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Analyst Claims to have seen Apple Tablet

Tan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:42:26 +0000

With so many rumors, the Apple tablet has to be coming soon! An anonymous Barrons’s analyst has stated they have seen the tablet and is rumored for a November release. Prices for the new device should be around $699-$799. ” via Barrons & 9to5mac“

BB Front-Facing Camera POSSIBLY Coming 2010

Mike — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:03:03 +0000

Reported by Jason Wilk from Timycomb.com, he explained that in a recent conversation with an anonymous (great f’in name) RIM executive, Blackberry is looking to incorporate video conferencing features into their 2010 line of devices. That and other points covered after the jump!

Apps: While RIM has been trying to find a way to stay competitive, he admitted that Blackberry (RIMM 75.99 ↓0.20%) App World has not been a rocket success in terms of app volume and developer popularity. “It’s tough when you are going up against a company operating one platform and perfecting a single piece of hardware”.
TelCo Reliability: He said that RIM is fortunate to have so many solid relationships with the best TelCo’s globally. “It’s been a strong advantage in the market, especially the US, to offer devices across more than just one network”. When I asked him aboutAT&T ( T 26.23 ↓0.42%), he said that it hasn’t been near the nightmare for them that Apple (AAPL 163.39 ↑0.37%) has seen with the iPhone/AT&T.
iPhone: He said the iPhone is a great phonne, but he thinks Blackberry will continue to have strong growth. “They’re different phones”. He specifically pointed out the heavy adoption rates for 18-25 year olds this past year. “All of their friends are on BBM, and it’s addicting”. I couldn’t agree more with this statement. In Los Angeles, I am still heavily outnumbered in my group of friends and 95% of them say they will never give up their Blackberry because of all their friends on BBM (Blackberry Messenger).
Hardware: This is where things got interesting. I asked him what RIM planned to do if the iPhone were to have upgraded their hardware to include a front-facing camera. His response was “as I said before, we are fortunate to have our relationships with many different carriers, some of which can handle something like live video-conferencing”. In other words, he and his team weren’t worried about the iPhone launching front-facing video-chat so long as they are with AT&T. The last thing he said to me was “video conferencing is something that could completely change the mobile landscape and it is something we have been thinking about and working on for quite some time. You will start seeing something early next year”.

Apple Claims Jailbreaking Could Disable Cell Towers

Mike — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:23:10 +0000

Apple is good… They are trying soo hard to make Jailbreaking illegal, that they are making things up! They have submitted a letter to the US Copyright Offices indicating that when you jailbreak your iPhone, you are changing the ECID (Exclusive Chip ID) which can allow you too hack the AT&T towers, make anonymous calls, and even perform ‘denial of service attacks’ on the AT&T network to bring it down as a whole.

For one, it takes not just jailbreaking, but ECID hacking, in order to change your ECID. Something the average jailbreaker will not do (as the process is quite complicated, and since the average iPhone user doesnt even know what an ECID is)

Two, a ‘denial of service attack’ can be done on a cell tower from a handful of devices, including now, a jailbroken/ecid hacked iphone. Jamming a cell tower using this technique would not bring down the cell tower, but at best, bring down devices within range of the jamming device. (little to no effect on the ATT network as a whole)

Three, they claim changing the ECID can cause people to make anonymous calls. Calls are tracked and charged via the SIM, not ECID. ECID is simply a chip ID used by Apple to keep numbers and prevent users from downgrading firmware versions.

The sad part is, the US Copyright Office will probably think these facts are true, when they meet later this year to make the call…

I love propaganda!! So entertaining.

Yabing!

Mike — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:02:36 +0000

Its finally over. The talks of a potential buyout/merger/alliance/etc between Microsoft & Yahoo has come to an end as Yahoo surrenders their search functionality to the bleeding giant. What does this mean to you? Absolutely nothing. Yahoo will still continue to feed you news but now it’s search results will be Bing-based. Microsoft will now share advertising profits with Yahoo, who will both continue to look for new ways to make money as pieces of themselves fall to the wayside…

Yahoo is extremely excited about the sell to Microsoft, as they have been looking to trim that fat for quite some time. I wonder what technology they will invest in next! Or maybe I don’t…

Sprint Falls Hard Once Again…

Mike — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:51:42 +0000

The ritual lives on: Sprint lost $384 million and 257,000 customers. Which looks grim, but remember, six months ago they lost a billion dollars and over a million customers. Sadly, their forecast for 2009 is simply “improved losses.” [Sprint] via Gizmodo

Windows 7 Cracked Before Released!

Mike — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:45:59 +0000

It’s been less than a week since Windows 7 was released to manufacturer and already we’re seeing reports that Windows 7 RTM Ultimate has been cracked using an OEM product key from computer manufacturer Lenovo (though the crack isn’t limited to their hardware). Download Squad points out that, while Microsoft could potentially sort this out, it seems unlikely, since similar cracks were never plugged in Vista. It’s got to be pretty frustrating being Microsoft at times like this, especially since they’ve even lowered their prices to attract more people to upgrade in the first place. (Click the image above for a closer look.) [Softpedia]

via Lifehacker

iPhone Security Vulnerability

Mike — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:41:54 +0000

So it appears another temporary iPhone vulnerability has been uncovered, soon to be patched by the next update 3.1. This time the attack on the iPhone is made via SMS. Now its worth mentioning that using the same attack methods, the hackers Collin Mulliner & Charlie Miller, were able to find exploits on Windows Mobile OS as well as Android OS. Just keep an eye out for any text messages that contain “only a single square character”. If you see this, be sure to turn off your device. Immediately.

Multiplayer Competition! Try iPhone App, Chess With Friends

Tan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:08:46 +0000

Bored at work? Chess with Friends, by Newtoy is a solid chess game which allows multiplayer with other iPhone owners. The game is free with ads only showing in the menu interface. Chess with Fiends allows multiplayer over 3G or 2 player support from one iPhone. You can also player a random player who has also downloaded the app. This particular chess app is polished and I haven’t experienced any type of issues except losing to my fellow chess players. Players are notified via text messages or email dependant on preference. Chat is also built in to let you taunt yuor opponents. Try this game out, at free-dollars what do you have to lose.

Windows Mobile App Marketplace Now Open To Developers

Mike — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:50:45 +0000

Looks like Microsoft is playing catchup once more. This time not with the Zune, but with the Mobile App Marketplace. It is now open to developer submissions, meaning lookout Apple! hm, not so much.

Microsoft’s now accepting app submissions for the Windows Mobile Marketplace, so they can begin the grand process of certification, which should “normally take about 10 business days.” Best part for devs is that they can actually monitor their apps’ progress.

Microsoft’s also promising a “detailed report” explaining why an app gets rejected, if it does. A not-so-subtle, but altogether appropriate, jab at Apple’s black box iPhone app approval process. And developers can win things, like a Surface table. Oooo.

But you know, don’t submit not too many apps now. [Windows Team Blog]

via [Gizmodo]