Media company deals will get done but there are potholes ahead.
On a panel about dealmaking in the content space at the Future of Business Media conference, the consensus seemed to be that deals will get done, but the big fish will struggle with financing–especially if an acquisition depends on private equity or credit. Strategic acquisitions–think […]
Bob Carrigan, president of IDG Communications, said Tuesday that his company will be bringing back The Industry Standard “in a blog format.”
Carrigan, speaking at the Future of Business Media Conference in New York City, made sure to note that the return of The Industry Standard shouldn’t be viewed as another bubble milepost (see Techmeme roundup […]
I strolled into the Future of Business Media conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City thinking I’d get some insight on my craft. After 40 minutes, I think I’ll grab a beer. I might need one. It’s close enough to noon.
Why the worry? Journalists are toast.
In a panel, which was focused on advertising […]
Best Buy on Tuesday launched a new service for its customers to store and share home video. The move is Best Buy’s latest effort to expand beyond retailer to become a services provider.
Think about it. Best Buy will install your home theater, fix your computer and now store your videos. It also has a digital […]
Spammers have a new way around captchas: A virtual stripper who is paid when you fork over scrambled text messages, known as Captchas.
The BBC is reporting that a Windows game shows a woman in “a state of undress” when a person correctly types in a Captcha–those squiggly letters you need to type in to conduct […]
Google will roll out its long-awaited, over reported, widely guessed about wireless plans in about two weeks.
Sound familiar? Well it is. I’ve been reading blog posts about Google’s wireless plans for months. And each time these plans were due in about two weeks time. Often there was some Gphone contraption involved.
This time, however, it’s the […]
T-Mobile Germany has announced their “iPhone Complete” rate plans for the iPhone this November, starting at €49 per month. Plans include unlimited data, Visual Voicemail access, and access to T-Mobile’s 8,000+ hotspots in Germany. Individual plans differ based on voice minutes and SMS text messages available per month.
“This means that users can enjoy the fantastic experience of the mobile Internet on the iPhone with no worries,” said Philipp Humm, managing director, T-Mobile Germany. The incredible combination of T-Mobile’s powerful EDGE network combined with the country’s largest offering of Wi-Fi HotSpots and the exclusive ‘iPhone Complete’ rate plans give T-Mobile customers everything they need to experience the iPhone to the fullest. The transparently structured Complete rates thus confirm our brand motto ‘simply closer.’”
By the end of 2007, T-Mobile will be the only network operator in Germany to offer EDGE throughout almost its entire GSM network
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with T-Mobile and can’t wait to start selling the iPhone in Germany in just a few short weeks,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Starting at just €49 per month, we think these three rate plans give customers the flexibility to experience all of iPhone’s revolutionary features at affordable and competitive prices.”
The iPhone is scheduled to go on sale in Germany November 9th and will be available for €399 including V.A.T.
You’ve run the TIFF exploit jailbreak and your iPhone or iPod touch now has Installer.app on your main page. So now what? Here are some tips and ideas for you.
Add Community Sources. Most third party applications are found under Community Sources in Installer.app. Until you add this feature, you won’t see most of the dozens and dozens of available applications from repositories like SMXY and Conceited Software.
Try out some great apps. My personal favorites include my own Voice Notes recorder (for iPhone only), Apollo IM instant messaging client, and Mobile Colloquy for irc. There are productivity apps, games, and utilities, all available for your mobile device.
Add direct file access. Install the BSD subsystem and (in Community Sources) Open SSH (both from NerveGas). Once you’ve installed ssh, you can use any sftp client to transfer files onto and off of your unit. On the Mac, you can also install MacFuse and sshfs to gain Finder access to your units. Remember that the new iPhone and iPod touch 1.1.1 password is “alpine”, not “dottie”. Many GUI sftp clients may not see the entire directory tree. In this case, you may want to enable afc2.
Know when things go wrong. The latest Installer.app has been hammered by new users. If you get a “package” error when trying to install, just do a re-install. You may need to uninstall first, depending on the progress when things failed. If you touch an app icon and it launches, pauses and quits, make sure you’ve installed the BSD subsystem. Failing to install BSD is the number one reason most app launches fail.
Know about restoring. If you ever change your mind about a jailbreak, just restore your iPhone or iPod touch using iTunes. Assuming you haven’t unlocked, your iPhone or touch will be identical to one shipped from a factory.
When things slow down A number of people have reported system slow-downs after jailbreaking. Unfortunately, a roughly equal number have reported the same problem without jailbreaking. If this happens to you, just restore your iPhone or touch and re-jailbreak.
OMG, OMG, OMG restore failed This isn’t that uncommon. Try restoring again once or twice. If iTunes fails to see the iPod or iPhone, google for iphuc dfu mode.
For everyone worried about malicious TIFF exploits, you might want to take a few seconds and re-read those jailbreak features listed on the AppSnapp page. See number 6? Not only does the team jailbreak your iphone, add Installer.app and fix YouTube, but they also repair patch Safari’s TIFF exploit hole. Yes, you read that right. These amazing hackers have done Apple a huge favor and fixed the very same exploit they used to jailbreak.
For those of you asking about unactivated phones, if you use the Safari access trick I posted about a few weeks ago, you will even activate your iPhone and bypass the whole “connect to iTunes” screen.
Is it possible to love these guys any more?
Thanks to Nicholas “Drudge” Penree.
Update: If you have already jailbroken your iPhone or iPod touch and want to patch Safari, head over to Installer.app and look under 1.1.1 Tweaks.
Update 2: Just a reminder that the jailbreak is due in large part to the efforts of “rezn”
Thanks http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/29/confirmed-jailbreak-appsnapp-fixes-tiff-exploit-hole-in-iphone/
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Robin Harris: Build an 8 PS3 supercomputer.
IBM aims to salvage silicon for solar industry. Gallery (right).
Michael Krigsman: What’s the value in enterprise software?
Dan Farber: Meebo joins the season of platforms. Tom Foremski: Battle for social app developers breaks out as Meebo offers rev share.
Garett Rogers: New version of Gmail starting to roll out. Techmeme.
Phil […]
If you enjoy your iPhone and iPod Touch but you wish you could install third-party applications in them, there’s an easy way to do so now. A group of hackers have come up with an easy way to jailbreak these Apple units and it really works.
Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch allows you full access to the disk, enabling you to do pretty much anything you want to with it. The hacker group responsible for this exploit includes hdm/metasploit, rezn, dinopio, drudge, kroo, pumpkin, davidc, dunham, and NerveGas.
Installing jailbreak can be done either via wi-fi or EDGE, though most users prefer wi-fi due to higher success rates. If you want to jailbreak, the first step is done by visiting their site through Safari and confirming that you want it in your system.
Once you do that, read the directions and tap Install Appsnap. Safari should disappear and you’ll end up on the main Home screen. That means you’re good to go.
There are instances that Safari would hang and you’ll have to quit and hold home, then try again. After that, you’ll be guided to some pretty simple steps and you’re home free. Your iPhone or iPod Touch has been unlocked and you can have fun with all the third-party applications you can get hold of.
On its second anniversary Meebo rolled out APIs for developers to write applications that leverage its Web-based instant messaging service. For starters, external applications built in Javascript or Flash include TokBox video/audio calling, Pudding Media’s voice chat, and TalkShoe group voice call and live streaming via Ustream. Other applications in the works include games, a […]
Alex Bosworth has an excellent post on the heavy hand of Google on the Web. The gist of the piece: search engine optimization (SEO) is evil–but don’t blame the optimizers, blame the ecosystem that Google has created.
Several years ago, Dan Geer argued the costs of a monoculture based on Windows on the desktop. […]
The reaction to BEA’s rejection of a $17 a share takeover offer from Oracle is brutal.
Of course, billionaire Carl Icahn has issues. But analysts aren’t too thrilled either. Either BEA knows something the rest of us don’t or is delusional.
A sampling of comments:
Credit Suisse analyst Jason Maynard, in a research note titled ‘Hope isn’t a […]
Former SAP executive, Shai Agassi has resurfaced as a potential 21st century day Henry Ford, but with a green intent. He is moving from ERP and SOA to electric cars with his for-profit Project Better Place. And, he has raised more that $200 million from VantagePoint Venture Partners, Israel Corporation, Morgan Stanley and other investors […]
