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Apple Warns Hacking IPhone May Harm It

IPhone owners who have unlocked their handsets to escape AT&T may find their phone doesn’t work after Apple’s next software update.

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Teardown of New 8-GB ‘Fat’ IPod Nanos Shows Room for Fat Profits

A detailed teardown of the new iPod reveals Apple’s margins on the new “fat” nanos are themselves unusually fat, well above the company’s usual 100% markup on component prices.

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Gallery: Frag Bongs, the Most Extreme PC Cooling Systems

From oil-submerged circuit boards to liquid nitrogen cooled CPUs, check out the most extreme PC-cooling methods on the planet.

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Review: Canon Powershot G9 - Small, Powerful, Perfect

This little digi-snapper has some pro-style features and a learning curve that’s about right for amateurs who want to turn pro. Heck, some DSLRs don’t pack this much digital prowess.

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Cult of Mac: The Perils of Taking the IPhone Mainstream

Apple may have failed to anticipate early adopters’ anger over a $200 price cut, but the radical move reveals Steve Jobs’ audacious plan to rocket the mobile device into the mainstream. Cult of Mac commentary by Leander Kahney.

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IDF: Intel Promises WiMax-Enabled Notebooks in 2008

Intel has been touting WiMax — the long-range, high-bandwidth wireless data protocol — for years. Now it’s about to pay off. At Intel Developer Forum today, Intel’s David Perlmutter promises that notebook vendors will ship WiMax-enabled computers next year.

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Britain Is IPhone’s First Step Into European Market

Great Britain will become the first foreign market for Apple’s popular cell phone-media player. The rest of Europe is expected to line up pretty quickly.

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Gear Gallery: Heavenly Office Chair, Slick HD Radio and More

Browse this week’s Wired News gadget reviews for a compact solar powerpack, ergo office chair and more of the best and worst of the latest tech.

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Freedom Flight: Black South African Kid’s Homemade Paraglider Leads to Fame

South African Cyril Mazibuko is a professional paraglider, one of the few black practitioners of a predominantly white sport. After seeing gliders in the air as a kid, he makes a glider out of plastic bags and baling wire, catches the attention of the pros, and flies in the face of apartheid.

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Hackers Sell GSM-Ready IPhones on Craigslist, EBay

Hackers cash in by targeting gadget freaks that crave an Apple phone but aren’t wild about the prospect of an AT&T service contract.

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