Archive for the ‘Gadgets’

  • ‘Professional’ thieves steal $26,000 of MacBooks from NJ Best Buy
    On Wednesday morning an unknown number of thieves managed to break in to a Best Buy in South Brunswick, New Jersey and steal 20 notebooks valued at $26,000. For the record, these were all MacBooks so no Windows computers were stolen (phew!). These thieves were clever because they were able to avoid cameras, motion sensors, and alarms. Police believe the thieves broke...
    by Hans at March 4th, 2010 at 05:03 pm
  • iPad virus
    Wi-Fi versions of the iPad will be released in late March, while 3G versions are shipping in April. With less than two months left until the release of the iPad, people are wondering if a security researcher, Charlie Miller will discover an iPad virus in the operating system that the iPad uses. Back in July Charlie Miller discovered an iPhone virus SMS exploit, and Apple...
    by Hans at February 13th, 2010 at 07:02 pm
  • Jailbreak iPod touch 3.1.3 untethered
    The iPhone 3.1.3 update that Apple released today caused people who updated to it to loose their jailbreak. My jailbreak iPod touch 3.1.3 post has instructions on how users can jailbreak their device with older jailbreak software. The jailbreak did not work for any iPod touch device, but you can prepare for it by following the instrutions below. If you want to just jailbreak...
    by Hans at February 2nd, 2010 at 10:02 pm
  • Download iPod touch 3.1.3 firmware
    Apple released the iPhone 3.1.3 update today, and many iPod touch users will be updating to iPod touch 3.1.3. The iPod touch 3.1.3 software update has the following features: Reports battery level on iPhone 3GS with an improved accuracy Fixes issues that caused third party iPhone apps to crash Resolves a bug that caused an iPhone app to crash when the Japanese Kana keyboard...
    by Hans at February 2nd, 2010 at 05:02 pm
  • Jailbreak iPod touch 3.1.3
    The iPhone 3.1.3 update that Apple released today required users of jailbroken iPhones or iPod Touches to wait for a new jailbreak software to be released before updating. This jailbreak is for 3.1.2 but may work for iPod touch 2G 3.1.3, iPod touch 3G 3.1.3, or iPod touch first generation. If you want to just jailbreak iPod touch 3.1.3 you can try the old jailbreak and...
    by Hans at February 2nd, 2010 at 03:02 pm
  • iPad is a disappointment
    The iPad which Apple announced today has caused disappointment to many. Why did the iPad cause iDisappointment to people? Well, that’s because the iPad is missing the following features: iPad Camera – There isn’t any camera at all. None in the FRONT or BACK! iPad Flash – There is no flash support because Apple won’t approve Flashplayer. iPad...
    by Hans at January 27th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
  • Watch Apple iPad video from keynote
    If you were one of the many that were not invited to the Apple event today, you can now watch the Apple iPad video from the keynote in HD at this link. You must have QuickTime installed in order to watch this video. You may also want to check out the following iPad pages: iPad specs iPad pictures iPad release date Create iPad applications with iPad SDK 3.2 beta Jailbreak...
    by Hans at January 27th, 2010 at 07:01 pm
  • iPad release date
    One thing that Steve Jobs did not announce during the Apple event was the iPad release date. Steve Jobs did say that the iPad will be released in about 60 days, but that’s it. When I went to Apple.com I found out more specific information on the release date: Wi-Fi models will ship in late March. 3G models will ship in April.
    by Hans at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 pm
  • iPad pictures
    The iPad has not been released yet, and it won’t be for at least 60 days from now. You can see some iPad pictures below, and also see the iPad specs, and iPad price. 1. iPad WiFi This is a picture of the iPad WiFi. 2. iPad 3G This is a picture of the iPad 3G. As you can see, the iPad 3G has a black rectangle design that is visible on front and back. 1. iPad...
    by Hans at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 pm
  • Jailbreak iPad
    Apple announced their iPad tablet today and a lot of you may be wondering whether or not it is possible to jailbreak the iPad. The iPad currently runs on iPhone 3.2 OS which will only be available on the iPad, and not on the iPhone or iPod touch. There are many different teams of iPhone hackers which I am sure will attempt to jailbreak iPad once it’s released. The...
    by Hans at January 27th, 2010 at 03:01 pm