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Submission + - Teen unlocks iPhone from AT&T network

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H_Fisher

on Friday August 24, 2007 @02:21PM

H_Fisher writes: "The Associated Press reports that a New Jersey teenager has managed to unlock the iPhone from AT&T's network. From TFA: " George Hotz of Glen Rock, N.J., confirmed Friday that he had unlocked an iPhone and was using it on T-Mobile's network, the only major U.S. carrier apart from AT&T that is compatible with the iPhone's cellular technology." The 'proof' — a video showing the TMobile logo on Hotz's iPhone — and the directions for the hack were posted on Hotz's blog. According to the AP: "Both hacks leave intact the iPhone's many functions, including a built-in camera and the ability to access Wi-Fi networks.""

Submission + - Mitochondria may hold secret to preventing death

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H_Fisher

on Monday July 16, 2007 @01:20PM

H_Fisher writes: "Research into mitochondria — small parts within a cell that have their own DNA — are a cause of cellular death, Newsweek reports. The article from the most recent edition of the magazine, entitled "The Science of Death: Reviving the Dead," reports on people who have recovered from sudden death due to cardiac arrest through the use of medically-induced hypothermia. The cooling process may help stop the death of brain and heart cells caused by the mitochondria once they are deprived of oxygen. The next step: figuring out how to keep the brain from dying, and arguing for or against "the view that the mind is more than the sum of the parts of the brain, and can exist outside it.""

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