It was all about third party developers and newly unveiled applications during the ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event sponsored by Apple. The Cupertino-based company was proud to announce the successful adoption of its recently released iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK), as well as the introduction of its new Internet service entitled "MobileMe". Check out our full article for the in-depth details regarding these Apple tidbits.

Earlier this month, comScore found that the Nintendo Wii was the most popular item in UK search engines, which is why it doesn't really come as all that surprising that the console has turned out to be the most popular item on UK's eBay. Read how the handhelds and other consoles fared in the full article.

A lot of videos have been floating around the 'net about people finally cracking the mystery surrounding the iPhone code, making it work with any sim card inserted into it. However, unlike most anonymous videos regarding the subject, geohot and his group have found a full hardware unlock for the iPhone and made a careful documentary of it in a video on YouTube and on his site.

Geohot has even gone as far as detailing the steps on how to unlock it on his blog, with the standard disclaimer that doing so may inadvertently brick you phone, so do so at your own risk. Even now they are working on a software unlock for the iPhone as well, telling everyone to stay tuned at their site when more updates arrive.

The "legendary" unlocked iPhone was even put on sale at eBay at a starting bid of US $540. So far it has received up to 10 bids and has risen to US $1,575 as of today. The items in the eBay auction bid include: the phone, the serial dock accompanying it, as well as the official unlock switch depicted from the blog.

While this sort of practice may not exactly be something that Apple may approve, it just goes to show that no matter how fool-proof the technology claims itself to be, the industry itself is an ever changing and ever evolving process that people will continually surpass and even improve it when applied properly.

Hats off to Xerox for this tip!

Talk about extreme tests of endurance: a MacBook Pro survived after getting run over by a car. The Macbook got "left behind" after stuff was being loaded into a car and, well, it was probably the sickening squeal of grinding metal that signalled what happened.
  
Endurance tests usually only focus on extreme temperature changes, but running over a laptop? That takes the cake. It still works too. The screen's cracked to smithereenies but it's still working.

The story ends with the guy looking for the busted parts in eBay after finding out that repairs will cost US$ 900. Maybe he should go at it with a sledgehammer and Apple will replace it for him like they did for Sledgehammer guy.

Over the years, quite a number of Resident Evil-related merchandise have been released by Capcom. One of these was a 2GB iPod Nano that had an engraved S.T.A.R.S. logo on the back. Check out the image to the right for a look at it.

This particular item is perhaps one of the rarest of the Resident Evil swag, as fans could only get one by using a JCB card in Japan and spending more than 100,000 yen (US$ 822) within three months. As if that wasn't enough, only twenty of these were made so those eligible were entered into a drawing to decide who got one.

If you're a die-hard Resident Evil fan who never managed to get one of these iPods, the good news is that one is being sold on eBay for US$ 299. Compared to what one had to go through to get one of these originally, this is a pretty good deal for hardcore RE fans, who can then personalize it further by changing its background image.

Don't have enough money for an Apple TV? Don't have a next-gen gaming console? Well, if you have a Mac Mini, then you can still enjoy watching online videos and similar stuff on your TV, thanks to this short little tutorial from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).

As we stated earlier, you'll need a Mac Mini for this to work. And a TV, too, of course, but not just any old TV. According to TUAW, a TV that accepts HDMI, DVI or VGA input probably is easiest, but an old composite TV can still work. Finally, you'll need a cable that goes from either DVI or VGA, depending on your Mini's video out port, into the kind of input supported by your TV.

Once you've got everything ready, just click on the "read" link below to get your MacMiniTV up and running. Still not convinced? Here are this setup's advantages as put forth by TUAW:

• You save the cost of an Apple TV (almost $300) using a mini you already have on-hand. You are only out the cost of a cable. (eBay! eBay! eBay!)
• If your mini has wireless abilities (and it probably does), you can connect wirelessly to other computers on your network and play back content from them. Without Apple TV!
• You can play back a lot more formats than Apple TV.
• No silliness about "up to five authorized machines".
• You can even surf the net on your TV. And do Google and all of that other stuff.
• No useless little "Apple Remote" (unless you want to use it with your Mini). You've got an entire keyboard and mouse to command your mini. That's Power computing!

What're you waiting for? Hit the read link. The tutorial also includes a short how-to about using the Apple Remote with your Mac Mini.

Uh-oh. Scammers abound eBay, and for sure, the hype on Apple's much-publicized product, the iPhone, has brought out the residents of Scammerland to prey on hopeful Apple fans and the gullible many. The iPhone is yet to be released but some have been bidding almost one thousand dollars just to get the dibs on the alleged pre-launch release iPhone units.

Be warned. An eBay seller named rgonzales23455 sends forth this auction:

Please note: I have 6 of these phones available for immediate shipping.. I accept Paypal only for this auction.. Free shipping via USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation.. Will ship immediately after payment clears Monday - Friday.

For the record, the iPhone is scheduled for release this June 2007. There have been plenty of rumors about an early release for the iPhone, but we've never heard of anything official on that topic yet.

SnoopTunes Noestring Attached has been around for some time but is only catching on now. In case you are not so familiar with this gadget, it is an addon device for the iPod which gives the unit wireless sharing capabilities. We're not so keen on adding this bit but, yeah, it's pretty much like the Zune's own wireless music sharing feature.

The gadget was designed by a brilliant 16-year old kid named Kristyn Heath. We wonder now what does Steve jobs, or the rest of the Apple company for that matter, thinks about Heath and her creation.

Anyway, the gadget itself weighs around 10g and it measures 79 mm X 25 mm X 25 mm. There are five available channels as of now and a total number of two channel memories. It is powered by an AAA battery.
If you want to know more about the product, there's a video capture below of SnoopTunes Noestring Attached as recently featured by NBC. The gadget can be purchased over at eBay for US$ 59.99.

A regular bloke from London, Freecycle advocate, he repares broken iPods and return them to owners Matthew Smith, has been doing something that is very extraordinary - He takes broken iPods, fixes them, and gives them back out to the freecycle community for free. The Londonist interviewed the chap and he divulges the reason why he restores and gives away iPods for no cost instead of selling them.

Apparently, the reason why he started doing this is very simple - he broke his own iPod. In his effort to fix the thingamajig, he advertised on Freecycle for a couple of broken iPods for spare parts and he then promised that if he gets more than he needs he'll fix the others and would give them back to the community. Apparently, the idea caught the eye of a lot of people and thanks to more spare parts, he is able to fix more iPods.

So if he's doing a good job on repairing the broken thingamajigs, then why doesn't he sell them on eBay or something? He mentions that the Freecycle community is the reason why he doesn't do that. He says that:

The thing with Freecycle is that you surprise yourself by getting the generosity bug and learning how good it feels to give something back. We spend our whole lives working to earn money so that we can then spend it on stuff that ultimately we don't really need Â? we just think we do because the media and society tells us we do. So I fell under Freecycle's spell and now its definitely paying off for me.

As a famous figure once said, "let the world change you and one day you can change the world". That's what Matthew Smith did, and now, in his little way, he is changing the world. One could only hope that more people will allow their world to change them.

This next tidbit just goes to show that a classic never grows old and at times, doesn't diminish in value. Just what in blazes are we talking about? Going over Digg, we found out that an Apple Newton (which has been around since 1993) was recently sold at eBay to the tune of  US$ 229.

Apparently, the Newton sold at eBay is still shrinkwrapped, with the seller claiming that it has never been used and opened. Plus, he/she says that it has been stored in a climate-controlled environment.

Anybody could speculate that the seller just had a shrink wrapping machine and he used to make some quick bucks, but then again, the guy has a 99.4% positive feedback.

The bidding has already ended, but it's amusing to see just how much Apple aficionados are willing to pay to snag a piece of Apple history. Check out the read link below to check out the eBay site.