Gadgets
Tasmanians get a new “gizmo”
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
In-home tech support service, Gizmo, which recently did a deal with Dell to provide on-site computer support, has finally launched its services in the Apple Isle’s capital city: Hobart.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
In-home tech support service, Gizmo, which recently did a deal with Dell to provide on-site computer support, has finally launched its services in the Apple Isle’s capital city: Hobart.
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Telstra boldly launches the BlackBerry Bold... first
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications, an ever expanding frontier. This is the latest chapter in the voyages of the Starship Telstra, it’s continuing mission to deliver new handsets, to seek out new customers and extend existing contracts, and to boldly go where its competitors will soon follow: the launch of the BlackBerry Bold!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications, an ever expanding frontier. This is the latest chapter in the voyages of the Starship Telstra, it’s continuing mission to deliver new handsets, to seek out new customers and extend existing contracts, and to boldly go where its competitors will soon follow: the launch of the BlackBerry Bold!
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iPhone OS 2.1 – will it be a panacea or more purgatory?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Theoretically coming September is Apple’s iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 2.1, which is supposed to have “Core Location” GPS services, more bug fixes (which OS 2.0.1 didn’t really fix) and the “push notification” services that are a substitute for programs running in the background – but this has just been taken out OS 2.1 beta 4. Will 2.1 be a panacea for suffering OS 2.0 users – or just more purgatory?
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iPhone 3G unlock – slow progress, no guarantee it will ever come
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The iPhone Dev Team has issued its latest posting with an update on the iPhone 3G unlock process, while also sharing some of the stats on page views, visitor networks and browsers having accessed the Dev Team’s blog site.
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ASUS Eee Box gets unboxed in Australia at last!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ever fancied getting an Asus Eee PC in a tiny desktop case? With the Eee Box, you can do exactly that, in what is effectively a PC version of Mac Mini-type computing solution with a cute Nintendo Wii-style case, Intel Atom processor and great energy efficiency.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ever fancied getting an Asus Eee PC in a tiny desktop case? With the Eee Box, you can do exactly that, in what is effectively a PC version of Mac Mini-type computing solution with a cute Nintendo Wii-style case, Intel Atom processor and great energy efficiency.
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Jobs confirms iPhone kill switch REAL!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Uh-oh... that iPhone software “kill switch” news which broke last week and was then said to be a blacklist for Core Location services turns out to be real, confirmed by Steve Jobs himself in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, App Store sales are totally “boom”-ing...
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WinPwn 2.0.0.4 lets Windows users “pwn” iPhone OS 2.0.1
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch, and want to “pwn” it so you can run unauthorised third party software? Apple mightn’t like it, but the power to pwn is in users’ hands! Also, what good unauthorised third party apps are out there?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Got an iPhone or iPod Touch, and want to “pwn” it so you can run unauthorised third party software? Apple mightn’t like it, but the power to pwn is in users’ hands! Also, what good unauthorised third party apps are out there?
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Chatswood Apple store: massive “door”, launch a bore?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Apple’s second Australian store has finally opened on a much smaller scale than the first flagship store in Sydney’s CBD. Instead of massive crowds and jammed city streets, reports say the store’s opening was much more subdued, despite the best attempts of Apple staff to “whoop it up”.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Apple’s second Australian store has finally opened on a much smaller scale than the first flagship store in Sydney’s CBD. Instead of massive crowds and jammed city streets, reports say the store’s opening was much more subdued, despite the best attempts of Apple staff to “whoop it up”.
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Google tunes language translation for iPhone with web app
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Google’s new translation web app keeps data usage low, meaning a lower international roaming data cost, while greatly lowering the pain of the language barrier when overseas. Continuez s’il vous plait...
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Google’s new translation web app keeps data usage low, meaning a lower international roaming data cost, while greatly lowering the pain of the language barrier when overseas. Continuez s’il vous plait...
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September launch of new iPods and MacBooks?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Rumours of new iPods and MacBooks have swirled thanks to analyst Gene Munster suggesting September’s the month for new models to emerge. The question is: evolution, or revolution?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Rumours of new iPods and MacBooks have swirled thanks to analyst Gene Munster suggesting September’s the month for new models to emerge. The question is: evolution, or revolution?
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 for iPhone 2G and 3G released at last
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The sparkling is back, with the iPhone Dev Team releasing the keenly awaited PwnageTool 2.0.2, bringing an unlock and jailbreak to the iPhone 2G, and jailbreaks to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The sparkling is back, with the iPhone Dev Team releasing the keenly awaited PwnageTool 2.0.2, bringing an unlock and jailbreak to the iPhone 2G, and jailbreaks to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch.
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 for iPhone starts sparkling – then stops
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The update for PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G models, and unlock the iPhone 2G, was moved to the iPhone Dev Team’s “sparkle update system” when a serious bug was noticed – and the update removed. But the sparkling will start happening once more in a few hours!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The update for PwnageTool 2.0.2 to jailbreak iPhone 2G and 3G models, and unlock the iPhone 2G, was moved to the iPhone Dev Team’s “sparkle update system” when a serious bug was noticed – and the update removed. But the sparkling will start happening once more in a few hours!
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PwnageTool 2.0.2 with Installer 4 beta on verge of release
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Original iPhone and iPhone 3G owners wanting to update to iPhone OS 2.0.1 while maintaining a jailbroken status don’t have much longer to wait, with the iPhone Dev Team saying the software should arrive “Friday”, although that’s likely Saturday for Australians.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Original iPhone and iPhone 3G owners wanting to update to iPhone OS 2.0.1 while maintaining a jailbroken status don’t have much longer to wait, with the iPhone Dev Team saying the software should arrive “Friday”, although that’s likely Saturday for Australians.
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730,000 Brits chat on mobile phones during sex
By: Davey Winder
In what is probably one of the odder surveys to land in our inbox this month, gadget use in the UK is revealed in some disturbing detail by iGizmo magazine...
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By: Davey Winder
In what is probably one of the odder surveys to land in our inbox this month, gadget use in the UK is revealed in some disturbing detail by iGizmo magazine...
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How to “safely” update (not restore) your unlocked iPhone 2G to OS 2.0.1 (update 1)
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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HTC Touch Diamond finally goes on sale down under
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Previewed to the press over a month ago as Telstra exclusive, the HTC Touch Diamond has finally landed on store shelves to challenge the iPhone 3G for smartphone supremacy.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Previewed to the press over a month ago as Telstra exclusive, the HTC Touch Diamond has finally landed on store shelves to challenge the iPhone 3G for smartphone supremacy.
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Apple dreaming of an iPhone nano for Christmas?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting that Apple will shortly launch the iPhone nano, and has quoted an expert with a curious idea that’s either brilliant... or stupid.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting that Apple will shortly launch the iPhone nano, and has quoted an expert with a curious idea that’s either brilliant... or stupid.
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Samsung’s 3D plasma TV lands in Australia, needs PC and glasses
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
3D TV has been promised as the “next big thing” for years, but while consumers can now buy one, play selected 3D games through a PC and watch 2D DVD converted to “3D” through a PC, as well as 3D movies, all with special glasses, 3D television programming isn’t here yet.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
3D TV has been promised as the “next big thing” for years, but while consumers can now buy one, play selected 3D games through a PC and watch 2D DVD converted to “3D” through a PC, as well as 3D movies, all with special glasses, 3D television programming isn’t here yet.
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