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LG KC910

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:08:14 +0000

LG KC910 is the successor of the Viewty, also a touchscreen phone. It is only 14mm thick but has 8-megapixel camera with Xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach and, geo tagging and lots of other features. Video can be captured in VGA resolution at 30fps or in QVGA at up to 120fps for slow motion effect. It is the first LG for the global market with Dolby sound for better music and video sound. For video playback, it features both DivX and XviD and the TV-out allows for previewing on a large screen. It is quad-band GSM with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and WiFi support.

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ToughSkin rubberized case for the iPhone 3G

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:48:32 +0000

The frenzy surrounding the iPhone sometimes just downright sickens me. But this is not one of those times since I just spotted an absolutely astonishing case or the good old Apple phone that just blew me away with its innovativeness. Called ToughSkin, the all new rugged case for the iPhone 3G features a rubberized case with a rather quirky textured pattern that not only protects your iPhone from accidental bumps and drops but also offers you full access to buttons and controls.

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Stunning Motorola Rapture VU30 shows its face

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:29:09 +0000

The war of the cellphones is heating up and the new Motorola handset is only adding much more razzmatazz to the whole deal. Christened the Rapture VU30, the sleek shiny and slim clamshell supports CDMA dual band (800/1900 MHz) networks as well as EVDO and 3G. Adorned with a 2-megapixel camera featuring digital zoom, the phone also comes laced with a video and MP3player, stereo Bluetooth, A-GPS as well as support for microSD and microUSB making it pretty packed for a mid-level clamshell. Of course these are all just preliminary reports and we will all have to wait for full specs release to know all about this wonderful phone but we can sure wait for that a while.

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LG KC910 3G Mobile Phone

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:26:08 +0000

LG today announced their spanking new touch-based handset, the LG KC910, which is actually a successor of the LG KU990 phone. The high-end mobile phone boasts a superior 8MP digicam with autofocus and Xenon flash, GPS navigation with geo-tagging, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, 3inch 262k color LCD display at 240 x 400 resolution, USB and Bluetooth connectivity, XviD/ DivX video playback support, TV out and microSD memory card slot. This Quad-band GSM also comes with 3G with HSDPA support and is able to record VGA videos at 30fps. I think the LG KC910 is a perfect cell phone. However, there is no info on pricing at this time. The phone will be released n October 2008.

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Apple gives MobileMe customers another 60 days of service

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:42:52 +0000

MobileMe is something of a stain on Apple’s iPhone 3G launch festivities. Having bitten off more than they could chew, Cupertino struggled to get their iPhone 3G fleet activated, iPhones updated, and MobileMe up and running all at the same time. Needless to say, there are MobileMe customers still bitter over their first (for many) experience with Apple’s cloud-based data services.

So, what is Apple doing? Well, they made that surprising move to bust out of their shell of cold-shouldered secrecy and admitted to their mistakes. Steve Jobs commissioned a MobileMe status blog to let the world know exactly what was wrong with the service and what Apple was doing to fix it. And, Apple extended MobileMe users’ year-long MobileMe service for an additional 30 days - a compromise to be sure, but better than nothing.

Today, Apple has announced that they are giving their MobileMe users another 60-day service extension. That’s right, MobileMe fans and critics. Whether or not you want, care, or need it, you’re going to have the pleasure of, or have to deal with (depending on how you feel about MobileMe), for a total of 90 extra days on top of the 365 that you initially purchased.

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Motorola RAZR VE20 Phone (Sprint)

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:40:43 +0000

Released for Sprint, the Motorola RAZR VE20 provides one-touch access to its music player, text inbox and menu controls from its external LCD. The RAZR VE20 offers Sprint-exclusive content such as NFL Mobile Live, a new application that streams NFL content. NFL Mobile Live is free to customers with a data plan. It offers live audio broadcast of all NFL regular season games, live audio / video stream of eight NFL Network games (beginning in November 2008,) exclusive team content and video highlights. Additional functions include Sprint Music Store for over-the-air song downloads, Sprint TV with live and on demand programming, stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, a microSD card slot and a 2.0-megapixel camera.

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iPhone 2.0.2 Firmware Update

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:27:02 +0000

The iPhone 2.0.2 firmware update has been released. I hope this new firmware update will fix some bugs including the connection problems that have been reported. You an download this update for free via iTunes.

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Apple pushes out Apple iPhone OS 2.0.2 through iTunes

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:23:50 +0000

Well that sure was quick. It seems like just an eye-blink ago that Apple released their iPhone 2.0.1 OS for iPhone and iPhone 3G owners looking to get enhanced performance out of their sometimes laggy iPhones. And, following on the iPhone Dev Team’s release of the iPhone 2.0.1 OS-jailbreaking solution, Pwnage Tool 2.0.2, Cupertino has released their latest iPhone OS.

iPhone OS 2.0.2 isn’t yet officially supported by PwnageTool 2.0.2, so if you want to preserve your jailbreak you’ll want to wait for the DevTeam to announce iPhone 2.0.2 OS compatibility for PwnageTool. The new iPhone 2.0.2 OS presumably comes bundled with that new baseband firmware that the DevTeam warned could potential kill any future iPhone 3G SIM-unlock solutions, so updating your iPhone 3G without first “pwning” the firmware file could leave you without an unlockable handset (when, and if, the DevTeam releases an iPhone 3G unlocking solution).

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iPhone Dev Team working on restore-less Pwnage Tool - QuickPwn jailbreak without restore

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:21:41 +0000

Pwnage Tool is an amazing testament to the iPhone hacking community’s (namely, the Dev Team) ability to crack Cupertino’s code for the betterment of iPhone users worldwide. Unfortunately, the Pwnage Tool jailbreak solution that creates custom iPhone OS packages (ipsw files) requires that you perform a full “Restore” on your iPhone before getting access to your iPhone and iPhone 3G’s file system. In that regard, the Pwnage Tool is a bit of a hassle.

It’s not really that big a hassle, but the DevTeam apparently realized the iPhone community’s desire for the simplest, safest jailbreak solution and announced their lightweight jailbreak solution - QuickPwn. The new QuickPwn utility is available in developmental form to anyone looking to bring the DevTeam’s work to market, and will allow iPhone users to jailbreak their handset without having to perform a full “Restore.”

So, if you’ve been holding off on jailbreaking that iPhone or iPhone 3G of yours because you just didn’t want to go through the hassle of backing up and restoring your Apple handset, sit tight, the DevTeam is working on a simpler solution!

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BlackBerry Bold Launches Thursday in Canada

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:19:10 +0000

by Reuters

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc, the owner of Canada’s biggest wireless carrier, will start offering Research In Motion Ltd’s new BlackBerry Bold on Thursday, the Globe and Mail reported on its Web site.

The Bold is RIM’s most advanced smartphone to date and is the first BlackBerry to support high-speed HSDPA cellular networks. It comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a host of multimedia features.

RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie told Reuters in May that the smartphone, aimed at the company’s base of business users, will cost between $300 and $400. AT&T will be its lead carrier in the United States.

The Globe and Mail reported on Monday that Rogers confirmed the device will go on sale on Thursday. Rogers did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

The smartphone is expected to be available with carriers around the world by the end of this week.

The Bold features the most vivid display ever on a BlackBerry, a 2-megapixel camera with video recording capability, and a media player for watching movies and managing music collections.

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