily get used to. And the screen (covered as it often is with oils from your fingers) sheds water amazingly fast and is very usable even when wet. The phone is surprisingly light and compact; I don’t know what I was expecting, but with a 3.7″ screen, you kind of expect a certain weight and size. The Defy is a little thick, but not offensively so, and its other dimensions are admirably small. The screen takes up almost the whole face of the phone, with very little bezel and the standard Android touch-sensitive buttons (menu, home, back, search) at the very bottom. Power and headphone jack are on the top, volume buttons are on the right (a little weird), and USB port on the left. The back panel has the five-megapixel camera and flash, and the panel is removable by sliding a mechanism at the bottom, which also works as a seal tightener when putting it back on. There is a single LED at the top left that seems to only have amber and green, but it’s welcome anyway. The headphone and USB ports are protected by little flaps you must move aside to connect. The headphone one is flexible rubber and seems to make a nice little seal when you press it in. But the USB flap is far less convincing, and reminds me of the one on the bottom of the G1, which broke off after a few months. I doubt this one is quite as fragile, but the way it rotates and the rather weak-feeling seal it makes aren’t heartening. With luck it’s a cheap fix if it does break. The phone as a whole doesn’t feel “nice,” though, the way the G2 does. Of course, the Defy costs significantly less and plastic is way easier to weather-proof, so this isn’t an oversight exactly, but the lightness combined with the plastic make this feel cheaper than it should. It’s important that I note that it doesn’t feel fragile, exactly, but the buttons and general experience won’t impress anyone. The duotone look may not be your style but I like it. It makes it look like diving equipment, which I suppose it kind of is. I love the screen. 854×480 at 3.7″ is extremely sharp, and it’s bright enough to work in bright lighting. The touchscreen was responsive and accurate even when wet (though not underwater), though things didn’t seem nearly as smooth as the G2 despite having similar specs. I blame MOTOBLUR. The keyboard for some reason struck me as a little small, which may just be in my mind, but it and Swype worked perfectly well, so there’s no real complaint there. Camera Nothing special here, but nothing wrong either. Five muddy megapixels and a harsh but usable flash, pretty much like any other phone out there. Have some sample shots, my friend: The center one used the flash, and turned out pretty poorly. There’s actually a good amount of detail in the jade plant and screen, but the lighting was pretty good. I’d say you’re getting about two effective megapixels out of this, which is standard for a camera phone. Software and performance The first thing I did when I turned this sucker on was throw away a bunch of the enormous widgets that are on by default. I’m more of a vanilla Android guy, so I can’t hold it against Motorola, but there really is quite a lot of bloatware on this thing. If you aren’t careful, you could end up with two or three channels for every email, SMS, and social web account out there. For a non-savvy user, this could be an extremely confusing experience, and the initial MOTOBLUR setup failed to register my second Gmail address (and then failed to alert me of that failure), something not every user would notice right away. There’s an improved music app with access to some online services, but it’s still pretty weak compared with the iPhone or third-party apps. It’s good that people are trying to upgrade the player, but Google is the one who needs to step up here, not HTC and Motorola. My issue is that even if you don’t want or need, say, the “family room” suite of apps (which to its credit detected every member of my family in my contacts automatically), you can throw them away, but they’re still lurking along with the other bloat apps, and you’ll often see them referred to when you’re setting up this or that or adding widgets. The phone also chugs a bit, especially with lots of widgets and apps installed. There’s really no excuse for this when similarly-specced phones offer smooth experiences. Or rather, excuses are running out and phones really should be shipping with 2.2 by this time. To be honest, this phone would work a lot better with a generic 2.2 install. MOTOBLUR doesn’t do it any favors and it’s not clear why a phone for which the focus is go-anywhere should have a social/family/connectivity focus. On the CLIQ it seemed natural, but this phone seems like it should be loaded with outdoor apps like My Tracks, or have some other rugged-specific stuff on it. Conclusion The Defy is a solid phone at a good price (you can get it for $50 if you look), it’s got a great screen, and with luck, 2.2 will be rolling out to the Motorola lineup soon, which should bring some much-needed speed improvements and a few nice standard features. I continue to be unimpressed by MOTOBLUR, but the Defy itself is a great handset. Recommended for the moisture-wary consumer. Product page: Motorola Defy on T-Mobile         iOS 4.2 gets a last minute revised Gold Master release November 13, 2010 at 3:29 AM   According to whispers around ye ol’ Rumor Mill, today was to be the big day for iOS 4.2 to start hitting iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads everywhere. As the daylight burned, however, a new rumor popped up: due to WiFi issues on the iPad build, the launch was being pushed back a few days. Aaaand sure enough, we’re told an ever-so-slightly modified version of iOS 4.2 for iPad has just hit the Developer Center, rockin’ a build number of “8C134b” instead of just “8C134″. While that doesn’t positively confirm that iPad WiFi issues are the cause of the “delay” (its not really fair to call it that, as Apple didn’t announce a date themselves), the fact that this new Gold Master is solely focused on the iPad and that our iPad has been having one helluva time staying connected lately just fit too dang well.         iOS 4.2 gets a new Gold Master release at the last minute November 13, 2010 at 3:29 AM   According to whispers around ye ol’ Rumor Mill, today was to be the big day for iOS 4.2 to start hitting iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads everywhere. As the daylight burned, however, a new rumor popped up: due to WiFi issues on the iPad build, the launch was being pushed back a few days. Aaaand sure enough, we’re told an ever-so-slightly modified version of iOS 4.2 for iPad has just hit the Developer Center, rockin’ a build number of “8C134b” instead of just “8C134″. While this doesn’t positively confirm that iPad WiFi issues are the cause of the “delay” (its not really fair to call it that, as Apple didn’t announce a date themselves), the fact that this new Gold Master is solely focused on the iPad and the fact that our iPad has been having one helluva time staying connected to WiFi lately just fit too dang well to think otherwise. This is, as far as I know, the first time that Apple has modified a Gold Master after sending it out.         Limili Identifies That Song That's Playing, Adds It To Your Grooveshark Collection November 13, 2010 at 3:02 AM   Between Soundhound and Shazam, I wouldn’t have thought the world was really begging for another service that could identify that song playing on the radio. Sometimes, though, something comes along that solves that problem we didn’t know we had and makes the whole thing worthwhile. You see, Soundhound and Shazam do a great job of identifying tracks.. but then what? You can buy the track on iTunes… which is great, for all the people who buy their music from iTunes. For folks who use services like Grooveshark, Spotify, or Rhapsody, though, that song they heard in the bar is gone from their noggin’ by the time the next beer hits the table. Enter Limili. The concept of Limili is by no means a new one: hit a button, hold it up to a speaker playing a track you want identified, wait. After a few seconds, it’ll spit out the name and artist behind the tune. That’s when Limili gets interesting. As Limili goes about ID’ing the track, it’s also searching for that track on Grooveshark, iTunes, Last.FM, Play.Me, Rhapsody, Spotify, We7, and Youtube. Once a song has been ID’ed, you’re given the option to add that track to your collection on any of these aforementioned services, be it that you’ve supplied the relative login credentials. Logged into Grooveshark? ID the song, hop to the Grooveshark tab, pick the version you want from the search results, and bam — it’s waiting for you in a playlist the next time you log in. So, the obvious worry: how is it at IDing tracks? So far, so good. Powered by the Mufin database, they’re not exactly starting from scratch here. I threw about 20 songs at both Limili and Shazam, and they both nailed (and missed) all the same songs. It was good enough to accurately identify the first 10 seconds of both the original version and the Glee version of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” — pretty impressive, given that they’re pretty much identical. Limili is currently only available for iOS, and will set you back $1.99 [iTunes Link]. That price currently nets you 100 song IDs per month, though the company has announced that all per-month limitations will be removed in the next update. CrunchBase Information mufin Information provided by CrunchBase         Good bye, GOOG411 November 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM   Pour one out tonight, folks. It’s November 12th — the day Google is flipping the switches and shuttering the windows on their free 411 service, 1-800-GOOG411. We’ll never forget you, GOOG411. You came at the perfect time; mobile was blowing up enough that everyone was constantly in need of phone numbers, but smartphones hadn’t yet become an everyman tool. It was always nice to blow peoples minds by introducing’em to you — and without your contributions to Google’s voice recognition database, Android’s voice search would be nowhere as wonderful.         Good bye, GOOG-411 November 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM   Pour one out tonight, folks. It’s November 12th — the day Google is flipping the switches and shuttering the windows on their free 411 service, 1-800-GOOG411. We’ll never forget you, GOOG411. You came at the perfect time; mobile was blowing up enough that everyone was constantly in need of phone numbers, but smartphones hadn’t yet become an everyman tool. It was always nice to blow peoples minds by introducing’em to you — and without your contributions to Google’s voice recognition database, Android’s voice search would be nowhere as wonderful.         Root Access Found For Windows Phone 7, Jailbreak Not Far Off November 12, 2010 at 10:07 PM   WinPho7 retail units have only been out for a few days, but a proper jailbreak isn’t that far off now that some devs gained root access to the system. It’s not like anyone really thought Windows Phone 7 would be locked up forever, right? It was only a matter of time. Developers swarm high-profile platforms with fun and profit in mind. Microsoft can’t be that upset. A good chunk of Winphone7 sales will come just because the owners will be able to use the device how they want. Hackability was one of the reasons the first Xbox succeeded. Creating a garden with impenetrable walls sounds great in boardroom discussions, but can ultimately hurt sales and hinder 3rd party developers  – which again, hurts sales. via RedmondPie Upon closer inspection, (hounsell) documented some interesting characteristics of the application that gave it its native capabilities – most notably a DLL called "Microsoft.Phone.InteropServices", which if poked the right way provided COM access. This explote came after one dev, hounsell from XDA-Developers, noticed that a Samsung app used a different code set than usual 3rd party apps. Instead of being based on Silverlight, it ran on the native WP7 code. Bananas started falling from trees and then came access to the root. It’s only a matter of time now before a rough jailbreak hits, followed up by a simple GUI-based version. Nice.             This email was sent to scrolllock9@gmail.com. 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