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Flashed Verizon iPhone to Work on Cricket Wireless.

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:08:00 +0000

Cricket wireless has announced that if you bring a flashed iPhone to one of their stores, they will activate it for you. In case you don’t know where to go to flash your iPhone, just ask one of Cricket's friendly employees… According to their website:

Can I flash a phone to work on the Cricket network?
Yes, Cricket will activate any phone that’s been flashed to work on the Cricket network.
Cricket corporate stores currently do not flash phones to work on the Cricket network but many of the indirect dealer (both standard and premier) have the ability to flash a customer’s phone, and most corporate stores will be able to tell a customer where to go to have their phones flashed to Cricket. To find a list of store locations, click here.
If you choose to activate a non-Cricket phone on the Cricket network, there is a possibility that some of the phone features or service plan features may not operate. Additionally, flashed phones are not eligible for the Cricket Phone Replacement Program or Cricket Warranty Exchange Program. Not all phones are capable of being flashed to work on the Cricket network.

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Wallaby, Adobe's Flash To HTML5 Conversion Tool Brings Flash Content To iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:54:00 +0000

Adobe has released their Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool. This is mainly an effort to bring Flash based content on to non-Flash devices such as the popular iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Dubbed the Wallaby, the software enables developers to convert their Flash based content to HTML5 so that the content may be run on HTML5 based browsers like Mobile Safari, found on iOS devices.

"Wallaby" is the codename for an experimental technology that converts the artwork and animation contained in Adobe® Flash® Professional (FLA) files into HTML. Wallaby is not a final product and is still in the testing and validation phase. We are not yet able to commit to a roadmap for this experimental technology.

Available for both Windows and Mac, Wallaby can be downloaded via the links given below.
Download Wallaby for Windows.
Download Wallaby for Mac.
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iPad 2 to go on sale in USA on March 11at 5:00 pm local time

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Our sources indicate that Apple's iPad 2 will go on sale in USA on March 11, at 5:00 pm local time. As you may know, Apple announced the successor to the original iPad, that is the iPad 2 last week. iPad 2 boasts of a Dual-Core CPU that is twice as fast as that of the current iPad. The new graphics chips are ’9x faster’ too. Apart from that, iPad 2 features two cameras, one rear and one front facing.
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On Sale- 64GB iPhone 4 model hits the streets of Hong Kong, China!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:16:00 +0000

According to a report published by MIC Gadget, “Engineering Prototype” it appears that models of the iPhone 4 with a storage capacity of 64GB are currently being sold underground in Hong Kong, China.

According to Unwire.hk, this suspicious 64GB model has started selling in Sin Tak, the greatest grey market in Hong Kong, and the sellers claimed that these are engineered models and available in small quantity. Interestingly, the back of the phone states iPhone XXGB! That reminds us the leaked prototype last year, the one Gizmodo bought it. It also states the Model no. as XXXXX, and the FCC ID as BCG-XXXXXX. On the screen, you can see is indeed a 64GB capacity and the model is 995-6049LL. And the phone is not locked! Any ideas what’s going on here?

While we cannot vouch for the authenticity of these particular models, we can nonetheless verify that the “XX” on the back of iPhones generally represents Apple prototype models.
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How to Jailbreak iOS 4.3 iPhone 4 Using PwnageTool Bundles & Custom Firmware

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:11:00 +0000

iOS 4.3 GM build is already available for download for iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, 4G & iPad however it is only for developers registered with Apple iPhone developer program.
Warning : Proceed only at your own risk, we take absolutely no responsibility for any damage that may happen to your iPad by following this guide.
Stuff Needed
Download iOS 4.3 for your device
Download PwnageTool for Mac
Download PwnageTool Bundles
Download Ramdisk fixer 1.5 & Install it
Download iTunes 10.2
Keep all your files on desktop for easy access.

How to Jailbreak iOS 4.3 iPhone 4 Using PwnageTool Bundles & Custom Firmware

1. Right click on PwnageTool App and select Show Package Contents

2. Now navigate to following folder /Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles
3. Now copy PwnageTool Bundles for iPhone 4.3 iOS and place it in above “FirmwareBundles“ folder and close the folder.

4. Now start RamdiskFixer_v1.5 and and follow the on screen instructions t& complete the installations (you must comply with readme file of randisk fixer).

5. Now start PwnageTool and create the iOS 4.3 custom firmware for iPhone 4

6. Now start iTunes 10.2 and create iPhone 4 backup
7. Now put your iPhone 4 in DFU mode by following instructions
Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds, Now release the Power button while continue to holding the Home button. You device should now be in DFU mode
8. iTunes will promot for devince in DFU mode, click Ok.
9. Now press Option and click on update button on iTunes. Now browse and select iOS 4.3 iphone 4 custom firmware.
10. Let iTunes complete the update process, you. Once iTunes completes the restore process your iPhone 4 will reboot.
Since this is tethered jailbreak every time you reboot your deice you need to connect to Mac and tethered boot using tetheredboot utility.
Follow bellow instructions to Tetethered boot your jailbroken iPhone 4 iOS 4.3
1. Download TetheredBoot Utility and place it in tetheredboot folder on desktop
2. Crate copy of iPhone 4 iOS 4.3 custom firmware, change the extension from .ipsw to .zip and unzip
3. Now open extracted content of firmware and copy following files present under /Firmware/dfu/
1. iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu
2. kernelcache.release.n90
4. Place these files inside Tetheredboot utility folder

5.Turn off your iPhone and Open Terminal, type following commands

sudo -s
cd /User/Desktop/Tetherboot/
./tetheredboot iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu kernelcache.release.n90

6. Ok, that’s it. Your iPhone 4 will boot into the tethered boot mode
Now enjoy your newly jailbreak iPhone 4 on iOS 4.3. You have repeat above steps every time you reboot your iPhone 4
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How to Jailbreak iPad iOS 4.3 GM with PwnageTool Bundles & Custom Firmware

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:52:00 +0000

iOS 4.3 GM build is already available for download for iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, 4G & iPad however it is only for developers registered with Apple iPhone developer program.
Warning : Proceed only at your own risk, we take absolutely no responsibility for any damage that may happen to your iPad by following this guide.
Stuff Needed
Download iOS 4.3 for iPad
Download PwnageTool for Mac
Download PwnageTool Bundles
Download Ramdisk fixer 1.5 & Install it
Download iTunes 10.2
Place all the files on desktop for easy access.

Jailbreak iPad iOS 4.3 GM with PwnageTool Bundles

1. Right click on PwnageTool and select Show Package Contents

2. Next navigate to /Contents/Resources/FirmwareBundles folder in PwnageTool package contents
3. Now copy PwnageTool Bundles for iPad iOS 4.3 GM and pasy it in above “FirmwareBundles“ folder and close the folder.
4. Now start RamdiskFixer and follow the on screen instructions & complete the installations (you must fulfill the requirements of Ram Disk Fixer in order to successfully patch PwnageTool).

Create iPad iOS 4.3 GM Custom Firmware
5. Now start PwnageTool to create the iPad 4.3 GM Custom firmware
6. Start PwnageTool App in “Expert mode” and Select iPad from device list

7. Now browse and select iPad iOS 4.3 GM IPSW firmware file
8. Now click on build button to initiate iOS 4.3 GM custom firmware process for iPad
9. PwnageTool will now create the customiOS 4.3 .ipsw file for iPad on your desktop
10. Quite PwnageTool once custom firmware creation process completes.

Restore Custom iOS 4.3 firmware to iPad

11. Start iTunes on your Mac while keeping iPad connected to Mac
12. Select iPad from iTunes device list and Press and hold Option button on your keyboard and click on restore button. (Don’t click on update button)
13. Now browse and select iOS 4.3 custom firmware created by PwnageTools and let iTunes complete the restore process. Your iPad screen may flash some time and will reboot when iTunes completes the restore process.
At this stage you have successfully jailbreaked iPad on iOS 4.3 GM. Follow below steps to Tethered boot iPad on iOS 4.3.

Tetheredboot Jailbroken iPad 4.3 iOS

14. Download TetheredBoot Utility and place it in tetheredboot folder on desktop
15. Crate copy of iPad iOS 4.3 custom firmware, change the extension from .ipsw to .zip and unzip
16. Now open extracted content of firmware and copy following files present under Firmware/dfu/
1. iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu
2. kernelcache.release.n90

17. Place these files inside Tetheredboot utility folder
18.Turn off your iPad and Open Terminal, type following commands
sudo -s
cd /User/Desktop/Tetherboot/
./tetheredboot iBSS.n90ap.RELEASE.dfu kernelcache.release.n90
And follow on screen intructions.
6. Ok, that’s it. Your iPad on iOS 4.3 GM will boot into the tethered boot mode and you can use Cydia to install apps,
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Jailbreak Exploit Discovered for PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.56!

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:26:00 +0000

Mathieu Hervais, a well-known hacker today tweeted that he a has discovered a bug that allows exploiting metldr, the bootloader and firmware version 3.56

With Sony planning to release an ‘un-hackable’ PS3, it’s interesting to see that new holes are still being discovered in the console’s latest firmware. It’s even more interesting that Hervais doesn’t plan to release a working hack. Is Sony’s attack on George Hotz having an affect on the way the PS3 hacking scene works? Seem like it!
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Android is Number One, Apple and RIM come second in the War of SmartPhones

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:47:00 +0000

Google, Apple, and RIM are all vying for the top spot among the smartphones. But which one is dominant depends on whether you look at operating systems or devices, according to new data from Nielsen.
Among mobile operating systems, Google's Android has surged into first place in the United States, grabbing 29 percent of the market, compared with 27 percent for Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS and 27 percent for Apple's iOS.
That left a 10 percent share for Microsoft's Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 combined, 4 percent for HP's Palm WebOS, and 2 percent for Nokia's Symbian

It's interesting to note that the popularity of Android, iOS, and BlackBerry OS didn't differ much across most age groups. However, those in the 18-24 range showed a somewhat higher preference for Android phones, according to Nielsen's numbers released this week.
The latest data shows a surge for Android from last summer when Nielsen pegged its market share at 19 percent versus 28 percent for iOS and 30 percent for the BlackBerry OS.
Having noted all that, taking a close look at the devices themselves, Nielsen found that Apple and RIM continue to be the major players in the U.S. compared with other manufacturers as they're the only ones making their own devices with their own operating systems. Their 27 percent market shares outshine third-place HTC, which has captured around 12 percent share with Android and 7 percent with Microsoft's mobile OS.
Motorola was the next manufacturer on the charts with 10 percent share with Android customers and 1 percent with Microsoft's mobile OS. Samsung followed with a 5 percent share with Android and 2 percent with Microsoft's OS.
Regardless of who's on top, the demand for smartphones continues to grow. In the last six months, 47 percent of consumers who picked up a mobile phone opted for a smartphone over a feature phone, according to Nielsen.
To compile its data, Nielsen surveyed more than 14,000 mobile subscribers from November 10 to January 11. As a result, the numbers don't factor in some of the recent developments in the mobile market, notably the debut of the Verizon iPhone.
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Windows 8 Tweaks and Sneak Peaks- Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:29:00 +0000

Win7China (via Windows8Beta) has managed to get hold of a number of screenshots of Microsoft’s next operating system. As you can see the logo of Windows 8 looks quite familliar

The most striking feature to come out of the leak is a new ‘restore’ feature that will give users the option to return their system to a vanilla install of Windows 8 at any time and in just two minutes.

Another interesting feature is the ability to log in using a Windows Live ID, with the ID’s display picture being shown in the redesigned system tray.

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RIM BlackBerry to make low-cost, low-margin and cheap entry Level smartphones

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:09:00 +0000

Research In Motion, BlackBerry's maker is placing significant resources to "entry-level smartphones" according to one of its major suppliers. Chip maker Marvell, a Major Supplier to RIM, had a tough time in the quarter that ended January 29, with revenue down 6% (to $901 million) and net income down 13% (to $223 million) from the previous quarter; and all this in spite of the just ended Christmas season which is usually the peak time for smartphone sales. In view of the above, the company's shares dropped more than 11% on the news.
Marketwatch CEO Sehat Sutardja blamed the poor results on a switch by one of Marvell's customers toward building low-cost, low-margin smartphones- a market that Marvell does not supply. That customer is widely understood to be RIM.
RIM is facing pressure from lower priced smartphones that run Google's Android operating system. For all practical reasons, Android basically came out of nowhere in 2010 and surpassed RIM's global market share. Even though RIM grew in absolute numbers, it nonetheless fell to number three behind Android and leader Symbian (Nokia), according to Gartner.
Finally, RIM may be trying to capitalize on chaos at Nokia, which recently announced plans to switch its smartphone platform from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 over the next couple of years. Nokia sells a lot of inexpensive Symbian-based smartphones around the world, so perhaps RIM is looking at that market for expansion.

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iOS 4.3 brings few new features to the iPhone, iPad and iPod!

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:18:00 +0000

iOS 4.3 doesn't bring nearly as many changes to the table as iOS 4.2 did last November. The release of iOS 4.2 was a watershed moment for the iPad, bringing features like multitasking and folders that made it a far more useful device than before. The iPhone got fewer new features in iOS 4.2, some of which have proven more useful than others; I use AirPlay almost every day to stream from my iPhone to my home theater system, but I used AirPrint once, then forgot about it. For the iPhone, iOS 4.3 brings even fewer marquee features to the device. These include:

AirPlay Enhancements: Get even more play out of AirPlay — the wireless technology that lets you stream content from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your HDTV via Apple TV. In addition to music, movies, and photos, AirPlay now streams video from your Photos app. So you can shoot a home video and instantly share it with everyone in the room. Even AirPlay-enabled apps and websites get the big-screen treatment with iOS 4.3. And if your photos are the feature presentation, you can play a slideshow with all the stunning themes available on Apple TV.

Safari Performance: As you surf the web, your fingers will love the responsiveness of the new Nitro JavaScript engine powering Safari. It runs JavaScript up to twice as fast as in iOS 4.2. Which means you get more speed behind each page load. And sites with lots of interactive features can appear on your screen even faster.

iTunes Home Sharing: Now you can play your entire iTunes library from anywhere in the house. If it’s on your Mac or PC, you can play it on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over a shared Wi-Fi network. And not just music. Watch a movie or TV show. Play a podcast. Or listen to an audiobook. On whichever device you want — without having to download or sync.

Personal Hotspot for iPhone 4: On the road, in an airport, at the park — now you can bring Wi-Fi with you wherever you go. Download iOS 4.3 on your iPhone 4, and the next time you find yourself without access to Wi-Fi but in 3G territory, enable Personal Hotspot and share your cellular data connection with your Mac, PC, iPad, or other Wi-Fi-capable device. You can share your connection with up to five devices at once over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB — with up to three of those connections using Wi-Fi. Every connection is password protected and secure. And it’s power friendly, too. iPhone detects when your Personal Hotspot is no longer in use and turns it off to save battery life.

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First Impressions and Review of iPad 2- Video

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:00:00 +0000

After Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad 2 in San Francisco yesterday, Walt shared his initial thoughts with Stacey Delo of The Wall Street Journal.

Latter on, Walt appeared on WSJ’s Digits show to talk about the iPad 2:

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Samsung reconsiders pricing after it finds parts of Galaxy Tab 10.1 'inadequate' compared to iPad 2

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:27:00 +0000

Regardless of whether you love or loathe Apple, you have to be happy with the company's aggressive upgrade of the iPad. As a matter of fact, this has led Samsung, purveyor of an Android 3.0 tablet by the name of Galaxy Tab 10.1, to look more closely at its own hardware and pricing model. In addition, according to executive VP Lee Don-Joo, Samsung has been forced to "improve the parts that are inadequate." We don't know what parts in particular, however he notes that "Apple made [the iPad 2] very thin" and also goes on to say that Samsung will be rethinking its pricing strategy with the Tab 10.1. It was originally going to cost more than the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, but in light of Apple's new product, Samsung might have to cut into its profit margins or maybe even forgo profits altogether to make its new Tab a success.
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AT&T finally Explains how iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot feature will work for iPhone users

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Even though AT&T hasn’t had much to say about the iPhone 4’s new Personal Hotspot feature since it was unveiled in January with the Verizon model, the company has finally broken its silence and confirmed that the feature will indeed work with next week’s iOS 4.3 update.

Ars Technica is reporting that AT&T has confirmed that the iPhone 4 will work with Apple’s new Personal Hotspot feature when it rolls out next Friday, March 11. Previously, the company’s official line was something along the lines of “we’re looking into it,” which made wireless tethering fans nervous recalling the excruciatingly long wait for the carrier to unlock wired tethering in the first place.

The good news is that Personal Hotspot will work on AT&T with the iOS 4.3 update, although you’ll have to be on the company’s DataPro 4GB for iPhone Tethering plan, which runs $45 per month. That gives you a 4GB data pool which you can use for tethering (wired or wireless) as well as your iPhone 4 3G, which the company recently doubled from the original 2GB to better compete against Verizon’s iPhone 4.

On the bad news front, if you were grandfathered into the iPhone 4 with your original unlimited 3G data plan at $30 per month, you won’t be able to take it with you. You’ll essentially be downgrading to the DataPro 2GB for iPhone plan at $25 per month, then adding $20 per month for an additional 2GB with tethering. If your data usage isn’t extreme, this is still a bargain, especially considering you’ll be able to use your iPhone 4 3G with an iPad, iPod touch or other Wi-Fi enabled device for the same $45 per month.

According to Ars Technica’s tests, Apple’s Personal Hotspot feature ran for three hours on only a 50 percent charge, and the website estimates it could get upwards of five or six hours on a full charge, which bests the standalone MiFi units which get a mere four hours -- not to mention having steeper monthly data rate plans in the first place.
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iOS 4.3 GM brings minimal increase in Speed compared to iOS 4.2- Video

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:52:00 +0000

In a word what kind of Safari speed improvements can you expect when iOS 4.3 rolls out? I think the word you're looking for is "moderate." Or maybe "incremental." Still, faster is faster, and this test over Wi-Fi shows that iOS 4.3 is a definite uptick.
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How to Enable or Activate Multitouch Gestures On iPhone 4 Running iOS 4.3 GM

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:19:00 +0000

The just released iOS 4.3 GM brings some extra perks to iPad users, namely: Multitouch Gestures. These gestures can be used to do variety of tasks such as three finger app switching, going back to the homescreen by simple pinching out on the app you’re running using your fingers etc. Want all this goodness on your iPhone 4? Just follow the guide posted after the break and you’ll have multitouch gestures up and running in no time.
Step 1: Jailbreak iOS 4.3 GM running on your iPhone 4.
Step 2: Once you’re jailbroken, launch Cydia and install OpenSSH.
Step 3: Now you’re going to SSH into your device (by using clients such as Cyberduck for Mac or WinSCP for Windows), and then navigate to the following directory: System>Library>CoreServices>SpringBoard.app>N90.plist
Step 4: Using a plist editor such as TextWrangler, edit the N90.plist file.
Step 5: Add a Boolean statement “multitasking-gestures” and set its value to “True”.
Step 6: Save everything you’ve edited, restart the Springboard.
Step 7: That’s it, you’re all done! You should now see the Multitouch Gestures option in the Settings.app file on your iPhone 4. Just tap to turn it on.
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iOS 4.3 GM Jailbroken by The PwnageTool

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:36:00 +0000

The just released iOS 4.3 GM for iPhone 4 has already been jailbroken. However, at the moment the jailbreak is tethered; in other words you will have to boot it into jailbroken state every time you reboot.
Support for iPad, iPhone 3GS and iPod touches is on the way ! This sure is good news for it is a clear indication that iOS 4.3 will be jailbreakable from the very moment it goes public.
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RIM To Bring BlackBerry Messenger To iPhone And Android.

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:21:00 +0000

Canadian smartphone giant Research In Motion is working on bringing its popular BlackBerry Messenger service to users of both Android and iOS devices. According to BGR, RIM is looking at the success of copycat services such as WhatsApp and clearly feels that it should have a piece of the cross-platform instant messaging pie.

According to our sources, RIM has not yet finalized details surrounding timing or pricing, but we have heard that the company might make the software free to all users. We’re also told strategy is still being developed, however, and RIM may end up charging users a one-time fee or even a recurring fee for access to its BBM service on third-party platforms.

The real question here though is whether any potential fees coming in from new BlackBerry Messenger users could possibly outweigh the lost revenue from selling BlackBerry smartphones. As a matter of fact, if you ask any BlackBerry owner why they love their phones so much, they always point to BBM. The question then becomes, if BBM is available to the iPhone and Android devices would some BlackBerry loyalists jump ship in preference to iOS or Android devices?
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Apple releases iOS 4.3 GM for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch; download now

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:24:00 +0000

Apple has released the very final GM (Gold Master) seed of iOS 4.3 for iPhone 4 (GSM only), iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod touch 4G/3G. iOS 4.3 GM is meant for registered developers only, that is to say that only members enrolled in the iPhone Developer Standard or Enterprise Program can access these bits of by signing into iOS Dev Center.
Download iOS 4.3 GM for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and SDK.
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Live updates from Apple's iPad 2 event

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:13:00 +0000

We're going to be live-blogging Apple's iPad 2 announcement (and whatever else they have in store). Check back at the times below, and get ready to make history together!

08:00AM - Hawaii
10:00AM - Pacific
11:00AM - Mountain
12:00PM - Central
01:00PM - Eastern
06:00PM - London
07:00PM - Paris
09:00PM - Moscow
11:30PM - Mumbai
03:00AM - Tokyo (March 3rd)
05:00AM - Sydney (March 3rd)
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As iPad 2 Event draws closer the Apple Store Is Down

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:03:00 +0000

The iPad 2, as you’re probably aware, will be announced at a special event today at 10 a.m. PT, and the Apple Store has just gone offline in preparation for one of the biggest product launches of the year.

When the store comes back online, which should be shortly after the announcement, it will be showing off a shiny, new iPad, and we’ll be there every step of the way.
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"Sir" Steve Job's refusal to be drawn into Politics by Gordon Brown cost him Knighthood

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:23:00 +0000

Today's The Telegraph is reporting that in 2009, Steve Jobs was in line for an honorary knighthood. However, this was blocked by Gordon Brown, Britain's former Prime Minister. Steve Jobs had been nominated or Put forward for ‘services to technology’.

Apparently, up until the last stages, all went well only for Brown to pull the plug. According to the article, Prime Minister Brown was still upset with Apple’s CEO for his refusal to speak at the Labour party conference, in other words for his refusal to be drawn into politics! As expected, a spokeswoman for Gordon Brown says that the The Telegraph's report is false and that "Mr Brown did not block a knighthood for Steve Jobs".
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What to Expect from the next-gen aka iPad 2 Event

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:55:00 +0000

Apple will be holding its iPad event tomorrow at the Yerba Buena Center in San Fransisco, California. So what can you expect from this event?
To begin with, there’s general consensus that we’ll shall see a preview of iOS 5.0. As Engadget reports,

“It’s also almost guaranteed that we’ll see the next version of iOS (number 5 in all likelihood, along with its SDK for devs), and an expansion of Apple’s cloud services (that part is a little… foggy right now). Of course, that will perfectly set up Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 5 in June, which is when iPad owners can likely expect to be using the new software.”

The timing of an iOS 5.0 preview tomorrow makes perfect sense for Apple. If the iPhone 5 is introduced during Apple’s WWDC conference this June, developers will need to get their hands on the new SDK. An iOS 5.0 preview and SDK release would be a perfect side dish to the main entree that is the iPad 2.

MobileMe will most likely be significantly revamped and re-introduced as a free service for all Apple customers. Cloud storage should be a huge part of the MobileMe revamp. Cult of Mac got an inside tip from an Apple staffer on the new MobileMe,

“The Apple staffer, who asked to remain anonymous for obvious reasons, said the new MobileMe service will store music, TV shows, and films that were purchased from the iTunes store. The staffer also said that there was talk inside Apple of being able to upload all your music and videos to the cloud whether it was purchased from iTunes or not. However, they couldn’t confirm whether this will be rolled out or not.”

As we venture a little farther out on the rumor radar, some reports have claimed that MobileMe could also be the framework for some type of Apple-engineered social network.

Finally, Steve Jobs could make an appearance at tomorrow’s keynote. Jobs went on a medical leave of absence last month, but Kara Swisher from All Things Digital is claiming that there’s a good chance we’ll see Steve onstage at tomorrow’s event.

“According to several sources close to the situation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs–who is on a health-related leave from the company–is definitely considering an appearance at its big iPad 2 event tomorrow.
If he did appear, sources said, Jobs would make at least a brief appearance on stage along with other top company execs in showing off Apple’s latest version of it hugely popular tablet.”

Kara Swisher has been spot on about Apple news before. She was the one that correctly predicted the date of tomorrow’s event before Apple sent out invites.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Appear in tomorrows iPad 2 Event

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:33:00 +0000

According to All Things Digital, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is ‘considering’ putting in a surprise appearance at tomorrow’s iPad 2 event.

Citing people ‘close to the situation’, All Things Digital says that while an appearance by the charismatic CEO is by no means assured, Jobs could make at least a cameo appearance.

If he did appear, sources said Jobs would at least make a brief appearance onstage, along with other top company execs in showing off Apple’s latest version of it hugely popular tablet.

Jobs is currently on sick leave and it’s been widely believed that he wouldn’t be in attendance at the event. Whether he will appear at the event or not remains to be seen.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the iPad is not a mobile device

noreply@blogger.com (Jack) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:21:00 +0000

If you are waiting for Facebook to release an app for the iPad, then you may have to wait a little longer. Moments ago at Facebook’s mobile press event, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Mobile VP Erik Tseng were asked whether Facebook is building an iPad app and if so when it will possibly be released.To this, Mark replied that the iPad is not a mobile device and that Facebook is still trying to figure out its approach and strategy for tablet devices. Until this app comes, iPad users will have to either access Facebook via the official website or touch.facebook.com.
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