off of consumerist.com:
Schadenfreude
The Forewarned iPhone Bricking Has Begun
Earlier this week Apple warned its customers that a update was going to render some modified handsets "permanently inoperable".
How sweet. Well, it was true. iPhones are bricked. In fact, our sister-site Gizmodo has amended their review of the iPhone and are now recommending that you do not buy it due to the loss of cool third-party applications that will now no longer work on the updated iPhone.
(For the record, we always recommended that you not succumb to iPhone hype, and we even made the editor who loves Apple write a story about it. We're so mean.)
From BBC News (emphasis ours):
That warning has now proved correct as many owners are reporting their phones no longer work following installation of the update.
Apple requires iPhone owners to take out a lengthy contract with AT&T in the United States but there are a number of programs on the net that unlock the device for use with other networks.
Some owners are reporting on technology blogs and Apple's own forums that the update is deleting contacts information, as well as photos and music, on iPhones that have not been modified in any way.
Awesome. Good job, Apple.
Here's what one bricked iPhone user has to say:
Walked (well, more like ran) over to the nearest AT&T store. I told them my iPhone stopped working and that iTunes told me I needed a new SIM card (both true). The guy said no problem, and handed me a new SIM. He told me to install it, connect to iTunes, and activate the SIM with my existing account. Just got back, popped in the SIM, and no luck--getting the same errors.Tell us all your iPhone bricking stories at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Oh My!
Off of MSNBC.com:
Jealous, insecure Angelina JolieIt just goes to show, you can be considered the hottest woman on Planet Earth, steal the hottest guy from the hottest sitcom star, and adopt children from all the hottest third world countries, and still suffer from severe insecurity. So it seems for Angelina Jolie, who, according to Life & Style magazine, is so unconfident, she sneaks peeks at Brad Pitt’s e-mail. Not only that, “Brad says Angelina is so insecure, he’s caught her going through his pockets on more than one occasion,” one Pitt family insider told the magazine.
When confronted, Angelina apparently refused to talk about it like an adult. “She turns everything on its head and tries to make Brad the villain,” said the Life & Style insider. “She accuses him of still being hung up on Jennifer Aniston and of not wanting Angie to see the e-mails he’s sending to his ex-wife.” Brad was so frustrated after one argument, the source said, he told his sister Julie that he was done with Angie.
He didn’t leave her, however. According to a friend of Angelina’s, he came up with a compromise. “Brad asked Angie to consider making their relationship an open one,” Angelina’s friend told Life & Style. “His idea is that when they’re apart, he can be with other women and she can be with other people.”
*Where do you sign up for that train?*
Jealous, insecure Angelina JolieIt just goes to show, you can be considered the hottest woman on Planet Earth, steal the hottest guy from the hottest sitcom star, and adopt children from all the hottest third world countries, and still suffer from severe insecurity. So it seems for Angelina Jolie, who, according to Life & Style magazine, is so unconfident, she sneaks peeks at Brad Pitt’s e-mail. Not only that, “Brad says Angelina is so insecure, he’s caught her going through his pockets on more than one occasion,” one Pitt family insider told the magazine.
When confronted, Angelina apparently refused to talk about it like an adult. “She turns everything on its head and tries to make Brad the villain,” said the Life & Style insider. “She accuses him of still being hung up on Jennifer Aniston and of not wanting Angie to see the e-mails he’s sending to his ex-wife.” Brad was so frustrated after one argument, the source said, he told his sister Julie that he was done with Angie.
He didn’t leave her, however. According to a friend of Angelina’s, he came up with a compromise. “Brad asked Angie to consider making their relationship an open one,” Angelina’s friend told Life & Style. “His idea is that when they’re apart, he can be with other women and she can be with other people.”
*Where do you sign up for that train?*
Srsly, JT & Brit should get back together
They could play games like, "I'm gonna drink you under the table"! Think about it, they both like to party, it's perfect! off of handbag gossip:
Justin Timberlake too 'hungover' to play gigs
Justin Timberlake has admitted that he cancelled two recent gigs because he was suffering from a hangover.
The Sexy Back singer was due to play concerts in Sacramento and San Jose earlier this month as part of his FutureSex/LoveShow World Tour, but he cancelled them because of a 'vocal strain'.
It was assumed that the drain on the pop superstar had been caused by his impressive performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, but some claimed that he had simply been partying too hard.
Eventually Justin came clean at the rescheduled show in San Jose on Sunday September 23rd.
The 26-year-old told the audience: 'Certain bloggers said I cancelled because I was hungover and they were right… I was.'
Justin Timberlake too 'hungover' to play gigs
Justin Timberlake has admitted that he cancelled two recent gigs because he was suffering from a hangover.
The Sexy Back singer was due to play concerts in Sacramento and San Jose earlier this month as part of his FutureSex/LoveShow World Tour, but he cancelled them because of a 'vocal strain'.
It was assumed that the drain on the pop superstar had been caused by his impressive performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, but some claimed that he had simply been partying too hard.
Eventually Justin came clean at the rescheduled show in San Jose on Sunday September 23rd.
The 26-year-old told the audience: 'Certain bloggers said I cancelled because I was hungover and they were right… I was.'
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Nicole Richie Bikini Pregs Pics
There is noooo denying her pregnancy! she's carryin a bun! and she almost looks....normal.
So how's yer weekend?
Slow gossip weekend! Mine, not bad, especially for being on the rag and all. Not too bad. You know, whoever came up with the Always slogan of "Have a happy period" should be shot. Anyhow, enjoy Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" video. It's sort of a personal anthem for me. That's all I've really ever wanted out of life, was to have fun with my friends!
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