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iPhone 3GS capable of 720p, 1080p hi-def playback? | iLounge News

2009-08-20T09:34:00.001-07:00

iPhone 3GS capable of 720p, 1080p hi-def playback? | iLounge News

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CoPilot Live 8 turn-by-turn GPS navigation arrives in the iPhone App Store

2009-08-16T22:20:00.001-07:00

CoPilot Live 8 turn-by-turn GPS navigation arrives in the iPhone App Store – $34.99

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Tom Tom US & CANADA now available APP STORE!

2009-08-16T21:38:00.000-07:00

Check it out and see how deep your pockets go. I personally already purchased the NAVIGON US&CANADA for $69. So I would just wait for someone to get the comments rolling before jumping into it. I have owned a Tom Tom 100 but after reading comments for Navigon I was sold. Good luck

- U.S. & Canada [App Store]: $99.99
- Western Europe [App Store]: $139.99
- Australia [App Store]: $79.99
- New Zealand [App Store]: $94.99

NAVIGON Provides Free Update for its iPhone Navigation App

2009-08-14T10:39:00.000-07:00

Update available at APP store!

Apple Adds Matte Display Option to 15-inch MacBook Pro

2009-08-11T08:23:00.001-07:00

Apple Adds Matte Display Option to 15-inch MacBook Pro

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Snow Leopard Desktops Make Their Way to the Web

2009-08-11T08:22:00.001-07:00

Snow Leopard Desktops Make Their Way to the Web

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iTunes 9 rumored to include Blu-ray support, iPhone App organization

2009-08-09T17:38:00.001-07:00

iTunes 9 rumored to include Blu-ray support, iPhone App organization

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Apple Tablet Prototype is Real, Nov. Launch Expected, says Report

2009-08-06T22:48:00.001-07:00

Apple Tablet Prototype is Real, Nov. Launch Expected, says Report

So this is my two cents on this: I've been seeing a lot of negativity on this device, I don't need to link since its been rampant on a lot of tech blog post. But this is what I think, it is well suited to the following range of buyers:

1. Extra cash to spend
2. Yearly income in the 6 digits
3. Early adaptors to tablet computing
4. Diehard Apple Gizmo collection fans.

To those naysayers, If apple spent 5 years to develop Iphone and made huge success. Do you think they spent 1 year for this device to market? Apple is most likely not just targeting consumers.

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TomTom GPS for iPhone Pricing Leaked

2009-08-05T21:59:00.001-07:00

TomTom GPS for iPhone Pricing Leaked

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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8

2009-08-05T21:58:00.001-07:00

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.8

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Technorati: Discussion about “Apple bans App Store's 3rd-most prolific developer”

2009-08-03T19:58:00.001-07:00

Technorati: Discussion about “Apple bans App Store's 3rd-most prolific developer”

Over the past few weeks, Apple has been much-maligned for off the App Store. These weren't some random garbage apps; there was , or . Google Voice apps are utilities which many have come to rely on, and thus many (including ) are none too happy

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Technorati: Discussion about “Netflix instant watch on iPhone soon?”

2009-08-03T19:49:00.001-07:00

Technorati: Discussion about “Netflix instant watch on iPhone soon?”

The word on the street is that Netflix is going to let iPhone users stream movies via WIFI. While the idea would be well received by customers, we wonder how the implementation would work. The iPhone doesn't support Flash (or Silverlight), so it's probably not going to be a web portal. Netflix can also develop its own application and take care of everything itself (rights management, streaming, decoding): that might be the most likely option. What’s clear is that AT&T would not like the idea of users watching video on its wireless network without paying an extra fee, and Apple will probably side with AT&T on that one.

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Technorati: Discussion about “Google reveals plans for Chrome cloud synchronization”

2009-08-03T19:43:00.001-07:00

Technorati: Discussion about “Google reveals plans for Chrome cloud synchronization”

Microsoft and Google have seen their rivalry kicked up a notch in recent weeks. First, Google announced Chrome OS , the company’s first operating system. Then Microsoft announced the new version of Office with major cloud app support. Then Microsoft announced its deal to take over Yahoo’s search business. Starting today, Google is back on the offensive, with a major promotional campaign to get the word out about organizations switching to Google apps for their daily computing needs. The campaign, called “ Going Google ,” has a very clear target: Microsoft Office.

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Technorati: Discussion about “Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore)”

2009-08-03T19:41:00.001-07:00

Technorati: Discussion about “Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore)”

Well, Twitter didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize for its role in getting the word out about the Iran election protests earlier this summer, but it did gain about 7 million new visitors in the month of June. Twitter’s website attracted a total of 44.5 million unique visitors worldwide in June, 2009, according to comScore. Twitter’s worldwide audience grew a healthy 19 percent from May, 2009 (and an even healthier 1,460 percent from June, 2008, when its worldwide audience was just 2.9 million). With 20 million of its visitors coming from the U.S., Twitter’s audience is now 55 percent international.

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Backing up with Time Machine , SuperDuper and Winclone

2009-07-31T12:08:00.000-07:00

Do you have an Intel base Mac Computer running bootcamp or maybe on parallels or vmware fusion? Please read on.
If you ever felt that someday your internal hard drive would quit and stop working please don't hesitate to figure out your backup solution. There are thousands of ways to backup data or restore system drives but what I will give you is something that is widely use and proves to be efficient and simple.
The first step is to make sure you have the following hardware or software:

1. A USB/Firewire External Drive 250GB and up. Best to have the mini Portables.
2. SuperDuper! by Shirt Pocket for bootable backup.
3. Winclone by Two Volcanoes for backing up WinXP or VISTA
4. Time Machine enabled (This means you have it working with either a Time Capsule or another external Drive.)
5. Patience and Time.

Before we dive into this lets pause for a moment and lets discuss what we are trying to accomplish here.

A. I want to have a standby bootable clone of my Macintosh HD if something catastrophic happens to my tiny 2.5 inch drive.
B. I want to be able to restore my bootcamp partition running WinXP or Vista should it be compromised with Virus or the drive itself failed.
C. In Mac, I want to go back in time and retrieved files I deleted today that happens to exist 2 days ago or a month ago.
D. I want to continue to work while my failed hard drive is waiting to be replaced. Can I do this with Time Machine? Perhaps no.

For those of you who love Time Machine, It is not the fastest way to restore your failed hard drive provided even if you have a spare drive in your pocket. It is absolutely still a great compliment to Super Duper! or Winclone or vice versa.

WARNING: Novice Mac Users proceed with CAUTION. Always double-check the disk your are working with.

STEP 1: 2-3 MINS

Okay, Lets prepare the external drive we have (250GB and up) the size really depends on how much Gigabytes of space you are using in your Mac. For my own rig, my MacPro Book came with 320GB. I have 32GB of Windows XP for bootcamp and the rest of the drive I'm only using 122GB of it. In my rig, I was using a 300GB external drive. Using Disk Utilities, I partitioned the drive into 2. 1st partition is 229GB and 2nd one is 50GB. You can name the 1st one MAC HD BU and the 2nd one Bootcamp BU. For those of you that have not started Time Machine yet, this is the time you can perhaps consider adding a 3rd partition and call it Time Machine BU.

Note: on the bottom click on OPTIONS as you select the volume scheme; it is advisable to use GUID for compatibility with Intel Macs. Once you hit apply it will do its chores and you will see 2 or 3 drives on the desktop after it completion.

STEP 2:
Install SuperDuper! and Run the app. 4 hrs (122GB) depends on the size of USED space.
Super Duper! I would say is easy to use. It has a simple interface and one thing I like about it is the smart update. You can download it from here. Now this process will take hours and hours. Depending on your used space on the drive, this is something you might do before you go to sleep. Just for safety I would go to Energy Saver and put the Computer Sleep option to Never.

STEP 3:
Install Winclone and run the app. 2-3 hrs (32GB) also depends on the size of BOOTCAMP partition. Winclone to me is the most easiest to use. I recommend it due to my experience using it. You can find Winclone here for free. In the IMAGE tab you are creating an image of the Source disk, which will be Windows partition, created by Bootcamp. In my rig it is called Bootcamp. The RESTORE tab is the opposite, this is when you want to revert or restore back to your previous image from the last time you did your image. This is a handy tutorial from coreworkz which is basic.

Note: Winclone does not make a bootable copy of your Windows partition. All it does is create image disk. There might be some program out there that can do it. This approach is practical and easy. Other methods might be more of a headache.

STEP 4:
Time Machine Setup. 2-4 hours (Initial Backup only) follow up backups takes less than 30 mins. I will leave this link for you since Apple has done a great job on its tutorial. I am personally using Linkstation Live 1TB as my network attached storage for its TIme Machine Support. Stay tuned for that tutorial, as it is tricky. For now, the easiest way to do this is using your external partitioned Time Machine BU that you have created if this is your first time in STEP 1.

Okay folks, there you have it. If you think this needs revision or something is missing feel free to leave a comment.

NAVIGON GPS Software for Iphone 3G/3GS 3.0 released!

2009-07-22T12:23:00.001-07:00

The first serious contender to AT&T navigator has been unleashed in Iphone App Store. The introductory price is $69.99 until August 15 when it will be at $99.99
The initial cost will include updates in later versions as Navigon official website claims.

The Navigon GPS Software has the following features:

* Reality View™ Pro displays photo-realistic 3D views with actual road signs and lane guidance for virtually every highway interchange and exit drivers will encounter.
* Lane Assistant Pro helps drivers prepare to make an upcoming exit or turn by providing a lane map complete with arrows and actual road geometry.
* Speed Assistant with adjustable audio-visual warning.
* Day & Night Mode for map display.
* Direct Access allows navigation to contacts saved in the iPhone’s address book.
* Branded POIs and POIs along the route
* 2D and 3D map view.
* Automatic switch between portrait and landscape format.
* Intelligent address entry.
* Real signpost display.

My favorite part of their design is the Branded POIs. You can easily spot Starbucks or even The McDonalds logo. It beats other software or hardware that only shows a fork and a spoon, which is pretty much useless if you don't know what it is.
The application requires an iPhone 3G or 3GS running iPhone OS 3.0 and can be download at a hefty 1.29 GB.

3G UNRESTRICTOR Review

2009-07-21T20:29:00.000-07:00

After Cydia released the 3g unrestrictor, I did not waste my time reviewing it but installed it and paid for it $1.99. So far it is not working properly with my iphone 3gs. It crashes after making a call or any call. Tried re-installing it but no avail. So I will be researching it tonight to find any similar scenarios with fellow users out there.
Update: The 3G unrestrictor was finally updated to 1.03 and works like a champ for Skype.

Here is a Youtube video posted by Crash-x himself