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3:50PM Nick Broughall | I don’t read Chinese, nor do I own an HTC Magic. But it looks like the promised Sense UI ROM update for the HTC Magic has been made available on the HTC Taiwan site. If you own a Magic and are game to have a play around with the ROM on your phone based solely on a website in Chinese, let us know whether or not the update works…
[HTC Taiwan – Thanks Unimaginative]
Is The Sense UI Now Available For HTC Magic Phones?
3:50PM Nick Broughall | I don’t read Chinese, nor do I own an HTC Magic. But it looks like the promised Sense UI ROM update for the HTC Magic has been made available on the HTC Taiwan site. If you own a Magic and are game to have a play around with the ROM on your phone based solely on a website in Chinese, let us know whether or not the update works…
[HTC Taiwan – Thanks Unimaginative] 
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4:00PM Kym Weathersten | Ah, bless late night infomercials and horny inventors. Because without them, we would not have this list of craptacular fitness paraphernalia.
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Six Of The Most Ridiculous Fitness Gadgets Ever
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | Ah, bless late night infomercials and horny inventors. Because without them, we would not have this list of craptacular fitness paraphernalia.
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Phones
5:30PM Nick Broughall | Aussie tech journo, smartphone nut and one-time Giz AU guest editor Jenneth Orantia has written a superb guide to flashing the HTC Magic with the HTC Hero’s ROM, so you can enjoy the the benefits of the new user interface without having to buy a whole new phone. More »
How To Run The HTC Hero’s UI On Your HTC Magic In 8 Easy Steps
5:30PM Nick Broughall | Aussie tech journo, smartphone nut and one-time Giz AU guest editor Jenneth Orantia has written a superb guide to flashing the HTC Magic with the HTC Hero’s ROM, so you can enjoy the the benefits of the new user interface without having to buy a whole new phone. More »
Phones
HTC Touch Diamond ROM Gives Faster TouchFLO and 850MHz Support
3:20AM Jason Chen | A ROM update from Hong Kong for the HTC Touch Diamond released yesterday adds some fantastic functionality such as the use of the 850MHz GSM band (used by AT&T here in the US) and the improved TouchFLO 3D performance. (For the record, the performance update is great.) There are also a few bug fixes like the “no signal issue” and home page loading. Grab it at the links from XDA Devs. [XDA Devs] More »
Games
iControlpad, For the iPhone with PSP Envy
3:30AM Mark Wilson | While the do-everything touchscreen of the iPhone seemed like the perfect solution for game emulation, it’s tough to top real buttons when it comes to mashing away at Track & Field. So the iControlpad attaches to the iPhone and gives it a PSP makeover. The prototype (pictured here) was pieced together from the internals of an old SNES pad, but the final version that will go on sale is promised to be “much more sleek and fitting.” We’re just hoping they’re ready to make an iPhone 2 version ASAP. [iControlpad via BGR] More »
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