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Watch October 4 New iPhone Announcement Live Event Online

Hans — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:14:40 +0000

If you’re an Apple fan, you will not want to miss this. Apple will be announcing the new iPhone 5 in their Lets Talk iPhone event on October 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM PST/1:00 PM EST and you can watch a live stream video of Let’s Talk iPhone Event here. Instead of Steve Jobs, the new Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to be presenting this new iPhone. The new iPhone 5 is rumored to be released on Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T. We will find out all the details on the new iPhone 5 soon enough. The new Apple iOS 5 software release date will also be announced tomorrow.

If you want to watch live stream of Lets Talk iPhone announcement, you can do that by visiting either of the links below:

Watch Live Stream Video of Apple Lets Talk iPhone October 4 Event

You can watch a live stream video of the Apple Lets Talk iPhone Event below starting at October 4, 2011 on 10:00 AM PST/ 1:00 PM EST.

[Edit: Live Stream has ended.]

Here are the highlights:

New iPhone 4S phone
Apple announces iOS 5 Release Date
New iPod touch available in White
Reduced iPod nano prices

WWDC 2011 Live Coverage: Steve Jobs & Phil Schiller Announcements

Hans — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:11:22 +0000

The World Wide Developers conference has begun. Steve Jobs came up on stage during WWDC 2011 and announced that there are 5,200 attendees at WWDC 2011 this year and tickets sold out under 2 hours! He also detailed what WWDC includes:

120 sessions
100 hands-on labs
Over 1000 Apple engineers

Then Steve Jobs announced that they’re going to talk about Mac OS Lion, iOS 5, and “some interesting cloud stuff”.

Phil Schiller took the stage talking about Mac OS Lion and some stats:

There are over 54 million active Mac users around the world
73% of Macs shipped today are notebooks
Mac OS Lion is a big update with over 250 new features
Mac OS Lion has Multitouch Gestures
Full-screen applications

Stay tuned and follow the announcements on our live WWDC 2011 coverage page.

Save SHSH Blobs on iOS 4.1 for Possible Untethered iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak

Hans — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:40:44 +0000

You must save your SHSH (secure signature hash) Blobs on iOS 4.1 now if you want an untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak. Users with the following iOS devices are required to save their SHSH Blobs in order to guarantee them an untethered jailbreak: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS (new bootrom), iPad, iPad 3G, iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 2G (MC models), iPod touch 1G.

In the event that iOS 4.2.1 cannot be untethered, saving the SHSH Blobs will allow iOS users to downgrade back to iOS 4.1 and use an untethered jailbreak on the older firmware.

If you are already jailbroken, Cydia automatically saves the SHSH blobs on it’s own server, but why take chances? It’s better to save the SHSH Blob on to your own desktop AND Cydia. There’s a tool to help you do that, and it’s called TinyUmbrella by notcom (aka semaphore). Instructions on how to use TinyUmbrella on your hardware are below.

How to Use TinyUmbrella to Save iOS 4.1 SHSH Blobs

1. Download TinyUmbrella: [Windows] [ Mac] [Linux]

2. Connect your iOS Device to your computer.

3. If iTunes is open, then close it!

4. Open TinyUmbrella.

5. Under “Connected Devices”, your device should show up. Click on your device.

6. Click Save SSH. Now TinyUmbrella will save your SHSH.

7. Once your SHSH is saved, it will show up in the Saved SHSHs box.

The iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak has not been released yet. If you want to jailbreak iOS 4.2, then follow @QuickPWN on Twitter, Follow us on Facebook, and Subscribe to our YouTube for future updates.

Apple Announcement November 16: The Beatles Available on iTunes

Hans — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:12:51 +0000

Today Apple just announced that The Beatles is now available to download through iTunes. You can download your favorite songs from all 14 of The Beatles’ original studio albums or get the complete Box Set from iTunes. Apple sure hyped this on their homepage yesterday by saying “Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget”. I have a feeling I will because this announcement was not really exciting.

iOS 4.2 software for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch still has not been released yet, but it should be by the end of this month.

[via Apple.com]

Post Your Success Story to Win a Laptop and More!

Hans — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:58:48 +0000

A lot of people these days have a hard time finding a job, get laid off from work, or just give up on finding a job. If you have a job, these types of people need your help. Go to Monster.com and post your tips, tricks, and success stories over there. You could win a laptop computer, a printer/scanner combo, and a $5,000 pre-paid gift card to be used toward a new professional wardrobe!

Greg Drevenstedt, road test editor for Rider Magazine, found his dream job on Monster.com on the very first day of his job search. Greg now travels the world testing and evaluating new motorcycles and gear, while writing stories and shooting video about his experiences. A video of Greg’s story is posted on the site to motivate and encourage others to share their own stories.

The site also includes video profiles of Alexis Tirado, the head blogger for Alicia Keys’ new website – IAmASuperWoman.com – and Dan Blasini, who found a job he is passionate about working with injured soldiers returning from war.

People who share stories of how they found the perfect job using Monster.com will be eligible to win one of six prize packages. Winners will be chosen on or around October 6, November 8 and December 6, 2010. For more details, go to www.success.monster.com.

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post by Monster.com

Greenpois0n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4G/3G, and iPad Released

Hans — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:15:31 +0000

The greenpois0n iOS 4.1 jailbreak for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4G/3G and iPad has now been released by Chronic Dev Team. Finally! The greenpois0n jailbreak was originally supposed to be released on 10/10/10 at 10:10:10 AM GMT but was delayed due to limera1n being released. The greenpois0n jailbreak team had to save the SHAtter exploit, and instead use the USB bootrom exploit that Geohot used in the limera1n jailbreak.

Currently the greenpois0n software is only available for Windows users only, and can be downloaded from the greenpois0n download page. If you try it, do let us know how it works for you in the comments. If you are a limera1n user and you try greenpois0n, let us know which one you liked better.

Greenpois0n will be available for Mac and Linux too, but no ETA has been announced for these platforms. I’ve installed Windows 7 via Bootcamp on my Mac so I can use greenpois0n. If you are a Mac user and you can’t wait for the release then you can also try virtualization software like VMWare or Crossover (unfortunately they are not free, Google it) to use greenpois0n.

Update #3: greenpois0n download link is back up on the download page

Update #4: greenpois0n for Linux is now available

Greenpois0n is currently in RC3, so there may be bugs. If greenpois0n doesn’t install Cydia for you then you can try using limera1n instead, which worked for me.

[via Chronic Dev Blog]

Leaked iPhone 4 and iOS4 Secrets

Hans — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:08:03 +0000

If you value your privacy and your freedom, you should stay away from the latest iOS 4 update and iPhone 4. Nakodari, from AddictiveTips purportedly had a conversation with an Apple employee “Alpha” who revealed some disturbing secrets about the new iPhone 4G and iOS4 to him. To explain it in simple terms, he found out the following:

1. iOS4 has code which sends updates to the user every 1-2 weeks and locks their system if they are not using AT&T as their carrier. AT&T and Apple both have 6 months of OTA’s in their server, according to the “Alpha” Apple employee.

2. Apple can check users’ baseband and carrier information and also see whether or not they are jailbroken when they call Apple Care Support. Apple staff has been instructed to void users’ warranty once they find out if they jailbreak iOS4. The full message that the Apple employee gave about the OTA is below:

“How it works is every 7 to 14 days We (Apple) and AT&T send a message to your iPhone that gathers some data from your iPhone without you knowing and we see what is running, baseband and firmware. We then send a following message. “There are optional updates for your iPhone, Would you like to install them now?” two options “Yes” or “Later”. Those are what would would call “OPTIONAL UPDATES” Now there are things called “MANDATORY UPDATES”. They tend to work the same way, grab data from the iPhones sends it to AT&T and us then back to your iPhone with the message, “Your iPhone (name of iphone) must be updated to the current AT&T standards to run”, your only option is to “Accept” Now you can try to work your way around it until you get the second mandatory message again “You must plug iPhone into iTunes and update” If you don’t do this you will then receive no Signal from the network anymore and your iPhone will potentially lock up with no signs of use until you update your iPhone via iTunes. You all agreed to this terms and condition when you installed iTunes 9.2 and then again once you updated to iOS4. With that being Said go ahead Try to unlock the iPhone it will only last 14 days max…”

3. On iPhone 4, when you use FaceTime Apple can check what two phones are communicating with each other and also see what location these phones are communicating from too. Here is what the Apple Employee said about FaceTime:

I will let you off with one last bit of information if your gonna write a story on this and that is Facetime, the iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 Wifi video connecting. The issue is with Wifi is that anyone can get on a Wifi Signal and potentially see what the viewers and broadcasters are looking at without them know, now Apple will deny this and say its not our problem you where not on a secure connection, in my mind I think that its all bullshit.

People should be able to have some type of security during those calls. Worst yet is once a person connects to another person on FaceTime it for some reason non of us in the office can figure out, sends us APPLE a message and says those two people are connecting via Facetime and gives out their location to us. So for whatever reason we need that information just blows my mind. As a consumer why would you need to let Apple know that you are connecting with a person via FaceTime, its non of Apple’s business.

Do you trust the “Alpha” Apple employee? If this is true, will this effect whether or not you update to iOS 4 or get the new iPhone 4? Let us know what you think about this in the comments.

Remove Google Background, Top Google Trend

Hans — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:37:39 +0000

Remove Google Background, that’s the top trend on Google today. Many people went to www.google.com today, and noticed a design on the background. This is a new feature that Google recently launched to show users that they can customize the homepage. It looks like a lot of people aren’t happy with it because “remove google background” is the second most hottest search term on Google right now.

If you don’t like the Google background, you can easily remove it by clicking “Remove background image” on the bottom left corner. according to a post on the Super Geeky News blog. I didn’t find any such setting on my Google homepage, so I think Google is forcing it’s users to stick with it’s Google background for now so they can get the word out there about this new feature.

iPhone 4

Hans — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:47:05 +0000

iPhone 4 phone was announced June 7, 2010 during the official World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC 2010). Apple is saying “This phone changes everything. Again.”, but does it really? We certainly think it does. Read on to find out more about this amazing new Apple phone.

iPhone 4 Features

FaceTime

Want to have a video chat with another iPhone 4 user? You can easily do that thanks to the FaceTime feature in iPhone 4. All you need to do is find your friend that you want to have a video chat with in the Contacts application, and tap on the FaceTime button to start a video call. If you’re already in a phone call with the person you want to have a video chat with, you can simply tap the FaceTime button on the iPhone 4 call screen. Your friend can either accept or deny the video call. FaceTime works in both portrait and landscape mode. You can also use either the front camera or the back camera of the iPhone 4 to have a video chat. It’s recommended that you use the front camera because the front camera has been fine tuned for FaceTime.

Retina Display
See the display screens of both the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 up there? The quality of the iPhone 4 is way better. The iPhone 4 has the sharpest, most vibrant, and highest screen resolution in the smartphone market according to Apple. The Retina display on the iPhone 4 uses IPS (in-plane switching) technology and has a 326 pixels per inch screen which explains the high resolution on the iPhone 4 display.

HD Video Recording

You can shoot, share, and edit videos. All in high-definition! Thanks to the addition of the front facing camera, you can also see yourself while taking a picture or video of you. The camera on the front has VGA quality. You can tap to focus on the front or background while recording or taking a picture. The iMovie app, which will be available in Apple App Store for $4.99 soon will allow you to edit and create movies with special effects.

5-Megapixels Camera

The new iPhone 4 has a 5 mega-pixel, unlike the older iPhone 3GS that had a 3 mega-pixel camera. iPhone 4 also has a front facing camera with VGA resolution. The camera on the back records in high definition, and has LED flash support.

iPhone 4 Specs

iPhone 4 Dimensions and Weight

The iPhone 4 is currently the thinnest smartphone on the market. The height of the iPhone 4 is 4.5 inches, width is 2.31 inches, depth is 0.37 inch and weight is 4.8 ounces.

iPhone 4 Colors

The iPhone 4 is available in both black and white colors.

iPhone 4 Battery Life

Apple has put a larger battery in the new iPhone 4, which increases the battery life of the iPhone 4. Talk time is up to 7 hours on 3G and up to 14 hours on 2G. Standby time is up to 300 hours. You can use Internet for up to 6 hours on 3G and 10 hours on WiFi. Video playback is up to 10 hours and audio playback is up to 40 hours.

iPhone 4 Display

iPhone 4 has 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display, 960 x 460 resolution at 326 ppi, fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating on front and back, and support for multiple languages and characters simultaneously.

iPhone 4 Camera

iPhone 4 has a high definition 5-megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing camera that can record in VGA quality. The camera supports video recording and high definition with up to 30 frames per second with audio. LED flash is also included with the camera.

iPhone 4 Sensors

iPhone 4 has a Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, and an Ambient light sensor.

iPhone 4 Buttons and Controls

Pictured above are the buttons and controls on the outside of the iPhone 4. There is the On/off Sleep/wake button on the top right, Ring/silent button on the top left side, Volume up/down button on the top left side, and home button on the bottom front.

iPhone 4 Release Date

The iPhone 4 will be released on June 24. Pre-orders for iPhone 4 start on April 15. iPhone 4 will be available in 16 GB ($199 with 2-year contract) and 32 GB ($299 with 2-year contract).

iPhone 4 Picture Gallery

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Hubble Telescope: 20th anniversary of Hubble Telescope launch by Nasa on Google

Hans — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:58:42 +0000

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Telescope launch by Nasa. To celebrate, Google has made a really cool logo on their main homepage. Clicking on the logo shows results for “Hubble Telescope”. Google likes to change their logo to celebrate special events, and today is a special day so Google created a logo called a “Google Doodle”.

Here is a fun fact about the Hubble Telescope: It was named after Edwin Hubble who discovered the expansion of the universe and formulated what is now known as Hubble’s Law. To find more facts, click the logo on the Google.com page and you will see results. Did you learn anything new? Feel free to share in the comments.