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The hot topic nowadays is the upcoming iPhone 5.
Are you one of them?

iPhone 5 in 2012?

• Jim Dalrymple from Loopinsight mentioned that:

“Apple closed the door this morning on any speculation that it would announce new hardware at its Worldwide Developers conference saying it would focus on iOS and Mac OS.
Apple’s apparent focus on software in its WWDC announcement backs up what my own sources are saying about the annual conference. That is, expect a software show in 2011, not a hardware event.”

• Thus, this news crushed all hopes for the iPhone fans to get their hands on iPhone 5 this June.
• If there is no news regarding manufacturing of its parts, we will not be seeing it even the end of this year. Most probably sometime next year (2012).
• It’s either Apple is cooking up a much better features for the iPhone 5 or trying to resolve the manufacturing issues.
• Either way, I am also quite disappointed. I was really hoping to get Apple new gadget this year (since I am not getting the iPad 2).
• What about you, guys? Disappointed too?

[How-To] - Downgrade iOS 4.3.1 To 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.1 on iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

• Yesterday, Apple released iOS 4.3.1 for iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 2, iPad, and iPod touch 4G/3G.
• If you “accidentally” upgraded to iOS 4.3.1, and now you want to downgrade back to iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1 or 4.1, simply follow the instructions posted below to downgrade iOS 4.3.1 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod touch, iPad 2 and iPad 1 to iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1, 4.1, 4.0.x.

Important NOTE:
This process is only for those who have already saved the ECIDs with SHSH to Cydia Server for iOS 4.1, iOS 4.0.1 or iOS 4.0.2 (You must have done/saved this before the release of iOS 4.2.)
Disclaimer:
This guide is for information and educational purposes only. Use it at your own risk, we cannot be held responsible if anything goes wrong.
Downgrade iOS 4.3.1 To 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.1 on iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch:
Step 1:

• Download the required old ipsw firmware files.
• (Download links: iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1, iOS 4.1, iOS 4.0.2, iOS 4.0.1)

Step 2:
Put your device into DFU mode (not recovery mode).

• Connect your iOS device to your computer.
• Turn it off.
• Start iTunes.
• Hold Power and Home buttons together for 10 seconds or so.
• Release Power button but keep holding the Home button until your computer recognizes a new USB device.
• iTunes will now recognize your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Note: Your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch screen at this time should be blank (black in color), if not, then you are most likely in Recovery Mode, not DFU mode.
Step 3:

• Navigate to the path “c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\” and open the hosts file in a Notepad or Wordpad.
• MAC users can navigate to the path “/etc/” and open the hosts file with TextEdit.

At the end of file add the string 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com useful to redirect requests for certificates for authenticity that iTunes will make to the Saurik server. Follow the steps below to see how to do this:
Windows users

• Open Notepad with admin privileges, then right click on the icon of notepad and click on “Open as administrator”
• Now that the Notepad is open Go to folder C:/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc and open the file.
• Add the following line at the end of the document and save it: 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com

Mac users

• Navigate to Go -> Go To Folder and enter the path /etc
• Open the file hosts with TextEdit, add the following string 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com and save the file to your desktop.
• Now return to the previous folder by following the same method and copy the text within this file by replacing the original file (If prompted for a password enter it and click OK)

Now simply save this file.
NOTE: For Windows 7 and Vista: Start “Notepad” with Administrator privileges by right clicking on “Notepad” app, and click on “Run as Administrator“ option.
NOTE: For Mac OS X: Make sure you have full read and write access on your account when you are saving the host file. If it still throws permission error, simply copy the host file to desktop, make the required changes, and then replace it with the original file in “/etc/” directory.
Step 4:

• Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes.
• Now press and hold left “alt” (option) button on Mac, or Left “Shift” button if you are on Windows on the keyboard and then click on “Restore” (Not “Update” or “Check for Update”) button in the iTunes and then release this button.
• This will make iTunes prompt you to select the location for your iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1 or 4.1 firmware file.
• Select the desired ipsw file and click on “Open” to restore your iOS device.
• Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you.
• This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient at this stage and don’t do anything silly.
• Just wait while iTunes installs the requested firmware on your iOS device.
• Your device screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating installation progress.
• Once done, it will reboot automatically.
• Now in some cases while restoring to iOS 4.3, iOS 4.2.1 or 4.1, iTunes might throw 1013 error at you as shown in the screenshot below. This is normal, just ignore this error as the firmware has already been successfully installed on the device

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• Incase of the above mentioned error, your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will be stuck in Recovery Mode, showing that “Connect to iTunes” screen.
• To exit your device from Recovery Mode, download this program called TinyUmbrella (Windows/Mac). Run it and the click on “Exit Recovery” button. Your device will now restart normally.

• That’s it! You successfully downgraded iOS 4.3.1 to iOS 4.3 iOS 4.2.1, 4.1, 4.02, 4.01 firmware. You can follow the normal guides to jailbreak firmware iOS 4.2.1, iOS 4.1, iOS 4.0.2 or 4.0.1.
• Last but not the least, you must now remove 74.208.105.171 gs.apple.com line from the host file so that you are prompted for future updates from Apple via iTunes.

[Source: [How To] Downgrade iOS 4.3.1 To 4.3, 4.2.1, 4.1 on iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch]

Madden NFL 12 Goes on, Even Without an NFL Season

Madden NFL is the most widely played football videogame. Owned by EA (Electronic Arts), Madden NFL has gone through 22 versions, and Madden NFL 12, set to be released August 2011, will be the 23rd.

Currently the NFL Player's Association and the NFL are in a dispute, and if the two sides do not come to an agreement within the next few months, the 2011-2012 season will not be played.

EA says they plan on releasing Madden NFL 12, as usual in August, even if the 2011-2012 season is not played.

CNET got an interview with Rob Semsey, EA Sports' director of public relations. "Fans of Madden NFL will not have their seasons interrupted, regardless of when the labor issues are resolved. We plan to release Madden NFL 12 in August as usual." said Rob.

Two problems may come with releasing Madden NFL 12 without a real NFL season to back it up. One of the issues with this is that some players have left their teams at the end of last season, but have not been signed with another team yet. EA would probably replace the players with generic ones, or maybe keep the same rosters as last year.

Another possible problem is EA's bottom line. Although EA has not said how their bottom line would be affected if there was no season this year, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter told The Hollywood Reporter last week that Madden sales heavily depend on the NFL season. Pachter said that if there is no season this year, it could "cost Madden around 50% of sales."

Source: CNET   

Get Ready! iPhone 5 to be launch soon

Photo credit (GeohotJailbreak)



If the news is true regarding the iPhone 5 already entered production, we might be seeing the iPhone 5 very soon!
Let’s look at the specifications based on the rumours:

• Dual-core processor Apple A5
• New graphics processor
• Aluminum Retro  
• Same size and shape of the iPhone 4
• Bigger screen, probably 4 "
• 64 GB Model
• Available immediately both white and black

Are you ready for iPhone5? Check myTwitter for latest news.

Macbook Air vs iPad 2

Photo Credit (Redmond Pie)

• iPad 2 has a thickness of 8.8mm (thinner than iPhone 4) whereas the Macbook Air is 17 mm at its thickest, and 2.8mm at its thinnest.
• It looks like the Air is much thinner.
• Which one will you carry around? As for me - I carry around my MBA at the office/home and my iPad 1 is mainly at home or during my travel (outside office) or vacation. Of course I need to carry my iPhone 4 (since my iPad is WiFi only)
• MBA can do a lot more for my work as compared to iPad. Nothing can replace the Powerpoint, Word, Photoshop, Emailing, Surfing.
• But the iPad excel in other ways - light browsing, digital newspaper, ebook reading, gaming, watching videos...
• I used to list down 13 reasons why I like my iPad. I tried to purchase a lot of Productivity Apps after a month of usage thinking it can "really" increase my daily productivity.
• After 2 months of usage, I tried downloading several apps that can read PDF files to make my life easier reading eBooks. But it still failed to change my reading lifestyle.
• I heard a lot of students trying to justify their iPad purchase without knowing the long term impact to their study habits.
• I began to find my natural ways of using the iPad after 100 days.
• Nowadays (i.e. after 1 year using iPad), I think the best iPad app for me would be Flipboard. This is my Digital Newspaper and my reading material at home.

An Innovative Way that Use Smart Cover to Transform your iPad 2 into a Fridge Magnet

Photo credit (CultofMac)

• If you dare to place your expensive iPad 2 on your fridge, so be it! ;-)
• But it seems people love to use their device in innovative ways.
• Maybe its a good companion for people cooks (checking latest menus) or playing favorite videos or music while at the kitchen.
• But beware if you have small kids running around the kitchen!!

Will iPhone 5 feature NFC?

     A back and forth of reports have been going on about the iPhone 5, the expected name for the next version of the Apple iPhone and NFC. NFC stands for Near Field Communications, and is a way to transfer data wirelessly at very close distances. This would be useful for using your phone like a credit card, and making purchases just by waving the phone over the other NFC device.
     Bloomberg reported a few weeks ago that the iPhone 5 will come with a built in NFC chip. That report was then contradicted by The Independent, who said that if NFC appears at all, it will be in the iPhone 6th generation, rather than the iPhone 5. The contradictions continue as Elizabeth Woyke of Forbes claims (via SIA) that the iPhone 5 will have NFC built in after all.

Just met with an entrepreneur who says the iPhone 5 *will* have NFC...according to his friend, who works at Apple. Huh.

     With all the contradicting rumors, it's hard to tell which is true. Will the iPhone 5 contain a built-in NFC chip. We may have to wait for the iPhone 5 announcement, expected to be around June.

   

[HOW-TO] - Unlock iPhone 4 Basebands 2.10.04 / 3.10.01 with Gevey SIM

• Are you ready to unlock your iPhone 4 basebands?
• A new group of hacker called "Gevey Team" managed to unlock iPhone 4 running on iOS 4.1 and 4.2.1 basebands 2.10.04 and 3.10.01 using hardware tool.
• Initially when the 1st hardware tool unlock was released back during the iPhone 3G days, I used to try it but it gave me a BAD experience!
• The simcard always seems to be stuck in the simcard slot! I have to send for service centre to get it out. The additional thickness that caused it to get stucked.
• Thus - if you dare to try it, please beware...! You have been warned!

Possible iPhone 4 Cases to be Reuse in iPhone 5

• If this story is correct (Possible iPhone 5 cases could mean continued iPhone 4 design with larger screen), we will be able to continue use our favorite iPhone 4 cases.
• Sometimes, its quite frustrating to change cases every time we upgrade phones. What a waste!
• But this also shows that Apple is not keen to design a “bigger” iPhone and think the current iPhone 4 have the optimum size.
• Rumors also mentioned that the iPhone 5 will have a much bigger screen (4”) which will occupy the whole width of iPhone (end-to-end).
• Personally, I can’t imagine carrying a much bigger iPhone. The current iPhone 4 with the extra battery Mophie Juice pack Air already made my iPhone seems to be quite huge in size (people have been asking what device I am carrying - looks like an iPhone, feels like an iPhone but the size is not like an iPhone!)

So, what do you guys think? Feeling disappointed about the size?

Motorola Xoom WiFi Only Official Dates

     Release dates for the Motorola Xoom WiFi, a 10 inch tablet running Honeycomb, have been leaked for quite a while, but today Motorola made it official. The WiFi only version of the Xoom will hit the shelves on March 27th, about two weeks from now, in seven major retailers. Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Staples, WalMart, and a few Sam's Club locations will all be getting the WiFi only Xoom on launch date.
     The WiFi only Xoom has the same front and rear facing cameras, dual-core processor, and 10.1 inch screen as it's 3G counterpart. The Xoom is also one of the first tablets to run Honeycomb, which is the latest release of the popular mobile OS Android.
     The WiFi version of the Xoom will be going for $599, with a rumored $50 off at Sam's Club. The Apple iPad, another 10 inch tablet, is closely competing with the Xoom, and only costs $499. Customers who want a tablet would probably go for the iPad, which has a lower price, many more applications, and a few more features, but the more technically savvy might go for the Xoom, because android gives users more control over a lot more.

Apple brings iAds to the iPad

iAds on iPad

     iAds is Apple's advertising service for mobile apps on the iOS platform. iAds allows ad creators to add videos, music, and even small interactive games to their ads. The iAd platform has been available on the iPhone and iPod Touch for a while, and the first iAd appeared on the iPad today.
     The first iAds advertisement on the iPad is an advertisement for Dove Men+Care. The maker of Dive Men+Care, a company called Unilever, put out the ad, which contains a basketball jumbo-screen with videos and interactive NCAA-themed trivia questions.
     iAds on the iPad is a good thing for both Apple and ad creators because it brings the interactive advertisement to a larger screen. This would be a great place for movie trailers, and other things that just look better on a larger screen.
  
Source: CNET

Report: Zune Devices Killed by Microsoft; Brand Name Lives On (UPDATE: Zune Still Alive)

Microsoft's Zune HD

     Microsoft has been trying to compete with Apple's iPod since 2006, when they first announced the Zune devices. The Zune is basically an iPod Touch competitor. It has a large touchscreen, an FM radio, and more features that even Apple's iPad didn't have when they announced it.
     Although the Zune looks good on paper, and even in person, it never quite caught on. For some reason not many people liked the Zune, or maybe it just was more cool to own an iPod. In any case, the Zune has not been a success, and according to Bloomberg, Microsoft is finally giving up the Zune line of devices.
     According to the Bloomberg report, which cited several sources familiar with the Zune line, says that Microsoft will be stopping development of their Zune devices, but will continue the Zune brand as their current media player software and online media store on the XBOX 360 and Windows Phone 7 devices.
     The popular technology blog CNET contacted Microsoft and asked them to comment, but to no avail. On the other hand Bloomberg contacted them and got the following response:

 "We have nothing to announce about another Zune device -- but most recently have introduced Zune HD to Canada via the Zune Originals store and remain committed to supporting our devices in North America.

"We are thrilled by the consumer excitement for Zune across many new platforms, including Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360. Our long-term strategy focuses on the strength of the entire Zune ecosystem across Microsoft platforms."

     ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley also got Microsoft to comment:

 "We're not 'killing' any of the Zune services/features in any way. Microsoft remains committed to providing a great music and video experience from Zune on platforms such as Xbox Live, Windows-based PCs, Zune devices and Windows Phone 7, as well as integration with Bing and MSN."

     If Bloomberg is correct about Microsoft stopping development of the Zune, Apple's iPod Touch get's one less competitor, and it makes them almost the only one in it's category. There are a few Android based portable media players, but none really closely match the iPod Touch. Although not many used the Zune devices, this still does seem like an advantage for Apple and it's iPod Touch.

Source: cnet.com

White iPhone 4 To Be Release in Spring

I don’t quite understand what’s the hype about White iPhone 4? Personally - I already have an iPhone 4... Ooopss... that’s only the Mophie Juice Air Pack Battery pack for my iPhone 4.
Apple’s Senior Vice President, Phil Schiller tweeted that the white iPhone 4 will be coming this Spring. Are you ready for this?



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The KitSound Duo Speaker – Mini Speakers But Provides an Excellence Sound.

 KitSound Duo Speaker

This new product named KitSound Duo Speaker will surely love by iphone users who love music. As what I gathered through searching the tech reviews, this stereo provides a quality sound, easy to use and in fashion because of its style. These portable speakers are really perfect for Apple iPhone and iPod, including other devices like mp3 players, smarthphones and laptop computers. This speaker is extremely convenient to use because the two speakers can fit together using magnets to put together as one.  You can use USB port for charging these speakers because they have their own rechargeable battery. 

KitSound Duo Speaker

Here are the specs of KitSound Duo Speaker


Speaker: 4 ohm   Line Input: 3.5 mm Rating Power: 2W+2W Power Input: Mini USB AMP Freq Range:180Hz~20KHz Signal-to-noise ration:> 80dB Charging Time: about 3 Hours

iPad 2 Jailbroken 2 Days after Launch

Cydia running on a white iPad 2

      The iPad 2 has only been out two days, but yet it has already been hacked. An iPhone developer and hacker called Comex has apparently been working on a jailbreak ever since he got his white iPad 2. According to his Twitter stream (@comex), the jailbreak could have been ready yesterday, but he had to search for a whole new exploit.
      This jailbreak allows the user to run Cydia, an alternative app store, which also allows many more features, on his or her iPad. Engadget says that Comex is apparently hard at work getting this jailbreak out to the public and available as an easy process as soon as possible, so, iPad 2 owners, expect to be able to hack your new device very soon.

New iPad 2 Owners Reporting Problem in the Display

     iPad 2 went on sale a few days ago in Apple stores around the United States, but people are already seeing problems. Some new iPad 2 owners are saying in the MacRumors forums that they have been seeing yellow spots beneath the screen's glass in one or two corners of the iPad's screen.

Yellow Tinge on iPad 2

     The iPhone 4 saw the same problem at it's launch. Apple said that the problem was temporary, and that it was just caused by the fact that the glue in the display didn't have time to evaporate yet. Apple rushed the iPad 2 because they wanted to get them in stores as early as possible, so the problem is temporary, and should go away shortly.

Light Leaking through the Edge

     Another problem people were seeing with the iPad 2 was that light was leaking through the outer edge of the iPad, and making a lighter spot on the LCD. The leaking light is more noticeable when the screen is dark, but still on. For example, a dark scene in a movie, or a app with a black background.
     The first problem with the yellow spots is definitely temporary. The light leaking through doesn't seem like a temporary issue, but it could possibly be linked with the first issue. It you have a light leaker, wait a few days and see if anything happens, and then, if it's still an issue, take it to the Apple store and see what they can do about it.

[HOW-TO] - Jailbreak iOS 4.3 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod touch on Windows Using Sn0wbreeze 2.3

• I am a Mac user thus I don’t have the capability to test the latest Jailbreak from ih8sn0w’s Sn0wbreeze.
• However, if you are a Windows user, you have the opportunity to Jailbreak using the method shown in the article from Redmond “Jailbreak iOS 4.3 on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch on WIndows using Sn0wbreeze 2.3 [Guide]”.
• However, take note that it is still a Tethered Jailbreak meaning you have to boot into a Jailbroken state every time you reboot your device. To do that, you need to run iBooty for Windows.
• Also take note that there is no unlock solution for iOS 4.3 yet. Hope it will be release soon by the Dev Team.

iPad 2 - Unboxing Apple's new tablet on the streets of SXSW 2011

Whoa! Here's the unboxing of iPad 2 youtube video!

Fancy the new iPad 2? Its very slim!

Upcoming iPhone 5 with bigger 4 inch display

A chinese site (ideals china)posted a possibly engineering designs of the upcoming iPhone 5. Its going to be much bigger than the current iPhone 4 (3.5”) with edge-to-edge screen and most likely to be ship with an upgraded A5 dual-core processor.

iPad 2 - Sold Officially Unlock in USA

Here’s you chance to buy the iPad 2 from USA (or probably anywhere in the 26 countries as indicated by Apple on March 25, 2011) since its officially unlock. The ones being sold to AT&T are cheaper in the sense its package with their Data Plan.

Userland Jailbreak for iPad 2..?

This is what MuscleNerd from Dev Team twittered today..

And Geohot was right about the SHAtter exploits hv been patched!

But I think this will only affect the iPad 2 due to a hardware upgrade. However, the other iDevices will be able to Jailbreak. Let’s wait and see.

UPDATE (March 14, 2011) - @Comex managed to Jailbreak Apple iPad 2

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iPad 2 Launch - Apple Never Fail to Draw Crowds

Since the launch of Apple iOS devices like iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS and iPad, Apple never fail to draw crowds at their Apple Stores. And Apple have repeated the tradition during the iPad 2 launch (March 11, 2011). Awesome!! Are you getting one? Well...it seems the rest of the world needs to wait for March 25.

Google Allows Users to Block Sites from Search Results

     There has been recent controversy over whether or not Google's search results have been becoming less reliable, making sites that one would not find valuable coming up at the top. I talked a lot about this in a recent blog post. Google changed it's algorithm to try to bring higher quality sites up in the search results, and whether or not that worked has also been debated. Now Google, although they are keeping the algorithm change, is giving the user control.
     The new feature allows users to block all results from a specific website from their search results by clicking a link under the site in the results. The actual link is located directly under the website in the search result, next to the Cached and Similar buttons, and reads, "Block all [example.com] results".
     Google announced this feature yesterday on their official blog, and is rolling it out over the next few days. If you don't see it now, expect to see it soon.
     This is yet another attempt by Google to try to improve their results. It seems like a good idea, and it is definitely the first that actually allows human input. It seems like there should be an easier way to block a website, because I don't want to have to go back to Google search results to do it, but for now it should be an effective way to keep unwanted sites out of the search results.

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