Is the AT&T online ordering failure a factor of demand or just plan FAIL? June 15, 2010 | perivision | Leave a comment begin rant <rant> If you have been trying to order the new iphone 4, I’m sure you have been frustrated with the errors messages you have been getting back from AT&T. “There was a problem with your request,” the error message reads. “P1015: We’re sorry, but we are experiencing a system error that prevents us… Read More
IPhone 4 higher graphics could mean shared graphics as well as shared code with iPad June 14, 2010 | perivision | Leave a comment When the iphone 4 was announced, Steve made a big point about the higher resolution capability of iphone 4 with the new ‘Retina’ display. Now there is a bit of marketing hype there. Dissecting this would be a whole other post, but the upside is now there is a value proposition in putting high resolution… Read More
Twitter going to OAuth ONLY in 2 weeks. You have been warned. June 14, 2010 | perivision | 3 Comments {UPDATE} Well, seem with all the issues Twitter has been having lately they have pushed this back a month, perhaps 2. But dont get lacks, its going to happen, so you may as well get on it now. The end time are nigh. Yes, for all of us first gen Twitter App dev’s our old… Read More
Foosball or table football on the ipad June 11, 2010 | perivision | Leave a comment Just in time for the world cup eh? I just came across the video for this and it looks pretty cool. Supports single player and two players. And I guess 4 players if you don’t mind crowding around the thing. The physics and movement reaction looks pretty good for being a flat surface. I once… Read More
FIFA world cup futbal apps for iphone ipad June 11, 2010 | perivision | Leave a comment I’m watching a bit of the world cup here and there, mostly to watch the US / ENG game, but I know there are futbal freaks out there so I though I would at least provide some info. Mashable has a post on the top 6 free World Cup futbal apps. The ESPN app looks… Read More
iphone 4, iOS4 already jailbroken within 1 day! June 9, 2010 | perivision | 9 Comments ONE DAY people! Yes, even before the iphone 4 or known as iOS4 hits the market, its already jailbroken using a Pwnage Tool Bundle. Wow. And hoo dunnit? msft.guy Yup, the same guy who did the blacksn0w, ultrasn0w fix for jailbreak and baseband unlock for 3.1.3. He ALSO did the oS4 Beta jailbreak. Now, we… Read More
The fastest mobile phone could break the 1G mark by end of year June 9, 2010 | perivision | 1 Comment Yes, just as we were starting to get used to the idea of a 1 gig processor in our phones, there is already rumor of a 1.5 gig Android phone on the way. And again, rumor control, but mobileCrunch reported that a phone called the HTC Scorpion could be coming to Verizon that not only… Read More
Andrioid 2.2 for HTC MyTouch and perhaps Ion Magic users? June 8, 2010 | perivision | 1 Comment Oh lets hope so. Its total rumor, but I just read on androidandme.com that t-mobile will be updating 3G myTouch phones. That COULD also mean the Google Ion I/O phones we got in 2009, aka, the Magic. For those of you who still have your Google Ions, it has been stuck at 1.6 forever just… Read More
Virtual City. A new SimCity like game, that looks even better. June 8, 2010 | perivision | Leave a comment Virtual City is a new iphone/ ipad game that is basically a take off of SimCity. However, if you look at the video, it looks way more detailed. The app is not out yet, scheduled for mid June. From watching the video, it looks pretty interesting and you can see people walking around. The normal… Read More
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … And so begins the War. Scene 6, End part 1 June 7, 2010 | perivision | 4 Comments It was only a matter of time before both Apple and Google would find themselves on top and staring at each other. Microsoft was now #2 and Apple was king of the hill, but Google was not far behind. And after Apple kicked Flash out of the studio, Google made a point in their last… Read More
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … A Challenger Appears! Scene 5 June 3, 2010 | perivision | 1 Comment Apple had worked hard and fought hard to get back to the top. And now they were ON TOP. Bigger then Microsoft, Bigger them Adobe, Bigger then anybody. But the new sound was not Apples alone, and soon Google began to do it for themselves. And do it well. Too well. That’s the problem with… Read More
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … it’s Apple’s world, and Flash is not a part of it. Scene 4 May 26, 2010 | perivision | 2 Comments Apple worked hard and working with Google, they broke through with stage show that was polished, yet could be seen anywhere.. and was seen everywhere. So popular was this show that Flash wanted to be a part of it. But Apple had other ideas. -> Scene 5: A Challenger Appears! -> Scene 5: A Challenger… Read More
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … A New Apple. Scene 3 May 24, 2010 | perivision | 2 Comments Down but not out, Apple got back to business. Getting their original manager back, they focused on the new way of doing things, the new way of thinking. And by taking cues from the new startups around, Apple began its return to the spot light. Bigger then anyone would have thought. But they were not… Read More
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … Google Rising. Scene 2 May 23, 2010 | perivision | 3 Comments And now we are at Scene two.. Apple has hit the skids. Accepted a deal from Microsoft to get $13 a track. Apple dumps their old manager and gets their first one back. Now what? … but change is in the air. The scene is changing… -> Scene 3: A New Apple -> Scene 3:… Read More
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Apple … In comic form. Scene 1 May 21, 2010 | perivision | 3 Comments Inspired by the I/O conference.. EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT GET A PHONE! .. I whipped up this script in about 20 min. The drawing by Josh Flores took a little longer. Any of the events in this comic having anything to do with reality, its purely coincidental… I still need to code up links,… Read More
Play PacMan from Google search logo May 21, 2010 | perivision | 4 Comments Now how cool is this? If you go the classic Google search page, you will see large image of a modified pacMac game using the word Google as part of the layout design as part of the celebration of PacMans 30th bday! Really? Its been 30 years? Now, press insert coin.. Wap! Your playing! You… Read More
How to span across multiple monitors using microsoft remote desktop RDC May 20, 2010 | perivision | Leave a comment Tip # 41 I have window7/office 2010 on my laptop and XP on the work computer. I much perfer using the laptop, but I have multiple monitors on the work desktop. So I have been dealing with a RDC call into the laptop and working off one monitor Which stinks I have a few documents… Read More
Must have iphone apps after bricking your iphone and a clean wipe May 15, 2010 | perivision | 2 Comments As a general rule with jailbroken iphones, do not install something that has not already been installed on at least a few hundred other iphones. Second rules, keep your phone backed up. I broke both of those rules and I’m now paying for it. First, I have been really lazy and have not backed up… Read More
At&t reception in SF is better, but not good enough, and no Verizon iPhone? May 12, 2010 | perivision | 3 Comments Over the last 2 weeks I have noticed that my iphone was working slightly better in my office here SOMA in San Francisco, the home of cell phone purgatory. But not good enough. And of course, I still get dropped calls in Oakland and in Palo Alto. So now what? Well, I already decided that… Read More
Connect a mouse to the iPad with Magic Mouse May 10, 2010 | perivision | 2 Comments Yes folks!!! Sick and tired of having to put down your beer to click something on your ipad?? Hate having to reach up to the table when your ipad is set up like a monitor? Have you had it with smudge marks?? Cant get the ‘chessie poofs’ dust off the screen??? Well those days are… Read More