Toshiba SD3010KE DVD Player Region-Free Hack

I bought a cheap DVD player for the bedroom; a Toshiba SD3010KE, for under 40€ (reduced from 60€). Remarkable value for money, good build quality and a very nice picture (it up-scales) via HDMI, plays DivX and has DD/DTS capabilities (via co-axial out and/or HDMI), but unfortunately it was Region 2 locked. In this day and [...]

O2 to Simyo Text Messaging

After noting earlier that UK based O2 to Spanish Yoigo text messaging has more gremlins than the film, I did a little O2 to Simyo SMS test, on the basis that maybe it was just the big boys putting down the little budget minnows; but no, it can be said that sending a text from [...]