Samsung get SamSlapped. Have to pay over $1B to Apple, but we are not done yet. Ouch. Samsung has to pay $1B+ to Apple in fines for violation of patents. However, Apple did not win everything. Jury voted No on on the Apple’s claim that Samsung has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by monopolizing one or more technology markets related to the UMTS standard. Another win for Samsung:… Read More
Jailbreak app to greatly extend your iphone battery life. BattSaver So before we start, let it be known I have not tried this. I have pretty good habits when it comes to keeping my phone charged so its pretty much a non issue. However, I know of plenty of people who always seems to be at 18% or something when I look at their phones. … Read More
Pokemon battery indicator for your iphone. just because. And something for Android Thats right. You can get your very one Pokemon battery level indicator for your iphone? Why? Really, you have ask your self that? Because Pokemon are the bomb man! heh.. the bomb. How old is that saying? Anyway, I figured I would post a link to where you can download the pokemon battery theme. Found… Read More
How to set Chrome as your default browser on your iOS iphone ipad I installed Chrome over the weekend. It seems ok enough although a bit slow. However, I found that I had to remember to use it. So I decided to really commit to it and set it as my default browser, through jailbreak of course. First off its not fast despite what they say. In fact,… Read More
5 Years of the iPhone. Reflection of a day 1 user and jailbreaker I was one of the first people to get the first iphone. The funny thing is, I really did not want it. I was attending a conference that got a special deal to buy the first batch of phones. $600. Ug. I was going to sell it after the conference, only to have the price… Read More
Classic Warlords game ported to ipad iphone. And they kept the 8 bit looks. Yet another port. The old 90’s game Warlords by Infinite Interactive Pty, Ltd. for PC, Mac and Amiga has been ported to iOS. Fun. Same game play, join the war to conquer Illuria in this classic fantasy strategy game. Choose any combination of up to eight humans and AI players to be battled for control… Read More
fixing the lockdown error when jailbreaking 5.1.1 with Absinthe 2.0.2 I finally got around to jailbreaking my iphone4 running iOS 5.1.1. I used Absinthe 2.0.2 for windows. It went well enough till it locked up on me. I ran it again and this time got this error. Could not connect to lockdown There is a similar error called lockdown error -5. Both errors are really… Read More
Jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 is out! Absinthe 2.0.1 , 2.0.2 We have been waiting, and as promised, iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak is out called Absinthe 2.0. Its already up to 2.0.2, so check the site before updating. {update: be sure to use Absinth 2.0.2 Absinthe v2.0.2 (Win) Absinthe v2.0.2 (Mac) Absinthe v2.0.2 (Linux) } Today’s release supports all iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches except for… Read More
Siri used to think the Lumia 900 was the best phone, but she has been ‘corrected’ Love it. A few days back we heard that if you asked Siri what the smartphone (not smart phone) is, it would reply back with the Lumia 900 by Nokia. This is because the answer comes from Wolfram Alpha, a service Siri often queries. Wolfram Alpha’s answer was based on “customer review average” across the… Read More
An iphone projector. I can see this becoming a required business equipment. Video I was in brookstone a few weeks back and saw this; iphone pocket projector. This is not the first pico projector I have seen, but seeing it in brookstone means its crossing the mark from a specialty item you see at CES to an everyday item you will see most (semi) professionals carry around with… Read More
The Pebble Smart watch gets shinier, and now there is a limit number of pebbles I could be wrong, but I think with the Pebble Smart watch, we are looking at the most successful kickstarter project I have seen, not that I have seen lots of kickstarter projects. Not only did these guys raise enough money to start the company; after being rejects by plenty of VC’s BTW, they are… Read More
EDGE Design – high quality mobile device cases This week I met guys from EDGE Design, www.edge-design.com. EDGE Design is a San Francisco based company with Scandinavian roots that designs mobile cases that look to, “meld form and function in fresh, innovative ways”. Now I have seen a lot of iPhone cases over the years, but I have to say that EDGE Design… Read More
Cool #DEMO swag. A land line phone handle for your iPhone Android Its not like you have not seen these before, but this is some cool swag from ringCentral that really came into use. Its basically a land line phone handle with a chord to connect to your mobile phone. The cool part, aside from free, is that it worked pretty well. I was on the conference… Read More
Coolest smart watch ever! Connects to your iPhone or Android. This watch is not on the market yet, but basically its a smart watch that lets you load applications. Using bluetooth, it will connect to your iphone or android and get alerts, run apps and who knows what other apps will come in time. The phone is called the Pebble and its on Kickstarter. (Check… Read More
Finally having a look at the game Draw Somthing. And a few tips. Well the time has come. With the thousands of new games and apps being released on a regular basis Draw Something is the newest game that has been sweeping the social media sites. As much as I tried; I could not ignore this game any longer as updates and complaints about it flooded all of… Read More
Old AT&T iphones can now request an unlock code. No jailbreak / unlocked needed anymore Read this on Engadget. Now of course there are restrictions, you have to be in good standing, had your phone for over 2 years and do not owe anything on your phone and most likely a few other details buried somewhere. I still have my 3Gs, so I’m going to give it a try and… Read More
Facebook claims its current vulnerability is because of jailbreak. Oh really? The news has been moving around the interwebs on how Gareth Wright found a security issue with Facebook on the iphone. Seems the key information needed to request and hold a token to Facebook is stored unencrypted in a plist file. Facebook claims that this is not a security risk since its stored in a… Read More
An Equalizer that does not kill your battery, you may want to check out Equalizer Pro Yet another app that looks interesting but I have not tried. Now before I cut and paste the email, a quick explanation of why you may want an equalizer your iphone/ipad. First off, the sound on the iPad is not exactly Audiophile quality and odds are the files you are downloading are not exactly high… Read More
Records and edit dictation on the iphone ipad – free if you jump on it now. Saw this on one of the boards I follow. Seems like a pretty useful tool if you take lots of dictation through their iphones or ipads. Again, I have not tried this myself so I’ll just leave the following here.. I am pleased to announce the release of Smart Recorder DE. The “DE” stands for… Read More
Some more games go Free in the iTunes store Just saw this in my email so thought I would put a quick post up. Enjoy! It’s Jouni, from Tuokio – Finnish multiplayer games dev: King of Opera, Raiding Co, BvB Racing for iOS. Tip from Tuokio to you: All Tuokio games are FREE NOW on the Apple AppStore until end of the day… Read More