Users of the group-chat interface Campfire will be glad to hear that they can continue the group-conversation on their iPhone. 37signals has announced that their Campfire interface is now live on the iPhone. Any iPhone that visits a campfire site will find that a new iPhone-optimized interface is waiting for them.

The iPhone-specific Campfire sites have been designed to allow you to scroll through the chat-transcript, but you’ll need to use a “two-finger scroll” method.

If you use Campfire and the iPhone, head to your Campfire site and, uh, fire ‘er up! We don’t use Campfire, so let us know how you like the new iPhone interface.

[Via: 37signals]

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Don’t know you have heard about MindMeister, but it’s a great web-based mind mapping tool which allows creation of mind maps by multiple users in real time — and which I personally use. And guess what, they’ve decided to get some media attention by adding support for Apple’s handset.

To be fair, it’s not the complete service you’ll be able to access from your iPhone. Rather the Germany-based company decided to “iPhone-ize” their Geistesblitz Tools, allowing users to quickly submit their ideas (or Geistesblitzes) to a default map in MindMeister. The ideas are inserted in a special branch top left of the root and remain there for you to copy to other maps, or move around within the default map.

Finally in case you’re wondering what the hack “Geistesblitz” means, it’s literally translated as mind flash - a sudden insight or idea, often brilliant and unexpected…

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Word on the street has it that iPhone users who have upgraded to the 1.1.3 firmware are currently experiencing a higher rate of dropped calls, with an invisible gremlin following their handset to mysteriously turn a five bar signal strength to zero whenever you are talking, only to have it return to full strength when you hang up. Should one engage the services of the local shaman to rid their iPhone of this bug, or will the standard "jiggle the SIM card" procedure work this time? Is this true? Could any of our dear readers verify with this bit of news?

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This is one MP3 player that definitely makes you stand out from the crowd - the Cooper Blue Diamond G-2 MP3 player. It looks like a piece of jewelry from far away, but upon closer inspection, you'll notice that it actually comes with the following specifications :-

• MP3, WMA and WAV files playback


• LRC lyric support for sing-along sessions


• 128 x 64 two-color OLED display

This 2GB MP3 player will retail for approximately $28 - I wonder whether there are plans for a video-capable version in the future.

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In an apparent effort to spur sales of the iPhone in the UK, Apple’s iPhone partner, O2, has announced that they’ll be radically changing their iPhone wireless plans. Most O2 iPhone customers will see a three-fold increase in wireless minutes on the same monthly tariff.

O2 iPhone customers on the �35 wireless plan can look forward to 600 wireless minutes (up from 200) and “more than double” the number of bundled SMS text messages. Those with �45 plans can expect to get a bump up to 1,200 minutes and 500 SMS text messages - the same as the current �55 plan. O2 will be dissolving its �55 plan and replacing it with a �75 “super-tier” wireless plan. “Super-tier” customers will be offered 3,000 minutes and 500 included SMS text messages.

The iPhone’s on-contract (18 months) will remain unchanged at �269. Current customers on the� �55 plan can choose to save the� �10 or upgrade to the “super-tier.” The new plans should go into effect on February 1.

Now, that’s what O2 iPhone customers should have been offered from the beginning. These revised rate-plans may just help boost iPhone sales in the UK - adding to the 190,000 iPhones sold in the first 8 weeks of sales.

[Via: Apple Insider]

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Did Apple (or someone with the right connections) leak the iPhone application SDK key?

Well, according to those that know more about iPhone development than us, the code you see below is the official iPhone application SDK key.

The key was apparently going to be used to authenticate official third-party applications that were developed using the official iPhone SDK. But, now that the key has hit the ‘nets, we’re sure that Apple will be coming up with a new key when the SDK launches - which is to say, next month.

Still, the discovery of this key suggests that iPhone hackers are close to developing third-party applications that are recognized and installable through iTunes. If iPhone developers are able to home-in on a solution to load third-party applications onto the iPhone, via iTunes, firmware jailbreaks may become a thing of the past.

Let’s see what happens next month.

Here’s the iPhone application SDK key:

18 84 58 A6 D1 50 34 DF E3 86 F2 3B 61 D4 37 74

[Via: zibree]

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Softbank's Full Face 2 - also known as the 921 SH might fool you from a distance into thinking that it is actually an iPhone, but it isn't. Don't go thinking that the large screen real estate you see up front is touch sensitive since it is just meant to display information and not to interact with. The 3.2" LCD display has a resolution of 480 x 854 and is equipped with a motion sensor located at the bottom. Other features of this Sharp-designed handset are :-

• 3.2 megapixel camera


• microSDHC memory card support


• HSDPA connectivity


• 1Seg TV Tuner


• Bluetooth connectivity


• Felica support

You can tell this beauty of a fingerprint magnet will remain strictly a Japan-only device. Sigh...

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[DEMO 08] Ecrio’s MoBeam is a small device that can store coupons transferred via Bluetooth. The coupons can originate from many sources, including a cellphone (downloaded from the web/email/SMS) or a coupon-broadcasting station at a retailer. The device is capable of sending light signals that emulate the reflection of a paper barcode to a normal barcode reader. That’s good news for the retailer because there’s no need for expensive equipment expenditures.

From there, it’s not hard to imagine a PC application and an iTunes equivalent of local coupons… Is this “Coupons 2.0”? Also, if that leads to having less SPAM in my (physical) mailbox, that would be great!

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Don’t know have you heard about Treasuremytext, but it’s quite a neat service. Basically, they are providing users with an SMS archive service, and as you can guess - they’ve just announced support for the Apple iPhone.

The application, still in beta, requires Jailbroken iPhone with “Installer App” and a Treasuremytext account. After you’ve installed the app, you’ll be able to delete individual text messages (a feature missing from the built in SMS application), archive SMS to your Treasuremytext account, and even send SMS free of charge (either via EDGE or Wifi). In addition, once you’ve archived your SMS, you’ll be able to access it via Treasuremytext’s website, where they (text messages) are saved with the original date sent and contact information. Nice!

Interested? Sure you are. However, there’s a catch. As we said the application is still in beta so getting it to work isn’t actually the easiest thing to do. You’ll need an invite and some tweaking on your iPhone. That being said, I’m better off leaving you to read the full post on Treasuremytext’s blog which has all the instructions. So here it goes and good luck!

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During this year’s Macworld, a startup called PimpMyNews.com launched a “talking” news application for the iPhone and the iPod Touch users.

The Web-based application, accessible through the Safari browser, searches the Internet for the latest news and converts text-based stories to audio, enabling users to get their daily dose of information while on-the-go.

At the moment, PimpMyNews features more than 200,000 talking stories across 59 categories, and more than 4,000 stories are added each day. Users can even create their own “personalized talking newspaper” by selecting categories and news sources. In addition, audio files can be shared with others and posted on popular social networking sites, including Facebook, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, and Reddit.

[Via: Yahoo]

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Following the launch for the Mac Adress Book, Plaxo has announced that their popular Pulse service is now available via the iPhone.

Those not familiar should know Pulse is Plaxo’s “next generation” social network that allows members to stay connected to their contacts and everything they create on the Open Social Web. By bringing together all the feeds from popular Web 2.0 services such as Digg, Flickr, Last.fm, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube - Pulse enables users to get their information via streams that are separated by business, family or friend. In recent weeks, the service has seen tremendous growth and Plaxo has nearly 20 million members worldwide…

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Following on iPhone sales figures from Apple, Orange, and O2, T-Mobile Germany has finally chimed in on their own sales numbers.

T-Mobile Germany has apparently sold about 70,000 iPhones in its 11 weeks of sales. If you’ll recall, the iPhone hit the German market in November of last year, and has been selling at an average rate of 900 units per day. France’s Orange iPhone stands in stark contrast to Germany’s three-month iPhone sales performance. The French carrier sold 70,000 iPhones in its first month of sales - definitely an interesting look at the T-Mobile iPhone announcement.

Still, T-Mobile Germany’s Philipp Humm stated that “the iPhone is by far the most sold multimedia device in T-Mobile’s portfolio.”

[Via: Reuters]

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Ah, yet another iPod Shuffle-like MP3 player, save for the fact that this is but a concept. Known as the Tactile MP3 player, you don't get any displays with these. Instead, there are 5 basic controls on the surface that help you navigate through your audio. These buttons are denoted by Braille-like bumps. I'd like a fancy screen to go with my MP3 player though, thank you very much. Guess should this ever make it into production, it will probably target gym boffins.

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Online retailer Amazon.com now holds the distinction of being the only retailer to offer DRM-free MP3s from all four major music labels - that, and in addition to thousands of other independent labels worldwide. These offerings are now no longer limited to the US only, but internationally so the rest of the world can get on with their lives without being tied down to some sort of pesky DRM music on their respective audio players.

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Replacement Housing for iPhone.

Price US$95.00 from brando

Features:
Replacement housing for your iPhone.

Package Contents:
One Front Bezel
One Rear Panel (8GB)
One Midboard
One Bottom Antenna
One Click Button

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Well, the iPhone Dev Team has done it again. A working jailbreak for 1.1.3 is finally here.

STATEMENT OF RISK

As all upgrades are risky, this one is doubly so. You may have to restore your phone using iTunes and start again if it fails. Make sure to back up first!

Let's continue

This jailbreak, like the 1.1.2 jailbreak, comes as an upgrade. This means you need to have a 1.1.1 or 1.1.2

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Spotted on swongled.com, this card is thought by some to be an SIM-unlock hardware solution that coots $30. We’re skeptical at best, because this looks like a hoax, but we thought that it might be a good topic for a quick talk at the coffee machine. First, is it possible to do a SIM that would crack the phone’s SIM lock? I don’t think so - what do you think?

[Thanks Nick B]

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In case you missed it, the Mac version of the JailBreak (unlock software) for the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is out. It can be downloaded at cre.ations.net.

The software was previously available on Windows (nice irony). Try it at your own risk and don’t forget to backup your data before doing it!

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Turntable Features Direct Recording to iPod or Computer

Cumberland, R.I. ? Numark, the world?s leading manufacturer of products for the DJ market, announces the TTi turntable. This new turntable includes a Universal Dock for iPod, USB audio interface, a metal platter and pitch control, making it one of the most versatile turntables ever produced.

Legendary Numark turntable performance, USB

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iPhone FM Transmitter

Play music from your iPhone or iPod wirelessly through your car or home stereo.

Price US$25.00 from brando

Specification:
Mini FM Transmitter with LCD Display
Compatible with all iPod, as well as iPhone
Receiver sensitivity: <-80dBm (Per 1%)
Signal noise ratio (SNR > 68 DB)
Frequency: 87.6 - 107.9Mhz, 0.1 Mhz/step
Power from iPod & iPhone
Distance: 33ft (in

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Apple has lowered its projected shipments of iPhones from two million units to around 1-1.2 million units for the second fiscal quarter, which will end March 2008, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted sources at Apple's handset component suppliers in Taiwan as indicating.

Sales of iPhones in Europe have been lower than expected, pushing Apple to slash its shipment projection for

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Could this firmware be the one that Steve Jobs has been holding over our heads for the past few months? Most likely.

It seems that the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware has been primped and prepped to play nice with officially, Apple-sanctioned third-party application. Here’s a rundown of what’s different in the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware:

• Applications actually show up in the /Applications folder (no modification necessary)


• Applications run under user “mobile” rather than “root”


• Preferences are stored in var/mobile instead of var/root


• SpringBoard (the homescreen application) seems to also support widgets

The new iPhone framework appears to have been reworked to run applications in a more restricted user-environment. Running the apps under “mobile” provides extra protection and prevents any third-party app from making dangerous changes to your iPhone’s firmware - the kind of firmware-alterations that are possible when running applications as “root.”

There is also some widget support, native homescreen pagination (multiple homescreen pages), and applications are set to store themselves in the official /Applications directory.

All signs point to the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware being “the one” that will accept and run official installable applications from Apple-approved third-party developers.

Now, all we have to do is wait for Apple to release that iPhone SDK.

[Via: cre.ations.net]

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Right. Remember when we speculated that the iPhone dev community was holding off on releasing their software-based jailbreak method so as to not give Apple a chance to patch the exploit with the release of their official iPhone SDK? Well, it looks like we were wrong - and we can’t say we’ve ever been happier to be wrong about something.

Word on the street has it that the simpler of two viable jailbreak methods could be released as soon as “tonight or tomorrow!” The iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak process should prove to be no more difficult than the iPhone v1.1.2 jailbreak method.

With the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware reportedly ready to rock-and-roll with official third-party applications, it seems that the iPhone dev community sees this as a good time to release the software-based iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak solution. But, they’re apparently keeping the more complex of the two jailbreak solutions on lock-down, just in case Apple does decide to do a last-minute firmware patch, rendering the public jailbreak method invalid.

Stay tuned! We’ll keep you updated as the jailbreak becomes public.

[Via: iPhone Atlas]

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With the end of the fiscal year, companies are making public just how much they made or lost over the past year. One of the year’s clear winners is AT&T. They just released their yearly statements, outlining a 61.8% increase in Q4 2007 earnings to $3.14 billion, compared to Q4 2006. Sales were up 91% to $30.35 billion from $15.9 billion a year ago.

AT&T also increased their subscriber-base by 2.7 million customers (to a nation-leading 70.1 million total subscribers) - fueled by the influx of new AT&T customers signing-on to get their hands on an iPhone. Wireless revenues were up 16.3% to $11.4 billion.

It looks like AT&T’s 2.3 million iPhone users played a large part in making 2007 a great year for AT&T. We wonder just how many of those users defected from Sprint.

Poor Sprint, rich AT&T!

[Via: AppleInsider and Yahoo]

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Apple’s done quite well for itself with the iPhone. They’ve moved millions upon millions of the heralded handset, and they’re rolling in revenue-dough.

Now there’s a report, from the Chinese-language Economic Daily News, that Apple has reduced its Q2 iPhone orders from 2 million to 1.0-1.2 million - about half the expected amount of Q1 iPhone orders. The China-based tech-rag points to slow European iPhone sales as a reason for the reduction in handset orders, however they failed to provide further details.

With Steve Jobs’ recent announcement that Apple has sold 4 million iPhones since its launch, and� is currently sustaining daily iPhone sales rates of 20,000 units, it seems unlikely that Apple is worried about their European sales figures. At the stated sales-rate, Apple is on track to move 1.8 million iPhones by March of this year, completely invalidating the Economic Daily News’ “report.”

The discrepancy could be attributed to Apple’s multi-supplier strategy. Apple routinely calls upon multiple suppliers to source their components, a strategy that aims to reduce Apple’s exposure to supply-chain and market volatility - Apple sources their touch-screen component from two different suppliers.

As such, any estimates based on a single supplier’s iPhone component-orders could lead to projected iPhone orders that are about half of actual iPhone shipments.

Or maybe the iPhone is really bombing in sales.

[Via: DigiTimes]

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That’s right! The title says it all. We expected the software-based iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak no earlier than tonight, and the iPhone Dev Team has taken us by (pleasant) surprise!The iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak is now live and ready to bring third-party applications, via Installer.app, to your newly updated (or brand-new) iPhone.

We’ll get straight to the juiciness (you’ll need a jailbroken iPhone v1.1.1 or v1.1.2):

• Connect your iPhone to your computer (via USB cable, of course)


• Download, install and run iBrickr Special 1.1.3 jailbreak edition (iBricker.exe)
  
  


• iBrickr will determine your firmware version and guide you through the jailbreak process


• iBrickr will load the new firmware on your phone


• Once iBrickr does its thing, goto Installer.app and install the “1.1.3 soft upgrade” package


• When the installation completes (give it 10-15 minutes) your iPhone will reboot with a new v1.1.3 firmware

See, it’s not all that hard. We’ll shut up now and let you get to updating your iPhone to a jailbroken v1.1.3.

Big ups to the iPhone Dev Team!

Update: Windows-only, folks. Stay tuned for the Mac version.�

[Via: cre.ations.net]

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According to Apple, they have shipped four million iPhones since launch. AT&T customers comprise of just under half that amount, which leaves a large number of handsets unaccounted for. According to Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research, the sum of AT&T's subscription numbers and European projections would mean around 1.4 million iPhones are sitting idly on store shelves or being sold as unlocked devices. The latter currently stands at approximately 250,000 units, so that leaves approximately more than half a million iPhones that are missing in action. What are some of your theories behind this? Does this mean that HTC, having sold (not shipped) more than 2 million HTC Touches is actually the big winner here?

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Here's a list of my top 10 movies for iPod, (they are also very popular titles) and a brief description of what they are about. These are my top 10 picks, hopefully you will enjoy them as well.

You can download this iPod movies online from ZML.COM. ZML.com has been on the rader for about six years, but in the last few months it has started becoming the first pick for price conscious movie lovers. For about $1.99 you can download movies to iPod.

All of the iPod movies are DRM-free, and the URL to download your chosen flick from is valid for a generous two weeks, allowing users plenty of time to complete their download.

 

Top ten movies for iPod

Live Free or Die Hard

Action / Adventure / Thriller, 2007, USA

Veteran detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back in action when the United States of America face a new generation of terrorism. An organization of cyber criminals has a diabolical scheme to ruin the country's computer infrastructure including communications, transport and financial data. Criminal mastermind Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) estimated every detail in this case, saving that McClane is an old school cop who has a well-honed arsenal of methods to foil the nefarious plans of the terrorists.

Download Live Free or Die Hard

 

 

Christmas in South Park

Animation / Comedy / Musical, 2000, USA

Howdy Ho! Mr. Hankey, everybody's favorite piece of poo, is here to show us his line up of holly jolly Christmas songs! There's S.D. Kluger singing the Mr. Hankey theme, then we've got Mr. Mackey singing Carol of the Bells, Eric Cartman singing "O Holy Night", Jesus Christ and Santa Claus singing a medley of Christmas jingles, and even Mr. Garrison wishes all the religions of the world a Merry fucking Christmas! It really is a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, a Krazy Kwanza, and all the rest!

Download Christmas in South Park

 

 

Leon (Professional, The) 

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller, 1994, France

Leon is a first-class hit man, but is also a sensitive guy who loves his potted plants. He is moral: "No women, no children" is his professional motto. He is sympathetic to his neighbor, Mathilda, a typically rebellious twelve-year-old who has trouble with her family. But when her father runs afoul of drug kingpin Norman Stansfield, Mathilda turns to Leon for assistance.

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Rescue Dawn

Action / Adventure / Drama / War, 2006, USA

The suspense-filled war drama is based on the real-life story of German-born Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) who satisfied his passion for flying by becoming a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. While on a secret bombing mission over Laos during the Vietnam War, he was shot down and captured by Vietcong guerrillas. The young man displayed fortitude and endurance when he was brutally tortured by his captors who wanted him to betray his country. Taken to a prison camp, Dengler didn't succumb to despair and began planning an escape from the clutches of the sadistic camp guards.

Download Rescue Dawn

 

 

28 Days Later

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller, 2002, UK

It has been twenty-eight days since Jim, a young bicycle courier, was knocked off his bike and injured in a car accident. When he wakes up from his coma, the world has changed. London is deserted, litter-strewn and grim, and it seems the entire world has disappeared. The truth, however, is even more horrifying - a devestating psychological virus has been unleashed on the world, turning the population into blood-crazed psychopaths driven only to kill and destroy the uninfected. A bitter struggle to get out of the city with fellow survivors to a military encampment at Manchester follows - but there, their troubles are just beginning...

Download 28 Days Later

 

Futurama: Bender's Big Score

Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi, 2007, USA

Proving that you just can't keep a good animated series down, Bender's Big Score revives the Futurama crew in a full-length feature (reportedly, the first of four which will later be broken down into individual episodes for television broadcast) chock full of the satiric touches that made the Matt Groening series a cult favorite among sci-fi and animation fans. In true Futurama form, the plot of Big Score is proudly ridiculous: At its core, it's about alien telemarketers with a plan to steal Earth's most valuable historical objects, who use e-mail viruses to cripple Planet Express and take control of belligerent robot Bender; the latter carries out their scheme via a time-travel code tattooed on Fry's backside.

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Lord of War

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller, 2005, France, USA

The cynical Ukrainian immigrant Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) becomes the biggest arms dealer in the world. His clients include the world's most notorious dictators he is on close terms with. He can do anything he sets his mind to, and the luck is apparently on his side. It is he who sold off huge stockpiles of Kalashnikovs from Ukrainian ammunition depots. It is he who outsmarted the FBI. It is he who knows holes in laws. He could be named Batman or Iron Man. When his illegal business makes him a millionaire, Orlov suddenly faces an unexpected adversary - his own conscience. Moreover, Interpol agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke) is after him. But it is not easy to give up the world full of gratifications, beautiful women and weapons, especially as no one wants him to stop, even his rivals...

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Green Mile, The

Crime / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery, 1999, USA

Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller, produced in 1991, France, USA

In the last movie a cyborg was sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor, but he failed. Now a much more powerful one sent from the future to kill Sarah's son - John Connor, the leader of the future rebels. A terminator was send from the future once more, but this time to protect Connor. The only problem is that the terminator who was send to kill Connor is much more powerful and clever than the one who was send to protect him. Moreover, none can help Connor, since they do not believe in robots. Now Connor and his protector has no choice but to survive on their own.

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Gattaca

Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller, 1997, USA

Vincent is one of the last "natural" babies born into a sterile, genetically-enhanced world, where life expectancy and disease likelihood are ascertained at birth. Myopic and due to die at 30, he has no chance of a career in a society that now discriminates against your genes, instead of your gender, race or religion. Going underground, he assumes the identity of Jerome, crippled in an accident, and achieves prominence in the Gattaca Corporation, where he is selected for his lifelong desire: a manned mission to Saturn. Constantly passing gene tests by diligently using samples of Jerome's hair, skin, blood and urine, his now-perfect world is thrown into increasing desperation, his dream within reach, when the mission director is killed - and he carelessly loses an eyelash at the scene!

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Wow, some people have a lot of free time. At least it’s good for a laugh.

Some people love the iPhone, some people hate, but everyone knows what it is. Case in point, anyone out there not know what this video parodies?

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Everyone wants an iPhone, right? No? Well, it’s a a hot-selling handset for sure - a tempting mark for wannabe crooks looking to turn a quick buck. Following on that other idiotic criminal venture that was caught on tape (okay, it’s wasn’t literally a tape, but rather a digital recording), two retarded New York truck drivers hatched a plan to steal the 300 iPhones, destined for Hong Kong, that were sitting in the rear of the delivery truck.

Apparently, the bumbling duo swiped the iPhone-shipment and replaced them with reams of paper. They offloaded the, uh, load, at Kennedy Airport, quit their jobs, and kicked off plans to move to Florida. Emmanuel Etienne, 20, of 761 Grand Terrace, and Jarred E. Thomas, 22, of 520 Woodland Estates Dr. (it’s great that we know their addresses, isn’t it?), were in the midst of buying up everything a pair of ghetto criminals could want - diamond stud Yankees earrings, Mark Ecko watches, Nike high-top sneakers, and, wait for it, a pair of matching Maroon-colored cars (an Acura and a Volkswagon) - when they got nabbed by police. The two men were charged with second-degree larceny.

The crooks may have gotten away with their scheme if Cathay Pacific airline workers didn’t notice the shady-looking wrapping on the shipment of boxes. Etienne and Thomas, in their rush to buy matching Maroon-colored cars, did a crap job of re-shrink-wrapping the boxes. The questionable wrapping immediately drew the suspicion of Cathay Pacific workers, who found the reams of paper in place of iPhones.

We’re not condoning illicit trade-practices, but come on. If you’re going to steal, then do it right. Dimwits…

[Via: Newsday]

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This portable media player (PMP) has been compared to the Meizu M6, but I think that the iPod nano is its most likely adversary. The Zarva V1 is 6.4mm thick, just a little bit smaller than the (fat) iPod nano and its 6.5mm. At that point, the difference doesn’t really matter and the killer question is: “Where’s the Zarva V1 iTunes?” The answer: “It costs $28”.

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Well, that didn’t take too long. It feels like we were just talking about the iPhone development community having cooked up a rather complicated jailbreak solution for the iPhone v1.1.3. Unfortunately, the jailbreak method wasn’t ready for prime-time because us mere mortals apparently didn’t have the mental facilities to deal with the jailbreaking minutiae.

Anyway, word on the street has it that the iPhone Dev community has drummed up an end-user-friendly version of the iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak. It seems that the current, easier iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak method is about as complex as the iPhone v1.1.2 jailbreak - which is a good thing. Unfortunately, us iPhone users will have to wait until Apple releases the official iPhone SDK before we get the iPhone v1.1.3 jailbreak in our hands.

The reasoning? The iPhone Dev community doesn’t want Apple to patch the jailbreak exploit with the inevitable firmware update that should follow the release of the iPhone SDK. And, we completely agree - it’d be great to have a fully jailbroken iPhone that can support both official iPhone applications and the grass-roots third-party iPhone applications that we’ve become somewhat attached to - a public v1.1.3 jailbreak method could very well mean that Apple will kill the jailbreak solution and lock-down the iPhone for official application-use.

In either case, we can’t wait for official third-party apps to play alongside our Installer.app-sourced third-party applications.

[Via: iPhone Atlas]

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Breakdance party? No problem!

Zip up your tracksuit, gather your crew and get ready for a retro-tastic dance-off because the iPod Boombox is here. This utterly ingenious flat-packed iPod speaker system looks just like an '80s style boombox. You know, the shoulder-riding sound systems used by breakdancers, posers and anyone else keen to assault the eardrums of
the general public. And get this,

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What has our society come to when drug-dealers and calorie-counters look for pocket scales that embody the new hotness in the cellphone industry? Who are we kidding - calorie-counters? This thing’s marketed at illicit-substance traders - drug-pushers, drug-dealers, whatever you want to call them.

The iPhone-shaped scale is being offered for $52.49 and features, well, an iPhone-shaped “expansion cover.” We like the attempt at the iPhone-homescreen look. Everyone else is jumping on the iPhone bandwagon, what’s to stop a pocket-scale manufacturer from doing the same?

Now, does this thing work with current jailbreak solutions? We imagine that could be a useful feature for anyone in the drug-trafficking business.

Oh, and if you’re wondering what this is doing on a mobile-related post, it’s shaped like an iPhone. That qualifies as mobile-related in our book.

[Via: Gizmodo]

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The graphics of the Nintendo games is just not good enough for your iPhone/iPod Touch? How about Super Nintendo? Do I hear yes? If that’s the case you’ll be glad to know the SNES emulator is about to hit iPhone, iPod Touch - big time!

It’s still in beta and currently it’s not available for all of us. Still, if you’re eager to be one of the first ones that will take the “SNES experience” with you, feel free to join the forums and donate a few bucks. Afterwards, you’re ready to go. Forget that, even if you’ll be using the application later — when the final version rolls out — you should still donate. It doesn’t cost much and helps the developer continue doing his thing.

Anyway, the short demo video of SNES emulator in action follows after the jump.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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Makayama has released a new native iPhone application called VoiceDial. As you can probably guess from its name, the application adds voice dialing feature to the iPhone, but also allows users to start applications and open Safari bookmarks without touching their shiny handset — all they have to do is say it and Makayama’s app will take it from there.

The interesting thing about VoiceDial is that it isn’t free. So far virtually all applications we’ve seen — except Navizon — have been developed by iPhone enthusiasts and were offered as a free download. Entrance of the established developer like Makayama to the space is certainly encouraging to the iPhone users, even though they’ll have to pay $27.95 or 19.95 EUR in order to download VoiceDial… More information is available from here.

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Anyone with an iPhone will definitely want to do their best to keep it scratch-free as long as possible (we know it is inevitable), which is why OtterBox has come up with their iPhone case that was paraded at the recently concluded MacWorld. This polycarbonate shell snaps together to safeguard the device, while a scratch-resistant polycarbonate membrane prevents the screen from picking up dust and stops light water intrusion. Sounds like my kind of case for any shiny new device, and not only the iPhone.

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I must admit - this isn't exactly the most endearing term I have come across to date for an iPod speaker, but what the heck. Bird Electron has taken the minimalist approach with this speaker that looks decidedly DIY. Also known as the EZ17-B, it fits nicely into the clear plastic box that some versions of the nano and Shuffle ship in, and does not need an additional power source. For those who hate keeping clutter around the home, fret not. This works just fine with an empty water bottle, although it will probably add a negative to your sex appeal. I think I'll pass on the $40 price tag.

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iPhone and iPod Touch owners who love retro videogames, rejoice! There is now a SNES emulator in the works for both Cupertino devices, although it is still in beta and not freely available for everyone. Folks who are interested in getting first dibs can always join the forums and drop some coin as a donation to get a free copy. I think the final version definitely warrants some sort of thank you note in the form of money to show the developer your appreciation. Soon touching will be done in a new way, and not on a Nintendo DS.

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The iPhone development community has done it again. Software/firmware revision 1.1.3 has been jailbroken (full read/write access to the filesystem), meaning that unofficial third-party applications can be installed under this release. Unfortunately, the current method is so complex that its developers have decided to hold off a public release [Update: We?ve also learned that the jailbreak method

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When it comes to menial, time-wasting games on the iPhone, Tap Tap Revolution tops our list. TTR is all about tapping the screen in sync with a particular beat - think Dance Dance Revolution for your fingers.

The newest screen-tapping time-waster to hit the iPhone is PocketGuitar. With simulated, on-screen guitar frets and a strum “board,” PocketGuitar brings the faux-rockster as close to a real guitar-experience as you can get on the iPhone. Wannabe guitar-rockers will have a blast with this game. Real musicians will just be disgusted.

Come to think of it, seeing as how addictive Guitar Hero has proven to be, we’re going to give this PocketGuitar application a “highly addictive” rating.

You can find PocketGuitar in your Installer.app application list - as soon as you add the PodMap application repository to your “Source” list. We’ve gone over this before, but if you’re still a little fuzzy as to how to go about adding a repository to your “Source” list, hit up our tutorial.

You’ll want to add the http://podmap.net/apps URL to your “Source” list. Hit refresh, and look for PocketGuitar under the “Toys” category.

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Here's yet another iPod Touch clone to hit the market, and as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, this won't be the last. Dubbed the Video Touch from Korean company Tomato, you get the following :-

• 2.5" QVGA touch screen display


• 2GB/4GB internal memory


• Supports MP3, WMA, WAV and APE/FLAC lossless formats

The 2GB and 4GB models will retail for $63 and $84 respectively.

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All you corporate-types that have been waiting to apply your corporate/business account discounts toward a shiny, new iPhone can finally breathe easy. As we previously reported, the rumors about AT&T’s plan to bring the iPhone to corporate and business customers have come to fruition.

Today, AT&T has made the iPhone available to all corporate accounts - with the stipulation that the iPhone be purchased with a new 2-year contract (or that current contract be renewed to 2 years). Users must activate a valid iPhone voice plan and an Enterprise Data Plan for iPhone. While the voice plans will be offered at the expected corporate-discount pricing scheme, corporate customers will have to sign up for a $45 Enterprise Data Plan that includes the same unlimited data and 200 SMS text messages that residential customers get for $20.

However, AT&T is offering a $25 monthly-discount on the Enterprise Data Plan for eligible corporate/business accounts that maintain valid Enterprise voice and data plans for the entirety of their contract. Customers will have to activate their Enterprise iPhone pan by March 31, 2008 to qualify for this discount.

Corporate and business users go forth and snatch up that iPhone you’ve been waiting for! With IBM’s Lotus Notes destined to hit the iPhone soon, we’re sure you’ll be more than happy to deal with that clunky email system on your iPhone.� What’s that you say? You need some MS Exchange support? Um, join the party.

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All those European-iPhone naysayers are sure to love this little tidbit coming out of the UK.

The Financial Times is reporting that “people familiar with the situation” have indicated that O2 UK, Apple’s British iPhone partner, has moved something like 190,000 iPhones out its doors in the first two months of iPhone-sales - which is pretty much on track with O2’s goal of selling 200,000 iPhones in the first 8 weeks of sales.

O2 declined to comment on actual sales numbers, but has said that it is “delighted with the response to the iPhone, which has seen unprecedented levels of customer satisfaction,” adding that the Apple iPhone is O2’s hottest-selling mobile phone “by a significant margin.”

The report comes amid speculation that iPhone sales have been sluggish in the UK. But, this new report seems to fall in line with Ben’s assertion that the iPhone has sparked an upturn in O2’s subscriber-count. We all know that the iPhone lacks in the features department, but that fact actually makes a stronger case for the iPhone’s impact on the global mobile phone market.

Well done, O2. Now, just make sure you snag the 3G iPhone contract, ‘kay?

[Via: MacDailyNews]

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Having owned the Nokia N93, I know that having a phone with the optical zoom is a great thing. That being said I find all those “optical zoom addons” for regular camera phones quite interesting. They are not big, hence are easy to carry around…

Today we’re presenting you with the optical zoom addon for the iPhone. The Conice 6×18 Zoom Attachment may look kinda ugly compared with the device it should be mounted to, but for $15 you can hardly find the more useful accessory for your shiny handset. As you can guess from the name of it, this baby adds 6x optical zoom, allowing you to comfortably spy on others from a safe distance. Not that we’re suggesting you should. It’s just an option.

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That iPhone v1.1.3 firmware not meeting your expectations? Is multiple-contact SMS text message support, Google Maps with “My Location,” WebClips, and homescreen customization proving to not be worth sacrificing your third-party applications?

Well, you’re in luck. If the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware isn’t as great as you expected it to be, then you’re more than welcome to downgrade to the v1.1.1 firmware - granted, your iPhone will no longer function as a phone.

If you want out of the iPhone v1.1.3, follow these steps:

1. Download iPHUC


2. Download the iPhone v1.1.1 firmware package here


3. Extract the package to your desktop (or anywhere that you’ll easily remember - you’ll have to enter the path to this folder, so keep it simple)


4. Connect your iPhone/iPod Touch to your computer - quit iTunes if it opens up, or if it’s already running


5. Execute iPHUC


6. Enter “recovery mode” in iPHUC by issuing the command “enterrecovery” (without quotes, obviously)


7. Issue the “filecopytophone” command to copy the v1.1.1 firmware to your iPhone/iPod Touch - it should look something like this:
   
   filecopytophone c:\WTF.s5l8900xall.RELEASE.dfu
   
   or
   
   filecopytophone \Users\IntoMobile\Desktop\v1.1.3downgrade\WTF.s5l8900xall.RELEASE.dfu


8. Hit “Enter”


9. Issue the “cmd go” command and hit “Enter”


10. Quit iPHUC


11. Fire up iTunes and click “OK” when it prompts you about your iPhone/iTouch being in recover mode


12. Restore your iPhone/iTouch to the v1.1.1 firmware by Option-Click (Mac) or Shift-Click (Windows) on the “Restore” button


13. Locate and choose the v1.1.1 ipsw file


14. If you get a 1015 error, issue the “cmd fsboot” command in iPHUC

You now have a fully functioning and jailbreakable iPod Touch or a jailbreakable iPhone that doesn’t make phone calls. Good luck!

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Secondary battery with charger and as docking for iPhone.

US$42.00 from brando

Features:
On/Off button to access the secondary battery when on, off use iPhone battery.
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Yamaha's CD to MP3 Converter and Player helps you convert your precious CD collection into a more portable MP3 format in order to keep up with the times. At £34.99, it certainly sounds like a bargain compared to other rip and play solutions that are in the market. In addition, it has features such as a USB slot, a memory card reader and a DivX player to add further value. Have you backed up your CD collection yet? After all, you do need to fill up that 160GB iPod Classic of yours with something...

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Talk about one of the most recyclable boomboxes ever! The iPod Retro Cardboard BoomBox, despite being rather flimsy and will end up totally soggy during a downpour, claims to produce crisp, powerful sonics. Retailing for $39.10, do you think that price tag warrants an impulse purchase?

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Here are some more pics and a really long video demonstrating the new features of the new iPhone firmware 1.1.3.

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Sitting on a pile of cash? Gold iPhone’s not your thing? How about one of these Gold & Diamond cases for your shiny gadget?

The “world’s first” diamond iPhone case has 42 diamonds set in 18K gold, embedded in a “rare gold carbon fiber leather case.” Yeah, the superior quality is there and so is the price. But then again, you don’t want to make a fuss about mere $20,000, do you?

Anyway, quantities are “extremely limited,” and more information is available from here.

[Via: Gizmodo]

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Welp, that’s the game, folks! Just days after the third-party application-killing iPhone v1.1.3 firmware was released, the iPhone developing/hacking community has already put together a legit jailbreak solution for all iPhones and iPod Touches running v1.1.3 code. Apparently, some firmware code-digging has revealed that Apple’s codename for the v1.1.3 firmware is “LittleBear” - now that’s cute.

Now, the jailbreak (which allows full read/write access to the iPhone’s file-system, and thus allows native third-party applications to be installed) solution has been deemed by its developers as too complex for public consumption. That means there is no public jailbreak solution available, but rest assured that this major milestone in iPhone v1.1.3 development puts a public jailbreak solution on track for a near-term release.

Just in case you’re more cynic than enthusiast, check out the video clip of a jailbroken iPod Touch, running the v1.1.3 firmware, and demonstrating some Installer.app goodness. The jailbreak solution has been confirmed to work on both iPhones and iPod Touches.

[Via: iPhone Atlas]

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This isn?t a post about how many iPhones have been sold (since people don?t leave that kind of data laying about!), but rather about the knock-on effect in O2 stores in the UK. It?s been reported that there has been a three-fold (that?s 3x for those of you that like to abbreviate) increase in the number of people coming in to stores since the wonderphone?s release?.

Whilst there have been some anecdotal reports that the iPhone may not have done the volumes expected, this ?pebble in a pond? radiating effect on sales of other devices, accessories, and tariffs, can only be a good thing.

My opinion (for what it?s worth) is that securing the iPhone was another master-stroke by O2, following hotly on the heels of the launch of ?The O2? (formerly the Millenium Dome) ? for anyone that has been there, you will no doubt have been impressed at the experience! Having pulled that not inconsequential feat off, O2 then secured the most sought-after (if not most-hyped) device since time started, and have now boosted customers in-store! Amazing!

Well Done O2 UK!

[Via: The Independent on Sunday]

 

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MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO?Apple� announced a free software update for its revolutionary iPhone? that allows users to automatically find their location using the redesigned Maps application*; text message multiple people in one message; create Web Clips for their favorite websites; customize their home screen; and watch movies rented from the new iTunes� Movie Rentals right on their iPhone. With its revolutionary multi-touch user interface and pioneering software, users can easily add significant new features to their iPhone through software updates whenever an update becomes available. New iPhone products shipping from the factory will include the software update and existing iPhone customers will automatically get the update for free when they sync their iPhone with iTunes (www.itunes.com).

?iPhone doesn?t stand still?we?re making it better and better all the time,? said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. ?We?ve delighted millions of users with this revolutionary and magical product and it?s great to share these improvements with them.?

Maps, one of the most popular and helpful applications on iPhone, has a new interface that is simpler and easier to use and adds incredible new features such as the ability to find your location automatically. With just the tap of a button, iPhone can now triangulate your position using nearby Wi-Fi base stations or cellular towers. You can use this as a starting or ending point for directions or to find local points of interest. The new hybrid map view combines map view and satellite view so you can see major street names overlaid on satellite imagery.

Users can now create Web Clips?icons on the home screen that take you directly to your favorite websites, including to the exact spot you have zoomed into. Web Clips are a great way to easily track websites that you frequently check such as news, blogs, sports sites and movie listings. In addition, users can now customize their home screen by repositioning any of the icons, and even create up to nine different home screens that they can easily flick between.

iPhone?s new software update also adds the ability to send the same SMS text message to multiple people, and iPhone saves a history of your text messages, so with one tap you can send a new message to the same group.

With Apple's new iTunes Movie Rentals, movie fans can rent movies on their computer, easily and quickly transfer them to their iPhone, and watch them anywhere on iPhone's gorgeous 3.5 inch screen. Users can also now navigate forward or backward through their movies by chapters, select alternate language tracks and view subtitles, if available.

Pricing & Availability
The iPhone software update 1.1.3 is available immediately for free via iTunes 7.5 or later for all existing iPhone customers in the US, UK, Germany and France. New iPhone products shipping from the factory will include the software update and existing iPhone customers will automatically get the update for free when they sync their iPhone with iTunes (www.itunes.com). iTunes Movie Rentals are available in the US only. Further information for iPhone can be found at www.apple.com/iphone.

*Availability and precision of Maps positioning features will vary depending on actual location.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

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At the first day of Macworld, Google announced new improvements to the integrated Google experience on iPhone. The previous version, launched just over a month ago, brought together our suite of web applications -- including Search, Gmail, Calendar, Reader, and more -- into one easy-to-use interface. Since then, we've streamlined the interface even further, making the applications faster and improving their usability. Some of the improvements announced today include:

Improved UI: The applications look and feel slicker, and they are easier to activate, navigate and use via a touch-screen.

Customization of default tabs: Now Google users can have easy access to their favorite applications by customizing the applications that appear on the Google.com menu bar. Users simply choose their favorite Google applications to bring them to the front menu, ensuring that they'll be close at hand whenever they're needed. Switching between applications is effortless, as users only need to sign in once to access their Gmail, Calendar, Reader, Docs, and Picasa accounts.

Speedier Gmail: New emails will automatically show up so there's no need to manually refresh inboxes. And the new auto-complete feature for contacts makes composing emails faster than ever.

Speedier Calendar: With our new month view, users can glance at an entire month of appointments.

iGoogle: Now Google users can access their iGoogle gadgets on the iPhone. Everything they've customized on their iGoogle homepage including weather, stocks, and news feeds now appear on their iPhones. To go to iGoogle, simply click on the iGoogle link on the Home tab. You can customize your iGoogle page on your computer at www.igoogle.com.

These new features provide iPhone users with a desktop-like Google web application experience in terms of ease-of-use, speed, and feature richness but optimized for the iPhone. This experience is made possible by the iPhone's general usability and the capabilities of its web browser, combined with Google's innovative mobile web applications. We plan to expand this experience to international versions of the iPhone and to other platforms that offer similar usability and browser capabilities. One of our goals is to support platforms that are fulfilling the promise of the mobile web - like the iPhone - and to ultimately deliver unique and compelling mobile experiences that improve people's daily lives.

To get the new Google experience on the iPhone, users simply navigate to www.google.com on the iPhone Safari browser. To see the full range of mobile products and services available from Google, visit mobile.google.com. If you'd like to learn more about today's announcement, Google's mobile initiatives or if you need screenshots, just let us know. And if you're at Macworld please stop by our booth (number 1268 in the South hall) for a live demo! We'll be there at 11:30 am on Tuesday and 10:30 am on the other days.

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No idea why one would actually include a subwoofer inside a china vase, but here it is anyway. The BooM China Vase/iPod speaker that holds a 25-watt subwoofer that is guaranteed to surprise guests to your home as they admire this piece of decorative item. What do you think are some other common household items that would look (and do) better than the BooM China Vase/iPod speaker when it comes to stuffing down a subwoofer?

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Dead iPhone brought back to life with the new firmware 1.1.3.

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iGet Mobile is an application that lets users browse their Mac OS files from iPhones. It is basically a web server that you install on your Mac, that will create a “view” of your files which is tailored for small displays. It works with any web-phones but it has been optimized for the iPhone. [via Uberphones]

Highlights

• Browse and view Mac files


• View Mac files from a Windows browser


• Downsize images


• Send emails with attachments

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It almost seemed that the iPhone-hacking community had given up on trying to unlock the iPhone v1.1.2 firmware. With the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware already fully ensconced in the iPhone-wild, unlocking a previous firmware is kind of a moot endeavor. “Kind of” being the operative phrase here.

We’re sure there are plenty of unlocked-iPhone users out there that are dying to rock an unlocked version of the v1.1.2 firmware. After all, the bump up from v1.1.1 to v1.1.2 does offer some benefits - nothing like what v1.1.3 offers over v1.1.2, but it’s still nice to get a few added features.

Remember that bushy-haired, college-bound geek that posted the first iPhone-unlocking hack? Well, George Hotz, better known in the iPhone development/hacking community as GeoHot, is back on the iPhone unlocking-tip. The college freshman has announced a new hardware-unlock method for opening up the baseband radio on iPhones with v1.1.2 firmwares. The hack requires a hardware-based downgrade of the bootloader from v4.6 down to v3.9, followed by some AnySIM magic.

GeoHot has posted the fairly advanced unlock-instructions on his website. Please understand, there is a significant risk of ending up with an iBrick. So, unless you really know what you’re doing, we’d hold off for a software-based unlock solution.

And, speaking of a software unlock method, we hear there’s one currently in development. So, if we were you, we’d hold off on any hardware-hacking.

Oh, and we’re going to guess that the Nissan 350z, that George Hotz got for free, didn’t really do anything for the kid’s college social life. After all, he did have the time to do what no one else in the iPhone hacking community has managed…again.

Find the hardware-unlock instructions here.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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Any lecture series entitled “iPhone Supersession” demands the attention of the iPhone-world

Christopher Breen and Ben Long’s “iPhone Supersession” presentation is sure to be a good read even for the veteran iPhone-user. The “Supersession” is broken down into the following categories:

• Text and typing


• Sync or swim


• Smarter about playlists


• The portable information manager


• Email matters


• Picture this


• Content connection


• Third-party applications


• Web apps, Travel tips


• Custom ringtones


• Accessories


• Troubleshooting

Christ has posted his presentation as a downloadable PDF. Find the download here. Give it a once-through, you might just learn something.

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So, there’s yet another lesser-known feature of the new iPhone v1.1.3 firmware that we overlooked previously. We have already switched our Gmail account to IMAP, and configured our iPhone’s Gmail account accordingly, so we didn’t really notice any difference. But, to any iPhone v1.1.3 users that haven’t made the switch to Gmail’s IMAP service, you may have noticed that the Gmail email account is automatically setup as an IMAP profile.

Be forewarned, IMAP email accounts work differently from POP3 accounts. Any changes, including deletions, will be reflected on the server. If you move an email from one inbox to another, you will be moving that email on the server-side as well. If you delete and email, you will be deleting that email on the Gmail server.

Get the picture? Changes to your iPhone’s email inbox are no longer isolated from the server. Be careful what you delete, because they may just be deleted forever.

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With AT&T rumored to be bringing the iPhone to its corporate and business customers, we speculated that AT&T and Apple would roll-out some enterprise-class email support. Namely, we had looked for the iPhone duo to introduce native support for Microsoft’s Exchange Server, which would open up a world of Outlook Server-tethered businesspeople.

Well, we haven’t heard anything about AT&T or Apple bringing Microsoft Exchange support to the iPhone, but we are hearing that IBM’s Lotus Notes eMail could be released for the iPhone and iPod Touch as soon as January 20 - which roughly coincides with the iPhone’s rumored launch on corporate and business accounts. A Lotus Notes eMail application on the iPhone would be the first-ever software suite developed on Apple’s official iPhone SDK.

An IBM spokesperson stated that Apple and IBM have “a lot in common. We’re going to cross-pollinate.” Sounds to us like a sly confirmation of an iPhone-bound Lotus Notes eMail platform.

[Via: AP]

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You can now access your business email on your iPod touch thanks to Intermedia who will be hosting Exchange customers, enabling them to access their business email via secure IMAP. Just make sure your iPod touch is up-to-date in the first place. Guess business executives now have another excuse to badger their bosses to purchase a bunch of iPod touch (or is it iPod touches?) for them to stay updated on the road at all times.

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lg viewty vs iphone , who's the best touch phone?

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The enterprise market is a huge money-maker for carriers and manufacturers alike. Just take a look at the leading smartphone platform in the US. The RIM-made BlackBerry platform is the push-emailing, Outlook server compatible, enterprise-handset of choice among the corporate-set. Sure, the iPhone has already taken the second-highest market share in the smartphone segment, but cracking the mainstream corporate market would drive up market like mad.

There are already many businessmen and businesswomen (or is it businesspeople? Political correctness, bah) bugging their IT departments to support the iPhone, and there are even enterprise iPhone users that don’t even care that their IT departments are lagging on iPhone support. Well, it seems that AT&T is getting set to officially give the iPhone some corporate-love.

One of BGR’s tipsters have indicated that, come January 21, AT&T will be offering the iPhone to its corporate and business customers.� All discounts associated with corporate and business accounts will still be valid - although there may be special iPhone data plans of $25 and higher that will be require mandatory subscription. Corporate and business customers looking to bring the iPhone into their enterprise environment will have to undergo a special pre-activation process before activating the iPhone through iTunes.

Now, it’s unclear whether or not the iPhone’s entry into the AT&T’s official corporate stable marks Apple and AT&T’s intent to bring Microsoft Outlook Exchange support to the iPhone. Contrary to what the image above (from BGR) might lead you to believe, there is no native support for MS Exchange on the iPhone. But, we sure hope the US iPhone duo is working to bring Outlook server integration to the iPhone - that would just make our year month week.

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Were you foolhardy, adventurous, or otherwise unlucky enough to attempt to update an unlocked iPhone, resulting in its untimely demise? Have you been staring at you iBrick with longing regret for a functioning iPhone?

Well, today’s your day! It seems that Apple’s new iPhone v1.1.3 firmware is able to breathe new life into your bricked, non-functional iPhone. The firmware update apparently overwrites enough firmware-code to revive that iBrick of yours.

TUAW and Gizmodo has confirmed that a restore and subsequent update (to the new iPhone v1.1.3 firmware, of course) of their bricked iPhone has resulted in a functional device - able to acquire signals and send/receive calls.

The restore/update procedure must apparently be followed by an iTunes-based activation. The iPhone needs to be activated on to an existing AT&T account. Simply inserting a valid SIM card doesn’t seem to do the trick.

So if you’ve been hoping to one day wake your bricked iPhone from its persistent vegetative state, go restore/update it post haste.

Hit up Gizmodo for some video-proof.

[Via: TUAW and Gizmodo]

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Looks like Apple's announcement of its mapping service for the iPhone was the perfect time to launch Griffin's WindowSeat that mounts onto your vehicle's windshield at eye level, enabling you to check street maps and directions wherever you go. A corner-release tab makes it a snap to remove your device whenever you arrive at your destination so you don't have to spend five minutes fumbling with it. The WindowSeat will be released this March for $19.99 a pop. As for its GPS capabilities, I would stick to a true blue GPS navigation device for the most accurate results possible.

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Looks like Lotus Notes will soon hold the honor of being the first official iPhone third party application, with folks at IBM saying that "we have a lot in common [with Apple]. We're going to cross-pollinate." The inclusion of Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony would definitely make the Mac more of a threat to Microsoft Office, and with the iPhone picking up all this productivity software, it can finally rest easy the next time someone refers to it as being a smartphone. Word on the street has it that a formal announcement is in the works really soon.

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This video shows off the iPhone 1.1.3 system software's new features, including new icon creation, movement, and home screens, Webclip, Google Maps with location finder, and more.

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iPhone owners will benefit more from Google's move to introduce a new version that integrates more of their offerings into the phenomenally popular iPhone. Google's services will now be accessibly directly via the Safari Web Browser on Google's home page, instead of taking the older route of using special versions of Google Search, Gmail, Calendar and Reader among others. In addition, Google has streamlined the interface further for greater speed and usability. How will these improvements stack up against Google's Android interface that will probably roll out later this year? As usual, only time will tell. The curious can always head down to the Macworld Expo in San Francisco to get a feel on how Google's better integration with the iPhone is like.

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PumpOne, the company that is known for its workout videos for the Apple iPod, has recently launched a new service called Pump10. Featuring the new 10-minute workout video every week, the new service is set to make iPhone and iPod Touch users fit, even while they’re travelling.

In order to use the Pump10, all you need to do is to point the Safari browser to this web page and download the video for free.

Commenting on the announcement, PumpOne’s exercise physiologist Declan Condron said, “we designed Pump10 workouts to help iPhone users get in shape, 10 minutes at a time. The iPhone’s fantastic portability and access to rich internet content anywhere and anytime means there are no excuses for not getting into better shape in the new year.”

[Via: MobileWhack]

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Looks like the iPhone and iPod touch will benefit from Skyhook Wireless' WiFi Positioning System (WPS) thanks to the Maps application that will be made available to both devices. WPS maps known WiFi signals through entire metropolitan areas in order to come up with a reading on exactly where the user is at that point in time. I don't think it will be as accurate as a real GPS device, but it sure beats scratching your head, wondering just where you are at this point in time in an unfamiliar place.

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What is this? One side of the story claims that negotiations are dead, the other side says that the “rumors” of iPhone-talk breakdowns are just not true.

Steve Jobs told CNBC’s Jim Goldman that Apple is still very interested in bringing the iPhone to China (of course they are, China’s population is huge!), and that rumors of rocky negotiations are just false. Apparently, the extent of Apple and China Mobile’s iPhone-related talks has been limited to a single visit from a lowly China Mobile representative - a marked departure from reports of struggling, ongoing talks.

We’ll have to wait and see what happens in China. With China Mobile and China Unicom both being courted by Cupertino, we’ll most likely see a Chinese iPhone soon.

[Via: CNBC]

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Recently, there was news that the talks between China Mobile and Apple had stopped. It is unlikely that anyone thought that the deal was cancelled altogether, but that it was a “pause” because both parties could not reach an agreement.

Anyhow, Steve jobs confirmed that negotiations are still going on and that Apple is still interested. Apple surely is and Mobile China is also very interested, but it feels that it has the upper-hand in the negotiations. Unlike wireless carriers in the west who stomp each other to get Apple’s phone, I imagine that China mobile saying: “How badly do you want my 350M customers?”

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The iPhone and PumpOne, makers of downloadable workout videos for all Apple devices, are ready to pump you up! PumpOne has launched an iPhone-tailored website to bring personal trainer-style workout videos to your iPhone. If you’ve gotten a little soft over the holiday season and need some geeky motivation to get your workout-on, what better way than to workout with your iPhone?

Pump 10 has been optimized for the iPhone and pushes workout videos to your iPhone in much the same way as the YouTube application does. The workout videos are available for free and a new one will pop up every week.

The one drawback is that you won’t be able to listen to music on your iPhone while you workout. Oh, and you’ll also have to deal with manipulating your iPhone during your workout.� Other than that, though, we could definitely see ourselves being led through a workout by a hot personal-trainer on our iPhone.

[Via: iPhone Central]

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Philips certainly isn't giving up in the iPod-saturated MP3 player market by releasing a slew of new models and teaming up with RealNetworks to enable Rhapsody on its line of GoGear MP3 players. Each of these MP3 players will come with Bluetooth connectivity, with the SA65x5 model boasting the unique ability to record TV directly from a composite or S-Video source. Will these end the iPod dominance? Definitely not, but it is great for those who like to have an unending buffet spread of music with a monthly fee that won't hit your pockets too hard. Pricing details for its new players are as follows :-

• SA6545 4GB for $179, SA6585 8GB for $199


• SA5245BT 4GB for $139, SA5485BT 8GB for $159


• SA2845 4GB for $49

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I don’t know have you got a chance to try ReQall, but it’s a neat web-based note taking application/service, which relies on multiple methods of input — SMS and voice included — to record your thoughts. Some things like images require direct uploading to ReQall, but once your notes are online, you can access them from ReQall’s website, iGoogle, RSS, and of course through your mobile phone’s web browser. And now, they’ve included iPhone/iPod Touch in the mix, allowing mentioned Apple products’ owners to check their notes wherever they are. Kinda neat, especially the part where you call the specified number and freely speak your thoughts which are afterwards transformed into written words. Now that I’m thinking, Jott does the similar thing…

Anyway, if you’re attending MacWorld these days, you’ll be able to see ReQall in action. Their booth number is S-1338-44.

[Via: MobileWhack]

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After hearing a few rumors about the iPhone’s debut in Canada in the past, today we may have some real information from the man himself. According to Bloomberg, Jobs&Co will announce a partnership with Canada’s Rogers Wireless, the country’s largest mobile service provider, and bring iPhone to its brothers and sisters on the North.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsk said “There’s a very good chance that Apple will announce or discuss some kind of other carrier roll-outs, beyond the ones it has done in Europe and the U.S.” Yeah sure, the only problem is that we’ve heard this all before. Besides, with the population of roughly 33 million people, Canada may not look that attractive to the Jobs’ grand plans. Why not go Spain or Japan instead? Still, Canada a respectable market and we’re honestly hope there’s some truth in Mike’s words.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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Steve’s announcement of global iPhone sales wasn’t the only thing that caught our ear this morning. Remember that iPhone v1.1.3 firmware that was leaked a little while back? Well, it looks like Apple has gone official with the new firmware, complete with an enhanced Google Maps (Locate Me), support for multiple-contact SMS text messages, web-clips (more on that in a second), and chapter navigation and language options while viewing videos.

Keep reading to find out more about the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware features, and there’s a video to boot!

Google Maps “Locate Me”

We’ve been eager to get that faux-GPS “Locate Me” feature integrated into the iPhone’s Google Maps application, and it’s finally here! With the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware, you’ll see a new set of navigation options.

The lower right corner now bears a little “eye-ball” button that “curls” the map to reveal navigation and view options. Notice the new “Hybrid” view option!

The lower left corner of the Google Maps screen shows the new “Locate Me” button. Google has integrated WiFi hotspot location and cell-tower triangulation into the v1.1.3 version of the iPhone’s Google Maps application, and a simple press of the “Locate Me” button calculates your approximate position in faux-GPS style and displays it on the map.

Web-clips

Now, web-clips is all about saving whatever webpage you’re viewing in Mobile Safari and placing a shortcut to that web-page on your iPhone homescreen. The icon will display a thumbnail-image of whatever portion of the web-page you are zoomed-in on. If you aren’t zoomed-in to a particular portion of the page, the web-clip icon will display an image of the entire webpage.

Mobile Safari now sports a little “+” button that lets you save your current web-page view as a web-clip icon.

This is what a web-clips icon looks like:

Homescreen customization

As expected from the v1.1.3 leak, iPhone homescreen icons can now be customized. Holding down on a homescreen icon will cause the icons to start “wobbling,” indicating that they are ready to be moved around and swapped as dock-icons. The image doesn’t really show how this “wobbly” effect works, so hit the vid at the end of this post to get a better idea for how homescreen-customization works.

Notice the native support for homescreen-pagination (the homescreen now supports multiple pages of icons, indicated by the little white dots at the bottom of the homescreen - access subsequent pages by “sliding” the homescreen to the side)!

Multiple-contact SMS text message support

There’s just something extremely annoying about having to type out individual SMS text messages for each contact. The new iPhone v1.1.3 firmware features multiple-contact support. The SMS text message application now features a small “+” button next to the “Contacts” field, allowing you to add multiple contacts to a particular SMS text message.

iTunes movie rentals and movie chapter navigation

Now, along with all the other aforementioned features, iTunes has been updated to support iTunes movie rentals. It works just like you’d expect, and rented movies sync in the same manner as photos or videos. Additionally, the iPhone v1.1.3 firmware also allows chapter-based navigation of movies.

As you can see, the movie-navigation bar now shows a chapter-navigation button. Hit the button and you will be shown a list of chapters from which to choose - handy indeed.

On to the video. Apple has posted a new demo video showcasing all of the iPhone’s new v1.1.3 firmware features. Hit it up in case you don’t feel like reading through all the hard work you see above.

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In case you haven’t gotten the message yet, Apple has made their new iPhone firmware (v1.1.3) available for download through iTunes. Grab the new firmware and you’ll be gettin’ jiggy with the new Google Maps My Location, web clips, homescreen customization, multiple-contact SMS text message support, and movie-chapter navigation features in no time. Well, actually, it’ll take some time to download and install the massive update, but you get the point.

Hit up iTunes, update the software if necessary, connect your iPhone, and hit the “Update” button. Let us know how you like the new firmware, will ‘ya?

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When you think about it, you shouldn’t be surprised that David Lynch doesn’t like the idea of watching a movie on the iPhone. The famous American filmmaker, painter and who knows what else argues “you will never experience a film on a telephone.” He continues, “it’s a such a sadness that you think you’ve seen a film on your f*ckin telephone. Get real!” Yeah, he’s hilarious… a bit. Enjoy the short video!

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and China Mobile have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones in China, dashing investor speculation that the device will hit store shelves soon and sending China Mobile shares down.

Investors had cheered Apple possibly winning access to China Mobile's 350 million subscribers -- more than the population of the United States -- and news of talks over the device's potential launch in the world's largest telecoms market helped Apple's stock climb more than 10 percent on November 13.

Shares in China Mobile (0941.HK), the world's largest mobile phone operator, slid nearly 3 percent after Monday's announcement to HK$130.

Analysts had expected talks to fail at least initially, predicting that both parties would eventually lock horns over revenue sharing and a plethora of technical difficulties.

"It's not a surprise. China Mobile doesn't want to share its non-voice revenue," said Duncan Clark, chairman of BDA China, a Beijing-based telecoms research consultancy. "The two have very strong egos and, as in any relationship, that often doesn't work."

The iPhone, a cellphone that allows Internet access and plays music, sells for about $500 in the United States -- about double the average monthly salary in China.

Experts said last year the iPhone would have to navigate a spate of technical, content and fee issues unique to China, including a standard revenue-sharing agreement that China Mobile would be sure to dislike, before any launch could proceed.

The iPhone, one of the hottest gadgets to hit stores in the United States and Europe in 2007, might also be incompatible with China because of its "locked" SIM card. That meant it would not be able to piggyback another operator's network.

"Our parent has terminated talks with Apple over the iPhone," a China Mobile spokeswoman said, confirming several unsourced Internet reports.

RESURRECTION?

Lei would not elaborate except to say that China Mobile had not ruled out reviving discussions at some stage, if necessary.

It is unclear what Apple, which has declined to comment on the issue, planned to do in China next. Apple was not immediately available for comment.

China Unicom (0762.HK) (CHU.N), the smaller of the country's two wireless carriers, said in 2007 it had no plans to bring the device into the country, but was open to the idea.

Apart from China, Apple had also initiated talks with NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) and Softbank Corp (9984.T) to bring its multimedia device to Japan, though sources at both firms said revenue-sharing was again a hotly contested issue.

Globally, Apple has chosen France Telecom's (FTE.PA) Orange, Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) T-Mobile and Spanish Telefonica-owned (TEF.MC) O2 in Britain to bring the iPhone -- which combines Apple's iPod music player, a video player and a Web browser -- to Europe.

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MacDailyNews has reported that the talks between Apple and China Mobile have not been going well. It would seem obvious that revenue sharing is at the heart of the problem and we can only imagine that China Mobile does not want to pay what AT&T is currently paying. Unfortunately for Apple, China Mobile is in an awesome negotiating position: they have 350M customers (or about 70% market share in China), which is probably 8x what any U.S carrier has.

Will Apple back down on its demands? Not for now. In the meantime, Chinese customers can enjoy countless iPhone clones.

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According to this leaked rough draft of Steve Jobs’ keynote to take place at MacWorld in less than 24 hours the 16 GB will launch for $500, Japan will get the iPhone with NTT DoCoMo and the SDK for the iPhone platform will be shown off. Two categories of programs can be available for users: applications and widgets. Applications can be priced from $0 to $7 with widgets being $0 to $3. Developers will have to submit their source code to Apple, who then has to validate it, before it gets added to a repository in iTunes. Apple gives developers 70% of the profits.

If I was a developer I would be horrified by the fact that I would be submitting my code to a company who can easily just steal my idea and integrate into a firmware update, but at the same time I love how applications and widgets are integrated into the iTunes experience. The hardest thing all the smartphone platforms have going for them right now is the discovery of third party applications. Taking the Linux approach and creating a single repository of all available applications is absolutely brilliant and I hope to see Nokia doing it for S60, Sony Ericsson and Motorola doing it for UIQ, Google doing it for Android and Microsoft doing it for Windows Mobile.

Other things we can expect is the integration of iChat in the 1.3 firmware, although no one in Europe uses AIM or Jabber. The 1.3 firmware is expected to be released in early February, just in time for the Mobile World Congress.

Just in case the Apple PR Nazi’s ask Pocket Lint to take down their content I’ve mirrored it, after the jump.

UPDATE: I don’t want to treat this as fact so I’m adding a question mark at the end of the title, we will find out in less than 24 hours if any of this nonsense is true.

We’re used to seeing the online tech world go crazy with rumours and speculation in the days before Macworld, but this year a new element has been introduced to the mix.

Steve Jobs’ keynote speech, that he is due to make on stage at the Moscone Centre in San Francicso on Tuesday 15th January, has apparently been leaked via Wikipedia.

With highlights including a 16GB iPhone, details of the SDK for the device, a 13-inch 0.8-inch thick redesigned MacBook and direct YouTube for Apple TV, it would not be a dull keynote if it’s all true.

In its entirety, if the sources are to be believed, here is what Monsieur Jobs is to cover during tomorrow’s time on stage:

MacWorld January 2008 Keynote

Rough Outline; draft 5

Greetings! Welcome to Moscone Center

Quick Overview: iPod/iTunes

- iPod has been extremely profitable for us this holiday season

- Sales figures, market share

- Our new models are doing better than ever

- 3 iPod games released last month accidentally (supposed to be for today)

- Another new game today: Chess

- iTunes doing extremely well (sales figures/market share)

- Today: 30 indie labels releasing their entire catalogs in iTunes Plus

- Many more to follow in the next few months

iPhone

- Best iPod ever

- Sales figures, market share

- Sales beyond our wildest dreams

- Much more than the 1% market share we asked for in January

- Starting today: 8GB $399, 16GB $499

- Four times the memory as original iPhone for the same price

- iPhone is coming to Japan in March with NTT DoCoMo

- SDK is unveiled!

iPhone/iPod Touch SDK

- Apps and Widgets

- Using Cocoa with Objective-C

- Developers submit programs as source code, not executable

- Specify iPhone or both iPhone/Touch (certain features iPhone only)

- Set your own price: Apps $0-$6.99, Widgets $0-$2.99

- Users buy/download in iTunes Wi-Fi Store / iTunes Store (Mac/PC)

- Automatic updating wirelessly or docked

- Demonstration of exporting from XCode 3 to iTunes Store

- Submits source code to Apple for validation (make sure that people aren’t abusing the system, prevent malware and viruses)

- If using microphone or GSM, iPhone only; otherwise, available for both iPhone and iPod Touch

- Apps can be free or up to $6.99; Widgets free or up to $2.99

- Developers recieve 70% of revenue for their products

- Licensed under Apple Mobile Software License

- Can download wirelessly from iTunes Wi-Fi Store or docked to computer from iTunes Store

- Demonstration of wirelessly downloading (and running) the app submitted earlier

- Apps and widgets can be rearranged on front screen; front screen scrolls to show all apps/widgets

- Resubmit updated versions of apps; when added to store, iPhone/Touch will ask you to update it next time you use it (or next time you dock the iPhone/Touch)

- Developers can get their hands on a beta version of the SDK tomorrow on ADC and start developing; final version due early February

- iTunes 7.6 and iPhone/iPod Touch Software update 1.3 allowing for Apps mid-February

Example apps/widgets

Apps:

- iChat (coming with 1.3 update) (AIM, Jabber/Google Talk)

– Quick demonstration

- RSS Feed Reader (coming with 1.3 update) (read feeds online or off)

- One of our partners made something cool: Last.fm (scrobble tracks played on iPhone/touch wirelessly without syncing w/ computer)

Widgets:

- Dictionary (coming with 1.3 update) (quickly look up words, translate, use wikipedia)

– Quick demonstration

- Yellow/White Book (coming with 1.3 update) (search for contacts, add them to your address book directly from the app, will sync back with address book on your Mac/PC)

- Sports Ticker (coming with 1.3 update) (choose your sports and teams, get updates on their progress)

- Another partner: Twitter (update your Twitter on the fly, see your friends tweets)

- Try these out on the show floor today

Mac

- Sales are getting better and better every day

- Hardware sales figures/market share

- Leopard released October; doing spectacularly

- Sales figures/market share

- Selling extremely well; estimated to overtake Tiger in terms of marketshare by June if you only count the new Macs that come with it preinstalled; even quicker if you include boxed copies

- 10.5.2 out today - many bug fixes, also addressing a lot of issues and complaints users had such as list view with stacks and certain HIG non-compliance issues

New MacBooks!

- What would MacWorld be without a new Mac? (sorry about last year)

- Completely redesigned MacBook

- Completely aluminum body like MacBook Pro

- 13″ screen at 1440×900

- Two colors: Black and Silver

- Looks gorgeous at 0.8″ thin

- A major feat of engineering - patents abound

- DVD drive pops open on side when eject button is pressed

- New on all notebooks and iMac: iSight HD (720p)

- New backlit keyboard based on recent Apple Keyboard revisions (keys slightly lighter than that of laptop casing, colorwise)

- New matching MagSafe cable (Aluminum ends, cord color matches that of keyboard)

- New matching Apple Remote (slightly smaller with larger overall buttons)

- Intel GMA X3100 graphics

- 3 models

- Completely phasing out the combo drive on all product lines today

- BTO models can upgrade all the way to 2.6GHz/4GB Memory/320GB hard drive

- 4.5 hours of battery life

- Starting at $1199

Product Refreshes

- Refreshing Mac Pro and Mac mini today

- Mac Pro now with Penryn!

- Base model 2×2.8GHz dual-core/1GB/NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB/250GB(1×250GB)/1×16x double-layer SuperDrive

- Upgradeable to 2×3.2GHz quad-core/16GB/NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB/4TB(4×1TB)/2×16x double-layer SuperDrives

- Starting at $2,499

- Mac mini gets slight speed bumps and double-layer SuperDrive in all models

- Base model 2.0GHz IC2D/1GB/100GB

- BTO Upgradeable to 2.4GHz IC2D/4GB/320GB

- Starting at $599

One More Thing

- Been brewing for a while

- YouTube’s been in Apple TV and iPhone/iPod touch: now it’s in iTunes

- Download YouTube videos straight to iTunes or from iPhone/iPod Touch for later offline viewing (sync back to computer)

- Coming in iTunes 7.6 and iPhone/iPod Touch 1.3 updates

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iPhone, Safari, web-browsing.

There’s not much that needs to be said about the iPhone’s web-surfing prowess. We’ve lauded the Apple phone’s web-browser time and time again, and it seems the iPhone-owning population is really putting it to work. The New York Times is reporting that iPhone web-traffic to Google has surpassed that from BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices. Moreover, iPhone-traffic to Google outpaced traffic from the Nokia-favorite Symbian platform on Chrismas. Is it any wonder that Google customized its iGoogle offering for iPhones?

Now, to put all that iPhone web-traffic into perspective - Windows Mobile devices hold 11% of global smartphone market share, BlackBerry boasts a 10% market share, while Symbian maintains a 63% strangle-hold on global market share. Just how did the iPhone, with its lowly 2% global market share (according to IDC), manage to outpace web-traffic from all other smartphone platforms? It’s the web-browser/multi-touch combo that we’ve been praising this whole time.

EDGE-smedge - even with a slow data connection, the web-browsing experience is un-paralleled on the iPhone. Bring on the 3G iPhone!

[Via: NYT]

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How fitting would it be to navigate your way around Apple’s Macworld Expo at San Francisco’s Moscone Center using your iPhone? We know, it’s trick.

Zami has announced that they’ll be complementing their “community directories (aka Intelligent Yellow Pages)? with an interactive map of the Moscone Center, complete with exhibitor listings, booth numbers, and other information that should make it easier to find your way around Macworld Expo this week.

Point your iPhone’s Safari browser to Zami’s website to start browsing through their iPhone-optimized directory. It might be a cool way to kill some time, even if you aren’t headed to Macworld San Francisco 2008.

MWSF 2008 map for iPhone

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Google has update the user interface for Gmail by adding Ajax code to avoid page refreshes. Also, the auto-complete has been added. From the Google Gmail blog:

“We also implemented two of the coolest and most requested features for this release: pre-fetching and auto-complete. Now when you use Google on your iPhone, Gmail will automatically pre-load all your most recent messages for you. So when you decide to read a message it will be on your screen in a snap… “

“With auto-complete you can often get the right email address on your screen within 2-3 key strokes.”

So, how do you like it?

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By now it’s a fairly by-gone conclusion that Apple will be announcing their partnership with Starbucks to deliver an iPhone-based online quick-order system. The design-gurus in Cupertino have already filed for a patent application to that effect, and we’re all just waiting on Steve Jobs to drop the espresso-bomb on us next week at Macworld Expo.

So, just how would this iPhone-based Starbucks coffee-ordering system work? Well, designer Phil Lu drew up a few concept images to give us an idea. Keep in mind that all this concept work was done before the Apple patent application was made public.

The screenshots look pretty slick and we’d be more than happy to use this system to order our Double Venti Soy Decaf Latte.

When asked why he used a Semacode for purchase verification, Phil responded:

This concept was designed before the Apple patent is widely publicized. Similar to ordering song through the web via iTune account, Semacode works like a digital “receipt,” allowing the user to use their iTunes account for the transaction (which will bypass credit card transaction/identification, and speed up the pick-up process).

We should have more news next week.

Keep reading for more concept pics of the iPhone Starbucks quickorder system.

[Via: Gizmodo]

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With the Addition of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Later This Month, Amazon MP3 Will Be the Only Retailer to Offer Customers DRM-free MP3 Downloads from All Four Major Music Labels

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that DRM-free MP3 music downloads from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT will be available to customers on Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including PCs, Macs�, iPod�, Zune�, Zen�, iPhone?, RAZR? and BlackBerry�. When SONY BMG is added later this month, Amazon MP3 will be the only retailer to offer customers DRM-free MP3s from all four major music labels, as well as over 33,000 independent labels. Amazon MP3 customers will discover DRM-free MP3s from SONY BMG?s vast rosters of artists representing virtually every genre of music.

?We are excited to offer Amazon MP3 customers DRM-free MP3s from SONY BMG, which represents many of the most popular musicians from the past and present,? said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music. ?Our Amazon MP3 customers will be able to choose from a full selection of DRM-free music downloads from all four major labels and over 33,000 independents that they can play on virtually any music-capable device.?

?We are excited to be working with Amazon as they continue to build new markets for digital music,? commented Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business & U.S. Sales, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. ?We are constantly exploring new ways of making our music available to consumers in the physical space, over the Internet and through mobile phones, and this initiative is the newest element of our ongoing campaign to bring our music to fans wherever they happen to be."

Launched in September 2007, Amazon MP3 offers Earth?s Biggest Selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads, which now includes over 3.1 million songs from more than 270,000 artists. Every song and album in the Amazon MP3 music download store is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software and is encoded at 256 Kbps to deliver high audio quality. Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device, including PCs, Macs�, iPod�, Zune�, Zen�, iPhone?, RAZR? and BlackBerry�; organize their music using any music management application such as iTunes� or Windows Media Player?; and burn songs to CDs for personal use.

Most songs available on Amazon MP3 are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the over 3.1 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 bestselling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 bestselling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes� or Windows Media Player? libraries.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth?s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and the Joyo Amazon websites at www.joyo.cn and www.amazon.cn.

As used herein, ?Amazon.com,? ?we,? ?our? and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

About SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.

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We have seen many iPhone clones and copies but I must say that this is the best one so far. It faithfully copies the iPhone's looks without adding any ugly markings on the phone itself. Here are some specs:

- 3.5 inch 16 million color 480x320 touchscreen
- FM radio
- microSd support
- A2DP
- measures 103x53x12 mm
- weighs 110 grams

The name of the phone is chinaiphone....how appropriate...

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What comes to mind when you think of any banking institution? We’d be willing to wager that the words “cutting edge” and “innovative” don’t exactly come to the forefront of your cerebrum.

Well, it looks like one of the nation’s largest banks, Bank of America, has gone and jumped into the “hip” end of the innovation-pool. BofA has rolled out an iPhone specific website to complement their recently-launched mobile banking platform. We’re not BofA customers, so we don’t have any first-hand knowledge of the new iPhone interface, but iPhone Central praises the new website for its iPhone integration (like getting to use the large numeric keypad on the iPhone to input a ZIP code, rather that the keyboard-based number keys).

It’s nice to see a stodgy institution like Bank of America getting with the times and actually rolling out a service that helps the customer, rather than just taking their money. Of course, the iPhone-interface makes it easier to give BofA your money, too.

If you’re a BofA customer with an iPhone, kindly hit up their new iPhone-specific website and let us know how you like it.

[Via: iPhone Central]

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Everyone and their grandma is jumping on the iPhone bandwagon these days. Well, actually, they’ve been jumping on the bandwagon, and they still are. Not that we’re complaining or anything.

Google has decided to bring their mobile interface offering up to speed with the iPhone. The search giant has optimized a version of their customizable iGoogle homepage for iPhone users. RSS feeds, weather, stocks, email, news - it’s all available in a convenient, single-column format that fits your iPhone’s display perfectly.

Point your iPhone Safari browser to google.com/ig/i to check out the iPhone optimized iGoogle homepage. It’s fully customizable through your Gmail account, so just keep that in mind.

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Recently I have been trying to search for cheap mp3 music to download from a website; it was really frustrating by the amount of useless links or lists produced from the search engine. Honestly I can't say all the websites I went through were useless or not exactly cheap mp3 music download websites, only a few rarely provide cheap mp3 music for download.

Seriously, if any one is really interested in searching for cheap mp3 music download websites, don't bother to search through the search engine. Whatever is the outcome of the results from the search engine, you can be sure that the top of the lists will not be cheap.

Well, it is not completely a hopeless thing to find some cheap mp3 music to download from a website. We have to go around the problem to search for cheap mp3 music to download.

MP3Sale is a music download service for those who want the latest music tracks for cheap and without any digital rights restrictions. Personally, I don’t like iTunes because it’s simply too restrictive with my music: songs can only be played on my computer or iPod.

MP3Sale has a cool retro-like website and really cheap prices - usually $0.10 per track. They accept credit cards as payment methods. The catalog is great; better than several other sites out there. This site seems to overall have the best combination of cheap prices and catalog size to date.

MP3Sale has an interesting price structure (or lack of it): usually tracks cost $0.10 - but occasionally they cost $0.12 or $0.13 as well. While that doesn't seem to correspond with file size (song length), it doesn't make much difference in the overall album price. Not only that, but sometimes you get a further discount if you purchase the whole album rather than single tracks; this album with 16 tracks should cost $1.60, but it only costs $0.99 if you purchase the entire album. Now that's a real good deal! It seems that many albums are priced this way. It turns out that when you are comparing album prices, this $0.99 per album deal is usually the cheapest you will find anywhere.

They accept major credit cards. All music tracks are DRM free and in MP3 format, which means you will have no issues when transferring your music to your iPod/CD/MP3 player/Windows Media Player/etc. Songs are usually encoded between 192kbps and higher (usually higher), but there isn't a consistent encoding rate for all albums. Downloading seems to be fast and easy.

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Amazon MP3 offering more than 3.25 million songs as MP3 files. Those who have been paying attention to the digital music business can probably guess what's included: tracks from EMI and Universal Music Group, music from another 20,000 independent labels, and $0.99 downloads. Most tracks are variable bit rate 256kbps MP3 files, though the occasional track is encoded at constant bit rates. Large, high-quality album art comes embedded in each file.

The default song price is $0.99 per track, but the top 100 songs are only $0.89 apiece, and the top 100 albums go for $8.99.

Please note: Amazon MP3 is currently limited to US customers.

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[CES 2008] When visiting the Philips booth we noticed this elegant and compact Mp3 player. This model will be available Q1 2008 for a $29-$49 MSRP.



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There’s a lot you can do with an iPhone and now there is even more. Adult content producers at the AVN show in Las Vegas.

“The phones are changing,” with real Web browsers, streaming video and high-quality graphics, said Kate Sylvan, marketing and PR coordinator for porn firm Pink Visual. That means phones are ready for porn ? and she says the iPhone is the best platform out there so far.

This week, Pink Visual launched the first major U.S.-based porn site designed especially for iPhones. iPinkVisual.com caters to iPhone owners, with streaming video trailers and catalogs; it’s more of a marketing tool than a direct content sales site, Sylvan said.

Lance Cassidy, director of marketing for user-generated porn site XTube.com, agrees that phone porn is coming soon. They’re working on a mobile phone site right now, he says, and the iPhone is the ideal platform. Meanwhile, some other porn providers are rethinking their next-generation DVD stance following the decision of Warner Bros. to drop support for HD DVD.

“You have to adapt to the format [for phones], but if your standard is the Apple iPhone, no adaptation is necessary,” he said.

So if you own an iPhone, porn will soon be just another content alternative for you - should you desire.

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Aigo, the Mp3 player leading brand in China, was displaying this good looking speaker / Mp3 player at CES. One of their top selling product in the UK, it is not yet available in the USA, hopefully they will find a distributor.

Technical specifications:

- Plays Mp3 and WMA files

- Simple joystick operation

- High quality sound using BTL technology

- Dynamic base

- Expandable vis SD & MMC Memory card slot

- Variable colored light

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Right from the floor of CES, Macworld brings us an interesting story about Apple and how it hurts mobile gaming industry. According to EA Mobile’s VP of worldwide studios Travis Boatman, iPhone is “a replacement for someone who had a RAZR before. They still want their content but there’s no distribution platform in place so there’s a negative impact on the industry.”

And while we agree with you on this Trevis, you should be more patient man. The SDK is right around the corner and you’ll be able to get back all the money you’ve “lost” because Apple closed the platform. In the meantime, go make your team release something interesting. You can always port it later…

[Via: TUAW]

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[CES 2008] This porcine speaker works with your iPod and iPhone, and I must say it impressed me with the sound quality. While the design isn't exactly cute per se, the fact that Amethyst included a glowing mouth adds to the appeal of this speaker dock. Its ears feature an airflow optimized design that helps avoid distortion and resonance, although you can't really tell that on a noisy showroom floor. While it is already available in Europe (for $99 I might add), Amethyst is currently looking for distributors in North America. What's most interesting about this iPod speaker dock are its ears - rubbing the right ear lowers the volume while doing so for the left ear will increase it. Pretty neat use of touch sensitive technology! I suppose since this is Vegas, there would probably be 'adult' versions of iPod speakers using similar technology although that would be another can of worms altogether ;)

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It was predicted to happen. The New Year was supposed to usher in a new wave of evil iPhone coders, and it looks like an 11-year old kid decided to kick off the new year with his very own piece of iPhone malware. The iPhone Trojan sneaks in through jailbroken iPhones’ Installer.app and starts deleting files from your iPhone’s /var/root/bin directory upon uninstallation.

Beware any Installer.app posing as “113 prep,” an update to “Erica’s Utilities.” Apparently, all the app does is display the prompt “shoes” and nothing else. And, as we just mentioned, it deletes system files when you try to uninstall the little bugger.

Just like an 11-year old to create a piece of malware that does little more than annoy the hell out of you. Shouldn’t he be watching “Dora the Explorer” DVDs or something?

We should consider ourselves lucky that the first malware for the iPhone isn’t any worse. This little trojan just shows all iPhone users to stay wary of unknown applications that you install through the popular Installer.app application. The next piece of malware may come from a more skilled code-writer hell-bent on messin’ with iPhone owners.

[Via: iPhone Central]

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We already knew that any iPhone needing warranty or repair service from Apple should be restored to its factory state before giving it some hands-on time with an Apple “Genius.” We’re going to keep using putting “Genius” in quotes because we definitely don’t think they’re anything more than hired monkeys. Anyway, we digress.

Doug Rodriguez reportedly went in for warranty service with his factory-locked, non-jailbroken iPhone. He was summarily denied. His only wrong move? Installing a custom iPhone ringtone through a process that bypasses the iTunes ringtone installer. He used the little “renaming” trick that allows anyone to install ringtones onto their iPhone by tricking iTunes into thinking that the custom ringtone-file was created by iTunes itself.

Rodriguez’s iPhone started displaying the dreaded “Invalid SIM” message after a routine system-restart. He left his iPhone with Apple for service, and after a few days received word that they would not honor the iPhone warranty. Says Apple, “(we have) determined that (the iPhone) has been subjected to accidental damage or misuse, which is not covered by the warranty or an Apple service contract.”

Doug says that, “I?ve never dropped my iPhone, I?ve never exposed it to water. �I?ve never put third-party apps on it or hacked it. �It just stopped working and Apple apparently does not believe me,? adding ?The ?product specialist? told me over the phone that it was determined that unauthorized software was installed on my iPhone and that?s why I?ve been getting the ?Invalid SIM? message. �The only thing I?ve ever done is back in September putting one custom ringtone on my iPhone via the ?manual transfer? method. Nothing Else.”

The lesson? Always RESTORE your iPhone before taking it in for Apple-service. Unless you’d rather pay for the repairs out-of-pocket…

[Via: iPhone Atlas]

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All new iPhones being sold in the US, UK & Germany are locked to a particular provider (Version 1.1.2, Bootloader 4.6)

If you wish to use the iPhone with another provider in that country or in another country, you will need the X-Sim II to ypass the lock to work with your exising sim card. In Canada, it will work with Rogers & Fido Networks.

Also works with: at&t, T-Mobile, Vodaphone, ORANGE, Mobile , o2, Tesco, CosmOTE, Tim & Virgin.

And please alert that that's not the exact solution of unlocking the phone, it's BY- PASS the SIM checking of the phone. For example, there is an locked AT &
T iphone, and of course, else of AT & T SIM card, the phone cannot work on any card else. So, when the user want to use the own card, it needs to put the own card into that X-SIM II card slot, then, put to the iphone. When iphone detect the
card, that X-SIM II would BY-PASS the checking to determine if there is AT & T or not, then, the iphone would still work with the user's own card.

So, the conclusion is that the iphone is not really unlocked, it just BY-PASS the SIM checking & let the iphone to work on any SIM card. Just Jailbreak the iPhone, update it, Jailbreak it again, insert your Sim card together with the X-Sim II, & you phone features will work on your iPhone. Very simple to do & you can not damage your phone!!! X-Sim II requires no modification of the basebandon your phone.

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[CES 2008] The Q-Cute MP3 player ain't for serious geek types, but they make pretty interesting gifts for kids and the young-at-heart. It comes in the form of a cartoony animal, complete with a backpack that actually stores the pair of headphones. There's a wide variety of animal styles to choose from (monkey, white bear, pig, hare, dog, etc), and each of them carry 1GB of memory for all your MP3, WMA and WAV files. Data is transferred via a USB 2.0 connection which is located on the animal's rear end (you can view that in our photo gallery). I would like to see future iterations of this device come with Bluetooth or wireless headphones, but then again that might do a number on your battery life. The Q-Cute MP3 player will retail for $40 when it hits the market.

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[CES 2008] Foxda's 6687 MP3 player takes its styling cues from Sony, featuring a negative LCD display that can be seen only when you activate it, otherwise the screen disappears into the glossy and shiny background. I'd say you would best get some sort of protective case (or the Invisible Shield) for it lest it picks up nicks and scratches the moment you open the box.

• Supports MP3, WMA and VBR formats


• Memory range from 128MB to 4GB


• Multi-language options


• FM stereo tuner and optional FM recording


• Negative LCD display


• Auto-power off


• Digital Voice Recording

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Mad Tv's great take on the Ipod Nano commercials, feist, and the way Apple rips off the consumer at every turn.

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Now before you get all crazy with talk about how many handsets your favorite manufacturer sells worldwide every day, or how crappy the iPhone is, or how much you like 3G (check out our 3G shootout, by the way), just remember that the iPhone is Apple very first foray into the mobile phone market. So, with that out of the way, let?s get to the point.

France?s Orange network has just reported that they?ve moved 70,000 iPhones out their doors in the first month of sales. That works out to roughly 2,333 iPhones sold every day through Orange. If you?ll remember, Apple?s French iPhone-partner reported sales numbers of about 40,000 iPhone in the first five days of sales ? which works out to about 8,000 iPhones per day.

Now, on the one hand, 70,000 units is not a bad number to play with. On the other hand, Apple and Orange saw sales-rates drop by more than 70%.

So, is the iPhone a hot seller worldwide? Is it the disappointment that soo many out there are hoping for? Stay tuned, Stevie will be dropping the sales-number-bomb on us in less than a couple weeks.

[Via: TUAW]

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[CES 2008] The folks at Opera were nice enough to confirm the soon availability of the Opera browser for the Apple iPhone.

Read more in the article on Uberpulse.com

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With new styles ranging from a Travel Case that holds your cash and credit cards to a Sport Armband that features an easy fastening system, you will find one to fit your lifestyle

(Compton, CA) ? New Belkin cases for the iPhone and iPod protect your iPhone or iPod in style. Designed to fit any lifestyle, these cases can be used in a variety of environments, from the gym to the office.

AVAILABILITY
March 2008 in the US with launches in Europe, Asia and Australia to follow at a later time

On Display At:
- 2008 International CES, January 7?10, 2008, in Las Vegas at Booth #30368 South Hall
- MacWorld Conference & Expo 2008, January 15-18, 2008, in San Francisco at Booth #911

Travel Case for iPod nano (F8Z244) ? US: $29.99
- Sleek and pocketable with a bifold design
- Screen and click-wheel protection
- Allows full accessibility to the screen and navigation
- Holds your earbuds with cable management feature
- Stores your cash and credit cards

Slim Fit with Carabiner for iPod nano (F8Z236) - US: $19.99
- Sleek, pocketable, and made of neoprene
- Screen and click-wheel protection
- Allows full access to the screen and navigation
- Includes carabiner clip to secure to belt loop or in bag
- Hand-washable

Sport Armband for iPod nano (F8Z254-KG) ? US: $19.99; iPod classic (F8Z255-KG) and iPod touch (F8Z249-KG) ? US: $19.99
- Armband?s adjustable dual-fit fastening system accommodates different sized arms
- Includes pocket for key storage
- Clear screen protector allows easy navigation
- Reflective material for use during nighttime
- Hand-washable

Formed Leather with Removable Belt Clip for iPod nano (F8Z246) ? US: $24.99; iPod classic (F8Z245), iPod touch (F8Z247), and iPhone (F8Z271) ? US: $29.99
- Premium formed leather construction
- Features screen protection and removable stainless steel belt clip
- Allows full accessibility to the screen and navigation

Remix Flip for iPod nano (F8Z260), iPod classic (F8Z259), and iPod touch (F8Z261) ? US: $29.99
- True-sense click wheel provides full protection and functionality
- Protects iPod with durable, clear-acrylic construction
- Durable rubber molding back with acrylic faceplate

Micro Grip Case iPod nano (F8Z239), iPod classic (F8Z256), iPod touch (F8Z257), and iPhone (F8Z258) ? US: $24.99
- Durable molded rubber construction
- Reflective lining material
- Screen and click-wheel protection
- Allows full accessibility to the screen and navigation
- Hand-washable

Sport Armband Plus with FastFit System for iPod nano (F8Z241-MBL), iPod classic (F8Z242-MBL), iPod touch and iPhone (F8Z243-MBL) ? US: $29.99 (Available Fall 2008)
- Features FastFit, an adjustable one-handed clamp-fastening system
- Holster detaches from armband to clip onto clothing or bag
- Clear screen protector allows for easy navigation
- Water wicking material
- Reflective highlights for use during nighttime
- Hand Washable/Hang dry
- Breathable and comfortable
- Cable capsule manages earphones in flexible rubber dome

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Equipped with ClearScan technology, TuneBase FM and TuneCast Auto help ease the frustration of manually finding a clear FM frequency by automatically doing it for you

(Compton, CA) ? You can now listen to the music from your iPhone in the car with Belkin?s new TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod and TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod. Featuring ClearScan technology, with one push of a button both FM transmitters will automatically seek out the best FM frequency to play the music from your iPhone or iPod. TuneBase FM also conveniently mounts and powers your iPhone or iPod in the car.

STATISTIC
A majority of MP3 owners listen to their MP3 players in the car.*

AVAILABILITY
- TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod: April 2008 in all global regions
- TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod: February 2008 in all global regions

On Display At:
- 2008 International CES, January 7?10, 2008, in Las Vegas at Booth #30368 South Hall
- MacWorld Conference & Expo 2008, January 15-18, 2008, in San Francisco at Booth #911

TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod (F8Z183) ? $99.99
- Features ClearScan technology
- Includes line-out for use with car-stereo inputs or cassette adapter
- Pro setting optimizes audio and boosts volume
- Transmits audio wirelessly on multiple FM channels from 88.1MHz?107.9MHz
- Multiple cradles fit any docking iPod
- Flexible neck offers convenient, easy repositioning of your iPod

TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod (F8Z182) ? $79.99
- Features ClearScan technology
- Includes line-out for use with car-stereo inputs or cassette adapter
- Pro setting optimizes audio and boosts volume
- Transmits audio wirelessly on multiple FM channels from 88.1MHz?107.9MHz
- Attached auto power cord powers and charges your iPhone or iPod in the car
- Flexible design lets passengers control playlists

*This information was compiled from a Belkin Market Research Study







About Belkin International, Inc.
Belkin offers a diverse product mix that provides people with seamless electronics integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for MP3 devices, computers, and more. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater?with our PureAV� line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories?and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

Belkin?s phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe?in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others?and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong.

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France Telecom says that it's mobile arm, Orange sold over 70,000 Apple iPhones during the month of December, which was in line with projections of sales of between 50,000 to 100,000 units. The handset was launched into the French market at the end of November.

The figure conceals a downward trend though, as the bulk of the sales - some 30,000 units - were sold in just the first five days of launch. Considering that December was the peak gift purchasing time, it seems that the iPhone may not be as appealing to the those who are not hardcore Apple fans.

According to an AFP newswire report, nearly half (48%) of the sales were to new subscribers to the Orange network and less than 3,500 handsets were formally purchased unlocked, although doubtless a fair percentage of locked phones were later unlocked.

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LAS VEGAS(CES Booth # 14200), Jan. 6, 2008 ? Sony today introduced its first made- for-iPod� line of shelf systems with a wide range of connectivity options, powerful sound and eye-catching designs.

The new systems also integrate Bluetooth� technology and even digitize old media into MP3 files without the need for a PC.

?We are continuing to evolve our shelf system offerings to reflect consumer listening habits,? said Andrew Sivori, director of personal audio marketing in the Digital Audio and Imaging Division at Sony Electronics. ?With the addition of iPod docks to most models, along with a bolder, more dramatic offering in our Muteki line, there?s a Sony shelf system for just about everyone.?

Works with iPod

Marking a first for Sony, the company unveiled two micro shelf systems made for iPod, the CMT-BX20i and CMT-BX50BTi models. These new music systems offer a sleek and simple design with a glossy black finish and vivid florescent display. The iPod menu and system features can be accessed with the remote control, while the system charges the device.

The CMT-BX20i system has a front-loading single disc CD player and supports CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 Playback, along with an audio-in jack to connect your digital music player or PC. This new system also reads ID3 tags, displaying the artist and album information. The bass reflex speaker system is powered by 50 watts (RMS) of total system output for full and vibrant sound.

The Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra (DSGX) selectively improves the bass and treble segments of the music to produce a natural sound effect without distortion. An AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets and remote control add convenience to complete the package. The CMT-BX20i micro shelf system will be available in February for about $130.

The line?s most feature-rich system, the CMT-BX50BTi unit has all the functions of the CMT-BX20i system, plus Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) technology so you can wirelessly stream CD-quality music to other Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) devices, such as Bluetooth stereo-enabled headphones, PCs, digital music players and cell phones. This means that you can move from the car to the home or office, and your Bluetooth-enabled devices can sync up effortlessly while your music never skips a beat.

The CMT-BX50BTi system plays both CDs and digital music from wired or wireless compatible devices. Information like the album title, artist name and track number appear on the florescent display through the wireless connection. This model will be available in February for about $180.

Charge, Play, Control

For digital music enthusiasts looking for powerful sound and features, the new EC series of mini HiFi systems offers a new finish and sleek design. These new music systems are also made to work with iPod devices, and will charge, play and control your device ? even through the included remote control. The Digital Media Port? provides the ability to connect four optional accessories, such as a Walkman� video MP3 player, a Bluetooth-enabled device, a WiFi streaming audio system and the included dock made for an iPod.

A front-loading single disc CD player supports CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 playback with an audio-in to connect your digital music player or PC, plus AM/FM tuner with 30 station presets.

The MHC-EC98Pi mini HiFi system is the high-end unit of the series with a total system power output of 530 watts (RMS) and a three-way bass reflex speaker system with an 8-inch subwoofer, two 5.1-inch woofers and a 1.6-inch horn tweeter to fill nearly any room with music. It will be available in May for about $200.

The MHC-EC78Pi mini system has a total system power output of 380 watts (RMS) and a three-way bass reflex speaker system with two 5.1-inch woofers and a 1.6-inch horn tweeter. It will also be available in May for about $150.

The MHC-EC68Pi mini system has a total system power output of 140 watts (RMS) and a two-way bass reflex speaker system with a 6.3-inch woofer and 1.6-inch horn tweeter. It will be available in April for around $130.

The Ultimate Party Machine

Sony is also introducing the LBT-ZUX9 system, the latest addition to its Muteki? (pronounced ?moo-techy?) line of audio shelf systems. The new system is ideal for getting any party started. It delivers rich, strong sound with a two-way bass reflex speaker system, and four speakers that each include 8-inch subwoofers and a 1-inch horn tweeter. Total system power output is 1000 watts (RMS) and features matrix line array speakers to fill nearly any room with music.

The three-disc CD changer supports CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 playback, and includes a dual cassette tape deck. Perhaps the most unique feature is the USB recording and playback function, which allows the user to record music from CD, cassette and directly from the radio onto a flash drive. This two-way USB functionality helps convert old cassette libraries to MP3 files without the use of a PC.

The LBT-ZUX9 shelf system also offers built-in lighting effects with beams that react to bass and treble, in addition to the D-Light Sync? Pro port that connects to optional party lighting like disco balls via a D-Light Sync Controller (sold separately).

Sony?s X-Trance technology allows you to create a party atmosphere through various sound effects, including flangers, delays, chorus and others. With the beat blend feature you can add drum percussion during playback to any source via the dedicated drum pads. A florescent display and remote control make all these features easy to enjoy. The LBT-ZUX9 shelf system will be available in February for about $800.

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As the iPhone gets more and more comfortable with itself as the “gotta-have” gadget of 2007, nay 2008, the Apple handset just keeps getting better with time. Firmware upon firmware, the iPhone keeps adding more usability and functionality at the click of a (”Sync”) button.

The next iPhone firmware release, previously rumored and now widely documented as the v1.1.3 firmware version, touts Google’s new location-based “My Location” mapping feature built into the Google Maps application. There are other cool features included in the v1.1.3 firmware, but we’re just going to talk about the location-mapping aspect of Google Maps.

Until now, the only way to get cell-tower triangulated positional data (we like to call it faux-GPS) on your iPhone was through a third party application called Navizon. The application is incredibly handy and was recently updated to give directions from your current (approximate) location and keep in touch with friends (the “Buddy” feature). And, in the face of Google’s recent “My Location” announcement, Navizon launched a “Lite” (read: free) version to keep up. Well, now that the new Google “My Location” feature is ready to prime-time with the next iPhone update, we have to wonder what Navizon is doing to keep up.

So, we went to our little birdie to get more info on what to expect from Navizon in the future and it looks promising.

Navizon already offers (for free) the same type of cell-tower triangulation technology upon which Google?s ?My Location? features relies. But, if you need even more accuracy (close to that of GPS positioning) Navizon offers a premium upgrade that leverages WiFi hotspot-positioning to help you get an even more accurate location-information.

But, that?s not all. We can?t exactly tell you what (at least not yet), but Navizon will be offering even more unique and exciting features in the near future. Fear not, Navizon fans, Google?s ?My Location? (likely) integration in the� next iPhone firmware update will not be the end of your favorite little location-information application.

Keep an eye out for more Navizon updates soon!

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Smartphones are more like super-portable, mini-computers than standalone handsets these days. But, what good is all that computing power if you can?t make use of all your old data?

If you?ve managed to amass a veritable cornucopia of contacts, playlists, events, tasks, notes, movies, songs, etc. on your old smartphone (or not-so-smart-phone), then it can be a daunting proposition to transfer all that information to your new iPhone. Why not have Nova Media?s Fone2Phone application handle all that busy-work for you?

Fone2Phone will take your Nokia, Motorola, or Sony Ericsson phone and download all those contacts, events, tasks, notes, bookmarks, photos, music and videos at the click of a button. ?Fone2Phone will add the new content to your applications: as Address Book group, iCal calendar, iTunes playlist, iTunes movies, iPhoto album, bookmark and notes.?

Sound interesting? Nova Media will be launching Fone2Phone on January 14th for $19. Just in time for MacWorld Expo.

Check Nova Media?s website for their list of supported phones.

[Via: iPhone Atlas]

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[CES 2008] CES 2008] SKULLcandy is unveiling its new stylish iPhone FMJ headphones at CES, they will be compatible with the iPhone and the Blackberry Curve.



Available online for $89.95, the product comes equipped with aluminum housing and noise isolating ear buds as well as a high-end micro switch connect / disconnect feature (according to the specification sheet).



SKULLCandy has a very cool website, check it out.

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A delightful addition to the bathroom ambiance. This imaginative water-resistant iPod speaker is operated on batteries, allowing your favorite music to surround you anywhere you are...bathrooms, kitchens, backyards, or even beaches! Hottest GIFT item in Japan this holiday season!!!

Can be used for iPods (iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle or other MP3 Players) smaller than 2.55W x 4.17H x 0.78"D in size with a 0.13" earphone jack.

Reproduction frequency 190-5600Hz
Output Level 95dB�2db

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Apple will release an iPhone software update during MacWorld Expo 2008, well informed sources confirmed MacScoop. But it appears that the unpolished iPhone sofware version recently leaked on the Internet doesn't include all the features of the final release.

The reports we obtained claim that the software update will add copy-paste, which is one of the most requested features by iPhone users, and will provide a few other user interface improvements.

Additionally, the update should provide better stability and performance for the device which sometimes suffers from UI glitches and application hangs in its current version.

Sources also confirmed recent reports claiming that a soon to be released iPhone software update will offer very improved Google Maps with localization and hybrid view, mass SMS sending and multi-page editable home screen.

It is not out of question that other, non revealed yet features, appear with this update, our sources said. Be sure that we'lll keep you updated in case we obtain more information.

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At CES 2008 Show in Las Vegas, Lagotek will present its ?HIP Modes? Sideshow home control gadget working on iPhone and iPod touch made possible by Ikanos Consulting Go Gadgets technology. This is the first technology that enables the use of iPhone and iPod touch for home control over WiFi and GPRS / EDGE. The ability to run Vista Sideshow gadgets on Apple?s legendary devices to control the home was made possible by Lagotek Corporation and Ikanos Consulting. working together to merge cutting edge Vista Sideshow technologies with Apple?s famous devices for home automation use.


Home automation system
Lagotek HIP Modes are user created macro states of the Home. By choosing the specific Mode on iPod touch, the homeowner, with the Lagotek HIP home automation system installed, can control lights, temperature, music, audio/video devices and the security system with one touch. Lagotek CEO Eugene Luskin stated, ?This is probably the highest concentration of coolness in one device with Vista Sideshow on iPod doing home automation over WiFi. Our friends at Ikanos Consulting are amazing and, working together, we can achieve in weeks what Microsoft and Apple would never be able to bring to the market. I am very excited with this important step in making Lagotek?s vision of 'Automation in every home from any device and from anywhere' closer to reality. This is a perfect complementary solution for our cell phone home control application.?

Apple iPhone and iPod compatible
Go Gadgets for iPhone and iPod touch is a web application which, when installed on Windows Vista, allows users to turn an iPod touch or iPhone into a Windows SideShow-capable device. Go Gadgets is a client-server system for adding Windows SideShow capability to a wide range of connected smart devices. As well as support for web applications, Go Gadgets also supports devices based on Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and J2ME, and allows remote access to Windows SideShow gadgets via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPRS / EDGE / 3G. Windows SideShow is a technology built into Windows Vista that allows small software applications, called gadgets, to be used on small-screen connected devices such as remote controls, fridge magnets and secondary displays on laptops.

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Looks like the iPod nano (2nd gen) has not yet broken the shackles of piracy as Chinese manufacturers have managed to clone it yet again, and this time featuring an actual Click Wheel clone as well! The user interface also looks more polished, although you shouldn't expect anything of Cupertino's standard. When will the third generation iPod nano receive the clone treatment, fake Click Wheel and all? It is only a matter of time I guess.

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Lagotek, a company specialized in home automation has an application that uses the iPhone and iPod Touch to control their home automation system (lights, climate, audio, video surveillance, blinds/curtains…).

It is based on SideShow, a Microsoft technology that is generally used on laptops to have access to emails and messages when the computer is in sleep mode. Lagotek uses HIP (user created macros states of the home) to have a high-level control of their home.

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Newertech has launched lots of new accessories for the iPhone.


http://www.newertech.com/products/iphoneacc.php

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At CES 2008, Lagotek will present its ?HIP[1] Modes? Sideshow home control gadget working on iPhone and iPod touch made possible by Ikanos Consulting Go Gadgets? technology. (CES South Hall 1, booth #20419)

This is the first technology that enables the use of iPhone and iPod touch for home control over WiFi and GPRS/EDGE.

The ability to run Vista Sideshow gadgets on Apple?s legendary devices to control the home was made possible by Lagotek Corporation and Ikanos Consulting Ltd. working together to merge cutting edge Vista Sideshow technologies with Apple?s famous devices for home automation use.

Lagotek HIP Modes are user created macro states of the Home. By choosing the specific Mode on iPod touch, the homeowner, with the Lagotek HIP home automation system installed, can control lights, temperature, music, audio/video devices and the security system with one touch.

Lagotek CEO Eugene Luskin stated, ?This is probably the highest concentration of coolness in one device with Vista Sideshow on iPod doing home automation over WiFi. Our friends at Ikanos Consulting are amazing and, working together, we can achieve in weeks what Microsoft and Apple would never be able to bring to the market. I am very excited with this important step in making Lagotek?s vision of 'Automation in every home from any device and from anywhere' closer to reality. This is a perfect complementary solution for our cell phone home control application.?

Go Gadgets? for iPhone and iPod touch is a web application which, when installed on Windows Vista, allows users to turn an iPod touch or iPhone into a Windows SideShow-capable device. Go Gadgets? is a client-server system for adding Windows SideShow capability to a wide range of connected smart devices. As well as support for web applications, Go Gadgets? also supports devices based on Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and J2ME, and allows remote access to Windows SideShow gadgets via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPRS/EDGE/3G.

Windows SideShow is a technology built into Windows Vista that allows small software applications, called gadgets, to be used on small-screen connected devices such as remote controls, fridge magnets and secondary displays on laptops.

About Lagotek
Lagotek Corporation was founded in 2004 with the vision of bringing automation to every home to improve the quality of people?s lives by providing ?Smarter Homes for Better Living.? Powered by dual-wireless technology, Lagotek?s Home Intelligence platform makes the luxury and energy savings of whole home control available to everyone. Distributed and supported by a network of Lagotek Certified Professional Installers, Lagotek?s systems are equally suited for both new construction and existing homes. The company is headquartered at 11661 S.E. 1st St., Ste. 208, Bellevue, WA 98005. Visit Lagotek at www.lagotek.com, see the interactive demo at www.lagotek.com/interactivedemo or call 425-455-2165.

Ikanos Consulting Ltd. is a UK-based software company founded in 2007 and specialising in Windows SideShow-related technologies and software for connected smart devices.

Lagotek, HIP, and HIP100 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lagotek Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

[1] HIP ? Home Intelligence Platform

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Here is a round up of the latest phone/clones/ripoffs from China.

The first one we have here is a Nokia 5700 clone. Here are the specs:
- 3 inch QVGA 16 million color touschscreen
- powerful speakers with bass
- FM radio
- microSD support
- 2 mega pixel camera
- A2DP
- built in TV (with extendible camera)
- measures 114x55x16 mm
- weighs 125 grams







Here is the latest iPhone clone. It is actually not bad. It doesn't have unnecessary markings and printings on the phone. Here are the specs:
- 3 inch 16 million color 240x400 touchscreen
- triband support
- VGA camera
- microSD support
- A2DP
- measures 110x53x13 mm
- weighs 93 grams








Here we have yet another Nokia clone. This time it's a clone of the Nokia 5610. It actually also looks like the 5300 also. I like that large screen. Here are the specs:
- built in TV tuner
- 3 inch 16 million color QVGA touchscreen
- FM radio
- 1.3 mega pixel camera
- microSD support
- A2DP
- measures 100x52x22 mm
- weighs 135 grams









Here we have quite an unusual phone. It has many special features. The pics explain everything. Here are the specs:
- 2.6 inch 260K QVGA camera
- 1.3 mega pixel camera with large lens and strong flash
- FM radio with dedicated controls on the back (including media player)
- powerful stereo 3D speakers with sub woofer
- microSD support
- measures 106x46x13 mm (super thin)
- weighs 85 grams
- comes with a carrying case that also doubles as a battery










This last phone is a full QWERTY phone powered by Windows Mobile 5. This is one of the best QWERTY phones I have seen from China. It has a brushed metal look. It's a pity that Windows Mobile is plastered below the screen (it really spoils the look). Here are the specs:
- 2.6 inch 65K color QVGA landscape oriented screen
- 1.3 mega pixel camera
- triband support
- microSD support
- Windows Mobile 5
- A2DP
- 64 MB RAM/64 MB ROM
- 200MHZ CPU
- measures 120x62x17 mm
- weighs 120 grams
- comes with powerful 2200 mAh battery
- dual sim card slots







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99% perspiration, 1% inspiration. I suppose the same could be said of this Bluetooth-enabled iPod. You ought to be prepared for the fact that your iPod might be rendered useless should you actually slip up during the modding process, but fortunes favor the brave as I know it. What you’ll need are the following :-

• 4G iPod


• Voltmeter


• A few lengths of hook-up wire


• Phillips screwdriver


• Torx screwdriver


• Xacto knife or razor blade


• 4G 20GB iPod


• 40GB/60GB iPod metal casing (optional)


• Jabra A120S Bluetooth Music Adapter


• Bluetooth stereo headphones (A2DP compatible)


• Guts and a steady hand

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