I am not a hacker. I am not a coder. I think of myself as a modder though I’m not sure I really fit the definition - it’s not like I’m creating icon packs or rendering my own fonts. I’m just a moderately savvy guy who enjoys tinkering with electronic stuff and benefiting from the work of those who do reverse and re-engineer. So maybe that makes me an appropriate public guinea pig for flashing a G1 with leaked and hacked ROMs.

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He’s still working on making the ROM untraceable, but Haykuro is closer to releasing a Hero for the masses. The digital watermarks that have delayed the drop thus far are gone - but there are still some concerns about masking his source, apparently. Thankfully, he’s made another video to tide us over.

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Americans are gradually warming up to the idea of buying things via their mobile phones, particularly young adults and men, found a new study conducted by Harris Interactive for the mobile credit card security firm Billing Revolution.

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