Over the holidays I took some downtime to catch up on reading a book I should have read a long time ago, Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat. Far be it for me to criticize a guy as smart as him, but I do think he missed a few things. The book is essentially
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constructive criticism of Friedman’s The World is Flat
Some people may be glad to download iPhone OS 3.1.3, but I want to warn you not to upgrade it to a jailbroken iPhone. That’s right, consider yourself warned. You may not have a hard time messing around with this firmware until you get it right, but jailbroken iPhone users could have problems. Source Related Posts New iPhone Virus Could Harm Jailbroken iPhones It seems that there’s a new iPhone virus on the loose and this one is targeting jailbroken iPhones… Cydia to Launch Own App Store
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Jailbroken phones and iPhone OS 3.1.3 don’t mix
….. making it the fastest growing independent mobile application store, apparently! Mobango has announced that in the past 12 months it saw a 500% increase in mobile applications downloads from the same period a year earlier.
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Mobango sees a 500% increase in downloads in the last 12 months
Das LG GD510 Handy wird bald nicht mehr das einzige Modell sein, welches man über die Solarenergie und mit einem Solarpanel aufladen kann. In Asien wurde nun das neue Sharp SH6230C vorgestellt, welches bereits im Februar in den Handel kommen soll und dieses ist ebenfalls mit einem Solarpanel ausgestattet, welches sich auf der Rückseite befindet
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Sharp SH6230C: Weiteres Handy mit Solarpanel
It’s “Failures!” month here at Make: Online. Throughout February, we’re going to be celebrating the flip side of making, doing, and risking: Sometimes things don’t work out as we plan. On the other hand, sometimes things work out exactly as we plan, but when the passion of inspiration is gone and we look back in the cold, sober light of morning we come to a painful realization: I just made a giant piece of crap. Thus it is that I hereby inaugurate a limited weekly series of posts called “What Was I Thinking?” in which I will be publicly cringing to recall celebrating some of my own more humbling morning-after moments. And possibly those of others.
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What Was I Thinking? Part 1: Light fishture
Not only does Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team (or SAHDMT for short) does have one of the greatest names I’ve heard a video game developer ever have, but they also have combined the fun of kicking a soccer ball around with the fun of brutally murdering zombies. With that in mind, and my years of killing virtual zombies, I decided to take their flagship title, Pro Zombie Soccer , for a spin. Pro Zombie Soccer has you playing as a highly-skilled soccer player named Jax. While looking for something to munch on, Jax is attacked by a super zombie who happened to be an even better soccer player than he was named Julinho. With that bite, Jax is infected with Julinho’s soccer skills, so he decides to use his newly acquired skills to take out some attacking zombies
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Hands-On Preview: Pro Zombie Soccer for iPhone (with Video)
During ARM’s Q4 2009 and full year 2009 earnings call today ( 22 page transcript ), ARM CEO Warren East showed a sneak peak of the company’s roadmap for 2010 and the bit that stuck out for us mobile phone geeks was the ARM Eagle. Based on the same ARM v7 architecture that the Cortex A8 and Cortex A9 share, the Eagle is said to take ARM’s application processors “onto yet another level of high performance”. We’ve yet to see any Cortex A9 powered devices hit the market yet, and while Will did get a chance to play with some early A9 powered NVIDIA Tegra 2 tablets , they were far from final.
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ARM Eagle: You thought the Cortex A8 and A9 was fast? Wait until you see the Eagle flying!
Vodafone UK has launched a new online business centre, which brings information on its full range of mobile, fixed and unified communications offerings together in one place – as part of the business pages on vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ).co.uk. To make it even easier for business customers and partners, the new site has also been redesigned so that it is segmented according to three types of customer: small business, medium and large business and public sector. Every section has the same consistent design, which should ensure quick and intuitive navigation for customers – however, the small business section has been the focus of the first phase of the business site’s development. Additional functionality and content will be added to the site over the next two months as the medium and large business and public sector areas are expanded further. The first phase of the new online business centre is live today and can be viewed at here .
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Vodafone UK launches new online business site
This is a video of little birds playing guitar as part of some wack-ass French ( of course ) art exhibit . For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments.
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They’re So Talented: Little Birds Playing Guitar
Vodafone UK has announced that its Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ) Secure Remote Access solution has been awarded the CESG Claims Tested Mark (CCTM) certificate by CESG, which is the information assurance arm of GCHQ. For those of you that aren’t familiar with GCHQ, they are the boffins behind intelligence in the UK – so an OK from them is a BIG OK! Vodafone UK has become the first UK mobile operator to receive the CCTM mark, which verifies the claims companies make for their security solutions for data confidentiality, integrity and availability in the modern government IT environment. The CCTM certificate means that UK public sector organisations, including those in local authorities, the National Health Service, education, criminal justice, policing, Central Government and the Ministry of Defence, can now recognise Vodafone Secure Remote Access v2.8 as a solution that has had independent assurance testing, under CESG governance. Vodafone Secure Remote Access helps organisations to protect their networks, devices and data – principally by ensuring staff comply with IT security policies when away from the office. In the tests the solution was tested for its functionality in Connectivity Control, Application Control and Security Policy. In line with the standard CCTM process, the claims made by Vodafone in these areas were reviewed by CESG to confirm they were unambiguous, relevant and representative of Vodafone’s marketing. You have to wonder whether this is going to help Vodafone win more deals in the business sector – I’d be inclined to think yes, this is going to give them a definite advantage of their competitor operators in the security arena – now it just depends on how much of an emphasis companies put on that – time, and sales data, will tell! Related News from IntoMobile: Pointsec's data encryption solution released F-Secure announces mobile security software for Symbian S60 5th Edition smartphones Mocana NanoPhone Security Suite for the Android Mobile Platform Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 earn Federal security certifications Pointsec Builds Leadership with First-to-Market Data Encryption Solution for S60 Platform Share this:
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Vodafone is first UK Operator to be awarded Government quality mark for remote worker security solution
LG is probably feeling good right now, now that their devices have official 4G certification in Japan. Right now, LG, the South Korean company isn’t releasing a 4G handset just yet, but they will be releasing a 4G compatible modem. In the meantime, NTT Docomo, Japan’s biggest cell phone carrier, will probably have their 4G line through the country by December. Source Related Posts Japan’s Softbank Welcomes the iPhone Japan is next in line to deliver the iPhone
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LG first to bring 4G to Japan
Microsoft’s Best Buy-exclusive Arc Keyboard still won’t be hitting stores for another couple of weeks (February 21st, to be specific), but we were lucky enough to get our hands on one a little early, and figured we’d share a few impressions with you, the keyboard-using masses. The first thing you’ll notice when seeing the keyboard in person is that it’s smaller than even the press photos suggested — basically the same size as your average 15-inch laptop keyboard, with a glossy bezel just big enough to let you pick it up without pressing a key. It’s also undeniably eye-catching, with an “arc” that actually more closely resembles Apple’s Magic Mouse than Microsoft’s own Arc mouse .
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Microsoft Arc Keyboard hands-on
Anyone that regularly reads IntoMobile will know that I think the Groovemaker range of Apps are awesome – sitting in a perfect niche between recreational music, and professional music production – they are kinda like the guitar hero of mobile music production, but there’s real productivity in here too – it’s no game! Recently, IK Multimedia, the creators of Groovemaker, released ‘Groovemaker Reggae’ – I’m now writing down my thoughts on the App, having used it quite extensively! More after the jump… Download, loading, and opening tracks Groovemaker isn’t the smallest of apps, but then again it’s got an fair amount of file-weight since it includes lots of really high-quality apps. I used iTunes on the Mac and then synced the iPhone as the fastest route to getting Apps installed. The App loads quickly once installed, and then the first time you open any of the included tracks, the App needs to unpack them
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Usage review: Groovemaker Reggae for iPhone/iPod Touch
Nokia C5 , one of the first phones to be included in Nokia’s new (and unannounced) Cseries family of devices, has reportedly appeared in some leaked photos for the first time. The C5 looks like a regular non-touch Symbian S60 candybar, which makes me wonder: what’s the deal with the new Cseries? Is Nokia launching a new series just for the sake of adding new names, or is there something that will differentiate the Cseries phones from the rest of Nokia’s non-touch Symbian handsets? Regardless of the answer, the Nokia C5 features a 2.2 inch QVGA display, Symbian S60, HSPA connectivity, A-GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 3.2MP camera, FM radio, 50MB of internal memory, and MicroSD card support – so, yeah, it’s a mid to low-end phone that will probably have a low price
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Nokia C5 leaked; still not clear what the Cseries is all about
Today the Samsung T139 Mayon made an appearance on the company’s web site. This entry-level clamshell, headed to T-Mobile, features dual displays, VGA camera with video capture, Bluetooth, aGPS and an HTML browser. It supports Java applications and has …
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Samsung Publishes Details On T139 ‘Mayon’
The HTC has been named as the most excellent cell phone producers that have so many excellent products. One of their most excellent product is the htc touch diamond gps that used the special htc touch diamond gps software to operate it. It used the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 professionals for the operating systems.
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HTC Touch Diamond GPS Software
In case you had any doubts, the Motorola Zeppelin seen last week is, indeed, running Android (OS 1.5, to be exact) – some new photos of it have appeared in Brazil confirming this. According to Gizmodo , the Motorla Zeppelin should be available in Brazil starting March, together with the Motorola BackFlip (which is already available in China and will be launched by AT&T, too). Like the BackFlip and Verizon’s just-announced Motorola Devour , the Zeppelin will come with the MotoBlur interface. The phone also features a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and (probably) a HVGA touchscreen display
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Motorola Zeppelin shows its Android UI (with MotoBlur) in Brazil
In what we’re hoping bodes well for future Kindle iterations, Amazon ’s pulled out its credit card and picked up New York-based startup Touchco, who specializes in — you guessed it — touchscreen technology. The company will be merged with Lab126, a.k.a. the Kindle hardware division. Here’s why we’re excited: the startup claims its interpolating force-sensitive resistance tech can be made completely transparent, works with color LCDs, and can detect “an unlimited number of simultaneous touch points” as well as distinguish between a finger and stylus.
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Amazon buys touchscreen startup Touchco, merging with Kindle division
A diode allows current to travel in only one direction. With that in mind, [Alex] built a mechanical diode that will only allow gear rotation in one direction to be transmitted through the system. But wait, by connecting two of these devices together he’s built something of a mechanical rectifier. An electrical rectifier converts alternating current to direct current and this mechanical version outputs clockwise rotation no matter what direction of rotation is coming into the device.
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The mechanical diode
Nokia ( NYSE: NOK )’s Cseries and Xseries rang of devices was discovered by Aleksi Moisio, writing for Finnish news site Digitoday, way back in July of last year . We all know about the Xseries, such as the X6, the first Nokia smartphone with a capactivie touch screen, and the Nokia X3, a lesser known, but highly important music phone for emerging economies.
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Photos: Nokia C5 leaks [2.2 inch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, Symbian powered]
In this week’s iMac update, we talk to an Apple authorised Service Provider/Reseller from the UK. And what does he tell us? Apple is so short on 27-inch displays that they’re paying customers 15 per cent to simply return faulty iMacs
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The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 4: Apple Buying Out Customers