Despite my initial euphoria about Verizon’s FiOS service–no outages and everything is just swell so far–the bill eventually comes due.
And that first one is a zinger. In a nutshell, Verizon charges you full freight for the first two months and then the promotional service you signed up for kicked in. Toss in miscellaneous service […]
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Microsoft Works to become ad supported.
New Vista packs provide updates that were supposed to be in SP1.
Xerox rolls out ‘green’ paper; Will you buy it?
Xerox on Monday announced a ‘green’ paper that promises to cut costs and environmental impact.
The paper, dubbed the Xerox High Yield Business Paper, is designed for high-volume commercial printing (think bills and newspaper). But chances are good that it could be marketed to consumers at some point.
The benefits are clear: Xerox’s paper uses […]
Sony has announced a flat, 2.5″ (diagnoal), 120 x 160 pixel display so flexible that it can roll up into a 1″ cylinder. It weighs in at a mere 1.5 grams. (Why do they always give dimensions in Imperial units and weight in Metric? No clue. I’ll just rebalance things by pointing out that it’s […]
Notable headlines:
Ryan Naraine: German hacker denied entry into U.S. for Black Hat training. Halvar Flake: I’ve been denied entry to the US essentially for carrying my trainings material.
George Ou: Realtek network driver silently corrupts data.
Paul Murphy: Leveraging Linux to sell yourself.
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week (right).
Jason O’Grady: No Macs meet stricter Energy Star […]
A very talented designer M.A.E from DeviantART is offering a free download of 199 iPhone wallpapers offering countless ways to customize your iPhone wallpaper. You can download at here.
If you have found beatuiful iPhone wallpapers, iPhone background and iPhone ringtones, please feel free to tell us. We will share it with more iPhone users.
Remember the iPhone’s “Hello” ad that was aired during the Oscars? Well, it’s doing more than just a “Hello” now. The #iphone IRC channel just cracked into the system to bring users the first ever non-official iPhone application: a Hello World exploit.
As these hacks go, all it does is display the text “Hello World” on your screen and does nothing else. While the serial has been cracked into a few weeks ago, the happy family of #iphone has now released the actual binary of the Hello World app.
The source demo of the GUI app is available online and easily found if you’re resourceful. And with that source code, who knows where the hacking can lead to. You can build onto the source with the tools created by the #iphone family - which are also available online, mind you.
You can’t deny how impressive these guys are for having pulled off the feat. Only time will tell now how far their exploit can go.
This is the summer of Facebook. The social network went from relative obscurity outside of college campuses to the next big thing, with a multi-billion dollar valuation and more than double number of users.
Some of my fellow travelers are questioning the (personal) role of social networks or suffering Facebook fatigue.
Jason Calacanis characterizes Facebook as […]
It’s a fact of life that people want to customize their gadgets according to their need and preferences. After all, what speaks more about a person than the things one uses daily?
If you feel the same way, but bemoan the lack of customizable features of the iPhone, here’s a nine step procedure on how to create custom ringtones for your iPhone.
We’re pretty sure you already want to start adding the ringtones to your phone, so here are the steps to do so:
As of now, you’re nine steps away from customizing your iPhone, if you haven’t done so already. Go ahead and give it a try.
The last time we heard about the latest Apple gadget that’s currently selling like hotcakes, the iPhone, we learned about how Independent Security Evaluators, a firm that tests their client’s computer securities by trying to hack into them, has found a very critical security flaw in the iPhone. With the uncovered exploit enabling any hacker to literally take control of the gadget’s main features, it should only be common sense for Apple to release a patch that plugs up that particular security hole.
So are they going to release that patch? We’re not quite sure. As it is stands, Apple’s got a bit of a time limit on their hands to do just that. The Black Hat 2007 Conference - pretty much where hackers and security experts converge to trade secrets and information about cracking and hacking today’s latest security measures in the world of computers - is right around the corner, and suffice to say that the discovered exploit in the iPhone will be revealed there.
If that isn’t scary enough, think of the consequences - after the conference, hackers will not only be able to make calls and send text messages with your iPhone, but also access your personal information and that of other people’s stored in your iPhone. So it’s not just your phone-slash-iPod that will be compromised, but your privacy as well.
With that aside, let’s all cross our fingers that Apple beats the buzzer and puts up a security patch before the Black Hat 2007 Conference opens next week. Updates as we get them!
And in the world of gadgets, (wind?)breaking news has just hit recently about presumably the first class action lawsuit ever filed against AT&T and Apple, which is related to the newly launched iPhone. The suit, filed by one called Trujillo, iterates that the iPhone’s battery has a limited lifespan and requires annual replacement.
Or at least that’s what we think he tried to say when he claimed, “The battery enclosed in the iPhone can only be charged approximately 300 times before it will be in need of replacement, necessitating a new battery annually for owners of the iPhone,” stating one claim earlier that unbeknownst to himself, the “iPhone is a sealed unit with it’s battery soldered on the inside of the device” rendering the battery permanent, unless replaced by a licensed Apple technician.
Earlier, Apple has disclosed the fact that the battery would hold 80 of its original charge after 400 consecutive charge and discharge cycles.
The information provided by the company actually breaks the plaintiff’s claim in two halves. Firstly, the battery will last longer than 300 charges. And secondly, after the battery does break the 400-charge-discharge limit, it is still usable and does not warrant (or necessitate) an immediate replacement.
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If you’re one of the people who bought an iPhone, you probably know that you have one year of hardware repair coverage and up to two years of technical support. If you think that’s not enough, then you can purchase an AppleCare Protection Plan which extends your repair coverage to two years.
You can avail of this anytime within the one-year limited warranty period and your eligibility for coverage under the AppleCare Protection Plan begins on the day you purchased the iPhone.
Before signing up, note that Apple is not authorized to sell the iPhone AppleCare Protection Plan to residents of Alabama, Connecticut, Nevada, or Wyoming. If you don’t reside in any of these locations, then you may want to go over this short list of what you get from the plan:
Key Features:
Getting this additional protection will cost you US 69.99. However, that sounds like a good deal to protect your five or 600 dollar investment. If you’re interested, click on our Read link to head to the Apple Store for more details.
At a Churchill Club event in San Francisco on July 23, moderator Dave Margulius of Enterprise Insight discussed the current hype surrounding Web 2.0 with panelists Doug Merrill, vice president of engineering at Google, and CIOs David Bergen of Levi Strauss, Doug Schwinn of Hasbro, and Randall Spratt of McKesson.
Instant messaging has been around […]
Update below: On Wednesday, I ordered a Fedora laptop for $150. On Thursday, I called the reseller of this item to get a feel for customer service and figure out whether my buyer’s remorse was justified.
As background, a Swedish company called Medison unveiled a laptop called the Celebrity, which is dirt cheap and runs […]
Cisco Systems said Friday it will invest $150 million in VMware, joining Intel as a strategic investor.
After the investment Cisco will own 1.6 percent of VMware’s outstanding shares. VMware will also consider appointing a Cisco executive to its board in the future.
Like Intel, Cisco is strengthening its ties to VMware, which is a key partner […]
