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The Daily Roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed

iPhone OS 3.0.1 update released, fixes SMS vulnerability
Looks like Apple pulled the trigger on patching that nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability a little earlier than we expected. It’s not some lightweight, either: you’re looking at 280MB of love here, so get downloading, friends.
Take Back the Beep: how to disable voicemail instructions
Thanks to some helpful comments we’ve got instructions for Sprint, AT&T and Verizon for lopping off bits of the message, and, in Verizon’s case, speeding up the talking.
TASER X3 video hands-on: watch out, baddies
the appeal of a “non-lethal” deterrent is understandable (and certainly preferable to the alternative variety).
Other news of import

Netflix Watch Instantly coming to Windows 7 Media Center
No hard release date yet or big surprises here as Vista owners got this access some time ago and Extenders still don’t support Silverlight.
Nokia Surge review
Some might say that this is the most un-Nokia-like Nokia device produced in quite some time (if not ever), but remember, this one was custom made for US consumers and AT&T’s audience

The Daily Roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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