In case you didn’t catch the news from the Apple Event today where Apple announced some new products, new iOS versions, changes to the iPhone, iTunes 10 and a slew of application updates (serious games are coming!) then Chris Hunkele has summed it all up for you (pics from Engadget live event coverage for easier [...]
Netflix iPhone App Released
by Riyad Kalla on 26. Aug, 2010 in Entertainment, Movies, Technology
In an effort to become the first company in the world that literally has no downside to owning a subscription, Chris Hunkele sends in news that Netflix has released their official iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad app today.
Preliminary streaming results show that the app is really intended to be used over WiFi as 3G gives a [...]
Size Comparison of Apple Magic Trackpad to MacBook Pro
by Riyad Kalla on 28. Jul, 2010 in Technology
Matt Gemmell (via @alblue) posted to his Flickr account a shot of his brand new Apple Magic Trackpad ($69) right next to the oversized trackpad most of us have on our MacBook Pro’s to give an idea of the size:
At first I thought the image was clipped and overlaid, but as it turns out the [...]
Science and Magic as One! Apple releases the Magic Trackpad!
by Brian Coughlin on 27. Jul, 2010 in Technology
Apple has announced their latest peripheral today: the Magic Trackpad. The new trackpad is essentially the same thing you’d get on a Macbook Pro (which is what I’m writing on right now) only it’s 80% larger and the entire surface is clickable, not just the lower half. The new trackpad is also tilted [...]
US Govt Legalizes iPhone Jailbreak & Unlocking
by Riyad Kalla on 26. Jul, 2010 in Technology
Update #1: The world-famous Chris Hunkele has summarized the new rules for us:
Allow owners of used cell phones to break access controls on their phones in order to switch wireless carriers.
Allow people to break technical protections on video games to investigate or correct security flaws.
Allow college professors, film students and documentary filmmakers to break copy-protection [...]
How to Enable MMS on 2G iPhone with 3.1.2 Firmware and Native MMS
by Riyad Kalla on 23. Jul, 2010 in Technology
If you have the original “2G” iPhone (EDGE-only) and have the 3.1.2 firmware installed on it and want to get MMS working, this is the guide for you. Alternatively, if you have the original 2G iPhone and don’t have the iPhone 3.1.2 firmware on it yet, but want to know how to get it on [...]
Using Your iPad as a Second Monitor with MaxiVista
by Riyad Kalla on 16. Jul, 2010 in Technology
MaxiVista allows you to use your iPad as a second monitor for your computer (for $9.99).
Using what I imagine is some form of VNC, MaxiVista lets you quick bond your iPad to a broadcast source like your desktop or laptop and treat the iPad as a secondary desktop display:
For things like fullscreen video from Hulu [...]
iTunes App Store Hacked Again – User Credit Card Data Stolen?
by Riyad Kalla on 10. Jul, 2010 in Technology
For anyone that doesn’t know, a few weeks back someone (or some group) hacked the iTunes App Store (the place you buy apps for your iPhone, iPad or iPod from) and bumped up all the apps by a specific seller in the “eBook” section to the front page as bestsellers; even though most weren’t even [...]
Funny iPhone 4 AT&T Reception Issue Fix
by Riyad Kalla on 06. Jul, 2010 in Humor & Fun
Thanks goes to Chris Hunkele for sending this one in: it’s a fix for the iPhone 4 reception issues due to the antenna design… all better!
How to Update iPhone 2G with Firmware 3.1.2, Jailbreak and Carrier Unlock Guide
by Riyad Kalla on 05. Jul, 2010 in Technology
REMINDER: This guide is for folks with the original “2G” or EDGE-only iPhone (pictured above). If you have an iPhone 3G, try our iOS 4 guide to get updated to the latest iPhone OS!
Introduction
If you are like me and own an original 2G/EDGE iPhone and feel sad that you can’t install iOS 4 on your [...]
iPhone 3G iOS 4 Jailbreak and Carrier Unlock Guide
by Chris Hunkele on 21. Jun, 2010 in Technology
Welcome to the world’s first iPhone iOS 4 Jailbreak and Carrier unlock guide. Let’s just dig right in!
NOTE: This guide is continually updated based on conversations in the comments section as well as updated software like redsn0w coming out and fixing problems for people. Please let us know in the comments if there is something [...]
iPhone 4 3G Will Not Work on T-Mobile
by Riyad Kalla on 17. Jun, 2010 in Technology
Shortly after the iPad 3G was released a few diligent folks discovered that physically trimming down a T-Mobile SIM card to fit in the Micro-SIM slot of the iPad 3G allowed it to pickup a signal on the T-Mobile network and function.
Following this “success” with a few eye-catchingly-worded articles including the keywords “iPhone 4″, “T-Mobile” [...]
Apple Loves HTML5 – As Long as You Use Safari – FAIL
by Riyad Kalla on 04. Jun, 2010 in Humor & Fun, Technology
Grant Gochnauer sent in a great little tech tid-bit this morning; Apple has launched an HTML5 demo site to show off the flexibility and power of HTML5 in light of their total rejection of Flash as the medium to deliver next-gen rich web content.
Unfortunately, as soon as you try and do anything on the site, [...]
DJ’ing with Your iPad
by Riyad Kalla on 03. Jun, 2010 in Technology
I’m always amazed at how quickly new hardware is adapted to things I’d never think they would be adapted to. Here is some DJ mixing software for the iPad (via Schammy) you can use as a control panel I guess instead of a mixing board? I don’t know the lingo… it just looks neat:
AT&T Announces No More Unlimited Data Plan for iPad
by Riyad Kalla on 02. Jun, 2010 in Technology
PRNewswire is reporting (more here) that today AT&T (the 3G carrier everyone loves) has announced that the $30/month, iPad unlimited data plan is no more for new customers. Instead the best you can get is a $25/month 2GB data plan.
Customers with existing unlimited data plans will be grandfathered in, but new iPad customers coming on [...]
iPhone's Share of Mobile Web Users Is Absurd
by Riyad Kalla on 10. Feb, 2010 in Technology
Clicky is one of the best and most popular click-tracking services out there. I prefer it to Google Analytics and I know a lot of other folks do as well.
One of the things that Clicky does that is pretty fun to peek at every once in a while is compile reports on general browsing stats [...]
Apple iPad News Crushes Even TechCrunch's Server
by Riyad Kalla on 27. Jan, 2010 in Technology
Damn, in the flurry that is online news today the craziness that is the Apple iPad even took down the likes of TechCrunch today.
The iPad certainly looks nice for folks that were thinking about a netbook or laptop AND an eBook reader — it’s a slick device. As someone that spends all day on the [...]
Google Voice Circumvents App Store with Native-esque HTML5 Web Application
by Riyad Kalla on 26. Jan, 2010 in Technology
TBG reports that Google has completely circumvented the issues with Apple blocking their apps from the App Store by launching a rebuild Google Voice application using HTML5 that provides an almost-native experience for iPhone and Palm Pre owners. Functionality includes:
Make calls
Text messages
Read/Playback voicemails
Account settings
TBG also mentions that outgoing calls are not the 3rd-party style of [...]
thesixtyone is Redefining the Online Music Experience
by Riyad Kalla on 26. Jan, 2010 in Technology
thesixtyone is an online media streaming/sales site that Marc Chung just sent to me to take a peek at – “What do you think of this webapp?” he asked me. It took me about 15mins to figure out what it was before I could reply; but after I did, my reply was pretty much “Daaaammmn, [...]
Video and Pictures from Microsoft Store Grand Opening in Scottsdale
by Riyad Kalla on 22. Oct, 2009 in Life & World, Technology
Many thanks to Chris Hunkele for the pics and video’s from the grand opening!
If you live in Phoenix or Scottsdale you like saw the news that Microsoft has opened it’s first (new) Microsoft Store in the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall and from the looks of things, it was a huge hit. With a few hundred [...]
Apple iPhone Texas Hold'Em
by Riyad Kalla on 13. Aug, 2009 in Video Games
Poker apps quickly became one of the most popular genres when Apple release the iPhone and App Store, and for good reason. Not only do millions of people around the world love to play poker, but it’s a great fit for the iPhone in general, as it lets people enjoy the game of poker no [...]
The Anti-Snuggie, ShamWow and iPhone
by Katie Mullaly on 29. Jul, 2009 in Humor & Fun
Update #1: From the same author, the “Jesus Christ Sponge”:
Update #2: Thanks to Ben Vanik for sending this one in, the new iPhone:
Mac OS X Offers 2x Battery Life than Vista or Windows 7
by Riyad Kalla on 13. Jul, 2009 in Technology
I’m not a fan of Macs generally speaking, but due to recent realizations that Microsoft was never going to create an operating system that didn’t share fundamental behaviors with all past and present versions of Windows — I’ve decided to jump ship and get a computer that will “just work”. Keep in mind I don’t [...]
Windows 7 – It Just Works… As Long as You Don't Use It
by Riyad Kalla on 13. Jul, 2009 in Technology
I’ve been using Windows 7 since the RC was announced a few months ago and we’ve had quite a bit to say about it — mostly all good.
Over the last month I’ve noticed a trend in my Windows 7 install (that I use as my primary desktop and work machine) that was feeling all too [...]
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