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Remains of the Day: Jailbreaking and the New Apple TV

The new Apple TV may be the next device you jailbreak, bans on texting while driving aren’t working as well as we might hope, and Forbes looks into how private is your social networking activity in the face of a lawsuit.

Apple TV Runs iOS, Already Jailbroken Apple TV’s just began shipping and already users are reporting its iOS underpins should allow for easy jailbreaking and potentially app installations. [Wired] Gingerbread: The confirmed, the ..read more

MapDroyd Downloads Free Maps for Offline Navigation

Android: When you’re traveling where a cellular connection is fairly certain, Google Maps’ own Navigation tool is a total GPS replacement. For those without data plans, or heading into the wilds, MapDroyd makes for a nice offline map backup.

When you start the app, you’ll want to hit the Menu button and head right to “Manage Maps,” where you can then drill down from continents to countries, to states and provinces and districts, and check ..read more

The Google Phone Edition

Rumors fly that Google will soon release their own phone build around Google Voice (not just another Android handset), the upcoming Chrome for Mac beta will be lacking several important features, and Gmail’s creator thinks Wave could someday integrate nicely with Gmail.

Features Chrome For Mac Beta Will Be Missing When Chrome for Mac hits sometime this month, it’ll be missing its bookmark manager, Fluid-like app mode, possibly the task manager, and definitely Gears, among other potentially missing features. ..read more