Barnes & Noble announces intent to release iPad e-reader app

By: Joe

Bookseller Barnes & Noble revealed Thursday its plans to release its bookstore and e-reading software for the iPad with an application that would compete with Apple's own iBookstore. The free Barnes & Noble eReader application was released last July and now offers more than a million different titles. Read whole story on : appleinsider

Rove Mobile SSH for BlackBerry Now Available in App World

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Rove have re-released their Mobile SSH for BlackBerry app in BlackBerry App World for $29.99. The app was incredibly popular when it was available through Rove as it allows you to connect to Unix and Linux, IBM mainframes, AS/400 and iSeries, routers and switches. Read whole story on : BlackBerry

Dutch hacker seeks out jailbroken iPhones for fame and fortune

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Jailbreaking an iPhone certainly brings many benefits , but it's also frought with some peril, as amply demonstrated by a Dutch hacker who decided to go snooping around for vulnerable jailbroken iPhones in the Netherlands. While he apparently didn't actually swipe personal information or cause any damage, he was able to find some jailbroken iPhones with SSH running, which allowed him to display a message saying "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now!" A noble gesture of a white hat hacker Read whole story on : Engadget

New App: Control Your TiVo from Your BlackBerry

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Way back in September of 2008, RIM and TiVo announced that they would be teaming up to bring a TiVo application to the BlackBerry platform. Read the original post: Mashable

TUAW Labs: VirtualBox

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Filed under: OS , Software , Switchers , How-tos , Open Source , TUAW Labs Running other operating systems on a Mac is nothing new, and with the advent of Intel-based Macs we've seen a flood of virtual machine software: Parallels Desktop for Mac , VMWare Fusion , and Codeweavers CrossOver Mac . These products enable you to run Mac OS X and another operating system simultaneously. For many of my consulting clients who are switching from PCs and who already have a licensed copy of Microsoft Windows, I've been using Sun's Open Source xVM VirtualBox product Photo: Read whole story on : TUAW