Comment Re:Question for those familiar with the code (Score 1) 285
I believe it's dependent on a calculation of the declared screen dpi (ppi) and the screen resolution.
Submission + - RIM Does not want PlayBook Devs (jamiemurai.com)
fidget42 writes: It appears as if Research In Motion is trying to discourage people from developing for the PlayBook by making the process too darn complicated.
Comment Re:Same private key? (Score 4, Insightful) 380
From what I understand it looks like he used the work from fail0verflow to calculate the private key. If anything he's probably the first person to publish the private signing key. The fail0verflow guys appear to be working to push out the documentation and code for others to reproduce and continue their work. I would guess they'll never actually post the keys they found on their own, just to save the hassle of being sued.
PS3 Root Key Found 380
An anonymous reader writes "The PlayStation 3 'root key' used for code signing has been found by GeoHot. This enables running homebrew without the need for psjailbreak-style USB-devices, and also provides hope for those at firmware version 3.55 that currently cannot be downgraded. The key also cannot be changed without hardware modifications. Oops."
