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If you want a phone that probably no one else has, look to the Sony Ericsson Z555. With a reflective flip cover, a 1.9″ LCD internal display, a 128×36 pixel OLED external display, a 1.3 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom, 12 mb of internal memory, and Bluetooth, the Z555 is perfect for any would-be trend setter. Other features include gesture control, dynamic themes, navigation key, picture wallpaper, and wallpaper animations. Available now in “selected markets” for an undisclosed price. Read more here.

Here’s the video that played during Bill Gates’ 2008 keynote speech at CES. The video spoof included high profile celebrities like Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Kevin Turner, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore, Brian Williams and Steven Ballmer. Bill Gates is retiring to focus more on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie will become the chief software architect and chief research and strategy officer, respectively, of Microsoft. Without further ado, the video:

Dell and Blizzard worked together to create this Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft (WoW) Laptop.  The laptop has WoW artwork inside and out. Additionally, rare items and a backpack filled with awesome WoW goodies are included with this purchase. Other features include:

• 17″ HD widescreen
• Illuminated speaker grills and faction specific Honor Badges
• Back-lit keyboard stays awake as long as you can
• Track your stats with the world’s first built-in notebook Logitech  GamePanel  LCD
• Enhanced graphics with NVIDIA^®  SLI^TM  technology and AGEIA PhysX  Mobile Technology
• Pre-loaded with World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade and all major game patches
• Golden Ticket for a FigurePrints^TM  custom statue of your actual in-game World of Warcraft character with your actual armor and weapons
• World of Warcraft Beta Club Key Card with a key to future World of Warcraft beta tests
• World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade Collector’s Edition Account Upgrade Certificates
• Exclusive desktop background artwork and screensavers
• Additional loot like a behind the scenes DVD, soundtrack, Warcraft novels, strategy guides, trading cards, etc

How much will avid WoW users pay to dominate the virtual world? A lot- the Dell XPS M1730 retails for $4,500.  Click here for more information!

So, for those not in the know, many iPhone users with a version 1.1.2 out of box (OOB or OTB) iPhone have been unable to unlock their phones to use with more reasonable providers like T-Mobile or Sprint. While, 1.1.2 OOB iPhones can be jailbroken to add new apps (follow these instructions here), there’s been no unlock. Yet, recently, teenager George Holtz (GeoHot), the original iPhone unlocker, unlocked the 1.1.2 firmware. If you haven’t updated to update 1.1.3, this unlock may work for you. But as George warns, you may BRICK your iPhone if you don’t know what you’re doing. Be careful! Here are the instructions (from On the Iphone):

“First download this pack, you will need these files. This includes the NEW secpack, a new ieraser, a new testcode.bb, and a new iunlocker.

1. Copy all the files to a directory on your phone. It is imperative you do not shut off the phone after ieraser, or you cannot restore wifi, since the only fls which works on 4.6 is 1.1.3 Install mobileterminal before you begin, in case you lose wi-fi. Also I advise doing this on 1.0.2, since resetting the baseband doesn’t cause problems.

2. Run ienew. This is ieraser, and it erases your 1.1.2 firmware to allow the testpoint to work.

3. Find an old 3.9 nor dump and create a file called “nor” with the first 0×20000 bytes of the old nor dump. This is the 3.9 bootloader.

4. Copy “nor” into the folder and run iunew. This is iunlocker and runs just like the old one. You will need the A17 testpoint on before running this. See Step 3 for info on this testpoint. If you restarted and lost wi-fi, it is fine. Just run it from mobileterminal.

5. The bootloader is now 3.9!!! Run bbupdater or restore phone with the AnySimmable firmware of your choice.

6. Run AnySim and, as usual, enjoy your unlocked iPhone.”

Additionally, the software unlock for 1.1.2 is nearly completed- this way, iPhone users won’t have to downgrade to 1.0.3, jail break, and then upgrade back up to 1.1.2. If you don’t feel confident in your mad haxx0r abilities, you can always try to purchase a TurboSim from eBay with the necessary software changes installed.

Effective immediately, any Netflix customers with unlimited plans will be able to download an unlimited number of movie rentals per month. Currently, Netflix boasts over 6,000 movies and shows available for download (compared with the over 90,000 titles that are available by mail). Yet, this number is sure to increase rapidly to keep up with consumer interest. This may be the last nail in the coffin of traditional movie renting; although Blockbuster tried to keep up to Netflix through Blockbuster Online, only a rival online download plan will save them now. Netflix continues to revolutionize the media industry. With a starting price of $8.99 for unlimited movie rental downloads, Netflix is sure to gain a huge number of new users. Read more about Netflix’s new service here!