Archive for April 6th, 2008During a keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, an Intel executive brandished a Netbook that looked Air-thin. Will affordable Linux Netbooks be a poor man’s MacBook Air? 
Ultrathin Intel Atom-based Netbook shown at IDF. (Credit: Intel) Most of the pics to date of upcoming Netbooks are … source Tech news blog Facebook on Sunday began a slow roll-out of its new Chat service. Justin Smith at Inside Facebook has a tour of the new service. Justin’s swift review concludes that Facebook Chat is a “very compelling experience that will spell trouble for legacy IM networks that haven’t built vibrant … source Tech news blog Who would’ve thought a generic domain name would still have the capacity to pull in huge bucks? Chris Clark, the seller of “Pizza.com,” seemed a bit in shock after he managed to rake in $2.6 million from the auction of the domain name. “It’s crazy, it’… source Tech news blog
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iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool Application - Install custom iPhone firmwarePosted by: admin in Mobile
PwnageTool basically grants an iPhone developer to put together their own, customized iPhone .ipsw firmware bundle. By exploiting a fundamental hole in the iPhone firmware loading process, PwnageTool forces iTunes to ignore firmware integrity checks. That means iPhone firmwares can be jailbroken and bundled with unsigned (unofficial) third-party applications - so you don't have to do the iPhone jailbreak ho-down to get those fun applications onto your iPhone. The PwnageTool also opens up the possibility of getting Linux OS on the iPhone. Pwnage grants any unsigned firmware to be installed to the iPhone (using iTunes, of course), and an iPhone .ipsw package loaded with a Linux OS is already in the works by the iPhone Dev Team. The iPhone Dev Team believes the PwnageTool will resist any changes from Apple and comes with BootNeutr, iPwner, and the IPSW Builder application. BootNeutr gives iPhone hackers complete control over the baseband (baseband unlocking, custom baseband loading, etc.). iPwner allows the custom iPhone firmwares to be loaded onto the iPhone. IPSW Builder gives the user the necessary tools to create the custom firmware. The PwnageTool is available on Mac only for now. A windows version is in the final stages of testing and should be available soon. Grab PwnageTool for Mac here. Of course, it takes some know-how to put together your own custom iPhone firmware. For the more novice users out there, it might be best to stick with iNdependence or ZiPhone. Here's a video of an iPhone getting “pwned.” —
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2008
Sprint’s Samsung Instinct nips at iPhone’s heels - licenses Visual Voicemail froPosted by: admin in Mobile
The Visual Voicemail technology not only required AT&T to overhaul their voicemail back-end, but it also changed the way we work with and retrieve voicemails. The full-body touchscreen handset will not only be rocking GPS, but will apparently ship with this Visual Voicemail for the iPhone-shunning masses. I didn't see (or even know about) Visual Voicemail during my hands-on with the Samsung Instinct at CTIA Las Vegas 2008, so I don't have any pics or video to show you. Still, it's safe to say that the Visual Voicemail system on the Samsung Instinct will be similar to the iPhone's Visual Voicemail system. Visual Voicemail should give the Samsung Instinct another way to compete with the iPhone. And, it's going to need it when the 3G iPhone launches in a couple months. We're looking for a Q2 launch (June) of the Samsung Instinct at an approximate $200-$275 price point. [Via: I4U News] —
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal just said that the 3G iPhone will come out in 60 days. I believe him. Fast forward to the 6 minute and 50 second mark. [Via: 9 to 5 Mac] —
We're not sure whether to believe this or not, but apparently the image above represents the upcoming 3G iPhone. The bad thing we hear is that instead of using a metal, Apple might opt for the plastic case. That's a plastic case with glossy black finish, but still, the material would make the iPhone less solid. From what we know, the iPhone is “months away” but somehow we doubt Apple will reduce the built quality of one of its flagship products. The 8GB mark along with the rest of the text on the case indicates its not a ColorWare work. We'll see where this goes… [Via: BoyGeniusReport] —
Apr
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2008
Wayfinder Active to go head to head with Nokia Sports Tracker?Posted by: admin in Mobile
Wayfinder recently introduced its Nokia Sports Tracker like product called Wayfinder Active to the mobile market of U.S. and Canada. Wayfinder Active is a free GPS mobile application which combines maps, GPS recording and statistics, and is designed for people who enjoy various outdoor activities. Once the application is installed on a mobile phone, each user will have access to a world wide map and the ability to record and share routes with a single keystroke. Users can follow in the footsteps of friends' adventures and training routes by importing routes and tracks directly from and to their mobile phone. Similarly to Nokia's app/service combo, Wayfinder Active also has an on the web component, ActiveOutdoor, which “takes outdoor activities to the Internet.” Each activity is recorded in a standard GPX format, and the route is then uploaded to ActiveOutdoor. If needed, users can preload a specific route onto the phone memory so they can enjoy their activity without thinking about where they’re going. Once a route or training trail is finished, the activity is automatically uploaded to the on the internet community. Additional features include detailed statistics such as maximum, current and average speed during each activity, plus the distance travelled and calories burned. With a built-in compass and a “Reverse Route” feature, users can easily find a route to anywhere. Wayfinder Active can be downloaded at www.activeoutdoor.com on a personal or directly from the phone from www.active.getwf.com. —
Here's something for Charlie's Angels fans, if there are any among IntoMobile readers. Germany based Ojom has announced the launch of Charlie's Angels - Hellfire, to deliver all the ridiculous action of the movie straight to your mobile phone. The storyline goes like this:
The game features 16 levels across 4 locations, hidden weapons and special attack moves. It's you job to guide your chosen Angel through the game and fight the mafia boss at the end of each the four chapters. Good luck! —
Apr
06
2008
Call Out: Tony Lewis, Verizon Wireless’ newly-appointed VP of Open DevelopmentPosted by: admin in Mobile
I'm calling out Tony Lewis, Verizon Wireless’ newly-appointed VP of Open Development, for saying this sentence:
Tony Tony Tony, what do you sit in front of every day? What do you use use to tell your boss about sales figures, revenues, ARPU, etc.? I bet you it is a personal made in Asia by a company who could care less about who is supplying the information being fed through the ethernet port. I bet you Microsoft never called a carrier or hardware vendor at any point during the development cycle of Excel either. I have the ability to also guarantee you there isn't some guy who works at Verizon who makes sure that all the computers hooked up to your customers DSL or FIOS modems are certified. See where I'm getting at Tony? We (the mobile geeks who roam the world untethered) love that your company has announced that they've chosen to use LTE for their upcoming 4G network using the recently won 700 MHz C-Block, but you're going to botch this up if you think that the only way to make it work is to make sure everyone in the ecosystem has to hold hands and sing songs just to get some signal. All this talk about open really makes me sick because you're misinterpreting the word and wrangling it through a public relations dictionary so thick and heavy that if you ordered it off Amazon the UPS man would have to wheel it to your home on a dolly. The SIM card, that little piece of plastic no one really adores, has done more to innovate this industry than the people in your office building will ever do or even dream of. So please Tony, cut the bullshit and let my people roam. —
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