Bypass iPhones screen lock (iOS 4.1)

Bypass iPhones screen lock (iOS 4.1)

Nov 02

A recent security flaw in Apple’s iOS allows access to the device while the phone is “locked”.
iOS is used in the iPhone 4, 3G and 3GS models so the attack has a high possible reach.
With a few key presses you can make calls, listen to voicemail, browse the call history and address book!

This short article details how the attack works.

Legends of Norrath free cards

Legends of Norrath free cards

Sep 07

I jumped into the EverQuest 2 Extended (Free-2-Play) Beta last week and saw that it was linked to a collectable card game called “Legends of Norrath”.

The card game in question is similar in nature to Magic: The Gathering.
Unless you want to pay to play you are stuck with 11 tutorials, culminating in a match against a computer opponent.

This seems very limited...

MyDDO MyRant

MyDDO MyRant

Aug 31

I’ve been playing DDO for close to two years now and have seen the game change in many ways. Some annoyances have stuck with me from the beginning.

In this article I will explain some issues I have with DDO. This isn’t an attempt to slam the game as I enjoy it and play fairly often. I’m just a grumpy git so this is...

Inspiron 1545 Flash Crash Bug

Inspiron 1545 Flash Crash Bug

Aug 22

I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1545 which came with a 64bit edition of Windows 7 and a bunch of default software installed.
After playing around and getting use to the new laptop, I started to notice that nearly every flash file viewed in any browser caused serious lag and usually a total browser crash!

It took me a while to figure out what caused the problem, so I thought...

Screen Shot Competition

Screen Shot Competition

Aug 02

There have been some cool additions to DDO recently and what better way is there to see the new changes in action than screenshots?

I will be giving away some great loot, listed below, to the best Dungeons and Dragons Online screenshot taken and posted here. A snap poll will take place, but I will ultimately decide the winner (excluding...

Website Updated

Website Updated

Aug 01

The Abeon Tech blog has been updated, cleaned up, optimized and re-styled!

The old template was starting to look a little out of date so I decided to make some changes. Most of the changes were cosmetic but all the changes are listed below…

  • Complete style overhaul
  • Forum removed for security reasons
  • Articles reviewed and several updated
  • Easy...

Official Known Issues

Official Known Issues

Aug 01

Dungeons & Dragons Online, just like most MMOs, has a number of bugs in the game at any one time. These are usually found while the server is live, but some are just deemed small or insignificant enough to be released and patched at a later date.

This article has an up-to-date list of the known issues in Dungeons & Dragons Online.
It’s worth having a quick read...

Penn and Teller and Tom Jones

Penn and Teller and Tom Jones

Jul 17

Penn and Teller performed a card trick for Tom Jones on a recent episode of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross…

It’s a an effective trick, but not hard to see how it could be done.
Penn asks Tom Jones to say stop and cuts the deck at that point.
Then he tries to find the card in the deck, without much success.
After many failed...