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Awesome tech for 2010

TokyoBIT is here to tell you about the best new tech that’s heading into homes very soon in 2010. 3D TV and Gaming: 3D has been around for a while, and dates back to well before you and I were … Continue reading

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Turn off the shutter sound on your Japanese iPhone

Believe it or not, only Japanese iPhones can’t turn off the shutter sound, apparently a legal requirement for any digital camera device sold here in Japan due to the high rate of upskirt photographers. Even in silent mode, it still … Continue reading

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iPhone Tethering on Softbank Tutorial

Tethering means you can use the 3G internet connection of your iPhone, but on your real computer, anywhere you have a signal. It’s fast, and scarily easy to set up. Once you’ve set up tethering on your iPhone once, you … Continue reading

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Safe Torrenting: Windows tutorial

I previously posted about how to secure you torrenting using OsX and the awesome Transmission client, but this time I’ll show you how to get the same security using Windows. The process is a little different in that we’ll need … Continue reading

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Safe Torrenting: Mac OsX Tutorial

Lately I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who have received letters from their Japanese ISP about downloaded something illegal from torrents. Here’s how you can set up Transmission to protect yourself when downloading torrents on Mac OsX. Continue reading

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