Kingston 256 GB USB stick??

"Where is the technology taking us?" is a very famous verse in our day to day life. Here is another instance which will probe this doubt. Kingston has launched a USB stick with capacity of 256GB. The features are as follows:

* Measures 70.68 x 22.37 x 16.45mm
* Read speed of 20 Mb/sec
* Write Speed of 10 Mb/Sec
* 5 year warranty
* Compatible with Windows 7,Windows 2000,XP,Vista,Mac OS and Linux.
* Password traveler software

Ah..Forgot to mention the name..it will be popular from now on as DT300. DT300 password traveler software also provides you the facility of creating a privacy zone blocking access to the data stored by way of password.

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Unlocking IPhone 2G with 3.0 OS!

Its time to explore the possibilities of unlocking IPhone with 3.0 OS. Like always, I managed to find an article in the net about unlocking the 2G phone with 3.0 OS. Please note not all the features advertised in the Apple site will work on IPhone 2G. Few of the features are exclusive to IPhone 3G and IPhone 3GS phones.

The minimum requirement for unlocking iPhone 2G are as follows:

* Itunes 8.2
* redsnow - Search for redsnow 0.7 Version in Google.
* BL 3.9 - Download from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1H0XAZWQ
* BL 4.6 - Download from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6OF2OR03
* ipsw - Download from http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/iPhone/061-6580.20090617.XsP76/iPhone1,1_3.0_7A341_Restore.ipsw

1) Store all the files under one Folder - IPhone3.0
2) Connect your IPhone to ITunes and hold down the shift key by selecting IPhone displayed on your left and then click restore button.
3) Be cautious to choose only Automatically sync when this phone is connected.
4) Now select the .ipsw file already downloaded from the Iphone3.0 folder.
5) After the firmware update in ITunes is completed, Launch the redsnow application from the Iphone3.0 Folder.
6) Click browse, then navigate to the .ipsw file which we used for restoring the iphone.
7) Make sure the message " IPSW successfully identified" is displayed on the window, then click next.
8) Select " Install cydia" and " Unlock" and press Next.
9) Then Browse for the 3.9 and 4.6 bootloader from the IPhone3.0 folder and press Next.
10) Now plug your Iphone into the computer and make sure it is OFF and then click Next. Don't worry if the IPhone is already connected during the process.
11) Please follow the instructions clearly and take great care to do the process as instructed on the screen.
12) The Iphone will reboot in between and will show "Done" on the window, then click Finish.
13) Now the iphone will run a few programs and hopefully your iphone will be unlocked and Jail broken.

Again, this information is gathered from different articles on the internet and please try this out at your own risk !

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IPhone - Restoring Address Book

After using IPhone for more than an year, It was only yesterday I tried to restore the address book while upgrading the firmware to OS 3.0.

Using an application(Diskaid), I was able to connect to my IPhone from my laptop( Windows Vista). Then transferred the files from the address book directory -~/users/library/AddressBook to my Laptop under Root folder.

After upgrading my IPhone to 3.0 OS, I connected it to my laptop and using the same software,copied the backed up files into the address book and everything worked fine.

Basic requirements for this to work is the IPhone needs to be unlocked. The files that needs to be backed up are :

* AddressBook.sqlitedb
* AddressBookImages.sqlitedb

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IPhone 3.0 OS Released - 17 June 2009 !

Iphone 3.0 OS was released yesterday and few of the useful features are listed for your reference:

* Send MMS ( supported only on 3G )
* Movie Downloading
* Voice memo recording
* cut/copy/paste
* Youtube Video Rating
* spotlight search
* Shake to undo and shake again to Redo
* Shuffle mode(When enabled, shake iPhone to skip current song and move to the next song)
* Sync Notes
* Internet Tethering
* Parental controls
* Bluetooth support(Finally few normal Bluetooth options supported)
* Forward messages.( option to select any number of individual messages in a conversation to Forward)

MMS is not supported currently by AT & T in US, not sure about UK. Internet tethering is a way of connecting to the internet on your PC using the 3G connection of Iphone either through Bluetooth or USB.

Please do leave comments if anyone has tried their hands on the OS 3.0 software.

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FireFox - Design Challenge Summer 09

Do you remember why people started using FireFox more than Internet explorer? If not its the Tab option in the browser which prompted a lot of users to use FireFox browsers. The Tabs in the browser was a huge success and all the other browsers developers started to include with their browsers and Microsoft was the last to implement the tabs in Internet explorer 7.0 if I remember correctly.

I know what you are thinking, why am I mentioning about this after these many years? The reason ,FireFox is planning to exclude the tabs option in its next release and is having a competition for us to give out an alternatives to the tabs we are using. They are calling it as " Design challenge summer 09" and the question is as follows :
"Reinventing Tabs in the Browser - How can we create, navigate and manage multiple web sites within the same browser instance?"

To be honest,I am more than satisfied with the Tabs but if any of you who read this post have any innovative ideas then please do participate in FireFox's challenge.

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Imeem on IPhone

Good news for Imeem users,Imeem app is available for IPhone and Ipod touch users and is free to download from App store.

I downloaded this app yesterday and installed it.The following are the options displayed by default under featured:

* Spotlight( New and Notable artists)
* Top 100 ( This weeks hottest songs on Imeem)
* Urb's Next 100( 100 new artists blowing up in 2009)
* songs from Apple Ads( the apple of your Ear)

Apart from Featured, My music and Favorites are the other options available on Imeem Application. If you are selecting any of the options listed under Featured Tab, then you need Wifi connection or GPRS connection for streaming.

Using my music you can create your own play list with the songs stored on your IPhone. As I haven't used Imeem before not sure if there are more options to try out.

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Rumour : Third(3rd) Generation IPhone

Its time for latest information on Third genration IPhone. Do you want to know the features on the " 3rd generation IPhone"? The following are the features :

* 3.5 inch, 480 x 320 (same as earlier models)
* 600 MHZ processor (replacing 400 MHZ)
* 256 MB (Twice as much as earlier)
* 3.2 Mega pixels( 2.0 Mp earlier)
* More storage capacity( Not yet confirmed)

People are expecting more from Apple on this 3rd generation on gaming direction. Apple advertised few days back the Apps will be a killer feature of current generation devices.

Still a rumour, Have to wait till June to see what actually Apple has come out with. Most Apple Fans will be disappointed if they IPhone doesn't have a GPU and a better touchscreen help gaming.

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IPhone 3G - wooden case

For the past two years,Apple has revolutionised the world with their first ever touchscreen mobile-IPhone. Not only did Apple grew their business with IPhone, a lot of other software developers,hackers and accessory makers also captured the market. Here is one example, A wooden case is made for IPhone3G. This comes in three models but you can't use any keys with IPhone inside the case. The price of this case is around 85$ which is not surprising given the fact that this is handmade. These cases are made in such a way to compliment the IPhone curves and to hold the phone properly.

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Luminex Fiber Bedsheets

Interesting but true, Does anyone need a bed that keeps us awake the whole night? Hmm....Luminex Bedsheets are available to replace your existing standard bed sheets which glows along the whole length of the fibre creating a light effect. Luminex is a type of material used to make this luminous bed sheets. Although these bed sheets need external power to light, they don't get warmed up and also these are safe from electric shocks, Hand washable. The price of a single cover( 78.8 x63 inch)is 660$. Does it worth having it, you decide.

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Kyocera Foldable OLED concept phone

With the increase of lot of touchscreen phones and larger display phones, Designers were breaking their heads to come out with a solution to have larger display but a compact phone. Well,there is an answer, Kyocera has displayed its OLED foldable display concept phone at CTIA. The concept phone has a large bright display with wide screen OLED display which can be folded back to the size of a wallet. It has two modes:

* Qwerty mode for text entry
* Wide screen display made for browsing and for media applications.

Buzz! OLED display is going to be the next biggest technology in smaller laptops and cellphones in the future as the display consumes less power, available miniaturising option and less battery consumption.

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StealthBot USB Computer Spy

Most people use Internet in their normal use and a lot of them use others PC or laptop for browsing. Among those,a lot of people would like to monitor their friends, relatives activities on their computer , sometimes Parents would like to know what their kids browse on the Internet. Installing software was an option to track the activities but the software will be visible to the users allowing them to bypass it by some means.

Stealthbot USB computer spy is a USB gadget which when plugged into a computer installs a software within 5 seconds and is "virtually undetectable". This software keeps track of all the computer activities by recording the keystrokes and capturing screenshots at regular intervals. When you plug in the USB gadget again on the subjected computer the stored spy data is transferred into the USB gadget(1GB internal storage memory) for viewing. This gadget priced for 159.95$ in US store is a must have for those who need surveillance for their computers.

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icloud - World's first online computer

icloud is a website that turns your web browser into an online computer giving access to your files and applications that you regularly use. icloud has introduced it's beta version this week and looks like already captured the market( you can see the usual notification :-) " Heavy server load".

Basically you need to create an account with icloud and you will be given access to secure storage space of 3GB where you can store all your files which you may require to share with your friends and those who need the files elsewhere in the world. Few applications pre installed for every account are

* Mail
* Instant Messaging
* Photo organizer
* File explorer
* Music & Video player
* Write
* Calendar
* Contacts
* Games

The storage screen shall be configured like a webdav folder as in the picture and will be easy to transfer files.




icloud allows you to even share photos and music and reduce the complexity in sending a large attachment through mail. It also provides few application development tools like

* IDE (Integrated development Environment)
* Developer documentation
* API documentation
* XML Editor

Before starting my Easter Vacation ,I thought I would better share this useful information and allow you try it during your Easter holiday.

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Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote

The Gigabyte's T1028 touch note was spotted in the CeBIT few months back and shall now be seen on its company website officially. The specifications mentioned are

* 1.6GHZ Atom N270 processor.
* 10.1 inch touch panel(LED back lit)
* Embedded HSDPA module
* 2.5 inch 160 GB SATA HDD
* Bluetooth 2.1
* 1.3 Megapixel camera
* Ethernet,Wifi
* 4-cell battery
* twin 1.5 watt speakers

Gigagbyte also offers few optional equipments for tech savvy
* Atom N270 CPU
* WiMAX module
* 1366 x 768 resolution panel
* 6-cell Li-ion

The price and release date are not yet published though !

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IPhone SDK terms updated for developers

Apple is facing a huge threat from their rival "Cydia" who are releasing a lot of Apps before they are available in App store. The secret behind most of the apps available in cydia are either rejected apps by Apple or developers who don't want to go through Apple. This has forced Apple to change their IPhone SDK terms which restrict the developers to develop only for Apple and sign the updated terms. The updated terms :

"Applications developed using the Apple Software may only be distributed if selected by Apple (in its sole discretion) for distribution via the App Store or for limited distribution on Registered Devices (ad hoc distribution) as contemplated in this Agreement"

Apple are now entitled to take legal actions against developers bypassing Apple and build the business through releasing apps to competitors like Cydia. Sure, SDK developers will have an alternative for Apples Terms.

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Rumour: Better camera in the next IPhone Version

Latest rumour floating around the world "Apple's release of next version of IPhone". It will be having a 3.2MP camera with 3.2MP CMOS sensor from omnivision. With this we expect the capabilities of camera to improve and utilised properly for the first time in IPhone. Another rumour linked with the IPhone camera is apple are in talk to include a 5 MP CMOS sensor. Apple has not officially advertised this feature nor they have declined the statements. Just days before,Apple announced its 3.0 software.Is apple planning to release the next IPhone? What would they call it? IPhone 4G ,5G?Any guesses ?

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Quickoffice for IPhone

Microsoft has revealed its plan to bring office onto the IPhone and also Quickoffice has announced its plan to release quickoffice for IPhone in early April. Quickoffice will be capable of editing word and Excel documents.It will also have the capability of transfering files from PC to IPhone and the file types include Pdf,iWork, powerpoint and pictures. Quickoffice will not be available for free but options will be available for downloading Quickword or Quickexcel seperately on different rates depending upon individual's requirement.

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Skype on IPhone

Skype is launching its services for IPhone from tommorrow(31 March 2009) and on Blackberry from the month of May. Most of us were using Skype on their IPhone using third party tools such as Fring until now. Skype is releasing its services on IPhone in order to increase its subscribers/users by providing free calls between Skype users. In this release, not all the features supported by Skype PC version is available. The first release doesn't support Video,SMS, Conferencing and voice mail and they have promised to take into consideration in the forthcoming release.

Major drawback is mobile data connection(GPRS/EDGE) cannot be used for connection.Skype will use only Wifi for its application to run.

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IWOOT - SWAP Mobile Phone Watch

Few crazy people can't wait until the release of LG watch phone but think 1000£ is too much for a watch phone. Targeting those people,IWOOT has released a Watch mobile phone("swap") for 249£ with following features:

* 1.5-inch TFT screen
* Calls via Handsfree/Bluetooth Headset
* Playback of MP3, MIDI, WAV, AAC and MP4 files
* Touchscreen with stylus built into the watch strap
* Receive SMS/MMS
* Store upto 300 contacts
* Micro sdcard slot supporting upto 2GB Memory
* Audio recording
* 1.3 MP camera for recording pictures/Videos
* Battery with 100 Hours Standby and 180 minutes talktime

Think for a moment, why do you want to integrate mobile phone functionalities in a watch and pay more for it?

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IPhone 3.0 Jailbreaking !!??

Confused after reading my earlier post !

How can IPhone 3.0 software be jail broken when it is not released yet? Well, the iPhone developers are proactive and work has started on 3.0 Beta version released earlier this week(17th March 2009). The Developer's first verdict "Any Device running 3.0 software can be Jail broken" but have already warned 3G users to be careful with the Beta version if they have already jailbroken. Keep in mind, Apple have claimed this software SDK will be more helpful/useful for Developers to create new applications.

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IPhone 3.0 Features or Fake IPhone 3.0?

IPhone 3.0 official release date is not yet finalised and to be announced imminently. Are you one among those freak who can't wait to try out the IPhone 3.0 features? There is an alternate solution and it's known as "FAKE THE IPHONE 3.0". Being an IPhone user for quite sometime, I would like to try my hands on this. Keep an eye on my blog for some interesting updates.

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