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Apple has been caught trying to file a patent for a “Dual Sided Flip” phone design. The Dual Sided Flip-Phone design has two distinct touch-screen interfaces, and when you close the Flip Phone, yet another touch-screen appears (for a total of 3 gorgeous touch-screens!) Take note that this Apple iFlip is probably still in planning, and may never actually reach the stages of production. Even so,  there’d be no complaints from me if Apple did choose to execute an iPhone like this!

Oh, you thought you were so cool with your spanking new iPhone, didn’t you? Well, prepare to be outshined… literally. Goldstriker decided to coat an Apple iPhone with pure gold. The resulting product is gorgeous and incredibly expensive. The 16 GB iPhone will run you 899 pounds (1,770 USD), so you’d better start saving if you want to be the coolest kid on the block. To ogle this phone (or to buy it, I suppose), click here!

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.

So you’ve probably already heard about Apple’s latest Macbook, the Macbook Air. The Macbook Air is currently the world’s thinnest notebook at 0.76 inches in width and 3 pounds in weight. The Macbook Air sports a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, 80GB PATA hard disk drive, a 13.3-inch glossy widescreen display, keyboard with backlighting, spiffy multi-touch trackpad, Bluetooth 2.1+, and five hours of battery life. Unfortunately, the Macbook Air completely lacks an optical drive (you’ll have to purchase an external SuperDrive for $99), cannot be user-updated (battery replacements and the like must be done by Apple for a mandatory price, of course), and has a ridiculous price of $1,799. Oh, and if you want the 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the 64 GB solid-state hard drive, then you’ll have to cough up $3,098. Yikes! So, while the Macbook Air is an aesthetic winner, its high price and lack of an optical drive may make would-be consumers wary.

Clearly, this iPod dock is one of the better finds at CES this year. The Amethyst Piggy iPod Dock comes in three colours (white, pink, and yellow). If you want to change tracks or adjust the volume level, then simply touch the Piggy’s ears, or use the included remote. There’s no word on pricing or release date, but you can click here for more information from Amethyst.