Last week, iPhone Dev Team member “planetbeing” released a video today showing off a huge accomplishment, the Android OS running on a first-gen iPhone.
The hack has been in development for months, and is still in alpha stages. So far the phone only works on the 2G model, with 3G happening likely in the near future. The 3GS, is a whole different ball game, however.
After being hacked, the iPhone can run both Android and the iPhone OS, in a “Bootcamp”-esque way, allowing for the boot of multiple OS on one Apple device.
Today, Androidalot has released instructions and a video on how to run the hack yourself, if you have a iPhone 2G just laying around.
Result for: alpha stage
Review: ZapMyTV alpha
Today we are going to review the new online streaming site ZapMyTV. Currently it is only in alpha stage and therefore missing many of its promised key features, which are free SD and HD programming, “multiple live cable programming, websites and share video emails, video conferences and video chats through their wireless laptop or any other portable digital media devices while anywhere in the world.”
For this review, we will be checking what is available currently, in the alpha stage, with a look into the future of the service.
Result for: alpha stage
Two weeks ago, the popular online video site Hulu pulled its TV content from two rivals, TV.com and Boxee, sparking some outrage from viewers who enjoyed being able to see content from many distributors on one site.
Within a week however, a workaround was found, using public RSS feeds. Hulu crushed that “hack” however, by blocking all Boxee users from accessing any Hulu RSS feeds.
Boxee today has updated its alpha stage software and with it comes another hack in the company’s ongoing battle with Hulu. The new XUL-based browser mimics Firefox “and makes it harder for Hulu to block access to Boxee users by preventing a simple ban; any block of Boxee’s video feed would block Hulu’s as well.”
Additionally, Boxee has added Pandora internet radio and content from PBS as well as a new feature, RadioTime, which adds instant access to thousands of terrestrial radio stations.
