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     Earlier today GeoHot announced the release of his new blackra1n tool for computers running Windows. blackra1n is made to work on any device running firmware 3.0 or later with the only exception being the newest iPod Touch. The Touch can’t be jailbroken permanently because it requires a tethered break. This means that if you ever let the battery run completely out, or if you restart the device you will need to hook it back up to your PC and re-jailbreak it. Also please keep in mind that you shouldn’t be upgrading to firmware 3.1.2 on your iPhones yet, as this…

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AOL has poached another major Google employee. Kristen Kovner worked as the head of industry marketing at Google video website YouTube.com as of this past Friday. However she did not leave without saying or singing goodbye. Above is a video of Kovner singing. And below is the e-mail that Kovner sent to Google co-workers on her way out as posted by Valleywag. Kovner worked at Google for three years.

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Shannon Jackson of Hendersonville, TN was arrested for poking another woman (Dana M. Hannah) on Facebook. The poke apparently violated a restraining order the other woman had against Jackson.

Hannah printed a screenshot of the poke notification and called the police. The screen-shot was enough proof to get Jackson arrested. Jackson’s lawyer is trying to get confirmation from Facebook that the poke was in fact from her account. The possibility that someone broke into her account has not been ruled out by her lawyer.

The charge against Jackson is a Class A misdemeanor. She could be punished with up to one year in jail.

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Miley Cyrus is a celebrity that currently has the Midas touch. Every tweet, video, and song that she puts together becomes media gold. Last week I reported that Cyrus quit Twitter because her rumored boyfriend recommended it. However Cyrus made a rap video embedded above that reports the real reason why she quit. That reason is because of tabloids. The tabloids take her tweets and sometimes make reports on them that are out of context. This reasons does seem like a logical, but it is a blow to her fans nonetheless that follow her religiously.

The rap video above hit 3 million views in about 3 days. If Cyrus did not like the attention, then why would she put up a video which she knew would put her back in the spotlight? “I want my private life private,” raps Cyrus. “I’m living for me.” Of course Cyrus wants the attention, but only at a moderate level.

Miley Cyrus does make a good rapper for a Caucasian tween girl. But I still think Taylor Swift’s performance with T-Pain was more upbeat and fun. Beyonce has the greatest video of all time though.

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For those of you that use Twitter-related applications on your iPhone, BlackBerry, or other smartphone you can tweet your exact location with a link to Google Maps.  For example, last night I tweeted that I was at The Comedy House watching Chris Tucker’s brother Dexter doing stand-up and posted a link to the location using the Tweetie iPhone App.

Lufthansa took a similar approach of this service by allowing passengers to tweet their exact location even at 33,000 feet above sea level.  The new Lufthansa service is called MySkyStatus and many Twitter users are already activating tweeting where they are in the air.  I first read about the service on Mashable.

Below is a screenshot of some Twitter users that are currently using the service:

The way it works is by adding what flight you are traveling on beforehand.  When you go to MySkyStatus.com, the website asks you to add the carrier, departure date, flight number, and departure/arrival cities.  After that you add your Twitter or Facebook account information and your status is automatically updated.

The way it works is by adding what flight you are traveling on beforehand.  You start by adding the carrier, departure date, flight number, and departure/arrival cities.  After that you add your Twitter or Facebook account information and your status is automatically updated.  After adding your flight, you can select whether to update as you’re flying or update just the departure/arrival.  After accepting the Terms of Use you can select Facebook, Twitter, or both.

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